Elijah Gentry

M, b. 1787, d. between September 1860 and 19 December 1868
FatherElijah Gentry Sr. b. c 1753, d. bt 17 Nov 1817 - 11 May 1818
MotherHannah [--M?--] Gentry b. b 1775
Elijah Gentry|b. 1787\nd. bt Sep 1860 - 19 Dec 1868|p25.htm#i486|Elijah Gentry Sr.|b. c 1753\nd. bt 17 Nov 1817 - 11 May 1818|p26.htm#i514|Hannah [--M?--] Gentry|b. b 1775|p15.htm#i298|David Gentry|b. c 1712\nd. c 1765|p28.htm#i552|Sarah Brooks|b. b 1720|p28.htm#i558|||||||
Birth1787 Elijah Gentry, son of Elijah Gentry Sr. and Hannah [--M?--] Gentry, was born in 1787 at Wilkes County, GA. 
Milit Svce1813 Elijah Gentry served in the 1 Regiment U.S. Volunteers (1 Reg't Miss. Territorial Vols.) in 1813. He entered service around January as a Private, and was discharged as a Private.

Note that the Mississippi Territorial Volunteers are often called the "twelve-month volunteers"; their last engagement was at the Battle of Holy Ground in December 1813 and they were mustered out and returned to their homes shortly after that battle. The area where that battle was fought is now in Lowndes County, AL, and Lowndes County is right in the center of what was originally created as Monroe County AL (where Elijah Sr. died in 1818).

