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Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey
1899 - 1967 (68 years)
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Name Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Born 2 Jan 1899 Meyer, Adams, Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 28 Jul 1967 Dewey, Washington, Oklahoma [7, 8, 9] Buried Memorial Cemetery, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma Notes - Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey enlisted in WWI in Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas. He was only 16 years old. His mother had to give consent for him to join.
- Lee Julene "Julene" Wilkins Hughey and Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey raised Julene's niece, Kathrine Elizabeth Wilkins, from the age of two.
- Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey was a founding member of the Bartlesville Tuxedo Lions Club. He helped build the building and playground.
Person ID I0116 The Family Tree Last Modified 23 Apr 2019
Father George Mertle "Mert" Hughey, b. 27 Dec 1870, Illinois , d. 27 Dec 1938, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas (Age 68 years) Mother Virgie Viola "Ollie" Ross, b. 5 Oct 1881, Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri , d. 17 Feb 1961, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Age 79 years) Married 15 Dec 1897 Pike County, Illinois [10] Divorced 24 Mar 1919 Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma Family ID F273 Group Sheet
Family Lee Julene "Julene" Wilkins, b. 11 Jul 1903, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. 9 Jul 1990, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma (Age 86 years) Married 12 Nov 1921 Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma [1] Children + 1. Gloria Julene Hughey + 2. Ruth Merylene Hughey Family ID F055 Group Sheet
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Photos 
George Murry Hughey and Charles Murrell Hughey 
George Murry Hughey, Clara Lavina Hughey, and Charles Murrell Hughey 
Charles Murrell Hughey 1 
Charles Murrell Hughey 2 Charles Murrell Hughey 3
Taken about 1914-15
Charles Murrell Hughey 5
Taken before he went into the army. He signed up in Coffeyville, KS. He wasn't yet 18, so his mother had to sign her permission.
Left to Right: Charles Murell Hughey, Virgie Viola Ross Hughey, and Mary Ann Hughey. 
Charles Murrell Hughey 4
Taken the same time as those with him on the railroad bridge and atop of pipes, etc. He was probably just out of the army and very sure of himself. This picture site was on Caney River, Bartlesville; notice the steps up to the old bath house. This area is now Johnstone Park.
Charles Murrell Hughey 6
Young C M, just out of the army; quite suave and debonair.
Charles Murrell Hughey 7
Taken the same time as those with him on the railroad bridge. He was probably just out of the army and very sure of himself.
Charles Murrell Hughey 8
How dapper!
Charles Murrell Hughey 9
So sure of himself!
Drawing of George Washington Hughey by his grandson, Charles Murrell Hughey. 
Charles Murrell Hughey 10 
Charles Murrell Hughey 11
on the railroad bridge, sometime between 1919-21; He has on leggings like he wore in WWI
Charles Murrell Hughey 12 
Charles Murrell Hughey 13
Must have been cold: notice the blanket and the oranges; taken late 20's in Florida
Charles Murrell Hughey 14 
Faithful Fighting Five 2
2nd from the left with R.E. Cosler, Charles Murrell Hughey, Unknown Campbell, Unknown Trough and Unknown White
Faithful Fighting Five 1
2nd from the left with R.E. Cosler, Charles Murrell Hughey, Unknown Campbell, Unknown Trough and Unknown White
Left to Right: R.E. Cosler and Charles Murrell Hughey 
Charles Murrell Hughey and Unknown peeking over his shoulder.
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Charles Murrell Hughey
In Colorado after he walked Pikes Peak.
Charles Murrell Hughey
In Colorado when he climbed Pikes Peak.
Souvenir from Pikes Peak Colorado 
Charles Murrell Hughey on top of a bridge.
Taken on the railroad bridge. He was just out of the army, late teens.
Charles Murrell Hughey
C M Hughey at the podium during the 1956 dedication of the new education building. As the Sunday School superintendent, he was a part of the ceremonites.
