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Vesta Hughes 1869–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1869

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 26 April 1953

Death Location: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Powell

Mother: Minerva Johnson

Spouse(s): Robert Hughes

Children(s): Margaret Hughes, Robert Hughes

Vesta Hughes was born in 1869 in Kentucky, the child of John S Powell And Minerva Johnson. In 1870, Vesta Hughes resided in Beattyville, Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, USA. Vesta Hughes married Robert Hughes, and had children including Margaret Rose Hughes, Robert L Hughes. Vesta Hughes passed away in 1953 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Vesta Hughes was born in 1869 in Kentucky, the child of John S Powell And Minerva Johnson.
  • In 1870, Vesta Hughes resided in Beattyville, Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, USA.
  • Vesta Hughes married Robert Hughes, and had children including Margaret Rose Hughes, Robert L Hughes.
  • Vesta Hughes passed away in 1953 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Powell
1826–1880
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
JP
Minerva Johnson
1830–1860
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
MJ

Spouses(s)

Robert Hughes
1866–1925
Birth Location: Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA
RH

Children(s)

Margaret Hughes
1893–1975
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
MH
Robert Hughes
1896–1987
Birth Location: Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, USA
RH

Vesta Hughes's Ancestors

Self
Vesta Hughes
1869–1953
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
John S. Powell
1826–1880
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Minerva Johnson
1830–1860
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ephraim Johnson
1805–1880
Virginia
Mary Green
1800–1870
Lee, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abel Johnson
1740–1820
Anne Alexander
1751–1815
William Greene
1780–1850
Ely Drake
1788–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reginal Greene
1760–
Sarah Butt
1760–

Vesta Hughes's Descendants

1.
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Vesta Hughes (28 Aug 1869–26 April 1953) m. Robert Hughes (19 January 1866–18 February 1925)
  1. 1. Margaret (Rose) Hughes 1893–1975 m. William (H) Duncan 1887–1955
    1. 1. Willard (Henry) Duncan 1915–1944 m. Mary (W) Duncan 1919–2005 m. Winifred Mason 1910–2005
    2. 2. Marita Tilford 1912–1985 m. August (Helmbold) M.D. 1900–1971 m. O (B Savely) Jr 1911–1985 m. Philip (A) Tilford 1912–2005
      1. 1. Bert (Savely) III 1932–1998 m. Juanita Savely 1930–1996
  2. 2. Robert (L) Hughes 1896–1987 m. Fleta (L) Hughes 1898–1955
    1. 1. Robert (A) Hughes 1921–1990 m. Alma (J) Hughes 1923–2010

Vesta Hughes's Timeline

17 Records

1869
28 August 1869
Birth of Vesta Hughes in Lee County, Kentucky, USA
Lee County, Kentucky, USA
1869
28 Aug 1869
Birth of Vesta Hughes in Kentucky
Kentucky
1870
1870
Age 1
Vesta Hughes resided here in Beattyville, Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, USA
Beattyville, Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, USA
1871
28 August 1871
Age 2
Birth of Vesta Hughes in Kentucky
Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 11
Vesta Hughes resided here in District 5, Lee, Kentucky, USA
District 5, Lee, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
Vesta Hughes resided here in Thomas, Lee, Kentucky, USA
Thomas, Lee, Kentucky, USA
1906
1906
Age 37
Vesta Hughes resided here in Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
1908
27 Nov 1908
Age 39
Vesta Hughes resided here in Beattyville, Kentucky, USA
Beattyville, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
Vesta Hughes resided here in Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Vesta Hughes resided here in Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 61
Vesta Hughes resided here in Covington, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
Covington, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
Vesta Hughes resided here in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky
Covington, Kenton, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 71
Vesta Hughes resided here in Mag Dist 6, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 6, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
1943
1943
Age 74
Vesta Hughes resided here in Covington, Kentucky, USA
Covington, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 81
Vesta Hughes resided here in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
1953
26 April 1953
Age 84
Death of Vesta Hughes in Kenton, Kentucky
Kenton, Kentucky
1953
26 April 1953
Age 84
Death of Vesta Hughes in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1871
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01324; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 59-41
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky; Roll: T625_560; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 2340496
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Thomas, Lee, Kentucky; Roll: 537; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0049
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky; Roll: T624_465; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374478
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 6249; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 121-103

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1869
    Event Place: Lee County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates-Microfilm, 1911-1965
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01324; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 59-41
    [4] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky; Roll: T625_560; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 2340496
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 5, Lee, Kentucky; Roll: 427; Page: 490a; Enumeration District: 060
    [8] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky; Roll: M593_481; Page: 308A
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Thomas, Lee, Kentucky; Roll: 537; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0049
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky; Roll: T624_465; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374478
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 6249; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 121-103

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1869
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beattyville, Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky; Roll: M593_481; Page: 308A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 5, Lee, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 5, Lee, Kentucky; Roll: 427; Page: 490a; Enumeration District: 060

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Thomas, Lee, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Thomas, Lee, Kentucky; Roll: 537; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0049

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Beattyville, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Beattyville Enterprise; Publication Date: 27 Nov 1908; Publication Place: Beattyville, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky; Roll: T624_465; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374478

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Paris Ward 1, Bourbon, Kentucky; Roll: T625_560; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Covington, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 2340496

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01324; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 59-41

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist 6, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01324; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 59-41

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Covington, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 6249; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 121-103

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kenton
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 1953
    Event Place: Kenton, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 1953
    Event Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates-Microfilm, 1911-1965
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kentucky Post; Publication Date: 28 Apr 1953; Publication Place: Covington, Kentucky, USA; ,0.40634638,0.3783487,0.44532773&xid=3355
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