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Hough - Descendants of Jacob Hough & Eliza (Cravens)
Compiled by P. Davidson-Peters © 2008
 
A Note from Patti: This very brief sketch provides a small bit of information on Jacob Hough, the father of Margaret A. Hough who married Samuel Mossman. It is presented here in hopes more will be learned about the ancestry of Jacob.

Although many now have access to many more on-line records, the extractions to my census records include corrections to the enumerator's errors and also the maiden name of the women when known. Since I began blogging, there is also more information available at my PDP's Roots & Branches and Early St. Louis blogs.

I've included sources at the bottom of the sketch and links to the census extractions or images. Any information you can contribute, or any errors you might correct, I gladly accept your emails. Questions and comments are welcome as well. Thanks, and enjoy browsing.

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JACOB HOUGH
Jacob Hough was born 21 Jun 1815 in West Huntington, Moreland County, Pennsylvania where he married Eliza Cravens on 06 March 1840. The following year they went to Washington county where they remained for two years. After residing in Ohio and farming, they went to Hardin county, Iowa in 1856. There they settled on section 36, buying a farm of 120 acres. His wife, Eliza Cravens, was born 25 Dec 1821 in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, and was the movther of his six children - all but the youngest having been born in Pennsylvania.

The family was enumerated in the 1860 census residing in Point Pleasant, Hardin Co., Iowa, in the 1870 residing in Eldora, Tipton Twp., Hardin Co., Iowa; and in the 1900 census living in in Tipton Twp, Hardin Co., Iowa.

Jacob died in Hardin Co., IA and was buried on 19 May 1903 in Hubbard Cemetery. His wife preceded him in death, and was buried on 02 Jun 1903.
CHILDREN OF
JACOB HOUGH & ELIZA (CRAVENS)
  1. William Franklin Hough - born 01 Jul 1841 in Pennsylvania. He founght in the Civil War in Co. B of the 11th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and was killed on 06 Apr 1862 in Battle of Shiloh.
  2. Peter D. Hough - born 21 Jan 1843 in Pennsylvania; married Sarah Sweet and was a farmer at Miller, South Dakota.
  3. Christian F. Hough - born 07 Nov 1844; died 11 Dec 1923.
  4. Margaret A. Hough - born 21 Jun 1846; married Samuel Mossman.
  5. Edward R. Hough - born 20 Mar 1851; married Harriet Eastman.
  6. George W. Hough - born 03 Sep 1855 in Ohio; was in the insurance business and married Ella M. about 1887 in Hardin Co., IA. Ella was born in Aug 1863 in Iowa and died 27 Apr 1929 in Hardin Co., IA. She and George were listed in the 1900 census records living in Tipton Township.
 
GENERATION II
 
PETER D. HOUGH
The son of Jacob and Eliza, was born 21 Jan 1843 in Pennsylvania. He married Sarah Sweet who was born about 1843 in Illinois. In 1880 they were residing with their four children in Carroll, Carroll Co., Iowa. Peter later farmed at Miller, South Dakota.
CHILDREN OF
PETER HOUGH & SARAH (SWEET)
  1. Myrtle Hough - born about 1872 in Iowa.
  2. Maud Hough - born about 1873 in Iowa
  3. Mary Hough - born about 1875 in Nebraska.
  4. Homer Hough - born about 1878 in Iowa.
 
CHRISITIAN F. HOUGH
The son of Jacob and Eliza, was born on 07 Nov 1844 in Pennsylvania. He died on 11 Dec 1923 in Hardin Co., IA. He was buried in Hubbard Cemetery, Hardin Co., Iowa.

Christian farmed near Hubbard Iowa, and was counted in a census in 1860 in Point Pleasant, Hardin Co., Iowa. In 1870 he was residing in his brother Peter's household in Eldora, Tipton Twp., Hardin Co., Iowa. The 1880 transcribed census at familysearch.org lists his wife as Euramna who was born about 1844 in Ohio.
CHILDREN OF
CHRISTIAN F. HOUGH & EURAMNA
  1. Cora Hough - born about 1871 in Iowa.
  2. Edward Hough - born about 1876 in Iowa.
  3. Olive Hough - born about 1876 in Iowa.
  4. William Franklin Hough - born about 1879 in Iowa.
 
