Hughes Photo

This picture is from a Hughes researcher who would like help with the identification of the pair. The information that came with it is as follows:

The man in the photo is unknown. It is from a collection of a Hughes family whose father was named William Witsol Hughes. His daughter says that the only family she remembers him having is a sister called Meesie.
W.W. as he was called was born in 1891, he died in 1977 at the age of 86 years.

He was born in Polk County TN, he died in Dalton GA and is buried in the Deep Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Dalton GA

An expert on period clothing says the picture could have been made between 1904 and 1918, however, due to the length of the skirt it was probably 1918.
W.W. Hughes would have been 27 years old in 1918--this very well could be him.

I am leaving comments "open" for a time on this page hoping someone will be able to identify.

Boone-Hughes connection

Most of you have read this already, but for those who haven't you will find this to be of interest.

Wills: SYNOPSES of the BOONE WILLS & ADMINISTRATIONS of BERKS CO., PA, 1750-1923

George Hughes in Revolution

The book, South Carolinians in the Revolution, written by Sara Sullivan Ervin gives several Hughes who fought in the revolution from Carolina. The only George Hughes and probably our George fought under General Sumter in Sumter's Brigade. His captain was William Smith (My husband descended from William Smith although I do not know if this is the same William.) There was also a troop under Nathaniel M. Martin. William Hughes was in this troop. It was a much larger troop, however, than Smith's troop.

An interesting note on Sumter's Brigade worth mentioning is that Ramsay, in his history of South Carolina, says that party of exiles who had fled into N.C., as the British advanced made choice of Col. Sumter to be their leader and that he took the field against the victorious British at a time when the inhabitants had generally abandoned the idea of supporting their independence. The British had burned Sumpter's home and turned his family out of doors. They also burned the home and library of the local clergyman, Rev. Simpson and all Bibles which contained the Scots translations of the Psalms..."

When these men from South Carolina joined to fight under this former colonel, they seemed to have been ready to sacrifice whatever need be to gain independence. The book goes on to say that, "The People arranged themselves under Sumter with the enthusiasm of men called upon to defend not only their civil liberties but their holy religion... These men were woodsmen of the frontier up-country living mostly in the northeastern part of the state (George was in the 96th district as we know.)

South Carolina was no longer in a condition to pay, clothe or feed troops, therefore Sumter's men furnished their own horses and brought along their muskets and rifles. Often 'iron tools of neighboring farms were worked up by blacksmiths into rude weapons. Bullets were made by melting pewter furnished by housekeepers. (In the batles some had to keep their distance until the front lines had fallen and they were supplied with the arms of fallen men.) When victorious, they rifled the dead of weapons.

General Sumter was so daring and fearless he was called "The Gamecock."

I feel confident that this is describing my own ancestor as we also find fighting under General Sumter, John Pendleton, Daniel Sullivan, Andrew Young, and Jacob Young, to name just a few. These names are common to the Hughes family line from which I came.

I also found in my recent reading, a book of South Carolina Indian Affairs Documents. This is something for which I have searched. A small portion of the contents concerning Richard Heughes, 1757 will be posted here in a few days.

Due to a constant barrage of obscene spam, I have taken to closing all comments. If you would like to comment on this post send an email to jhsgran@aol.com and I will consider it as a post.

Presidential Race

Although this is not a political blog, I can't help but interject a few thoughts from a a media source that is not mainstream and is not read widely by either side. I just find this to be so interesting and I hope that some of you will read it and share with your friends.

It is taken from NewsMax.com and it discusses the campaign of GOP second tier candidate Mike Huckabee. It reads in part....

"Huckabee’s success is making waves because he has spent little on advertising, has limited campaign resources, and was a relatively unknown name before entering the presidential race.

Now, Sen. Sam Brownback’s recent withdrawal from the Republican race has given Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, “a clearer path to court religious voters,” columnist Scot Lehigh notes in the Boston Globe. But Huckabee seems to appeal beyond religious voters.

Political guru Dick Morris tells Newsmax that Huckabee “represents a new phenomenon in politics, a genuinely spiritual and creative person who wants to find new ways to inject a spiritual perspective into policy.”

