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William Lee Hughes 1898 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1898

Birth Location: Abingdon, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 23 Apr 1967

Death Location: West Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Hughes

Mother: Lucinda Beliles

Spouse(s): Margaret Phillipps

Children(s): William Hughes, Harold Hughes, Margaret Hughes, Marguerite Hughes, Dora Hughes, Phillip Hughes, Joan Hughes, Betsy Hughes, Bobby Hughes

According to available records, William Lee Hughes Sr. was born in 1898 in Abingdon, Virginia, United States, the child of John Henry Hughes and Lucinda Jane (Jennie) Beliles. Following those early years, William Lee Hughes Sr. married Margaret V Phillipps, and their family grew to include William Lee Hughes, Harold Henry Hughes, Margaret E Hughes, Marguerite Hughes, Dora Virginia Hughes, Phillip Evans Hughes, Joan Hughes, Betsy June Hughes and Bobby Dean Hughes. In the later years of life, William Lee Hughes Sr. died in 1967 in West Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.

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Parents

John Hughes
1868 – 1952
Birth Location: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA
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Lucinda Beliles
1868 – 1954
Birth Location: Wash County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Phillipps
1902 – 1975
Birth Location: Watauga, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

William Hughes
1920 – 1999
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Harold Hughes
1923 – 1981
Birth Location: Warrensville, North Carolina, USA
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Margaret Hughes
1925 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Marguerite Hughes
1925 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Dora Hughes
1927 –
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina
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Phillip Hughes
1929 – 1983
Birth Location: Warrensville, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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Joan Hughes
1932 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Betsy Hughes
1934 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Bobby Hughes
1937 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Abingdon, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147; Box: 181, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oldfields, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02872; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 5-17, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clifton, Ashe, North Carolina; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2341406, Year: 1910; Census Place: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia; Roll: T624_1651; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1375664

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia; Roll: T624_1651; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1375664

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Clifton, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clifton, Ashe, North Carolina; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2341406

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Washington, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oldfields, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02872; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 5-17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Oldfields, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oldfields, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02872; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 5-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fleetwood, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147; Box: 181

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Apr 1967
    Event Place: West Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

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