Avery County, NC - Hughes Cemetery

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AVERY COUNTY

HUGHES CEMETERY

LOCATION:   At Hughes in central Avery County, drive 0.1 mile up 
Baxter Hughes Road.   The access road is on your right.

ACCESSIBILITY:   Easy.

CONDITION:   Very good.

OLDEST DATED GRAVE:   # 83,   1903.

SURNAMES:  BARRY, BIRCHFIELD, BLACKLEDGE, BLEVINS, BUCHANAN, BURLESON, 
COBBLE, COLEMAN, COLLINS, CORNETT, FARMER, FORD, FRANKLIN, FREEMAN, 
GRAGG, GREER, HALL, HODGES, HUGHES, ISAACS, JAYNES, JOHNSON, LAUGHRIDGE, 
LAY, LUNSFORD, McCLELLAN, MINTON, PHILLIPS, PIERCE, POTTER, RAPHAEL, 
RAY, RHYNE, RICE, SHOUPE, TAYLOR, VANCE, WINTERS, WOODY, WRIGHT.

1.   Jim Ray
28 Jan 1932
6 March 2002
S/o 3 & 4.

2.   (Living)					

3.   Sam M. Ray
1905
1982
S/o Thomas Jefferson & Cornelia Greer Morphew Ray.

4.   Verdie D. Ray
1908
1986
Wife of # 3.   
D/o William & Nan Deaton Daniels.

5.   Scotty G. Wright
22 Sept 1948
24 Dec 1999
(Probably) s/o 6 & 7.

6.   Hazel H. Wright
25 Jan 1918
26 July 1987
D/o Bulow & America Ollis Hughes.

7.   (Living)

8.   Julia Wright
18 July 1882
11 Dec 1972
D/o 101 & 102.

9.   William Wright
8 March 1882
22 Oct 1959
Husband of # 8.

10.   Pearl Wright
17 Oct 1910
11 Jan 1939
"Wife of Carl Johnson".   
D/o 8 & 9.

11.   Frances Johnson Barry Lay
5 July 1934
6 Jan 2004
D/o Carl Johnson & # 10.

12.   Richard Thomas Barry
4 April 1929
27 March 1997
"Korea".   
Husband of # 11.   
S/o Edmund & Doris Barry   (Detroit, MI).

13.   Fred W. McClellan
16 March 1918
21 Aug 1997

14.   Ben Ivy Johnson
23 Aug 1934
30 May 1978
S/o 15 & 16.

15.   Narkie Winters Johnson
10 April 1913
22 June 1998
D/o Alfred & Sudie Clark Winters.

16.   Montie J. Johnson
2 Sept 1891
15 May 1964
S/o 17 & 18.

17.   Ed Johnson
17 April 1877
16 June 1958
S/o 101 & 102.

18.   Linda B. Johnson
30 April 1876
6 Feb 1957
(Linda Burleson).   
Wife of # 17.

19.   Edna Belle Johnson Rhyne
2 March 1908
20 March 1934
D/o 17 & 18.

20.   Paul Howard Coleman
16 Feb 1914
12 May 2004
"WWII"".   
S/o Nathaniel C. & Linda Brummitt Coleman.

21.   Nerva Johnson Coleman
5 March 1915
3 Feb 1994
Wife of # 20.   
D/o 17 & 18.

22.   Emet H. Johnson
28 Jan 1901
20 Nov 1996
S/o 17 & 18.

23.   Carry Ann Hughes
17 Sept 1900
30 Oct 1996
Wife of # 22.   
D/o James & Ella Clark Stamey.

24.   Carson Hughes
17 Oct 1931
21 April 2000
"Korea".   S/o 26 & 27.
				
25.   Rebecca Hughes
17 July 1937
17 July 1937
D/o 26 & 27.

26.   Virgil Blackburn Hughes
29 Sept 1895
21 May 1940
1st wife of # 27.   
D/o John A. & Rebecca Parish Blackburn.

27.   Straley Jason Hughes
14 Oct 1891
26 Feb 1977
Husband of # 26.   
S/o 84 & 85.

28.   Jean Hughes Greer
1930
1972
D/o 26 & 27.

29.   Mike M. Hughes
6 Dec 1921
13 Feb 1956
S/o 26 & 27.

30.   Bill Vance
1915
1958
1st husband of # 31.

31.   Alta V. Pierce
1918
2006
Wife of # 30.   
D/o 26 & 27.

32.    Clyde D. Pierce
18 Nov 1922
30 March 1981
2nd husband of # 31.

33.   John French Hughes, Sr.
11 Sept 1916
6 July 1998
"WWII".   
S/o 26 & 27.

34.   (Living)

