. WILLIAM¹ HUGHES was born Abt. 1783 in South Carolina, and died Bef. 1860 in Giles Co., TN. He married ELEDIA "LYDIA". She was born Abt. 1784 in South Carolina.

Children of WILLIAM HUGHES and ELEDIA are:

i. FAITH² HUGHES, m. UNKNOWN LUSBY.

2. ii. ELIZABETH HUGHES, b. 1808, South Carolina.

3. iii. JOHN W. HUGHES, b. Abt. 1812, South Carolina.

4. iv. JESSE HUGHES, b. Abt. 1813, South Carolina.

5. v. ARON EMERY HUGHES, b. Abt. 1815, South Carolina.

6. vi. WILLIAM C. HUGHES, b. Abt. 1818, South Carolina.

7. vii. A. W. HUGHES, b. Abt. 1821, Alabama.

8. viii. JACKSON H. HUGHES, b. Abt. 1824, Alabama; d. Abt. 1860.

9. ix. ANDERSON C. HUGHES, b. Abt. 1829, Alabama; d. Bet. 1865 - 1870.

. ELIZABETH² HUGHES (WILLIAM¹) was born 1808 in South Carolina. She married ANDERSON HARDIMAN. He was born 1810 in Virginia.

Children of ELIZABETH HUGHES and ANDERSON HARDIMAN are:

i. WILLIAM WASHINGTON³ HARDIMAN, b. 1832.

ii. SARAH HARDIMAN, b. 1840.

3. JOHN W.² HUGHES (WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1812 in South Carolina. He married PHEOBE Bef. 1832. She was born Abt. 1816 in South Carolina.

Children of JOHN HUGHES and PHEOBE are:

i. LOUISE³ HUGHES, b. Abt. 1832, Alabama.

ii. HEGAKIND? HUGHES, b. Abt. 1834, Alabama.

iii. TANNSIE? HUGHES, b. Abt. 1838, Alabama.

iv. BUSTER? HUGHES, b. Abt. 1842, Alabama.

v. VIVIAN? HUGHES, b. Abt. 1848, Alabama.

vi. VIRGIL? HUGHES, b. Unknown, Alabama.

4. JESSE² HUGHES (WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1813 in South Carolina. He married MARTHA. She was born in Virginia.

Children of JESSE HUGHES and MARTHA are:

i. JOHN E OR C.³ HUGHES, b. Abt. 1837, Alabama; m. CATHERINE; b. Abt. 1834, Alabama.

ii. ELVIRA/ELOISA HUGHES, b. Abt. 1839.

iii. BENNETT A. HUGHES, b. Abt. 1843, Alabama.

5. ARON EMERY³ HUGHES  (WILLIAM², JOHN¹ (ASSUMED() was born Abt. 1815 in South Carolina, and died Abt. 1895.  He married ELIZABETH W. BATES December 02, 1838 in Limestone Co., AL, daughter of WILLIAM BATES and NANCY LEWIS.  She was born Abt. 1822 in Tennessee, and died June 07, 1896.     

Children of ARON HUGHES and ELIZABETH BATES are:

                   i.       DRUCILLA⁴ HUGHES, b. Abt. 1840, Alabama; m. ANSON HARDIMAN.

                  ii.       MARY J. F. HUGHES, b. Abt. 1841, Alabama; m. WILLIAM GARNER, October 11, 1860.

                 iii.       MARTHA EUPHEMIA HUGHES, b. March 03, 1845, Alabama; d. February 22, 1913; m. GEORGE HENRY MAY, November 12, 1876.

                iv.       HUGHLEY HOUSTON HUGHES, b. March 1848, Lawrence Co., TN; d. April 14, 1932, Lawrence Co., TN.

                  v.       RILEY FRANK HUGHES, b. Abt. 1850; m. MARY E. LILES, November 02, 1869.

                 vi.       NANCY HUGHES, b. Abt. 1852; m. BOB CROWDER.

                vii.       WILLIAM E. HUGHES, b. Abt. 1856; d. Shot and killed in hunting accident.

               viii.       POLLOCK B. HUGHES, b. Abt. 1858; d. Bef. 1870.

                  ix.       JOHN R. HUGHES, b. Abt. 1860.

                   x.       LOVANNA SUSANNAH "LOU" HUGHES, b. Abt. 1862.

                  xi.       MELISSA OLLIDINE "OLLIE" HUGHES, b. Abt. 1866; m. JOHN W. DOTSON.

                 xii.       JAMES HUGHES HUGHES, b. Abt. 1869.  

