Individual Details
Leslie Almon Hughes
(24 Mar 1922 - 30 May 1934)
HSO, 7 Jun 1934, p1
12-Year Old Boy Drowned in Pond Wednesday
Leslie Almon Hughes, son of A. J. Hughes, is Victim of Memorial Day Tragedy
Tragedy visited this community on Memorial Day, May 30, when Leslie Almon Hughes, the 12-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hughes, lost his life by drownig in what is known as "Petticoat pond", on Highway 12 about six miles east of Hudson. The Hughes reside on a farm about a quarter of a mile distant from the pond.
At noon last Wednesday, Leslie, accompanied by two cousins, Genevieve Hughes, 11, and Erwin Hughes, 9, went to the pond to cool off from the heat. Leslie had been swimming only a few minutes when he called out for assistance and before the other two children realized what had happened, he had gone down in about the center of the pond, which is about 80 feet from shore. As near as can be judged the drowning took place about 12:30 o'clock.
Leslie was born on March 24, 1922 at St. Paul. He attended the Midway school three years and the Roberts graded school three years. Besides his mother and father, he is survived by two brothers, Oliver, 17, and Wendell, 14, and twin sisters, Maxine and Marcella, four years old; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Benoy. Interment Willow River Cemetery, Hudson.
12-Year Old Boy Drowned in Pond Wednesday
Leslie Almon Hughes, son of A. J. Hughes, is Victim of Memorial Day Tragedy
Tragedy visited this community on Memorial Day, May 30, when Leslie Almon Hughes, the 12-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hughes, lost his life by drownig in what is known as "Petticoat pond", on Highway 12 about six miles east of Hudson. The Hughes reside on a farm about a quarter of a mile distant from the pond.
At noon last Wednesday, Leslie, accompanied by two cousins, Genevieve Hughes, 11, and Erwin Hughes, 9, went to the pond to cool off from the heat. Leslie had been swimming only a few minutes when he called out for assistance and before the other two children realized what had happened, he had gone down in about the center of the pond, which is about 80 feet from shore. As near as can be judged the drowning took place about 12:30 o'clock.
Leslie was born on March 24, 1922 at St. Paul. He attended the Midway school three years and the Roberts graded school three years. Besides his mother and father, he is survived by two brothers, Oliver, 17, and Wendell, 14, and twin sisters, Maxine and Marcella, four years old; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Benoy. Interment Willow River Cemetery, Hudson.
Events
| Birth | 24 Mar 1922 | St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota |  | ||
| Death | 30 May 1934 | Roberts, St. Croix County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Burial | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, Willow River Cemetery | |
Families
| Father | Almon J. Hughes (1896 - ) |
| Mother | Ruby Benoy (1897 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Oliver Hughes |
| Sibling | Wendell "Jiggs" Hughes |
| Sibling | Maxine Hughes (1930 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Marcella Hughes |
Endnotes
1. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 7 Jun 1934, p1 [Obit, Leslie Hughes].
2. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 7 Jun 1934, p1 [Obit, Leslie Hughes].
3. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 7 Jun 1934, p1 [Obit].