35.   Vance B. Burleson
1912
2002
S/o Frank & Beatrice Lusk Burleson.

36.   Helen H. Burleson
1914
1979
Wife of # 35.   
D/o 26 & 27.

37.   Clarence W. Taylor
24 Sept 1903
4 June 1993

38.   Estelle Hughes
26 March 1913
30 May 1982
D/o 26 & 27.

39.   (Living)

40.   Osaleen Hodges
14 Nov 1926
31 Aug 1993
D/o 26 & 27.

41.   Joe H. "Hughie" Buchanan
12 May 1927
6 Dec 1998
S/o 73 & 74.

42.   (Living)

43.   Charles L. Buchanan
8 Feb 1941
25 March 1997
S/o 73 & 74.

44.   Ruby E. Buchanan
14 May 1929
24 Sept 1994
D/o Otis & Nora Brown Fair.

45.   Floyd J. Buchanan
17 May 1928
16 Sept 2005
Husband of # 44.   
S/o 73 & 74.

46.   Brenda B. Woody
14 Oct 1949
27 Jan 1991
D/o 44 & 45.

47.   Earl Carpenter, Jr.
8 Feb 1937
5 Sept 1999

48.   (Living)

49.   Karrie Martee Pittman
22 March 1959
20 Nov 2005

50.   B. Fred Raphael
15 July 1913
29 April 1999

51.   (Living)

52.   Ray J. Hughes
19 May 1918
3 Sept 1999
S/o 54 & 55.

53.   Hardy Taylor Hughes
3 Sept 1928
12 Oct 1979
S/o 54 & 55.

54.   Baxter Vance Hughes
27 June 1898
25 June 1974
S/o 84 & 85.

55.   Lillie Mae Hughes
20 Feb 1900
28 June 1988
(Lillie Mae Taylor).   
Wife of # 54.   

56.   Jack Hughes
7 March 1920
27 Sept 1921
S/o 54 & 55.

57.   S.P. Hughes
4 June 1860
27 June 1932
(Spencer Hughes).   
S/o Nancy Burleson & # 83.

58.   Sally Hughes
6 May 1867
28 Feb 1932
(Sally Stewart).   
Wife of # 57.

59.   Lynn Hughes
2 March 1901
28 May 1922
S/o 57 & 58.

60.   Hallie Hughes
11 Nov 1902
____ 1903
D/o 57 & 58.

61.   Walter Hughes
19 April 1895
25 Oct 1958
S/o 57 & 58.

62.   Ethel Hughes Ray
13 July 1898
13 April 1976
D/o 57 & 58.

63.   Wilburn H. Hughes
24 Jan 1890
5 Aug 1960
S/o 57 & 58.

64.   Laura K. Hughes
25 Dec 1893
19 March 1997
Wife of # 63.   
D/o Joseph & Mary McNeil Keller.

65.   Clara H. Buchanan
1 July 1918
17 Sept 1960
D/o 63 & 64.

66.   Stewart Buchanan
5 Dec 1912
1 May 1986
Husband of # 65.   
S/o Marvin & Ida Miller Buchanan.

67.   Eliza B. Shoupe
15 July 1847
20 June 1907

68.   Unknown

69.   Unknown

70.   Claude Buchanan
26 Dec 1924
5 Oct 1952

71.   Infant Lisa Hall
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---

72.   Ella Buchanan Parsons Hall
12 June 1936
26 March 1990
D/o 73 & 74.

73.   Herbert L. Buchanan
14 July 1895
20 March 1980
S/o 81 & 82.

74.   Edna Buchanan
4 Oct 1906
9 Oct 1973
(Edna Pritchard).   
Wife of # 73.

75.   (Living)

