John Hughes
John Hughes was born in Fayette County, Pa., March 13, 1785, where he lived with his father and followed the occupation of a farmer. He married Jane Fleniken, of Greene County, Pa., from which marriage resulted the following children: Minerva, James F., William, John, Cephas, Robert, Cyrus, Alford, Jane and Helen. His wife died July 23, 1835, and he was married again in June, 1836 to Jane Boyd, of Greene County, Pa. The following were the children of his second marriage: Samuel B., Mary Ann, Sarah A., Nancy, Lucretta, Josephus and Ellen.
Mr. Hughes was among the first settlers. He came to Wayne County in the fall of 1816, and entered two quarters of land, the same now owned by his son Alford Hughes, in Franklin Township. He also bought a quarter second-handed, the one now owned by his heirs, and now occupied by his son Samuel. In the year did some clearing and built his cabin, 18x25 feet, then returned to Jefferson County, Pa., and in April of 1817 he brought his family to Franklin Township, where he continued to reside until his death, April 18, 1861. Mr. Hughes was in many respects a more than ordinarily valuable citizen, and was possessed of considerable enterprise. He was one of the early settlers of Franklin Township, serving as Justice of the Peace for many years.
From History of Wayne County, Ohio, From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time, by Robert Douglass, 1878