This picture is from a Hughes researcher who would like help with the identification of the pair. The information that came with it is as follows:

The man in the photo is unknown. It is from a collection of a Hughes family whose father was named William Witsol Hughes. His daughter says that the only family she remembers him having is a sister called Meesie.
W.W. as he was called was born in 1891, he died in 1977 at the age of 86 years.

He was born in Polk County TN, he died in Dalton GA and is buried in the Deep Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Dalton GA

An expert on period clothing says the picture could have been made between 1904 and 1918, however, due to the length of the skirt it was probably 1918.
W.W. Hughes would have been 27 years old in 1918--this very well could be him.

I am leaving comments "open" for a time on this page hoping someone will be able to identify.

Wills: SYNOPSES of the BOONE WILLS & ADMINISTRATIONS of BERKS CO., PA, 1750-1923

An interesting note on Sumter's Brigade worth mentioning is that Ramsay, in his history of South Carolina, says that party of exiles who had fled into N.C., as the British advanced made choice of Col. Sumter to be their leader and that he took the field against the victorious British at a time when the inhabitants had generally abandoned the idea of supporting their independence. The British had burned Sumpter's home and turned his family out of doors. They also burned the home and library of the local clergyman, Rev. Simpson and all Bibles which contained the Scots translations of the Psalms..."

When these men from South Carolina joined to fight under this former colonel, they seemed to have been ready to sacrifice whatever need be to gain independence. The book goes on to say that, "The People arranged themselves under Sumter with the enthusiasm of men called upon to defend not only their civil liberties but their holy religion... These men were woodsmen of the frontier up-country living mostly in the northeastern part of the state (George was in the 96th district as we know.)

South Carolina was no longer in a condition to pay, clothe or feed troops, therefore Sumter's men furnished their own horses and brought along their muskets and rifles. Often 'iron tools of neighboring farms were worked up by blacksmiths into rude weapons. Bullets were made by melting pewter furnished by housekeepers. (In the batles some had to keep their distance until the front lines had fallen and they were supplied with the arms of fallen men.) When victorious, they rifled the dead of weapons.

General Sumter was so daring and fearless he was called "The Gamecock."

I feel confident that this is describing my own ancestor as we also find fighting under General Sumter, John Pendleton, Daniel Sullivan, Andrew Young, and Jacob Young, to name just a few. These names are common to the Hughes family line from which I came.

I also found in my recent reading, a book of South Carolina Indian Affairs Documents. This is something for which I have searched. A small portion of the contents concerning Richard Heughes, 1757 will be posted here in a few days.

Due to a constant barrage of obscene spam, I have taken to closing all comments. If you would like to comment on this post send an email to jhsgran@aol.com and I will consider it as a post.

It is taken from NewsMax.com and it discusses the campaign of GOP second tier candidate Mike Huckabee. It reads in part....

"Huckabee’s success is making waves because he has spent little on advertising, has limited campaign resources, and was a relatively unknown name before entering the presidential race.

Now, Sen. Sam Brownback’s recent withdrawal from the Republican race has given Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, “a clearer path to court religious voters,” columnist Scot Lehigh notes in the Boston Globe. But Huckabee seems to appeal beyond religious voters.

Political guru Dick Morris tells Newsmax that Huckabee “represents a new phenomenon in politics, a genuinely spiritual and creative person who wants to find new ways to inject a spiritual perspective into policy.”

Morris notes that while Huckabee is “pro life and anti-gay marriage and all the rest” that appeals to GOP social voters, he can’t easily be put in a box."

“He wants to expand the purview of a spiritual influence on policy to other spheres,” Morris said. “For example, rehabilitation of prisoners, opposing childhood obesity, conserving the planet God gave us, teaching the arts in schools to enhance our divine creativity. He is a unique candidate with an appeal that transcends normal political boundaries and is catching on. And, in a world of bought-and-paid-for politics, he has little money but lots of popularity.”

If you wish to read more go to Mike Huckabee, Newsmax

According to Sherwood's Gazetteer, Map of GA 1827, the land allotted in 1827 was bounded by the northern boundary of Carrol Co., the eastern boundary of Coweta to along the Flint River to and along the southern boundary of Lee and Randolph.

Those who had fought in the Revolutionary war or who were widows of Rev. War soldiers were given preference over others in this drawing. William H. Hughes was given 2 chances due to his service in the War of 1812.

