Virginia Hughes Hains and her estranged husband, Harold Hains, were killed in a twin engine Lockheed PV-2 aircraft, approaching the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, caught fire and crashed into three residential homes. The crash caught one of the homes on fire and killed a two-year-old boy. Witnesses of the 3:00 p.m. crash stated that they saw smoke and flames coming from the aircraft as it approached the airport. The plane veered off its intended route to land and crashed into the homes.
As a child at Columbia Elementary school, Virginia served as crossing guard. She grew up in a house on Jackson Street in Columbia directly across the street from the fire station.
Virginia, age 28, left behind her parents, three sisters, a brother and a daughter.
She and her husband were in the mist of being divorced, and it surprised her family that they were together that day traveling from Tucson to Phoenix. Her husband's remains were taken to San Francisco.
The Hughes Family
Date of Census: April 14, 15 & 16, 1930
Name: Frank M Hughes
Home in 1930: Columbia, Tuolumne County, California
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Mother's Name: Ida
Race: White
Occupation: Carpenter of General Construction. Ten years earlier he was an engineer in a goldmine. He was also the Constable of Columbia.
Rent/home value: Own. $2500
Marital Status in 1920 and 1930: Widowed
Age at first marriage: 25
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Household Members were the same in 1920 as they were in 1930:
Frank M Hughes
Ida McCammon Hughes
Merl T Hughes
Name: Merl T Hughes
Age: 24
Birth: February 20, 1906
Birthplace: Michigan
Death: July 1, 1999
Place of Death: Columbia, California
Relation to Head of House: Son
Parent's Name: Frank M
Race: White
Occupation: Laborer of Odd Jobs.
Marital Status: Single
Father's birthplace: Indiana
Mother's birthplace: Minnesota
The family lived across the street from the Columbia Fire Station. Merl started as a volunteer and eventually became the fire marshal. He lived in Columbia since 1912. He was "a walking encyclopedia" of the history of Columbia and docent for the visitors.
Name: Ida V. McCammon Hughes
Age: 73
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Race: White
Age at first marriage: 19
Marital Status in 1920 and 1930: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Frank M Hughes
Born 01/27/1877
Birthplace: Indiana
Date of Death: 10-30-1963
Place of Death: Tuolumne County
Age 86 years.
Mother's Maiden Name: McCammon
Son of Frank Hughes
Name: Merl F. Hughes
Birth: 20 Feb 1906 - Michigan
Death: 1 Jul 1999 - Columbia, Tuolumne County, California
Wife of Merl Hughes:
Name: Elda M. Hughes
Birth: 24 Jun 1913
Death: 11 Jul 2000 - Sonora, Tuolumne County, California
Daughter of Merl and Elda Hughes
Virginia Merle Hughes Hains
Birth: Jun. 28, 1937 in Tuolumne County
Death: Feb. 3, 1966 – Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
About Merl's mother/Frank's wife/Virginia's Paternal Grandmother: Emma Mae Waters Hughes died 6 weeks after giving birth to Merl in Michigan.
As a child at Columbia Elementary school, Virginia served as crossing guard. She grew up in a house on Jackson Street in Columbia directly across the street from the fire station.
Virginia, age 28, left behind her parents, three sisters, a brother and a daughter.
She and her husband were in the mist of being divorced, and it surprised her family that they were together that day traveling from Tucson to Phoenix. Her husband's remains were taken to San Francisco.
The Hughes Family
Date of Census: April 14, 15 & 16, 1930
Name: Frank M Hughes
Home in 1930: Columbia, Tuolumne County, California
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Mother's Name: Ida
Race: White
Occupation: Carpenter of General Construction. Ten years earlier he was an engineer in a goldmine. He was also the Constable of Columbia.
Rent/home value: Own. $2500
Marital Status in 1920 and 1930: Widowed
Age at first marriage: 25
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Household Members were the same in 1920 as they were in 1930:
Frank M Hughes
Ida McCammon Hughes
Merl T Hughes
Name: Merl T Hughes
Age: 24
Birth: February 20, 1906
Birthplace: Michigan
Death: July 1, 1999
Place of Death: Columbia, California
Relation to Head of House: Son
Parent's Name: Frank M
Race: White
Occupation: Laborer of Odd Jobs.
Marital Status: Single
Father's birthplace: Indiana
Mother's birthplace: Minnesota
The family lived across the street from the Columbia Fire Station. Merl started as a volunteer and eventually became the fire marshal. He lived in Columbia since 1912. He was "a walking encyclopedia" of the history of Columbia and docent for the visitors.
Name: Ida V. McCammon Hughes
Age: 73
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Race: White
Age at first marriage: 19
Marital Status in 1920 and 1930: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Frank M Hughes
Born 01/27/1877
Birthplace: Indiana
Date of Death: 10-30-1963
Place of Death: Tuolumne County
Age 86 years.
Mother's Maiden Name: McCammon
Son of Frank Hughes
Name: Merl F. Hughes
Birth: 20 Feb 1906 - Michigan
Death: 1 Jul 1999 - Columbia, Tuolumne County, California
Wife of Merl Hughes:
Name: Elda M. Hughes
Birth: 24 Jun 1913
Death: 11 Jul 2000 - Sonora, Tuolumne County, California
Daughter of Merl and Elda Hughes
Virginia Merle Hughes Hains
Birth: Jun. 28, 1937 in Tuolumne County
Death: Feb. 3, 1966 – Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
About Merl's mother/Frank's wife/Virginia's Paternal Grandmother: Emma Mae Waters Hughes died 6 weeks after giving birth to Merl in Michigan.
