The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11

was pregnant with tho kindly lnph'st
which was one Of his leading adorrInents
A drawer and kinder heart never peat III
human breast.
AS A WRITER.
Judge Hughes was the author of biogra-
phies of Gen. Jno. B. Floyd and Gen. JOS
eph e. Johnston, published Ill Lee and
His Iicutenants," 1867; az :. vo;Er1e en-
titled. The Currency seuas-i "a" 1879; OF
a volume entitled Tho American DOL
lar" 1885; and Of five volumes "f Urlte
States Circuit and District Court reports
entitled Hughes reports" 1880.
He married June 4, 1850. in Inc TO- ern-
or's mansion Richmond, MISS Er-A AZ
Johnston, daughter of Hon. Charles =.
Johnston, a member Of Congress.
Mrs. Hughes was also an adopted
daughter of Mrs John u. Floyd
her own father having been drowned VILE
endeavoring to board a vessel at .ale> 'h-
dria, while on his way 10 Washington as
a member of Congress. He was prother
of General Joseph E. Johnston.
Mrs. Hughes died many years ago. Inc
only surviving children are Messrs. Rob
ert on. and Floyd Hughes.
HIS LTFE IN RICHMOND.
While on the bench Judge Hughes,
when in Richmond, made his headQuar-
ters. as a, rule, in the Federal building,
spent much time in reading and writing.
He loved the company of men of literary
ia stes and many used to so there TO
spend evenings in his society, and often
he would be a guest in the homes or
these friends. His faithful attendant.
Conrad, stills holds a position In the
custom house, having been retained by
Judge Waddill at the request Of MS pre-
deceSsor.
The Judge was q very tender-heafteo
man, and was very merciful to prisoners
convicted in his court, generally imposing
very light sentences. Tie was IN every
sense q splendid mana man large OF
heart as well as of brain. lie always
managed to retain the highest respect OF
his political opponents. While a Repup7
lican, he was not an extreme partisan,
but always very liberal in his views.
Judge Wad6fll said last night he re-
gar7ied Judge Hughes as one OF the aplest
and one of the best men who ever sat
upon the bench. he was deeply palneo
TO hear of his old friends death. Judge
Wat,diu will attend the funeral if his.
health will permit of his taking the trip.
He is suffering from a sore foot that IS
giving him considerable trouble. Dr. Z.
w. p. Brock will also probably attend the
funeral.
HIS ANCESTRY.
Judge Hughes came Of very dis1ln-
guished ancestry. lie was the second son
OF Jesse lIuSt.es and Elizabeth Wooo-
son mee) Norton. Jesse Hughes, OF MUD
dy Creek plantation, Powhatan county,
Va. was born September y, liSS, was
married in 1872 and Gied in March, lS22
He was a lawyer and a captain IN the
War of 1872. His wife, ELIZABETH y. ood-
son Hughes. was born September %. 1893,
and died July T. 1922. One of the child
rem of these two. who lived to marry
and have children, was John Morton
Hughes. who was born February 20, 1913.
ana who died in Mobile, Ala, where he
lived, September 20, 1865, leaving one sur
viving child, William Morton Hughes.
druggist in Baltimore, Nc. Another child
was Elizabeth Jessie Hughes. who mar
ried Samuel G.. Hughes, of Orange SIN
ty, n. c.; another, and younger child, was
Robert w. Hughes, the firth Robert
Hughes, whose name heads this sketch.
Elizabeth Woodson (N1orton) Hughes,
VIE of the above Jesse Hughes, was the
daughter of Hezekiah Morton, of Prince
Edward county, Va, and Of his wife,
Phoebe Moseley. Captain kiah Nor
ton served throughout the whole l.eriod OF
the Revolutionary war; in the latter part
of it as captain in the campaigns of
Generals Gates and Greene. in the Car
olinas He was descended in this wise
from DR.. John Woodson, Of Dorsetshire,
England, who came over as surgeon OF
Sir John Tarvey'S command, and set
tied in Virginia in 1867 and whose grand
son. Richard, married Anna Smith.
Richard and Anna Woodson had, beside
six other children, a daughter, Elizabeth,
who married Thomas Morton. This pair
had. among other children, a son, John
Morton, who was in middle life at the
beginning OF the Revolutionary war, ana
also formed company of infantry, en-
bracing four of his own grown and near
ly grown sons.
His wife was Miss Anderson. daughter
of q successful English merchant, VINO
lived in Prince Edward county, va. one
of the sons. thus enlisted In the patrloe
cause, was the above-named captain
HezelSiah Merton, father Oh EiiZapeth
Woodson (AIorton) Hughes
HIS GRANDPARENTS.
The grandparents Of Robert w. Hughes
were David Hughes, OF MUDDY Creek plan
tation. Powhatan county, Va. and Judith
Daniel. hi. wife, daughter of Chesley
Daniel and Judith Christian Daniel
David Hughes was a captain H. the Revo-
1utionary var. His el~est son. Robert
Fourth of the nance, died unmarried
His second son was Jesse, above men
toned. His third child was Anne Hart
well. who died unmarried.
The great grandfather OF Judge r. w.
Hughes was the second Robt. Hughes. of
Hughes Creek, Powhatan county. Va,
who married Anne IIartwell, Of New
Kent county, Va. They had three sons
Jesse, Robert and David: and one daugh-
ter Fanny Jesse Hughes was pioneer
and explorer OF the mountains in what
=, ,,o,,, C1Se2) West Virginia He was a