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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: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Father: Eskel Hughes

Mother: Elizabeth Piercy

Spouse(s): Frances Dunlow

Children(s):

Willis McKinley Hughes was born in 1931 in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Eskel Mckinley Hughes And Elizabeth Clinton Lizzie Piercy. Willis McKinley Hughes married Frances Dunlow, and had children including Barbara Lynn Hughes, W H. Willis McKinley Hughes passed away in 1986 in 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 Eskel Mckinley Hughes And Elizabeth Clinton Lizzie Piercy.
  • Willis McKinley Hughes married Frances Dunlow, and had children including Barbara Lynn Hughes, W H.
  • Willis McKinley Hughes passed away in 1986 in 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
Eskel McKinley Hughes
1896–1961
Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Clinton 'Lizzie' 😍😍) Piercy
1897–1971
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Lorenzo (Dow 'Ranzey' 😍😍) Hughes
1862–1930
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (M) Carter
1862–1930
Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

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 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1931
    Event Place: Wayne County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 SEP 1986
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

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