Person:Oscar Hughes (1)

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Oscar James Hughes
b.14 Mar 1868 Doddridge Co., West Virginia
d.22 Jan 1954 Joker, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Louise J. HughesAbt 1865 -
  2. Lemuel E. Hughes1866 - 1944
  3. Oscar James Hughes1868 - 1954
  4. Lucy A. Hughes1870 -
  5. Martin L. Hughes1872 - 1917
  6. Emily J. HughesAbt 1875 -
  7. Charley Homer Hughes1877 - 1951
  8. Cynthia M. Hughes1883 - 1950
Spouse and Children
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m. 14 Mar 1901
  1. Cecil Evert Hughes1901 - 1988
  2. Opal Jane Hughes1906 - 2002
  3. Oral Brown Hughes1913 - 1971
  4. Ersel Lee Hughes1918 - 1983
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Facts and Events
Name Oscar James Hughes
Gender Male
Birth[8] 14 Mar 1868 Doddridge Co., West Virginia
Alt Birth[2] Harrison Co., West Virginia
Marriage 14 Mar 1901 Calhoun Co., West Virginiato Elizabeth 'Lizzie' L. Roberts
Death[8][5] 22 Jan 1954 Joker, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Burial[8][5] Bryner Chapel Cemetery, Joker, Calhoun Co., West Virginia, United States

living next hh to Charles G. is Oscar:
1910 Census Dist 19, Lee, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Hughes, Oscar J. head M W 42 M1 9yrs WV WV WV
Hughes, Lizzie L. wife F W 28 M1 9yrs 2ch/2lvg WV WV WV
Hughes, Evert C. son M W 8 single WV WV WV
Hughes, Opal dau F W 3 single WV WV WV
Cottrell, Sarah M. neice F W 13 single WV WV WV

Oscar is 4 hhs from Charles H. in 1920
1920 Census Dist 19, Lee, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Hughes, Oscar J. head M W 53 married WV WV WV
Hughes, Lizzie wife F W 39 married WV WV WV
Hughes, Cecil E. son M W 18 single WV WV WV
Hughes, Opal J. dau F W 13 single WV WV WV
Hughes, Oral B. son M W 6 single WV WV WV
Hughes, Earsel L. son M W 1 4/12 single WV WV WV

(Obit transcribed by Larry Heffner; posted on website: http://www.lindapages.com/calhoun/obitsh2.htm)
"Calhoun Chronicle" - 13 December 2001 (Obituary from January 1954)

Oscar James Hughes, 85, of Joker, died Jan. 22, 1954.

He was born on Mar. 14, 1868, in Doddridge County, the son of the late Charles and Miranda Brown Hughes.

Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Roberts Hughes, whom he married on Mar. 14, 1901; three sons, Cecil Hughes at home, Oral Hughes of Charles Town and Ersel Hughes of Little Rock, Ark.; one daughter, Opal Miller of Joker; two grandchildren, Delma Dawson of Joker and Velma Dillard of Alexandria, Va.; and numerous other relatives and friends.

Services were conducted by Rev. Gayle McHenry and C.D. Miller.

References
  1.   United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    Lee, Calhoun Co., West Virginia.
  2. ↑ Calhoun, West Virginia, United States. GenWeb.

    His marriage record give Harrison County as his birth county.

  3.   United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
    Dist 19, Lee, Calhoun Co., West Virginia.
  4.   United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
    Dist 19, Lee, Calhoun Co., West Virginia.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Calhoun, West Virginia, United States. GenWeb
    cemetery transcription.
  6.   United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626)
    Lee, Calhoun Co., West Virginia.

    Indexed as Otis J.!

  7.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
    New Milton, Doddridge Co., West Virginia.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Memorial# 59418459, in Find A Grave.
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