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George Robert Hughes

George Robert Hughes[1]

Male 1821 - 1886  (65 years)

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  • Name George Robert Hughes 
    Born 30 Jan 1821  Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    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 
    Person ID I15513  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2019 

    Father Simon Pendleton Hughes,   b. 26 Jan 1778, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1858, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Coleman 'Betsy' Bigger,   b. 20 Jan 1780, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1851, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 12 Jan 1803  Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth Williamson,   b. Est 1822, Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1871, Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Married 19 Jul 1841  Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. William Edward "Willie" Hughes,   b. 18 Sep 1848, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1913, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2019 
    Family ID F8240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    George Robert Hughes
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  • Sources 
    1. [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



    2. [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.

    3. [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