https://tahughesnc.blog/2019/05/28/wedding-certificate-of-adolphus-peirce-and-etta-bailey/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/adolphus-peirce-and-etta-bailey-wedding-cerificate.jpgAdolphus Peirce and Etta Bailey Wedding Cerificate2022-12-26T15:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2019/01/21/obituary-of-bama-louise-hughes-davis/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_2673.jpgimg_2673Aunt Louise as a young adult.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_2675.jpgimg_2675Aunt Louise in her later years. https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_2674.jpgBama Louise HughesMy Aunt Louise as a young girl. 2019-01-21T16:49:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2018/05/03/1899-horse-detacher-patent-of-john-tichnor-peirce-of-breland-louisiana/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/us625695-3.jpgUS625695.pdfPage 3https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/us625695-2.jpgUS625695.pdfPage 2https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/us625695-1.jpgUS625695.pdfPage 12018-05-03T16:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/12/05/an-1891-letter-from-j-t-peirce-in-breland-louisiana/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/breland-album_0050-1.jpgBreland Album_0050-1In this letter, he wrote his last name as "Peirce." Some of his descendants now spell the name as "Pierce," while others have retained the "Peirce" spelling. © Tom Hughes and Hughes' Views & News, 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Tom Hughes and Hughes' Views & News with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/breland-album_0049-1.jpgBreland Album_0049-1In this letter, he wrote his last name as "Peirce." Some of his descendants now spell the name as "Pierce," while others have retained the "Peirce" spelling. © Tom Hughes and Hughes' Views & News, 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Tom Hughes and Hughes' Views & News with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/j-t-peirce.jpgJohn Tichnor PeirceJohn Tichnor Peirce2018-05-02T17:36:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2017/09/19/obituary-of-dr-john-s-grogan/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/wadena-pioneer-journal.jpgWadena-Pioneer-Journal2017-09-19T13:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2017/05/23/an-invitation-for-hughes-men-in-ireland/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/castleblayney2.jpgcastleblayney2https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/castleblayney1.jpgcastleblayney1https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/h-hughes.jpgh.hughes2019-03-09T18:22:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/10/14/if-your-name-is-breland-theres-a-good-chance-were-related/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/breland-cemtery2.jpgBreland Cemetery 2https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/breland-cemetery1.jpgBreland Cemetery 12023-11-19T18:44:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2016/03/11/en-invitasjon-for-brelands-i-norge/2016-03-11T16:17:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/12/29/obituary-of-fannie-powell-carter-breland/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/frances-powell-carter-breland.jpgfrances-powell-carter-brelandFrances Powell Carter Brelandhttps://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fannie-breland.jpgHeadstone of Frances Powell Carter BrelandFrances Powell Carter Breland is buried next to her second husband, Cicero Breland, in a cemetery for her first husband's family. 2016-02-17T20:40:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2016/01/21/obituary-of-robert-m-breland-1889-1959/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/robert-m-breland-1936.jpgRobert M. BrelandThis photo was taken in 1936, when Robert M. Breland was 47 years old.2025-11-06T00:03:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/12/17/a-place-called-breland-louisiana/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ke_map_1914.jpg1914 railroad mapThis railroad map is from 1914. Click to enlarge.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sibila.jpgSibila, LouisianaSibila it later came to be called Breland. Click to enlarge.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sibila-louisiana.jpgSibila Louisianahttps://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/breland-la-1906.jpgBreland LA 1906https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/breland-la-1900.jpgBreland, Louisiana in 1900This map is from 1900. 2016-01-10T15:52:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2016/01/04/88-years-old-66-years-married/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pickens-natives-wed-66-years.jpgPickens Natives, Wed 66 Years2017-05-29T17:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2015/09/03/descendant-of-abraham-brelerbreland-starts-breland-dna-project/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1022.jpgGrave of Cicero M. BrelandThis is the headstone of my maternal great grandfather, Cicero M. Breland, in Mount Hermon, Louisiana. 