Hamilton "Ham" Hughes

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"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".

Source - Article written by Hamelton's granddaughter, Lorraine Hughes Tester and published in Heritage of the Toe River Valley - Avery, Mitchell & Yancey Counties, Vol I, Pg 294
Second Source - Article 165. Delano ("Del") McCoury (son of Hazel Hughes, daughter to Ham Hughes, pg 234, Heritage of the Toe River Valley, Vol III
Source - Heritage of the Toe River Valley - Avery, Mitchell & Yancey Counties, Vol I, Pg 294

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]

William married Nettie Garland about 1927 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Nettie (daughter of Wesley Garland and Rosa Greene) was born about 1906 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hazel married Cleveland McCoury about 1929 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Cleveland (son of Braxton Decatur "B. D." McCoury and Celia Matilda Hobson) was born on 26 Sep 1905 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 20 Apr 1975 in York County, , , Pennsylvania; was buried in Susquehanna Memorial Gardens, , York County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William Harrison Hughes Jr., 90, of Elizabethton, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at Hillview Health Center.
William was born on July 23, 1928 to the late William Hughes Sr. and Nettie Garland Hughes. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Melvin Cook; a sister, Leona Hazelwood; and an infant son, Sidney Kip Hughes.
William was a Millwright by trade. He was of the Baptist Faith.
His family left to cherish his memory are his wife of 36 years, Shirley Goode Hughes; daughter, Paula Jo Bowman and husband Jeff, and a son; step-daughters, Mary Whitehead, Becky Powers and husband Jerry, Misty Babb and husband Greg and Nerissa Stout; a step-son, Mike Stout; four grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Anna Lee Babb, Thelma Arnold and Phyllis Sue Sardi; and his best friend, Roy Gunter of Pelion, S.C.
There will be a gathering of family and friends at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roger Stockton officiating.