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William Lee Hughes 1920 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Oct 1920

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 12 Feb 1999

Death Location: Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Hughes

Mother: Margaret Phillipps

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In 1920, William Lee Hughes entered the world in North Carolina, born to William Lee Hughes and Margaret V Phillipps. In 1935, William Lee Hughes resided in Rural, Ashe, North Carolina. In 1940, William Lee Hughes resided in Oldfields, Ashe, North Carolina, USA. William Lee Hughes passed away in 1999 in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1920, William Lee Hughes entered the world in North Carolina, born to William Lee Hughes and Margaret V Phillipps.
  • In 1935, William Lee Hughes resided in Rural, Ashe, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, William Lee Hughes resided in Oldfields, Ashe, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Lee Hughes passed away in 1999 in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA.

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William Hughes's Ancestors

Self
William Hughes
1920 – 1999
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
William Lee Hughes
1898 – 1967
Abingdon, Virginia, United States
Margaret (V) Phillipps
1902 – 1975
Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Henry) Hughes
1868 – 1952
Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA
Lucinda (Jane (Jennie)) Beliles
1868 – 1954
Wash County, Virginia, USA
Arthur (D) Phillips
1868 – 1941
Idlewild, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Dora Hardin
1875 – 1954
West Jefferson, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Hughes
1837 – 1899
Edith Orfield
1837 – 1904
George Baliles
1814 – 1889
Lucinda Custer
1832 – 1917
William Phillips
1831 – 1909
Mary Mikeal
1835 – 1900
John Hardin
1836 – 1889
Margaret Duke
1837 – 1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hughes
1805 – 1889
Mary Myers
1802 – 1880
ELIZABETH MUSICK
1791 – 1845
Barnabas Baliles
1788 – 1873
Mildred Reynolds
1788 – 1853
Abraham Custer
1782 – 1864
Lucinda Carter
1799 – 1870
Robert Duke
1805 – 1856
Elizabeth Ray
1809 – 1903

William Hughes's Timeline

4 Records

1920
07 Oct 1920
Birth of William Lee Hughes in North Carolina
North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 15
William Lee Hughes resided here in Rural, Ashe, North Carolina
Rural, Ashe, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 20
William Lee Hughes resided here in Oldfields, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Oldfields, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1999
12 Feb 1999
Age 79
Death of William Lee Hughes in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Oct 1920
    Event Place: North Carolina
    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 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Ashe, North Carolina
    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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1999
    Event Place: Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA

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