History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 953, Woodland Township
Geo. W. Hughes is a native of Wayne Co., O., where he was born
Jan. 12, 1822; his father, Taylor Hughes, was a native of Maryland; a
soldier in the war of 1812; was elected Colonel of State militia in
1840. He settled at Lewistown for a short time when he directed his
footsteps to Woodland tp., where he passed the remainder of life; his
wife still survives. Of the 10 children born to them all are living,
and 9 are residents of this township. Geo. was the second son, who had
attained his 20th year when his parents settled in Fulton Co.; in 1843
he was united in marriage to Miss Susan Elliott, daughter of Elisha and
Hannah Elliott; 11 children were born, 6 girls and 5 boys; 3 have died;
those who survive are all residents of Fulton Co.