2015-09-04T17:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2015/08/12/obituary-of-john-grogan-ca-1847-1903/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/front-page-view.jpgStreator Daily Free PressThe front page of the Streator Daily Free Press from Saturday, January 10, 1903. 2019-02-12T14:04:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2015/02/17/ambush-in-bloody-tangipahoa-the-buzzy-breland-bushwhacking/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buzzy.pngbuzzy2024-06-09T22:11:11+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/12/24/obituary-of-cicero-m-breland-1857-1917/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cicero-breland-obit.jpgCicero Breland obituary2014-12-24T01:47:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/07/28/my-mothers-father-robert-milton-breland/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/leigh-kathy-robert.jpgRobert, Kathy and Leigh BrelandThis photo of Robert with his son, Leigh, and daughter-in-law, Kathy, was taken in Tuscaloosa in the 1950s. https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/robert-milton-breland.jpgRobert Milton BrelandThis photo was taken at Diamond Head, Hawaii, in the 1950s. 2014-10-27T17:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/10/08/my-grandparents-wedding-announcement/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/doughty-sisters.jpgDoughty Sisters, circa 1915Left to right: Virginia Ellen Doughty, 1891-1878; Nannie Mae Doughty, 1885-1921; Annie Lee Doughty, 1882-1964.2014-10-08T23:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/06/26/errors-in-genealogical-records-a-case-study/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/0478_001.jpg0478_0012014-10-01T18:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/04/10/obituary-of-my-great-grandfather-james-harvey-hughes-1867-1957/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jhh-small.jpgJames Harvey Hughes and FamilyMy father tells me this photo of James Harvey Hughes and family was taken about 1899. 2014-07-30T15:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/04/29/newspaper-misreports-the-death-of-james-thompson-thomps-hughes/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fayette-banner-2.jpgFayette Banner 2https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fayette-banner-1.jpgFayette Banner 1The front page of The Fayette Banner from July 3, 1919 (as seen on microfilm). 2014-04-29T17:39:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/04/22/obituary-of-larkin-hughes-1824-1914/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/larkin-hughes-obit.jpgObituary of Larkin Hugheshttps://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/larkin-hughes.jpgLarkin HughesLarkin Hughes (1824-1914)2014-04-22T19:49:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/04/22/obituary-of-james-w-hughes-1798-1881/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/james-w-hughes-obit.jpgObituary of James W. Hughes 2014-04-22T15:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/04/21/this-may-be-the-closest-ill-ever-get/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bethlehem2.jpgHeadstones of James W. Hughes and Mary Jane Smith HughesThe headstone of James W. Hughes is on the left. His wife's headstone is on the right. https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bethlehem1.jpgBethlehem Church CemeteryThis is Bethlehem Church Cemetery, about 1.5 miles outside Pickens, S.C. https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/james-w-hughes.jpgJames W. HughesJames W. Hughes (1798-1881)2025-08-01T19:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2014/04/16/obituary-of-my-grandfather-arley-e-hughes-1891-1969/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/50th.jpg50th AnniversaryThis photo of my grandparents, Virgie Doughty Hughes and Arley Hughes, was taken at their 50th anniversary celebration in 1967. 2014-04-17T19:54:46+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/10/08/the-murder-of-daniel-doughty-a-skeleton-in-my-family-closet/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/laban-oakley-proclamation_page_2.jpgLaban Oakley proclamation_Page_2S.C. Gov. Paul Hamilton offered a $400 reward for the capture of Laban Oakley https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/daniel-doughty-will.jpgDaniel Doughty's willWas Daniel Doughty already being poisoned when he wrote this will?2025-10-13T10:10:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/07/27/andrew-hughes-postmaster-at-stony-creek/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1893.pngAlamance County landowners, 1893In 1893, A.J. Hughs and J. Hughs owned land close to Stony Creek Presbyterian.