Many Ministers of Protestant faith in this line:

Phineas Hough prounced "Huff" son of "Deacon" James Hough and Deborah Marriam Rice of Wallingford and Meridan, New Haven Connecticut. His father a Deacon in Congregational Church and farmer. He married Desire Cook

21 Nov. 1804 in Wallingford or Meridan, New Haven Conn. (Ancestry member)

They had the below children:

1. Cornelia Hough m. Edward Reynolds -Free Will Baptist Minister/farmer

2. Leander Hough m. Maria Peabody

3. Daniel Hough died as small infant/child

4. Herman Hough m. Clarissa "Clara" Matilda Pelton

5. Stella Desire Hough m. Rev Alfred Crafts Lathrop-Presbyterian

Minister, they had son Stanley Lathrop also became a Presbyterian Minister

and served in Civil War.

6. Sybel Sophia Hough

7. Lyman Cook Hough m. Mary J. Sage. Congregational Minister

8. Caroline Hough never married, mental challenged

9. Erastus R. Hough m. Emeline (maiden name unk)

U.S. Presbyterian Church Records

1701-1970

First Presbyterian Church, Session Minutes Records,

Phineas and Desire Hough joined Jan. 1852 First Presbyterian Church of Omro, WI., from Congregation Church of Meridan, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

Also Session Minute Records gives her death date as 17 May 1854 and his death as 1874 age 94 years old different from his tombstone.

Also, son Leander Hough and wife Maria (Peabody) Hough joined Jan 1852

First Presbyterian Church, Omro, WI.

Some of this info is for Erastus Hough, the son of Phineas and has family

information.

Civil War Veterans of Winnebago Co., WI

Vol 1, A-H

by David A Langkau

Heritage Books, Inc.

HOUGH, Erastus R. - Pvt. Co. A, 48th Regt., Wis. Vol. Inf.

Erastus was born circa 1825 at Connecticut. He was son of Phineas Hough, who was born in that same state circa 1779. Phineas had at least three sons: Leander, born circa 1808; Herman, born circa 1812, father of Charles N. from a previous sketch; and Erastus, born circa 1825. Phineas was listed in the 1860 federal census as residing on a farm in the town of Winneconne. Listed with him were the three sons mentioned, along with their families. Emeline, wife of Erastus, was born circa 1831 at Connecticut. They had at least one son, William, who was born circa 1850, and one daughter, Alice, who was born circa 1858. Erastus resided at Winneconne and enlisted there on Feb. 6, 1865. He was assigned as above and mustered out on Dec. 30, 1865. Emeline, his widow, was listed in the 1890 US Soldiers and Sailors Federal Census as residing in the village of Omro. She was listed in 1905 as residing on Main Street in Omro. Etta and William Hough were then residing with Emeline.

Follow up for son Erastus R. Hough From Ancestry.com

He died in September 1880, wife Emeline applying Jan. 1881 for Widows Pension of Civil War Veteran from US Government. She died in the 1920's in Oshkosh, WI. Buried in Omro Cemetery FAG 143531022.