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Elijah Hughes 1830 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1830

Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Apr 1877

Death Location: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA

Father: William Hughes

Mother: Elizabeth Goodwin

Spouse(s): Sarah Ashlin

Children(s): Victoria (Thomas), Thomas Hughes, Anna (Kirby), Margaret (Carpenter), Elijah Hughes, Lisbon Hughes, Robert Hughes, John Hughes

The story of Elijah Hughes began in 1830 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States. In 1850, Elijah Hughes resided in Albemarle, Virginia, USA. Elijah Hughes married Sarah Clara Ashlin, and had children including Victoria Elizabeth Hughes (Thomas), Thomas Hughes, Anna Laura Hughes (Kirby), Margaret Lena Hughes (Carpenter), Elijah Broadus Hughes, Lisbon Hughes, Robert Petry Hughes, John Austin Hughes. Elijah Hughes passed away in 1877 in Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Hughes began in 1830 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States.
  • In 1850, Elijah Hughes resided in Albemarle, Virginia, USA.
  • Elijah Hughes married Sarah Clara Ashlin, and had children including Victoria Elizabeth Hughes (Thomas), Thomas Hughes, Anna Laura Hughes (Kirby), Margaret Lena Hughes (Carpenter), Elijah Broadus Hughes, Lisbon Hughes, Robert Petry Hughes, John Austin Hughes.
  • Elijah Hughes passed away in 1877 in Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hughes
1791 – 1866
Birth Location: Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Goodwin
1791 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Ashlin
1836 – 1919
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
SA

Children(s)

Victoria (Thomas)
1857 – 1935
Birth Location: Virginia
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Thomas Hughes
1858 – 1875
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Anna (Kirby)
1864 – 1922
Birth Location: Virginia
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Margaret (Carpenter)
1866 – 1957
Birth Location: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
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Elijah Hughes
1867 – 1927
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Lisbon Hughes
1869 – 1879
Birth Location: Virginia
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Robert Hughes
1874 – 1926
Birth Location: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
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John Hughes
1877 – 1943
Birth Location: Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America
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Elijah Hughes's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Hughes
1830 – 1877
Birth Place: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Parents
William R Hughes
1791 – 1866
Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Goodwin
1791 – 1850
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Hughes
1775 – 1833
New Kent, Virginia, Colony
Elizabeth (Betsey) Treat
1776 – 1853
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia Colony
William Goodwin
1769 – 1803
Virginia, USA
Nancy (Anne) Abbott
1763 – 1798
Maresville, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Strother
1754 – 1820
Samuel Treat
1750 – 1777
Benjamin Abbott
1743 – 1805
Nancy Brown
1746 – 1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Abbott
1723 – 1788
Frances Abbott
1734 – 1820
Samuel Browne
1710 – 1782
Elizabeth Muskett
1715 – 1754

