The Dishman Family of Virginia

Mary Hughes¹

F, #2045, (2 Mar 1904 - 3 Aug 1984)

Mary Hughes was also known as Mary Dishman.¹ She was also known as Mary Taylor.²

Relationships

Key Events

Event	Date	Age	Description
Birth	2 Mar 1904	0	Mary Hughes was born on 2 Mar 1904 in Knox County, Kentucky.^1,3
Marriage	23 Mar 1931	27	William McGeorge Dishman and she married on 23 Mar 1931 in Claiborne County, Tennessee.¹
Death	3 Aug 1984	80	She died on 3 Aug 1984 in Boyle County, Kentucky.³

Child with Taylor

Ulmont Reed ("Bo") Taylor (1927 - 1997)

Children with William McGeorge Dishman (1884 - 1970)

Lily Dishman (1932 - 1981)
William McGeorge Dishman, Jr (1936 - 2016)

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Name		Mary Hughes was also known as Mary Dishman.¹
Name		She was also known as Mary Taylor.²
Death of Spouse	8 Oct 1970	Her husband William McGeorge Dishman died on 8 Oct 1970 in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky.
Death of Child	10 Nov 1981	Her daughter Lily Dishman died on 10 Nov 1981 in Pinellas County, Florida.

Census, Residences, and Employment

Type	Date	Age	Sentence
Census1940	1 Apr 1940	36	Mary Hughes was listed as a household member living with William McGeorge Dishman on the 1940 census in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky.⁴
Census1950	1 Apr 1950	46	She was listed as William McGeorge Dishman's wife on the 1950 census in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky.⁵

Other Information

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Last Edited: 31 Aug 2025 22:15:20

Citations

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[S419] , "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002," database without images, Ancestry, William M. Dishman, age 45, and Mary Hughes Taylor, age 31, married 23 Mar 1931, bride's next of kin listed as Reed Hughes.
[S419] , "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002," William M. Dishman, age 45, and Mary Hughes Taylor, age 31, married 23 Mar 1931, bride's next of kin listed as Reed Hughes, assume previous marriage to someone named Taylor.
[S1638] Find a Grave, database with images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85672787 : accessed 31 Aug 2025), "Mary (Hughes) Dishman", memorial 85672787, created by "Charlotte Raley McConaha", tombstone image by "P. M. Lamb"; citing Bellevue Cemetery, Boyle County, Kentucky.
[S434] 1940 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Kentucky, Knox County, Barbourville, ED 61-1, sheet 7B, household 135, William M. Dishman, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,http://www.ancestry.com, 2012), 14 Dec 2014, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head William, age 56, wife Mary, age 36, daughter Lillie, age 8, son William, age 4, stepson Ulmont, age 12.
[S1342] 1950 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Kentucky, Knox County, Barbourville, ED 61-1, sheet , William Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,http://www.ancestry.com, 2022), viewed 30 Aug 2025, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head of household William Dishman, male, age 66, born Kentucky, other household members William Dishman, Mary Dishman, 45, Wife, Lillie Dishman, 18, Daughter, William Dishman, 14, Son.