According to the History of the 155th Infantry: "1st Detachment of Mississippi Volunteers (also known as Colonel F. L. (Claiborne's Regiment of Mississippi Territorial Militia, and as 1st Regiment Mississippi Territorial Volunteers) organized in late summer of 1812 by voluntary enrollment of men from various militia regiments; entered Federal service 6 September 1812; reorganized March-April 1813 as 1st Regiment United States Volunteers (1st Regiment Mississippi Territory Volunteers) a 12-month corps of Volunteers; released 27 April 1814 from Federal service." 
Milit Svcea Nov 1813 He served in the Major Dale's Battalion, Mississippi Militia a Nov 1813. He entered as a Private, and was discharged as a Private. 
Occupationbt 1814 - 1815 He was Itinerant preacher assigned by Tennessee Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church bt 1814 - 1815 at Pearl River District, MS. 
Ordination14 Nov 1814 He was ordained on 14 Nov 1814 at Logan County, KY; Tennessee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church admitted Elijah Gentry on trial as 'junior itinerant.' 
Occupationbt 1815 - 1816 He was Itinerant preacher assigned by Tennessee Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church bt 1815 - 1816 at Amite Circuit, MS. 
Occupationbt 10 Oct 1816 - 7 Nov 1817 He was Itinerant preacher assigned by Mississippi Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church bt 10 Oct 1816 - 7 Nov 1817 at Chickasaw Circuit, MS. 
Marriagec 1817 He married Wilmoth Killen, daughter of William Killen and Nancy? [--M?--] Killen, c 1817 at prob Wayne County, MS. According to a document supplied by Harold B. Killen (descended from Benjamin Franklin Killen), the 1816 Wayne County MS census shows William Killen with two females in the household, both above the age of 21. In 1820, William Killen only had one female in his household, a woman more than 45 years of age. That would match precisely with Wilmoth's apparent birth date of 1794-95 and with her marriage at some point around 1817. Moreover, according to Rev. John Jones, 'A Complete History of Methodism as Connected with the Mississippi Conference,' 1887, vol I, page 427: 'Except the supposition that Alexander Fleming was a widower, the Mississippi Conference at this date [Oct 11, 1816], the Mississippi Conference at this date was exclusively a bachelor Conference.' So the marriage was after Oct 11, 1816 in any case. 
Ordination7 Nov 1817 Elijah Gentry was ordained on 7 Nov 1817 at Midway, Amite County, MS; Admitted into full connection and elected to Deacon's Orders, Mississippi Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church. 
Occupation1818 Elijah Gentry 'located' around the end of 1818, meaning he gave up his regular church assignments and salary but continued to preach. 
1820 Census1820 He was listed as head of a household on the 1820 U.S. census of Wayne County, MS. Based on age and gender, his household could have included his wife Wilmoth Killen Gentry, his son Elijah K. (male under age 10), his daughter Martha Ann (female under age 10). Also enumerated with the family was a young man, in his 20s, said to be Josiah Gentry, a brother or (perhaps more likely) a nephew of Elijah. 
Residencebt 1823 - 1825  Bt 1823 - 1825, Elijah Gentry lived at Hinds County, MS. He was listed on the 1823, 1824 and 1825 microfilmed handwritten tax lists for Hinds County at Mississippi Department of History and Archives, extracted by Cheryl Berthelsen. 
Note15 Jan 1827  On 15 Jan 1827, Elijah Gentry was issued a federal patent for 162.12 acres of land in Hinds County in the District of Choctaw, MS from the US General Land Office. 
Occupationb 1828 There are unsubstantiated family reports that Elijah Gentry became a licensed professional engineer before 1828. Those reports may have originated because he was named as one of three men to fix a site for the courthouse and jail in the newly-established Rankin County and to lay out a road. However those tasks were often performed by laymen. 
Occupation4 Feb 1828 He was Section 9 of the statute of February 4, 1828, establishing Rankin County, created a commission consisting of John Brown, William Steen and Elijah Gentry, to fix a site for the courthouse and jail in the new county. on 4 Feb 1828 at Rankin County, MS. 
Occupation3 Feb 1829 An act of the Mississippi Legislature dated 3 Feb 1829 established the Pearl River Academy at Brandon, Rankin County, as a seminary of learning and appointed Elijah Gentry and eight others as the first trustees. 
Occupation7 Oct 1829 On 7 Oct 1829, the Rankin County Board of Road Commissioners appointed Elijah Gentry and Daniel Fore and others to lay out a road from the new county seat of Brandon to Purvis Ferry on the Pearl River. 
1830 Census1830 He was listed as head of a household on the 1830 U.S. census census of Rankin County, MS. Based on age and gender, his household could have included his wife Wilmoth Killen Gentry, his sons Ira Bird and John Wesley (males age 5-10), his son Elijah K. (male age 10-15), his daughter Nancy A. or Nancy J. (female under age 5), his daughter Martha Ann (female age 10-15). Also enumerated with the family was an adult female aged 70-80. Some conjecture that this was his mother (who may have been named Hannah). 
1840 Census1840 Elijah Gentry was listed as head of a household on the 1840 U.S.census of Winston County, MS. Aged 50-60. Based on age and gender, his household could have included his wife Wilmoth Killen Gentry, his son George Washington (male under age 5), his son William Jefferson (male age 5-10), his sons Ira Bird and John Wesley (males age 15-20), his son Elijah K. (male age 20-30), his daughter Isabella (female age 5-10), his daughter Nancy A. or Nancy J. (female age 10-15). Elijah K. was about 22; Ira about 18; John Wesley about 17; Nancy about 11; Isabella about 8; William about 6; and George about 4. 
Note5 Jan 1841  On 5 Jan 1841, Elijah Gentry was granted 105.05 acres of land in Jasper County MS (where many of his Killen in-laws eventually resided). 
Note27 Feb 1841  On 27 Feb 1841, Elijah Gentry was issued a patent for 79.8 acres of land in Winston County MS, at the Bureau of Land Management Office at Columbus MS. Note that the land is very close to the land patented to William M. Robertson on February 27, 1841, under certificate 13267. 
1850 Census-Slave2 Aug 1850 Elijah Gentry appeared on the 1850 U.S. slave census of Neshoba County, MS, enumerated 2 Aug 1850. The Census reflects ownership of 14 slaves: 6 males ages 40, 12, 4, 3, 2 and 1 and 8 females ages 32, 31, 18, 15, 10, 5, 5 and 1.  
1850 Census4 Aug 1850 He and Wilmoth Killen Gentry appeared on the 1850 U.S. census of Neshoba County, MS enumerated 4 Aug 1850. Elijah was shown as a 63-year-old Methodist Episcopal minister, born GA. Wilmoth was shown as age 56, born NC. Their children William Jefferson and George Washington were listed as living with them. The children -- William, age 16, farmer, and George, age 14 -- were shown as born MS. Enumerated as a separate family in the same household were son John Wesley, a 27-year-old farmer born MS, his wife Amanda, age 21, born AL, and a three-year-old child William, also born AL. Note that John Wesley and Amanda were married in April 1850; this William may thus be a stepson given the Gentry last name or perhaps a child of John Wesley's by an earlier marriage. There is no record of this child after the 1850 census. 
1860 Census20 Sep 1860 Elijah Gentry and Wilmoth Killen Gentry appeared on the 1860 U.S. census of Twp. 12, Range 10, Neshoba County, MS, enumerated 20 Sep 1860. Elijah was shown as a 71-year-old Methodist Episcopal clergyman, born GA; Wilmoth as a 68-year-old housekeeper, born NC. The families of several of their children were enumerated in nearby households: Elijah K. in household 995, Ira in household 987, John in household 985, William in household 986, and George in household 982.. 
1860 Census-Slave20 Sep 1860 Elijah Gentry appeared on the 1860 U.S. slave census of Neshoba County, MS, enumerated 20 Sep 1860. The census reflects ownership of 21 slaves -- 12 black females, ages 40, 40, 27, 24, 19, 15, 11, 8, 7, 4, 4 and 1, 8 black males, ages 22, 14, 12, 11, 7, 5, 4 and 3, and one mulatto male, age 3.  
Deathbt Sep 1860 - 19 Dec 1868 He died bt Sep 1860 - 19 Dec 1868 at MS. Elijah was still alive at the time of the 1860 census, on 21 Sep 1860, but his wife Wilmoth executed a deed to sell land in Neshoba County on 19 Dec 1868 in which she is listed as Elijah's widow. The death therefore occurred between 20 Sep 1860 and 19 Sep 1868. 

