Joseph Paris Hughes ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   FamilySearch ID: MK2S-9ZX.

  Burial Notes:

Hughes, Joseph Paris, Lot 581 Lakeside. 45 years old.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹² The 1900 census recorded renting at 2654 N. 17th: W. E. Hughes, transfer clerk, 57, Jul 1842, married for 30 years to Jennie, 49, Dec 1850, who had birthed 6 children by 1900, all alive. With them: W. E. Jr., meat weigher, 24, May 1876; Albert P., book salesman, 21, Jun 1879; Harry R., Shiffer Motors, 17, Jan 1883; Joseph P., office boy, 15, Apr 1885. Also in the home was Manuel Beecher, son-in-law, compositor, 29, born Nov 1870, married for 11 years to Lulu Hughes, 29, Mar 1871. She had birthed 5 children, 2 alive in 1900 and living with them: William S., 9, Dec 1890; and Henry W., 6, Apr 1894. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, except Jennie, W. E. Jr., Albert, and Harry in District of Columbia.

2. Newspaper: Reading Times: marriage announcement Carrie Herr Beecher and Joseph Paris Hughes, 26 Aug 1913, Reading, Berks, PA. ⁸ Mr. and Mrs. Myers C. Beecher, of 248 North Charlotte street, have issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Carrie Herr, to Joseph Paris Hughes, of Boston, Mass. The ceremony will be in Emmanuel Lutheran Church by pastor Rev. Irvin P. Kurtz, on Wednesday, September 10, at 6 p. m.

3. Newspaper: Reading Times: Elaborate Wedding, 13 Sep 1913, Reading, Berks, PA. ² Amid a vertiable garden of palms and cut flowers, Miss Carrie H. Beecher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Myers C. Beecher, of 248 North Charlotte street, became the bride of Joseph Paris Hughes, of Boston, Mass., at one of the prettiest and most elaborate weddings held in Emmanuel Lutheran Church for some time. The ceremony was performed by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Irwin B. Kurtz.

4. Occupation: Manager, Business Dept., American Baptist Publication Society, 23 E. 26th St., Manhattan, NY. On 12 Sep 1918 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. ⁶

5. Residence: 2303 Newkirk Ave., Brooklyn, NY on 12 Sep 1918 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. ⁶

6. Residence: 909 W. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. On 17 Aug 1919 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ³

7. Census in 1920 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. The 1920 census recorded renting at 2303 Newkirk Avenue: Joseph E. Hughes, 34, living with wife Carrie E., 34. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania except Joseph's mother in Washington, D.C.

8. Census in 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁴ The 1930 census recorded renting at at 4630 12th Street: Joseph Paris Hughes, book store manager, 44, living with wife Carrie Beecher Hughes, 44. They were married when both were 27 years old. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Joseph's mother in Washington D.C. He was not a veteran.

9. Residence: 4630 N 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. On 9 Mar 1934 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁷

Joseph married Carrie Herr Beecher, daughter of Myers Coleman Beecher and Annie R. Gresh, on 10 Sep 1913 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA.^{1 2} (Carrie Herr Beecher was born on 19 Sep 1885 in , Montgomery, PA,¹³ died on 19 Jun 1937 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ^{13 14} and was buried on 23 Jun 1937 in Huntingdon Valley: Forest Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, Montgomery, PA ^{13 14}.)