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James Bettner Hughes 1894 – 1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1894

Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Nov 1982

Death Location: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA

Father: Francis Hughes

Mother: Caroline Winder

Spouse(s): Ann Taliaferro

Children(s): Walter Hughes, James Hughes

In 1894, James Bettner Hughes entered the world in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA, born to Francis Wade Hughes and Caroline Ann Winder. James Bettner Hughes married Ann Pendleton Taliaferro, and had children including Walter Taliaferro Hughes, James Bettner Hughes. James Bettner Hughes passed away in 1982 in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1894, James Bettner Hughes entered the world in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA, born to Francis Wade Hughes and Caroline Ann Winder.
  • James Bettner Hughes married Ann Pendleton Taliaferro, and had children including Walter Taliaferro Hughes, James Bettner Hughes.
  • James Bettner Hughes passed away in 1982 in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA.

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James Hughes's Ancestors

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James Hughes
1894 – 1982
Birth Place: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Francis Wade Hughes
1856 – 1922
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Caroline (Ann) Winder
1860 – 1955
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Wayne) Hughes
1804 – 1881
Upper Marion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Marie) Smallwood
1826 –
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eli Smallwood
1782 – 1860
Anna Blackwell
1803 – 1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Blackwell
1759 – 1832
Mary Field
1766 – 1841

James Hughes's Descendants

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James (Bettner) Hughes (22 Sep 1894 – 1 Nov 1982) m. Ann (Pendleton) Taliaferro (26 Sep 1897 – 16 Jun 1959)
  1. 1. Walter (Taliaferro) Hughes (27 Dec 1925 – )
  2. 2. James (Bettner) Hughes (Jan 1929 – )

James Hughes's Timeline

2 Records

1894
22 Sep 1894
Birth of James Bettner Hughes in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
1982
1 Nov 1982
Age 88
Death of James Bettner Hughes in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1894
    Event Place: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1982
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA

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