Family

Wilmoth Killen b. c 1794, d. a 23 Jun 1870
Children

Lisa K. Farthing

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Marriage Lisa K. Farthing married Johnny DeWayne Barnes, son of Jackie Dean Barnes and Patricia Ann Sneed, at Foard, Foard County, TX. Lisa was 17 years old and Johnny was 21 years old when they were married. 

Family

Johnny DeWayne Barnes
Children

Claudia Ansel

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Marriage Claudia Ansel married Montey Gene Sneed, son of Bennie Sneed and Oleta Ellan Hughes. 

Family

Montey Gene Sneed
Children

April Imel

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Marriage April Imel married Montey Gene Sneed, son of Bennie Sneed and Oleta Ellan Hughes, at Vernon, Wilbarger County, TX. 

Family

Montey Gene Sneed
Child

Jennifer Ann Pitchford

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FatherLloyd Harrison Pitchford
MotherTresa Kay Barnes
Jennifer Ann Pitchford||p25.htm#i490|Lloyd Harrison Pitchford||p24.htm#i480|Tresa Kay Barnes||p25.htm#i492|||||||Jackie D. Barnes||p31.htm#i610|Patricia A. Sneed||p31.htm#i608|

Savannah Barnes

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FatherJimmy Dean Barnes
MotherMurielle Renee Wilt
Savannah Barnes||p25.htm#i491|Jimmy Dean Barnes||p25.htm#i495|Murielle Renee Wilt||p24.htm#i484|Jackie D. Barnes||p31.htm#i610|Patricia A. Sneed||p31.htm#i608|||||||

Tresa Kay Barnes

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FatherJackie Dean Barnes
MotherPatricia Ann Sneed
Tresa Kay Barnes||p25.htm#i492|Jackie Dean Barnes||p31.htm#i610|Patricia Ann Sneed||p31.htm#i608|||||||Bennie Sneed|b. 5 Nov 1926\nd. 5 Jun 1993|p31.htm#i607|Oleta E. Hughes|b. 29 Mar 1929\nd. 11 Oct 1953|p26.htm#i509|
Marriage Tresa Kay Barnes married Lloyd Harrison Pitchford at Vernon, Wilbarger County, TX. 

