The William Problem One last post on my new Unified Family Theory, as last branch to try to attach to the family tree. In the 1767 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, tithe listing there are three William Hodges: Jefferson's list: Isham Hodges 150 acres John Hodges Robert Hodges Donelson's list Edmond Hodges Wilson's list Wm. W. Hodges 240 acres Dilliard's list Edmond Hodges 100 acres Innes' list Wm. Hodges & Thomas Neville William Hodges I doubt if any was William Hodges, son of Isham Hodges, because none is listed with Isham and Isham's William would probably not be old enough. William W. with 240 acres is probably Welcome William who moved to Surry County. Another is probably the William who later appears as William Hodges, Sr. Who is the third? It could be William Hodges of Cumberland County. Let's look at a few more: 1774 Pittsylvania Tithables, Innes' List Isam Hodges John Hodges Robt. Hodges Jr. Wm. Hodges Wm Hodges Jr. 1775 Pitsylvania Tithables, Witcher's List Edmond Hodges David Hodges Jesse Hodges Thomas Hodges Isam Hodges Wm. Hodges Donelson's List Wm. Hodges 1776 Pittsylvania Tithables, Innes' List Isam Hodges Robert Hodges, Jr. Wm. Hodges Wm. Hodges, Jr. August 1, 1778 Henry County tax list ...Haskins, William Hodges, Isham Hodges William Hill, Isham Huckaby, John Hodges, William September 21, 1778 deed of Josiah Hodges to Ambrose Hall for 200 acres on Pigg River. Witnesses: Tully Choice, Jr.; William Jamison; William (X) Hodges. 1 Henry County Deeds 245. An alphabetical List of the taxes or pound rate imposed on the different persons property in the County of Henry and delivered to John Salmon, Sherif of the said County to Collect for the year 1779. ...Hodges, William, Senr. Hall, Lamford Hodges, Josiah Hooker, Mary Hodges, William, Jr. Hodges, Isham June 17, 1779 deed of Ambros Hall and Elisha Eastes, Sr., of Henry County to Josiah Hodges of Henry County for "a negro wench named Polly". Witnesses: William (X) Hodge, James (X) Hodge, John (X) Milan. 1 Henry County Deeds 243. 1780: An alphabetical List of Tax in the County of Henry for raising a supply of money for the Service of the United States. Delivered to Archeleus Hughes, Esq. Sherif of the said County to collect, due the 20th day of February 1780. ...Isham Hodges William Hodges... Thus, there are consistently two Williams up until 1780. I think the younger, William Hodges, Jr., is Isham's son. Who is the other and where does he disappear to after 1780? I suppose it is possible that it is William Hodges of Alabama, but it just seems odd to me that he would be called William "Senior" and the other one William "junior" when they were so close in age. Paul Hodges relates that Luther N. Byrd of Westfield, N.C., prepared in 1947 an abstract of the 1784 tax list of Surry County, North Carolina. In Captain Martin Armstrong's District (which Byrd stated was probably in what is now Yadkin County) are listed: "Wm. Hodges, Amasa Hodges & Abner Hodges - 3 polls" This may relate to the occurrence of a similar group of names in Lincoln County, Kentucky, between 1796 and 1811. William and Amos Hodges first appear in land records in 1796, and Amasa in 1803. Sutherland, Early Kentucky Landholders, 1787-1811, 156-157. In personal property tax lists, William and Amos first appear in 1797, Amasa in 1803, and Abner Hodges in 1796. A James Hodges also appears in 1797. Early Kentucky Householders 1787-1811, 87. These Hodges individuals appear to have been living along the Green River in Lincoln and Casey Counties. Sutherland, Some Original Land Grant Land Surveys Along Green River in Lincoln and Casey Counties, Kentucky 1781-1836, 29, 197, 199, 493, 494. Among the individuals taxed in Lincoln County from 1807 to 1811 was a Moses Hodges. Sutherland, Early Kentucky Householders 1787-1811, 87. Here is a post from the archives on this family: Is anyone researching the HODGES family of Casey CO. Kentucky? On the 1815 Tax List are the following names; Moses HODGES, William HODGES 100 Acres, Amos HODGES 50 Acres, Amasa HODGES, Welcum HODGES 400 Acres, Abner HODGES. On the 1840 Casey CO. KY. Census, page 173, is listed Judith HODGE, age,70-80. Could this be Judith GENTRY, daughter of Joseph GENTRY, of Surry County, N.C. married to Amos HODGES? The reason that I started researching the HODGES of Casey CO. KY. is that they might be connected with the Ambrose, Joshua and William HODGES,of the Walnut Creek area of Warren and Barren County, KY. I am trying to connect this family with William HODGES, who was sent by Samuel GENTRY, in 1813, to claim his part of his father, Joseph GENTRY's estate. This William HODGES, was married to Joseph GENTRY'S daughter, Agnes. I have checked the HODGES Family Archives, and have found no one researching the HODGES of Casey CO. KY. There is also an Ambrose HODGES, on the Boyle CO.KY. census of 1850 I have HODGES info. I will share. Rich Johnson.. Does anyone know how (or if) this family ties into the Hodges family of Surry County, North Carolina? Could the William be William, Senior from Franklin County, Virginia. Bob Hodges

