Individual Details
Laura F. Smith
(6 Apr 1861 - 13 Feb 1945)
Events
| Birth | 6 Apr 1861 | South Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1882 | Smith, Mississippi, United States - Richard Calvin Hughes | |||
| Census (family) | 4 Jun 1900 | Trenton Precinct, Smith, Mississippi, United States - Richard Calvin Hughes |  | | |
| Census (family) | 2 May 1910 | 4 Beat, Smith, Mississippi, United States - Richard Calvin Hughes | | | |
| Marriage | 20 Mar 1916 | Benjamin Franklin Gaughf | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Smith, Mississippi, United States - Benjamin Franklin Gaughf | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Beat 4, Smith, Mississippi, United States | | ||
| Death | 13 Feb 1945 | | |||
| Burial | Sardis Baptist Cemetery, Smith, Mississippi, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Richard Calvin Hughes (1855 - 1913) |
| Child | Sylvester Hughes (1882 - ) |
| Child | Joel/Joseph C. Hughes (1884 - 1914) |
| Child | Martha Elizabeth "Bessie" Hughes (1885 - 1959) |
| Child | Clifton Oliver Hughes (1887 - 1963) |
| Child | William Anstern Hughes (1889 - 1972) |
| Child | Rubin Guy Hughes (1891 - 1965) |
| Child | Francis C (Cordie?) Hughes (1893 - ) |
| Child | Mack Charlie Hughes (1896 - 1976) |
| Child | Minnie Hughes (1902 - 1931) |
| Spouse | Benjamin Franklin Gaughf (1847 - 1929) |
Notes
Census (family)
30, 31, Hughes, Calvin, Head, WM, Dec 1855, 44, Married 20 yrs, MS MS MS, Farmer, Own free farmLaura F, Wife, WF, Apr 1861, 39, M-20, 9 children born 8 missing, SC SC SC
Sylvester, Son, WM, Oct 1882, 17, single, MS, farm labor
Joel C, Son, WM, Mar 1884, 16, single, MS, farm labor
Bessie M, Daughter, WF, Dec 1885, 14, single, MS
Clifton O, Son, WM, Mar 1887, 13, single, MS, farm labor
William A, Son, WM, Jan 1889, 10, single, MS, farm labor
Ruben G, Son, WM, Oct 1891, 8, single, MS
Francis C, Daughter, WF, Apr 1893, 7, single, MS
Charlie M, Son, WM, Apr 1896, 4, single, MS
Census (family)
Hughes, Richard C, Head, MW 56, Married 28 yrs, MS MS MS, Farmer-GeneralLaura F, Wife, FW, 49, M-28 yrs, 10 children born 8 living, MS MS MS
Joseph, Son, MW, 25, single, MS
Guy, Son, MW, 18, single, MS
Mack, Son, MW, 14, single, MS
Minnie, Daughter, FW, 8, single, MS
(on same page as Cleveland & Mittie Thornton. Mittie is Richard's 1st cousin once removed)
Marriage
A year earlier, Laura's son Anse Hughes had married Ben's granddaughter Novella Hutson.Census (family)
self Mack C Hughes M 23y Mississippiwife Effie M Hughes F 24y Mississippi
dau Malie L Hughes F 1y11m Mississippi
son Paul J Hughes M 5m Mississippi
Benjamin F Gaughf M 76y Georgia
moth Laura F Gaughf F 64y South Carolina
Census
Oliver C Hughes Head M 52 MississippiLurie HughesWifeF 50 Mississippi
Horse W Hughes Son M 18 Mississippi
Halbert C Hughes Son M 16 Mississippi
Laura F Hughes Mother F 79 South Carolina, widowed
Billie M Blackwell Nephew M 10 Mississippi
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census.
2. , "Find A Grave," database, Sardis Baptist Cemetery (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 October 2011), Hughes.
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > MISSISSIPPI > SMITH > TRENTON PCT Series: T623 Roll: 828 Page: 101.
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > MISSISSIPPI > SMITH > 4-BT Series: T624 Roll: 759 Page: 72.
5. , "Find A Grave," database, Sardis Baptist Cemetery (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 October 2011), Hughes.
6. , "Find A Grave," database, Sardis Baptist Cemetery (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 October 2011), Hughes.