Ransom Vincent Hughes (abt. 1795 - abt. 1840)

Born about 1795 in South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1840 at about age 45 in Dale, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Bio Unsourced biography posted on Find a Grave

It is believed that Ransom Vincent Hughes was the son of John Hughes (Hughs) born circa 1775 in SC and Charity Tyler (1776-1856), daughter of Jacob Theiler of SC. His father and their family lived in Jones County, GA, for some time, his father serving as a private in Colonel David Blackshear's Regiment fighting the Creek Indians. John Hughes is reported in a newspaper article regarding the creation of Dale County as settling on the Little Choctawhatchee River in Alabama. His family followed him there. Ransom Vincent Hughes married Rachel Matthews of SC, daughter of Moses Matthews. He died before the 1840 census as it shows Rachel, age 40-49, living in Dale County and being the head of the household. The 1850 census has her living in Dale County in the household of her father, Moses Matthews. In the Hughes history completed by Cousin Joseph Hughes, Ransom Vincent and Rachel had the following children: Needham K. Hughes (1836), Nelson Hughes, Seaborn Hughes, Lacy Hughes, and Beedy Hughes. Ranson Vincent served in the military: private in Smith's Co, Wood's Batt'n 89th GA Mounted Mil (Creek War); Sgt in Capt Abraham Warren's Co, Blair's Batt'n, 25th Regiment Alabama Volunteers (Creek War of 1836 organized in Covington, AL; ensign of the 25th Regiment Alabama Militia in Henry County on December 10, 1824; pvt in Capt William Pouncey's Co of Col William Wellborn's Reg't of Alabama Mounted Volunteers in the Creek War of 1837 for 3 months organized in Dale County; pvt in Capt Seaborn Ledbetter's Co of Col William Wellborn's Reg't of Alabama Mounted Volunteers in the Creek War of 1837 for 3 months organized in Dale County, AL. His brothers Henry Hughes (born circa 1798 in SC), John A. Hughes, Sr. (born circa 1805-1810), and Jesse (born circa 1818 in Jones County, GA) also served in the military. According to the Hughes history, Ransom Vincent Hughes was buried at the Claybank Cemetery, near Ozark, Dale County, AL.^[1]

Birth Ransom was born around 1795.

Marriage Marries Rachel Matthews (1798-1882). The marriage produces:

• Lacie (Hughes) Chambless 1817-1884
• Obedience Hughes 1830-
• Nelson Hughes 1833-1888
• Needham K. "Redbone" Hughes 1836-1905
• Seaborn Hughes 1838-1922^[2]

1830 Census Name: Vinson Hughs Residence: Dale County, Alabama. Living with Rachel Matthews (1798-1882), Three boys under ten and two girls under 10.^[3]

Death He passed away in 1840 in Dale County, Alabama and is buried in Claybank Cemetery, Ozark, Dale County, Alabama.^[1]

Research Notes

Birthplace

• On the 1880 Census son Seaborn Thomas Hughes (abt.1838-1922) lists his father's birthplace as North Carolina. See: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNY-PM3
• On the 1900 Census son Seaborn Thomas Hughes (abt.1838-1922) lists his father's birthplace as South Carolina. See: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P6-ZFB
• On the 1910 Census son Seaborn Thomas Hughes (abt.1838-1922) lists his father's birthplace as Mississippi. There are several erreroneus responses on this census See: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Q3-2CM
• On the 1920 Census son Seaborn Thomas Hughes (abt.1838-1922) lists his father's birthplace as Georgia. See: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCS8-TX1

Children - The five children from the Find A Grave bio referenced above as well as other unsourced genealogies similar to the one found here: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9V3N-TKD Three of the children reported in the 1830 census don't match any of the five children reported on the sources above and It is questionable that Obedience was born in 1830 as her implied birth year ranges from 1830 to 1837 on several later censuses. Also, Lacie (Hughes) Chambless (1817-1884), born 1817, would have been 13 while both girls on the census are under 10.

Catagory	Number	Identity
Males under 5	2	?
Males - 5 thru 9	1	?
Males - 20 thru 29	1	Ranson Vincent Hughes
Females under 5	1	Obedience?
Females - 5 thru 9	1	?
Females - 20 thru 29	1	Rachel (Mathews) Hughes

In 1840, Vincent has passed away and Rachel is the head of the household. Three of the children in the sources above match the ages reported in the census but a boy born 1831-1835 and a girl born 1836-1840 on the census don't line up with the know children. Also, Obedience is reported as under 10 while you would expect her to be over 10 if she was alive when the 1830 census was taken. However, Lacie (Hughes) Chambless (1817-1884) doesn't line up with the children reported on the xensus. She would have been 23 and marries around 1840 but her husband John Chambless isn't reported on the 1840 census in Alabama so you would expect the she would be still living with her parents. Obedience and Rachel's ages aren't a perfect match. Also, what happened to the other children reported on the 1830 census? There should have been three boys and a girl reported between 10 and 20 but there are none.

Catagory	Number	Identity
Males under 5	2	Needhan & Seaborn
Males - 5 thru 9	2	? & Nelson
Females under 5	1	?
Females - 5 thru 9	1	Obediance
Females - 20 thru 29	1	Rachel (Mathews) Hughes

^[4]

There appear to be multiple children on the census that aren't on the sources above and Lacie (Hughes) Chambless (1817-1884) doesn't appear in the census data at all. By the 1850 census the family has split up and Rachel is living with her parents and Seaborn.

1830 Census There is a Henry or Harry Hughes listed on the same page in the 1830 census possibly Vinvent's brother. The 1830 census shows Vincent as 20 -29. If this is correct it implies a birthdate of 1801-1810.

Another Ranson Hughes On the 1866 Alabama census a Ransom Hughes is living in Township 7 Range 20 in Coffee County, Alabama. The household has:

Catagory	Males	Females	Identity
under 10	2	1
10-20	2	2
over 20	2	1	Ransom

^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181856500/ransom-vincent-hughes : accessed 31 October 2020), memorial page for Ransom Vincent Hughes (1800–1840), Find a Grave Memorial no. 181856500, citing Claybank Cemetery, Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Marcia Whitaker Smith (contributor 48944706) .
2. ↑ Henderson genealogy by Paul Henderson published in 2002 (a copy in possession of Michael H. Stout in 2019). Researched the "old fashioned" way by visiting libraries, cemeteries and visiting family members by Paul Whit Henderson (1926-2003) and Melvin Henderson starting in the 1970s.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP9-2DK : 24 August 2017), Vinson Hughs, Dale, Alabama, United States; citing 219, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 3; FHL microfilm 2,330.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTL-9GG : 19 May 2020), Rachael Hughes, Dale, Alabama, United States; citing p. 30, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "Alabama State Census, 1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6PP-ZN4 : 6 February 2020), Ransom Hughs, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing certificate , p. , Department of Archives and History, Montgomery; FHL microfilm .