John R.Hugos was born in Trondhjeim, Norway, in Europe in 1859 and came wit his parents to Wisconsin in 1869 and to Norway Township in 1870, where his father filed on a homestead. He was married to Anna Hammer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peder Hammer in 1881. They moved to their home northeast of Norway Village and celebrated their Golden Wedding there in 1931. They were confirmed and were members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Hugos was a charter member of the Odd Fellows Nelson Lodge Number 292 in Norway, Kansas and a member of the Elks Lodge in Concordia. He and his brother Charles owned a hardware store in Norway in 1885 and also bought grain, hay and livestock there. He was a Justice of the Peace in Norway for forty-four years and state grain inspector in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugos reared ten children. Three daughters, now deceased were Inga Cuthburtson, Ida Saterfield and Reba; also Olga Dutton, Josie Medlin, Ollie and Clara, and three sons, Rickard, Peter L. and Karl. Mrs. Hugos passed on in 1957, aged 97 years, and Mr, Hugos in 1936, aged 77 years.
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