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Robert Townsend “Towne” Hough

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Birth	:	10 Feb 1849 Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	20 Dec 1915 Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Highland County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.2140600, -83.6035400
Description	:	See McBrides' cemetery book, 1972 edition, p. 221. ===== Discrepancy re date of birth: The 1900 census says he was born Feb 1850 (contradicting the year of birth on the tombstone as reported by the McBrides, but agreeing with the 1860 census saying he was 11, which would be consistent with an 1849 date of birth). ===== Wm S Hough United States Census, 1850 Name Wm S Hough Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Gender Male Age 33 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1817 Birthplace Pennsylvania House Number... Read More	See McBrides' cemetery book, 1972 edition, p. 221. ===== Discrepancy re date of birth: The 1900 census says he was born Feb 1850 (contradicting the year of birth on the tombstone as reported by the McBrides, but agreeing with the 1860 census saying he was 11, which would be consistent with an 1849 date of birth). ===== Wm S Hough United States Census, 1850 Name Wm S Hough Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Gender Male Age 33 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1817 Birthplace Pennsylvania House Number 53 Wm S Hough M 33 Pennsylvania Elizabeth Hough F 28 Pennsylvania George W Hough M 7 Pennsylvania Lewis G Hough F 4 Pennsylvania Robert F Hough M 1 Pennsylvania ===== Robert Hough United States Census, 1860 Name Robert Hough Event Type Census Event Year 1860 Event Place Fairfield Township, Highland, Ohio, United States Gender Male Age 11 Race White Race (Original) [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated) 1849 Birthplace Pennsylvania Page 261 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number M653 William S Hough M 43 Pennsylvania Elizabeth Hough F 39 Pennsylvania George Hough M 17 Pennsylvania Lewis Hough M 12 Pennsylvania Robert Hough M 11 Pennsylvania Wm B Hough M 8 Pennsylvania Laura Hough F 6 Pennsylvania Martin Hough M 4 Pennsylvania ===== Robert S Hough United States Census, 1870 Name Robert S Hough Event Type Census Event Year 1870 Event Place Ohio, United States Gender Male Age 21 Race White Race (Original) W Birth Year (Estimated) 1848-1849 Birthplace Pennsylvania Page Number 26 William Hough M 53 Pennsylvania Elisabeth Hough F 49 Pennsylvania Robert S Hough M 21 Pennsylvania William B Hough M 19 Pennsylvania Laura R Hough F 15 Pennsylvania Martin F Hough M 13 Pennsylvania Ambrose E Hough M 8 Ohio ===== R. T. Hough in the 1880 United States Federal Census Name: R. T. Hough Age: 30 Birth Year: abt 1850 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1880: Hillsboro, Ohio Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law (Son) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Louisa Hough Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Lawyer Household Members: Name Age Helena Barry 62 Jennie Barry 20 Andrew Barry 31 R. T. Hough 30 Louisa Hough 25 Lucy Hough 2 ===== Robert T Hough in the 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Robert T Hough Age: 50 Birth Date: Feb 1850 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1900: Liberty, Ohio Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Louise B Hough Marriage Year: 1877 Years Married: 23 Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Robert T Hough 50 Louise B Hough 45 Lucy W Hough 22 Helena W Barry 83 William Matthews 42 Jane B Matthews 39 Barry A Matthews 14 ========= Find A Grave contributor, Marianna Kerns Morgan made the following suggested edits (June 2019). "The Chillicothe Gazette" Chillicothe, Ohio Wednesday, December 22, 1915 Washington D. C. Funeral services for Robert T. Hough were held at a local undertaking establishment here at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, after which the body will be taken to Hillsboro, Ohio for burial. Judge Hough at one time was active in Ohio Democratic politics. He owned the Hillsboro Gazette, a Democratic paper. During the last Cleveland administration he was Solicitor of Internal Revenue. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Benjamin Gage of Cleveland. Judge Hough was very well known here, where he had many friends who will regret very much to hear of his demise. Contributor: Marianna Kerns Morgan (47616369) ========= Robert T. Hough is referred to almost incidentally in his obituary as Judge, but there is no reference in the obit to when and where he was a judge or what kind of judge. There is a reference (also incidental) to him as a judge on this web page: https://books.google.com/books?id=lJkbpZ6D74gC&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=%22judge+robert+t.+hough%22&source=bl&ots=XGdlQWvYNW&sig=ACfU3U1NPxPz-7UQ0jnIPdsXk37OEvz7TA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBsvjShu_iAhVox1kKHZR1Bj4Q6AEwBXoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22judge%20robert%20t.%20hough%22&f=false and another one at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/146505393/

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Robert Townsend “Towne” Hough's memorial is located at: Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Highland County, USA.
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Robert Townsend “Towne” Hough death on 20 Dec 1915 in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 39.2140600
Longitude: -83.6035400

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1. Hillsboro Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2140600, -83.6035400

2. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
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6. Fenner Cemetery #3
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Coordinate: 39.2350006, -83.6389008

7. Fenner Cemetery #2
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Coordinate: 39.2383003, -83.6477966

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14. Zink Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2463989, -83.6500015

15. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1658983, -83.6274208

16. Chapman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1741982, -83.6496964

17. Kelley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1596985, -83.5892029

18. Highland County Infirmary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1820100, -83.5432520

19. Glascock Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1613998, -83.6408005

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21. Ambrose Cemetery
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22. Fall Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2594660, -83.5458280

23. Hightop Cemetery
Highland County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2831001, -83.6031036

24. New Light Cemetery
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