(HUGHES is spelled HUGHS on the marker in the Clear Creek Cemetery.)
James A. Hughes's remains are buried on the Nathaniel Batson Farm (Batson Family Cemetery on Find A Grave), but there is a cenotaph honoring James and Jane in the Clear Creek Cemetery in Greene County, MO. The surname on that headstone is spelled HUGHS. At the base of the headstone it states that he is buried on the Nathaniel Batson Farm.
James A. Hughes was born 6 July 1802, in Wayne Co., Kentucky. He was a farmer and a protestant. He was five feet seven inches tall, dark complexion, dark eyes and had black hair. He could read and write. He married Jane Clayton Stockton, Oct. 24, 1825 in Rhea Co., Tennessee by Dan Briggs, a Minister of the Gospel. He lived in Rhea County, Tennessee from approximately 1825 thru 1831. Five of their known children were born in Rhea Co., Tennessee. There is a record of James and Jane buying land in Jackson Co., Alabama 20 Feb 1836 S7 T1 R9E. The family then lived in Jackson/DeKalb Co., Alabama, from approximately 1836 thru 1844. Four more of their children were born in Alabama. They left Alabama because they were against slavery. From there they moved to Greene Co., Missouri, arriving in 1844. James served in the Mexican War under Captain David D. Stockton, who was his brother-in-law. He enlisted 20 Mar 1847 at Independence, Missouri in Company K, 3rd Missouri Volunteers as a Private, from 11 June 1847 to 1 Jan 1848, when he was transferred to Company G, serving under Max Reynolds, until 18 Oct 1848. He was mustered out at Independence, MO.
MEXICAN WAR VOLUNTEER SERVICE CERTIFICATE
His United States Volunteer Service Certificate reads as follows: "KNOW YE, That James Hughes a Private of Captain David D. Stockton Company K, Third Regiment of Missouri Mountain Volunteers, who was enrolled on the Twentieth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty seven to serve during the war with Mexico, is hereby Honorably Discharged at Independence, Missouri by reason of being mustered out of the service on the expiration of his term. Said James Hughes was born in Wayne County in the State of Kentucky, is forty four years of age, five feet seven inches high, dark complexion, dark eyes, black hair, and by occupation, when enlisted a farmer. Given at Independence this eighteenth day of October 1848."
Their last known child was born in Greene Co., Missouri. James also did his civic duty by serving on the Greene Co. Grand Jury twice. The first time was for the Nov. term of 1852. The second time was for the Jan. term of 1854 which ended July 17, 1854 when a new jury was appointed. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Greene Co., MO. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army serving as a 2nd Sgt., Company A under Capt. John S. Coleman in Col. Phelps' Regiment, Missouri Infantry Volunteers. He enlisted 28 Aug 1861 in Rolla, MO and was mustered 3 Oct 1861 in Rolla. The following is copied from a Greene County history book written in 1883: "James Hughes was a soldier of the Mexican War, and was in the Union Service during the rebellion, as was four of his sons. He was wounded at the battle of Pea Ridge, and died from its effects within a few days." The Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas was fought March 6-8, 1862. He enlisted 28 Aug. 1861 in Rolla, Missouri and was mustered in 3 Oct. 1861 in Rolla, Missouri. James Hughes died April 4, 1862. When Jane Stockton Hughes heard that her husband, James Hughes, was wounded, March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge, she hitched the oxen to the wagon and set out to find him. Some reports state that his daughter Nancy set out to find him. She did in fact get to Pea Ridge, loaded her wounded husband in the wagon and started home. They got as far as Mt. Vernon, Laurence Co., Missouri, just before they would have entered Greene Co. He was buried in the Batson Family Cemetery on the farm that belonged to the Batsons in Greene Co., Missouri, between Bois D'Arc and Republic. However, a tombstone has been placed in memory of James Hughes and Jane Stockton Hughes at Clear Creek Cemetery, about 3 miles south of Willard, Missouri. Their son, Ceola Hughes, is buried on an adjacent plot. Their tombstone is also in line with the graves of William Lewis Fortner and Sarah Delano Hughes Fortner (daughter of Ceola Hughes). His Civil War Pension number was WC34199.
This memorial is submitted by Wanda Jean (Hendricks) Blackwell a ggg-grandaughter of Sgt. James A. Hughes.
