Hough family genealogy, 1865-1954.
Collection Number: 2023

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Hough family genealogy, 1865-1954.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
2023
Abstract:
Genealogical charts of the descendants of William Hough, who came to America in 1640, and file cards which contain military service and vital records of Hough men who served in the French and Indian War, American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, and Spanish American War; and genealogical correspondence among members and various branches of the family.
Creator:
Hough family.
Quanitities:
1.4 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Genealogical charts (ca. 60 items) of the descendants of William Hough, who came to America in 1640, and file cards (341 items) which contain military service and vital records of Hough men who served in the French and Indian War, American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, and Spanish American War, both sets compiled by Elida C. Hough; and genealogical correspondence among members and various branches of the family (1912-1954). Also, biographical and genealogical material pertaining to Franklin B. Hough, a forester.
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Hough family genealogy, #2023. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Hough, Elida Crofoot, 1863-1926.
Hough, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1822-1885.
Hough, William.
Places:
Spanish-American War, 1898.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
United States -- History -- War of 1812.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763.
Subjects:
Foresters.
Form and Genre Terms:
Vital statistics records.
Genealogies.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1
Two volumes entitled Washingtoniana, vol. I and II by Franklin B. Hough; vol. I - 272 pp., vol. II - 304 pp. Published by W. Elliot Woodward - Roxbury, Mass.,
 1865.
Scope and Contents
The volumes contain an account of the funeral honors paid the memory of George Washington and a list of the tracts and volumes printed upon the occasion. A catalogue of the medals commemorating the event are included. NOTE: Unbound, uncut.
[The volumes arrived in a wrapper bearing the following legend:
"F.B. Hough - Washingtoniana 2 vol. - 1 set of 91 quartos & of 6 on Whatman paper - Gift of Helen Y. Hough, - 2227 - 20th St., N.W., Washington 9, D.C." (granddaughter of F.B. Hough)]
Box 1
Letters in white legal size envelope written by Mrs. Elizabeth Keever Hough-Huff genealogy.
to Mr. Lawrence Cooper - 1 sheet (2 pp.)
 Oct. 22, 1934
to Dear Mr. Hough - 2 sheets (4 pp.)
 Nov. 7, 1934
to Mr. Lawrence C. Hough - 1 sheet (2 pp.)
 Nov. 18, 1934
to Dear Mr. Hough - 2 sheets (4 pp.)
 Nov. 21, 1934
to Mr. Lawrence Cooper Hough - 1 sheet (2 pp.)
 Dec. 18, 1934
Box 1
Photograph - Joseph H. Hough of Connecticut.
Mapcase Folder 2
Genealogy of Hough family (on blueprint type paper) starting with 1st generation in U.S. (1683-)
Box 1
A series of letters between various segments of the family re: genealogy, 1912-1954 .
 1912-1954
Box 1
Three packets of file cards - each card bears the name of a member of the Hough family and some genealogical dates on the individual. The cards seem to be divided into French and Indian War, Revolution, and Civil War periods. Also, Mexican War, War of 1812, and Spanish-American War.
Mapcase Folder 1
56 sheets - genealogical charts on the Hough family. MSS. Date from 1780 or earlier; detailed.
Box 1
The Cornellian Council Bulletin, Jan. 1931 , Vol. 16, No. 4.
 Jan. 1931
Box 1
One empty large brown envelope - word "blueprints" in lower left corner - postmarked Chi., III.
Box 1
Genealogy of the Killam Family 1597-1902, Nelson C. Killam, Publisher, 603 W. Lexington Street, Baltimore, Maryland.
Hough, Helen Yale; Descendants of Franklin B. Hough; a manuscript and a carbon copy of typescript, Oct. 1969 .
 Oct. 1969
Hough, Elmer; Hough Genealogy ; Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc., Rutland, Vermont.
Box 1
Hosmer, Ralph S.; Franklin B. Hough, Father of American Forestry. North Country Life; Ogdensburg, New York: vol. 6, no. 3, summer of 1952 .
 1952
Box 1
Stiles, Henry R.; "Memorial Sketch of Franklin B. Hough"; New York Genealogical and Biographical Record; The Society; New York, Apr. 1886 ; Vol. 17, no. 2.
 Apr. 1886
Box 1
Guthrie, Laurence C.; "Franklin B. Hough"; Union Alumni Monthly; Vol. 16, no. 2; Union College, Schenectady, New York; Dec. 1926 .
 Dec. 1926
Box 1
"Franklin B. Hough - A Tribute," American Forestry; Vol. 28, no. 343, Washington, D.C., July 1922 .
 July 1922
Box 2
Daily Journals of Elida C. Hough
 Jan. 1, 1882-Nov. 18, 1916,, Apr. 26, 1918-Sept. 7, 1926
55 vols.