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J. M. HUGHES, blacksmith and manufacturer of carriages, wagons, buggies, etc., Main street, Ripley. The manufacturing establishment of Mr. Hughes has been in operation since 1870, but the present commodious location was not occupied until 1872. He carries the largest stock of buggies, carriages and road wagons in the city, turning out from twenty-five to thirty per year. He employs a number of men, and orders for his work are constantly increasing. William Hughes, his father, and Catherine (Marsh) Hughes, his mother, were both natives of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Ripley in 1835. He was a butcher by occupation, and did business in the market house, as was the custom of the early days. His demise occurred in this city. His widow survives him, and lives in this county. The subject of this sketch was born in Ripley, in 1843. He learned his trade with Horace Kellogg, and, in the spring of 1862, enlisted in Company E, Tenth Kentucky Cavalry, and served fourteen months. In 1869, he was married to Miss Abigail V. Boyd, a daughter of Mrs. Harriet Boyd, and a native of Norfolk, N. C. Three children, all of whom are living, are the fruits of this union, viz.: Walter W., Edna M. and Harry M. Mr. H. is a member of the K. of P., U. O. W. and G. A. R. His reputation as a manufacturer and business man is fully established.