James A. Hughes's remains are buried on the Nathaniel Batson Farm (Batson Family Cemetery on Find A Grave), but there is a cenotaph honoring James and Jane in the Clear Creek Cemetery in Greene County, MO. The surname on that headstone is spelled HUGHS. At the base of the headstone it states that he is buried on the Nathaniel Batson Farm.
James A. Hughes was born 6 July 1802, in Wayne Co., Kentucky. He was a farmer and a protestant. He was five feet seven inches tall, dark complexion, dark eyes and had black hair. He could read and write. He married Jane Clayton Stockton, Oct. 24, 1825 in Rhea Co., Tennessee by Dan Briggs, a Minister of the Gospel. He lived in Rhea County, Tennessee from approximately 1825 thru 1831. Five of their known children were born in Rhea Co., Tennessee. There is a record of James and Jane buying land in Jackson Co., Alabama 20 Feb 1836 S7 T1 R9E. The family then lived in Jackson/DeKalb Co., Alabama, from approximately 1836 thru 1844. Four more of their children were born in Alabama. They left Alabama because they were against slavery. From there they moved to Greene Co., Missouri, arriving in 1844. James served in the Mexican War under Captain David D. Stockton, who was his brother-in-law. He enlisted 20 Mar 1847 at Independence, Missouri in Company K, 3rd Missouri Volunteers as a Private, from 11 June 1847 to 1 Jan 1848, when he was transferred to Company G, serving under Max Reynolds, until 18 Oct 1848. He was mustered out at Independence, MO.
MEXICAN WAR VOLUNTEER SERVICE CERTIFICATE
His United States Volunteer Service Certificate reads as follows: "KNOW YE, That James Hughes a Private of Captain David D. Stockton Company K, Third Regiment of Missouri Mountain Volunteers, who was enrolled on the Twentieth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty seven to serve during the war with Mexico, is hereby Honorably Discharged at Independence, Missouri by reason of being mustered out of the service on the expiration of his term. Said James Hughes was born in Wayne County in the State of Kentucky, is forty four years of age, five feet seven inches high, dark complexion, dark eyes, black hair, and by occupation, when enlisted a farmer. Given at Independence this eighteenth day of October 1848."
Their last known child was born in Greene Co., Missouri. James also did his civic duty by serving on the Greene Co. Grand Jury twice. The first time was for the Nov. term of 1852. The second time was for the Jan. term of 1854 which ended July 17, 1854 when a new jury was appointed. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Greene Co., MO. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army serving as a 2nd Sgt., Company A under Capt. John S. Coleman in Col. Phelps' Regiment, Missouri Infantry Volunteers. He enlisted 28 Aug 1861 in Rolla, MO and was mustered 3 Oct 1861 in Rolla. The following is copied from a Greene County history book written in 1883: "James Hughes was a soldier of the Mexican War, and was in the Union Service during the rebellion, as was four of his sons. He was wounded at the battle of Pea Ridge, and died from its effects within a few days." The Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas was fought March 6-8, 1862. He enlisted 28 Aug. 1861 in Rolla, Missouri and was mustered in 3 Oct. 1861 in Rolla, Missouri. James Hughes died April 4, 1862. When Jane Stockton Hughes heard that her husband, James Hughes, was wounded, March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge, she hitched the oxen to the wagon and set out to find him. Some reports state that his daughter Nancy set out to find him. She did in fact get to Pea Ridge, loaded her wounded husband in the wagon and started home. They got as far as Mt. Vernon, Laurence Co., Missouri, just before they would have entered Greene Co. He was buried in the Batson Family Cemetery on the farm that belonged to the Batsons in Greene Co., Missouri, between Bois D'Arc and Republic. However, a tombstone has been placed in memory of James Hughes and Jane Stockton Hughes at Clear Creek Cemetery, about 3 miles south of Willard, Missouri. Their son, Ceola Hughes, is buried on an adjacent plot. Their tombstone is also in line with the graves of William Lewis Fortner and Sarah Delano Hughes Fortner (daughter of Ceola Hughes). His Civil War Pension number was WC34199.
This memorial is submitted by Wanda Jean (Hendricks) Blackwell a ggg-grandaughter of Sgt. James A. Hughes.
(HUGHES is spelled HUGHS on the marker in the Clear Creek Cemetery.)
