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Jacob Waitsel Hughes 1876–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 November 1876

Birth Location: Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 23 January 1952

Death Location: Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Hughes

Mother: Cecelia Honeycutt

Spouse(s): Rhoda Hughes

Children(s): Reba Hughes, Lily Hughes, Dora Hughes, Charles Hughes

The story of Jacob Waitsel Hughes began in 1876 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America. Jacob Waitsel Hughes married Rhoda Jane Hughes, and had children including Charles Estel Hughes, Dora Bertha Hughes, Lily Hester Hughes, Reba May Hughes. Jacob Waitsel Hughes passed away in 1952 in Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Waitsel Hughes began in 1876 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Jacob Waitsel Hughes married Rhoda Jane Hughes, and had children including Charles Estel Hughes, Dora Bertha Hughes, Lily Hester Hughes, Reba May Hughes.
  • Jacob Waitsel Hughes passed away in 1952 in Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Hughes's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Hughes
1876–1952
Birth Place: Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Jeremiah Godfrey Hughes
1831–1882
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Cecelia (Elizabeth) Honeycutt
1832–1916
Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Sanders Hughes
1805–1860
Burke Co North Carolina
Christina Woody
1805–1880
, Mitchell, N.C.
Uriah (Rice) Honeycutt
1808–1880
McDowell, North Carolina, USA
Keziah ((Tipton)) Honeycutt
1808–1868
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Sr
1795–1859
Two Bailey
1785–1839
Thomas Phillips
1781–1836
Delilah Beal
1791–1851
Moses Honeycutt
1765–1849
Margaret Stout
1765–1849
Wiley Tipton
1785–1860
Anna McKINNEY
1786–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Hughes
1775–1822
Lazarus PHILLIPS
1760–1820
Winnefred Sanders
1761–1830
John Beals
1763–1848
Mary Johnson
1767–1841
Jesse Honeycutt
1735–1767
Rachel Lyles
1741–1824
Samuel Stout
1740–1825
Rachel Chauncey
1741–1824
Jonathan Tipton
1750–1833
Frances Daughtery
1754–1784
William McKINNEY
1745–1814
Mary Carter
1747–1846

Jacob Hughes's Descendants

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Jacob (Waitsel) Hughes (2 November 1876–23 January 1952) m. Rhoda (Jane) Hughes (20 September 1879–7 October 1954)
  1. 1. Reba (May) Hughes 1912–1989 m. Miles Mabe 1911–1993
    1. 1. Doris (Ann) Malone 1934–2012
      1. 1. Garland (E) Malone –1998
  2. 2. Lily (Hester) Hughes 1903–1980
    1. 1. Ernest (P.) Wood 1925–
    2. 2. Dorothy (Frances) Wood 1934–1978
  3. 3. Dora (Bertha) Hughes 1915–2000
  4. 4. Charles (Estel) Hughes 1910–1981

Jacob Hughes's Timeline

2 Records

1876
2 November 1876
Birth of Jacob Waitsel Hughes in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America
1952
23 January 1952
Age 76
Death of Jacob Waitsel Hughes in Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America
Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 November 1876
    Event Place: Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 January 1952
    Event Place: Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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