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Sherman Grant Hughes 1870–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1870

Birth Location: Mitchell Co., NC

Death Date: 2 Aug 1942

Death Location: Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Ervin Hughes

Mother: Nancy Miller

Spouse(s): Sarah Garland

Children(s): Garfey Hughes, Javine Hughes, Dora Hughes

Sherman Grant Hughes was born in 1870 in Mitchell Co., NC, the child of Ervin Sidney Hughes And Nancy Miller. In 1910, Sherman Grant Hughes resided in Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States. In 1920, Sherman Grant Hughes resided in Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States. Sherman Grant Hughes married Sarah Garland, and had children including Dora Hughes, Garfey Hughes, Javine Hughes. Sherman Grant Hughes passed away in 1942 in Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sherman Grant Hughes was born in 1870 in Mitchell Co., NC, the child of Ervin Sidney Hughes And Nancy Miller.
  • In 1910, Sherman Grant Hughes resided in Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1920, Sherman Grant Hughes resided in Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States.
  • Sherman Grant Hughes married Sarah Garland, and had children including Dora Hughes, Garfey Hughes, Javine Hughes.
  • Sherman Grant Hughes passed away in 1942 in Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sherman Hughes's Ancestors

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Sherman Hughes
1870–1942
Birth Place: Mitchell Co., NC
Parents
Ervin Sidney Hughes
1836–1920
Brumitt, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Miller
1831–1916
Burke, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Sanders Hughes
1805–1860
Burke Co North Carolina
Christina Woody
1805–1880
, Mitchell, N.C.
Johnny (John) Miller
1806–1867
North Carolina, USA
Mary Barnett
1810–1870
Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Sr
1795–1859
Two Bailey
1785–1839
Thomas Phillips
1781–1836
Delilah Beal
1791–1851
John Sr
1779–1845
Comfort Roten
1780–1814
Jonathan Miller
1776–1854
Margaret Carpenter
1784–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Hughes
1775–1822
Lazarus PHILLIPS
1760–1820
Winnefred Sanders
1761–1830
John Beals
1763–1848
Mary Johnson
1767–1841
Johannes Muller
1726–1780
Maria Muller
1735–1813
Mathias Carpenter
1752–1835
Elizabeth Muller
1755–1835

Sherman Hughes's Descendants

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Sherman (Grant) Hughes (29 Jul 1870–2 Aug 1942) m. Sarah Garland (27 April 1873–1 October 1967)
  1. 1. Garfey Hughes 1894–1945
  2. 2. Javine Hughes 1896–1983 m. Esther (Elmyra) Webb 1897–1996
  3. 3. Dora Hughes 1900–1999 m. Hodge (Rayburn) Garland 1892–1974
    1. 1. Norma Garland 1926–2013

Sherman Hughes's Timeline

5 Records

1870
29 Jul 1870
Birth of Sherman Grant Hughes in Mitchell Co., NC
Mitchell Co., NC
1910
1910
Age 40
Sherman Grant Hughes resided here in Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 50
Sherman Grant Hughes resided here in Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
1941
2 Aug 1941
Age 71
Sherman Grant Hughes resided here in Peppers, Mitchell, N.C.
Peppers, Mitchell, N.C.
1942
2 Aug 1942
Age 72
Death of Sherman Grant Hughes in Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
Mitchell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1870
    Event Place: Mitchell Co., NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 17 Apr 2016), entry for Grant Sherman Hughes, person ID KH8L-HFN.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 17 Apr 2016), entry for Grant Sherman Hughes, person ID KH8L-HFN.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1941
    Event Place: Peppers, Mitchell, N.C.
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 17 Apr 2016), entry for Grant Sherman Hughes, person ID KH8L-HFN.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1942
    Event Place: Mitchell, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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