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HUGHES - WISSEL

Howard William HUGHES was born on 17 NOV 1898 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio.
He died on 25 APR 1979 in Sandusky, Erie County, OH , and was buried in Calvary Memorial Catholic Cemetery.
   Parents: William HUGHES (b. 14 MAR 1874) and Minnie (Mary) QUINLAN (b. 6 JUN 1875)
   Graphics: Ancestry chart

1940 Census-Cleveland, OH
Living at West 94th Street, Cleveland, OH
Hughes, Howard 41 bp-Oh
Hughes, Ruth 32 bp-PA
Hughes, William 13 bp-OH

Was Welsh

Per Railroad Board-Worked from 1936-1964, last employer was River Terminal
Railway Company.

Ruth WISSEL was born on 30 MAY 1908 in Homestead, PA.
She died on 10 JUN 2005 in Iva, South Carolina , and was buried on 13 JUN 2005 in Calvary Cemetery, Sandusky, OH.
   Parents: John Boulin WISSEL (b. 13 SEP 1887) and Frances NOVAK (b. 1 MAR 1884)
   Graphics: Ancestry chart

Ruth Hughes adopted Lucille, but Lucille was her sister Rita's daughter.
Rita would not say who the father was.



Address was 517 Berlin Road, Huron OH 44839.
Then lived in Iva, SC where she died close to her daughter Lucille.

Howard William HUGHES and Ruth WISSEL were married on 12 MAR 1926 in Cleveland, OH.
They had the following children:

William HUGHES was born on 13 OCT 1926 in Cleveland, OH. He died on 2 JUL 2013 in Limerick, Ireland , and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, New Castlewest, Limerick, Ireland..
Lucille WISSEL was born on 9 MAY 1934 in Ohio.

Marriage Photo
Marriage Photo

Prepared by Brian and Mary Mathewson
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Last updated 2022 Dec 28.

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