MARGARET HOUGH
The daughter of Jacob and Eliza, was born on 21 Jun 1846 in Westmoreland Co., PA. She married Samuel E. Mossman, son of George Mossman and Hannah (Brown) on 10 Aug 1865 in Tipton Twp, Hardin, Iowa. Samuel was born on 15 Nov 1841 in Mercer Co., Illinois and enlisted in August of 1862 in Company F, 32nd Iowa under Capt. Joseph Edgington. He served in nine battles and was honorably discharged at Davenport at the end of the war.

Samuel was counted in a census in 1850 in Mercer Co., IL with his family, and in 1860 they were residing at Point Pleasant, Hardin Co., Iowa. A. He and Margaret were counted in a census in 1870 in Eldora, Pleasant Twp., Hardin Co., IA, in 1880 in Tipton Twp, Hardin Co., Iowa,

Samuel died 13 Jun 1900 in Tipton Township, Hardin, Iowa and was buried on 18 Jun 1900 in Hubbard Cemetery. Margaret was later enumerated in the 1920 census residing in Tipton. She died on 30 Jan 1922 in Hardin Co., Iowa and was buried in Hubbard Cemetery, Hardin Co., Iowa.

For more information on descendants, see Mossman.
CHILDREN OF
MARGARET (HOUGH) & SAMUEL MOSSMAN
  1. Byron R. Mossman - born 05 Jul 1867 in Iowa; died 02 Feb 1908 in Hardin Co., Iowa and buried in Hubbard Cemetery.
  2. William L. Mossman - born 19 Feb 1869 in Iowa; died in Hardin Co., Iowa and was buried on 06 Jul 1896.
  3. Elizabeth Ellen Mossman - born 28 Jun 1872; died 30 Aug 1968.
  4. Frederick Clifford Mossman - born 01 Jan 1874; died 14 Jun 1966.
  5. Isaac Arno Mossman - born 16 Feb 1878; died 28 Oct 1971.
  6. Jasper Jacob Mossman - born 13 Oct 1880; died 10 Apr 1949.
  7. Miner "Mike" Ray Mossman - born 06 May 1883; died 29 Jul 1957.
  8. Edna L. Mossman - born 24 Sep 1885; died 16 Mar 1976.
 
EDWARD R. HOUGH
The son of Jacob and Eliza, was born on 20 Mar 1851 in Pennsylvania. He was counted in a census in 1860 in Point Pleasant, Hardin Co., IA, and in 1870 was living with his parents and younger brother George in Eldora, Tipton Twp., Hardin Co., Iowa.

Sometime before 1876, he married Harriet J. Eastman, the daughter of Darwin and Harriet (Corbin) who was born on 04 Oct 1854 in Connecticut. They were residing in Tipton in 1880, 1900, and in both 1910 and 1920 their household included their granddaughter Helen.

Edward died on 26 Apr 1935 and Harriet died on 31 Mar 1940. They were buried in Hubbard Cemetery, Hardin Co., IA.

CHILDREN OF
EDWARD R. HOUGH & HARRIET (EASTMAN)
  1. Bertha Elnora Hough - born about 13 Jun 1876 in Iowa.
  2. Clyde Eastman Hough - born 21 Aug 1880 in Iowa. He married Elizabeth Strother and they were the parents of Helen Adrian Hough who was born 13 Sep 1904 in Iowa and died 23 Oct 1937. Clyde died on 05 Jan 1952 and he and his daughter were buried in Hubbard Cemetery.
  3. Isabelle Edna Hough - born 08 Jul 1883 in Iowa.
  4. Nora Mayme Hough - born 26 Aug 1887 in Iowa.
  5. Bessie Helen Hough - born 26 Nov 1892 in Iowa.
 
 

 
  1. Past & Present of Hardin County, Iowa by William J. Moir
  2. History of Hardin County, Iowa; Springfield, IL Union Publishing Co., 1883.
  3. Letter dated 13 Feb 1881 Keithsburg, Mercer Co., IL - Original letter in possession of P. Davidson-Peters.
  4. Clerk of the District Court; Vols 1-5, Hardin County, IA Death Records 1880-1920.
  5. List of Ex-Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Living in Iowa , G.E. Rorerts, state printer 1886; Des Moines, IA.
  6. Census records as listed above.
  7. History & Genealogy of the Descendants of Clement Corbin, p.165-166 (Eastman Family)
 


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