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Family: George Robert Hughes / Mary Elizabeth Williamson (F8240)  [1, 2

m. 19 Jul 1841


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  • George Robert HughesFather | Male
    George Robert Hughes

    Born  30 Jan 1821  Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Aug 1886  Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hughes Family Cemetery, Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  19 Jul 1841  Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Simon Pendleton Hughes | F5410 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Coleman 'Betsy' Bigger | F5410 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Mary Elizabeth Williamson

    Born  Est 1822  Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Aft 1871  Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  John M. Williamson | F8241 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Martha J. Rudd | F8241 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    + William Edward "Willie" Hughes

    Born  18 Sep 1848  Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Aug 1913  Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary Elizabeth Bigger | F4979 
    Married     
    Spouse  Ann Eudora Ashworth | F8260 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S122] Genealogy. com, https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/u/g/Mike-Hughes-IA/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1757.html.
      George Robert Hughes (son of Simon Hughes and Elizabeth Coleman Bigger) was born Jan 30, 1821 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and died Aug 1887 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.He married Mary Elizabeth Williamson on Jul 19, 1841 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, daughter of John M Williamson and Martha J Rudd.
      Includes NotesNotes for George Robert Hughes:
      Enlisted as a Private on 12 October 1864
      Drafted in Company D, 18th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 12 October 1864.
      Paroled on 15 April 1865 at Farmville, VA
      More About George Robert Hughes and Mary Elizabeth Williamson:
      Marriage: Jul 19, 1841, Prince Edward County, Virginia.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162742310/george-robert-hughes.
      George Robert Hughes
      Birth 30 Jan 1821
      Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia
      Death 28 Aug 1886 (aged 65)
      Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia
      Burial: Hughes Family Cemetery
      Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162742657/mary-elizabeth-hughes
      Mary Elizabeth Williamson Hughes
      Birth 1826, Prince Edward County, Virginia
      Death Dec 1887 (aged 60?61)
      Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia
      Burial: Hughes Family Cemetery
      Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia
      Enlisted as a Private on 12 October 1864
      Drafted in Company D, 18th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 12 October 1864.
      Paroled on 15 April 1865 at Farmville, VA
      Enlisted as a Private on 12 October 1864 Drafted in Company D, 18th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 12 October 1864. Paroled on 15 April 1865 at Farmville, VA