76.   Ethel B. Vance
14 May 1932
5 April 2000
D/o 78 & 79.

77.   Judy L. Buchanan
25 Jan 1892
15 March 1965
D/o 81 & 82.

78.   Becky C. Buchanan
20 Feb 1908
24 Nov 1999
(Rebecca Louise Childress).   

79.   Coyd H. Buchanan
21 Aug 1903
25 Jan 1963
Husband of # 78.   
S/o 81 & 82.

80.   Lloyd B. Buchanan
16 Sept 1900
10 May 1953
S/o 81 & 82.

81.   W. Alex Buchanan
7 April 1866
25 April 1951

82.   Dosia Buchanan
1 Feb 1872
18 June 1944
Wife of # 81.   
D/o Nancy Burleson & # 83.

83.  Jason Hughes
1826
1903
"First Grave in the Cemetery".  
S/o Evan & Mary Odom Hughes. 

84.   J. Wilson Hughes
1867
1912
S/o Nancy Burleson & # 83.

85.   Lula Vance Hughes	
1867
1957
Wife of # 84.   
D/o Thomas Dekalb & Sarah Elmira Dellinger Vance.

86.   Lon H. Hughes
1901
1963
S/o 84 & 85.

87.   Homer T. Hughes
1918
1920

88.   Nelle H. Hughes
1911
1993
Wife of # 86.   
D/o Canada Taylor & Lavina Johnson Hughes.

89.   Raymond R. Hughes
25 Sept 1889
8 Jan 1970
S/o 84 & 85.

90.   Deppie G. Hughes
7 April 1894
23 Jan 1981
(Deppie Grindstaff).   
Wife of # 89.

91.   Charlie E. Blevins
---
21 June 1903
"Aged 25 yrs".

92.   Mark Edward Blackledge
23 Dec 1961
16 May 1992

93.   (Living)

94.   William Dean Buchanan
10 April 1940
1 Nov 2005
S/o 80 & 95.

95.   Linda B. Freeman
23 May 1911
17 March 1986
D/o Russell & Maggie Buchanan Burleson.

96.   Della Mae Lunsford
26 Feb 1938
5 Oct 1996
D/o 80 & 95.

97.   Em Johnson
1883
1914
S/o 101 & 102.

98.   Nora Johnson
1907
1919
D/o 97 & 99.

99.   Oma Johnson
1881
1921
Wife of # 97.   
D/o Malcolm Horton & Mary Kanzadia Burleson Young.

100.   Unknown

101.   Frankie Louise Johnson
13 March 1851
14 April 1918
D/o Nancy Burleson & # 83.

102.   W.M. Johnson
19 July 1854
3 Dec 1931
Husband of # 101.   
S/o Wesley & Kathryn Franklin Johnson.

103.   Christopher Johnson
12 Dec 1921
28 Oct 1922
S/o Steve & Cozy Benfield Johnson.

104.   Don Johnson
9 April 1915
23 April 1915

105.   Unknown

106.   Rev L.W. Johnson
1 April 1892
17 Oct 1973

107.   Minnie L. Johnson
24 Feb 1894
22 Nov 1974
Wife of # 106.   
D/o 101 & 102.

108.   Dorothy L. Cornett
17 April 1950
29 Jan 1998
D/o 110 & 111.

109.   Burman H. Cornett
12 Jan 1942
19 April 1975
S/o 110 & 111.

110.   Wilson J. Cornett
1896
1970
S/o Burton & Celia Hughes Cornett.

111.   (Living)

