The Hughes Family of Henderson, Nevada

Welcome to the web site of Ronald D. Hughes of Henderson Nevada. The site consists of numerous pages grouped together by subject as shown in the yellow boxes to the left. Some pages will allow you to 'drill down' to other pages.

Click here to send Ron an email (rondh@cox.net)

Box 1	The personal website of the Hughes Family of Henderson, Nevada. It is probably of no interest to anyone except family members. Lots of pictures and bits and pieces about the family.
Box 2	Presents information for the family of William Rensselaer Brooks I, my Great-Grandfather. Lots of interesting stuff, especially for those researching the Brooks surname.
Box 3	Displays pictures of my Aunts, Uncles and their children. They are the offspring of William Rensselaer Brooks II.
Box 4	Links to a series of pages related to family involvement in the Civil War.
Box 5	Links to genealogical information for the family of Torrison deLos Ensign, grandfather of Jennie (Jane) Mable Ensign.
Box 6	Links to lots of stuff pertaining to the Hughes/Harris/Olds families.
Box 7	Connect you to my wife's family (Fritz, McHenry, Miller, etc.)
Box 8	Will take you to various genealogy reports

Click here to find out what day of the week a certain date falls on

Click here to read a couple poems.

If you know how old someone was (years, months and days) at date
of death and their date of death but not date of birth, click here.

Click here to view Coats' of Arms associated with the Brooks, Hughes,
Ensign, Harris Families

How to determine relationships, i.e., cousins and 'removeds'
(You will need a PDF Reader to open this file)

This page is linked to the Brooks Web Ring.
Click below to view the history
of other Brooks Families.

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PONDER THE DASH

As you view the various pages on this site dealing with genealogy, I suggest you keep a few things in mind. Each person has a date of birth, some have a date of death, and others are still living. The common format for indicating these factors is "1868-1892", "1989- ", etc. Although the dates may differ, they have a common thread, i.e., the ‘dash’.

You have a unique heritage. Many of the things that make you who you are were given to you long before you had a choice. Not just the color of your eyes or talent for athletics or music, but the ways you value nature, enjoy the company of others, etc. All these have been caught and taught over the course of your life by parents, teachers, classmates, folks in church, friends, and too many others to say.

Take a few moments to remember a few of those people who have been important in shaping your personality. It doesn’t take long to begin to recall a whole "cloud of witnesses". Can you single out just three people who have been most important to you? What legacy did they give you?

When we are working hard in the present to make the best possible lives we can for ourselves and our families, we often forget that past, present, and future are bound together in each of our lives. We each have a story to tell, a story that moves from our past into our future. The dash kinda joins our date of birth to our date of death. However, a lot goes on in between.

The above heading is "PONDER THE DASH". One definition of ponder is to consider or deliberate. As we look over the history of our families, we should ask ourselves "What took place in that persons life during the ‘dash’, and how does that affect our lives today. How do our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, affect our lives today? What were we taught by others that we use today, subconsciously or otherwise. What likes, dislikes, prejudices, etc. do we have because of our ancestors?

Now that you’ve pondered for awhile, think about how YOU have affected the life of someone else. What have YOU taught a son or daughter, or someone else’s child that they will pass along to their children.

Maybe there’s a bit of realism in the old saying "You’re just like your ______". You fill in the blank.

I hope you find the information on this site informative and interesting. If you ponder for awhile, you may even find it enlightening.

A LIGHT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

Go on in the way you are going. Leave your lights burning behind you
so that others coming after you may benefit thereby.
Perchance, your boy or girl, passing that way some day,
may point to a lamp you left and say, gratefully and with pride,
'My Dad left that light burning'.

SEARCHING
by Jack W. Brisco

In search for an ancestor with the family name
Who in history has some claim to fame.
I'd like to find someone who was great,
One whose actions I'd be proud to relate.
Alas, it's true - no one can find
Who made a contribution to mankind.
Then I wonder if, in some future year
Another searches for someone to revere
And finds my name on the tree,
Will he or she be proud of me.

This page last updated on May 19, 2008