Descendants of Daniel & Esther Hughes of Brynmawr, Wales Generation No. 1 1. DANIEL 1 HUGHES was born ca. 1784 in Ystrad, Cardiganshire, Wales 1. He married ESTHER. She was born ca. 1790 in Llandyssul, Cardiganshire, Wales 1, and died 1885 in Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 2. Children of DANIEL HUGHES and ESTHER are: i. JOHN 2 HUGHES, b. ca. 1811, Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales 3. ii. RACHEL HUGHES, b. 1818, Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales 4 ; d. 18 May 1904, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 5 ; m. JONES. More About RACHEL HUGHES: iii. REBECCA HUGHES, b. ca. 1821, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 6. 2. iv. BENJAMIN F. HUGHES, b. 25 Oct 1824, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales; d. 01 Apr 1900, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa.. v. CHARLOTTE HUGHES, b. ca. 1826, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 6. vi. SARAH HUGHES, b. ca. 1827, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 6. 3. vii. ELIAS HUGHES, b. ca. 1830, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales; d. 24 Sep 1894, Pittston, Luzerne Co., Pa.. viii. HANNAH HUGHES, b. ca. 1831, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 6. 4. ix. MARGARET HUGHES, b. ca. 1834, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales. x. ELIZABETH HUGHES, b. ca. 1836, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 6. xi. EVAN HUGHES, b. 21 Mar 1838, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 7 ; d. 06 Sep 1869, Plymouth, Luzerne Co., Pa. 7. More About EVAN HUGHES: Generation No. 2 2. BENJAMIN F. 2 HUGHES (DANIEL 1 ) was born 25 Oct 1824 in Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 8, and died 01 Apr 1900 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 8. He married (1) MARY DAVIES 26 Apr 1845 in Llanelly Parish church, Breconshire, Wales, daughter of BENJAMIN DAVIES and ELIZABETH. She was born 28 Jan 1825 in Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 9, and died 08 Oct 1880 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 10. He married (2) ANN THOMAS 1881 in Shamokin, Northumberland Co., Pa., daughter of JOHN THOMAS and MARY. She was born 18 May 1820 in Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 11, and died 22 Jan 1901 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 12. More About BENJAMIN F. HUGHES: Burial: 03 Apr 1900, Forest Hills Cemetery, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co., Pa More About MARY DAVIES: Burial: 12 Oct 1880, Forest Hills Cemetery, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co., Pa More About ANN THOMAS: Burial: 24 Jan 1901, Shamokin Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland Co., Pa. Children of BENJAMIN HUGHES and MARY DAVIES are: 5. i. ESTHER 3 HUGHES, b. Jul 1847, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales. 6. ii. ELIZABETH HUGHES, b. Dec 1849, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa.; d. 04 Jun 1923, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa.. 7. iii. ANN HUGHES, b. ca. 1850, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa.. 1
iv. BENJAMIN DANIEL HUGHES, b. 05 Jun 1859, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 13 ; d. 24 Jun 1879, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 13. More About BENJAMIN DANIEL HUGHES: v. JENNIE HUGHES, b. ca. 1865, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 14 ; d. 29 Jun 1927, Newton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 15. More About JENNIE HUGHES: 8. vi. NORMA HUGHES, b. Dec 1866, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa.; d. 28 Jul 1937, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa.. 3. ELIAS 2 HUGHES (DANIEL 1 ) was born ca. 1830 in Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 16, and died 24 Sep 1894 in Pittston, Luzerne Co., Pa.. He married MARY. She was born ca. 1828 17. More About ELIAS HUGHES: Children of ELIAS HUGHES and MARY are: i. THOMAS 3 HUGHES, b. ca. 1858, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 17. ii. JOSEPH HUGHES, b. ca. 1860, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 17. iii. ESTHER HUGHES, b. ca. 1862, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 17 ; m. THOMAS PROTHROE; b. ca. 1858, Wales 17. 