Fountain Hughes (ca. 1859[2] – 1957) was an American former slave freed in 1865 after the American Civil War. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, he worked as a laborer for most of his life, moving in 1881 from Virginia to Baltimore, Maryland. He was interviewed in June 1949 about his life by the Library of Congress as part of the Federal Writers' Project of former slaves' oral histories. The recorded interview is online through the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library.[3]
Fountain was a grandson of Wormley Hughes (1781-1858) and Ursula Granger, and great-great-grandson of Betty Hemings, the slave matriarch at Monticello. Wormley Hughes and his family were enslaved by President Thomas Jefferson at the time of his death.
^ "1870 United States Federal Census", United States census, 1870; Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle, Virginia; roll 1352, page 376B, line 39. Retrieved on September 26, 2018. According to this census record, Hughes is an 11 year-old "at home", indicating a circa 1859 year of birth.
^ "1870 United States Federal Census", United States census, 1870; Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle, Virginia; roll 1352, page 376B, line 39. Retrieved on September 26, 2018. According to this census record, Hughes is an 11 year-old "at home", indicating a circa 1859 year of birth.
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