In 1889, Hugh and Vicie moved with their children, except Martha, to Jasper Co., IL to the Broom Corn Country. In 1896 they all moved back to Carter Co., KY. Hugh was a cooper (manufacturer of wooden casks and barrels) and a farmer. Hugh tanned his own leather and made his own boots. When he got real old he made hickory handles for axes and hammers. He brought them to the Brickyard in Olive Hill from Globe, where he lived, carrying the bundles on his back. Thomas J. Tackett, overseer of the brickyard, bought every one of the handles. He left a standing order that all Hugh brought in were to be bought because he made the best.(kisermusic@yahoo.com)