112.   Clariece Cornett
4 Sept 1938
4 Sept 1938
D/o 110 & 111.

113.   Buddie Cornett
10 July 1939
9 Aug 1939
S/o110 & 111.

114.   Tracy William Taylor
14 Aug 1931
17 Nov 1997
S/o 115 & 116.

115.   Eddie W. Taylor
25 Oct 1903
16 Aug 1982
S/o George & Lula Bell Hester Taylor.

116.   Bertie A. Taylor
4 Aug 1903
9 Nov 1979
Wife of # 115.   
D/o Burton & Celia Hughes Cornett.

117.   Retha Bell Potter
1935
1984
D/o 115 & 116.

118.   Mainous L. Cornett
7 Feb 1921
1 Oct 1995
S/o 123 & 124.

119.   Mary S. Cornett
25 June 1929
1 July 1995
Wife of # 118.   
D/o Charlie & Ruby Wise Stewart.

120.   Charles Lon Cornett
21 May 1955
4 March 2004

121.   Peggy Jo Cornett
23 Oct 1938
29 Sept 1991

122.   Bobby Lee Cornett
28 June 1935
3 June 1937

123.   Alonzo I. Cornett
19 Jan 1894
17 June 1974
S/o Burton & Celia Hughes Cornett.

124.   Emma G. Cornett
1 July 1902
24 Jan 1989
Wife of # 123.   
D/o Samuel & Bina Johnson Greer.

125.   Boon Cornett
3 March 1898
25 Feb 1978
S/o Burton & Celia Hughes Cornett.

126.   Eva Eula Cornett
29 Nov 1899
30 Jan 1976
D/o Burton & Celia Hughes Cornett.

127.   Lucy Hadie Cornett
29 Nov 1899
25 Dec 1918
D/o Burton & Celia Hughes Cornett.

128.   Beulah Cornett
14 Oct 1917
30 Nov 1917

129.   Lonzo Cornett
11 Oct 1918
11 Nov 1918

130.   Spencer Cornett
7 Dec 1892
30 Sept 1978
S/o Burton & Celia Hughes Cornett.

131.   Claudia Cornett
6 April 1897
8 July 1973
(Claudia Austin).  
Wife of # 130.

132.   Ruth Eva Birchfield
16 March 1920
1 Aug 2003
D/o 130 & 131.

133.   (Living)

134.   (Living)

135.   R.A. Franklin
13 Sept 1859
1 Nov 1925

136.   Z.C. Franklin
18 Aug 1850
2 June 1925

137.   Harold W.Gragg
9 Oct 1907
27 May 1972
S/o 150 & 151.

138.   Madie D. Gragg
2 Sept 1910
2 March 1942
Wife of # 137.   
D/o John Wheeler & Lottie Vance Daniels.

139.   Carroll L. Gragg
12 Sept 1938
20 May 1941
S/o 137 & 138.

140.   (Infant)
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---
D/o 137 & 138.

141.   Terry Lee Daniels
28 Feb 1931
28 Feb 1931

142.   Harold Gragg, Jr.
23 Sept 1947
23 Sept 1947
S/o 137 & 138.

143.   John Henry Winters
10 Oct 1931
14 Oct 1986
S/o 145 & 146.

144.   Edna M. Winters
23 Jan 1936
5 Nov 1988
Wife of # 143.

145.   Barney W. Winters
3 March 1898
25 Aug 1970
S/o Carrick & Samantha Maxwell Winters.

146.   Annie H. Winters
30 Aug 1895
1 June 1967
Wife of # 145.   
D/o Katherine Johnson & # 147.

147.   E.A. Hughes
28 Aug 1854
2 March 1927
(Elisha Hughes).  
Husband of Katherine Johnson.   
S/o Nancy Burleson & # 83.

148.   Mary Cleeo Opal Winters
25 May 1923
1 Nov 1982
D/o 145 & 146.

149.   Buster H. Ford
7 June 1917
17 Oct 1992
S/o Ninevah & Rosa Greer Ford.

150.   Blanche C. Ford
20 Sept 1922
1 Sept 1991
Wife of # 149.   
D/o 123 & 124.

151.   Harold C. Daniels
7 Jan 1908
11 Aug 1987
S/o Clingman & Bertie Ellis Daniels.

152.   Pearl E. Daniels
11 March 1915
19 Feb 2004
Wife of # 151.   
D/o 153 & 154.

153.   Walter B. Gragg
9 April 1883
28 June 1962
S/o James A. & Eliza Jane Franklin Gragg.

154.   Bertha H. Gragg
10 Feb 1885
24 April 1957
Wife of # 153.   
D/o Katherine Johnson & # 147.

155.   Paul D. Gragg
5 Nov 1918
2 Nov 1991
S/o 153 & 154.

156.   (Living)

