Lizzie B. Hughes was born on July 26, 1893, in Tennessee. The most likely spot in Tennessee is Clay County, which is just south of Cumberland County, Kentucky. She was the fourth child born to James M. Hughes and the former Alcy Frances Short.
According to records kept by the Kentucky School for the Deaf, Lizzie contracted "croup" when she was 18 months old and, as a result, she lost her hearing. This would have been in January 1895.
Croup is a respiratory problem that normally occurs in children, particularly from 2 to 4 years of age, due to an infection of the larynx (voice box), the trachea (windpipe), and the bronchial tubes. One of the major symptoms of croup is a cough that sounds like a barking seal when the child is inhaling. The illness is usually accompanied by a low-grade fever, but it normally does not cause death or long-lasting disabilities. Croup is most often caused by a virus, less often by a bacteria. The virus or bacteria must have attacked Lizzie's auditory nerves.
At some point between 1895 and 1897, Lizzie's family moved to southern Cumberland County, where Lizzie's father rented land and farmed it. There were eight children in the family at the time of the move.
The family was enumerated on June 1, 1900, at the time of the 1900 federal census. They were living in the Kettle Precinct, which encompassed most of southern Cumberland County. Lizzie was just short of her seventh birthday. She should have been enrolled in school, but the census indicates that she had not attended school during the last school year. I am sure her parents very concerned about her future.
Lizzie was enrolled in 1904 at the Kentucky School for the Deaf, which is located in Danville, Boyles County, Kentucky. Her first day of school was September 15, 1904. She attended for the entire 1904-1905 school year, but she did not go back the next year. She did return for the 1906-1907, 1908-1909, 1913-1914, 1915-1916, 1916-1917, and 1918-1919 school years. It is not known why she did not attend the other school years.
Lizzie is in the 1910 federal census. She was enumerated with the rest of her family on April 30, 1910, while they were living in the Spears Precinct in southern Cumberland County. Her father was still engaged in farming and he now owned his farm free and clear of any mortgage. The enumerator also took note of Lizzie's loss of hearing. In the section headed "whether deaf and dumb," the enumerator wrote "yes." In adjacent sections, he had written first that Lizzie could read, write, and speak English. He then crossed through those notations.
As noted earlier, Lizzie enrolled at the Kentucky School for the Deaf for the 1918-1919 school year. She was then 25 years old. It is not known why she went back to school at an advanced age for a student. There is no indication in the history of the school that there was a college level curriculum.
It appears that being at the School for the Deaf may have had one advantage. On October 2, 1919, Lizzie B. Hughes married Charles "Charlie" J. Young. The marriage probably took place at the Kentucky School of Deaf, as the school had a record of the marriage. It is not known how Charlie and Lizzie met, but we do know that Lizzie and Charlie were at the School for the Deaf together in the 1904-1905, the 1906-1907, and 1908-1909 school years. They may even have had classes together, as they were only about five months apart in age, with Lizzie being the older of the two. If Charlie went back to the school at any point after his first wife died to work or to visit, he may have had contact with Lizzie, as she was a student at the school during the 1913-1914, 1915-1916, 1916-1917, and 1918-1919 school years. It appears they may have become re-acquainted during the 1918-1919 school year.
Charlie and Lizzie were in southern Cumberland County at the time of the 1920 federal census, where they were enumerated on January 19, 1920. They were living adjacent to Lizzie's parents, James and Alcy Hughes. Charlie worked as a farmer labor. Both he and Lizzie could read and write English, but neither could speak it.
Charlie and Lizzie were still in southern Cumberland County at the time of the 1930 federal census, where they were enumerated on April 11, 1930. They were living adjacent to Lizzie's father Jim Hughes. However, Lizzie's mother had died the previous year. Charlie was still involved with farming, but he now owned his own land. They now had two boys. The first was Joseph Wheeler Young, who was called Joe. He was born in 1924. The second was William, who was born in late 1926 or early 1927. It is not known if any other children were born to the marriage as births in southern Cumberland County were not always made a part of the official records of the county. In fact, there is no record, except for the census, of the birth of William. It is possible that other children were born to the couple and died between the 1920 and 1930 censuses.
