Greene County, NC - Hughes & Grimsley Records ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HUGHES AND GRIMSLEY RECORDS Handwritten information from the Hughes-Grimsley Family Papers, Collection No. 546, Manuscript Division, Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. We thank the Manuscript Division for permission to use this information. NOTE: It is not clear which of this information came from Bibles, Cemetery Records or elsewhere. Liberty has been taken to put these records in some order according to family to make them easier to use. A couple of the lines appear to be taken to the present and that information has been deleted. The first page gives the following information – Hughes – Birth, Marriage & Deaths Records for Families of North Eastern Greene Co – ca 1793 – 1785 – negative photostats, cemetery records; Hughes Family Bible Records – 1839 – 1894 – Wards – records 6 pages xerox copies; Thigpen – Daisy Bailey Waitt Collection – Hillary Taylor – Oct 24, 1789 – Dobbs County Deeds and grants HUGHES FAMILY Thomas Hughes – died November 10, 1844 Married to Mary Ann Elizabeth Taylor (called Peggy) March 2, 1800. She died in April, 1848 THEIR CHILDREN William Hughes born October 25, 1802 Tamsey Hughes born December 20, 1805 Handy Hughes born August 30, 1807 Kinion Hughes born September 2, 1809 Thomas Hughes, Jr. born December 29, 1811 FAMILY OF THOMAS HUGHES, JR. Thomas Hughes, Jr. born December 29, 1811; died April 5, 1884 (Called Captain Hughes); married Feb. 15, 1843 to Susannah Sarah Speight, daughter of Josiah & Susannah Speight. She was born September 6, 1821 and died July 14, 1871 THEIR CHILDREN Josiah James Hughes – born Nov. 10, 1843; died April 14, 1909; married to Penninah Exum – born Oct. 29, 1846; died Feb. 23, 1920 Mary Ann Elizabeth Hughes – born June 16, 1845; died June 12, 1909; married to Matthew Grimsley (she was called Mollie) Benjamin Franklin Hughes – born Nov. 24, 1846; died April 11, 1865. Died in Civil War with pneumonia. Edwin Gray Hughes – born May 4, 1851; died June 16, 1892; married Susan Cornelia Dail Susannah Jane Hughes – born May 4, 1851; married John H. Dail (she was called Sue) Alcinda Luvenier Hughes – born Feb. 6, 1853; died May 23, 1925; married Andrew Grimsley (she was called Venie) Olivia Caroline Hughes – born Sept. 29, 1855; died Aug. 4, 1886; married Elijah Crawford John Thomas Hughes – born Nov. 1, 1858; married Amanda (he moved to Birmingham, Ala.) William Henry Hughes – born Feb. 2, 1860; died May 25, 1924 (he called Will) Marthann Sarah Hughes – born Feb. 5, 1862; died July 18, 1932; married Frank Rouse (she called Sack) George Rufus Hughes – born Sept. 25, 1863; married Annie Whitford (he was a MD at Pollocksville) FAMILY OF EDWIN GRAY HUGHES Edwin Gray Hughes – born Jan 24, 1848; died June 16, 1892; married to Susan Cornelia Dail on Feb. 24, 1875; she was born Oct. 25, 1852; died Nov. 16, 1927; she was the daughter of Jonathan Dail and Mary Cox Dail. Jonathan Dail died at Ft. Macon during the Civil War. Susan had two brothers, Charlie Dail who never married and William Jackson Beauregard Dail – born 1861 and died 1914 THEIR CHILDREN Mabel Electra Hughes – born Aug. 3, 1877; died Sept. 16, 1946; married Bushrod Washington Nash on April 24, 1911 Lillian Viola Hughes – born May 18, 1879; died Feb. 23, 1969; married to Richard Grimsley on Dec. 18, 1910 Charles Edwin Hughes – born May 15, 1880; died March 5, 1882 Mary Bell Hughes – born Feb. 3, 1882; died April 8, 1962; married to George Finn Carr on June 7, 1903 Infant Daughter – born May 3, 1883; died Aug. 10, 1883 Sallie Edwinia Hughes – born Feb. 4, 1886; died Dec. 2, 1946; married to John Lewis Waters on May 31st 1908 Julian Thomas Hughes – born March 16; died Jan 1954; married to Ethel Parrott on Dec. 19, 1916 Harry Tracy Hughes – born Nov. 3, 1889; died March 20, 1958; married to Edwinia Graves on Sept 30, 1923 Ben Terrel Hughes – born Dec. 9, 1891; died Dec. 14, 1935; married to Emma Tolson on May 13th, 1925 