Ella O Mallison Mallison Hughes Griffith Hollibaugh Ashbaugh

Louis, Ella, Cleo and Thelma Hughes

So I decided to quit obsessing for a bit and work on another family member, my great grandmother Ella O Mallison.  I actually remember her as well as her last husband Llwelyn Ashbaugh.

First off, she married her cousin Edward Mallison on 4 Jul 892 in St. Joseph, Michigan.  They had one child, named Charles.  I have not yet looked into just how close a cousin Edward was, but I'm thinking that it was way closer than it should have been.

Ella O Mallison's father was Samuel Lee Mallison and her mum was Permelia (spelled many different ways) Hortense Smith.

Her one marriage that is pertinent to me is her marriage to the widow Alfred Joseph Hughes.  The marriage date was 3 July 1900 in Dorrance, Michigan.  The 1900 United States Federal Census has her listed in the Alfred Hughes household as the housekeeper.  Besides Alfred and Ella, there are 3 children from Alfred's first marriage:  Alfred Leroy (14 years old, born in March 1886), Bertha V (11 years old, born August 1888) and Fray A (5 years old, born December 1894).

On the marriage license with Alfred J Hughes, the witnesses were Fred and Eva Kayce from Quincy, Michigan.  I am guessing that Eva is Ella's younger sister.  Not for sure yet, but it gives me a place to check out.

Ella was born in Quincy, Branch, Michigan on 07 Sept 1874.

After Ella O Mallison, married her cousin Edward, and Alfred Joseph Hughes, she then married a Orison Hollibaugh or Halibaugh on 25 Feb 1911.  I can't find anything about that marriage but I did notice that it was only 7 months after Alfred died.  She shows up in a lot of directories still carrying the name of Ella Hughes.  So I don't know if the marriage was annulled or what.  I'll have to look into the law and social mores regarding name changes back in those days.  She married Charles Griffith on 27 December 1922 and she kind of vanishes.  Don't know if she was divorced or widowed from Charles.  She marries Llewelyn Ashbaugh in 1930.

If you are researching Ella O Mallison, you will find her married to a Floyd Hughes in the 1910 United States Federal Census.  If you'll click all the way in to view the original document, you'll see that it is Alfred Hughes, but whoever wrote "Alfred" down made quite a mess of it.

Besides Charles, Ella had three other children:  Louis or Lewis -- my grandpa called him Red, my grandfather Cleo and Thelma.  I've found a few random clues that I have not followed up on.  Louis or Lewis was named after Alfred's dad, Louis Hug.  I have read that Thelma's middle name is Permillia which would be after Ella's mom and Cleo's middle name (this I know for sure) was Mallison, his mother's maiden name.

Permilla Mallison had given birth to  children, but as of 1900 only 8 were alive:  Ella, Eva, Melinda I, Settie or Lettie, Myrtle, Howard and John.  That's 7, and I believe that there was another boy, Lee who was born after 1879 and old enough to leave home by 1900.

Ella worked as a housekeeper, a cook and a "packer" for the Kellogg Company.    

Alfred Joseph Hughes

This is a document that I recently found among my grandfather -- Cleo Mallison Hughes -- papers.  It is the obituary for his father, Alfred Joseph Hughes.  It was not written by my grandfather, but definitely in a manly handwriting.

Obituary
Alfred Joseph Hughes was born in Menia, Dutches (sic) Co New York in the year of 1861 and departed this life at his home in Battle Creek Mich July 23 - 1910 at the age of 48 years ten months and 24 days.

Deceased was 1 of a family of 11 children and moved with his parents to Storm Lake Iowa at the age of 11 years. of which place he made his home until 1884 when he came to Michigan locating in Dowagiac at which place he lived for 17 years returning to Storm Lake for 2 years thence to Coldwater Michigan and later to Battle Creek at which place he passed peacefully away of heart failure Saturday night July 23.

In the year of 1882 he was united in marriage to Miss Emily Hannon of Storm Lake.
To this union was born 4 children the eldest dyeing (sic) in infancy namely Alfred L of Kalamazoo Michigan Mrs. Bertha LaDow of Girard Michigan and Fray A of Battle Creek.  The wife of this union preceding him to the better land in the year 1899.

In the year 1900 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Ella Mallison, to this union was born 3 children Louis Lee.  Cleo M. and little baby Thelma all of which are left to mourn. the loss of a kind and affectionate husband and loving father beside one step son Charley Mallison.  The greatest part of his life was spent at his favorite occupation that of carpentering.

The funeral was held from his home 418 Upton Ave. Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev. R. Skimmerhorn of Hudson Michigan.  Internment takeing (sic) place at Oak Hill Cemetery.  Three sister (sic) and 2 brothers from Storm Lake Iowa and relatives and friends from Coldwater Quincy Kalamazoo Charlotte and Dowagiac attended his last remains.

The grief striken (sic) wife and family have the sincere sympathy of all their neighbors and friends in this their great bereavement.