Hello Cousin Elijah. Thanks tremendously for the info you sent. I'm going to have to digest some of this before I can answer intelligently. But, one thing struck me in your first email regarding Richard Hodges and his wife Sarah F. Rosamond. Sarah's father's name was John and not James. James was her brother, who is my ggg-grandfather. This has been pretty much proven by a number of cousins independently, as well as a local SC independent researcher not connected to the family. The makeup of this family, which ties to the Hodges at least twice and maybe three times, is shown below. John Roseman (spelling from records of Augusta County, VA) and wife Sarah Willson Roseman. They moved from Augusta County, VA to Abbeville District, SC around 1766. There is a record of them selling their land on Moffett Creek in VA in late 1765. I have a land deed where John obtained land in Abbeville Dist, SC in 1767 on Turkey Creek, just outside of Ware Shoals. This couple had five children: Margaret Rosamond who married Bartholomew Weems Sarah F. Rosamond who married Richard Hodges, the family that later moved to Ripley County, Indiana Jean Rosamond (female, who never married) Samuel Rosamond, who married Sarah Hodges, sister of Richard Hodges above James Rosamond, who married 1st. --- BIG QUESTION --- married 2nd Mary Doherty (as spelled in James' will dated 1806 - her previously married name) widow of James Daugherty. One of the leading contenders for being James' wife is Dorothy Hodges, the one who was captured by the Indians and later returned to live with her family. She is supposed to be the sister of Richard Hodges and Sarah Hodges listed above. The other most likely scenario is that she was a Jones, probably related to the Benjamin Jones family who lived on the next farm over from John and Sarah Rosemond. One of James' sons was named Nathaniel Jones Rosamond sort of hinting that maybe his mother's maiden name was Jones. Now my question. You show Sarah F. Rosemond's father died in November 1769. Can you tell me where this date came from? My cousins and I have been looking for a record of his death for years with no success. I have to question the date because both John and his son Samuel are shown in an early colonial census of the Old 96 District in 1779. We're pretty sure John is not alive in 1790 because Sarah is listed as the head of the household, with one unmarried female living with her. This would place his death between 1779 and 1790. Oh, the name is misspelled again on this early census. It's shown as Rosemand. BTW, for anyone interested in the Rosamond name by any of the various spellings, I encourage you to join the Rosamond-L list. Jimmy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elijah Hodges" <ehodges@kc.rr.com> To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 3:24 PM Subject: Re: [HODGES-L] Another William Hodges No. 1 > Hello Cousin Jimmy, > > Your William Hodges from the three letters you posted is the self same William, possibly Brooks, Hodges is the brother of my Richard. Your information is correct on William born in Essex County Virginia about 1764, moved with family to 96th District, later the Abbeville Dist, SC. They lived close to Walnut Creek just north of where Hodges, SC now stands. The people of Hodges know very little about the family. I'll go into that in a different letter. William married Frances Long, also known as Franky, they married in the neighborhood of Hodges, SC. My records show Greenwood, but when they married it was still Abbeville Dist, SC I think. William died age 70 in SC. > > You asked about his family. His father was Richard Hodges and his mother Was Elizabeth Jones. They married in the Essex County, VA area and began their family there. It is unknown just how many children they had. I believe that two families were lumped together in some of the books there were written. I believe that Richard had a brother John who went to South Carolina and lived on the next farm over. John has been very hard to find in the records, the only reference is a land grant sent to me by Al Metts who used to post here often. You will find much information in the Archives from Al Metts. > Al writes that the first record of Richard Hodges is when he had an important meeting with a man named Richard Jones. Richard Jones had in his lifetime made a general promise