A native of Owen County, KY, Mr. Hughes was the son of Joseph and Sarah Hale Hughes. Mr. Hughes, an evangelist, moved to Covington, KY in 1913, and preached throughout the country, He was the father of Stanley W. Hughes, a Covington patrolman.
Mr. Hughes was married to Elizabeth A. Jenkins Hughes.
In addition Mr. Hughes was also survived by sons, Rev. Allie Lee Hughes, Whitchita, KA. also a Methodist minister, and Rolla Bryant Hughes of Hillboro, Ohio, and a daughter, Margaret Jean Hughes Doty (Robert) Mayhugh (Harry D.) of Florence, Kentucky. Mr. Hughes was predeceased by a son, William Kirtley Hughes.
Mr. Hughes' first wife, Effie D. Hughes Hughes (b:2/21/1876 - Daughter of James Knox Polk Hughes and Drucilla Catherine Hughes Hughes) was the mother Allie L. and Rolla B. Hughes
Silas was the brother of John William Hughes; Katherine 'Katie' Hughes Davis (J. C. B.); Rebecca Ann Hughes Works (Jefferson Davis); Cynthia 'Cynthie' T. Hughes Morgan (Ben) Fogle (Jasper); Nancy Ellen 'Nannie' Hughes Works (James Crawford); Augustus 'Gus' Hughes, Mary Frances 'Frankie' Hughes Ireland (Asa William); George Samuel Hughes; and Granville Hughes.
Services were conducted Wednesday, March 27, 1940 at The Allison & Rose Funeral Home in Covington, KY.
Mr. Hughes, his wife Elizabeth, and William and Stanley are buried in the Highland Cemetery in Kenton County, KY; however, there are no markers at the graves.
Excerpted from Ky Post, 03251940
Silas P. Hughes was my g-g uncle.
A native of Owen County, KY, Mr. Hughes was the son of Joseph and Sarah Hale Hughes. Mr. Hughes, an evangelist, moved to Covington, KY in 1913, and preached throughout the country, He was the father of Stanley W. Hughes, a Covington patrolman.
Mr. Hughes was married to Elizabeth A. Jenkins Hughes.
In addition Mr. Hughes was also survived by sons, Rev. Allie Lee Hughes, Whitchita, KA. also a Methodist minister, and Rolla Bryant Hughes of Hillboro, Ohio, and a daughter, Margaret Jean Hughes Doty (Robert) Mayhugh (Harry D.) of Florence, Kentucky. Mr. Hughes was predeceased by a son, William Kirtley Hughes.
Mr. Hughes' first wife, Effie D. Hughes Hughes (b:2/21/1876 - Daughter of James Knox Polk Hughes and Drucilla Catherine Hughes Hughes) was the mother Allie L. and Rolla B. Hughes
Silas was the brother of John William Hughes; Katherine 'Katie' Hughes Davis (J. C. B.); Rebecca Ann Hughes Works (Jefferson Davis); Cynthia 'Cynthie' T. Hughes Morgan (Ben) Fogle (Jasper); Nancy Ellen 'Nannie' Hughes Works (James Crawford); Augustus 'Gus' Hughes, Mary Frances 'Frankie' Hughes Ireland (Asa William); George Samuel Hughes; and Granville Hughes.
Services were conducted Wednesday, March 27, 1940 at The Allison & Rose Funeral Home in Covington, KY.
Mr. Hughes, his wife Elizabeth, and William and Stanley are buried in the Highland Cemetery in Kenton County, KY; however, there are no markers at the graves.
Excerpted from Ky Post, 03251940
Silas P. Hughes was my g-g uncle.
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