Charlie and Edna Hughes Flood -- A Farmer and A Cafeteria Worker

 

Charlie and Edna Hughes Flood

Charlie Calvert Flood was born on June 16, 1912 in Trigg County, Kentucky. He was the sixth of nine children born to William Henry Flood and Florence Chappell Lawrence Flood.  William was a farmer and both he and Florence were natives of Trigg County.  Charlie was a descendant of Starkie Thomas and Jemima Bridges Sholar.

Charlie’s siblings were John Robert Flood, born in 1902 and married Mary Adeline Thomas and then married Lula Gertrude Hughes; Amos Stanley Flood, born in 1904 and married Mildred Ernestine Thomas; Janie Alberta Flood, born in 1905 and died as an infant; Eddie Lee Flood, born in 1908 and died at the age of one and one half years old;  William Ernest Flood, born in 1910 and married Adaline Baker; Myra Lou Flood, born in 1914 and married Paul Anderson Bridges; Unnamed Infant, born and died in 1916; and Cleland Douglas Flood, born 1918 and married Norine Virginia Thomas.

Charlie grew up in Trigg County and like his father, he became a farmer.  He and his family lived with his father until Charlie’s death.

On November 13, 1937, Charlie married Edna Lorene Hughes.  Edna was born on February 7, 1912 and was the sixth of ten children of Luther Lee Hughes and Mattie Patterson Light.  Luther or Luke as he was known, was a farmer and both he and Mattie were natives of Trigg County.  Mattie was also a descendant of Starkie Thomas and was the first child of John J. Light and Emeline Catherine Thomas Light.

Edna’s siblings were Harmon Marcellous Hughes, born in 1903 and married Georgia Lyle New and later married Mary Dixon Townsend Clayton; Verna Elizabeth Hughes, born in 1904 and married Clinton Harell Stalons; Mary Catherine Hughes, born in 1906 and married Thomas Edward Mize; Lula Gertrude Hughes, born in 1908 and married John Robert Flood; Luther Bertram Hughes, born in 1909 and married Edna Earl Thomas; Richard Stanley Hughes, born in 1914 and married Avernell Boyd; James Raymond Hughes, born in 1916 and married Susie Gertrude Hammonds; Sarah Loutisha Hughes, born in 1919; and Thomas Alton Hughes, born in 1921 and married Hazel Douglas Lancaster.

Edna grew up in Trigg County and attended the Warrenton School.  She worked as a cafeteria employee for the Trigg County School System for 23 years from 1954 to 1977.  After she retired from the school system, she worked at the Trigg County Hospital, Debbie’s Day Care and at the Pennyrile Allied Communities Services Kitchen for Senior Citizens.

Charlie and Edna were the parents of two children, Florence Evelyn Flood, born in 1942 and married Charles Ronald Drennan and Lela Marilyn Flood, born in 1944 and died at the age of  one-year.

Charlie died on October 28, 1944 at the age of 32 at his home on the Canton Road in Trigg County.  He was buried in the Lawrence Cemetery.  Edna died on March 8, 1988 at the age of 76 at the Trigg County Hospital in Cadiz.  She was buried in the Lawrence Cemetery next to her husband.

 Edna Hughes Flood

 

Charlie and Edna tombstone

LINEAGE: (Charlie Calvert Flood was the son of William Henry and Florence Chappell Lawrence Flood.  Florence was the second child of William Allen and Margaret J. Thomas Lawrence.  Margaret was the fourth child of Stanley and Emily Ann Light Thomas.  Stanley was the second child of Starkie and Mary Bridges Thomas.  Starkie was the fourth child of James and Mary Standley Thomas. William Allen was the first child of James Henry and Elizabeth Sholar Lawrence.  Elizabeth was the fifth child of Allen and Jemima Bridges Sholar. Jemima was the first child of Drury and Charity Cohoon Bridges.)

(Edna Lorene Hughes was the daughter of Luther Lee and Mattie Patterson Light Hughes. Mattie was the first child of John J. and Emeline Catherine Thomas Light.  Emeline was the seventh child of Stanley and Emily Ann Light Thomas.  Stanley was the second child of Starkie and Mary Bridges Thomas.  Starkie was the fourth child of James and Mary Standley Thomas.)