that he would give fifty pounds to his daughter, Elizabeth, if she married with his liking. She married the said Richard Hodges, who was of her father's liking. On 1 January 1741 (Order Book 24:39) Well, the lawyer-talk is documented to tell that Father Jones did not come up with the 50 Pounds! Instead, he agreed to leave lovely Elizabeth an equal share of his estate when he died. Like every mortal, Richard Jones died between 1755(w) and 1757(p). A long will named many of our Jones cousins: - Richard Jones' sons John, Benjamin, Richard, Adam and a couple of grandsons - all boys! Conspicuous by her omission was Betty (Elizabeth) Hodges! > Betty and Richard took the estate and deceased Richard Jones to court. Justice was done at last. On 20 Jun 1763, after 7 years, the court found for Betty and gave her 50 pounds. They charged Richard 770 pounds of tobacco to pay expenses for three witnesses. There are other records about Richard in VA. There were records until 24 November 1768, after which Richard and his family vanish from the records in VA. > I'm sure that Richard Hodges is the father of Richard Hodges my ancestor. My Richard Hodges married Sarah F. Rosemond in Abbeville Dist, SC after serving in the Revolutionary War with her father James Rosemond who died in November 1769. They moved to Tennessee, then Kentucky and settled in Ripley County, Indiana where both are buried. > The whole family from my Richard is; > Richard Hodges Jr. born 1756 Essex Co, VA and died 17 Jan 1824 in Ripley Co, IN. > James L. Hodges born 1763 Essex Co, VA and died 06 Aug 1823 now Hodges, SC. The grave is on the property of a Go-Kart track where most of the stones have been damaged by drunken vandals. I have photos. James L. Hodges married Nancy Ware Abbeville Dist, SC Jan 1786 they were married by Baptist Minister Joseph Redding. > John Hodges born Essex Co, VA 1764 died Abbeville Dist, SC 24 Dec 1834. Married twice, 20 children most by Frances Anderson. > Sarah Hodges born Essex Co, VA B date unknown, died 24 Apr 1844 married second husband Samuel Rosemond whose father was James Rosemond and died Abbeville Dist, SC ca Nov 1796. They had 9 children, Elizabeth, Margaret, Sarah, Lucinda, Jane, Addison, Richard, James, and Mary Clark Rosemond. > Charles Hodges born Essex Co, VA 1768/70 married Sarah (possibly Rosemond) and had at least William Hodges... > William (Brookes) Hodges born Essex Co, VA 1771died SC 1830, married Frances Long, their children; William Hodges Jr, George Washington Hodges, Marshall W. Hodges and 7 others. > Samuel Hodges > Dorothy Hodges > probably two or three others names unknown. Differing records give Richard and Elizabeth Jones Hodges up to thirteen children. We have found, and believe to be true a short History that says that Richard was killed by indians before the RW. So I don't believe there would have been children after 1775, but like I said there was more than one family. I suspect that some, or several of the last children attributed to Richard and Elizabeth were the children of John Hodges. The problem is there is a terrible lack of records from the time period. > I have a pedigree chart for Elizabeth's family if you are interested. > > I also strongly suspect that William Brookes Hodges was named after an ancestress. Anyone able to connect the Hodges family to the Brookes family around 1720-30? > > Elijah > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jimmy Rosamond" <jdrosamond@adelphia.net> > To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 5:52 PM > Subject: [HODGES-L] Another William Hodges No. 1 > > > > I've been reading the chain of postings about the various William Hodges on the list with great interest, and I'd like to throw another William Hodges into the mix. This is the William Hodges who was in the Old 96 District of SC, in the area that later became Abbeville County. > > > > ==== HODGES Mailing List ==== > - > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > Learn and Enjoy IRC Chats-Step by Step Instructions-It's free and fun > http://www.flash.net/~gen4m/ > When in doubt, save thy message overnight and reread it in the light of dawn. >

