Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elkanah Samford
and Mary Magdalene (Weaver) Samford
Sister of
Mary Ann (Samford) Bittick, Uriah Ann Samford, William Amasa Samford, Joab Samford and Elkanah Asbury Samford [half]
Wife of
Enos Hughes
— married
about 1862 in Shelby, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Ann (Hughes) Byrd
Died
at age 85
in Shelby, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Apr 2015
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Biography
Belinda was born in 1836. She was the daughter of Elkanah Samford and Mary Weaver.[1] She was married to Enos Hughes, but records conflict on the date.[2][3][4][5][6] She passed away in 1922 and is buried at Sardis Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas.[7]
Sources
- ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census," database with images, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Shelby, Texas; Roll: 915; Page: 8a; Line Number: 29, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8054 #1593788 : accessed 31 December 2022), Balindy C Sanford (13) in Shelby, Texas, USA. Born in Alabama.
- ↑ "1870 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 1, Shelby, Texas; Roll: M593_1604; Page: 131A, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7163 #10988037 : accessed 31 December 2022), Belinda Hughes (34), Keeping House, in Precinct 1, Shelby, Texas. Born in Ala.
- ↑ "1880 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas; Roll: 1326; Page: 45D; Enumeration District: 088, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6742 #8041712 : accessed 31 December 2022), Balinda C Hughes (43), wife, Keep House, in household of Enas Hughes (35) in Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas, USA. Born in Alabama.
- ↑ "1900 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Texas; Roll: 1669; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1241669, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7602 #44180593 : accessed 31 December 2022), Balendy C Hughs (64), wife, in household of Enas Hughs (56) in Shelbyville, Shelby, Texas. Born in Alabama, USA. Years Married: 47.
- ↑ "1910 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas; Roll: T624_1588; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1375601, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7884 #122083948 : accessed 31 December 2022), Malinda C Hughes (73), wife, in household of Ennos Hughes (67) in Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas, USA. Born in Alabama. Years Married: 46.
- ↑ "1920 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas; Roll: T625_1846; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 186, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6061 #100738612 : accessed 31 December 2022), Calline Hughes (83), married mother, in household of George W Hughes (51) in Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas. Born in Alabama.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 31 December 2022), memorial page for Belinda Caroline Samford Hughes (27 Oct 1836–28 Mar 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12258265, citing Sardis Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Mel (contributor 46811241).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Belinda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Belinda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Belinda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Belinda:
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~6.25%
Jerry Willoughby
:
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~1.95%
~6.25%
Wanda (McDonald) Wirthlin :
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Lea (Hemmenway) Moore :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lnmtrucking_lm
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~1.56%
Jim Cogswell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T670915 [compare], FTDNA kit #92655
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~0.78%
Dianne (Snyder) Dodson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Joe Ann (Gann) Hancock :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member MemaJoe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
R Michael Perry :
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~0.78%
Jane (Marchant) McDaniel :
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