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Howard Lee Hughes 1912–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1912

Birth Location: Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb. 1985

Death Location: Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC

Father: James Hughes

Mother: Flossie Hawkins

Spouse(s): Ruby Murray

Children(s): Donald Hughes, Jerry Hughes

Howard Lee Hughes was born in 1912 in Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Richard Hughes And Flossie Flazer Hawkins. Howard Lee Hughes married Ruby Genell Murray, and had children including Donald Eugene Hughes, Jerry Faye Hughes. Howard Lee Hughes passed away in 1985 in Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC.

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Biography

  • Howard Lee Hughes was born in 1912 in Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Richard Hughes And Flossie Flazer Hawkins.
  • Howard Lee Hughes married Ruby Genell Murray, and had children including Donald Eugene Hughes, Jerry Faye Hughes.
  • Howard Lee Hughes passed away in 1985 in Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC.

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Howard Hughes's Ancestors

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Howard Hughes
1912–1985
Birth Place: Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Richard Hughes
1884–1950
, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Flossie (Flazer) Hawkins
1887–1957
, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Durham) Hughes
1844–1916
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Eliza (D) Turner
1848–1884
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nelson Turner
1816–1877
Elizabeth Matheny
1810–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathias Turner
1773–1870
Margaret Nesbitt
1781–1840

Howard Hughes's Descendants

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Howard (Lee) Hughes (18 Sep 1912–16 Feb. 1985) m. Ruby (Genell) Murray (11 Jun 1914–21 Jan 2000)
  1. 1. Donald (Eugene) Hughes 1935–1988
  2. 2. Jerry (Faye) Hughes 1937–2000

Howard Hughes's Timeline

2 Records

1912
18 Sep 1912
Birth of Howard Lee Hughes in Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1985
16 Feb. 1985
Age 73
Death of Howard Lee Hughes in Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC
Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1912
    Event Place: Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb. 1985
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC

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