Here is a link to a site with the excerpt of Goodspeed's biographical book on Crittenden Count, Arkansas. It contains the bio of Asa Hodges of Lawrence County, Alabama, and also bios of John D. Hodges and James F. Hodges. I think the latter two were grandsons of John Hodges of Greenville County, South Carolina, son of William Hodges of Lawrence County, Alabama. http://www.couchgenweb.com/arkansas/crittenden/biog.htm Also, here is a link to a list of early Hodge marriages in Alabama. There are quite a few in the Madison-Morgan area, http://www.censusdiggins.com/alabama_marriages.ho.html Finally, I could not find a link to this, but here is the text from google of a record showing that some of the Lawrence County Hodges moved over into Itawamba County, Mississippi. The Crittenden bio above records another moving to Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Know all men by these presents that I James Hodges of Itawamba County of the State of Mississppi have this day appointed my brother Asa Hodges of the County of Lawrence of the State of Alabama, my lawful attorney for me and in my name to sell or dispose of the following named slaves as he may think proper: Cam, a man twenty two years old, Lellen, a girl seventeen years old, Sally sixteen years old, Amanda, ten or eleven years old, Henderson, a boy nine years old, all of dark complection .. And to make good and lawful titles to the same within named slaves as I myself could do ...In testimony of the above, I have set my hand and seal this the 22nd October 1842.. Deed Book 3 Page 257 Bob Hodges

In my first several posts on this subject I noted the move of some of the Hodges from Madison County, Alabama, to Union County, Illinois. It is not my purpose to trace this family, only to note that most of them appear to be decendants of James and Rebecca Hodges of Madison County, Ala. One who is not is Isaiah Hodges, who appears in the 1850 Census of Union County, Illinois. He is the son of Asa Hodges, son of Isham Hodges of Henry County, Virginia, and Chloe Marcum. Here is his information: Isaiah Hodges b. ca. 1800, Va. (per 1850 census), prob. Franklin County, Va. m. Martha Hodges, Sept. 6, 1823, Sumner Co., Tenn. Sumner Co., Tenn. Marriage Records. m. (2nd) Martha Hahn, ca. 1840, Union Co., Ill. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. 1850 Census, Union Co., Ill., West part of Dist. #2, Aug. 1850 Isaiah Hodges wm50 farmer b. Va. Martha Hodges wf50 b. Va. Romulus Hahn wm15 farmer b. Ky. Martha Hodges wf10 b. Ky. John Thomas wm12 b. Ia. (Indiana?) It is interesting that one of the Franklin County, Virginia Hodges shows up among the South Carolina-Alabama Hodges in Union County, Illinois, and another (Asa M. Hodges) shows up among the Lawrence County, Alabama Hodges as well. Martha Hodges who married Isaiah in 1823 was the daughter of Aaron Hodges, son of Isham Hodges of Henry County, Virginia, and Elizabeth Markham, so it sounds like Isaiah and Martha may have been double first cousins. Bob Hodges

Cousin Jimmy, I'm now writing about the third generation. First Gen being Richard Hodges and Elizabeth Jones. Second Gen for this writing is Charles Hodges 5th child of Richard and Elizabeth. (Some have him as 8th child) Charles Hodges born Essex Co, VA abt 1771, married Sarah Anderson abt 1795 died Abbeville Dist, SC Mar 1845. Children of Charles Hodges and Sarah Anderson are; William Hodges born abt 1795 at Mulberry Creek, Abbeville Dist, SC and married Elizabeth (Betsy) Baremore about 1829. They lived, had their family and died in the area of Hodges, SC. I think they are buried next to each other out behind the Go-Kart track. I'd have to look at my list again to be sure. I'm not sure where the list is. I have several piles of notes... Charles Hodges and Sarah Anderson had as many as twelve other children who's names we do not have. Sorry. William Hodges and Elizabeth Barmore, (Baremore) had at least three children: Sarah Jane Hodges born May 20 1830, married William Walker Higgins abt 1859 in or around Hodges, SC. William Charles Coleman Hodges born abt 1832 and Charles Hodges born abt 1843. Because of the three we do have I believe that there were others. Perhaps there were several unsuccessful pregnancies for what ever reason. My cousin has Elizabeth Baremore with parents William Baremore and Nancy Dodson. Because of her research I have changed my records to read Baremore. I'm sorry if I don't give you all of the deed registers, cencus report numbers etc. I haven't kept that information in my genealogy book, but created a seperate book with plenty of notes. My letters to the Hodges won't normally include proofs, I can tell you all however that I have that information for almost everything I put on the list. If I don't have it then my cousin does. I hope this helps someone! Elijah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Rosamond" <jdrosamond@adelphia.net> To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 5:52 PM Subject: [HODGES-L] Another William Hodges No. 1 > I've been reading the chain of postings about the various William Hodges on the list with great interest, and I'd like to throw another William Hodges into the mix. This is the William Hodges who was in the Old 96 District of SC, in the area that later became Abbeville County.

