Kate Hughes was the second wife of John Hughes. Her maiden name is not known. They were married in Ireland, probably County Mayo, in the late 1830's. With his first wife John had son Martin, and with Kate he had six daughters: Honora (married Edward Murphy), Katherine (married James Coyle), Ellen (married Albert O. Hill, John Denney and George Gleason), Mary (married Patrick Carter), Anne (married John Coyle) and Sarah (married James Clair). The family emigrated from Ireland to the U.S. in the late 1860's, joining Martin who had come over several years earlier and settled in Council Bluffs, Iowa. John died in 1872. Kate is buried in her daughter Katherine's family plot in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Council Bluffs.

Related Items:
Biography and obituary for her stepson Martin D. Hughes.
Obituaries for her daughters Honora Murphy, Katherine Coyle, Anne Coyle and Mary Carter.
Pictures of Kate's and husband John's tombstones as well as those of other individuals connected to the Hughes family in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

    Mrs Kate Hughes, stepmother of Contractor Martin Hughes and an old resident of Council Bluffs, died at her home on Bluff street yesterday morning, aged 73 years. Mrs. James Coyle, Mrs. P. Carter and Mrs. John Coyle, of this city, are daughters of the deceased. Mrs. Hughes has been for years a devoted and constant member of the Catholic church, and her loss will be deeply mourned by her many friends and relatives. The funeral will take place from the Catholic church at 9 o�clock to-morrow morning. Friends of the family invited to attend without further notice.