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John Wesley (Jim) Hughes 1850 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October, 1850

Birth Location: Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 1918

Death Location: Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States

Father: Stephen Hughes

Mother: Francess Worrell

Spouse(s): Nancy James, Sarah Griffin

Children(s): John Hughes, Huey Hughes, Francis Hughes, Lenora Hughes, James Hughes, James Hughes, William Hughes, Wesley Hughes, Wesley Hughes, Margaret Hughes, Addie Hughes, Addie Hughes, Eugene HUGHES, Sarah Hughes, Unamed HUGHES, Lyndal Hughes, Lucille Hughes, Versa Hughes, Farris Hughes

In 1850, John Wesley (Jim) Hughes entered the world in Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States, born to Stephen Hughes and Francess Ellender "Nelly" GINWRIGHT HUGHES Worrell. In 1880, John Wesley (Jim) Hughes resided in Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States. John Wesley (Jim) Hughes married Nancy Ann "Nannie" HUGHES James, Sarah "Sallie" Griffin, and had children including John Nelson Hughes, Huey Hughes, Francis Adderberry Hughes, Lenora (Nora) Cornelia STANDIFER Hughes, James Canady Hughes, James Canady Hughes, William H. Hughes, Wesley Thomas Hughes, Wesley Thomas Hughes, Margaret or Martha? "Mittie" Estelle LASSITER Hughes, Addie Hughes, Addie Lee Hughes, Eugene "Bud" HUGHES, Sarah Edith Hughes, Unamed Twin HUGHES, Lyndal Hughes, Lucille Hughes, Versa Hughes, Farris Hughes. John Wesley (Jim) Hughes passed away in 1918 in Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1850, John Wesley (Jim) Hughes entered the world in Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States, born to Stephen Hughes and Francess Ellender "Nelly" GINWRIGHT HUGHES Worrell.
  • In 1880, John Wesley (Jim) Hughes resided in Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States.
  • John Wesley (Jim) Hughes married Nancy Ann "Nannie" HUGHES James, Sarah "Sallie" Griffin, and had children including John Nelson Hughes, Huey Hughes, Francis Adderberry Hughes, Lenora (Nora) Cornelia STANDIFER Hughes, James Canady Hughes, James Canady Hughes, William H. Hughes, Wesley Thomas Hughes, Wesley Thomas Hughes, Margaret or Martha? "Mittie" Estelle LASSITER Hughes, Addie Hughes, Addie Lee Hughes, Eugene "Bud" HUGHES, Sarah Edith Hughes, Unamed Twin HUGHES, Lyndal Hughes, Lucille Hughes, Versa Hughes, Farris Hughes.
  • John Wesley (Jim) Hughes passed away in 1918 in Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Hughes
1813 – 1872
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Francess Worrell
1811 – 1887
Birth Location: Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy James
1843 – 1888
Birth Location: Jeffersonville, Twiggs, Georgia, USA
NJ
Sarah Griffin
1868 – 1924
Birth Location: Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA
SG

Children(s)

John Hughes
1871 – 1872
Birth Location: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama, United States
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Huey Hughes
1873 –
Birth Location: –
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Francis Hughes
1873 – 1928
Birth Location: Barbour, Alabama
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Lenora Hughes
1875 – 1947
Birth Location: Eufala, Barbour, Alabama, United States
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James Hughes
1877 – 1939
Birth Location: Barbour, Alabama, United States
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James Hughes
1877 – 1939
Birth Location: Barbour, Alabama, United States
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William Hughes
1878 – 1880
Birth Location: Alabama
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Wesley Hughes
1878 –
Birth Location: Barbour, Alabama, United States
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Wesley Hughes
1878 – 1945
Birth Location: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
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Margaret Hughes
1880 – 1977
Birth Location: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, United States
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Addie Hughes
1884 – 1937
Birth Location: –
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Addie Hughes
1886 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Eugene HUGHES
1905 – 1979
Birth Location: Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia
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Sarah Hughes
1905 – 1971
Birth Location: Moultrie, Georgia
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Unamed HUGHES
1906 – 1906
Birth Location: Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States
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Lyndal Hughes
1907 –
Birth Location: Moultrie, GA
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Lucille Hughes
1910 –
Birth Location: Moultrie, Georgia
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Versa Hughes
1913 – 1996
Birth Location: Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States
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Farris Hughes
1916 – 1937
Birth Location: Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States
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John Hughes's Ancestors

Self
John Hughes
1850 – 1918
Birth Place: Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States
Parents
Stephen Hughes
1813 – 1872
South Carolina, United States
Francess (Ellender "Nelly" GINWRIGHT HUGHES) Worrell
1811 – 1887
Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Dempsey Worrell
1775 – 1850
Isle, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Ellender
1767 – 1850
Great Mongeham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Worrell
1746 – 1816
Mary WORRELL
1746 – 1779
Thomas Ellender
1729 – 1790
Elizabeth Turner
1729 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hughes's Descendants