Another child was born in 1931. He was Elias Payne Young.
At some point after the death of Lizzie's father in 1932, Charlie and Lizzie moved from southern Cumberland County to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. They are in the 1951 Indianapolis City Directory. They were then living at 511 Abbott Street and Charlie worked as a meat cutter.
Lizzie died on January 5, 1959, in Indianapolis, IN. The official cause of death was "Cebrebral Vascular Accident." She died while a patient at the Methodist Hospital. She was buried in the Round Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis by her husband and their family. They had been married 39 years at the time of her death.
It is not known when, but Charlie eventually moved to Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky. He was living there before being taken to Louisville, Kentucky, where he died on February 21, 1973. Ironically, even with all of the moving around he did in his lifetime, Charlie died in the very town where he was born 78 or 79 years earlier. His body was taken to Indianapolis and buried on February 23, 1973, next to his beloved Lizzie.
Submitted by Eual D. Blansett, Jr., grandson of Delia Belle Hughes Spears, one of Lizzie's sisters.
According to records kept by the Kentucky School for the Deaf, Lizzie contracted "croup" when she was 18 months old and, as a result, she lost her hearing. This would have been in January 1895.
Croup is a respiratory problem that normally occurs in children, particularly from 2 to 4 years of age, due to an infection of the larynx (voice box), the trachea (windpipe), and the bronchial tubes. One of the major symptoms of croup is a cough that sounds like a barking seal when the child is inhaling. The illness is usually accompanied by a low-grade fever, but it normally does not cause death or long-lasting disabilities. Croup is most often caused by a virus, less often by a bacteria. The virus or bacteria must have attacked Lizzie's auditory nerves.
At some point between 1895 and 1897, Lizzie's family moved to southern Cumberland County, where Lizzie's father rented land and farmed it. There were eight children in the family at the time of the move.
The family was enumerated on June 1, 1900, at the time of the 1900 federal census. They were living in the Kettle Precinct, which encompassed most of southern Cumberland County. Lizzie was just short of her seventh birthday. She should have been enrolled in school, but the census indicates that she had not attended school during the last school year. I am sure her parents very concerned about her future.
Lizzie was enrolled in 1904 at the Kentucky School for the Deaf, which is located in Danville, Boyles County, Kentucky. Her first day of school was September 15, 1904. She attended for the entire 1904-1905 school year, but she did not go back the next year. She did return for the 1906-1907, 1908-1909, 1913-1914, 1915-1916, 1916-1917, and 1918-1919 school years. It is not known why she did not attend the other school years.
Lizzie is in the 1910 federal census. She was enumerated with the rest of her family on April 30, 1910, while they were living in the Spears Precinct in southern Cumberland County. Her father was still engaged in farming and he now owned his farm free and clear of any mortgage. The enumerator also took note of Lizzie's loss of hearing. In the section headed "whether deaf and dumb," the enumerator wrote "yes." In adjacent sections, he had written first that Lizzie could read, write, and speak English. He then crossed through those notations.
As noted earlier, Lizzie enrolled at the Kentucky School for the Deaf for the 1918-1919 school year. She was then 25 years old. It is not known why she went back to school at an advanced age for a student. There is no indication in the history of the school that there was a college level curriculum.
It appears that being at the School for the Deaf may have had one advantage. On October 2, 1919, Lizzie B. Hughes married Charles "Charlie" J. Young. The marriage probably took place at the Kentucky School of Deaf, as the school had a record of the marriage. It is not known how Charlie and Lizzie met, but we do know that Lizzie and Charlie were at the School for the Deaf together in the 1904-1905, the 1906-1907, and 1908-1909 school years. They may even have had classes together, as they were only about five months apart in age, with Lizzie being the older of the two. If Charlie went back to the school at any point after his first wife died to work or to visit, he may have had contact with Lizzie, as she was a student at the school during the 1913-1914, 1915-1916, 1916-1917, and 1918-1919 school years. It appears they may have become re-acquainted during the 1918-1919 school year.
