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Eli Sylvester Hughes 1870–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 AUG 1870

Birth Location: Georgia, United States

Death Date: 9 OCT 1947

Death Location: Grady, Georgia, United States

Father: Edward Hughes

Mother: Eliza Sapp

Spouse(s): Tulula Thomas

Children(s): Robert Hughes

The story of Eli Sylvester Hughes began in 1870 in Georgia, United States. In 1880, Eli Sylvester Hughes was recorded in the census in District 1173, Mitchell, Georgia, United States. In 1930, Eli Sylvester Hughes was recorded in the census in Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States. Eli Sylvester Hughes married Tulula Virginia Thomas, and had children including Robert Irving Hughes. Eli Sylvester Hughes passed away in 1947 in Grady, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Eli Sylvester Hughes began in 1870 in Georgia, United States.
  • In 1880, Eli Sylvester Hughes was recorded in the census in District 1173, Mitchell, Georgia, United States.
  • In 1930, Eli Sylvester Hughes was recorded in the census in Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States.
  • Eli Sylvester Hughes married Tulula Virginia Thomas, and had children including Robert Irving Hughes.
  • Eli Sylvester Hughes passed away in 1947 in Grady, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eli Hughes's Ancestors

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Eli Hughes
1870–1947
Birth Place: Georgia, United States
Parents
Edward Conway Hughes
1828–1911
Georgia, United States
Eliza Sapp
1838–1919
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
William (Washington) Hughes
1801–1872
Waynesboro, Burke, Georgia, United States
Julia Wanton
1809–1852
Henrico, Virginia, United States
James (G) Sapp
1796–1849
North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ann) Rackley
1800–1892
Burke, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Hughes
1756–1814
Jane Cooper
1766–1826
Edward Wanton
–1813
Elizabeth Turpin
1777–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cooper
1715–1769
Mary Burchell
1724–1769
John Turpin
–1795
Hannah Tallman
1760–

Eli Hughes's Descendants

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Eli (Sylvester) Hughes (8 AUG 1870–9 OCT 1947) m. Tulula (Virginia) Thomas (5 MAY 1868–23 JAN 1953)
  1. 1. Robert (Irving) Hughes 1901–1949

Eli Hughes's Timeline

5 Records

1870
8 AUG 1870
Birth of Eli Sylvester Hughes in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 10
Eli Sylvester Hughes appeared in census in District 1173, Mitchell, Georgia, United States
District 1173, Mitchell, Georgia, United States
1930
1930
Age 60
Eli Sylvester Hughes appeared in census in Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States
Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States
1940
1940
Age 70
Eli Sylvester Hughes appeared in census in Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States
Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States
1947
9 OCT 1947
Age 77
Death of Eli Sylvester Hughes in Grady, Georgia, United States
Grady, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 AUG 1870
    Event Place: Georgia, United States
    Record Source: "LawrenceSandefer Family Tree", database, Cheryl Parks, <i>Ancestry.com<i> (www.ancestry.com : accessed )"; submitted, [<sc>contact information for private use</sc>].

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 1173, Mitchell, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 OCT 1947
    Event Place: Grady, Georgia, United States

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