1.
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John (Wesley (Jim)) Hughes (10 October, 1850 – 1918) m. Nancy (Ann "Nannie" HUGHES) James (17 MAR 1843 – 20 FEB 1888) m. Sarah ("Sallie") Griffin (10 October 1868 – 31 Mar 1924)
  1. 1. John (Nelson) Hughes (1871 – 1872)
  2. 2. Huey Hughes (ABT 1873 – )
  3. 3. Francis (Adderberry) Hughes (abt 1873 – 9 Apr 1928)
  4. 4. Lenora ((Nora) Cornelia STANDIFER) Hughes (3 Jun 1875 – 02 Aug 1947) m. William (Chapel) Standifer (19 December, 1873 – 6 April, 1943)
    1. 1. Willie Standifer (28 March 1895 – 30 March 1901)
    2. 2. Lucy Standifer (Feb 1897 – )
    3. 3. Luther (Sebastian) Standifer (3 Jul 1897 – 26 Apr 1931) m. Louise Standford (abt 1900 – )
      1. 1. Lenora Standifer (abt 1920 – )
      2. 2. Luther (S) Standifer (abt 1926 – )
    4. 4. Floyd (E.) Standifer (8 November 1899 – 5 January 1900)
    5. 5. Bessie (Louise ROGERS) Standifer (1 November, 1900 – 1 March, 1966) m. George (W.) Rogers (1899 – 16 July 1969) m. Joseph (H.) Hall
    6. 6. Guy (Worrell) Standifer (10 November, 1902 – 9 May, 1926)
    7. 7. John (Riley) Standifer (23 Oct 1904 – 12 June 1984) m. Willie (Mae) Palmer (18 Oct 1906 – 15 Jun 1996)
      1. 1. Vivian Standifer (Jun 1925 – 30 Aug 2006)
      2. 2. Annie (Will) Standifer (abt 1930 – )
    8. 8. Cornelia (May KLENCK) Standifer (2 December, 1907 – 26 December, 1991)
    9. 9. Annie (Britt CAIN) Standifer (14 October, 1909 – 21 December, 1987)
    10. 10. Nora (M.) Standifer (27 July 1911 – 24 Jun 1912)
    11. 11. William (Chappel) Standifer (12 Jan 1913 – 25 October, 1971)
    12. 12. Edna (D.) Standifer (4 April 1914 – 25 Aug 1914)
  5. 5. James (Canady) Hughes (31 Jan 1877 – 14 June 1939)
  6. 6. James (Canady) Hughes (31 Jan 1877 – 14 Jun 1939)
  7. 7. William (H.) Hughes (abt 1878 – 1880)
  8. 8. Wesley (Thomas) Hughes (Dec 1878 – )
  9. 9. Wesley (Thomas) Hughes (5 Dec 1878 – 7 December 1945)
  10. 10. Margaret (or Martha? "Mittie" Estelle LASSITER) Hughes (11 Oct 1880 – 15 Aug 1977) m. William (Franklin) Lassiter (08-10-1877 – 02-22-1955)
    1. 1. Vera (Louise) Lassiter (1 Jul 1902 – Jan 1968)
    2. 2. Marcus (Grady) Lassiter (27 Dec 1903 – 11 Jan 1974)
    3. 3. William (George) Lassiter (1 Jan 1906 – 7 Jan 1976)
    4. 4. Edith (M) Lassiter (9 Jan 1908 – 12 Jan 1999)
    5. 5. Paul (Lamar) Lassiter (03-01-1915 – 07-12-2000)
    6. 6. John (David) Lassiter (19 Apr 1919 – 19 May 1997)
  11. 11. Addie Hughes (abt 1884 – 11 Dec 1937)
  12. 12. Addie (Lee) Hughes (abt 1886 – )
  13. 13. Eugene ("Bud") HUGHES (28 Dec 1905 – 10 Jul 1979)
  14. 14. Sarah (Edith) Hughes (28 Dec 1905 – 28 Oct 1971)
  15. 15. Unamed (Twin) HUGHES (1906 – 1906)
  16. 16. Lyndal Hughes (17 Dec 1907 – )
  17. 17. Lucille Hughes (1910 – )
  18. 18. Versa Hughes (19 Jul 1913 – 25 Mar 1996)
  19. 19. Farris Hughes (1916 – 1937)

John Hughes's Timeline

5 Records

1850
11 Oct 1850
Birth of John Wesley (Jim) Hughes in Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States
Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States
1850
10 October, 1850
Birth of John Wesley (Jim) Hughes in Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States
Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States
1880
1880
Age 30
John Wesley (Jim) Hughes resided here in Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States
Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States
1918
1918
Age 68
Death of John Wesley (Jim) Hughes in Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States
Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States
1919
13 July, 1919
Age 69
Death of John Wesley (Jim) Hughes in Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October, 1850
    Event Place: Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 3; Family History Film: 1254003; Page: 352C; Enumeration District: 023; Image: 0334.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 152.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BJS
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 3; Family History Film: 1254003; Page: 352C; Enumeration District: 023; Image: 0334.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July, 1919
    Event Place: Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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