Hughes, Cornelius

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Title: Hughes, Cornelius
Alias: Hughes, Cornelius, Jr.
Gender: Male
Biography: In the 1820 Boone County, Kentucky census Cornelius Hughes was known to have six enslaved. Cornelius Hughes was known to have eight enslaved in the Boone County, Kentucky 1830 census. The 1840 Gallatin, Kentucky census shows Cornelius Hughes with seven known enslaved.
Member: Hughes family
Birth date: 11 Sep 1783
Place of birth: Botetourt County (Va.)
Father: Hughes, Cornelius, Sr.
Mother: Campbell, Rachel
Life event(s): Marriage: 17 Jan 1811; Boone County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Hamilton, Mary Wilson
Child(ren): Hughes, William H.; Hughes, Rachel Ann
Death date: 4 Mar 1841
Place of death: Gallatin County (Ky.)
Death and burial information: Old Warsaw Cemetery (Gallatin County, Ky.)
Participant in: 1832--Escape of a young couple sold downriver; 1837--Boone Co., Geoffrey and Esther
Relationship: Known enslaved: unknown, Esther [5]; unknown, Geoffrey; unknown, Charles [44]; unknown, Harriet [37]; unknown, Esther [5]; unknown, Geoffrey; unknown, Charles [44]; unknown, Harriet [37]
Description: Enslaved held in 1830; Males, under 10, two; Males, 10 thru 23, two; Males, 36 thru 54, one; Females, under 10, one; Females, 10 thru 23, one; Females, 24 thru 35, one; Enslaved held in 1840; Males, under 10, two; Males, 10 thru 23, two; Males, 24 thru 35, one; Males, 36 thru 54, one; Females, 10 thru 23, one;
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #87812053
Source(s): Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850; North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000; Find A Grave.com; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County