The people of Hodges SC are not related, or don't know of a relationship to the original family. The town is named after General George Washington Hodges who was an active member of the SC state militia all of his adult life and fought in several battles. GW Hodges is buried in the grave yard that is part of the Go-Kart track outside of Hodges, SC. I've asked several people in SC to look into cleaning up the sight but the state won't have anything to do with it because it isn't public land. The list of we won't do anything goes on, but I won't. The people of the town are friendly and will tell you about GW Hodges who built the nicest house the town has ever seen. He or his descendants built the only bank the town has ever seen. The old building still stands, but a nicer building has been built and other descendants sold the bank to a larger concern. There is a bank in Hodges, SC, but they know nothing of the history in there. The people in the Delli/Gas station are friendly and know a little about the history. They pointed out a man at the back who was able to talk about the history of the town before the Civil War. He grew up there and knew the Hodges family who lived in the house. He was able to tell me where to find the cemetary. The trip over to Abbeville isn't to bad. The road is known as the "Hodges Road." When I was there everything was closed. Time was short, so I wasn't able to talk to anyone in Abbeville. They have a historic society where I had hoped to get more information about the history. Al Metts points out that there is a University nearby where most of the history of the area is easier to find. I've found this to be true here in Missouri too. A good place to start looking for the history of a place is at a University. I hope I've helped. Elijah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Rosamond" <jdrosamond@adelphia.net> To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 5:52 PM Subject: [HODGES-L] Another William Hodges No. 1 > I've been reading the chain of postings about the various William Hodges on the list with great interest, and I'd like to throw another William Hodges into the mix. This is the William Hodges who was in the Old 96 District of SC, in the area that later became Abbeville County.

Hello Cousin Jimmy, Your William Hodges from the three letters you posted is the self same William, possibly Brooks, Hodges is the brother of my Richard. Your information is correct on William born in Essex County Virginia about 1764, moved with family to 96th District, later the Abbeville Dist, SC. They lived close to Walnut Creek just north of where Hodges, SC now stands. The people of Hodges know very little about the family. I'll go into that in a different letter. William married Frances Long, also known as Franky, they married in the neighborhood of Hodges, SC. My records show Greenwood, but when they married it was still Abbeville Dist, SC I think. William died age 70 in SC. You asked about his family. His father was Richard Hodges and his mother Was Elizabeth Jones. They married in the Essex County, VA area and began their family there. It is unknown just how many children they had. I believe that two families were lumped together in some of the books there were written. I believe that Richard had a brother John who went to South Carolina and lived on the next farm over. John has been very hard to find in the records, the only reference is a land grant sent to me by Al Metts who used to post here often. You will find much information in the Archives from Al Metts. Al writes that the first record of Richard Hodges is when he had an important meeting with a man named Richard Jones. Richard Jones had in his lifetime made a general promise that he would give fifty pounds to his daughter, Elizabeth, if she married with his liking. She married the said Richard Hodges, who was of her father's liking. On 1 January 1741 (Order Book 24:39) Well, the lawyer-talk is documented to tell that Father Jones did not come up with the 50 Pounds! Instead, he agreed to leave lovely Elizabeth an equal share of his estate when he died. Like every mortal, Richard Jones died between 1755(w) and 1757(p). A long will named many of our Jones cousins: - Richard Jones' sons John, Benjamin, Richard, Adam and a couple of grandsons - all boys! Conspicuous by her omission was Betty (Elizabeth) Hodges! Betty and Richard took the estate and deceased Richard Jones to court. Justice was done at last. On 20 Jun 1763, after 7 years, the court found for Betty and gave her 50 pounds. They charged Richard 770 pounds of tobacco to pay expenses for three