Lucetta Francis Hollowell Wilkins 78th Birthday
Back, Left to Right: Charles Murrell Hughey, Walter Melvin Moore, Conrad Nagel Brown, Ira Myers. Front: Izola Louise Myers Moore and Lucetta Francis Hollowell Wilkins.
Lucetta Francis Hollowell Wilkins with Charles Murrell and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey 
Charles Murrell Hughey and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey
On the beach in Florida; among other jobs, Charles Murrell Hughey worked at the Hav-A-Tampa Cigar Factory. That's probably where he picked up cigar smoking. However, after his first daughter was born, he quit.
Charles Murrell Hughey, Mary Kathryn Wilkins Cole, and Herbert Eugene Staten 
Charles Murrell Hughey
C M is standing at the front door ready to go back to work. It is noon, early 1950's and the family has gathered for lunch. Seated is Afton Norvell Wilkins and Amos Calvin Wilkins in the foreground. The big rockers that the men are seated in came from the Keystone. Julene refinished, painted and recovered the fabric. The porch was a very inviting place in the hot summer.
Charles Murrell Hughey and Virgie Viola Ross Hughey
Taken in 1953, during Grandma Virgie's last visit to see her eldest son and family. Murrell is holding a feather and making some kind of funny tease with his mother.
Left to Right: Charles Murrell Hughey, Virgie Viola Ross Hughey, and Russell Raymond Hughey 
Wilkins at the Farm: L to R: Lucetta Francis Hollowell Wilkins, holding unknown baby, and Thomas Clinton Wilkins; Right group: Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, and Charles Murrell Hughey
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Charles Delaney Christian, Loyce Lillian Wilkins Christian, Charles Murrell Hughey, and Katherine Elizabeth Wilkins 
Charles Murrell Hughey with Unknown Friend
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Charles Murrell Hughey with Lucy Lee Hollowell Clark
While sightseeing in Colorado, early 1920's, Lee Julene and Charles Murrell Hughey ran into Hollowell relations.
Charles Murrell Hughey with Unknown Girls
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Charles Murrell Hughey with Friends 
Charles Murrell Hughey
Trip to Colorado
Charles Murrell Hughey on trip to Colorado 2 
Charles Murrell Hughey and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey 1
It is believed that the picture was taken around 1920 or 21. They were married November 1921
Charles Murrell and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey
Charles Murrell and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey 2
It is believed that the picture was taken around 1920 or 21. They were married November 1921
Charles Murrell and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey 3
It is believed that the picture was taken around 1920 or 21. They were married November 1921
Charles Murrell and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey 4
It is believed that the picture was taken around 1920 or 21. They were married November 1921
Charles Murrell Hughey and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey on top of an outhouse.
It is believed that the picture was taken around 1920 or 21. They were married November 1921
Unknown with Charles Murrell Hughey 1
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Unknown with Charles Murrell Hughey 2
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Charles Murrell Hughey, Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey, Carrolla Wilkins Staten Sowers, and Francis Elizabeth Sowers. 
Charles Murrell Hughey at Palm Beach Florida in 1927 
Left to Right: Charles Murrell Hughey, Herbert Eugene Staten, Carrolla Wilkins Staten Sowers, Francis Elizabeth Sowers, and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey. 
Charles Murrell Hughey with the Railroad Crew
There was a period of time when he was young after the war that he hopped and rode the trains.
Charles Murrell Hughey and Katherine Elizabeth Wilkins
Taken in Florida; notice the orange tree.
Loyce Lillian Wilkins Christian and Charles Murrell Hughey 
Charles Murrell Hughey at the far right
Working at the United Market, Ybor City, Hillsborough, Florida
Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey and Charles Murrell Hughey 2 
Charles Murrell Hughey and Katherine Elizabeth Wilkins 2
It looks like they're having fun.
Charles Murrell Hughey and Loyce Lillian Wilkins Christian
On the beach in Florida, late 20's.