6. WILLIAM C.² HUGHES (WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1818 in South Carolina. He married CATHERINE. She was born Abt. 1818 in Alabama.

Children of WILLIAM HUGHES and CATHERINE are:

i. JAMES³ HUGHES, b. Abt. 1836, Alabama.

ii. SARAH HUGHES, b. Abt. 1838, Alabama.

iii. ALBERT HUGHES, b. Abt. 1840, Alabama.

iv. JACKSON HUGHES, b. Abt. 1842, Alabama.

7. A. W.² HUGHES (WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1821 in Alabama. He married ELIZABETH. She was born Abt. 1818 in Alabama.

Children of A. HUGHES and ELIZABETH are:

i. SARAH J.³ HUGHES, b. Abt. 1841, Alabama.

ii. MARTHA HUGHES, b. Abt. 1843, Alabama.

iii. FAITH HUGHES, b. Abt. 1847, Alabama.

iv. ELIZABETH HUGHES, b. Abt. 1849.

v. JAMES HUGHES, b. Abt. 1853.

8. JACKSON H.² HUGHES (WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1824 in Alabama, and died Abt. 1860. He married SUSANNAH (SUSAN A. E.?) SMITH December 12, 1844 in Limestone, AL. She was born Abt. 1825 in Alabama.

Children of JACKSON HUGHES and SUSANNAH SMITH are:

i. MILTON C.³ HUGHES, b. 1844.

11. ii. WILLIAM HENRY HUGHES, b. 1848, Alabama; d. January 15, 1922, Pemiscott Co., MO.

12. iii. SILAS R. HUGHES, b. 1849, Alabama; d. 1933, Tennessee.

13. iv. GEORGE W. HUGHES, b. 1851, Alabama; d. 1930, Henderson/Decatur Co., TN.

v. ROBERT HUGHES, b. 1854, Alabama.

14. vi. NANCY JANE HUGHES, b. January 20, 1861, Athens, Limestone Co, Alabama; d. December 03, 1936, Portageville, New Madrid, MO.

9. ANDERSON C.² HUGHES (WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1829 in Alabama, and died Bet. 1865 - 1870. He married SOPHRONIA. She was born Abt. 1829 in Tennessee.

Children of ANDERSON HUGHES and SOPHRONIA are:

i. NANCY³ HUGHES, b. Abt. 1846, Alabama.

ii. WILLIAM HUGHES, b. Abt. 1847, Alabama.

iii. LYDIA "LIDDIA" HUGHES, b. Abt. 1849.

iv. MARTHA HUGHES, b. Abt. 1852.

v. MARY HUGHES, b. Abt. 1857.

vi. MELISSA HUGHES, b. Abt. 1859.

vii. LEWIS D. HUGHES, b. Abt. 1863.

viii. VIRGINIA HUGHES, b. Abt. 1865.

10. HUGH "HULEY" H.³ HUGHES (ARON EMERY², WILLIAM¹) was born March 1848, and died 1932 in Lawrence Co., TN.

Child of HUGH "HULEY" H. HUGHES is:

i. THOMAS HOUSTON "PITCH"⁴ HUGHES, b. 1869; d. 1955, Lawrence Co., TN; m. ADA HUNT.

11. WILLIAM HENRY³ HUGHES (JACKSON H.², WILLIAM¹) was born 1848 in Alabama, and died January 15, 1922 in Pemiscott Co., MO. He married MATTIE JANE BEAKLEY.

Children of WILLIAM HUGHES and MATTIE BEAKLEY are:

i. LEO⁴ HUGHES, b. August 21, 1898, Portageville, Missouri.

ii. ESCO HUGHES, m. JEWELL.

iii. WALKER HUGHES, b. Abt. 1894; m. BULAH; b. Abt. 1894.

iv. CLYDE HUGHES, b. March 04, 1905; d. June 1971, Portageville, New Madrid, MO; m. BERNICE.

v. CHRISTINA HUGHES.

vi. VERDE HUGHES.

vii. OMEGA HUGHES, m. MAC WARREN.

