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1. | Hamilton "Ham" Hughes was born on 6 Jul 1861 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina (son of Charles Hughes and Matilda Young); died on 6 Mar 1937 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Hughes Odom Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. Notes: "Hamelton was born in the Big Rock Creek section and lived his entire life there. He was a farmer, and lived on the land which he inherited from his father. He also bought and sold several tracts of land in this same area. Ham was fun loving, hard working and a gregarious man who loved his family more than anything else. When the Cloudland Hotel was first built on Roan Mountain, he played the fiddle with a band there whenever he got the opportunity. Some of the songs played were: "Boil that cabbage down", "Cripple Creek", and "Turkey in The Straw". His wife was a very staunch woman and considered fiddle playing to be "frolicking", which was to her mind a great sin. A little fiddle playing and banjo plunking around the house was not so bad, but to go play where there might be dancing and no telling what else, was a matter of great concern to her. This difference of belief was not so serious though, and they lived their entire married lives together without serious conflict". Hamilton married Elizabeth Melissa Odam about 1900 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Elizabeth was born in Jul 1872 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Sep 1937 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Hughes Odom Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | Charles Hughes was born on 13 Oct 1805 in Burke County, , , North Carolina; died about 1909 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Hughes Odom Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. Notes: Charles Hughes was born on October 13, 1805 in Burke, North Carolina, United States, the only child of William (age 47) and Cherokee Indian Maiden (age 35). He married Matilda Young in Toe River Valley, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States and had 10 children, four daughters and six sons, with her. Charles lived for more than 100 years, dying in 1909 at the impressive age of 103. Charles married Matilda Young about 1835 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. Matilda was born on 26 Sep 1820 in Burke County, , , North Carolina; died about 1887 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Hughes Odom Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Matilda Young was born on 26 Sep 1820 in Burke County, , , North Carolina; died about 1887 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Hughes Odom Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. Notes: Matilda Young was born in 1820 in NORTH CAROLINA, the only child of Wilson (age 29) and Elizabeth Hughes (age 20). She married Charles Hughes in Toe River Valley, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States and had 10 children, six sons and four daughters, with him. Matilda died in 1887 in BULADEAN, MITCHELL CO., NC (HUGHES CEM.) when she was 67.
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