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Polly <I>Walker</I> Hughes

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Polly Walker Hughes

Birth
Keysville, Burke County, Georgia, USA
Death
29 Aug 1928 (aged 65)
Burke County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Keysville, Burke County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Polly was a Mulatto/Cherokee Indian

Family members have stated that she was the daughter of John J. Walker, Sr., born about 1833 and Ella Walker, born about 1831. At the age of 14 they were living in Bath, Richmond County, Georgia.

Polly Walker Hughes and Henry Greenwood Hughes had
The following Children:

1. James Hughes: between 1867 & 1919, died in Infancy.
2. Edward Hughes age 12 at 1900 Census Birth: 1878 AND death: 1963, Married: Alice Hudson Hughes B: 1880
3. MaDorah Walker Hughes Born: Aug 6, 1887 & Death: Jan 30, 1958 at age 71 Yrs. Burial: Keys Grove, Keysville. Married: Willie Aka Will Key.
4. Julius Walker Hughes Born: Mar 6, 1890 , Georgia And Death: Aug 1974, Penn. SS No. 257-12-7020, Penn. 19119. Married: Emma Key Hughes Birth: 1886 & Death: 1986, Keysville, Ga.
5. John Walker Birth: Mar 2, 1891 & Death: Oct 14, 1942 At age 51 Birth: Bath, Ga. Wife: Sarah Dent Key Born: 1884 & Death: June 13, 1923 at age 39, Burial: Summerville Colored Cemetery Augusta, Ga. Her Parents: John Dent & Mary Key Dent.
6. Willie aka Willis Walker Hughes Born: Feb 7, 1888 & Death: April 4, 1944. Married: Maybell Parker Hughes Birth: Nov 25, 1892 & Death: Jan 28, 1962, Both: Burial at Spring Grove, Hepzibah, Ga.
7. Janie Bell Walker Hughes B: June 4, 1893 & Death: March 16, 1976 at 80 Yrs.Married: Thomas Jefferson Sreetman Both Buried at Mt Tabor Cem. Keysville, Ga.
8. Stiner Walker Hughes Born: Mar 6, 1896 & Death: Feb 1, 1971, Burial: Spring Grove, Hepzibah, Georgia. Married: Annie Wms Hughes.

A 1900 and 1910 census shows the children with the last name of Walker. A family member stated that after Henry's death Polly changed the children's last name.

Siblings include:
C. F. Walker (1855 - 1955)*
Charles Walker (1855 - 1880)**
John J Walker (1860 - 1944)
Pollie Walker Hughes (1862 - 1920)*
Alexander Walker (1862 - 1910)*
William Walker (1866 - 1920)*
William H. Walker (1883 - 1964)*
Polly was a Mulatto/Cherokee Indian

Family members have stated that she was the daughter of John J. Walker, Sr., born about 1833 and Ella Walker, born about 1831. At the age of 14 they were living in Bath, Richmond County, Georgia.

Polly Walker Hughes and Henry Greenwood Hughes had
The following Children:

1. James Hughes: between 1867 & 1919, died in Infancy.
2. Edward Hughes age 12 at 1900 Census Birth: 1878 AND death: 1963, Married: Alice Hudson Hughes B: 1880
3. MaDorah Walker Hughes Born: Aug 6, 1887 & Death: Jan 30, 1958 at age 71 Yrs. Burial: Keys Grove, Keysville. Married: Willie Aka Will Key.
4. Julius Walker Hughes Born: Mar 6, 1890 , Georgia And Death: Aug 1974, Penn. SS No. 257-12-7020, Penn. 19119. Married: Emma Key Hughes Birth: 1886 & Death: 1986, Keysville, Ga.
5. John Walker Birth: Mar 2, 1891 & Death: Oct 14, 1942 At age 51 Birth: Bath, Ga. Wife: Sarah Dent Key Born: 1884 & Death: June 13, 1923 at age 39, Burial: Summerville Colored Cemetery Augusta, Ga. Her Parents: John Dent & Mary Key Dent.
6. Willie aka Willis Walker Hughes Born: Feb 7, 1888 & Death: April 4, 1944. Married: Maybell Parker Hughes Birth: Nov 25, 1892 & Death: Jan 28, 1962, Both: Burial at Spring Grove, Hepzibah, Ga.
7. Janie Bell Walker Hughes B: June 4, 1893 & Death: March 16, 1976 at 80 Yrs.Married: Thomas Jefferson Sreetman Both Buried at Mt Tabor Cem. Keysville, Ga.
8. Stiner Walker Hughes Born: Mar 6, 1896 & Death: Feb 1, 1971, Burial: Spring Grove, Hepzibah, Georgia. Married: Annie Wms Hughes.

A 1900 and 1910 census shows the children with the last name of Walker. A family member stated that after Henry's death Polly changed the children's last name.

Siblings include:
C. F. Walker (1855 - 1955)*
Charles Walker (1855 - 1880)**
John J Walker (1860 - 1944)
Pollie Walker Hughes (1862 - 1920)*
Alexander Walker (1862 - 1910)*
William Walker (1866 - 1920)*
William H. Walker (1883 - 1964)*

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  • Created by: Diana B
  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153034883/polly-hughes: accessed ), memorial page for Polly Walker Hughes (Oct 1862–29 Aug 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 153034883, citing Keys Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Keysville, Burke County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Diana B (contributor 47030327).