Charlie and Lizzie were in southern Cumberland County at the time of the 1920 federal census, where they were enumerated on January 19, 1920. They were living adjacent to Lizzie's parents, James and Alcy Hughes. Charlie worked as a farmer labor. Both he and Lizzie could read and write English, but neither could speak it.
Charlie and Lizzie were still in southern Cumberland County at the time of the 1930 federal census, where they were enumerated on April 11, 1930. They were living adjacent to Lizzie's father Jim Hughes. However, Lizzie's mother had died the previous year. Charlie was still involved with farming, but he now owned his own land. They now had two boys. The first was Joseph Wheeler Young, who was called Joe. He was born in 1924. The second was William, who was born in late 1926 or early 1927. It is not known if any other children were born to the marriage as births in southern Cumberland County were not always made a part of the official records of the county. In fact, there is no record, except for the census, of the birth of William. It is possible that other children were born to the couple and died between the 1920 and 1930 censuses.
Another child was born in 1931. He was Elias Payne Young.
At some point after the death of Lizzie's father in 1932, Charlie and Lizzie moved from southern Cumberland County to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. They are in the 1951 Indianapolis City Directory. They were then living at 511 Abbott Street and Charlie worked as a meat cutter.
Lizzie died on January 5, 1959, in Indianapolis, IN. The official cause of death was "Cebrebral Vascular Accident." She died while a patient at the Methodist Hospital. She was buried in the Round Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis by her husband and their family. They had been married 39 years at the time of her death.
It is not known when, but Charlie eventually moved to Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky. He was living there before being taken to Louisville, Kentucky, where he died on February 21, 1973. Ironically, even with all of the moving around he did in his lifetime, Charlie died in the very town where he was born 78 or 79 years earlier. His body was taken to Indianapolis and buried on February 23, 1973, next to his beloved Lizzie.
Submitted by Eual D. Blansett, Jr., grandson of Delia Belle Hughes Spears, one of Lizzie's sisters.
Lizzie B. Hughes was born on July 26, 1893, in Tennessee. The most likely spot in Tennessee is Clay County, which is just south of Cumberland County, Kentucky. She was the fourth child born to James M. Hughes and the former Alcy Frances Short.
According to records kept by the Kentucky School for the Deaf, Lizzie contracted "croup" when she was 18 months old and, as a result, she lost her hearing. This would have been in January 1895.
Croup is a respiratory problem that normally occurs in children, particularly from 2 to 4 years of age, due to an infection of the larynx (voice box), the trachea (windpipe), and the bronchial tubes. One of the major symptoms of croup is a cough that sounds like a barking seal when the child is inhaling. The illness is usually accompanied by a low-grade fever, but it normally does not cause death or long-lasting disabilities. Croup is most often caused by a virus, less often by a bacteria. The virus or bacteria must have attacked Lizzie's auditory nerves.
At some point between 1895 and 1897, Lizzie's family moved to southern Cumberland County, where Lizzie's father rented land and farmed it. There were eight children in the family at the time of the move.
The family was enumerated on June 1, 1900, at the time of the 1900 federal census. They were living in the Kettle Precinct, which encompassed most of southern Cumberland County. Lizzie was just short of her seventh birthday. She should have been enrolled in school, but the census indicates that she had not attended school during the last school year. I am sure her parents very concerned about her future.
Lizzie was enrolled in 1904 at the Kentucky School for the Deaf, which is located in Danville, Boyles County, Kentucky. Her first day of school was September 15, 1904. She attended for the entire 1904-1905 school year, but she did not go back the next year. She did return for the 1906-1907, 1908-1909, 1913-1914, 1915-1916, 1916-1917, and 1918-1919 school years. It is not known why she did not attend the other school years.
Lizzie is in the 1910 federal census. She was enumerated with the rest of her family on April 30, 1910, while they were living in the Spears Precinct in southern Cumberland County. Her father was still engaged in farming and he now owned his farm free and clear of any mortgage. The enumerator also took note of Lizzie's loss of hearing. In the section headed "whether deaf and dumb," the enumerator wrote "yes." In adjacent sections, he had written first that Lizzie could read, write, and speak English. He then crossed through those notations.
