Biographical Sketch of Charles W. HUGHES (1888); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Morris . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Source: "Biographical Record of Kane and Kendall Counties, Illinois", published by Beers, Leggett & Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1888, pp. 987-988. "CHARLES W. HUGHES is a native of the Keystone State, born June 23, 1856, in Highland Township, Chester County, youngest of the four children born to Enos and Eliza (Pennock) Hughes, former of whom was a son of Enos and Rachel (Potts) Hughes, and latter (born June 8, 1814, in Chester County, Penn.,) was a daughter of Pusey and Mary (Leonard) Pennock. Enos Hughes, the fatehr of Charles W., was born February 4, 1816, in Chester County, and died there December 22, 1862. Pusey Pennock was a son of Nathaniel and Mary (Pusey) Pennock, members of the Society of Friends, and whose progenitors were associates of William Penn. Mrs. Mary (Leonard) Pennock was a daughter of Daniel and Mary (Martin) Pennock. "Charles W. Hughes was reared to manhood in his native county, receiving a good school training in his immediate neighborhood. In 1875 he came to Chicago, where he spent one year, part of the time in the service of one of the street railway companies. In 1876 he came to Kendall County, and for several years was a successful teacher in the schools of the county. Having had considerable experience in the meat trade and butchering business, Mr. Hughes, in 1885, opened a shop in that line in Plano, which he conducted until June, 1886, when he sold out, and, in October the following year, formed a copartnership with Mr. Rounds, in the grocery business, under the firm name of Rounds and Hughes, and they have since been doing a prosperous trade. Mr. Hughes is a single man, residing with his mother and brother, Frank. His geniality and popularity are well in keeping with his fine physique, and his equnimity of mind may account for his being able to easily turn the scales at 278 pounds. His sister Emma, is the wife of Frank Tyler, of Little Rock Township, Kendall County, and another sister, Mary, is the wife of Joel Harvey, residing in Chester County, Penn."