West Virginia Pioneers

William P Hughes

Male 1840 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name William P Hughes 
    Born Mar 1840  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I28389  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2007 

    Father Job Hughes,   b. Abt 1816, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Anna Mary King,   b. Sep 1816, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1 Feb 1838  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 

    • 1850 Mason Co., VA
      Hughs, Jobe 35 VA, Farmer
      Anna 30 VA
      Jeremiah 14 VA
      Harriet 12 VA
      William 10 VA
      Joseph 8 VA
      Curtis 6 VA
      Lavina 4 VA
      Hansen S. 2 VA

      1870 Cologne, Mason Co., VA # 56 [William at # 54, Jeremiah #55]
      Hughes, Job 54 VA, Farmer
      Annie 50 VA
      Lavina A. 20 VA
      Sylvester 18 VA, Works on farm
      Dianah 16 VA
      Ella J. 14 VA
      Cornelius 9 VA (m)
      Biza or Bija 6 VA (m)

      1880 Census Place: Cologne, Mason, West Virginia Page 226D
      Job HUGHES Self M M W 64 WV
      Occ: Farmer Fa: PA Mo: PA
      Anna HUGHES Wife F M W 61 WV WV WV
      Hanson HUGHES Son M S W 26 WV
      Cornelius HUGHES Son M S W 19 WV
      Mazila J. HUGHES Dau F S W 21 WV
      Abija L. HUGHES Son M S W 17 WV
      Adelia HUGHES GDau F S W 10 WV

      JCDR:
      H S Hughes, 12/23/1932, 77y10m7d, [d] Jackson

      'The Hughes Family" says Job Jr m Diana King and had 9: Job, Jeremiah, Harriet [m S H Stover], William [m Mary Hardman], Lavinia [m L Carte], H S [m Florence Newell], Diana [m D V Flowers], Elizabeth [m Emery Harris], Abijah [m Mattie Flowers]
    Family ID F8673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Margaret Herdman,   b. Oct 1845, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1926, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 21 Apr 1867  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 

    • Mason Co marriages
      William P Hughes, 25, Mason, s/o Job & Anna
      Mary Margaret Hardman, 20, b. Jackson, d/o Peter & Nancy 19-21 Apr 1867

      1870 Cologne, Mason, WV # 54
      Hughes, William 25 VA
      Margaret 22 A
      Charles W 3 WV
      Mary 10/12 WV
      Hurdman, Jane 12 VA

      1900 Union, Jackson, WV # 296-297
      William Hughes 3/1843 m 34y WV UN WV
      Mary M 10/1845 m 34 y 10-7 children WV PA WV
      Charles W 1/1867
      William W 9/1877
      Jasper H 12/1879
      Dora 1/1882
      Job, born 1875, is next, is he a missing son?

      1910 Union, Jackson, WV # 148-156
      Hughes, William 68 m1- 44y
      Mary M 63 m1- 44y 7-7 children
      Wade son 32 S
      Ella A gd 18
      [Job, 34 is next]

      1920 Union, Jackson, WV
      Hughes, Mary M head 73 wd WV PA WV
      Wade W son 42 s WV WV WV
      Hollie E son 39 m WV WV WV
      Lettie B dil 31 m WV WV WV
      Donald gs 12 WV WV WV
      Clifford gs 10 WV WV WV
      Blake gs 7 or 9 ? WV WV WV
      Blanch gd 3 WV WV WV

      JCDR for WW shows parents as Webb and Maggie

      Buried Crestom Cemetary,Evans WVa. No dates on headstone . Only has Co.B 22 VA. Inf. CSA.
    Children 
     1. Charles Wesley Hughes,   b. 17 Jan 1867, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1935, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Mary Hughes,   b. 1869, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Job Ellis Hughes,   b. 5 Nov 1875, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1917 and 1920  (Age 41 years)
     4. William Wade Hughes,   b. Sep 1877, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1927, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years)
     5. Jasper Holly Hughes,   b. 1 Dec 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Dora Ellen Hughes,   b. 6 Jan 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1968, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F8672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Mar 1840 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Apr 1867 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.

    2. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.