12. SILAS R.³ HUGHES (JACKSON H.², WILLIAM¹) was born 1849 in Alabama, and died 1933 in Tennessee. He married AMANDA. She was born 1858, and died 1942 in Tennessee.

Children of SILAS HUGHES and AMANDA are:

i. OTTO J.⁴ HUGHES, b. 1886; d. 1935; m. MAGGIE M.; b. June 16, 1881; d. October 06, 1967.

ii. OLA HUGHES, b. January 14, 1889; d. March 31, 1973, Lexington, Tennessee; m. FRANK ALEXANDER; b. February 06, 1886; d. September 18, 1971.

iii. R. A. "JOHN" HUGHES, b. January 14, 1895; d. November 29, 1965; m. LIMA E.; b. April 19, 1917.

iv. ELLAR HUGHES, m. TASSI.

13. GEORGE W.³ HUGHES (JACKSON H.², WILLIAM¹) was born 1851 in Alabama, and died 1930 in Henderson/Decatur Co., TN. He married MARGARET. She was born 1856, and died 1945 in Henderson/Decatur Co., TN.

Children of GEORGE HUGHES and MARGARET are:

i. JEWELL⁴ HUGHES, b. October 23, 1881; d. February 18, 1908, Henderson/Decatur Co., TN; m. ROY.

ii. EXIE HUGHES, b. July 07, 1886; d. June 21, 1967, Hardin Co., TN; m. JAMES W. WATSON; b. June 24, 1886; d. November 16, 1961, Hardin Co., TN.

iii. SAMUEL IRWIN HUGHES, b. June 24, 1887; d. July 10, 1887, Henderson/Decatur Co., TN.

iv. ARTHUR HUGHES.

v. THEO HUGHES, m. T. J. WHITE; b. February 14, 1905, Decatur Co., TN; d. May 07, 1986, Decatur Co., TN.

*****14. NANCY JANE³ HUGHES***** (JACKSON H.², WILLIAM¹) was born January 20, 1861 in Athens, Limestone Co, Alabama, and died December 03, 1936 in Portageville, New Madrid, MO. She married JAMES TATE SWIFT May 31, 1882 at Squire Ducks ("The Marryin' Squire")in Scotts Hill, TN, son of WILLIAM SWIFT and EMMALINE ROGERS. He was born September 07, 1862 in Henderson County, Tennessee, and died February 08, 1948 in Sacramento, California.

*****I have three birtdates on Nancy Jane.  The dates include the one above in 1861, January 21, 1863, and January 22, 1863.  Her death certificate states she was born in Athens, Limestone Co., AL and one of her daughter's delayed birth certificates states she was born in Prospect, Giles Co., TN.

Children of NANCY HUGHES and JAMES SWIFT are:

i. DORA FRANCES⁴ SWIFT, b. April 09, 1883; d. April 21, 1960, Sacramento, California; m. THOMAS MAX STOFFLE, Abt. 1914; b. December 23, 1871, Illinois; d. March 02, 1946, Sacramento, California.

ii. MATTIE ETHEL SWIFT, b. November 19, 1885, Tennessee; d. December 09, 1952, Pinson, Madison Co., Tennessee; m. JAMES MALCOMB ALLEN, December 04, 1910; b. February 08, 1887, Right, Hardin Co., TN; d. February 09, 1967, Pinson, Madison Co., Tennessee.

iii. JACOB "JAKE" SWIFT, b. June 23, 1888; d. June 01, 1914; m. NORA MAGUS.

iv. MAUD SWIFT, b. July 17, 1890; d. July 17, 1890.

v. CORA MAE SWIFT, b. May 26, 1893; d. September 06, 1966; m. WALTER HALL; b. Tennessee.

vi. MITTIE SWIFT, b. October 09, 1896.

vii. TILLIE SWIFT, b. January 09, 1900; m. SAM HAMPTON.

viii. GRADA BILL SWIFT, b. June 01, 1901; d. February 23, 1978, Wardell, Pemiscott County, Missouri; m. WEBSTER WALLACE.