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Daniel Hughes

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Daniel Hughes

Birth
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Death
14 Feb 1859 (aged 43)
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Coker, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Daniel was born on the banks of the French Broad River in Cocke County Tennessee. He was the third child of Jesse Hughes and Dorcas Johnson. They had moved to the area from South Carolina and about the time Daniel was five years old his family moved to Tuscaloosa County. AL. Where he resided as a farmer until his early and untimely death from a horse racing accident.

"My Grandfather Hughes (Daniel Hughes) went to Tuscaloosa one day with Mr. Chestnut on horse back, 13 miles distance. When they returned within a mile of home, they decided to race their horses, Grandfather won the race twice. Mr. Chestnut insisted they race again. Grandfather said no, my horse is faster than yours, my wife is not well, I want to go home; but was over persuaded, and raced the third time. Grandfather's horse left the road, slammed him against a tree, and he was killed instantly."

-Written by Nancy Lessie Mills Sartain
b. 5 Jan 1882, shortly before her death in 1973. -

Daniel and Charlotte Hughes had the following children:
-William Riley Hughes (1834-1916)
-Mary Ann Hughes (1836-1884)
-John Bell Hughes (1838-1909)
-Joseph Hughes (1839-1924)
-Jesse Hughes (1842-1919)
-Basil Manley Hughes (1844-1937)
-Amelia Dorcas Hughes (1846-1865)
-Anthony Hughes (1848-1832)
-Mary Ann Hughes (1851-1933)
-Francis Albert Hughes (1854-1944)
-Unity Monica Hughes (1858-1887)

*Six sons served in the Civil War, all survived.

Daniel was born on the banks of the French Broad River in Cocke County Tennessee. He was the third child of Jesse Hughes and Dorcas Johnson. They had moved to the area from South Carolina and about the time Daniel was five years old his family moved to Tuscaloosa County. AL. Where he resided as a farmer until his early and untimely death from a horse racing accident.

"My Grandfather Hughes (Daniel Hughes) went to Tuscaloosa one day with Mr. Chestnut on horse back, 13 miles distance. When they returned within a mile of home, they decided to race their horses, Grandfather won the race twice. Mr. Chestnut insisted they race again. Grandfather said no, my horse is faster than yours, my wife is not well, I want to go home; but was over persuaded, and raced the third time. Grandfather's horse left the road, slammed him against a tree, and he was killed instantly."

-Written by Nancy Lessie Mills Sartain
b. 5 Jan 1882, shortly before her death in 1973. -

Daniel and Charlotte Hughes had the following children:
-William Riley Hughes (1834-1916)
-Mary Ann Hughes (1836-1884)
-John Bell Hughes (1838-1909)
-Joseph Hughes (1839-1924)
-Jesse Hughes (1842-1919)
-Basil Manley Hughes (1844-1937)
-Amelia Dorcas Hughes (1846-1865)
-Anthony Hughes (1848-1832)
-Mary Ann Hughes (1851-1933)
-Francis Albert Hughes (1854-1944)
-Unity Monica Hughes (1858-1887)

*Six sons served in the Civil War, all survived.

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  • Created by: B. Pope
  • Added: Sep 26, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117689396/daniel-hughes: accessed ), memorial page for Daniel Hughes (17 Aug 1815–14 Feb 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 117689396, citing Daniel Hughes Cemetery, Coker, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by B. Pope (contributor 47890977).