Elijah Hughes's Descendants

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Elijah Hughes (Abt. 1830 – Apr 1877) m. Sarah (Clara) Ashlin (31 July 1836 – July 1919)
  1. 1. Victoria (Elizabeth Hughes) (Thomas) (Dec 1857 – 1935) m. William (Fountain) Thomas (Jan 1849 – June 1927)
    1. 1. Leonard (E) Thomas (20 Jun 1879 – )
    2. 2. Pearl (M Thomas) (Black) (Feb 1882 – 14 Dec 1952) m. Dudley Black (1879 – )
      1. 1. Madie (O) Black (abt 1904 – 10 Mar 1935)
      2. 2. Reva (Black) (Creasy) (abt 1906 – )
      3. 3. Carry (S Black) (Sharp) (4 May 1907 – 2 February 1975) m. Lewis (A) Sharp (abt 1906 – )
        1. 1. Frances (Pauline) Sharp (abt 1929 – 10 Jan 1993)
        2. 2. Victoria (E) Sharp (abt 1930 – )
        3. 3. Paney (M) Sharp (abt 1933 – )
        4. 4. Clarence (L) Sharp (abt 1935 – )
        5. 5. Charlotte (B) Sharp (abt 1937 – )
        6. 6. Billy (E) Sharp (abt 1939 – )
      4. 4. Wade (P) Black (abt 1910 – 13 Feb 1929)
      5. 5. Earl (P) Black (3 Nov 1911 – 28 Mar 1936)
      6. 6. Mazie (Black) (Armstead) (abt 1914 – )
      7. 7. Ray Black (abt 1921 – 9 January 1998)
      8. 8. Bud (T) Black (abt 1923 – 25 Feb 2005) m. Shirley (Leona) Spradlin (abt 1930 – )
        1. 1. Joe (A.) Black
        2. 2. Mark (D.) Black
      9. 9. Clyde (Hulan) Black (abt 1924 – 5 Nov 1993) m. Madeline (Juanita Dudley) (Black) (29 Jul 1918 – 31 May 1971)
    3. 3. Nora (O'Niel) Thomas (Oct 1884 – 5 Jan 1975)
    4. 4. Lawson (Lasalle) Thomas (10 Apr 1889 – 25 Mar 1965) m. Elsie (B) Hicks (abt 1892 – ) m. Loula (Gibson) Thomas (abt 1898 – )
      1. 1. Claude (C) Thomas (abt 1908 – )
      2. 2. Roderick (L) Thomas (abt 1910 – )
      3. 3. Virginia (Thelma Thomas (Johnson then) Pharr) (abt 1913 – ) m. Curtis (Allen) Johnson (1911 – ) m. James (Everett) Pharr (abt 1913 – )
      4. 4. Madeline (S Thomas) (Pappas) (abt 1915 – ) m. James (Roy) Pappas (abt 1917 – )
      5. 5. Ruth (L Thomas) (Brandau) (27 Oct 1920 – 16 Sep 1998) m. Leo Brandau
      6. 6. Elsie (M Thomas) (Muratore) (abt 1926 – 11 Oct 1974) m. Anthony Muratore
    5. 5. Minnie (S Thomas) (Creasy) (May 1892 – 27 Jan 1923) m. Walker Creasy
      1. 1. Hilda (Elizabeth) Creasy (abt 1919 – )
      2. 2. Creasy (22 Jan 1923 – 22 Jan 1923)
    6. 6. Mana (May Thomas) (Dudley) (4 October 1893 – Jan 1971) m. William (S.) Dudley m. Sam Dudley
      1. 1. Samuel (Woodrow) Dudley (28 Apr 1914 – )
      2. 2. Madeline Dudley (abt 1919 – 31 May 1971) m. Clyde Black (abt 1924 – )
      3. 3. Dallan Dudley (abt 1920 – )
      4. 4. Vanel Dudley (abt 1922 – )
      5. 5. Beulah Dudley (abt 1925 – )
      6. 6. Louise Dudley (abt 1926 – )
      7. 7. Clara (E) Hensley (21 August 1928 – 1 December 1984)
      8. 8. Roy Dudley (abt 1931 – 25 Mar 1974) m. Mittie (Morris) Dudley (abt 1932 – )
      9. 9. Francis Dudley (abt 1933 – )
      10. 10. Helen Dudley (abt 1936 – )
    7. 7. Hattie (lillian) Thomas (14 Apr 1897 – 8 Mar 1986) m. Lemuel (Jackson) Dudley (17 Nov 1886 – 12 Jan 1942)
      1. 1. Lillian (Dorene Dudley Barnes) Deane (22 Apr 1920 – 29 Jul 2004) m. James (Russell) Deane (abt 1910 – )
        1. 1. Marilyn (Jean) Davis
        2. 2. Linda Bailey
        3. 3. Sharon Guyton
        4. 4. Donald Barnes
      2. 2. Lemuel (Dempsey) Dudley (6 Oct 1921 – 18 Feb 1983) m. Jewell (Beatrice) McDaniel m. Anna (Belle) Mackey (abt 1930 – ) m. Marie Saunders m. Gladys (Marie) Nicholas (abt 1944 – ) m. Mary (Fallow) Tazzini (27 Oct 1924 – )
      3. 3. Glenis (Irene) Dudley (1 Sep 1923 – 7 Jan 1984) m. Jonothan (Franklin) Leathers (abt 1919 – 26 July 1957)
        1. 1. Janet (Irene) Johnson (29 Jun 1944 – 23 Apr 2012)
      4. 4. Hattie (Elizabeth) Dudley (9 Feb 1927 – 3 Dec 1996) m. James (William) Johnson (15 January 1928 – 2 March 2006)
        1. 1. Avis (Victoria) Johnson (27 Jul 1953 – )
      5. 5. Archer (Elmore) Dudley (5 Sep 1929 – 25 Jan 1972) m. Lula Dudley
      6. 6. Evelyn (Mae Dudley Barber) Johnson (23 Jul 1931 – 1 Apr 2002) m. Ralph (Donald) Barber (25 Sep 1928 – 12 Aug 1973) m. Lindsay (Kenneth) Johnson (9 Aug 1928 – 7 Sep 2009)
      7. 7. Hilda (Louise) Dudley (8-30-1933 – ) m. James (Alvin) Breeden (12 Aug 1931 – 5 Mar 1992)
        1. 1. Ellen Breeden (3 Aug 1954 – ) m. Robert (Eugene) Shoby (1 18 1948 – )
      8. 8. Everett (Conrad) Dudley (1 May 1935 – 18 Jun 1987) m. Osie (Ann) Crawford
        1. 1. Veronica (Yvonne) Dudley (12 Jun 1963 – )
    8. 8. Dora (P Thomas) (Londeree) (Mar 1900 – 23 Feb 1985) m. Bennie (W) Londeree (abt 1897 – )
      1. 1. Bennie (Edlow) Londeree (abt 1919 – 15 Aug 1984)
      2. 2. Hilda Cressy (abt 1920 – )
      3. 3. George (Washington) Londeree (abt 1923 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Hughes (1858 – 1875)
  3. 3. Anna (Laura Hughes) (Kirby) (abt 1864 – 13 Apr 1922)
  4. 4. Margaret (Lena Hughes) (Carpenter) (04 Jan 1866 – 04 Nov 1957) m. George (S) Carpenter (1862 – December 1916)
    1. 1. Nellie (May) Pinson (18 December 1891 – 15 April 1938)
    2. 2. Talmage (Lee) Carpenter (13 June 1895 – 29 January 1955)
    3. 3. Elmer Carpenter (1907 – 12 July 1912)
    4. 4. Charley Carpenter (1890 – )
    5. 5. Helen Carpenter (1899 – )
  5. 5. Elijah (Broadus) Hughes (12 Feb 1867 – 02 Jan 1927) m. Tanna (W. "Bertie") (Dudley)Hughes (28 October 1871 – 9 December 1940)
    1. 1. Hansford (Howard) Hughes (15 March 1894 – 11 February 1980)
    2. 2. Elijah (Broads) Hughes (17 Feb 1899 – )
    3. 3. Medford (Mason) Hughes (21 October 1900 – 8 August 1960)
    4. 4. Irene (Hughes) Eskey (1904 – )
    5. 5. Roy (Lee) Hughes (abt 1908 – )
  6. 6. Lisbon Hughes (abt 1869 – 1879)
  7. 7. Robert (Petry) Hughes (24 March 1874 – 17 Mar 1926)
  8. 8. John (Austin) Hughes (29 Oct 1877 – 5 June 1943)