4. MARGARET 2 HUGHES (DANIEL 1 ) was born ca. 1834 in Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 18. She married HENRY DYER 1853 in Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 19. He died Bef. 1861 20. Children of MARGARET HUGHES and HENRY DYER are: i. MARY 3 DYER, b. ca. 1864, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 21. ii. ESTHER DYER, b. ca. 1866, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 21. Generation No. 3 5. ESTHER 3 HUGHES (BENJAMIN F. 2, DANIEL 1 ) was born Jul 1847 in Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales 22. She married JOHN EVANS. He was born ca. 1842 in Wales 23, and died Bef. 1900 24. Children of ESTHER HUGHES and JOHN EVANS are: i. NELLIE 4 EVANS, b. ca. 1869, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 25. ii. MARY EVANS, b. Aug 1875, Connecticut 26. iii. BENJAMIN H. EVANS, b. Nov 1877, Connecticut 26. 9. iv. ESTHER EVANS, b. Jul 1879, Rhode Island. 6. ELIZABETH 3 HUGHES (BENJAMIN F. 2, DANIEL 1 ) was born Dec 1849 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 27, and died 04 Jun 1923 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 28. She married LUTHER JONES. He was born 1849 in Wales 29, and died 1893 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 29. More About ELIZABETH HUGHES: More About LUTHER JONES: 2
Children of ELIZABETH HUGHES and LUTHER JONES are: i. BAYARD 4 JONES, b. 1871, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 29 ; d. 1881, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 29. More About BAYARD JONES: ii. MAY JONES, b. May 1874, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 30. 10. iii. MATTIE JONES, b. Mar 1876, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa.. iv. NORMA JONES, b. Jun 1886, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 30. 7. ANN 3 HUGHES (BENJAMIN F. 2, DANIEL 1 ) was born ca. 1850 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 31. She married ALBERT B. EYNON, son of THOMAS EYNON and JANE LEYSHON. He was born 04 Sep 1847 in Carbondale, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 32. Children of ANN HUGHES and ALBERT EYNON are: i. THOMAS ALBERT 4 EYNON, b. Feb 1875, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 33 ; m. BERTHA; b. ca. 1877, Pennsylvania 34. 11. ii. BENJAMIN G. EYNON, b. Oct 1881, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa.. 12. iii. HOWARD B. EYNON, b. Nov 1885, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa.. iv. PAUL J. EYNON, b. May 1891, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 35 ; m. ELEANOR; b. ca. 1896 36. 8. NORMA 3 HUGHES (BENJAMIN F. 2, DANIEL 1 ) was born Dec 1866 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 37, and died 28 Jul 1937 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 38. She married JENKIN T. REESE 1891 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 39, son of PHILIP REESE and ANN. He was born Feb 1857 in Neath Higher, Glamorgan, Wales 40. More About NORMA HUGHES: Children of NORMA HUGHES and JENKIN REESE are: i. WARREN SNYDER 4 REESE, b. 16 Mar 1892, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 41 ; d. Sep 1985 42. ii. HELEN REESE, b. Jun 1894, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 43. iii. BENJAMIN H. REESE, b. ca. 1907, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 44. Generation No. 4 9. ESTHER 4 EVANS (ESTHER 3 HUGHES, BENJAMIN F. 2, DANIEL 1 ) was born Jul 1879 in Rhode Island 45. She married CHARLES E. SHERMAN. He was born ca. 1878 in Rhode Island 46. Children of ESTHER EVANS and CHARLES SHERMAN are: i. ROBERT A. 5 SHERMAN, b. ca. 1904, Westerly, Washington Co., RI 46. ii. ESTHER SHERMAN, b. ca. 1907, Westerly, Washington Co., RI 46. 10. MATTIE 4 JONES (ELIZABETH 3 HUGHES, BENJAMIN F. 2, DANIEL 1 ) was born Mar 1876 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 47. She married JAMES M. BOYD ca. 1901 48. He was born ca. 1875 48. Child of MATTIE JONES and JAMES BOYD is: i. ROBERT J. 5 BOYD, b. ca. 1902, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 48. 11. BENJAMIN G. 4 EYNON (ANN 3 HUGHES, BENJAMIN F. 2, DANIEL 1 ) was born Oct 1881 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 49. He married IDA. She was born ca. 1884 in Pennsylvania 50. 3
