Carrie McAlpine

b. 1 December 1860, d. 23 May 1949
  • Carrie McAlpine was born on 1 December 1860 in Independence, Washington County, Texas.
  • William Kennedy McAlpine and Sarah Jane Perry appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Galveston, Texas. Other members of the household included Carrie McAlpine, Fanny McAlpine, Harriet McAlpine, Betsy McAlpine and Willie McAlpine.
  • William Kennedy McAlpine and Sarah Jane Perry appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Galveston, Texas, at Post Office Street. Other members of the household included Carrie McAlpine, Betsy McAlpine and Willie McAlpine.
  • She married William J. Hughes on 12 April 1882 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
  • William Kennedy McAlpine appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Galveston, Texas, at 3027 Q 1/2. Other members of the household included Carrie McAlpine, William J. Hughes, William K. Hughes, Stewart G. Hughes, Irby Bennet Hughes and Mattie Hughes.
  • Carrie McAlpine became a widow at the 3 November 1914 death of her husband William J. Hughes.
  • Carrie McAlpine died on 23 May 1949 at age 88 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.
  • She was interred at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Calvert, Robertson County, Texas.
  • The following appeared on 25 May 1949 in The Dallas Morning News: (Palestine, May 24) Mrs. Carrie McAlpine Hughes, 88, wife of W. J. Hughes, widely known Galveston commission merchant, died here Monday after a lengthy illness.
         Funeral services were held here Tuesday, with burial in the Calvary Cemetery, Robertson County.
         Mrs. Hughes was born in 1860 at Independence, Washington County. She was the daughter of the late Col. W. K. McAlpine and Sarah Jane Perry McAlpine of Galveston.
         She was married April 12, 1882.
         An ardent church worker, Mrs. Hughes was also known widely as an artist and a poet. She was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Her church membership for the past few years had been with First Baptist Church of Dallas.
         Survivors include two sons, W. K. Hughes, Galveston; Irby B. Hughes, Palestine; one daughter, Mrs. Bert Anderson, Dallas; five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
  • Last Edited: 2 Jan 2012

Family: William J. Hughes b. 29 May 1856, d. 3 November 1914