Phy Hughes and Thirsa Young met at writing school in Gentry; they were married in 1888.  Their children were Alvin Escar (March 27, l889 - October, 1893); Robert Lee (December 28, 1891 - March 21, 1913); Jewell Elizabeth (April 5, 1894); Laura Pearl (March 3, 1897 - October 24, 1953).  They came with their family to Texas in 1900, arriving by train at their new home in Whitewright.  They farmed in that area until moving to the Liberty Community in 1906.  A farm was purchased from G. W. Redding, October 17, 1906 and operated by the family a number of years.  The farm is now owned by their granddaughter, Rosemary Parsons of Coleman.  Phy passed away November 9, 1930, Thirsa February 24, 1943, both buried in Santa Anna.

The Hughes children attended Liberty School.  Lee graduated from Santa Anna High School in 1912.  Jewell attended Santa Anna High School and Daniel Baker College.  Later, she taught at Bee Branch (1915-1917) and Old Silver Valley (1917 - 1918).  Pearl graduated from Santa Anna High School in 1916, attended Howard Payne College.  During the years of 1917 and 1918, she taught school at Antioch.  In 1919 and 1920, she taught at Liberty.

Jewell Hughes married Marshall Duggins, son of Samuel and Arizona (Kile) Duggins, February 21, 1918, in Santa Anna (see Samuel Duggins and Jesse E. Howard Families).  He was stationed in the army at Camp Travis, San Antonio during World War I.  After the war, Jewell and Marshall made their home in the Liberty Community.  Two children were born: Marjorie and Rosemary.  Marjorie passed away May 10, 1923.  Rosemary attended schools at Liberty, Buffalo, and graduated from Coleman High School in 1942.  She received a B.S. and M. Ed. Degrees from Howard Payne University.

Rosemary and Bennie Parsons, son of Clarence and Belle (Tabor) Parsons, were married August 23, 1947.  She taught in Amarillo, Coleman County, and Coleman ISD retiring in 1980 after thirty-three years of teaching.  Bennie served in the Navy during World War II, worked for the Coleman Water Department, and also had farming and ranching interests.  He passed away June 10, 1978.  They had one daughter, Jan, born March 29, 1955.  She graduated from Coleman High School in 1973, received a B.S. and M. Ed. Degrees from Angelo State University.  Jan married Randy Ward, August 25, 1974.  Randy graduated from Brownwood High School and received a B.S. in Agriculture from Tarleton State University.  They currently reside in San Angelo. Jan is employed as Educational Diagnostician with the San Angelo ISD.  Randy works for the Department of Agriculture as a Soil Conservationist.  Ryan, their son, was born July 11, 1975.