Individual Details
Enos Craft Hughes
(10 Nov 1844 - 22 Feb 1922)
Married Belinda Caroline Sanford in 1862 in Shelby Co., Tx.
Son of James Hughes and Ruth Snider.
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Private, Company C, 30th Regiment, Texas Cavalry, CSA
Son of James McCain and Ruth Snider Hughes
Husband of Belinda Caroline Samford
Son: George Hughes
Enos (Ennis) Hughes enlisted in August 1862 and served in Company C, 30th Regiment, Texas Volunteers. On August 31, 1863, the company roll reported him absent, "Sick in McLennan County since June 22d." His company disbanded near Navasota, Texas, in the latter part of June 1865. During the war, his wife stayed at his father's house.
Mr. Hughes died at Shelbyville, at the home of his son, Bob Hughes. His obituary says he was buried in Campti Cemetery. Survivors included his wife and several children. He was a half-brother to A. B. Hughes of Henrietta community.
Mrs. Hughes was very ill at the time of her husband's death, and she died a few weeks after her husband.
Sources:
"Native Campti Citizen Dies," The Champion, March 1, 1922, reprinted in Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, Shelby County, Texas, Center: Center Printing Co., 1983, I:182-183
"Death of Mrs. Enos Hughes," The Champion, April 5, 1922, reprinted in Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, I:185
Soldier's Application for Pension # 18352, Shelby County, TX
Son of James Hughes and Ruth Snider.
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Private, Company C, 30th Regiment, Texas Cavalry, CSA
Son of James McCain and Ruth Snider Hughes
Husband of Belinda Caroline Samford
Son: George Hughes
Enos (Ennis) Hughes enlisted in August 1862 and served in Company C, 30th Regiment, Texas Volunteers. On August 31, 1863, the company roll reported him absent, "Sick in McLennan County since June 22d." His company disbanded near Navasota, Texas, in the latter part of June 1865. During the war, his wife stayed at his father's house.
Mr. Hughes died at Shelbyville, at the home of his son, Bob Hughes. His obituary says he was buried in Campti Cemetery. Survivors included his wife and several children. He was a half-brother to A. B. Hughes of Henrietta community.
Mrs. Hughes was very ill at the time of her husband's death, and she died a few weeks after her husband.
Sources:
"Native Campti Citizen Dies," The Champion, March 1, 1922, reprinted in Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, Shelby County, Texas, Center: Center Printing Co., 1983, I:182-183
"Death of Mrs. Enos Hughes," The Champion, April 5, 1922, reprinted in Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, I:185
Soldier's Application for Pension # 18352, Shelby County, TX
Events
| Birth | 10 Nov 1844 | Center, Shelby County, Texas | |||
| Marriage | 1862 | Shelby County, Texas - Belinda Caroline Samford | |||
| Census (family) | 5 Aug 1870 | Center, Shelby County, Texas - Belinda Caroline Samford |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 7 Jul 1880 | Shelby County, Texas - Belinda Caroline Samford | | | |
| Death | 22 Feb 1922 | Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Sardis Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Belinda Caroline Samford (1836 - 1922) |
| Child | Rachel Ardenia "Dena" Hughes (1864 - 1906) |
| Child | James Franklin Hughes (1864 - 1946) |
| Child | George William Hughes (1868 - 1929) |
| Child | Elkanah Luke Hughes (1872 - 1929) |
| Child | Samuel E. Hughes (1872 - 1881) |
| Child | Elizabeth Ann Hughes (1874 - 1946) |
| Child | Robert Cicero Hughes (1876 - 1959) |
| Child | Marion Dunigan Hughes (1880 - 1954) |
| Child | Marion Donegan Hughes (1900 - 2000) |
| Father | James McCain Hughes (1820 - 1884) |
| Mother | Ruth Snider (1829 - 1845) |
Notes
Census (family)
Ennas Hughes M 26 Texas - FarmerBelinda Hughes F 34 Alabama - Keeps house
Ardinia Hughes F 6 Texas
James F Hughes M 4 Texas
George W Hughes M 2 Texas
Census (family)
Enas Hughes Husband M 35 Texas - FarmerBalinda C. Hughes Wife F 43 Alabama - Keeping house
Rachel Hughes Daughter F 15 Texas - at home
James F. Hughes Son M 13 Texas - Farm hand
George W. Hughes Son M 12 Texas
Elkanah L. Hughes Son M 10 Texas
Samual E. Hughes Son M 8 Texas
Elizabeth A. Hughes Daughter F 6 Texas
Robert C. Hughes Son M 4 Texas
Marian D. Hughes Son M 4/12 Texas
Endnotes
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3. Find a Grave Memorial 12258235.