witnesses. There are other records about Richard in VA. There were records until 24 November 1768, after which Richard and his family vanish from the records in VA. I'm sure that Richard Hodges is the father of Richard Hodges my ancestor. My Richard Hodges married Sarah F. Rosemond in Abbeville Dist, SC after serving in the Revolutionary War with her father James Rosemond who died in November 1769. They moved to Tennessee, then Kentucky and settled in Ripley County, Indiana where both are buried. The whole family from my Richard is; Richard Hodges Jr. born 1756 Essex Co, VA and died 17 Jan 1824 in Ripley Co, IN. James L. Hodges born 1763 Essex Co, VA and died 06 Aug 1823 now Hodges, SC. The grave is on the property of a Go-Kart track where most of the stones have been damaged by drunken vandals. I have photos. James L. Hodges married Nancy Ware Abbeville Dist, SC Jan 1786 they were married by Baptist Minister Joseph Redding. John Hodges born Essex Co, VA 1764 died Abbeville Dist, SC 24 Dec 1834. Married twice, 20 children most by Frances Anderson. Sarah Hodges born Essex Co, VA B date unknown, died 24 Apr 1844 married second husband Samuel Rosemond whose father was James Rosemond and died Abbeville Dist, SC ca Nov 1796. They had 9 children, Elizabeth, Margaret, Sarah, Lucinda, Jane, Addison, Richard, James, and Mary Clark Rosemond. Charles Hodges born Essex Co, VA 1768/70 married Sarah (possibly Rosemond) and had at least William Hodges... William (Brookes) Hodges born Essex Co, VA 1771died SC 1830, married Frances Long, their children; William Hodges Jr, George Washington Hodges, Marshall W. Hodges and 7 others. Samuel Hodges Dorothy Hodges probably two or three others names unknown. Differing records give Richard and Elizabeth Jones Hodges up to thirteen children. We have found, and believe to be true a short History that says that Richard was killed by indians before the RW. So I don't believe there would have been children after 1775, but like I said there was more than one family. I suspect that some, or several of the last children attributed to Richard and Elizabeth were the children of John Hodges. The problem is there is a terrible lack of records from the time period. I have a pedigree chart for Elizabeth's family if you are interested. I also strongly suspect that William Brookes Hodges was named after an ancestress. Anyone able to connect the Hodges family to the Brookes family around 1720-30? Elijah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Rosamond" <jdrosamond@adelphia.net> To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 5:52 PM Subject: [HODGES-L] Another William Hodges No. 1 > I've been reading the chain of postings about the various William Hodges on the list with great interest, and I'd like to throw another William Hodges into the mix. This is the William Hodges who was in the Old 96 District of SC, in the area that later became Abbeville County.

This is the fourth and final generation I will post for this William Hodges. This is the generation that drove me crazy trying to figure out. I'd be interested on comments concerning my analysis. If anyone is a member of this Hodges family, I'd sure like to get additioinal information on the death of Thomas H. Hodges and Sarah Jane Hodges Rosamond. -------------------------------- Generation No. 4 8. SARAH JANE (SALINER) HODGES (THOMAS H.3, JAMES L.2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1846 in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and died Abt. 1884 in Montgomery County, Mississippi. She married MARION FRANCIS "FRANK" ROSAMOND Abt. 1865 in Mississippi, son of BENJAMIN ROSAMOND and JANE ROGERS. He was born September 13, 1848 in Carroll County, Mississippi, and died July 13, 1935 in Lovelady, Texas. Notes for SARAH JANE (SALINER) HODGES: REGARDING SARAH JANE HODGES AND MARION FRANCIS "FRANK" ROSAMOND >From 1850 Choctaw County, MS census: 539-539 CROWDER (This couple does not appear in the 1860 census) i. J. W. 30 m Farmer 25 NC ii. Malinda 21 f TN This is the Malinda that married Thomas H. Hodges before 1860. J. W. Crowder apparently died between 1855 and 1860. Their children were: Sarah M. T. J. Crowder b. abt. 1860 Martin L. Crowder b. abt. 1852 Isaac W. Crowder b. abt. 1855 ___ / ___ HODGES i. Thomas 30 ii. Maryan 25 iii. Sarah 4 iv. James 2 Maryan(n) is the mother of Sarah and James Hodges, rather than Malinda. Maryan apparently died between 1874 and 1860. By 1860, Thomas H. Hodges and Malinda B. Crowder are married and their families have been united. >From 1860 Choctaw County, MS census: 641-619 HODGES i. Thomas H. 42 Farmer 800 688 SC ii. Malinda B. 