Westmoreland County PA Archives Biographies.....Hughes, John J. April 9, 1841 

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JOHN J. HUGHES, a gentleman of considerable mercantile experience and superior
business ability and a prosperous merchant of Millwood Shaft, is a son of
Christian and Rosanna (Kintz) Hughes, and was born on the old homestead farm in
Derry township, Westmoreland county, Pa., April 9, 1841. His grandfather was
Francis Hughes, a native of county Monaghan, Ireland, who came to America and
settled in Lancaster county, Pa., where he remained for twenty years and then
removed to this county, where he purchased a farm upon which he resided until
his death, January 14, 1845, at the age of sixty-four. Before leaving Ireland he
married Margaret Johnson, of county Armagh, who died September 28, 1840, aged
sixty-two years. They had seven children, of whom the second was Christian
Hughes (father), who was born in Lancaster county, Pa., September 10, 1802, and
died July 1, 18.>4. After reaching maturity he with his parents came to this
county, locating in Derry township. For several years he followed wagoning on
the old pike from Pittsburg to Philadelphia and Baltimore, and during the
remainder of his life was engaged in farming, His wife Rosanna was a daughter of
Frederick and Mary Kintz of Unity township. She was born April 12, 1819, and
died June 15, 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes were the parents of six children:
Frederick F., John J., Daniel, Mary, Margaret, Rosanna and Joseph. In the latter
part of 1852, Christian Hughes married a second time, his wife’s name being
Catherine Mullen, daughter of Richard Mullen of Unity township. To this union
was born one daughter, Anna Bell Hughes, who is now one of the brightest and
best teachers of the county.

   John J. Hughes was reared on a farm, received his education in the common and
select schools of the county, and also took a complete commercial course at Iron
City college, Pittsburg, Pa. Leaving school he followed railroading for fifteen
years and then entered the mercantile business at Cokeville, which he pursued
successfully for two years. In 1872 he removed to Millwood Shaft, where he
engaged in his present mercantile business; he also rented a farm which he soon
purchased and still owns. His store is filled with an ample stock of general
merchandise, and his patronage extends over a wide area of surrounding
territory. In politics he is a democrat, has served acceptably as school
director, and in 1899 was elected tax collector by the remarkably large majority
of one hundred and thirty-two in a total of six hundred and ninety-two. He is a
thorough-going, intelligent and careful business man and stands high in the
estimation of all who know him.

   John J. Hughes was married May 1, 1875, to Catharine A. Fenlon, daughter of
Patrick Fenlon, who was a contractor of Blairsville and a brother-in-law of
William Maher of that place. To their union have been born nine children: Mary
Rose, born February 21,1876; Christian, born November 18, 1877; Patrick Fenlon,
born December 27, 1879, died January 11, 1880; Leo Francis, born December 9,
1880; John, born October 24, 1882, died October 29, 1882; Alice, born September
3, 1884, died September 6, 1884; Joseph Anthony, born January 18, 1886; James
Fenlon, born December 15, 1887; and Daniel Gregory, born March 12, 1890.

   Daniel Hughes (uncle) died September 6, 1848, aged forty-two years; Joseph
Hughes (uncle) died August 12, 1846, aged thirty-four; Francis Hughes (uncle)
died July 4, 1880, aged seventy-one years; Mary (Hughes) Layton died March 24,
1884, aged sixty-five years; and Margaret (Hughes) Layton died February 29,
1876, aged fifty-nine years.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from
Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co.
Samuel T. Wiley, Chief Assistant
1890


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