Hello List, I thought my first post would be to welcome all of you to the Blackledge List. I am your list owner Linda Hodge. Please feel free to write me if you have any questions or problems. I thought it would be nice if we would post our lines. My Blackledge line is mainly from Mississippi. Jones and Wayne County and also Jasper Co. Right now I am trying to make a connection to Emily(Emma)Blackledge b.27 Oct. 1871 d. 09 Dec 1939 Emma married John M. Hodge b. 1861 d. 1923 Emma & John married in 1898 Waynesboro, MS. They had the follwing children: Children: 1. George Washington Hodge-b. 27 August 1890 d. 12 May 1949 2. Allen Hodge-b. 27 May 1893 d. 10 Nov.1962 3. Dock Hodge-b. 1897 d. 1924 4. John Hardy Hodge-b. 07 Feb. 1898 d. 01 March 1981 5. Burnie Hodge b. 05 March 1899 d.21 Jan 1983 6. Besseie Hodge b. 08 July 1900 d.04 April 1981 7. Neta Hodge b. 02 Aug. 1904 d. 27 Sept.1969 8. Early Hodge b. 01 July 1905 d. 19 Nov 1972 9. Eliza Hodge b. 09 April 1908 d. 16 Dec. 16,1978 10.Emily Hodge b. 21 April 1911 d. 29 Oct.1992 11 Wright Hodge b. 11 April 1911 d. 24 july 1989 12. Marie Hodge b. 15 Nov 1915 d. 30 June 1970* 13. Ruby Hodge b.01 April 1916 d. 02 Feb. 1999* 14. Clara Hodge b. 13 January 1918 d. 27 January 2000 * Birth dates have to be checked Emma was the daughter of Richard Blackledge & Barthenia Overstreet. If anyone has any info on any of these individuals. Please post to the list. Linda Hodge