35 Household Mistress TN iii. Saliner 14 MS (This is Sarah, daughter of Maryann) iv. James 13 MS (Son of Maryan) v. Martha 10 MS (Daughter of Maryan) vi Benjamin 7 MS (Son of Maryan) Note that Benjamin has to be Maryann's son and not Malinda, because at the time he was born abt. 1853, Malinda is still with her first husband. vii. CROWDER, Sarah M. T. J. 10 MS viii. CROWDER, Martin L. J. 8 MS ix. CROWDER, Isaac W. 5 MS By 1870, Thomas H. and Malinda B. Hodges have had three additional children, Elizabeth, Lewis O., and Mary M. E. Hodges. Sarah (Saliner?) Hodges has married, as she is shown by her married name of Rosamond, and she has two children living with the family, Mary A. Rosamond and Wm. H Rosamond. This has to be Sarah, daughter of Maryann, as Sarah Crowder age 19 is still listed in the census under that name as shown below. >From 1870 Choctaw County, MS census: 74 - 74 HODGES i. T.H. 53 Farmer SC ii. Malinda 42 Keeping House iii. Benj. F. 16 Farmer iv. Elizabeth 8 v. Mary M. E. 2/12 vi. CROWDER, Sarah 19 vii. CROWDER, Martin L. 17 viii. ROSAMOND, Sarah 22 ix. ROSAMOND, Mary A. 4 x. ROSAMOND, Wm. H. 3 xi. RICHIE(?), A. B. 14 Farmer (Who is this?) Of course, the obvious question is who and where is the husband of Sarah Hodges Rosamond. I believe he is Marion Francis "Frank" Rosamond, son of Benjamin Rosamond and Jane Rogers (Mays) Rosamond of Attala County, MS. It is known that this couple had a son, Joseph Franklin Rosamond, based on the death certificate of this Joseph Franklin Rosamond. This death certificate lists the mother of Joseph Franklin Rosamond as Sarah Jane Hodges, born in Choctaw County, Mississippi. Joseph Franklin Rosamond was born in 1876, making him age 4 at the time of the 1880 Choctaw County census. It is also known, that the father-in-law of Marion Francis "Frank" Rosamond died ca. 1884 based on an entry in the Diary of Judge Jason Niles on 6 October 1884. This entry reads, "Frank Rosamond, son of old Ben, was convicted at the last term of the Montgomery County Court of the murder of his father-in-law and was sentenced to the penitentiary for life." From family legend, the murder was precipitated by the death of Sarah Hodges Rosamond in childbirth, as a result of the actions of her father. This would put her death also ca. 1884. However, this does place Marion Francis "Frank" Rosamond in Montgomery County, MS in the early 1880s. Assuming that Frank and Sarah Jane Hodges Rosamond were in Montgomery County in 1880, a search was made for a census record for this family in 1880 and the following was found. >From 1880 Montgomery County, MS census, ED 141, Line numbers 16-21: Line 16 Roseman, F. M 32 17 Roseman, S. F 33 18 Roseman, A. F 14 19 Roseman, W. M 13 20 Roseman, E. F 11 21 Roseman, J. M 4 The F. and S. Roseman correspond to Frank (Marion Francis) and Sarah Hodges Roseman/Rosamond. The J. Roseman, age 4, is Joseph Franklin Rosamond born 1876. Concerning the other three children the son, W. Rosamond, age 13, corresponds to the Wm. Rosamond shown in the 1870 census living with his mother and grandparents. This writer believes that the two female children A. and E. Rosamond are Mary A. Rosamond, age 4 in 1870, and Mary M. E. Hodges, age 2/12 in 1870. The use of the A. and E. for their names could come from the fact that both were named Mary, so the family probably used their middle names to distinguish them. This still leaves the question of where was Frank (Marion Francis) Rosamond in 1870. It seems probable that he is the M. Rosamond, 23, b. MS that is listed in the 1870 census of Attala County, MS. This M. Rosamond is living alone and "Working on a farm." It is possible that he was separated from his family because of having to take a job in the adjoining county, and it was far enough away that he couldn't commute back and forth each day. It is also possible that he and Sarah Jane were estranged which would account for the fact that there is a nine year gap between the birth of their son William and their son Joseph. There was obviously some dissension between Frank Rosamond and his father-in-law which ultimately led to the murder about 1884. I would suspect that this could be because at the time Frank and Sarah's daughter, Mary A. Rosamond was conceived ca. 1866 Sarah Hodges Rosamond would have only been 17-18 years of age, and Marion Francis Rosamond was 16 or 17 years of age. However, it would appear that there was some justification for the murder as Marion Francis "Frank" Rosamond served only seven years of his sentence. By 1893 he had been released and was in Houston County, Texas with the rest of the Rosamond family there. In 1893 there is a record of him marrying the widow, Mrs. B. F. Smith in Houston County, Texas. This couple had at least three children. More About SARAH JANE (SALINER) HODGES: Burial: Abt. 1884, Mississippi Notes for MARION FRANCIS "FRANK" ROSAMOND: There is a name snafu: Rosamond, Marion Frances (Marion Franklin or Frances Marion) 13 September1848 Birth No record of actual birth, birth date established based on tombstone and census records. Tombstone has his name as Marion Franklin Rosamond. 