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Josiah Hughes 1802–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10/13/1802

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10/01/1889

Death Location: Roane County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Hughes

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Swiger

Children(s): Thomas Hughes, John Hughes, Eliza Hughes, Amanda Hughes, Eleanor Hughes, William Hughes, Sarah Hughes, Lavina Hughes

Josiah Hughes was born in 1802 in Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Hughes And Anna Moore. Josiah Hughes married Elizabeth Swiger, and had children including Amanda Hughes, Eleanor Hughes, Eliza Hughes, John Wilson Hughes, Lavina Hughes, Sarah Ann Hughes, Thomas Swiger Hughes, William P Hughes. Josiah Hughes passed away in 1889 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Hughes was born in 1802 in Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Hughes And Anna Moore.
  • Josiah Hughes married Elizabeth Swiger, and had children including Amanda Hughes, Eleanor Hughes, Eliza Hughes, John Wilson Hughes, Lavina Hughes, Sarah Ann Hughes, Thomas Swiger Hughes, William P Hughes.
  • Josiah Hughes passed away in 1889 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Hughes
1768–1848
Birth Location: –
TH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Swiger
1802–1866
Birth Location: Clay District, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
ES

Children(s)

Thomas Hughes
1826–1846
Birth Location: Boothsville, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
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John Hughes
1828–1900
Birth Location: Boothsville, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
JH
Eliza Hughes
1834–1857
Birth Location: Boothsville, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
EH
Amanda Hughes
1836–1893
Birth Location: Boothsville, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
AH
Eleanor Hughes
1838–1916
Birth Location: Boothsville, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
EH
William Hughes
1841–1862
Birth Location: Boothsville, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Hughes
1843–1892
Birth Location: Boothsville, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
SH
Lavina Hughes
1845–1888
Birth Location: Boothsville, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
LH

Josiah Hughes's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Hughes
1802–1889
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Hughes
1768–1848
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Hughes's Descendants

