Charlie (photos)
Photos of Descendants of
Charlie Coleman & Minnie Laws Hudson

Charlie Coleman Hudson (6/24/1874 – 9/17/1964)
Wife
Minnie Laws Hudson (1880 – 1931) or (1874 – 1951)
Minnie Laws Hudson (1880 – 1931) or (1874 – 1951)
Children
Mary (Lizzie) Elizabeth Hudson Clifton (6/30/1897 – 5/28/1995)
Mattie Mae Hudson Jones (12/22/1898 – 1/28/1983)
Leslie (Les) C. Hudson (12/15/1900 – 5/6/1984)
Elva V. Hudson Hunter (2/15/1903 – 2/2/1999)
Alice E. Hudson Register (2/6/1905 – 3/3/1985)
Thomas (Tom) Guilford Hudson (8/29/1907 – 9/3/1992)
Nannie A. Hudson Jones (11/12/1909 – 3/29/1987)
Woodrow Hudson (5/15/1912 – 1/9/1928)
Joe Hudson (11/06/1914 – 10/4/1974)
Mary (Lizzie) Elizabeth Hudson Clifton (6/30/1897 – 5/28/1995)
Mattie Mae Hudson Jones (12/22/1898 – 1/28/1983)
Leslie (Les) C. Hudson (12/15/1900 – 5/6/1984)
Elva V. Hudson Hunter (2/15/1903 – 2/2/1999)
Alice E. Hudson Register (2/6/1905 – 3/3/1985)
Thomas (Tom) Guilford Hudson (8/29/1907 – 9/3/1992)
Nannie A. Hudson Jones (11/12/1909 – 3/29/1987)
Woodrow Hudson (5/15/1912 – 1/9/1928)
Joe Hudson (11/06/1914 – 10/4/1974)
About this page.
On this page we post:
- An informal or formal family photo of each descendant family.
- Vintage photos that include family members.
- Particularly, vintage photos that include family members and:
- Buildings, equipment and landscape features.
- Activities that show the way people lived.
- Particularly, vintage photos that include family members and:
For photo submissions to us, please keep in mind that we are creating historical records. Please for so much as you can:
- Identify everyone by their full names.
- State the year, or estimated year of the photo.
- State where and why the photo was taken.
- Relate one person back at least a generation or two.
- Relate everyone else to:
- The person related back or
- Someone else in the photo or
- The closest descendant relative: son of, wife of, stepdaughter of…….
- Make comments related to the photo or people in the photo. Optional.
Please send photos and all information to us at:
- The Contact Us page on this website
- cjmjwarrickhudsonreunion@gmail.com
- Gary A. Hudson, 3305 Byers Drive, Raleigh NC, 27607
- Gary Hudson on Facebook (from Turkey, NC, lives in Raleigh)
Click on and zoom on photos for larger views.

This picture was taken in 1957.
Left to right: George Washington Hudson, John Thomas Hudson, Charlie Coleman Hudson.
Three sons of Coleman Jarred (Jart) Hudson
The location of this photo is not known, but on this day the three brothers got together with some other family members to clean up the Hudson Cemetery.

John, Sally, Charlie – 1955
From left to right are three children of Coleman Jarred (Jart) & Mary Jane Warrick Hudson.
John Thomas Hudson, Sarah (Sally) Jane Hudson Warrick, Charlie Coleman Hudson.
From left to right are three children of Coleman Jarred (Jart) & Mary Jane Warrick Hudson.
John Thomas Hudson, Sarah (Sally) Jane Hudson Warrick, Charlie Coleman Hudson.

Jo Henry Hunter Best & Family - 2019
This photo was taken in Hendersonville, North Carolina, in August of 2019, at an impromptu and casual gathering of the family, when members just happened to be in the same locale and the same time.
From Left Front, back and around the table to Right Front:
Jo Henry Hunter Best, daughter of Elva Hudson Hunter, granddaughter of Charlie, great granddaughter of Coleman Jarred Hudson.
Kevin Scott Best, son of Jo Henry Hunter Best, grandson of Elva Hudson Hunter.
Kimberly Ann Holley Best, wife of Kevin Scott Best, daughter-in-law of Jo Henry Hunter Best, grand daughter-in-law of Elva Hudson Hunter.
Dale Hagedorn (standing), husband of Patricia (Trish) Lynn Best Hagedorn, grand son-in-law of Elva Hudson Hunter.
Kenneth Joseph Best, son of Kevin Scott Best, grandson of Jo Henry Hunter Best, great grandson of Elva Hudson Hunter.
Kenneth (Kenny) Rhee Best II, son of Jo Henry Hunter Best, grandson of Elva Hudson Hunter.
Patricia (Trish) Lynn Best Hagedorn, daughter of Jo Henry Hunter Best, granddaughter of Elva Hudson Hunter.
Kathy Jo Best Higgins, daughter of Jo Henry Hunter Best, granddaughter of Elva Hudson Hunter.
Jacob Gerrit Hagedorn, son of Patricia (Trish) Lynn Best Hagedorn, grandson of Jo Henry Hunter Best, great grandson of Elva Hudson Hunter.
Credits:
This photo and the description were provided by Kathy Jo Best Higgins.

