Tennessee Butler Hughes

Tennessee Butler Hughes (maiden name: Cage) was born around 1854 in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. She was the third wife of Henry Hughes. They got married on March 7, 1885, in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, and had three children together: McHenry, born in 1887; Miller, born in 1889; and Cora, born in 1891. Her husband died on October 14, 1910, and she eventually secured a widow's pension. By 1934, she was receiving $40 per month and living with her daughter Cora. She died of "mitral insufficiency" on March 27, 1934, near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  

Documents:

Conflicting Widow Claims, Henry Hughes Pension

2351
DATABASE CONTENT
Name:Hughes, Tennessee Butler
Alternative names:
  • Cage, Tennessee (alternative name)
Roles:
  • Spouse
Gender:F
Race:Black
Branch of service:
Residence at enlistment:
Rank In:
Rank Out:
Highest rank achieved:
Pensions:
Person 1Person 2NumberRelation Type
Hughes, HenryHughes, Tennessee Butler957683application-widow
Hughes, HenryHughes, Tennessee Butler745128certificate-widow
Birth date:1854
Birth date certainty:About
Birth place:Morehouse Parish, LA
Death date:1934-03-27
Death place:Brookstown, LA
Causes of death:disease: mitral insufficiency
Occupations:
Relationships:
Person 1Relation TypePerson 2
Hughes, Tennessee Butlerparent ofHughes, McHenry
Hughes, Tennessee Butlerparent ofHughes, Miller
Hughes, Tennessee Butlerparent ofHughes, Cora
Hughes, Tennessee Butlerwife ofHughes, Henry
SOURCES

Pension Records for Henry Hughes, RG15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.