Great grandfather Willis Hughes first apears in Macon County, Georgia census 1850. He is thought to have come from South Carolina.
Born about 1820.

Moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama and served during the Civil War withCo. D, 41st Regiment, Alabama Volunteers. Died during the war in 1864(location unknown).

Married Martha A(?) born in Georgia about 1830. Children: Rebecca, Caroline, James Patrick (my grandfather), Elizabeth (Betsey), John F.,Polly (1858)and William Henry (about 1862).