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Josiah Hughes (10/13/1802–10/01/1889) m. Elizabeth Swiger (11/13/1802–06/05/1866)
  1. 1. Thomas (Swiger) Hughes 1826–1846
  2. 2. John (Wilson) Hughes 1828–1900 m. Margaret (P) Jamison 1833–1910
    1. 1. Mary (F) Hughes 1871–
    2. 2. Robert (Alvy) Hughes 1855–1917 m. Angie (F) Bridges 1856–1942
    3. 3. Thomas (William) Hughes 1855–1936 m. Alice (Sophrena) Kelley 1856–1926
    4. 4. Henry (Benton) Hughes 1857–1919 m. Roxalana Vandal 1859–1939
      1. 1. Rector (Romeo) Hughes 1882–1912
    5. 5. Eliza (Jane) Hughes 1858–1943
      1. 1. Lucey (B) Burgess 1878–
      2. 2. Cordelia (Audry) Burgess 1879–1914 m. Harvey (L) Carpenter 1875–
    6. 6. Josiah Hughes 1860–1933 m. Mary (E Hamilton) Hamilton 1869–1941
      1. 1. Minnie (Ruth) Hughes 1907– m. James (Ralph) Givens 1904–
    7. 7. Leonidas (Smith) Hughes 1862–1946 m. Maud Taylor 1863–1945
      1. 1. Carl Hughes 1887–
      2. 2. Florence Hughes 1888–
      3. 3. Mabel Hughes 1890–
    8. 8. Sophronia (Ellen) Hughes 1864–1952 m. Samuel (Richards) Fields 1863–1943
      1. 1. May Fields 1889–
      2. 2. Myrtle Fields 1890–
      3. 3. Albert Fields 1892–
      4. 4. Walter Fields 1894–
      5. 5. Donley Fields 1896–
      6. 6. Owen Fields 1899–
      7. 7. Earl Fields 1914–
    9. 9. Luvernia (Ann) Hughes 1866–1916 m. Henry (Clay) Taylor 1862–1957
      1. 1. Rual (B) Taylor 1894–
      2. 2. Fay Taylor 1898–
      3. 3. Nellie Taylor 1901–
    10. 10. Cordelia (Margaret) Hughes 1869–1964 m. Bailey (C) Ferrell 1866–1960
      1. 1. Beulah (Margaret) Ferrell 1896–1979
      2. 2. Orva (C Leorpha) Ferrell 1898–
      3. 3. Alva (Robert) Ferrell 1901–1978
    11. 11. Viola (Vida) Hughes 1874–1878
    12. 12. Monroe (Jamison) Hughes 1875–1952 m. Frances (Gordon) Bates 1876–1950
      1. 1. Buell Hughes 1900–
      2. 2. Orville Hughes 1902–
      3. 3. Mildred Hughes 1904–
      4. 4. Harold Hughes 1906–
      5. 5. Mertis (E) Hughes 1911–
      6. 6. Herbert (P) Hughes 1918–
    13. 13. Mary (Elizabeth) Hughes 1854–1854
  3. 3. Eliza Hughes 1834–1857
  4. 4. Amanda Hughes 1836–1893 m. William (G) Swiger 1830–1856
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Swiger 1855–1859
    2. 2. Amaziah Swiger 1851–1877 m. Mary (Icephine) Harbert 1852–1908
      1. 1. Amanda (E) Swiger 1869–1922 m. David (Wamsley) Rogers 1849–1913
        1. 1. Mabel (Pearl) Rogers 1902–
        2. 2. Franklin (Carl) Rogers 1892–1979
        3. 3. Lewis (Clark) Rogers 1895–1964
        4. 4. Mary (Virginia) Rogers 1907–1977
      2. 2. Henry (F) Swiger 1872–
      3. 3. Lillie (Bell) Swiger 1874–1966 m. Jacob (D) Fortney 1867–1952
        1. 1. Lesley (Ray) Fortney 1892–1987
        2. 2. Edith (Leota) Fortney 1895–1986
        3. 3. Ola (Cleo) Fortney 1899–1992
        4. 4. Vonda (Opal) Fortney 1901–1905
      4. 4. Lucretia (Jane) Swiger 1877–
    3. 3. Wilson (Josiah) Swiger 1854–1943 m. Julia (Ann) Martin 1854–1937 m. Emaline Hurst 1853–1949
      1. 1. Ora (G) Swigger 1883–1976
        1. 1. Clarence Hardy 1905–
        2. 2. Mary (S) Hardy 1911–
        3. 3. Mildred Hardy 1908–
        4. 4. William (E) Hardy 1913–
      2. 2. Sarah (Ellen) Swiger 1876–1919 m. Emory Coffman 1876–
        1. 1. Margaret Coffman 1900–
        2. 2. Mabel Coffman 1902–
        3. 3. Robert Coffman 1904–
        4. 4. Edna Coffman 1908–
      3. 3. William (O) Swiger 1880–1934
        1. 1. Mabel Swiger 1903–
        2. 2. Marie Swiger 1905–
        3. 3. Ray Swiger 1910–
      4. 4. Bertha Swiger 1900–1914
      5. 5. Myrtle (Lucie) Swiger 1878–1969
      6. 6. Grayson Swiger 1885–
        1. 1. Charles Swiger 1912–
        2. 2. Roy Swiger 1915–
      7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Swiger 1894–1965
      8. 8. Mary (E) Swiger 1898–
        1. 1. Helen (Virginia) Ratliff 1914–
      9. 9. Bessie Swiger 1891–1893
      10. 10. Lloyd Swiger 1889–
  5. 5. Eleanor Hughes 1838–1916 m. Edgar (W) Barnes 1834–1899
    1. 1. Otto (C) Barnes 1880–1883
    2. 2. Leila (D) Barnes 1862–
  6. 6. William (P) Hughes 1841–1862
  7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Hughes 1843–1892 m. Francis (Marion) Slaughter 1838–1893
    1. 1. William (McClellan) Slaughter 1861–1948 m. Adele (Bassum) Fisher 1864–1931
    2. 2. Jennette Slaughter 1866–1908
    3. 3. Albert Slaughter 1868–1909
    4. 4. John (P) Slaughter 1871–
    5. 5. Edgar (W) Slaughter 1874–1899
    6. 6. Cora (B) Slaughter 1876–
    7. 7. Arthur (E) Slaughter 1881–
    8. 8. Stella (V) Slaughter 1883–1900
    9. 9. Homer (Augustus) Slaughter 1887– m. Edna Hackney –1914
  8. 8. Lavina Hughes 1845–1888 m. Perry (C) Cleek 1841–1867

Josiah Hughes's Timeline

2 Records

1802
10/13/1802
Birth of Josiah Hughes in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1889
10/01/1889
Age 87
Death of Josiah Hughes in Roane County, West Virginia, USA
Roane County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10131802
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10011889
    Event Place: Roane County, West Virginia, USA
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