Family

Lloyd Harrison Pitchford
Children

Eric Sneed

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FatherMontey Gene Sneed
MotherClaudia Ansel
Eric Sneed||p25.htm#i493|Montey Gene Sneed||p31.htm#i609|Claudia Ansel||p25.htm#i488|Bennie Sneed|b. 5 Nov 1926\nd. 5 Jun 1993|p31.htm#i607|Oleta E. Hughes|b. 29 Mar 1929\nd. 11 Oct 1953|p26.htm#i509|||||||

Jacob Barnes

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FatherJohnny DeWayne Barnes
MotherLisa K. Farthing
Jacob Barnes||p25.htm#i494|Johnny DeWayne Barnes||p24.htm#i477|Lisa K. Farthing||p25.htm#i487|Jackie D. Barnes||p31.htm#i610|Patricia A. Sneed||p31.htm#i608|||||||

Jimmy Dean Barnes

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FatherJackie Dean Barnes
MotherPatricia Ann Sneed
Jimmy Dean Barnes||p25.htm#i495|Jackie Dean Barnes||p31.htm#i610|Patricia Ann Sneed||p31.htm#i608|||||||Bennie Sneed|b. 5 Nov 1926\nd. 5 Jun 1993|p31.htm#i607|Oleta E. Hughes|b. 29 Mar 1929\nd. 11 Oct 1953|p26.htm#i509|
Marriage Jimmy Dean Barnes married Murielle Renee Wilt at Potter County, TX. 

Family

Murielle Renee Wilt
Children

Amanda Lois Barnes

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FatherJimmy Dean Barnes
MotherMurielle Renee Wilt
Amanda Lois Barnes||p25.htm#i496|Jimmy Dean Barnes||p25.htm#i495|Murielle Renee Wilt||p24.htm#i484|Jackie D. Barnes||p31.htm#i610|Patricia A. Sneed||p31.htm#i608|||||||

infant son of William & Ella Hughes

M, b. circa 1900, d. 1900
FatherWilliam Earnest Hughes b. 8 Apr 1878, d. 20 Sep 1945
MotherElla May Crenshaw b. 1883, d. 23 Jul 1947
infant son of William & Ella Hughes|b. c 1900\nd. 1900|p25.htm#i497|William Earnest Hughes|b. 8 Apr 1878\nd. 20 Sep 1945|p33.htm#i655|Ella May Crenshaw|b. 1883\nd. 23 Jul 1947|p13.htm#i241|||||||Louis D. Crenshaw Jr.|b. Jul 1844\nd. 4 Oct 1912|p12.htm#i236|Martha W. Robertson|b. Feb 1854\nd. 26 Jan 1922|p2.htm#i35|
Birthc 1900 Infant son of William & Ella Hughes, son of William Earnest Hughes and Ella May Crenshaw, was born c 1900 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX. 
Death1900 Infant son of William & Ella Hughes died in 1900 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX. Died a few hours after birth. 

