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William Shephard Hough 1826–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1826

Birth Location: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 Jun 1879

Death Location: Pleasant Plain, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Hough

Mother: Mary Belk

Spouse(s): Mary Montgomery

Children(s): Margaret Hammond, J Hough, John Hough, Nancy Steele, Huey Hough, Flora Johnson, Eliza Dressner

In 1826, William Shephard Hough entered the world in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA, born to John H Hough And Mary M Polly Belk. In 1850, William Shephard Hough resided in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA. William Shephard Hough married Elizabeth Hough, Mary Jane Montgomery, and had children including Eliza Dressner, Eliza Hough, Flora Johnson, Huey Alexander Hough, J C Hough, John T Hough, Margaret Sarah Hammond, Nancy Alice Steele. William Shephard Hough passed away in 1879 in Pleasant Plain, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1826, William Shephard Hough entered the world in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA, born to John H Hough And Mary M Polly Belk.
  • In 1850, William Shephard Hough resided in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Shephard Hough married Elizabeth Hough, Mary Jane Montgomery, and had children including Eliza Dressner, Eliza Hough, Flora Johnson, Huey Alexander Hough, J C Hough, John T Hough, Margaret Sarah Hammond, Nancy Alice Steele.
  • William Shephard Hough passed away in 1879 in Pleasant Plain, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hough
1800–1852
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JH
Mary Belk
1793–1879
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary Montgomery
1831–1911
Birth Location: Gill Creek, Lancaster Co, SC
MM

Children(s)

Margaret Hammond
1852–1940
Birth Location: South Carolina
MH
J Hough
1864–1937
Birth Location: –
JH
John Hough
1853–1928
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
JH
Nancy Steele
1870–1931
Birth Location: –
NS
Huey Hough
1871–1955
Birth Location: –
HH
Flora Johnson
1859–1927
Birth Location: –
FJ
Eliza Dressner
1830–
Birth Location: St. Pancras, in the County of London
ED

William Hough's Ancestors

Self
William Hough
1826–1879
Birth Place: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John H. Hough
1800–1852
South Carolina, USA
Mary (M Polly) Belk
1793–1879
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Amos (Hough 3rd Grt) Grd
1760–1829
Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Bivens
1763–1836
Anson, NC, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hough
1703–1775
Deborah Knight
1707–1779
Nathaniel BIVENS
1726–1816
Margaret Tyler
1745–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hough
1658–1732
Laura Hough
1659–

William Hough's Descendants

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William (Shephard) Hough (28 Aug 1826–28 Jun 1879) m. Mary (Jane) Montgomery (09 May 1831–05 Jun 1911)
  1. 1. Margaret (Sarah) Hammond 1852–1940 m. Raleigh (W.) Hammond 1851–1926
    1. 1. Charlie Hammonds 1885–1917 m. Sarah Hammonds 1919–1884 m. Fannie (M.) Hammond 1889–1973 m. Sarah (F.) Hammond 1885–1968
      1. 1. Dave Hammonds 1925–1926
      2. 2. Adaline Hammonds 1892–1922
      3. 3. Willie Hammond 1912–1980
      4. 4. Charles (Roosevelt) Hammond 1910–1985
      5. 5. Ernest (L.) Hammond 1907–1990
      6. 6. Ethel Hammond 1910–1963
      7. 7. Alice (Beatrice) Hammond 1903–1905
    2. 2. Otis (F) Hammond 1890–1936
    3. 3. John Hammond 1898–
    4. 4. Sam (B) Hammond 1897–1930
    5. 5. William (R) Hammond 1883–1919
    6. 6. Laura Hammonds 1899–
    7. 7. Wesley Hammonds 1901–
    8. 8. Charles (H) Hammonds 1880–1934
    9. 9. Mary Hammond 1880–
    10. 10. Charley Hammond 1882–
    11. 11. Alice Hammond 1886–
    12. 12. Nannie Hammond 1890–
    13. 13. Lilly Hammond 1893–
    14. 14. Martha Hammond 1877–
    15. 15. Mattie Marie 1879–
    16. 16. Charles (H) Hammonds 1880–1934
  2. 2. J (C) Hough 1864–1937
  3. 3. John (T.) Hough 1853–1928
  4. 4. Nancy (Alice) Steele 1870–1931
  5. 5. Huey (Alexander) Hough 1871–1955
  6. 6. Flora Johnson 1859–1927
  7. 7. Eliza Dressner 1830–

William Hough's Timeline

10 Records

1826
28 Aug 1826
Birth of William Shephard Hough in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 24
William Shephard Hough resided here in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
1856
1856
Age 30
William Shephard Hough resided here in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England
1860
1860
Age 34
William Shephard Hough resided here in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
1863
1863
Age 37
William Shephard Hough resided here in England
England
1867
20 Aug 1867
Age 41
William Shephard Hough resided here in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1869
29 Apr 1869
Age 43
William Shephard Hough resided here in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1870
1870
Age 44
William Shephard Hough resided here in Gills Creek, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Gills Creek, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
1872
1872
Age 46
William Shephard Hough resided here in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1879
28 Jun 1879
Age 53
Death of William Shephard Hough in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1826
    Event Place: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates
    [2] Liverpool, England, Crew Lists
    [3] New York, Irish Immigrant Arrival Records
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] Passenger List

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1851
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Irish Immigrant Arrival Records
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Lincolnshire History, Gazetteer, and Directory, 1856

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Leicester and Rutland History, Gazetteer, and Directory, 1863

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1867
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, England, Crew Lists

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1869
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, England, Crew Lists

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gills Creek, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
    [2] Liverpool, England, Crew Lists
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Glasgow, Scotland, Crew Lists, 1863-1901

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool
    Record Source: New York, Irish Immigrant Arrival Records

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Niedersachsen, Deutschland
    Record Source: East Frisia, Germany, Fire Insurance Registration, 1768-1937

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1879
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1968
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Plain, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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