James A. Hughes's remains are buried on the Nathaniel Batson Farm (Batson Family Cemetery on Find A Grave), but there is a cenotaph honoring James and Jane in the Clear Creek Cemetery in Greene County, MO. The surname on that headstone is spelled HUGHS. At the base of the headstone it states that he is buried on the Nathaniel Batson Farm.
James A. Hughes was born 6 July 1802, in Wayne Co., Kentucky. He was a farmer and a protestant. He was five feet seven inches tall, dark complexion, dark eyes and had black hair. He could read and write. He married Jane Clayton Stockton, Oct. 24, 1825 in Rhea Co., Tennessee by Dan Briggs, a Minister of the Gospel. He lived in Rhea County, Tennessee from approximately 1825 thru 1831. Five of their known children were born in Rhea Co., Tennessee. There is a record of James and Jane buying land in Jackson Co., Alabama 20 Feb 1836 S7 T1 R9E. The family then lived in Jackson/DeKalb Co., Alabama, from approximately 1836 thru 1844. Four more of their children were born in Alabama. They left Alabama because they were against slavery. From there they moved to Greene Co., Missouri, arriving in 1844. James served in the Mexican War under Captain David D. Stockton, who was his brother-in-law. He enlisted 20 Mar 1847 at Independence, Missouri in Company K, 3rd Missouri Volunteers as a Private, from 11 June 1847 to 1 Jan 1848, when he was transferred to Company G, serving under Max Reynolds, until 18 Oct 1848. He was mustered out at Independence, MO.
MEXICAN WAR VOLUNTEER SERVICE CERTIFICATE
His United States Volunteer Service Certificate reads as follows: "KNOW YE, That James Hughes a Private of Captain David D. Stockton Company K, Third Regiment of Missouri Mountain Volunteers, who was enrolled on the Twentieth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty seven to serve during the war with Mexico, is hereby Honorably Discharged at Independence, Missouri by reason of being mustered out of the service on the expiration of his term. Said James Hughes was born in Wayne County in the State of Kentucky, is forty four years of age, five feet seven inches high, dark complexion, dark eyes, black hair, and by occupation, when enlisted a farmer. Given at Independence this eighteenth day of October 1848."
Their last known child was born in Greene Co., Missouri. James also did his civic duty by serving on the Greene Co. Grand Jury twice. The first time was for the Nov. term of 1852. The second time was for the Jan. term of 1854 which ended July 17, 1854 when a new jury was appointed. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Greene Co., MO. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army serving as a 2nd Sgt., Company A under Capt. John S. Coleman in Col. Phelps' Regiment, Missouri Infantry Volunteers. He enlisted 28 Aug 1861 in Rolla, MO and was mustered 3 Oct 1861 in Rolla. The following is copied from a Greene County history book written in 1883: "James Hughes was a soldier of the Mexican War, and was in the Union Service during the rebellion, as was four of his sons. He was wounded at the battle of Pea Ridge, and died from its effects within a few days." The Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas was fought March 6-8, 1862. He enlisted 28 Aug. 1861 in Rolla, Missouri and was mustered in 3 Oct. 1861 in Rolla, Missouri. James Hughes died April 4, 1862. When Jane Stockton Hughes heard that her husband, James Hughes, was wounded, March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge, she hitched the oxen to the wagon and set out to find him. Some reports state that his daughter Nancy set out to find him. She did in fact get to Pea Ridge, loaded her wounded husband in the wagon and started home. They got as far as Mt. Vernon, Laurence Co., Missouri, just before they would have entered Greene Co. He was buried in the Batson Family Cemetery on the farm that belonged to the Batsons in Greene Co., Missouri, between Bois D'Arc and Republic. However, a tombstone has been placed in memory of James Hughes and Jane Stockton Hughes at Clear Creek Cemetery, about 3 miles south of Willard, Missouri. Their son, Ceola Hughes, is buried on an adjacent plot. Their tombstone is also in line with the graves of William Lewis Fortner and Sarah Delano Hughes Fortner (daughter of Ceola Hughes). His Civil War Pension number was WC34199.
This memorial is submitted by Wanda Jean (Hendricks) Blackwell a ggg-grandaughter of Sgt. James A. Hughes.
