Individual Details
Optimas E. Hughes
(Abt 1819 - 10 Nov 1883)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1819 | Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 20 Jan 1842 | Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - Mary Wilkinson Mathews |  | | |
| Census (family) | 5 Sep 1850 | 2 Ward, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - Mary Wilkinson Mathews | | | |
| Census (family) | 28 Jun 1860 | 2 Ward, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - Mary Wilkinson Mathews | | | |
| Census | 11 Jun 1870 | 2 Ward, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States | | | |
| Census | 1880 | Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States | | | |
| Death | 10 Nov 1883 | Dropsy - Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Wilkinson Mathews (1809 - 1870) |
| Child | Eliza Ann Hughes (1843 - 1899) |
| Child | George Coffin Hughes (1845 - 1896) |
| Child | Louisa Hughes (1847 - ) |
| Child | Edward Hughes (1849 - ) |
| Child | Octavius Eldew Hughes (1853 - ) |
| Father | Edward Hughes (1774 - 1835) |
| Mother | Louisa Mathews (1778 - 1820) |
| Sibling | James Fisher Hughes (1798 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Maria Mathews "Mary" Hughes (1799 - ) |
| Sibling | George Mathews Hughes (1800 - ) |
| Sibling | William O. E. Hughes ( - ) |
| Sibling | Josiah Powel Hughes (1807 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Martha Waring Hughes (1810 - 1856) |
| Sibling | John R. Hughes (1815 - ) |
| Sibling | Jeremiah Miles "Jerry" Hughes (1817 - 1857) |
Notes
Marriage
by the Rev. Dr. BachmanAccording to marriage records, Mrs. Mary W. Matthews Edings married Jan 20, 1842, to Optimus E. Hughes.
Census (family)
270, 296, O. E. Hughes 31, M, Planter, 6000, SCMary W. 30, F, SC
Eliza 7, F, SC
George 5, M SC
Louisa 3, F, SC
Edward 1, M, SC
271, 297, J M, Hughes, 33 M, Clerk, 4000, SC
Eugenia D?, 28 F, SC
John E. Rivers, 30 M, Attorney at Law, SC
Revare W, 28 F, SC
Winburn L. Hughes, 1 M SC
Wm E, 8/12, M, SC
Census (family)
295, 295, Optimus Huges, 40 M, Planter, 12000, 12000, SCMary W. " , 40 F, SC
Miss E " , 18 F, SC
Geo C " , 16 M, SC
Susan M " , 13 F, SC, attended school
Edw. " , 13 M, SC, attended school
A Eldew " , 7 M, SC, attended school
Census
215, 300, Hughes, Optimus, 50, MW, 3500, South Carolina, Geo C., 25, MW, SC
, Edward, 21, MW, Clerk, Hat store, SC
Gilliard, Arthur, 25, MW, Conductor, (city) RR, SC
, Eliza, 27, FW, SC
, Louisa, 18, FW, SC
, Mary, 60, FW, SC
216, 301, Hughes, Harriet, 50, FW, SC
, Sarah, 23, FW, SC
, Samuel, 22, MW, Engineer, SC
, Emiline, 20, FW, SC
, Horatio, 19, MW, Bookkeeper ? store, SC
, John, 15, MW, Law Office, SC
, Ebenezer, 17, MW, SC
McKinlay, William, 63, MW, Trial Justice, SC
, Sarah S., 30, FW, SC
, Theodore, 21, MW, at school, SC
, Rosa Lee, 16, FW, " " , SC
, Benjamin, 14, MW, at school, SC
, Mary , 25, FW, SC
Morrison, Elvira family
Lee, James
Singleton, Harriet family
Campbell, Jacob family
Smith, Bristol, family
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Census
O. E. HUGHES Self M Male W 65 SC Sells Milk SC SCG. E. HUGHES Sister S Female W 35 SC SC SC
Daisy HUGHES Dau S Female W 25 SC SC SC
Wm. HUGHES Son S Male W 4 SC SC SC
Edward HUGHES Son S Male W 6 SC SC SC
Errors- GE should be a male, OE Hughes son. He is probably married to Daisy and the children are theirs. Note that next door is OE Hughes daughter Eliza married to Arthur Gilliland.
Endnotes
1. Kelly, Richard., "Hughes, Mathews, Saltus, and related South Carolina and Mississippi genealogy." Rootsweb WorldConnect project. (Richard Kelly
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1850 census -31 yrs.
3. Kelly, Richard., "Hughes, Mathews, Saltus, and related South Carolina and Mississippi genealogy." Rootsweb WorldConnect project. (Richard Kelly
4. Hughes, Ralph Bernard, "Genealogy of George Matthews Hughes," GEDCOM file from Linda Hughes Caviness to Nancy Prouty, Nov 7, 2005.
5. Hughes, Ralph Bernard, "Genealogy of George Matthews Hughes," GEDCOM file from Linda Hughes Caviness to Nancy Prouty, Nov 7, 2005.
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1850 > SOUTH CAROLINA > CHARLESTON > 2-WD CHARLESTON Series: M432 Roll: 850 Page: 137.
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > SOUTH CAROLINA > CHARLESTON > 2-WD CHARLESTON Series: M653 Roll: 1216 Page: 234 .
8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > SOUTH CAROLINA > CHARLESTON > 2-WD CHARLESTON Series: M593 Roll: 1486 Page: 81.
9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002), Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina Film 1255221 NA Film Number T9-1221 Page 73D.
10. "South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1968," database, Ancestry.com (: accessed 20 December 2020), O E Hughes Sr; citing South Carolina. South Carolina death records. Columbia, SC, USA: South Carolina Department of Archives and History. South Carolina Death Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina, USA..