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Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes 1860 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1860

Birth Location: Avery County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 07 Aug 1931

Death Location: Roaring Creek, Avery, North Carolina, USA

Father: Marcus Hughes

Mother: Minerva Hopson

Spouse(s): Alice Hughes

Children(s): Minnie Hughes

Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes was born in 1860 in Avery County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Marcus "Whistler Mark" L Hughes and Minerva "Nervie" Jane (Stanley) Hopson. Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes married Alice (Jones) Hughes, and had children including Minnie Jane Hughes. Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes passed away in 1931 in Roaring Creek, Avery, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes was born in 1860 in Avery County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Marcus "Whistler Mark" L Hughes and Minerva "Nervie" Jane (Stanley) Hopson.
  • Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes married Alice (Jones) Hughes, and had children including Minnie Jane Hughes.
  • Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes passed away in 1931 in Roaring Creek, Avery, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marcus Hughes
1825 – 1927
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Minerva Hopson
1855 – 1918
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Alice Hughes
1869 – 1954
Birth Location: Avery County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Minnie Hughes
1887 – 1965
Birth Location: Roaring Creek, Avery, North Carolina, USA
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Joseph Hughes's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Hughes
1860 – 1931
Birth Place: Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Marcus "Whistler Mark" L Hughes
1825 – 1927
North Carolina
Minerva ("Nervie" Jane (Stanley)) Hopson
1855 – 1918
North Carolina
Grandparents
Jeremiah ("Jerry") Hughes
1810 – 1893
Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Myra (R.) Hughes
1813 – 1890
Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Joseph (Alexander) Hopson
1803 – 1892
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Olivia (Jane) Stanley
1824 – 1863
Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Hughes
1791 – 1883
William Hughes
1788 – 1841
Mary Hughes
1791 – 1883
Thomas Hopson
1770 – 1850
Catherine Hoppes
1774 – 1840
Swinfield Stanley
1798 – 1865
Bridget Garland
1798 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Kezia Ward
1767 – 1812
John Hughes
1740 – 1820
Margaret Dickey
1743 – 1832
Kezia Ward
1767 – 1812
William Hopson*
1730 – 1811
Elizabeth Merryman
1731 – 1780
Johann Hoppes
1753 – 1840
Hannah Rhyne
1762 – 1840
Ricklass STANLEY
1784 – 1860
Olivia Hill
1776 – 1880
William Garland
1753 – 1848
Bridgett HAMPTON
1760 – 1839

Joseph Hughes's Descendants

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Joseph ("Buel" "Bood") Hughes (29 Aug 1860 – 07 Aug 1931) m. Alice ((Jones)) Hughes (15 May 1869 – 1 Jul 1954)
  1. 1. Minnie (Jane) Hughes (3 Jun 1887 – 25 December 1965) m. Zebulon ("Zeb" Vance) Hughes (30 October 1888 – 6 Feb 1962)
    1. 1. Ira (Thurman) Hughes (22 May 1913 – 6 Jun 1994)
    2. 2. Herman (David) Hughes (16 Apr 1915 – 12 Jun 2003)
    3. 3. George (Vinson) Hughes (12 Feb 1917 – 3 Jan 1986) m. Mary (Elizabeth Seguin Hughes) Ochoa (24 May 1924 – 9 Jun 1973)
      1. 1. Linda (Lou) Hughes (9 Mar 1946 – )
      2. 2. Gary (Vinson) Hughes (18 Jan 1951 – 20 Mar 2023) m. Marie (Elizabeth) Myers (10 May 1950 – )
        1. 1. Tammy (Gail) Hughes (22 May 1976 – ) m. James (Michael) Stackable (18 Dec 1971 – ) m. Michael (Paul) Crisp (26 Sep 1974 – )
    4. 4. Vance Hughes (3 Jun 1919 – 15 Jul 2018)
    5. 5. Jessebell Hughes (13 Sep 1921 – 31 Mar 2010)
    6. 6. Edith Hughes (24 Oct 1923 – 6 Jul 2010)
    7. 7. Quince Hughes (3 Jan 1926 – 30 Oct 2016)
    8. 8. Edward ("Edd" "Will") Hughes (30 Oct 1928 – 10 Apr 2018)
    9. 9. Nola (Virginia) Hughes (3 Apr 1932 – 3 May 2016)

Joseph Hughes's Timeline

8 Records

1860
29 Aug 1860
Birth of Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes in Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Avery County, North Carolina, USA
1860
29 Aug 1860
Birth of Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes in Valley, Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America
Valley, Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America
1860
29 Aug 1860
Birth of Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes in Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Avery County, North Carolina, USA
1892
1892
Age 32
Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes was married
None
1931
07 Aug 1931
Age 71
Death of Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes in Valley, Avery, North Carolina, USA
Valley, Avery, North Carolina, USA
1931
07 Aug 1931
Age 71
Death of Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes in Roaring Creek, Avery, North Carolina, USA
Roaring Creek, Avery, North Carolina, USA
1932
1932
Age 72
Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes was married in Date is a guess for timeline
Date is a guess for timeline
1937
23 Jan 1937
Age 77
Joseph "Buel" "Bood" Hughes was married in Avery, North Carolina, USA
Avery, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Avery County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Valley, Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Avery County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1892

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Date is a guess for timeline

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1937
    Event Place: Avery, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1931
    Event Place: Valley, Avery, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1931
    Event Place: Roaring Creek, Avery, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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