Virginia Hughes Hains and her estranged husband, Harold Hains, were killed in a twin engine Lockheed PV-2 aircraft, approaching the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, caught fire and crashed into three residential homes. The crash caught one of the homes on fire and killed a two-year-old boy. Witnesses of the 3:00 p.m. crash stated that they saw smoke and flames coming from the aircraft as it approached the airport. The plane veered off its intended route to land and crashed into the homes.
As a child at Columbia Elementary school, Virginia served as crossing guard. She grew up in a house on Jackson Street in Columbia directly across the street from the fire station.
Virginia, age 28, left behind her parents, three sisters, a brother and a daughter.
She and her husband were in the mist of being divorced, and it surprised her family that they were together that day traveling from Tucson to Phoenix. Her husband's remains were taken to San Francisco.
The Hughes Family
Date of Census: April 14, 15 & 16, 1930
Name: Frank M Hughes
Home in 1930: Columbia, Tuolumne County, California
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Mother's Name: Ida
Race: White
Occupation: Carpenter of General Construction. Ten years earlier he was an engineer in a goldmine. He was also the Constable of Columbia.
Rent/home value: Own. $2500
Marital Status in 1920 and 1930: Widowed
Age at first marriage: 25
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Household Members were the same in 1920 as they were in 1930:
Frank M Hughes
Ida McCammon Hughes
Merl T Hughes
Name: Merl T Hughes
Age: 24
Birth: February 20, 1906
Birthplace: Michigan
Death: July 1, 1999
Place of Death: Columbia, California
Relation to Head of House: Son
Parent's Name: Frank M
Race: White
Occupation: Laborer of Odd Jobs.
Marital Status: Single
Father's birthplace: Indiana
Mother's birthplace: Minnesota
The family lived across the street from the Columbia Fire Station. Merl started as a volunteer and eventually became the fire marshal. He lived in Columbia since 1912. He was "a walking encyclopedia" of the history of Columbia and docent for the visitors.
Name: Ida V. McCammon Hughes
Age: 73
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Race: White
Age at first marriage: 19
Marital Status in 1920 and 1930: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Frank M Hughes
Born 01/27/1877
Birthplace: Indiana
Date of Death: 10-30-1963
Place of Death: Tuolumne County
Age 86 years.
Mother's Maiden Name: McCammon
Son of Frank Hughes
Name: Merl F. Hughes
Birth: 20 Feb 1906 - Michigan
Death: 1 Jul 1999 - Columbia, Tuolumne County, California
Wife of Merl Hughes:
Name: Elda M. Hughes
Birth: 24 Jun 1913
Death: 11 Jul 2000 - Sonora, Tuolumne County, California
Daughter of Merl and Elda Hughes
Virginia Merle Hughes Hains
Birth: Jun. 28, 1937 in Tuolumne County
Death: Feb. 3, 1966 – Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
About Merl's mother/Frank's wife/Virginia's Paternal Grandmother: Emma Mae Waters Hughes died 6 weeks after giving birth to Merl in Michigan.
As a child at Columbia Elementary school, Virginia served as crossing guard. She grew up in a house on Jackson Street in Columbia directly across the street from the fire station.
Virginia, age 28, left behind her parents, three sisters, a brother and a daughter.
She and her husband were in the mist of being divorced, and it surprised her family that they were together that day traveling from Tucson to Phoenix. Her husband's remains were taken to San Francisco.
The Hughes Family
Date of Census: April 14, 15 & 16, 1930
Name: Frank M Hughes
Home in 1930: Columbia, Tuolumne County, California
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Mother's Name: Ida
Race: White
Occupation: Carpenter of General Construction. Ten years earlier he was an engineer in a goldmine. He was also the Constable of Columbia.
Rent/home value: Own. $2500
Marital Status in 1920 and 1930: Widowed
Age at first marriage: 25
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Household Members were the same in 1920 as they were in 1930:
Frank M Hughes
Ida McCammon Hughes
Merl T Hughes
Name: Merl T Hughes
Age: 24
Birth: February 20, 1906
Birthplace: Michigan
Death: July 1, 1999
Place of Death: Columbia, California
Relation to Head of House: Son
Parent's Name: Frank M
Race: White
Occupation: Laborer of Odd Jobs.
Marital Status: Single
Father's birthplace: Indiana
Mother's birthplace: Minnesota
The family lived across the street from the Columbia Fire Station. Merl started as a volunteer and eventually became the fire marshal. He lived in Columbia since 1912. He was "a walking encyclopedia" of the history of Columbia and docent for the visitors.
Name: Ida V. McCammon Hughes
Age: 73
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Race: White
Age at first marriage: 19
Marital Status in 1920 and 1930: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Frank M Hughes
Born 01/27/1877
Birthplace: Indiana
Date of Death: 10-30-1963
Place of Death: Tuolumne County
Age 86 years.
Mother's Maiden Name: McCammon
Son of Frank Hughes
Name: Merl F. Hughes
Birth: 20 Feb 1906 - Michigan
Death: 1 Jul 1999 - Columbia, Tuolumne County, California
Wife of Merl Hughes:
Name: Elda M. Hughes
Birth: 24 Jun 1913
Death: 11 Jul 2000 - Sonora, Tuolumne County, California
Daughter of Merl and Elda Hughes
Virginia Merle Hughes Hains
Birth: Jun. 28, 1937 in Tuolumne County
Death: Feb. 3, 1966 – Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
About Merl's mother/Frank's wife/Virginia's Paternal Grandmother: Emma Mae Waters Hughes died 6 weeks after giving birth to Merl in Michigan.
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