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/stony-creek-1893.pngStony Creek landowners, 1893This 1893 map shows that A.J. Hughs and J. Hughs owned land close to Stony Creek Presbyterian Church. https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/andrew-hughes-1831.jpgAndrew Hughes headstoneI had to wipe lichen off this headstone in order to read it.2017-11-17T20:45:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/07/25/rowland-hughes-and-james-fruit-missing-links-in-my-family-tree/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/rowland-hughes-1778.jpgRowland Hughes land recordsThe entry at the top of this record is for the land shown on Mark Chilton's map. 2013-07-25T12:38:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/05/31/an-1812-land-sale-in-caswell-county-north-carolina/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/andrew-hughs-to-hornbuckle-1812.jpgAndrew Hughs to Elizabeth Hornbuckle, 1812This deed was recorded in Caswell County July Court 1812. 2020-06-22T13:58:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/06/05/once-at-the-high-rock-20-days/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/high-rock-3-800x600.jpgHigh Rock FordHigh Rock Ford as viewed from the bridge on High Rock Road. https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/high-rock-1-600x800.jpgHigh Rock Ford historical markerHigh Rock Ford was an important crossing point for both sides in the Revolutionary War.2013-06-05T16:16:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/05/29/well-i-might-have-been-wrong/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pickens-cemetery-marker-800x600.jpgPickens Cemetery markerThis historical marker is on Three and Twenty Road near Easley, S.C.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pickens-chapel-800x600.jpgPickens ChapelCould my earliest known Hughes ancestor be buried in the cemetery behind this building?2019-07-19T14:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/04/30/an-enduring-mystery-at-pickens-cemetery/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0568.jpgIMG_0568https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1872.jpgIMG_1872https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0574.jpgIMG_05742017-12-09T14:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/03/13/what-in-the-world-happened-to-elisha-hughes/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1848-petition-518x800.jpg1848 Petition for GuardianshipThis petition, filed June 9th, 1848, seeks guardianship for the orphans of Elisha and Margaret Hughes to Margaret's brother, William M. Willson.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1848-petition.jpg1848 petition for guardianThis petition, filed June 9th, 1848, asks for guardianship of the orphans of Elisha and Margaret Hughes to Margaret's brother, William M. Willson. 2013-04-28T15:24:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/03/05/my-great-grandfather-james-harvey-hughes-1867-1957/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/james-harvey-hughes-family.jpgJames Harvey Hughes FamilyJim Hughes and family in 1913. 2013-03-06T14:22:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/02/23/where-was-the-land-of-andrew-hughes/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/possible-charles-hughes-land-outlined-on-google-earth-picture.jpgPossible Charles Hughes land outlined on Google Earth picturehttps://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/charles-hughes-plat-1791.pngCharles Hughes plat, 17912013-02-23T18:07:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/02/16/my-earliest-hughes-ancestor-andrew-hughes-1755-1843/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1789deed.png1789deedhttps://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1789deed.jpg1789deed2025-08-01T19:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/02/18/south-carolina-pension-application-of-andrew-hughes-1826/2015-03-30T17:02:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2013/01/02/james-thompson-hughes-a-life-marked-by-the-civil-war/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/thomps-with-quilt.jpgThomps Hughes with quiltI don't know the date of this photo, but I believe it was taken in Thomps' last few years.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/jane.jpgJane Mitchell HughesJane Mitchell Hugheshttps://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/thomps-and-mary-copy.jpgThomps and Mary - CopyThomps with his second wife, Jane Mitchell Hughes.