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Henry Hughes 1851–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 April 1851

Birth Location: Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 26 September 1940

Death Location: Sherando, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Hughes

Mother: Elizabeth Proffitt

Spouse(s): Edna Balsley

Children(s):

Henry Hughes was born in 1851 in Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Jackson Hughes And Elizabeth Ann Proffitt. Henry Hughes married Edna Rebecca Hester Balsley. Henry Hughes passed away in 1940 in Sherando, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Henry Hughes was born in 1851 in Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Jackson Hughes And Elizabeth Ann Proffitt.
  • Henry Hughes married Edna Rebecca Hester Balsley.
  • Henry Hughes passed away in 1940 in Sherando, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Henry Hughes's Ancestors

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Henry Hughes
1851–1940
Birth Place: Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Jackson Hughes
1812–1895
Albemarle County, Virginia
Elizabeth (Ann) Proffitt
1826–1895
Faber, Nelson, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Jess (John) Hughes
1784–1856
Virginia
Mary ((Polly) William) Jean
1785–1850
,,Virginia,USA
Obediah Proffit
1786–1876
Amherst, Virginia
Ann (Theany) Ryan
1797–1877
, Nelson, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Fleming Proffitt
1760–1833
Margaret Welch
1760–1788
William Ryan
1774–1860
Elizabeth Damron
1775–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Prophet
1740–1812
Sarah Thurston
1743–1780
John Jr
1721–1774
William Ryan
1740–1820
Antheney Damron
1740–1777
Michael Damron
1748–1805
Lucinda Thomas
1745–1825

Henry Hughes's Timeline

2 Records

1851
27 April 1851
Birth of Henry Hughes in Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
1940
26 September 1940
Age 89
Death of Henry Hughes in Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 April 1851
    Event Place: Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 September 1940
    Event Place: Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sherando, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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