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Rex Hughes 1917–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 DEC 1917

Birth Location: Yancey Co., NC

Death Date: 16 SEP 1995

Death Location: Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Cleophus Hughes

Mother: Dovie Mitchell

Spouse(s): Martha Silver

Children(s): Kenneth Hughes

In 1917, Rex Hughes entered the world in Yancey Co., NC, born to Cleophus H Hughes And Dovie Mitchell. Rex Hughes married Martha Helen Silver, and had children including Charles Hughes, Kenneth Dean Hughes. Rex Hughes passed away in 1995 in Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Rex Hughes entered the world in Yancey Co., NC, born to Cleophus H Hughes And Dovie Mitchell.
  • Rex Hughes married Martha Helen Silver, and had children including Charles Hughes, Kenneth Dean Hughes.
  • Rex Hughes passed away in 1995 in Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Rex Hughes's Ancestors

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Rex Hughes
1917–1995
Birth Place: Yancey Co., NC
Parents
Cleophus H. Hughes
1884–1963
Crabtree, Yancey Co., NC
Dovie Mitchell
1889–1950
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (W) Hughes
1858–1943
Yancey Co, NC
Aledeltha (Alley) Thomas
1860–1949
North Carolina, United States
James Patterson
1852–
North Carolina, USA
Hannah (L) Mitchell
1852–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Hughes
1823–1888
Mary Laws
1821–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rex Hughes's Descendants

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Rex Hughes (5 DEC 1917–16 SEP 1995) m. Martha (Helen) Silver (10 Dec 1919–2 Feb 1996)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Dean) Hughes 1937–2011

Rex Hughes's Timeline

2 Records

1917
5 DEC 1917
Birth of Rex Hughes in Yancey Co., NC
Yancey Co., NC
1995
16 SEP 1995
Age 78
Death of Rex Hughes in Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, United States of America
Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 DEC 1917
    Event Place: Yancey Co., NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1995
    Event Place: Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, United States of America

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