Individual Details
Charles Edward Hughes Jr.
(30 Mar 1870 - 4 Feb 1954)
In 1949 Aunt Betty Hughes wrote a letter to Craig Hughes about his family - "Charlie (after his father's death) did the best he could with the old farm until he was passed thirty years of age. It was a kind of losing battle with him however, for those "hills and hollows" were not overly productive. He decided he should try something with more promise as return for efforts expended. In the autumn of 1902, fourteen years after father's death, he went down the rail-road toward New Orleans and found work.
While Charlie was with the "carpenter-crew" between Meridian and New Orleans, some months after he had left Daleville, he met your mother, Eula Herrington. They were married some months later in the early part of 1908, and live in Meridian wher Charlie was then working with the city Fire Department. Edward, your brother, was born in August, 1910, and when he was only a few weeks old, your parents took him to see mother, and she held him in her own arms for a brief time. He was the only one of Charlie and Eula's children that mother ever saw."
"Charlie married Eula Herrington in 1908. He and Eula have reared four sons and four daughters. All except the one boy now in the service live in Meridian, Mississippi. Five of the eight are married."
Betty Hughes, 1943
Living in Meridian during 1910.
While Charlie was with the "carpenter-crew" between Meridian and New Orleans, some months after he had left Daleville, he met your mother, Eula Herrington. They were married some months later in the early part of 1908, and live in Meridian wher Charlie was then working with the city Fire Department. Edward, your brother, was born in August, 1910, and when he was only a few weeks old, your parents took him to see mother, and she held him in her own arms for a brief time. He was the only one of Charlie and Eula's children that mother ever saw."
"Charlie married Eula Herrington in 1908. He and Eula have reared four sons and four daughters. All except the one boy now in the service live in Meridian, Mississippi. Five of the eight are married."
Betty Hughes, 1943
Living in Meridian during 1910.
Events
| Birth | 30 Mar 1870 | Mississippi, United States |  | ||
| Census | 18 Jun 1900 | Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | Jan 1908 | Eula Lee Herrington | | | |
| Census (family) | 20 Apr 1910 | 5-WD, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - Eula Lee Herrington | | | |
| Census (family) | 5 Jan 1920 | 1-WD, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - Eula Lee Herrington | | | |
| Census (family) | 1940 | Ward 6, Beat 1, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - Eula Lee Herrington | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1948 | 603 11th Av, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - Eula Lee Herrington | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1950 | 603 11th Av, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - Eula Lee Herrington | | ||
| Death | 4 Feb 1954 | Daleville, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States | | ||
| Burial | Hughes Family Cemetery, Daleville, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Eula Lee Herrington (1890 - 1978) |
| Child | Charles Edward "Ed" Hughes Jr. (1910 - 1978) |
| Child | Eula Craig Hughes (1913 - 2005) |
| Child | Dorris L. Hughes (1916 - ) |
| Child | J L Hughes (1917 - ) |
| Child | Mary Kathryn Hughes (1918 - ) |
| Child | Garner Hughes (1921 - 1988) |
| Child | Nora Elizabeth Hughes (1923 - 2010) |
| Child | Leland W Hughes (1924 - ) |
| Father | Charles Edward Hughes (1821 - 1888) |
| Mother | Pauline Craig (1826 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane Hughes (1847 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Martha M. "Mattie" Hughes (1850 - 1937) |
| Sibling | William James "Will" Hughes (1852 - 1905) |
| Sibling | John Craig Hughes (1855 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Sarah Matilda "Sallie" Hughes (1858 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Everette "Evie" Hughes (1861 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Louise "Miss Betty" Hughes (1863 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Emma Florence Hughes (1866 - 1872) |
Notes
Census
1900 Census Mississippi, Lauderdale Co., SD 5, ED 24, sheet 19, Beat 3, lines 80-82.341 Hughes, Chas E. head W M March 1870 30 S Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama. Farming, Own, Free
Pauline Mother W F Apr 1826 74 Wd 9 child., 6 living, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina. School teaching.
Pearl, niece W F Sept 1882, 17 S, Mississippi 3X, At school
(Note- I think the niece is Pearl, the handwriting is difficult! There is a Pearl, daughter of Will Hughes that it could be.)
Marriage
She was seventeen.Census (family)
812, 129, 151, Hughes, CE, Head, MW. 40, M1-2 yrs, MS SC AL, Fireman, Fire Dept, Wages, no, 4 mos, rent houseEula, Wife, FW, 19, M1-2, 0 children, MS MS MS, none
Herrington, Nora, sister in law, FW, 12, single, MS MS MS, none, attended school
Census (family)
SD 5 ED 42 sheet 4B Ward 1, Meridian City, 11th Avenue1603, 86, 99 Hughes, Charles E, Head, Rent, MW, 48, Married, MS MS MS, Fireman, City ___
Eula L., Wife, FW, 28, Married, MS MS MS
Charles E. Jr., Son, MW, 9 5/12, single MS MS MS
Eula C, Daughter, FW, 6 11/12, single MS MS MS
Dorris L., Daughter, FW, 4 10/12, single MS MS MS
J L, Son, MW, 3 ?/12, , single MS MS MS
(Next page)
Hughes, Mary C. Daughter, FW, 1 5/12, single, MS MS MS
Census (family)
head Chas Edward Hughes M 70 Mississippi, 6th grade, City fireman, City of mdnwife Eula Lee Hughes F 79 Mississippi, 6th grade
daughter Kathryn Hughes F 22 Mississippi, 8th grade, Topper, Hosiery mills
son Garner Hughes M 19 Mississippi. HS-1, new worker
daughter Nora E Hughes F 17 Mississippi, 7th grade
son Leland W Hughes M 15 Mississippi, 6th grade
Residence (family)
Publication Title: Meridian, Mississippi, City Directory, 1948Hughes --- Chas E (Eula L) h1603 11th av
Residence (family)
Publication Title: Meridian, Mississippi, City Directory, 1950Hughes -- Chas E (Eula) h1603 11th av
Endnotes
1. , "Hughes Family Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 October 2011), Hughes.
2. 1900 U.S. Federal Population Census. Mississippi, Lauderdale Co. (read April 7, 2003 by Nancy Prouty).
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 census - married 2 yrs.
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > Mississippi > LAUDERDALE > 5-WD MERIDIAN Series: T624 Roll: 746 Page: 217.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > Mississippi > LAUDERDALE > 1-WD; MERIDIAN; 1-BT Series: T625 Roll: 882 Page: 15.
6. , "Hughes Family Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 October 2011), Hughes.
7. , "Hughes Family Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 October 2011), Hughes.