Charles Murrell Hughey, Katherine Elizabeth Wilkins, and Thomas Clinton Wilkins
Taken in Florida, late 20's
Charles Murrell Hughey, Katherine Elizabeth Wilkins, Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey
Florida, late 20's
Charles Murrell Hughey, Katherine Elizabeth Wilkins, and Thomas Clinton Wilkins
Taken in Florida, late 20's
Railroad Crew 1 
Railroad Crew 2 
Carrolla Wilkins Sowers and Charles Murrell Hughey holding Francis Elizabeth Sowers 
Katherine Elizabeth Wilkins and Charles Murrell Hughey 
Left, Thomas Clinton Wilkins; Unknown Hatheway Family; far right, Charles Murrell Hughey and Katherine Elizabeth Wilkins.
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Showing Off Their Bellies, before 1944
Left to Right: Travis Jo Cole, Walter Melvin Moore, Charles Murrell Hughey, and Ira Myers.
Charles Murrell Hughey
Charles Murrell Hughey, Katherine Elizabeth Wilkins, and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey
Taken in the late 20's, in Florida
Left to Right: Gloria Julene Hughey, Charles Murrell Hughey, and Charles Rahm. 
Left to Right: Gloria Julene Hughey, Ruth Merylene Hughey, Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey, and Charles Murrell Hughey 
Gloria Julene Hughey, Ruth Merylene Hughey, and Charles Murrell Hughey 
Charles Murrell Hughey and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey 2
Taken in the early 30's in what is now Johnstone Park, Bartlesville, OK.
Springfield Missouri, 1938
Left to Right: Gloria Julene Hughey sitting on the lap of Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey, George Murry Hughey, Virgie Viola Ross Hughey, Grace Sumpter Hughey, Charles Murrell Hughey, and Lucetta Francis (Lucy) Hollowell Wilkins
Back Row, Left to Right: Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey, Charles Murrell Hughey, Ira Myers. Front Row, Left to Right: Jennie Wilkins Myers, Gloria Julene Hughey. 
Left to Right: Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey, Katherine Elizabeth Wilkins (back), Gloria Julene Hughey (front), and Charles Murrell Hughey. 
Charles Murrell Hughey 15
At his desk, Phillips Petroleum, Bartlesville, OK; early 40's
Left to Right: Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey, Gloria Julene Hughey, and Charles Murrell Hughey. 
Left to Right: Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey, Charles Murrell Hughey, Katherine Elizabeth Wilkins, and Gloria Julene Hughey. 
Charles Murrell Hughey at The Farm
Ira Myer's car and the milk house in the background; taken about 1942 at "the Farm," Tuxedo community, east of Bartlesville, OK
Back Row, Left to Right: Walter Melvin Moore, Ruth Wilkins Brown, Jennie Wilkins Myers, and Ira Myers. Front Row, Left to Right: Shirley Ann Houston with Gloria Julene Hughey in front, Izola Louise (Zolsie) Myers Moore, Lucetta Francis Hollowell Wilkins, Thomas Clinton Wilkins, and Charles Murrell Hughey. 
Taken at the home of Ira and Jennie Wilkins Myers in the early 1940's.
Back Row, Left to Right: Walter Melvin Moore, Ruth Wilkins Brown, Jennie Wilkins Myers, and Ira Myers. Front Row, Left to Right: Gloria Julene Hughey, Shirley Ann Houston, Izola Louise Myers Moore, Lucetta Francis Hollowell Wilkins, Thomas Clinton Wilkins, and Charles Murrell Hughey
Charles Murrell Hughey: back,far right
Phillips Petroleum Company offices, Bartlesville, OK. Taken before 1943
Back Row, Left to Right: Charles Murrell Hughey and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey; Front Row, Left to Right: Gloria Julene Hughey and Ruth Merylene Hughey 
Left to Right: Charles Murrell Hughey, Gloria Julene Hughey, Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey, and William Chesterfield "Uncle Chesley" Wilkins. 