CHILDREN OF MARTHANN SARAH HUGHES and FRANK L. ROUSE Wyche Rouse – born 1884 Carrie Rouse – born Dec. 24, 1886; married Will Cox (divorced); married a Lockhead Doc Rouse – married Effie Dail Connar Rouse – never married Ethel Rouse – married Edward F. Taylor George Rouse CHILDREN OF JOHN THOMAS HUGHES John Thomas Hughes – 1 Nov. 1858 at Snow Hill; died Mar. 31, 1924; md Nov. 7, 1889 to Amanda Octavia Stanley in Auburn, Ga.; she born Mar. 24, 1865; Died Feb. 26, 193? THEIR CHILDREN Carrie Olivia Hughes – born 1 Aug 1890 in Rockwood, Tenn. Sallie Estelle Hughes – born April 13, 1892 at Fort Payne, Ala. John T. Hughes Jr., - born June 18, 1895 at Fort Payne, Ala. Emila Blanche Hughes – born Feb. 1, 1897 at Lookout Mt., Ala. Frank Stanly Hughes – born Aug. 24, 1899 in Birmingham, Ala, Joseph Guill Hughes – born April 3, 1902 in Birmingham Ala Clarence Henry Hughes – born July 9, 1905 in Birmingham, Ala. Wade Martin Hughes – born April 18, 19 – rest cut off – in Birmingham, Ala. FAMILY OF JOSIAH JAMES HUGHES AND PENNIAH EXUM They married Dec 13, 1869 THEIR CHILDREN James Albert Hughes – born Aug. 20, 1870; died Dec. 22, 193? Edgar Lee Hughes – born July 11, 1872; died July 10, 1873 Sarah Marenda Hughes – born Feb. 27, 1874; died Dec. 15, 1875 Joseph Denner Hughes – born Sept 14, 1875; died Dec. 19, 1918 Jesse Herchel Hughes – born Sept 18, 1877; died Oct. 2, 1888 Julius ?? Leon Hughes – born Oct. 28, 1879; died June 9, 1954 John Evander Hughes – born Nov. 30, 1881; died July 19, 1942 Thomas Cleaveland Hughes – born April 16, 1884; died Oct 19, 1951 Olivia Caroline Hughes – born April 5, 1886; died Mar. 11, 1911; married Blaney Dail Minnie Ola Hughes – born July 4, 1888; died Jan. 11, 1956 FAMILY OF WILLIAM HUGHES NOTE: This appears to be the son of Thomas Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Taylor Hughes Mary Martha Ann Elizabeth Hughes, daughter of William Hughes and Oliva his wife, was born April 23rd day 1822 Jennet Caroline Hughes the daughter of William Hughes and Oliva his wife was born August the 17th day 1824 James Monroe Britt, the son of Hubracy Britt and Tamsey, his wife was born in November 23rd 1825 NOTE: This appears to be Tamsey Hughes the daughter of Thomas Hughes Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Taylor Hughes Sarah Martha Ann Elizabeth Hughes and William H. Britt was married Feb. the 7th day 1861 Handy Hughes and Nancy Turnage was married the 24th day of February, 1831 NOTE: appears to be the son of Thomas Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Taylor Hughes Pollyan Susan Hughes, daughter of Handy Hughes and Nancy his wife was born December 1st the day 1831 Saryan Martha Elizabeth Hughes daughter of the same was born in June 9th day 1834 William Thomas Hughes son of the same was born 15th May 1837 James Sidney Hughes son of the same was born February the 14th 1840 GRIMSLEY RECORDS Richard Grimsley the son of Matthew Grimsley and Mary Ann his wife was borned the 18th day of September in the year of our lord 1872 Matthew Grimsley the son of Theophilus and Mary Ann Hughes was married the 29th day of March in the year of our Lord 1870 Mary Ann Hughes the daughter of Thomas Hughes and Sarah his wife was borned the 16th day of June in the year of our Lord 1845 Matthew Grimsley Died May 16th 1904 NOTE: The above appear to be actual copies of a Bible. The below are hand written. Theophulus Grimsley & Mary Stancil was married Dec. 21, 1831 Jesse Grimsley & Nicy Stancil was married Feb. 1st 1832 Frances C. Hughes Daughter of L???ock Hughes & Lucy B. Hughes – January 14, 1842 Henry Hughes & Mary Hughes NOTE: It appears the below are their children but it does not say so John Thomas – 1839 James Henry – 1841 Charlotte – 1842 Miles – 1844 Sally Frances – D 1845 Christian – D 1847 Augustus – S 1849 Elizabeth – 1852 Nancy - 1855 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Martha Mewborn Marble - mmarble@erols.com ___________________________________________________________________