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James 'Jim' McCain Hughes 1820–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 15, 1820

Birth Location: ,,Alabama,

Death Date: Nov 1884

Death Location: ,Shelby Co,Texas,

Father: Ennis Hughes

Mother: Mary Hughes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hughes, Ruth Hughes

Children(s): Mary Holt, Enos Hughes, William Hughes, George Hughes, Louisa Broadway, Walden Hughes, Henderson Hughes, James Hughes, Barbara Clark, Sarah Jackson, Isacc Hughes, Simon Hughes, Aquilla Hughes

In 1820, James 'Jim' McCain Hughes entered the world in ,,Alabama,, born to Ennis Hughes And Mary Ann Mccain Hughes. James 'Jim' McCain Hughes married Elizabeth Ann Betty Hughes, Ruth Hughes, and had children including Aquilla Ballard Hughes, Barbara Sissy Edna Clark, Enos Hughes, George R Hughes, Henderson Mathew Matt Hughes, Isacc Columbus Hughes, James Reily Hughes, Louisa Lizzie C Broadway, Mary Emeline Linie Holt, Sarah Nan A Jackson, Simon Buddy Franklin Erastus Hughes, Walden Lanier Clem Hughes, William C Hughes. James 'Jim' McCain Hughes passed away in 1884 in ,Shelby Co,Texas,.

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Biography

  • In 1820, James 'Jim' McCain Hughes entered the world in ,,Alabama,, born to Ennis Hughes And Mary Ann Mccain Hughes.
  • James 'Jim' McCain Hughes married Elizabeth Ann Betty Hughes, Ruth Hughes, and had children including Aquilla Ballard Hughes, Barbara Sissy Edna Clark, Enos Hughes, George R Hughes, Henderson Mathew Matt Hughes, Isacc Columbus Hughes, James Reily Hughes, Louisa Lizzie C Broadway, Mary Emeline Linie Holt, Sarah Nan A Jackson, Simon Buddy Franklin Erastus Hughes, Walden Lanier Clem Hughes, William C Hughes.
  • James 'Jim' McCain Hughes passed away in 1884 in ,Shelby Co,Texas,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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James Hughes's Ancestors

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James Hughes
1820–1884
Birth Place: ,,Alabama,
Parents
Ennis Hughes
1795–1833
,,Tennessee,
Mary (Ann McCain) Hughes
1795–1876
Antioch, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Sr (William) Hughes
1752–1833
,Bladen Dist,NC,
Sarah Hughes
1766–1853
Robert McCain
1759–1812
Waxhaw, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Jane Davis
1760–1821
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hugh McCain
1729–1821
Eleanor Nutt
1733–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander McCain
1703–1789
Sarah Hamilton
1720–

James Hughes's Descendants

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James ('Jim' McCain) Hughes (Mar 15, 1820–Nov 1884) m. Elizabeth (Ann 'Betty') Hughes (Jun 30, 1830–Dec 1904) m. Ruth Hughes (1829–1845)
  1. 1. Mary (Emeline 'Linie') Holt 1852–1939 m. Charles (E.) Holt 1853–1887
    1. 1. James (H) Holt 1873–
    2. 2. Eugenia (C) Holt 1875–
    3. 3. Francis (E) Holt 1876–
    4. 4. Henderson (E) Holt 1878–
    5. 5. John (R) Holt 1879–
  2. 2. Enos Hughes 1844–1922 m. Belinda ('Lennie' Caroline) Hughes 1836–1922
    1. 1. Rachel (Ardinia 'Denie') Bailey –1906
    2. 2. James ('Jim' Franklin) Hughes 1864–1946 m. Jennie Hughes 1888–
    3. 3. George (William) Hughes 1868–1929
    4. 4. E (Luke) Hughes 1872–1929
      1. 1. Earl Hughes –1929
    5. 5. Robert ('Bob' Cicero) Hughes 1876–1959
      1. 1. Gladys (May) Hughes 1915–1916
  3. 3. William (C) Hughes 1849–1927 m. Mary ('Molly' Elizabeth) Hughes 1846–1924
  4. 4. George (R) Hughes 1851–
  5. 5. Louisa ('Lizzie' C) Broadway 1854–1904
  6. 6. Walden (Lanier 'Clem') Hughes 1856–1932 m. Emeline (E) Hughes 1861–1906
  7. 7. Henderson (Mathew 'Matt') Hughes 1859–1916 m. Emma (Lula) Hughes 1862–1940
  8. 8. James (Reily) Hughes 1860–1922 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hughes 1866–1938
  9. 9. Barbara ('Sissy' Edna) Clark 1861–1945 m. William (H Clark) Jr 1865–1938
  10. 10. Sarah ('Nan' A) Jackson 1865–1925 m. Will (S) Jackson 1863–1918
  11. 11. Isacc (Columbus) Hughes 1868–1936 m. Annie (L) Hughes 1870–1904
  12. 12. Simon ('Buddy' Franklin Erastus) Hughes 1870–1939 m. Roxie Hughes 1880–1962
  13. 13. Aquilla (Ballard) Hughes 1873–1951 m. Sarah (Jane 'Sally') Hughes 1876–1942
    1. 1. Leon (W "Frosty") Hughes –1968

James Hughes's Timeline

3 Records

1820
Mar 15, 1820
Birth of James 'Jim' McCain Hughes in ,,Alabama,
,,Alabama,
1884
Nov 05, 1884
Age 64
Death of James 'Jim' McCain Hughes in ,Shelby Co,TX,
,Shelby Co,TX,
1884
Nov 1884
Age 64
Burial of James 'Jim' McCain Hughes in ,Shelby Co,Texas,
,Shelby Co,Texas,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 15, 1820
    Event Place: ,,Alabama,
    Record Source: Photograph Collection of Rogers M. Holt III, Tombstone Photo; Sardis Cemetery, Shelby Co TX; In Memory of, James M Hughes, Born Mar 15 1820, Died Nov 5 1884, Masonic Headstone

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 05, 1884
    Event Place: ,Shelby Co,TX,
    Record Source: Photograph Collection of Rogers M. Holt III, Tombstone Photo; Sardis Cemetery, Shelby Co TX; In Memory of, James M Hughes, Born Mar 15 1820, Died Nov 5 1884, Masonic Headstone

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Nov 1884
    Event Place: ,Shelby Co,Texas,
    Record Source: Photograph Collection of Rogers M. Holt III, Tombstone Photo; Sardis Cemetery, Shelby Co TX; In Memory of, James M Hughes, Born Mar 15 1820, Died Nov 5 1884, Masonic Headstone

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