Charles Murrell Hughey in the Last Man Standing Club 2 
Charles Murrell Hughey in the Last Man Standing Club 3 
Tuxedo Lions Club 
Newspaper Clipping Photograph of the Tuxedo Lions Club 
Charles Murrell Hughey in The Last Man Standing Club 1 
Charles Murrell Hughey 
Left to Right: Charles Murrell Hughey, Ruth Merylene Hughey, Gloria Julene Hughey, and Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey 
Charles Murrell Hughey 18
Taken for the Phillips Petroleum Company monthly magazine, early 50's
Charles Murrell Hughey with Frances Jean Hughey and Carol Anne Hughey
Taken after the funeral of Frances Lowell Hughey, the father of Francis Jean Hughey; Carol Anne Hughey was the daughter of Russell Raymond Hughey. Both men were younger brothers to Charles Murrell Hughey.
Charles Murrell Hughey
In Johnstone Park, 1953
Charles Murrell Hughey's school house 2
Taken in 1953, around Meyer, Adams County, Illinois. The family took Virgie Viola Ross Hughey, C M's mother, to Illinois to revisit places where they had lived, before 1917. They also visited St Louis to see her brother, Charles Ross and some of his family.
Charles Murrell Hughey's school house
Taken in 1953, around Meyer, Adams County, Illinois. The family took Virgie Viola Ross Hughey, C M's mother, to Illinois to revisit places where they had lived, before 1917. They also visited St Louis to see her brother, Charles Ross and some of his family.
Charles Murrell Hughey 16
Taken in 1953, when his mother, Virgie Viola Ross Hughey, came to visit. That was the last of her three visits, during the lifetime eldest daughter.
Virgie Viola Ross Hughey Purkey
Taken in front of Charles Murrell Hughey's home, 500 S Delaware, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma; 1953
Wilkins Reunion, 1959 at Tuxedo Lion's Club House, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma
Back row, L to R: Charles Murrell Hughey, Jo Travis Cole, Ira Myers, George Bert Page, Kathryn Futrell Wilkins, Lee Julene Wilkins Hughey. Middle Row, L to R: Gloria Julene Hughey Shirey, Mary Kathryn Wilkins Cole, Ruth Wilkins Brown, Lucetta Francis Hollowell Wilkins, and Afton Norvell (Pete) Wilkins. Front Row, L to Right: Carrolla Wilkins Page, John Allen Wilkins, Conrad Nagel "Nagel" Brown, and Jennie Wilkins Myers.
Wilkins Reunion, 1959 at Tuxedo Lion's Club House, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma
Back, L to R: Jo Travis Cole, Lucetta Francis Hollowell Wilkins; Around the table: Carrolla Wilkins Page, Lelah Louise Lawless Brown, Ruth Wilkins Brown, Mary Kathryn Wilkins Cole, Jennie Wilkins Myers, Ira Myers, and Kathryn Futrell Wilkins. Front, with backs to the camera, L to R: Karen Rene Brown, Nancy Caroline Wilkins, John Allen Wilkins, and Charles Murrell Hughey.
Left to Right: Ora Matilda Mitchell Myers, Lucetta Francis (Lucy) Hollowell Wilkins, Tommie Lee Myers, Ruth Wilkins Brown, Jennie Wilkins Myers, Izola Louise (Zolsie) Myers Moore, and Charles Murrell Hughey 
Charles Murrell Hughey's name on the World War I Memorial Bridge in Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma.
Headstones 
Hughey, Charles M. (Murrell) and (Lee) L. Julene (Wilkins) Headstone
Memorial Park Cemetery, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma. Cemetery is located in Bartlesville on the corner of Highway 60 and Swann Drive.
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Sources - [S17381] Hughey Family Bible.
- [S08611] Census Records.
- [S17583] Mortgage Records.
- [S07945] Letters.
- [S07958] Land Deeds.
- [S17424] Obituary.
- [S17381] Hughey Family Bible.
Burial- Memorial Park Cemetery, Bartlesville, Washington Co., Ok - [S17383] Memorial Park Cemetery Records.
- [S17386] Death Certificate.
- [S09722] Illinois Marriages .
- [S17381] Hughey Family Bible.
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