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Amelia Dorcas Hughes

Also Known As: "Dorcas Adeline Hughes"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
Death: March 03, 1865 (18)
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States (Shot by Sarah Lawrence.)
Place of Burial: Coker, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Daniel Murphy Hughes and Charlotte Hughes
Sister of Sgt. William Riley Hughes (CSA); Mary Ann Landreth; Cpl. John Bell Hughes (USA); Sgt. Joseph Hughes, CSA; Pvt. Jesse Hughes, CSA and 15 others

Managed by: Tamás Flinn Caldwell-Gilbert
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About Amelia Dorcas Hughes

Amelia visited a party hosted by the Loftis family, a well respected and liked family. While she was sitting speaking to Samuel Johnson a dignified school teacher, Sarah Lawrence picked up a revolver and it fired, killing Amelia instantly.

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Amelia Dorcas Hughes's Timeline

1846
April 9, 1846
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
1860
1860
Age 13
Western Division, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1865
March 3, 1865
Age 18
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
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Coker, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America