Elijah Hughes's Timeline

9 Records

1830
abt 1830
Birth of Elijah Hughes
None
1830
Abt. 1830
Birth of Elijah Hughes in Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 20
Elijah Hughes resided here in Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1852
18 Nov 1852
Age 22
Elijah Hughes was married in Albemarle County
Albemarle County
1860
1860
Age 30
Elijah Hughes resided here in Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 30
Elijah Hughes resided here in Union Mills, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Union Mills, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 40
Elijah Hughes resided here in Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
1877
Apr 1877
Age 47
Death of Elijah Hughes in Fluvanna County, Virginia
Fluvanna County, Virginia
1877
Apr 1877
Age 47
Death of Elijah Hughes in Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1830
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1830
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia; Roll: M593_1646; Page: 185A; Family History Library Film: 553145
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Fluvanna, Virginia; Page: 751
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 256a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1852
    Event Place: Albemarle County
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties, 1851-1929

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 256a

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Fluvanna, Virginia; Page: 751

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Union Mills, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Fluvanna, Virginia; Page: 751

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia; Archive Collection Number: T1132; Roll: 12; Page: 1; Line: 4; Schedule Type: Agriculture
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia; Roll: M593_1646; Page: 185A; Family History Library Film: 553145

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1877
    Event Place: Fluvanna County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1877
    Event Place: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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