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From: "Cook, Nancy" <>
Subject: [WALES-GEN] Lucretia HUGHES, Died 12 Jan 1888, Carbondale, PA, USA
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 07:36:22 -0500

The following article appeared in the Saturday, 14 Jan 1888 edition of the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Record newspaper. If you would like a copy of this obituary, please send me your mailing address.

"In Carbondale on Tuesday evening, died Lucretia, wife of John Hughes, at the age of nearly 70 years. Her husband is the well-known mining boss for the D.&H.C. Co., and has been in the employ of that company for 40 years, having moved to Carbondale over 50 years ago.

"Mrs. Hughes was born in Aberdare, in South Wales. She was the mother of sixteen children, nine of whom are now living. They are as follows: Francis G., of Scranton; Elizabeth, wife of Warren Tappan, of Carbondale; Edward C., for 30 years a prominent citizen of Black Hawk, Colorado, where he has served one term as sheriff and three terms as mayor; Samuel E., traveling salesman for Levy Bros., of West Market Street; George H., grocer, at 174 East Market Street; William, living on Jackson Street and in the employ of the L.C. & N. Co.; David F., civil engineer, employed by the same company; Margaret, wife of Thomas Kirkbride, of Carbondale; and James M., outside foreman of the Keystone Coal Co.

"Besides these of the second generation there are forty-two grand children and several great-grand children, one of whom is married.

[Paragraph on the affection in which Mrs. Hughes was held by her family and community.]

"A large concourse will be in attendance at the funeral to-morrow afternoon at Maple Grove Cemetery, Carbondale."

Nancy Cook
Pasadena, MD, USA

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