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Centennial teacher Jewel Hughes Inspires West Virginia Family Legacy
A long profile recounts Jewel Hughes born in Kentucky, teaching across Kentucky McDowell County and Pageton, eloping with Walter Hughes, and later teaching in North Carolina. Surrounded by descendants at Pipestein State Park, she reflects a century of family, schooling, and community ties, with common threads of resilience and education.
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Western Kentucky State Normal School
Bowling Green
Western Kentucky University
Jewel
McDowell County
North Carolina
Cumberland River
Kentucky
Pageton
Walter Hughes
West Virginia
Salisbury
N.C
Pipestein State Park
Summers County
Pipestein
Ann Swanson
Charles Swanson
Pam Reeves
Jane
J.C. Wilson
Sandra Bigsby
Rebecca Daniel
Rebecca
Steve
Sam
Maggie Daniel
Michael
Julie Bigsby
Reedy
Amanda Swanson
Theodore Roosevelt
U.S
W.P Richardson
Margaret Maxie Richardson
Fate
Walter
Jonesboro
Tenn
Jane Wilson
Earth
Gary High School
Marshall University
Athens
Concord College
China Grove