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Isaac Hughes b 1842 Ponsby Shropshire,m Mary Anne Flint. B/lived Wolverhampton/Dudley/Mexbougher Yorks. but emergrated to Clearfield/Woodward/Houtzdale Pennsylvania U.S.A. Contact with Mary's family lost in WW2. Primative Methodist? Very big family. Eileen Easthope [Mary's sister Susannah m. Bates family] would love to make contact again.

As it is a large family, would you care to give the names and approx year and place of birth?

If you don't have access, someone with Ancestry may be able to find SSDI (Social Service Death Index) records for them.
They are also available for free on this link, but not sure how up-to-date they are

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=ssdi/search_ssdi.asp&clear_form=true

Ancestry also have WW2 enlistment records which may show next of kin (wife etc)

For those (males in particular) who may still be living, try
http://www.whitepages.com/

Google the names - there may be obituaries. Even if some are 'locked' the bit you are able to see with out paying for 24hour access may give you enough info to try the white pages site

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Is this them?

Isaac Hughes
Age in 1910: 68
Estimated Birth Year: 1842
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
(occupation Miner)
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Spouse's Name: Mary Hughes
Home in 1910: Woodward, Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of immigration: 1881
Isaac Hughes 68
Mary Hughes 66

12 children born , of whom 9 still alive. There must be a heck of a lot of descendents!

Here's some of the children

Isaac Hughes
Home in 1900: Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania
[Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania]
Age: 58
Birth Date: Jul 1841
Birthplace: England
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1881
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Spouse's Name: Mary A Hughes
Marriage year: 1862
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 38
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Isaac Hughes 58
Mary A Hughes 57
Mary A Hughes 25
Aaron Hughes 23
Isaac Hughes 14 - b Dec 1885 Penn
Elizabeth Hughes 14 - b Dec 1885 Penn, so probably twins if the record is correct. All the others were born in England.

Hi, it's always worth checking to see if anyone on this site has them in their tree. Try putting the names you are researching into the Search Trees Box above (dark green bar) and, if you find a connection, you can contact the tree owner.

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Yes this is all right.
Isaac Hughes b. 1842 Ponsby Shropshire, parents Evan and Charlotte. 1881 Mexborough Rotherham. 1910 68 with Mary [wife] at Woodward, Clearfield. Has sister Matilda 14 in 1851. 1871 with wifes sister and husband Andrew and Susannah Bates.
William Hughes b J 1863 Bap. at 6 months 27/9/1863 Horsley Fields, Zion Church. Think he lived in Steelhouse Lane, Wolverhampton in 1861.
Sin[e]on Hughes b. 8/8/1878 Denaby, Doncaster, S. Yorkshire, 1881 Mexbouorgh, then on City of Richmond Ship arrived 18.7.1881. 1920 a widower at Clearfield, d aged 43 1913.
John bap. 11/2/1872 Mosley Hole, Primative Methodist Church.. 1881 Mexborough. 18/7/1881 arrived on City of Richmond U.S.A. Aged 9.
Isaiah b 14/12/1879. Arrived in U.S.A. as infant. {second Isaac son].
Mary A b. sept 1874 Wooley Edge Barnsley 1900 Houtzdale, Clearfield Moved with rest!
Isaac b. April 1864 m. Mary A 1886 then Elizabeth 1905 . Had son Joseph b. 1887 and Issac b. Oct. 1890, daughters Martha b jan 1897, Edith b. Feb. 1900
Henry b. Nov. 1865. m Edith in U,S,A, arrived as above. 1900 West Houtzdale
Elizabeth D. b. Dec 1885 Twin
Arthur Flint Hughes. b. Sept 1869. m. Celia in U.S.A. Sons William b.1894 and Forrest 1898
Arro[a]n. 1876 Yorkshire. Went to U.S.A. with rest.
Does this ring any bells with anyone.
Thank you for all the help, Sue.

***Contact with Mary's family lost in WW2.*****

So what were the names of those your family was previously in contact with? Can get us past the 1930 census into 'living relatives' territory?

At least by giving us what you have done, they will come up in an Internet search in the future :-)

I got a lot of the above info. from Ancestary .com at the library. I have contacted the Church that I thought they would have gone to, still a live church in Houtzdale, but they had never heard of them. I have tried all names in 'search trees' but no results. Mom is not well at present but I will try to get some WW2 names. Also I will do more work with the eldest child who I'm not sure went to U.S.A.
Mary's sister also went to America with her husband to' seek there forturne' but as Mom says " came back without it!"
Thanks, Sue

Mom can not remember the name of the people who kept in contact in WW2 but she said they sent clothing parcels and offered to take in the whole Wolverhampton family in, as they has a huge house over there in Houtzdale. Does any one know if there were many HUGE houses in Houtzdale in WW2?
Sue

I have just been looking for William Hughes b. June 1863. Bap. 27/9/1863 Horsley Fields Zion Church, Wolverhampton at 6 months old. Note parents marriage Dec 1/4 1862 Dudley. I can not find him after this. Not with family in Yorkshire in 1871. Presume he died but can not confirm.
This Forrest F Hughes b. 1898, son of Arthur Flint [his mothers maiden name] b. 1869 Wolverhampton, and Celia b. U S A 1873 shouln't be too difficult to find. Brother William A. b. 1994. Who ever calls a child Forrest!
Thanks, Sue

1930 United States Federal Census
Forrest Hughes
Home in 1930: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: Pennsylvania Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Clarice Hughes Race: White
Occupation: commercial traveller

Forrest Hughes 32
Clarice Hughes 26
Jack Hughes 8
Lois M Hughes 2 2/12

Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1779; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 505; Image: 835.0.

Several people call their children Forrest, including other Hughes.

I did more work trying to contact family of wives of Issac's children but got no replys. Then someone contacted ME from America who has just started his Family tree and has the family Bible, there were 3 more children I did not know about. . Fantastic - I can not believe it - they found me! Yes, some of the family did move to Ohio. Thanks for all help and encouragement, Sue.

Great news Sue!
Hopefully they will be able to fill you in with up to date details of at least a few of the descendants. Or at the very least can pass on memories of those they themselves may have lost contact with. :-D