1,253 documented Hughes ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
Welsh & English patronymic — 'son of Hugh.'
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 1,248 Hughes records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: John, Mary, William, Robert and James.
Of the 1,235 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is James Hughes, born 1810 in Ireland.
Documented Hughes families on this page come from The history of Boone County, Iowa, with biographical sketches, Biographical Record of Williams County, Ohio and History of Clayton County, Iowa, vol 2.
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Deceased Hughes ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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Welsh & English patronymic — 'son of Hugh.'
The documented line here reaches back to 1810. Most Hughes lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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