Historic Patrick Hughes RanchPatrick and Jane Hughes and their Family
Patrick Hughes was born in County Tyrone, Ireland in 1830. He came to America in 1850. In Boston, Massachusetts, he met and married Jane O'Neill, also from County Tyrone. It is not clear when or how Patrick and Jane came west. We do know that they landed in Deady, Oregon in time to be enumerated in the 1860 census as boarders in the home of Judge Deady. The next document places them on Cape Blanco in 1861 for the baptism of their second son Edward. Patrick and Jane raised to adulthood seven of the nine children born to them in the original ranch house near the mouth of the Sixes River. Edward (1861-1945) was educated at St. Joseph's Academy in Vancouver, Washington. On his return home he shared his knowledge with his siblings. James (1863-1929) married Laura McMullen of Langlois and established his own 500 acre ranch on the north side of the Sixes River. He also served as a lightkeeper at the Cape Blanco Lighthouse, retiring from his duty after 33 years of service. Alice (1864-1929) married Patrick Masterson, a storekeeper in Port Orford, and bore two children. John (1869-1944) was chosen by his father to become a Roman Catholic Priest. Fr. John was assigned to parishes in the Portland, Oregon area. John was the second, native Oregonian to be ordained in Oregon. Mary Agnes (1871-1956) married Frank McMullen of Langlois. After raising a family of six children, they moved inland to Eugene, Oregon. Thomas (1874-1944) never married. He operated the dairy at the ranch along with Edward, who became ranch manager after his father's death. The youngest son Francis (1876-1946) was 21 years old when his parents moved into the new home. He worked on the ranch with his brothers and in 1905, he brought his bride, Roseanna (Annie) Doyle (1875-1959) home to live with his family. Annie was the last of the Hughes family to occupy this Victorian home. Friends of Cape Blanco © 2004 - All Rights Reserved |
