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Hughes Family

Sitting L-R Samuel Lafayette "Lath" Doyle, his daughter Francis Viola "Vi" and Martha Francis Hughes-Doyle. Standing George Thomas Doyle, brother of Samuel and Carrie Ann Hughes-King, sister of Martha Francis Hughes-Doyle. The photo was taken in 1899.

Samuel Lafayette Doyel Jr., married Martha Francis Hughes daughter of John and Kisiah Dunlap-Hughs. Sam and Martha are listed in the 1910 Scott County Arkansas and the 1920 LeFlore County Census with their children: Vi, Pearl, Sam, William, Maude, Mary, Mandy, Emma and Cornelia. Sam and Martha both were born in Logan County, Arkansas. Sam died in 1917.

Francis Viola Doyle is the daughter of Sam and Martha Francis Hughes-Doyle. Vi married Christopher Columbus Caughern and they had nine children: Billy, Zeb, Charles, Gladys, Paralee, M.A., Evelyn, Janette and Freda. Vi and CC are buried in Hodgen Cemetery, Hodgen, Oklahoma.

Martha Francis Hughes-Doyle wife of Samuel, daughter of John and Kisiah Dunlap-Hughes. Martha died in 1942 and is buried next to Sam in Hodgen Cemetery.

George Thomas Doyle (George is the Doyle that changed the spelling from Doyel to Doyle) married Mary Alice Elliott, daughter of Benjamin Elliott and Sarah Leath. After Mary Alice died, George Thomas married Jane Forehand. George died in 1971 and is buried in Heavener, Oklahoma.

Carrie Ann Hughes daughter of daughter of John and Kisiah Dunlap-Hughs. Carrie Ann married Nelson King in Heavener, Oklahoma in 1900. They are listed in the LeFlore County, Oklahoma 1920 Census with their children: William Thomas, Earl, Frank, Mamie and Lucille.

Sam and Martha are my great grandparents.