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Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes 1869–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1869

Birth Location: Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1953

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA

Father: James Hughes

Mother: Laura Hutchinson

Spouse(s): Elias Merriman, Richard Simmonds, Claude Daniell

Children(s): Randolph Simmonds

Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes was born in 1869 in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA, the child of James Griffin Hughes And Laura Henrietta Hutchinson. In 1880, Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes resided in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA. In 1953, Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA. Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes married Claude Eugene Daniell, Elias Marcus Merriman, Richard Reecer Simmonds, and had children including Randolph Brumby Simmonds. Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes passed away in 1953 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes was born in 1869 in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA, the child of James Griffin Hughes And Laura Henrietta Hutchinson.
  • In 1880, Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes resided in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1953, Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes married Claude Eugene Daniell, Elias Marcus Merriman, Richard Reecer Simmonds, and had children including Randolph Brumby Simmonds.
  • Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes passed away in 1953 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Hughes's Ancestors

Self
Laura Hughes
1869–1953
Birth Place: Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Parents
James Griffin Hughes
1840–1894
Darkley, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Laura (Henrietta) Hutchinson
1847–1932
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Grandparents
John Hughes
1816–1857
Wales
Mary (Elizabeth) Griffin
1821–1857
Wales
Sylvester (F) Hutchinson
1824–1854
New Lebanon, Columbia, New York, USA
Jane Starling
1824–1890
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Hughes
1788–1850
Catherine
1792–1852
Benjamin Hutchinson
1790–1857
Laura Ticknor
1795–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Hutchinson
1760–1813
Irene Clark
1742–1813
Elijah Ticknor
1765–1813
Zilpha Tobey
1757–1822

Laura Hughes's Descendants

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Laura (Medora "Dode") Hughes (14 Dec 1869–9 Mar 1953) m. Elias (Marcus) Merriman (24 Oct 1870–14 Jan 1897) m. Richard (Reecer) Simmonds (10 Aug 1868–25 Sep 1905) m. Claude (Eugene) Daniell (1 Oct 1872–9 Feb 1954)
  1. 1. Randolph (Brumby) Simmonds 1901–1973 m. Hazel (Hettie) Hacker 1906–1996 m. Margaret Wood 1903–1945
    1. 1. Margaret (S "Peggy") Simmonds 1926–1985 m. Eugene (E "Gene") Graff 1924–2005

Laura Hughes's Timeline

4 Records

1869
14 Dec 1869
Birth of Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes resided here in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
1953
Abt 1953
Age 84
Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1953
9 Mar 1953
Age 84
Death of Laura Medora "Dode" Hughes in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1869
    Event Place: Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marietta, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: 141; Family History Film: 1254141; Page: 176A; Enumeration District: 036; Image: 0354
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marietta, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: 141; Family History Film: 1254141; Page: 176A; Enumeration District: 036; Image: 0354

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1953
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1953
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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