September 05, 2007
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.