Individual Details

John Craig Hughes

(20 Sep 1855 - 1878)

"John was tragically drowned in a mill pond at Lizelia, when only twenty two years of age. He had been induced by some other boys to go into the pond and try to learn to swim."
Betty Hughes, 1943

Events

Birth20 Sep 1855Mississippi, United States
Death1878(originally called Daleville), Lizelia, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
BurialHughes Family Cemetery, Daleville, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Families

FatherCharles Edward Hughes (1821 - 1888)
MotherPauline Craig (1826 - 1910)
SiblingMary Jane Hughes (1847 - 1929)
SiblingMartha M. "Mattie" Hughes (1850 - 1937)
SiblingWilliam James "Will" Hughes (1852 - 1905)
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)

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