Individual Details
Arthur Gale Hughes
(May 1893 - )
Arthur Hughes (b abt 1895) fought in World War I, and he lived in Jackson, Miss, in 1943, according to Miss Bettie Hughes.
Excerpt from a letter written to C.W. Prouty from his mother Sallie Hughes Prouty, written September 2, 1919 -
"Arthur thinks he may possibly “get out” when they return from this last trip for returning soldiers. They are to be back sometime soon now, and he writes that he is coming with his wife to see us. You know he was married in June. Won’t that be nice. Mrs. Arthur sent me a photo of the two of ‘em not long ago. They are a fine looking couple. She also wrote me a very nice sweet letter. I am well pleased with both her picture and letter. Am sure she is a fine girl."
Excerpt from a letter written to C.W. Prouty from his mother Sallie Hughes Prouty, written October 7 1919 -
"Arthur and Annie – Mrs. Arthur - have been with us a week. It is good to have them with us. Arthur says you better hurry home before he eats all the beans, of course a Sailor lad will get homesick for the Navy unless he can get beans and “spuds” once in a while. Arthur had some pretty tough experiences while in the service but says he wouldn’t take anything for it tho he would not go thro it again for anything. He has changed somewhat but is still our very dear Arthur. ... I’m sure you would like Arthur’s wife, she is full of life and fun."
Excerpt from a letter written to C.W. Prouty from his mother Sallie Hughes Prouty, written September 2, 1919 -
"Arthur thinks he may possibly “get out” when they return from this last trip for returning soldiers. They are to be back sometime soon now, and he writes that he is coming with his wife to see us. You know he was married in June. Won’t that be nice. Mrs. Arthur sent me a photo of the two of ‘em not long ago. They are a fine looking couple. She also wrote me a very nice sweet letter. I am well pleased with both her picture and letter. Am sure she is a fine girl."
Excerpt from a letter written to C.W. Prouty from his mother Sallie Hughes Prouty, written October 7 1919 -
"Arthur and Annie – Mrs. Arthur - have been with us a week. It is good to have them with us. Arthur says you better hurry home before he eats all the beans, of course a Sailor lad will get homesick for the Navy unless he can get beans and “spuds” once in a while. Arthur had some pretty tough experiences while in the service but says he wouldn’t take anything for it tho he would not go thro it again for anything. He has changed somewhat but is still our very dear Arthur. ... I’m sure you would like Arthur’s wife, she is full of life and fun."
Events
| Birth | May 1893 | Mississippi, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1910 | Collins Ward 1, Covington, Mississippi, United States |  | ||
| Military | 1918 | World War I | | | |
| Marriage | Jun 1919 | Annie Myrtle Neal | |||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Beat 3, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - Annie Myrtle Neal | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Beat 2, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States - Annie Myrtle Neal | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1933 | Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States - Annie Myrtle Neal | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Ward 12, Beat 1, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States - Annie Myrtle Neal | | ||
| Residence | 1943 | Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Annie Myrtle Neal (1896 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William James "Will" Hughes (1852 - 1905) |
| Mother | Lou Emma Hughes (1857 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Marvin Elisha Hughes (1881 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Nanie Pearl Hughes (1882 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Charles Kennon Hughes (1884 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Esther Manie Hughes (1884 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Leonard Hughes (1887 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Clyde Hughes (1888 - 1976) |
| Sibling | John Wesley Hughes (1895 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Wilson Hughes (1899 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Sidney Hughes (1900 - 1900) |
Notes
Census
Robert P Frazier Head M 63 MississippiJosie Frazier Wife F 54 Mississippi
Anna J Frazier Daughter F 20 Mississippi
Vera M Frazier Daughter F 17 Mississippi
Mitchell Frazier Son M 16 Mississippi
Elon D Frazier Son M 14 Mississippi
Ellis W Jordan Boarder M 17 Mississippi
Robert B Sullivan Boarder M 29 Alabama
R Clyde Hughes Boarder M 21 Mississippi
Arthur G Hughes Boarder M 18 Mississippi
John C Moore Boarder M 35 Mississippi
Military
Arthur G Hughes served as a fireman on the U.S.S. Leviathan, a transport ship, during World War I. Arthur wrote his Aunt Sally Hughes Prouty that he had joined the Navy and was stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, Company 82, before being assigned on the U.S.S. Leviathan. The Leviathan sailed between the U.S. and Brest, France. She transported over 119,000 fighting men before the end of WWI. Arthur wrote his cousin Charles W. Prouty in Sep 1918 that they also carried over nurses and brought back crippled boys. In a letter written May 5, 1919 Aunt Sally pens, "We have heard from Arthur at last; Irene had a letter from him last Friday written April 29, from Hoboken. He was just in from his fourteenth trip – I suppose as he said he had crossed the Atlantic 28 times. He seemed to be in pretty good spirits, just the same old Arthur." The crew list for the U.S.S. Leviathan found in History of the U.S.S. Leviathan, Cruiser and Transport Forces, United States Atlantic Fleet lists Hughes, Arthur G. on page 197.Census (family)
Fm. 12, 12, Arthur G. Hughes, Farm, MW 28 Miss. MS MSAnnie M. FW 24, Miss. ARK MS
Census (family)
Arthur G Hughes Head M 37 MississippiAnnie Hughes Wife F 34 Mississippi
Arthur N Hughes Son M 9 Mississippi
Leonard Hughes Son M 8 Mississippi
Bettie L Hughes Daughter F 5 Mississippi
Residence (family)
List of Educable ChildrenParents
Hughes, Arthur
Children age, M/F,
Betty Lou, 8, F, W11, C
Leonard, 10 M, W11, C
Arthur, 12 M, W11, C
Reasons for withdrawal from school: C11 - Other or unknown causes
C - Subject to compulsory school attendance.
Census (family)
Arthur G Hughes Head M 48 MississippiAnnie N Hughes Wife F 44 Mississippi
Leonard Hughes Son M 18 Mississippi
Betty Lou Hughes Daughter F 15 Mississippi
Arthur N Hughes Son M 19 Mississippi
Dorothy Hughes Daughter-in-law F 19 Mississippi
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census.
2. , History of the U.S.S. Leviathan: Cruiser and Transport Forces, United States Atlantic Fleet (Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Eagle Press, 1919), 197; digital images, Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/historyofusslevi00broo : accessed 16 July 2015.
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > MISSISSIPPI > LAUDERDALE > 3-BT Series: T625 Roll: 883 Page: 135.