James A. Hughes's remains are buried on the Nathaniel Batson Farm (Batson Family Cemetery on Find A Grave), but there is a cenotaph honoring James and Jane in the Clear Creek Cemetery in Greene County, MO. The surname on that headstone is spelled HUGHS. At the base of the headstone it states that he is buried on the Nathaniel Batson Farm.
James A. Hughes was born 6 July 1802, in Wayne Co., Kentucky. He was a farmer and a protestant. He was five feet seven inches tall, dark complexion, dark eyes and had black hair. He could read and write. He married Jane Clayton Stockton, Oct. 24, 1825 in Rhea Co., Tennessee by Dan Briggs, a Minister of the Gospel. He lived in Rhea County, Tennessee from approximately 1825 thru 1831. Five of their known children were born in Rhea Co., Tennessee. There is a record of James and Jane buying land in Jackson Co., Alabama 20 Feb 1836 S7 T1 R9E. The family then lived in Jackson/DeKalb Co., Alabama, from approximately 1836 thru 1844. Four more of their children were born in Alabama. They left Alabama because they were against slavery. From there they moved to Greene Co., Missouri, arriving in 1844. James served in the Mexican War under Captain David D. Stockton, who was his brother-in-law. He enlisted 20 Mar 1847 at Independence, Missouri in Company K, 3rd Missouri Volunteers as a Private, from 11 June 1847 to 1 Jan 1848, when he was transferred to Company G, serving under Max Reynolds, until 18 Oct 1848. He was mustered out at Independence, MO.
MEXICAN WAR VOLUNTEER SERVICE CERTIFICATE
His United States Volunteer Service Certificate reads as follows: "KNOW YE, That James Hughes a Private of Captain David D. Stockton Company K, Third Regiment of Missouri Mountain Volunteers, who was enrolled on the Twentieth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty seven to serve during the war with Mexico, is hereby Honorably Discharged at Independence, Missouri by reason of being mustered out of the service on the expiration of his term. Said James Hughes was born in Wayne County in the State of Kentucky, is forty four years of age, five feet seven inches high, dark complexion, dark eyes, black hair, and by occupation, when enlisted a farmer. Given at Independence this eighteenth day of October 1848."
Their last known child was born in Greene Co., Missouri. James also did his civic duty by serving on the Greene Co. Grand Jury twice. The first time was for the Nov. term of 1852. The second time was for the Jan. term of 1854 which ended July 17, 1854 when a new jury was appointed. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Greene Co., MO. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army serving as a 2nd Sgt., Company A under Capt. John S. Coleman in Col. Phelps' Regiment, Missouri Infantry Volunteers. He enlisted 28 Aug 1861 in Rolla, MO and was mustered 3 Oct 1861 in Rolla. The following is copied from a Greene County history book written in 1883: "James Hughes was a soldier of the Mexican War, and was in the Union Service during the rebellion, as was four of his sons. He was wounded at the battle of Pea Ridge, and died from its effects within a few days." The Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas was fought March 6-8, 1862. He enlisted 28 Aug. 1861 in Rolla, Missouri and was mustered in 3 Oct. 1861 in Rolla, Missouri. James Hughes died April 4, 1862. When Jane Stockton Hughes heard that her husband, James Hughes, was wounded, March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge, she hitched the oxen to the wagon and set out to find him. Some reports state that his daughter Nancy set out to find him. She did in fact get to Pea Ridge, loaded her wounded husband in the wagon and started home. They got as far as Mt. Vernon, Laurence Co., Missouri, just before they would have entered Greene Co. He was buried in the Batson Family Cemetery on the farm that belonged to the Batsons in Greene Co., Missouri, between Bois D'Arc and Republic. However, a tombstone has been placed in memory of James Hughes and Jane Stockton Hughes at Clear Creek Cemetery, about 3 miles south of Willard, Missouri. Their son, Ceola Hughes, is buried on an adjacent plot. Their tombstone is also in line with the graves of William Lewis Fortner and Sarah Delano Hughes Fortner (daughter of Ceola Hughes). His Civil War Pension number was WC34199.
This memorial is submitted by Wanda Jean (Hendricks) Blackwell a ggg-grandaughter of Sgt. James A. Hughes.
Gravesite Details
See memorial for Sgt. James Hughs in Clear Creek Cemetery.
