Greta (Hughes) Witherspoon (abt. 1866 - 1916)

Born about 4 Jun 1866 in Lancaster, Schuyler County, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Died 21 Feb 1916 at about age 49 in New York, New York County, New York,USA

Biography

Greta Hughes Witherspoon BIRTH 1866 Lancaster, Schuyler County, Missouri, USA DEATH 21 Feb 1916 (aged 49–50) New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA BURIAL Kensico Cemetery Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA ^[1]

She is the daughter of Felix Hughes and Jean Summerlin.

United States Census, 1870^[2]

Event Place: Liberty Township, Schuyler, Missouri, United States

Event Place (Original): Liberty, Schuyler, Missouri, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Felix T Hughs Male 30 Illinois

Jennie A Hughs Female 25 Iowa

Greta Hughs Female 3 Missouri

Howard Hughs Male 0 Missouri

United States Census, 1880^[3]

Event Place: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States

Event Place (Original): Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Felix Hughes Self Male 41 Illinois, United States

Jennie Hughes Wife Female 36 Iowa, United States

Greta Hughes Dau Female 14 Missouri, United States

Howard Hughes Son Male 10 Missouri, United States

Rupart Hughes Son Male 8 Missouri, United States

Felix Hughes Son Male 5 Missouri, United States

Rehiald Hughes Son Male 3 Missouri, United States

Iowa State Census, 1885^[4]

Census Event Place: Keokuk, Jackson, Lee, Iowa

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Felix T Hughes Male 47

Jean Hughes Female 40

Gertie Hughes Female 18

Howard Hughes Male 15

Rupert Hughes Male 13

Felix Hughes Male 11

Emma Deitrich Female 28

Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911^[5]

Name: Frederick James Howell

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 22 May 1889

Event Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Sex: Male

Race: white

Birthplace: Keokuk, Iowa

Father's Name: James B. Howell

Mother's Name: Mary A. Monren

Spouse's Name: Grita Hughes

Spouse's Sex: Female

Spouse's Race: white

Spouse's Birthplace: Lancaster, MO

Spouse's Father's Name: Felix Hughes

Spouse's Mother's Name: Jane A. Sumerlin

Certificate Number: cn757 pg353

Iowa State Census, 1895^[6]

Event Place: Lee, Iowa, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Felix T Hughes Male 54

Amelia Hughes Female 45

Greta Hughes Female 26

Howard Hughes Male 24

Rupert Hughes Male 22

Felix Hughes Male 20

J F Howell Male 35

Annie Loman Female 20

Helen McMicken Female 22

Sources

1. ↑ Greta Hughes Witherspoon Find A Grave: Memorial #140943056
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XF-TSS : 3 January 2021), Howard Hughs in entry for Felix T Hughs, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2T-G6H : 11 August 2017), Howard Hughes in household of Felix Hughes, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 18, sheet 261C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,350.
4. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H857-FW2 : 15 December 2020), Felix T Hughes, Keokuk, Jackson, Lee, Iowa; citing p. 32, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,489.
5. ↑ "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZQW-Y9J : 26 May 2020), Felix Hughes in entry for Frederick James Howell and Grita Hughes, 22 May 1889; citing Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,013,979.
6. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3G-VFY : 18 November 2020), Felix T Hughes, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing p. 38, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,071.

• Howard R Hughes Sr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_R._Hughes_Sr.