Slaughter-Stringfellow-Hudson Family Papers
Content Description
Original letters and transcriptions for letters written to Ann Stringfellow, Raccoon Ford, Culpepr Co, VA, 1831-1894, and to Robert Weir Hudson, in Texas, from family back in Noxubee County, MS, from 1873-1894. Also includes genealogical information and notes.
Dates
- 1831 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Biographical Note
Family records pared down to solely Robert Weir Hudson and Ann Stringfellow for relevancy. Full information included in folder.
Robert Weir Hudson was born to Irby and Matilda Hudson in Noxubee County, Mississippi on the 31st of December, 1855. He married Mary Charles Jennings, referred to as Mollie, in 1882, and had 10 children: Irby Jennings Hudson (born July 30, 1883), Isla Bruce Hudson (born February 2, 1885), Charles Henley Hudson (born July 10, 1887), Mary Hudson (born November 8, 1889), Robert Weir Hudson (born February 12, 1892), Aubrey Slaughter Hudson (born April 13, 1896), Horace Seymour Hudson (born October 10, 1898), Doris Hudson (born March 27, 1901), Catherine Hudson (born November 3, 1902), and Lillian Hudson (born February 5, 1906).
Ann Stringfellow was born to Stanton and Judith Slaughter in Virginia, sometime in 1809. She married Robert Ritenhouse Stringfellow in 1830, and had 3 children: Robert Stanton (born n.d.), Martin Slaughter (born n.d.), and Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (born sometime in 1840).
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 record carton)
Language of Materials
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into three series: 1. Slaughter Family Geneaology and Notes 2. Letters to Robert Weir Hudson from family in Noxubee, Mississippi (1873-1894) 3. Letters to Ann Stringfellow from family in Noxubee, Mississippi (1865-1894) The final two series are divided into Letters and Transcriptions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was generously donated by Betsy Rice in April 2022.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Preservation Note
Items moved from binders to archival folders and an acid-free record carton.
Processing Note
Biographical and contextual information collected by current family members beginning around WWII by referencing courthouse and Library of Congress records, family records, other members, burial records, and historical researcher Kathryn Hensleigh's experience and resources.
- Title
- Slaughter-Stringfellow-Hudson Family Papers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository