J. C.'s mother was Sarah Elizabeth (Bland) Huchingson. He was born 7 Nov. 1837 in Union Township, Saline County, Arkansas. He fought in the Civil War and attained the rank of Captain.
In 1866, he married Mattie Clemens in Magnolia, Arkansas, and they came to Texas.
They settled in Hico, and to this union were born eight children, five of whom preceded him in death. The three remaining children attended his funeral. His wife died in 1904, but he never remarried.
Besides their own children, Capt. and Mrs. Huchingson reared 17 orphan children, all of whom survive him. He is also survived by two half-brothers, John Fields Huchingson of Vernon, TX and Francis Napoleon Huchingson of Gilmer, TX.
Capt. Huchingson was a faithful worker in the Baptist Church, of which he was a member for 56 years. He was twice Mayor of Hico and, at various times, a member of both the City Council and the Board of Education. Known locally as the Father of Hico, Capt. Huchingson went about his duties as agent for The Dallas Morning News until a few weeks before his death. He had been agent for The News for almost 30 years.
In 1866, he married Mattie Clemens in Magnolia, Arkansas, and they came to Texas.
They settled in Hico, and to this union were born eight children, five of whom preceded him in death. The three remaining children attended his funeral. His wife died in 1904, but he never remarried.
Besides their own children, Capt. and Mrs. Huchingson reared 17 orphan children, all of whom survive him. He is also survived by two half-brothers, John Fields Huchingson of Vernon, TX and Francis Napoleon Huchingson of Gilmer, TX.
Capt. Huchingson was a faithful worker in the Baptist Church, of which he was a member for 56 years. He was twice Mayor of Hico and, at various times, a member of both the City Council and the Board of Education. Known locally as the Father of Hico, Capt. Huchingson went about his duties as agent for The Dallas Morning News until a few weeks before his death. He had been agent for The News for almost 30 years.
J. C.'s mother was Sarah Elizabeth (Bland) Huchingson. He was born 7 Nov. 1837 in Union Township, Saline County, Arkansas. He fought in the Civil War and attained the rank of Captain.
In 1866, he married Mattie Clemens in Magnolia, Arkansas, and they came to Texas.
They settled in Hico, and to this union were born eight children, five of whom preceded him in death. The three remaining children attended his funeral. His wife died in 1904, but he never remarried.
Besides their own children, Capt. and Mrs. Huchingson reared 17 orphan children, all of whom survive him. He is also survived by two half-brothers, John Fields Huchingson of Vernon, TX and Francis Napoleon Huchingson of Gilmer, TX.
Capt. Huchingson was a faithful worker in the Baptist Church, of which he was a member for 56 years. He was twice Mayor of Hico and, at various times, a member of both the City Council and the Board of Education. Known locally as the Father of Hico, Capt. Huchingson went about his duties as agent for The Dallas Morning News until a few weeks before his death. He had been agent for The News for almost 30 years.
In 1866, he married Mattie Clemens in Magnolia, Arkansas, and they came to Texas.
They settled in Hico, and to this union were born eight children, five of whom preceded him in death. The three remaining children attended his funeral. His wife died in 1904, but he never remarried.
Besides their own children, Capt. and Mrs. Huchingson reared 17 orphan children, all of whom survive him. He is also survived by two half-brothers, John Fields Huchingson of Vernon, TX and Francis Napoleon Huchingson of Gilmer, TX.
Capt. Huchingson was a faithful worker in the Baptist Church, of which he was a member for 56 years. He was twice Mayor of Hico and, at various times, a member of both the City Council and the Board of Education. Known locally as the Father of Hico, Capt. Huchingson went about his duties as agent for The Dallas Morning News until a few weeks before his death. He had been agent for The News for almost 30 years.
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