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/thomps-copy.jpgThomps - Copy2013-02-15T01:50:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2012/11/27/discovering-my-rural-alabama-heritage/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1976.jpgJames Harvey Doughty headstoneThe headstone of James Harvey Doughty at Graham Memorial Cemetery in Reform, Ala. https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/arley-sr-headstone.jpgGrave of Arley Hughes Sr.My grandfather's grave in Evergreen Cemetery, across the street from Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1921.jpgMy father's boyhood homeMy father lived the first several years of his life in this house, which is across the street from Bryant-Denny Stadium. https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1918.jpgDonating the letters of Arley Hughes Sr. Left to right: Dylan Hughes, Gloria Hughes, Arley Hughes Jr., Tom Hughes, Mary Bess Paluzzi (Associate Dean for Special Collections at the UA Libraries), and Brian Hughes.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1945.jpgThe Hughes-Wilson ConnectionHulda Hughes Wilson (1833-1865) was a sister of Thomps Hughes. She married John Wilson (1828-1862), who has her first cousin. https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1936.jpgThe Grave of Thomps HughesShown here are me (at left), my father, and my brother, Brian, standing behind the headstone of my 2nd great grandfather, Thomps Hughes. 2013-09-30T09:55:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2012/11/11/oh-it-was-grand-a-world-war-i-soldiers-account-of-armistice-day/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/arley2.jpgArley E. Hughes Sr. This head shot of my grandfather was taken in 1917. It was part of a composite for his graduating class from the School of Law at the University of Alabama. 2018-11-11T17:18:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2011/03/22/what-i-learned-at-mayoragan/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/leeaase.jpgLee AaseLee Aase, director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/shelholtz.jpgShel HoltzShel Holtz was full of good advice -- even on his T-shirt!2011-03-30T11:54:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2010/09/12/im-on-a-rocky-mountain-high/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/4977758247_cd2b8d1cfd_t.jpgRainbowWe saw this awesome rainbow in Coal Creek. https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/4977737619_c10178fc25_t.jpgTom and KelleyThis is me and Kelley at her brother's wedding reception.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/4978341302_0804d8a0bf_t.jpgKelleyThis is Kelley2010-09-12T20:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2010/04/26/three-races-in-three-weekends-one-ag-1st/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/finish-line.jpgCharlottesville finish lineApproaching the finish line in Charlottesville.2010-07-21T13:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2010/03/28/jittery-joes-and-terrapin-two-of-my-favorites/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mod-spike32.jpgSpike BuckowskiSpike Buckowski pours a glass of Terrapin Capt'n Krunkles.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mod-spike31.jpgSpike BuckowskiSpike Buckowski, Terrapin's brew master.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mod-spike3.jpgBrian "Spike" BuckowskiSpike Buckowsky, Terrapin's brew master, pours a glass of Capt'n Krunkles.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/charlie2.jpgCharlie at Jittery Joe'sCharlie Mustard, roasting coffee at Jittery Joe's2010-04-14T20:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2010/03/21/cary-duathlon-race-report/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/carydu2.jpgCary DuathlonI was very surprised by this result!https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/carydu1.jpgcaryduhttps://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/carydu.jpgcarydu2010-03-21T14:31:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2010/02/18/update-on-to-views-news-add-brews/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/1st-bottle.jpegFirst bottle of home brewMy very first bottle of home-brewed beer!2010-02-18T17:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2010/01/30/to-views-news-add-brews/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/brewsnow-005.jpgTransferring to carboyThe beer after transfer from primary to secondary fermenter.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/brewsnow-0011.jpgBeginning to brewHeating the water for my first batch of home-brewed beer.https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/brewsnow-001.jpgBeginning to brewStarting to heat the water for my first batch of home brewed beer.2010-02-04T03:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/2009/11/09/obx-marathon-race-report/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/obx.jpgobxOn the beach at Kill Devil Hills, the day before the race.2010-01-06T14:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blog/about/2009-12-23T20:42:50+00:00weekly0.6https://tahughesnc.blog/2009/12/19/slapping-hands-with-kyle-petty/https://tahughesnc.blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/runtovictory.gifruntovictory2009-12-19T15:31:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tahughesnc.blogdaily1.02025-11-06T00:03:13+00:00