Finnis Ewing Hughes

M, b. 3 July 1901, d. September 1979
FatherWilliam Earnest Hughes b. 8 Apr 1878, d. 20 Sep 1945
MotherElla May Crenshaw b. 1883, d. 23 Jul 1947
Finnis Ewing Hughes|b. 3 Jul 1901\nd. Sep 1979|p25.htm#i498|William Earnest Hughes|b. 8 Apr 1878\nd. 20 Sep 1945|p33.htm#i655|Ella May Crenshaw|b. 1883\nd. 23 Jul 1947|p13.htm#i241|||||||Louis D. Crenshaw Jr.|b. Jul 1844\nd. 4 Oct 1912|p12.htm#i236|Martha W. Robertson|b. Feb 1854\nd. 26 Jan 1922|p2.htm#i35|
Birth3 Jul 1901 Finnis Ewing Hughes, son of William Earnest Hughes and Ella May Crenshaw, was born on 3 Jul 1901 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX. 
1910 Census13 May 1910 Finnis Ewing Hughes appeared on the 1910 U.S. census of Hall County, TX, enumerated 13 May 1910, in the household of his parents, William Earnest Hughes and Ella Crenshaw Hughes. He was shown as age 8, born TX. 
Marriage1917 Finnis Ewing Hughes married Verda Lee Page in 1917 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX. 
Marriage Finnis Ewing Hughes married Hazel [--M?--] Hughes. 
Marriage24 Jun 1949 Finnis Ewing Hughes married Florence Parlee Varner on 24 Jun 1949 at Vernon, Wilbarger County, TX. 
DeathSep 1979 Finnis Ewing Hughes died in Sep 1979 at Amarillo, Potter County, TX, at age 78. 

Family 1

Verda Lee Page b. c 1901, d. c 1985
Children

Family 2

Florence Parlee Varner b. 1909, d. a Dec 1954
Child

Lela May Hughes

F, b. 2 February 1903, d. 11 March 1922
FatherWilliam Earnest Hughes b. 8 Apr 1878, d. 20 Sep 1945
MotherElla May Crenshaw b. 1883, d. 23 Jul 1947
Lela May Hughes|b. 2 Feb 1903\nd. 11 Mar 1922|p25.htm#i499|William Earnest Hughes|b. 8 Apr 1878\nd. 20 Sep 1945|p33.htm#i655|Ella May Crenshaw|b. 1883\nd. 23 Jul 1947|p13.htm#i241|||||||Louis D. Crenshaw Jr.|b. Jul 1844\nd. 4 Oct 1912|p12.htm#i236|Martha W. Robertson|b. Feb 1854\nd. 26 Jan 1922|p2.htm#i35|
Birth2 Feb 1903 Lela May Hughes, daughter of William Earnest Hughes and Ella May Crenshaw, was born on 2 Feb 1903 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX. 
1910 Census13 May 1910 Lela May Hughes appeared on the 1910 U.S. census of Hall County, TX, enumerated 13 May 1910, in the household of her parents, William Earnest Hughes and Ella Crenshaw Hughes. She was shown as age 7, born TX. 
Marriagec 1919 Lela May Hughes married Babe Prest c 1919 at TX. Location described as "on the plains of Texas." 
Death11 Mar 1922 Lela Hughes Prest died on 11 Mar 1922 at age 19. 

Family

Babe Prest b. c 1903
Child

Charles Dorson Hughes

M, b. 1 January 1905, d. May 1967
FatherWilliam Earnest Hughes b. 8 Apr 1878, d. 20 Sep 1945
MotherElla May Crenshaw b. 1883, d. 23 Jul 1947
Charles Dorson Hughes|b. 1 Jan 1905\nd. May 1967|p25.htm#i500|William Earnest Hughes|b. 8 Apr 1878\nd. 20 Sep 1945|p33.htm#i655|Ella May Crenshaw|b. 1883\nd. 23 Jul 1947|p13.htm#i241|||||||Louis D. Crenshaw Jr.|b. Jul 1844\nd. 4 Oct 1912|p12.htm#i236|Martha W. Robertson|b. Feb 1854\nd. 26 Jan 1922|p2.htm#i35|
Birth1 Jan 1905 Charles Dorson Hughes, son of William Earnest Hughes and Ella May Crenshaw, was born on 1 Jan 1905 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX. 
1910 Census13 May 1910 Charles Dorson Hughes appeared on the 1910 U.S. census of Hall County, TX, enumerated 13 May 1910, in the household of his parents, William Earnest Hughes and Ella Crenshaw Hughes. He was shown as age 5, born TX. 
Marriagec 1930 Charles Dorson Hughes married Annie May Ludecke c 1930 at Wichita Falls, Wichita County, TX. Location of marriage shown as "probable." 
DeathMay 1967 Charles Dorson Hughes died in May 1967 at Abilene, Taylor County, TX, at age 62. 

