Jane St. Clair Hughes

"Relict of Gen'l John Hughes"

Jane married John Hughes on May 24, 1809 in Ouachita Parish, LA.

Parents: Benjamin Tennille & Rachael Wicker

From 1978 letter from Annie Wagner (Hanna): I was relieved to learn that the “lady in the iron casket” was not my great, great grandmother, Myra St. John Tennille Hall, but another lady with slightly similar first names (sic). I wonder how the mis-identification occurred. I’ve always thought it strange that Myra St. John was not buried in the Tennille Cemetery, along with the rest of the family. With this development, I’m sure that she is, but the marker on her grave has been destroyed, along with many others, including those of her father and mother and her sister, Jane Tennille Hughes. When the cemetery was restored by the D.A.R., bronze plaques were installed with the names of Benjamin Tennille and Jane St. Clair Tennille Hughes, but the sites of their graves are not known."

Jane St. Clair Tennille moved to Louisiana in 1807