Morris notes that while Huckabee is “pro life and anti-gay marriage and all the rest” that appeals to GOP social voters, he can’t easily be put in a box."

“He wants to expand the purview of a spiritual influence on policy to other spheres,” Morris said. “For example, rehabilitation of prisoners, opposing childhood obesity, conserving the planet God gave us, teaching the arts in schools to enhance our divine creativity. He is a unique candidate with an appeal that transcends normal political boundaries and is catching on. And, in a world of bought-and-paid-for politics, he has little money but lots of popularity.”

If you wish to read more go to Mike Huckabee, Newsmax

Land Lottery Information - State of GA

From The First Official Register of Land Lotteries of Georgia - Lottery of 1827

According to Sherwood's Gazetteer, Map of GA 1827, the land allotted in 1827 was bounded by the northern boundary of Carrol Co., the eastern boundary of Coweta to along the Flint River to and along the southern boundary of Lee and Randolph.

Those who had fought in the Revolutionary war or who were widows of Rev. War soldiers were given preference over others in this drawing. William H. Hughes was given 2 chances due to his service in the War of 1812.

Page 82 Burke County

William H. Hughes, Robinsons - No. 122 Dist. 2 Sec. 4

Other Hughes who won land in this lottery were Ann, Dempsey, Eliza, Eliah, George, Harden, Jane, John, (Gwinnett Co.) Joseph, Samuel, Sarah, Simon, Susan, Thomas, W.G. William, William W.

I apologize for not being able to list the counties of all of these, but once again, I did not have time to complete the research.

Now from the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of GA published in 1838 by Harper & Brothers under Valuable Works of Harper & Brothers and written by James F. Smith of Milledgeville, Georgia:

Page 91 - William Hughes, Hamiltons Gwinnett Co.

To win this land lottery, a person had to have lived in Georgia for three years. The person seeking the land went to Milledgeville (then capital) on the specified day and tickets were drawn simultaneously from drums. One drum contained names of the ticket holders and one the land lots giving districts and sections. In this way the person whose name was drawn knew immediately which lot he had drawn. He then paid the state a grant fee of $18.00 and the title was issued to him. From that time forward he could do whatever he chose with the land. The state did NOT require he live on the land or even cultivate it.

Pictures

For sometime, I have known about the website containing a picture of George Hughes, Nancy Swift, W.H. Hughes and S.P. Hughes. I suppose I thought everyone else knew about it too, but maybe some of you did not.

The names are so much like my family and they lived in an adjoining county in AL.

Distant Cousins

Most readers are probably already aware of the vast amount of information linked to this site, but for those who are not, you might want to look here:

DistantCousins.com

1790 SC census

I would like to thank Bill Murphy for this entry. He sent the census in as an EXCEL document and I could not get my system to upload that one, so it was saved as an HTML. Still it is readable.

Download file

Amberce Perry Hughes

Mr. Amberce Perry Hughes was in Jefferson County, AL at the time this picture was taken. He is thought to be a great grandson of George and Rhoda Hughes. With him is his wife, Mary Jane (Molly) Broom Hughes.

Amberce Perry Hughes 1866-1944

Amberce with his grandchildren. The tallest boy in overalls on the left is Lloyd Hughes, grandfather of Eddie Hughes.

Because Matthew Martin Hughes was in Forsythe county, GA, I decided to look around there. In 1840, Forsythe Co. I found:
HUGHS John 275 0111201000000 1011001000000
Forsythe County, 1840
one child male 5-10
one child male 10-15
one child male 15-20
two males 20-30
one male 40-50
one female under 5
one female 10-15
one female 20-30
one female 40-50

Also in Forsythe, I found:
GARRETT Asa 281 0100010000000 0000100000000
GARRETT Daniel A. 280 0011100100000 0010101000000
GARRETT James 275 2000100000000 0000100000000
GARRETT John 281 0100100000000 0000100000000
GARRETT Thomas L. 285 0000100010000 0000000010000
GARRETT Wells 281 0000100000000 1100100100000

When you couple this information with the fact that the descendants were in and around Jefferson Co. and Blount Co., AL this tends to point to Matthew being the child of John Hughs, the first son of George and Rhoda.

DNA

We are still waiting on the DNA test results to return.