157.   Otto Isaacs
10 Dec 1917
15 Dec 1954
S/o 158 & 159.

158.   Fannie Isaacs
25 June 1898
16 July 1939

159.   James Isaacs
5 Nov 1892
26 Aug 1944
"WWI".   
Husband of # 158.

160.   Lois K. Isaacs
4 May 1934
17 May 1949
D/o 158 & 159.

161.   Jewell Johnson
5 Nov 1920
11 March 1945
S/o 162 & 163.

162.   Iva Johnson
1884
1954
S/o 101 & 102

163.   Lela Johnson
1888
1957
(Lela Franklin).   
Wife of # 162.

164.   David Patterson Burleson, Jr., MD
4 Oct 1909
16 May 1938
S/o 165 & 166.

165.   Maude H. Burleson
1884
1957
D/o 171 & 172.

166.   David P. Burleson
1880
1957
Husband of # 165.   
S/o Charles W. & Olive English Burleson.

167.   Elizabeth B. Cobble
4 Feb 1919
1 Aug 1988

168.   Martha Burleson Jaynes
16 Jan 1923
20 Sept 2003

169.   Ralph H. Jaynes
14 Feb 1930
17 April 1930

170.   Ralph Hughes
26 July 1896
23 March 1926
S/o 171 & 172.

171.   Elizabeth B. Hughes
17 March 1864
21 Jan 1948
D/o James Dunlop & Mary Dickens Baird.

172.   M. Brown Hughes
13 Oct 1863
23 Jan 1944
Husband of # 171.   
S/o Nancy Burleson & # 83.

173.   Nat Duncan Hughes
8 June 1910
2 March 1972
S/o 171 & 172.

174.   Verda C. Hughes Jaynes
3 Feb 1912
18 Aug 1987
Wife of # 173.   
D/o John Dallas & Rachel Dale Clark.

175.   Celeste Hughes Laughridge
13 Oct 1913
9 Sept 1981
(Celeste Wise).   
2nd wife of # 189.
						
176.   Jete W. Johnson
14 Oct 1895
16 Feb 1975
S/o Abraham A. & Destimona Gragg Johnson.	

177.   Louise H. Johnson
10 June 1892
4 July 1988
Wife of # 176.   
D/o 171 & 172.

178.   Margaret H. Rice
1 July 1901
11 Aug 1990
D/o 171 & 172.

179.   Rev W.M. Rice
1 Feb 1901
13 Sept 1971
Husband of # 178.

180.   Claude L. Hughes, Jr.
26 July 1921
1 Aug 2004
"WWII".   
S/o 182 & 183.

181.   Billye L. Hughes
3 March 1914
12 Aug 2002
D/o 182 & 183.

182.   Claude L. Hughes
3 June 1894
30 July 1968
S/o 171 & 172.

183.   Stella Hughes
3 July 1894
16 Sept 1971
(Stella Carpenter).   
Wife of # 182.

184.   J. Howard Collins
5 June 1914
18 April 1968
S/o Earnest W. & Carrie Collins.

185.   Mabel H. Collins
8 Sept 1914
21 May 2002
Wife of # 184.   
D/o 186 & 187.

186.   Charles Hughes
9 Oct 1888
15 June 1967
S/o 171 & 172.

187.   Nelle Hall Hughes
17 Sept 1888
27 July 1966
Wife of # 186.   
D/o John E. & Sally Williams Hall.

188.   Clinton James Franklin
31 Jan 1973
18 Oct 1978

189.   James W. Hughes
23 March 1884
4 April 1962
S/o 171 & 172.

190.   (Infant)
1923
1923
"D/o J.R. Hall".

191.   (Infant)
1958
1958
"S/o J.A. & Elizabeth Greene".

192.   James A. Hall
25 April 1929
26 March 1982
"Korea".   
S/o # 193 & Joseph P. Hall

193.   Nelle Hughes Hall
1898
1991
D/o 171 & 172.

194.  Elizabeth Baird Hall
16 Feb 1924
16 Oct 1992
D/o # 193 & Joseph P. Hall.

195.   Thomas L. Greene
21 Jan 1916
10 Dec 1991
S/o Marvel & Inez Phillips Greene.

196.   (Living)

(Right hand side of the access road.)

197.   D. Keith Phillips
26 Oct 1940
20 May 1978

198.   Brenda S. Phillips
15 Oct 1944
3 Oct 1974
Wife of # 197.   
D/o George Smith.

199.   David K. Phillips, Jr.
10 July 1967
9 March 1991
S/o 197 & 198.

200.   Edward R. Phillips
14 Aug 1918
7 May 1986
S/o Isaac & Julie Hicks Phillips.

201.   (Living)

202.   Bruce N. Phillips, CPA
20 July 1956
23 Feb 1995
S/o 200 & 201.

203.   Jason Patrick Hughes
18 Feb 1934
8 Feb 1999

204.   (Living)

205.   Tom G. Ford
27 July 1905
20 March 1981
S/o Ninevah & Rosa Greer Ford

206.   Rachel B. Ford
16 Sept 1907
3 Sept 2004
Wife of # 205.   
D/o David Alphonzo & Phoebe Cuthbertson Brewer.

207.   Phillip Mack Gragg
1 Aug 1931
18 Nov 1994
S/o 137 & 138.

208.   (Living)

209.   Joseph Vilas Minton
16 Dec 1937
11 Nov 1998
S/o Vilas & Bessie Presnell Minton.

210.   (Living)

211.   Bartlett Russell Farmer
16 Dec 1911
15 March 2006
S/o Gordon & Zilphia Ellen Osborne Farmer.

212.   Nettie Johnson Farmer
20 Aug 1911
13 May 1996
Wife of # 211.   
D/o 162 & 163.

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