He had twelve siblings, namely: Ugenia Addie, John Robert, Homer Wade, Annie Jane, William Elton, Lora A, Fannie Mae, Chester Lee, Charles M, Bernice Lavelle, James Leonard, and Mary Helen.
He died on Jan 22, 1928 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 27). [1]Note: According to this index he was 28 years old. Bishop-4082 23:17, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
Virgil Eddie Hughes lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 9; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son).
He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 18; Occupation: Farm; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 122; Industry: Laborer; RelationToHead: Son; MaritalStatus: Single). Race: (White)
He was buried in Mize, Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Calvary Cemetery).
Sources
↑ Mississippi Death Certificate # 28-01749, Source: Smith County, MS Death Certificate Index Nov 1912 - Dec 1943 (whites only), Published by Smith County Genealogical Society, c 2011, p. 284
MS DC # 28-01749
Name: Virgil Eddie Hughes
Sex: M, Status: M
Age: 28Y 2M 26D
DOB: , Place: MS
DOD: Jan 22, 1928, Place: Smith Co, MS
Spouse: Lera Hughes
Father: Bob Hughes, b. MS
Mother: Janie Lucas, b. MS
Burial: Calvary Cemetery
Burial Date: Jan 23, 1928
Informant: Lera Hughes, Mize
Headstone
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-81T : accessed 15 January 2018), Robert L Hughes, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 5B, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 759; FHL microfilm 1,374,772.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTN-S5K : accessed 15 January 2018), Robert L Hughes, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 122, sheet 19A, line 16, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 894; FHL microfilm 1,820,894.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eddie by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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