Family

Annie May Ludecke b. c 1909
Children

Lola Clarinda Hughes

F, b. 2 January 1907, d. 25 December 1925
FatherWilliam Earnest Hughes b. 8 Apr 1878, d. 20 Sep 1945
MotherElla May Crenshaw b. 1883, d. 23 Jul 1947
Lola Clarinda Hughes|b. 2 Jan 1907\nd. 25 Dec 1925|p25.htm#i501|William Earnest Hughes|b. 8 Apr 1878\nd. 20 Sep 1945|p33.htm#i655|Ella May Crenshaw|b. 1883\nd. 23 Jul 1947|p13.htm#i241|||||||Louis D. Crenshaw Jr.|b. Jul 1844\nd. 4 Oct 1912|p12.htm#i236|Martha W. Robertson|b. Feb 1854\nd. 26 Jan 1922|p2.htm#i35|
Birth2 Jan 1907 Lola Clarinda Hughes, daughter of William Earnest Hughes and Ella May Crenshaw, was born on 2 Jan 1907 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX. 
1910 Census13 May 1910 Lola Clarinda Hughes appeared on the 1910 U.S. census of Hall County, TX, enumerated 13 May 1910, in the household of her parents, William Earnest Hughes and Ella Crenshaw Hughes. She was shown as age 3, born TX. 
Death25 Dec 1925 Lola Clarinda Hughes died on 25 Dec 1925 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX, at age 18. This child was with others on a hay ride when someone who was hunting shot a gun in the direction of the hay wagon; Lola Clarinda Hughes was hit and died. 

Farley Benjamin Hughes

M, b. 3 March 1909, d. 28 November 1983
FatherWilliam Earnest Hughes b. 8 Apr 1878, d. 20 Sep 1945
MotherElla May Crenshaw b. 1883, d. 23 Jul 1947
Farley Benjamin Hughes|b. 3 Mar 1909\nd. 28 Nov 1983|p25.htm#i502|William Earnest Hughes|b. 8 Apr 1878\nd. 20 Sep 1945|p33.htm#i655|Ella May Crenshaw|b. 1883\nd. 23 Jul 1947|p13.htm#i241|||||||Louis D. Crenshaw Jr.|b. Jul 1844\nd. 4 Oct 1912|p12.htm#i236|Martha W. Robertson|b. Feb 1854\nd. 26 Jan 1922|p2.htm#i35|
Birth3 Mar 1909 Farley Benjamin Hughes, son of William Earnest Hughes and Ella May Crenshaw, was born on 3 Mar 1909 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX. 
Marriage Farley Benjamin Hughes married Geraldine or Gerry [--M?--] Hughes. 
1910 Census13 May 1910 Farley Benjamin Hughes appeared on the 1910 U.S. census of Hall County, TX, enumerated 13 May 1910, in the household of his parents, William Earnest Hughes and Ella Crenshaw Hughes. He was shown as age 1, born TX. 
Death28 Nov 1983 Farley Benjamin Hughes died on 28 Nov 1983 at Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM, at age 74. 
Burial6 Dec 1983 He was buried on 6 Dec 1983 at Fairview Cemetery, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM. 