As noted earlier, Lizzie enrolled at the Kentucky School for the Deaf for the 1918-1919 school year. She was then 25 years old. It is not known why she went back to school at an advanced age for a student. There is no indication in the history of the school that there was a college level curriculum.
It appears that being at the School for the Deaf may have had one advantage. On October 2, 1919, Lizzie B. Hughes married Charles "Charlie" J. Young. The marriage probably took place at the Kentucky School of Deaf, as the school had a record of the marriage. It is not known how Charlie and Lizzie met, but we do know that Lizzie and Charlie were at the School for the Deaf together in the 1904-1905, the 1906-1907, and 1908-1909 school years. They may even have had classes together, as they were only about five months apart in age, with Lizzie being the older of the two. If Charlie went back to the school at any point after his first wife died to work or to visit, he may have had contact with Lizzie, as she was a student at the school during the 1913-1914, 1915-1916, 1916-1917, and 1918-1919 school years. It appears they may have become re-acquainted during the 1918-1919 school year.
Charlie and Lizzie were in southern Cumberland County at the time of the 1920 federal census, where they were enumerated on January 19, 1920. They were living adjacent to Lizzie's parents, James and Alcy Hughes. Charlie worked as a farmer labor. Both he and Lizzie could read and write English, but neither could speak it.
Charlie and Lizzie were still in southern Cumberland County at the time of the 1930 federal census, where they were enumerated on April 11, 1930. They were living adjacent to Lizzie's father Jim Hughes. However, Lizzie's mother had died the previous year. Charlie was still involved with farming, but he now owned his own land. They now had two boys. The first was Joseph Wheeler Young, who was called Joe. He was born in 1924. The second was William, who was born in late 1926 or early 1927. It is not known if any other children were born to the marriage as births in southern Cumberland County were not always made a part of the official records of the county. In fact, there is no record, except for the census, of the birth of William. It is possible that other children were born to the couple and died between the 1920 and 1930 censuses.
Another child was born in 1931. He was Elias Payne Young.
At some point after the death of Lizzie's father in 1932, Charlie and Lizzie moved from southern Cumberland County to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. They are in the 1951 Indianapolis City Directory. They were then living at 511 Abbott Street and Charlie worked as a meat cutter.
Lizzie died on January 5, 1959, in Indianapolis, IN. The official cause of death was "Cebrebral Vascular Accident." She died while a patient at the Methodist Hospital. She was buried in the Round Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis by her husband and their family. They had been married 39 years at the time of her death.
It is not known when, but Charlie eventually moved to Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky. He was living there before being taken to Louisville, Kentucky, where he died on February 21, 1973. Ironically, even with all of the moving around he did in his lifetime, Charlie died in the very town where he was born 78 or 79 years earlier. His body was taken to Indianapolis and buried on February 23, 1973, next to his beloved Lizzie.
Submitted by Eual D. Blansett, Jr., grandson of Delia Belle Hughes Spears, one of Lizzie's sisters.
According to records kept by the Kentucky School for the Deaf, Lizzie contracted "croup" when she was 18 months old and, as a result, she lost her hearing. This would have been in January 1895.
Croup is a respiratory problem that normally occurs in children, particularly from 2 to 4 years of age, due to an infection of the larynx (voice box), the trachea (windpipe), and the bronchial tubes. One of the major symptoms of croup is a cough that sounds like a barking seal when the child is inhaling. The illness is usually accompanied by a low-grade fever, but it normally does not cause death or long-lasting disabilities. Croup is most often caused by a virus, less often by a bacteria. The virus or bacteria must have attacked Lizzie's auditory nerves.
At some point between 1895 and 1897, Lizzie's family moved to southern Cumberland County, where Lizzie's father rented land and farmed it. There were eight children in the family at the time of the move.
