Powell Hughes
Powell was born before 1815.
1 Powell's father was
Leander, Sr. Hughes and his mother is
Elizabeth Fretwell. His paternal grandfather was
Powell Hughes and his paternal grandmother is
Elizabeth Coleman. He had eight brothers and eight sisters, named
Leonard F.,
John J., Sr.,
Leander,
Little Berry,
William,
Farley B.,
Thomas Henry,
Jesse Chesterfield,
Julia A.,
Gilley,
Gideliah,
Carolina,
Philadelphia,
Elizabeth 'Betsy',
Susan L. and
Nancy Ann. He is the third oldest of the seventeen children. He has a half-brother and a half-sister, named
Ira B. and
Sally Jane.