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Preston A Hughes 1896–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1896

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 29 Jul 1956

Death Location: Mount Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Hughes

Mother: Mattie Rodgers

Spouse(s): Annie Bennett

Children(s): Melvin Hughes, Mary Hughes

Preston A Hughes was born in 1896 in Arkansas, the child of John Lewis Hughes And Mattie Idell Rodgers. In 1900, Preston A Hughes resided in Boone, Union, Arkansas, USA. Preston A Hughes married Annie Frankie Bennett, and had children including Martha Ann Hughes, Mary Lucille Hughes, Melvin A Hughes. Preston A Hughes passed away in 1956 in Mount Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Preston A Hughes was born in 1896 in Arkansas, the child of John Lewis Hughes And Mattie Idell Rodgers.
  • In 1900, Preston A Hughes resided in Boone, Union, Arkansas, USA.
  • Preston A Hughes married Annie Frankie Bennett, and had children including Martha Ann Hughes, Mary Lucille Hughes, Melvin A Hughes.
  • Preston A Hughes passed away in 1956 in Mount Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Preston Hughes's Ancestors

Self
Preston Hughes
1896–1956
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
John Lewis Hughes
1864–1928
Poplar Bluff, Ashley, Arkansas, United States
Mattie (Idell) Rodgers
1876–1962
Mount Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
John (Tillman) Hughes
1826–1877
Mariah (Louise) Cole
1839–1879
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Preston Hughes's Descendants

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Preston (A) Hughes (abt 1896–29 Jul 1956) m. Annie (Frankie) Bennett (9 Oct 1901–14 Apr 1986)
  1. 1. Melvin (A) Hughes 1919–1932
  2. 2. Mary (Lucille) Hughes 1926–1996 m. Doyle (Pittman) Jacks 1920–1996

Preston Hughes's Timeline

12 Records

1895
30 May 1895
Birth of Preston A Hughes in Mount Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA
Mount Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA
1896
abt 1896
Birth of Preston A Hughes in Arkansas
Arkansas
1900
1900
Age 4
Preston A Hughes resided here in Boone, Union, Arkansas, USA
Boone, Union, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Preston A Hughes resided here in Boone, Union, Arkansas
Boone, Union, Arkansas
1917
1917-1918
Age 21
Preston A Hughes resided here in Union, Arkansas
Union, Arkansas
1920
1920
Age 24
Preston A Hughes resided here in Boone, Union, Arkansas, USA
Boone, Union, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Preston A Hughes resided here in Boone, Union, Arkansas
Boone, Union, Arkansas
1935
1935
Age 39
Preston A Hughes resided here in Rural, Union
Rural, Union
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 44
Preston A Hughes resided here in Van Buren, Union, Arkansas, USA
Van Buren, Union, Arkansas, USA
1942
1942
Age 46
Preston A Hughes resided here in Union, Arkansas, USA
Union, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Preston A Hughes resided here in Van Buren, Union, Arkansas, USA
Van Buren, Union, Arkansas, USA
1956
29 Jul 1956
Age 60
Death of Preston A Hughes in Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1895
    Event Place: Mount Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Arkansas, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 576245; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Buren, Union, Arkansas; Roll: T627_178; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 70-44
    [4] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas; Roll: T625_83; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 155; Image: 578
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas; Roll: 96; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 22.0; FHL microfilm: 2339831
    [7] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Arkansas; Registration County: Union; Roll: 1530647
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas; Roll: 78; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1240078
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas; Roll: T624_66; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 126; Image: 386.
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Van Buren, Union, Ar

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1896
    Event Place: Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas; Roll: 78; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1240078

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas; Roll: T624_66; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 126; Image: 386.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Union, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Arkansas; Registration County: Union; Roll: 1530647

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Quebec
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 508

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas; Roll: T625_83; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 155; Image: 578

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas; Roll: 96; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 22.0; FHL microfilm: 2339831

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Union
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Buren, Union, Arkansas; Roll: T627_178; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 70-44

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Van Buren, Union, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Buren, Union, Arkansas; Roll: T627_178; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 70-44

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Union, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Arkansas, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 576245; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Van Buren, Union, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Van Buren, Union, Ar

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MT Holly, Ark
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 508

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MT Holly, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mount Holly, Union, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1956
    Event Place: Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Arkansas, Death Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1956; Roll: 3

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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