Individual Details

Martha M. "Mattie" Hughes

(26 Apr 1850 - 1937)

"Mattie married John M. Burt in November, 1870. John Burt, too, was an ex-confederate soldier. Their's was a home wedding this time (her sister Mary had eloped), the parents grateful that they were consulted concerning the approaching nuptials of Mattie and John. John lived only something more than nine years after the marriage. He was tragically killed in 1880.
Mattie with her two little girls, Linnie and Lida, lived "back at home" with her parents at Daleville until Linnie's marriage in 1887. After that she lived with Linnie until her death in 1937. She lived to be eighty-seven years of age."
Betty Hughes, 1943

Living in Indianola during 1910.

Aunt Mattie lived with her sister Sallie Hughes Prouty in Daleville during 1918 thro 1920. She was ill most of the time and almost blind. In March 1919 she had cataract surgery in Meridian which partially restored her eyesight.

Events

Birth26 Apr 1850Mississippi, United States
Marriage16 Nov 1870Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - John M. Burt
Census1880Daleville, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
Census18 Jun 1900Beat 1, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
Census16 Apr 1910Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
Census2 Jan 1920Beat 3, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
Census1930Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, United States
Death1937Mississippi, United States
BurialHughes Family Cemetery, Daleville, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Families

SpouseJohn M. Burt (1843 - 1880)
ChildCora Linnie Burt (1873 - 1947)
ChildLida P. Burt (1876 - 1899)
ChildMilton Burt (1870 - 1872)
FatherCharles Edward Hughes (1821 - 1888)
MotherPauline Craig (1826 - 1910)
SiblingMary Jane Hughes (1847 - 1929)
SiblingWilliam James "Will" Hughes (1852 - 1905)
SiblingJohn Craig Hughes (1855 - 1878)
SiblingSarah Matilda "Sallie" Hughes (1858 - 1940)
SiblingEverette "Evie" Hughes (1861 - 1862)
SiblingElizabeth Louise "Miss Betty" Hughes (1863 - 1949)
SiblingEmma Florence Hughes (1866 - 1872)
SiblingCharles Edward Hughes Jr. (1870 - 1954)

Notes

Census

Widowed, Living with her parents.

Charles E Hughes Self M 58 South Carolina, United States
Pauline Hughes Wife F 54 Alabama, United States
Charles E Hughes Son M 10 Mississippi, United States
Mattie M Burt Daughter F 31 Mississippi, United States widowed
Lida P Burt Granddaughter F 4 Mississippi, United States
Louisa E Hughes Daughter F 16 Mississippi, United States
Sarahell Hughes Daughter F 21 Mississippi, United States
William J Hughes Son M 27 Mississippi, United States
Cora L Burt Granddaughter F 6 Mississippi, United States

Census

278, 284, Hopkins, William W, Head, WM, Nov 1858, 41, Married 2 yrs, MS MS MS, Mrcn , rent house
Cora L., Wife, WF, July 1873, 26, M-2, 1 child born & living, MS AL MS
William W. Jr., Son, WM, Sept 1898, 1, single, MS MS MS
Burt, Martha M, Mother, WF, Apr. 1850, 50, Wd, 3 children born 1 living, MS SC AL

Census

3, Hopkins, William W., Head, MW, 51, Married1- 14 yrs, MS MS MS, Merchant, Groceries, rent home
Linie C, Wife, FW, 36, M1, 4 children born and living, MS MS MS
William W., Son, MW, 11, single, MS
Cora L, Daughter, FW, 9, single, MS
Ruth B, Daughter, FW, 7, single, MS
Joseph E, Son, MW, 5, single, MS
Burt, Mattie M, Mother-in-law, FW, 59, Widowed, 6 children 1 living, MS SC AL

Census

SD 5, ED 57, sheet 1B & 2A
Farm, visit 19
Prouty, Sallie, Head, Own farm, 61, widowed, MS, SC, AL, None
Charlie Will, Son, 26, single, MS, OH, MS Stenographer construction crew- wages
Dora E., Daughter, 24, single, MS, OH, MS Teacher Music-wages
Pauline, Daughter, 22, single, MS, OH, MS Apprentice Hospital-wages
Irene, Daughter, 20, single, MS, OH, MS None
Burt, Mattie M. Sister, 69, widowed, MS, SC, AL, None

Census

Wm W Hopkins Head M 71 Mississippi
Linnie B Hopkins Wife F 56 Mississippi
Will W Hopkins Jr. Son M 31 Mississippi
Elise S Hopkins Daughter-in-law F 27 Tennessee
Ruth Massey Daughter F 27 Mississippi
Alberta Massey Son-in-law M 25 Mississippi
Joe Hopkins Son M 25 Mississippi
Edna Hopkins Daughter-in-law F 20 Mississippi
Robt W Hollowell Grandson M 8 Mississippi
Elise J Hopkins Granddaughter F 3 Mississippi
Mattie Burt Mother-in-law F 80 Mississippi SC AL widowed

Endnotes

1. , "Hughes Family Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 October 2011), Hughes.

2. "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/: accessed 13 August 2016), J. M. Burt and Mattie Hughes, 16 Nov 1870; citing Lauderdale,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 899,121..

3. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).

4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > MISSISSIPPI > LAUDERDALE > 1-BT Series: T623 Roll: 814 Page: 249.

5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > MISSISSIPPI > LOWNDES > TWP 17 RANGE 17 E Series: T624 Roll: 750 Page: 200.

6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > Mississippi Series: T625 Roll: 883 Page: 135.

7. Hughes, Betty., Hughes family history written by Miss Betty Hughes in 1943. (family papers held by Charles D. Prouty.).

8. , "Hughes Family Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 October 2011), Hughes.

9. , "Hughes Family Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 October 2011), Hughes.