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Willis McKinley Hughes 1931–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 FEB 1931

Birth Location: Wayne County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 8 SEP 1986

Death Location: Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Father: Estel Hughes

Mother: Elizabeth Piercy

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Willis McKinley Hughes was born in 1931 in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Estel Mckinley Hughes And Elizabeth Clinton Lizzie Piercy. Willis McKinley Hughes married Francis, and had children including Barbara Mar Queling, Debra Noonam, Janet Hughes, Sue Caudill, Willis Hughes. Willis McKinley Hughes passed away in 1986 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.

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Biography

  • Willis McKinley Hughes was born in 1931 in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Estel Mckinley Hughes And Elizabeth Clinton Lizzie Piercy.
  • Willis McKinley Hughes married Francis, and had children including Barbara Mar Queling, Debra Noonam, Janet Hughes, Sue Caudill, Willis Hughes.
  • Willis McKinley Hughes passed away in 1986 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.

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Willis Hughes's Ancestors

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Willis Hughes
1931–1986
Birth Place: Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Estel McKinley Hughes
1894–1961
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Clinton 'Lizzie') Piercy
1897–1971
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Lorenzo (Dow "Ranzey") Hughes
1862–1924
Slickford, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
James (Mccellan) Piercy
1854–1920
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Jane 'Betsey') Carter
1857–1925
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Morgan Hughes
1818–1891
Lucinda Upchurch
1831–1898
Zadock Pearcy
1823–
Nancy Brooks
1836–
Robert CARTER
1837–1898
Rowena Upchurch
1839–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hardy Hughes
1794–1866
Martha Morgan
1798–1856
John Upchurch
1799–1873
Zadock Piercy
1764–1844
John Upchurch
1799–1873
Sarah Bertram
1810–1853

Willis Hughes's Timeline

2 Records

1931
12 FEB 1931
Birth of Willis McKinley Hughes in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
1986
8 SEP 1986
Age 55
Death of Willis McKinley Hughes in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1931
    Event Place: Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Muncie Evening Press; Publication Date: 10 Sep 1986; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA; ,0.3884297,0.34031302,0.4712425&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Muncie Evening Press; Publication Date: 10 Sep 1986; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA; ,0.3884297,0.34031302,0.4712425&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 SEP 1986
    Event Place: Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Muncie Evening Press; Publication Date: 10 Sep 1986; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA; ,0.3884297,0.34031302,0.4712425&xid=3355

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