Ruby Opal Hughes

F, b. 12 July 1911, d. 26 December 1989
FatherWilliam Earnest Hughes b. 8 Apr 1878, d. 20 Sep 1945
MotherElla May Crenshaw b. 1883, d. 23 Jul 1947
Ruby Opal Hughes|b. 12 Jul 1911\nd. 26 Dec 1989|p25.htm#i503|William Earnest Hughes|b. 8 Apr 1878\nd. 20 Sep 1945|p33.htm#i655|Ella May Crenshaw|b. 1883\nd. 23 Jul 1947|p13.htm#i241|||||||Louis D. Crenshaw Jr.|b. Jul 1844\nd. 4 Oct 1912|p12.htm#i236|Martha W. Robertson|b. Feb 1854\nd. 26 Jan 1922|p2.htm#i35|
Birth12 Jul 1911 Ruby Opal Hughes, daughter of William Earnest Hughes and Ella May Crenshaw, was born on 12 Jul 1911 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX. 
Marriageb 1932 Ruby Opal Hughes married Redia Taylor b 1932. Spouse and descendants were identified by Violet Blackwood Hughes in a personal interview with Maxine Hughes Blair on July 23, 1999 in Amarillo, Potter, Texas. 
Marriageb 1950 Ruby Opal Hughes married Pete Montoya b 1950. 
Death26 Dec 1989 Ruby Hughes Montoya died on 26 Dec 1989 at San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA, at age 78. 

Family

Redia Taylor b. c 1911
Children

William Earnest Hughes Jr.

M, b. 22 January 1914, d. 31 August 1992
FatherWilliam Earnest Hughes b. 8 Apr 1878, d. 20 Sep 1945
MotherElla May Crenshaw b. 1883, d. 23 Jul 1947
William Earnest Hughes Jr.|b. 22 Jan 1914\nd. 31 Aug 1992|p25.htm#i504|William Earnest Hughes|b. 8 Apr 1878\nd. 20 Sep 1945|p33.htm#i655|Ella May Crenshaw|b. 1883\nd. 23 Jul 1947|p13.htm#i241|||||||Louis D. Crenshaw Jr.|b. Jul 1844\nd. 4 Oct 1912|p12.htm#i236|Martha W. Robertson|b. Feb 1854\nd. 26 Jan 1922|p2.htm#i35|
Birth22 Jan 1914 William Earnest Hughes Jr., son of William Earnest Hughes and Ella May Crenshaw, was born on 22 Jan 1914 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX. 
Marriage29 Sep 1934 William Earnest Hughes Jr. married Violet Euviela Blackwood on 29 Sep 1934 at Vernon, Wilbarger County, TX. 
Death31 Aug 1992 William Earnest Hughes Jr. died on 31 Aug 1992 at Amarillo, Potter County, TX, at age 78. 
BurialSep 1992 He was buried in Sep 1992 at Amarillo, Potter County, TX. 

Family

Violet Euviela Blackwood b. 8 Mar 1920, d. 8 Jun 2004
Children

Eugene Lewis "Gene" Hughes

M, b. 26 September 1915, d. 7 June 1942
FatherWilliam Earnest Hughes b. 8 Apr 1878, d. 20 Sep 1945
MotherElla May Crenshaw b. 1883, d. 23 Jul 1947
Eugene Lewis "Gene" Hughes|b. 26 Sep 1915\nd. 7 Jun 1942|p25.htm#i505|William Earnest Hughes|b. 8 Apr 1878\nd. 20 Sep 1945|p33.htm#i655|Ella May Crenshaw|b. 1883\nd. 23 Jul 1947|p13.htm#i241|||||||Louis D. Crenshaw Jr.|b. Jul 1844\nd. 4 Oct 1912|p12.htm#i236|Martha W. Robertson|b. Feb 1854\nd. 26 Jan 1922|p2.htm#i35|
Birth26 Sep 1915 Eugene Lewis "Gene" Hughes, son of William Earnest Hughes and Ella May Crenshaw, was born on 26 Sep 1915 at Lakeview, Hall County, TX. 
Marriage21 Dec 1938 Eugene Lewis "Gene" Hughes married Bonnie Bray on 21 Dec 1938 at Vernon, Wilbarger County, TX. 
Death7 Jun 1942 Eugene Lewis "Gene" Hughes died on 7 Jun 1942 at age 26. Gene Hughes was in the Pacific Area during WWII, serving with the 200 Search Light Division, US Army. He was in the Bataan Death March. He died of starvation in a Japanese prison, Prison #2. 
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