Child of BENJAMIN EYNON and IDA is: i. PAULINE M. 5 EYNON, b. ca. 1908, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 50. 12. HOWARD B. 4 EYNON (ANN 3 HUGHES, BENJAMIN F. 2, DANIEL 1 ) was born Nov 1885 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 51. He married MAUDE EAMES, daughter of HERBERT EAMES and GRACE. She was born ca. 1886 in Pennsylvania 52. Child of HOWARD EYNON and MAUDE EAMES is: i. BLAINE E. 5 EYNON, b. ca. 1910, Pennsylvania 53. Endnotes 1. 1851 Census, Brynmawr, Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales. 2. Death index from Free BMD database for Great Britain at Ancestry.com. 3. 1841 Census, Brynmawr, Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales. 4. 1900 Census, 4th Ward, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 5. Cemetery burial record, Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co., Pa., lot 294-1-I. 6. 1841 Census, Brynmawr, Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales. 7. Cemetery inscription, Washburn Street cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 8. Cemetery marker, Forest Hills Cemetery, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 9. Cemetery burial record, Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co., Pa., lot 294-1-I. 10. Death Certificate, City of Scranton, 8 Oct 1880. 11. A Genealogists Guide to Burials in Northumberland Co., Pa., Vol. V, Shamokin Cemetery. 12. Death Certificate, City of Scranton, filed 22 Jan 1901. 13. Cemetery inscription, Forest Hills Cemetery, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 14. 1870 Census, Scranton, Luzerne Co., Pa. 15. Cemetery burial record, Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co., Pa., lot 294-1-I. 16. 1841 Census, Brynmawr, Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales. 17. 1880 Census, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 18. 1841 Census, Brynmawr, Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales. 19. Free BMD database at Ancestry.com. 20. Wife Margaret is listed as widowed by the 1861 Census, Brynmawr, Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales. 21. 1861 Census, Brynmawr, Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales. 22. 1900 Census, Westerly, Washington Co., RI. 23. 1870 Census, Scranton, Luzerne Co., Pa. 24. John s wife Esther is listed as widowed by the 1900 census, Westerly, Washington Co., RI 25. 1870 Census, Scranton, Luzerne Co., Pa. 26. 1900 Census, Westerly, Washington Co., RI. 27. Cemetery inscription, Forest Hills Cemetery, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 28. Cemetery burial record, Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co., Pa., lot 294-1-I. 29. Washburn Street cemetery database, Lackawanna Co., Pa. Genweb. 30. 1900 Census, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 31. 1860 Census, Hyde Park, Luzerne Co., Pa. 32. Portrait and Biographical Record of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Chapman Publishing, New York, 1897, p. 742. 33. 1900 Census, 4th Ward, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 34. 1910 Census, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 35. 1900 Census, 4th Ward, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 36. 1920 Census, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 37. 1900 Census, 4th Ward, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 38. Cemetery burial record, Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co., Pa., lot 294-1-I. 39. Lackawanna County Marriage Licenses Index, Lackawanna County PA Genweb. 40. 1900 Census, 4th Ward, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 41. WWII Draft Registration card, Chester County (Philadelphia), Pa. 42. Social Security Death Index provided by Ancestry.com. 4
43. 1900 Census, 4th Ward, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 44. 1910 Census, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 45. 1900 Census, Westerly, Washington Co., RI. 46. 1910 Census, Westerly, Washington Co., RI. 47. 1900 Census, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 48. 1910 Census, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 49. 1900 Census, 4th Ward, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 50. 1910 Census, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 51. 1900 Census, 4th Ward, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 52. 1910 Census, Philadelphia, Pa. 53. 1910 Census, Wellsville, Allegany Co., NY. 5