J.D. Hughes, farmer, Lyons was born March 4, 1848, in Montgomery county, and is the son of Duncan and Catherine Hughes. The parents moved from North Carolina to Georgia. The mother has been dead nearly half a century but the father, though now seventy-eight years old, is hale and hearty and does a day’s work with an ease equal to that of a quarter of a century ago. J. D. Hughes has all his life been a farmer and dealer in timber, and is now so engaged. He was married Sept. 17, 1869, to Nancy Adom, and by her has had one child, Sarah Catherine, born Sept. 4, 1870. The wife died Oct. 12, 1870, and his second marriage was to Martha Sharpe, daughter of Rev. John P. Sharpe. To this union seven children have been born: Mary Eveline, born Jan. 30, 1878; Duncan Robert, born Dec. 21, 1879; Agnes Z. Vizell, born March 15, 1882; James Thomas, born Nov. 5, 1884; Martha James, born Feb. 12, 1887; Perry W., born Sept. 9, 1889; John Stephens, born May 13, 1892—all living. Mr. Hughes has been successful in life and owns a nice farm and home, situated near Lyons. He posses splendid business capacities, and displays excellent judgment in his business ventures.