Individual Details

William James "Will" Hughes

(24 Apr 1852 - 1905)

"Will, the oldest son, married his cousin Lou Emma Hughes, in the county, where many of the relatives lived. He died, near Morton, Mississippi in 1905, being only in his fifty-third year. Of the ten children of Will and Lou Emma, only four are living. The daughters, Pearl and Esther, died a good many years go. Four of the boys, too, are gone. Sidney and John Wesley dying when very small. Kennon, about the time he reached manhood and Wilson, killed in a car wreck in middle life. Of the four remaining sons Marvin, the eldest lives in Morton, Mississippi. Leonard, in Louisiana, and Clyde and Arthur in Jackson, Mississippi. All have families, several of the respective sons are now in the Service of "Uncle Sam" in the "Global War".
Betty Hughes, 1943

Events

Birth24 Apr 1852Mississippi, United States
Marriage3 Oct 1880Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - Lou Emma Hughes
Census (family)28 Jun 1900Moscow, Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi, United States - Lou Emma Hughes
Death1905Morton, Scott, Mississippi, United States

Families

SpouseLou Emma Hughes (1857 - 1906)
ChildMarvin Elisha Hughes (1881 - 1957)
ChildNanie Pearl Hughes (1882 - 1943)
ChildCharles Kennon Hughes (1884 - 1943)
ChildEsther Manie Hughes (1884 - 1918)
ChildLeonard Hughes (1887 - )
ChildRobert Clyde Hughes (1888 - 1976)
ChildArthur Gale Hughes (1893 - )
ChildJohn Wesley Hughes (1895 - 1910)
ChildWilson Hughes (1899 - 1900)
ChildSidney Hughes (1900 - 1900)
FatherCharles Edward Hughes (1821 - 1888)
MotherPauline Craig (1826 - 1910)
SiblingMary Jane Hughes (1847 - 1929)
SiblingMartha M. "Mattie" Hughes (1850 - 1937)
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 (family)

403, 460 Hughs, William J., Head, WM Apr 1852, 48 M 19 yrs, MS, AL, AL, Farmer OMF
Lou E, Wife, WF, Oct 1857, 42, M 19, 10 child 8 living, MS, AL, MS
Marvin E. Son WM, July 1881, 18 single, MS MS MS farm labor
Nanie P. Daughter WF Sept 1882, 17 single, MS MS MS dress maker
Charles K, Son WM Mch 1884, 16 single, MS MS MS farm laborer
Manie E., Daughter, WF, Aug 1884, 15, single, MS MS MS at school
Lenard, Son, WM, May 1887, 13, single, MS MS MS, Farm laborer
Clide, Son, WM, Dec 1887, 12, single, MS MS MS, Farm laborer
John W, Son, WM, Sept 1895, 4, single, MS MS MS
Arthur G, Son, WM, May 1898, 2, single, MS MS MS

Questionable dates on some of these children? Less than 9 mos between....

Death

53 years old

Endnotes

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

2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census - married 19 years.

3. "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/: accessed 13 August 2016), W. J. Hughes and Louema Hughes, 03 Oct 1880; citing Lauderdale,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 899,113..

4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > Mississippi > KEMPER > TWP 10 RANGE 15 Series: T623 Roll: 813 Page: 115 .