Lawrence (Larry) Lee Sizemore Sr.
Son of Annie Ruth Hudson Sizemore, grandson of Leslie (Les) C. Hudson, great grandson of Charlie Coleman Hudson, great-great grandson of Coleman (Jart) Jarred Hudson.
Obituary
Lawrence Lee “Larry” Sizemore -76 died peacefully surrounded by family on December 14, 2018. He was born May 19, 1942, in Charleston, South Carolina.
Lee graduated from Clinton High School Class of 1960. He then enrolled at the University of North Carolina where he earned a degree in Business Administration Class of 1964. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After his time in service, he began an almost five-decade career with Brown Shoe Company which took him all over the country with residences in Missouri, Ohio, Arizona, Colorado and back to his home state of North Carolina.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Annie Ruth and Clyde Howard Sizemore and his wife Deborah Ann Sizemore. He is survived by daughter Laura Hall (Devin) granddaughters Olivia and Leigha all of Houston, Texas, son Lawrence (Edith) and granddaughter Annalee, daughter Layne and son Logan (Jacqueline) and granddaughter Elena all of Chapel Hill; as well as siblings Mitchel Sizemore (Sue), Camellia Dunn, Cathy Garner (Tom) and numerous beloved nephews and nieces.
On Friday, December 21 a graveside service will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, 1721 Legion Road, Chapel Hill at 11:00am. Memorial services will follow at University Presbyterian Church, 209 Franklin Street, Chapel Hill at 2pm with a reception immediately to follow at Vance Barron Hall at University Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice Home of UNC, 100 Roundtree Way, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312 or University Presbyterian Church.
Son of Annie Ruth Hudson Sizemore, grandson of Leslie (Les) C. Hudson, great grandson of Charlie Coleman Hudson, great-great grandson of Coleman (Jart) Jarred Hudson.
Obituary
Lawrence Lee “Larry” Sizemore -76 died peacefully surrounded by family on December 14, 2018. He was born May 19, 1942, in Charleston, South Carolina.
Lee graduated from Clinton High School Class of 1960. He then enrolled at the University of North Carolina where he earned a degree in Business Administration Class of 1964. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After his time in service, he began an almost five-decade career with Brown Shoe Company which took him all over the country with residences in Missouri, Ohio, Arizona, Colorado and back to his home state of North Carolina.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Annie Ruth and Clyde Howard Sizemore and his wife Deborah Ann Sizemore. He is survived by daughter Laura Hall (Devin) granddaughters Olivia and Leigha all of Houston, Texas, son Lawrence (Edith) and granddaughter Annalee, daughter Layne and son Logan (Jacqueline) and granddaughter Elena all of Chapel Hill; as well as siblings Mitchel Sizemore (Sue), Camellia Dunn, Cathy Garner (Tom) and numerous beloved nephews and nieces.
On Friday, December 21 a graveside service will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, 1721 Legion Road, Chapel Hill at 11:00am. Memorial services will follow at University Presbyterian Church, 209 Franklin Street, Chapel Hill at 2pm with a reception immediately to follow at Vance Barron Hall at University Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice Home of UNC, 100 Roundtree Way, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312 or University Presbyterian Church.






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Pictured are the three sons of
Joseph (Joe) Ezekiel & Etta Dale McCullen Wiggins Hudson
Joe was a son of Charlie (Charlie Coleman Hudson)
See photo for more details.
Etta Dale McCullen Wiggins (1915 -2000)
was the wife of Joseph Ezekiel Hudson (1914 - 1974)
and daughter of Ora Lou McCullen Wiggins (1880 - 1961)
Zilphia Elizabeth (Zilfy) McCullen (1883 - 1974)
was the wife of John Thomas Hudson (3/14/1882 - 8/21/1972
John (John Thomas Hudson and Charlie (Charlie Coleman Hudson) were brothers. Both were sons of CJ & MJ. John was Joe’s uncle.
Ora Lou and Zilfy were daughters of
John Steven McCullen (1855 - 1913)
and wife
Sarah Jane Boyette (1845 - 1923)
John and Sarah are buried in our
Coleman Jarred Hudson Family Cemetery
So the grandparents of Joseph's wife, Etta, who are the also the parents of John’s wife, Zilfy, are buried in our Turkey homestead farm family Cemetery.
Please enjoy the following links:
Coleman Jarred Hudson Family Cemetery – CJ & MJ website
Coleman Jarred Hudson Family Cemetery - Find A Grave