The family was enumerated on June 1, 1900, at the time of the 1900 federal census. They were living in the Kettle Precinct, which encompassed most of southern Cumberland County. Lizzie was just short of her seventh birthday. She should have been enrolled in school, but the census indicates that she had not attended school during the last school year. I am sure her parents very concerned about her future.
Lizzie was enrolled in 1904 at the Kentucky School for the Deaf, which is located in Danville, Boyles County, Kentucky. Her first day of school was September 15, 1904. She attended for the entire 1904-1905 school year, but she did not go back the next year. She did return for the 1906-1907, 1908-1909, 1913-1914, 1915-1916, 1916-1917, and 1918-1919 school years. It is not known why she did not attend the other school years.
Lizzie is in the 1910 federal census. She was enumerated with the rest of her family on April 30, 1910, while they were living in the Spears Precinct in southern Cumberland County. Her father was still engaged in farming and he now owned his farm free and clear of any mortgage. The enumerator also took note of Lizzie's loss of hearing. In the section headed "whether deaf and dumb," the enumerator wrote "yes." In adjacent sections, he had written first that Lizzie could read, write, and speak English. He then crossed through those notations.
As noted earlier, Lizzie enrolled at the Kentucky School for the Deaf for the 1918-1919 school year. She was then 25 years old. It is not known why she went back to school at an advanced age for a student. There is no indication in the history of the school that there was a college level curriculum.
It appears that being at the School for the Deaf may have had one advantage. On October 2, 1919, Lizzie B. Hughes married Charles "Charlie" J. Young. The marriage probably took place at the Kentucky School of Deaf, as the school had a record of the marriage. It is not known how Charlie and Lizzie met, but we do know that Lizzie and Charlie were at the School for the Deaf together in the 1904-1905, the 1906-1907, and 1908-1909 school years. They may even have had classes together, as they were only about five months apart in age, with Lizzie being the older of the two. If Charlie went back to the school at any point after his first wife died to work or to visit, he may have had contact with Lizzie, as she was a student at the school during the 1913-1914, 1915-1916, 1916-1917, and 1918-1919 school years. It appears they may have become re-acquainted during the 1918-1919 school year.
Charlie and Lizzie were in southern Cumberland County at the time of the 1920 federal census, where they were enumerated on January 19, 1920. They were living adjacent to Lizzie's parents, James and Alcy Hughes. Charlie worked as a farmer labor. Both he and Lizzie could read and write English, but neither could speak it.
Charlie and Lizzie were still in southern Cumberland County at the time of the 1930 federal census, where they were enumerated on April 11, 1930. They were living adjacent to Lizzie's father Jim Hughes. However, Lizzie's mother had died the previous year. Charlie was still involved with farming, but he now owned his own land. They now had two boys. The first was Joseph Wheeler Young, who was called Joe. He was born in 1924. The second was William, who was born in late 1926 or early 1927. It is not known if any other children were born to the marriage as births in southern Cumberland County were not always made a part of the official records of the county. In fact, there is no record, except for the census, of the birth of William. It is possible that other children were born to the couple and died between the 1920 and 1930 censuses.
Another child was born in 1931. He was Elias Payne Young.
At some point after the death of Lizzie's father in 1932, Charlie and Lizzie moved from southern Cumberland County to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. They are in the 1951 Indianapolis City Directory. They were then living at 511 Abbott Street and Charlie worked as a meat cutter.
Lizzie died on January 5, 1959, in Indianapolis, IN. The official cause of death was "Cebrebral Vascular Accident." She died while a patient at the Methodist Hospital. She was buried in the Round Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis by her husband and their family. They had been married 39 years at the time of her death.
It is not known when, but Charlie eventually moved to Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky. He was living there before being taken to Louisville, Kentucky, where he died on February 21, 1973. Ironically, even with all of the moving around he did in his lifetime, Charlie died in the very town where he was born 78 or 79 years earlier. His body was taken to Indianapolis and buried on February 23, 1973, next to his beloved Lizzie.
Submitted by Eual D. Blansett, Jr., grandson of Delia Belle Hughes Spears, one of Lizzie's sisters.
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