Page 82 Burke County

William H. Hughes, Robinsons - No. 122 Dist. 2 Sec. 4

Other Hughes who won land in this lottery were Ann, Dempsey, Eliza, Eliah, George, Harden, Jane, John, (Gwinnett Co.) Joseph, Samuel, Sarah, Simon, Susan, Thomas, W.G. William, William W.

I apologize for not being able to list the counties of all of these, but once again, I did not have time to complete the research.

Now from the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of GA published in 1838 by Harper & Brothers under Valuable Works of Harper & Brothers and written by James F. Smith of Milledgeville, Georgia:

Page 91 - William Hughes, Hamiltons Gwinnett Co.

To win this land lottery, a person had to have lived in Georgia for three years. The person seeking the land went to Milledgeville (then capital) on the specified day and tickets were drawn simultaneously from drums. One drum contained names of the ticket holders and one the land lots giving districts and sections. In this way the person whose name was drawn knew immediately which lot he had drawn. He then paid the state a grant fee of $18.00 and the title was issued to him. From that time forward he could do whatever he chose with the land. The state did NOT require he live on the land or even cultivate it.

The names are so much like my family and they lived in an adjoining county in AL.

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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.

Here is another place where much information can be found. Louisa County, VA wills. They are alphabetized for easy searching. For Hughes, click on the name Betty
Harris.

Also, in Louisa County we find these Hughes marriages. Joseph is of interest to me

Hughes, John Meriwether, Ann 6/9/1783 Louisa F= William Meriwether
Hughes, Joseph Holland, Mary 11/2/1767 Louisa
Hughes, William H. Brooks, Martha 4/8/1811 Louisa
Hughson , Aubrey (28) Sanders, Bettie (22) 10/28/1873 son of Jno. N. & Sallie Hughson,
Hughson, Ellis G. Bunch, Dorcas 10/7/1818 Louisa
Hughson, John N. Unknown, Sarah E. 12/21/1841 Louisa
Hughson, Samuel Trevillian, Mary 3/25/1816 Louisa
Hughson, William Roberts, Eleanor A. 3-32-30 Louisa

The above search led me to Bedford County _

This line interested me: Ansel Goodman, 27 Aug 1786, from Raba (Arabia) and Elizabeth Brown, 150 ac. Grant from Augustine Leftwich to Joseph Patterson, then to George Hughes, then to Raba Brown, to Goodman. John Gallaway's, Randolph's old patent line, to Brown's corner, along Brown's line to the first station.

Also, there were many Reynolds here. Reynolds are buried with Hughes and Garretts in Warrior Creek cemetery.

According to one source, William Dale Hughes is the grandson of Nathaniel Hughes who is the son of Edward Hughes and Elizabeth Grigsby. By 1850 he was in Cherokee Co., AL, according to census record.

One of my great great grandmothers is Drady Turrentine Francis, mother of Anna Elizabeth Francis. The connection that I found today is very real, although it may not mean a lot. Then again it might. It seems that Joseph Hughes, who settled in Gadsden, brought one of his friends from Orange County, NC. The man's name was Daniel C. Turrentine. Daniel's father turns out to be my gggggrandfather. Daniel had a son named John Turrentine, born ca 1755. John's first wife gave birth to a son named James Steward. James Steward moved to Morgan Co., AL and married Elizabeth Wilson. They are the parents of Drady.

What significance this has, if any, is yet to be determined. It is possible that the Hughes family is the reason the Turrentines ended up in Morgan Co., AL.

My sources on this are the Heritage of Morgan Co., Vol. 52 and the Rootsweb World Connect project.

Below is one reference to a Joseph Hughes in Laurens. I found this on an earlier post of mine:
Hughes found in Laurens Co., SC in 1800 included Aaron (Aron), Caleb, George, James, John, Joel, Thomas, William. Also, Stephen Hughes will names John & Joseph as heirs in 1799. Aaron and George are both listed on census as living in "Garretts Co.".

The above was found in the courthouse in Laurens, SC.

Another fact worth mentioning is that I have found another descendant of William Hughes, who was born in Lunenberg, VA and settled in Rutherford, NC, living in Blount Co., AL. His name was William Edward Hughes and he was the son of Phillip Hughes.

I am leaving comments open if ANYONE knows ANYTHING about Joseph Hughes, please comment.

Hughes Family Cemetery in Jefferson Co., AL