Brief Life History of William Augusta
William Augusta Hughes was born about 1815, in Georgia, United States. He married Priscilla Ann Davis about 1835, in Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Beat 2 Chipola, Henry, Alabama, United States in 1860. He died on 19 February 1861, in Henry, Alabama, United States, at the age of 47.
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Sources (5)
- Wm Hughes, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Augusta Hughes - birth: about 1815; Georgia
- Legacy NFS Source: William Augusta Hughes - Individual or family possessions: death:
Spouse and Children
1815–1861 Male
1818–1880 Female
Children (9)
1833–1910 Male
1842–1910 Female
1842–1864 Male
1844–1864 Male
1846–1890 Male
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World Events (7)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 4
1819
Age 4
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 15
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Hugh with genitival or excrescent -s.
Irish and Scottish: adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic surnames based on the personal name Aodh ‘fire’, for example Ó hAodha, Mac Aodha; see McCoy and compare McHugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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