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Sylvia Marie Hughes 1916–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JUN 1916

Birth Location: Kilbourne, Mason Co., Il., USA

Death Date: 23 JUL 2004

Death Location: Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA

Father: Ernest Hughes

Mother: Iva Ketchum

Spouse(s): Walter Thomas

Children(s): Walter Thomas, Marilyn Thomas, Carolyn Thomas

The story of Sylvia Marie Hughes began in 1916 in Kilbourne, Mason Co., Il., USA. In 1920, Sylvia Marie Hughes was recorded in the census in Havana Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA. Sylvia Marie Hughes married Walter Anderson Thomas, and had children including Carolyn Lucille Thomas, Larry Thomas, Marilyn B Thomas, Ronald Thomas, Walter Duane Thomas. Sylvia Marie Hughes passed away in 2004 in Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvia Marie Hughes began in 1916 in Kilbourne, Mason Co., Il., USA.
  • In 1920, Sylvia Marie Hughes was recorded in the census in Havana Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA.
  • Sylvia Marie Hughes married Walter Anderson Thomas, and had children including Carolyn Lucille Thomas, Larry Thomas, Marilyn B Thomas, Ronald Thomas, Walter Duane Thomas.
  • Sylvia Marie Hughes passed away in 2004 in Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvia Hughes's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia Hughes
1916–2004
Birth Place: Kilbourne, Mason Co., Il., USA
Parents
Ernest Hughes
1890–1945
Kilbourne Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
Iva (Mae) Ketchum
1895–1966
Kilbourne Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
Grandparents
Lorenzo (Leonard) Hughes
1858–1946
Macoupin Co., Il., USA
Rosa (Jane) Daniel
1862–1943
Mason Co., Il., USA
Samuel (Davis) Ketchum
Alice (Maude) Sims
Great-Grandparents
Alphonso Hughes
1829–1877
Mary Highfield
1832–1885
George Daniel
1845–
Martha Pratt
1842–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hughes
1803–
George DANIEL
1796–1868
Polly ISLEY
1798–1872
John Pratt
Polly MNU

Sylvia Hughes's Descendants

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Sylvia (Marie) Hughes (23 JUN 1916–23 JUL 2004) m. Walter (Anderson) Thomas (18 JAN 1912–12 JUL 1975)
  1. 1. Walter (Duane) Thomas 1938–2021 m. Phyllis (June) Hicks 1939–2015
  2. 2. Marilyn (B.) Thomas 1942–2015
  3. 3. Carolyn (Lucille) Thomas 1945–2021

Sylvia Hughes's Timeline

3 Records

1916
23 JUN 1916
Birth of Sylvia Marie Hughes in Kilbourne, Mason Co., Il., USA
Kilbourne, Mason Co., Il., USA
1920
2 JAN 1920
Age 4
Sylvia Marie Hughes appeared in census in Havana Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
Havana Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
2004
23 JUL 2004
Age 88
Death of Sylvia Marie Hughes in Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA
Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JUN 1916
    Event Place: Kilbourne, Mason Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 JUL 2004
    Event Place: Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Havana Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA

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