Surnames: Hough, Orally, Fisher, Brown, Atkinson, Weaver, Krepps, Bostner, Forsyth, McCurdy
The Hough families of the old stock in this country are known to have descended from a William Hough who emigrated from Cheshire County, England, and located first near Plymouth and then Gloucester, Massachusetts, and finally at New London, Connecticut, where he died August 10, 1683, or from Richard Hough or John Hough, who also came from Cheshire, England, in the ships "Endeavor" and "Friendship" in the year 1683 and settled in Bucks County, Penna.David Hough was the first of the name to settle in Fayette County. He emigrated from Eastern Pennsylvania at an early day and located upon a farm still occupied by his descendants. He was a tiller of the soil and lived an industrious, useful life. He married Barbara Orally. They had twelve children. David Hough died March 3, 1858, aged eighty four years. Barbara died October 11, 1841, aged sixty two years.
The subject of this sketch, William Hough, was the sixth son of David and Barbara Hough and was born in Fayette County in 1812, a few months after the declaration of war against Great Britain. He received his early education in the district schools and spent most of his life upon the farm of his parentage where for more than half a cnetury his labor and attention were given to agriculture. His first vote was cast for General
Andrew Jackson. Becoming dissatisfied with the policy of the Democraticparty, he united with the Whig party and continued in that faith until the organization of the Republican party, when he joined it and continued an earnest supporter of its principles until his death.
William Hough was married November 7, 1833, to Catharine Fisher of Rostraver township, Westmoreland County, Penna, and there were born to them five sons and four daughters, of whom seven are still living: Elvira Hough married Richard Brown; Abia Allen Hough married Mary Atkinson; George F Hough married Elizabeth Weaver; David S Hough married Elizabeth Krepps; Deraza Hough married Daniel Bostner; William F Hough married Ruth Forsyth; Clara Hough married Ewing McCurdy.
Mr Hough held a number of township offices, always discharging the duties satisfactorily. He was for many years a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church and for several years a ruling elder in Little Redstone Church of that communion. During his latter years he was much afflicted with paralysis, which terminated his life February 13, 1876. He was held in high esteem by his neighbors. His Christian life challenged the respect of all who knew him. His life was one of industry, and he left his family a valuable inheritance, namely a good name, lands, etc.