1850. Attala County, MS Federal Census for Benjamin Roseman Listed as Marion F. Roseman (age 2) on Page 253 (Ancestry Images Online, image No. 1), Line No. 1. Benjamin and Jane Rosamond are listed at bottom of previous page. 1860. Attala County, MS Federal Census for Jane Rosamond Listed as Frances Rosamond (age 12, born in Mississippi) on Page 186, Line No. 6. His mother Jane Rosamond is on line No. 4. His father, Benjamin, is not listed so it is assumed he died between 1850 and 1860. 1870. Marion F. Rosamond is now 22 years old. Attala County, MS Federal Census, Stamped Page No. 80 (Image No. 159), Line No. 38 M. Rosamond, age 23, born MS, is listed as "Working on Farm" on this census page. I consider it a high probability that this is Marion Rosamond. I think that he was already married and living on a farm in Attala County where he was working, leaving his wife and children with her parents in Choctaw County. We know his wife was Sarah Hodges born in Choctaw County, MS based on the death certificate of his son Joseph Franklin Rosamond. We don't know her age from this document. Choctaw County, MS Federal Census, Stamped Page No. 375, Line No. 8 A Sarah Rosamond is living in the home of T. H. and Malinda Hodges. I believe this is the Sarah Hodges that was married to Marion F. Rosamond. Sarah Rosamond, age 22, born in MS, is listed on line No. 8 along with two children, Mary A. age 4, and Wm. H. age 3. 21 February 1876. Marion Frances and Sarah Hodges Rosamond become parents of a son they name Joseph Franklin Rosamond. Joseph's death certificate, a certified copy of which was obtained from the State of Texas, and is in my possession, establishes his date of birth. 1880. Montgomery County, MS Federal Census, ED 141, Line Numbers 16 - 21 A family, which I believe is that of Marion F. and Sarah Hodges Rosamond, is listed as follows: 16 Roseman, F W M 32 Marion Frances, at some point, began using the name Frank. (The 2 is garbled, but determined by comparison to other numbers written on the page.) 17 " , S. W F 33 (Possibly 35) This would be Sarah Hodges Rosamond 18 " , A. W F 14 This child corresponds to Mary A. in 1870 Choctaw County Census below. 19. " , W. W M 13 This child corresponds to Wm. H. in 1870 Choctaw County Census below. 20. " , E. W F 11 I believe this is really Sarah's sister, Mary M.E. Hodges listed on the 1870 Choctaw County, MS census Since #18 is Mary A. and #20 is Mary M.E., this would explain why they are using middle names. 21. " , J. W M 4 This child corresponds to Joseph Franklin Rosamond, born in 1876. The Family of T.H. Hodges 1860. Choctaw County, MS Federal Census shows: 641-619 HODGES (H322) Thomas H. 42 m Farmer 800 688 SC Malinda B. 35 f Household mistress TN Saliner 14 f MS James 13 m MS Martha 10 f MS Benjamin 7 m MS CROWDER, Sarah M. T. J. 10 f MS (C636) CROWDER, Martin L. J. 8 m MS (C636) CROWDER, Isaac W. 5 m MS (C636) I believe Thomas H. and Malinda B. Hodges daughter Saliner is Sarah. The difference in the name could be a misspelling by the census taker, or either could just be her nickname. 1870. Choctaw County, MS Federal Census shows: 74-74 HODGES (H322) T.H. 53 M W Farmer b. South Carolina Malinda 42? F W Keeping House Benj. F 16 M W Farmer Elizabeth 8 F W Lewis O. 3 M W Mary M. E. 2/12 F W Crowder, Sarah 19 F W (Sarah Crowder was living with this family in 1860) Crowder, Martin L. 17 M W (Martin Crowder was living with this Family in 1860) Rosamond, Sarah 22 F W I believe this Sarah is T.H. and Maryann Hodges' daughter Saliner mentioned in the 1860census above. Rosamond, Mary A. 4 F W Rosamond, Wm. H. 3 M W Richie(?), A,B. 14 M W Farmer 1880 Montgomery County, MS Federal Census, ED 141 is shown above listing F. and S. Rosamond and children A., W., E., and J. Rosamond, ages 14, 13, 11 and 4 respectively. 6 October 1884 Entry in Judge Nile's diary stating that "Frank Rosamond, son of Old Ben, was convicted at the last term of the Montgomery County Court of the murder of his father-in-law and was sentenced to the penitentiary for life." This entry would show that Marion and Sarah Rosamond were in Montgomery County in the 1880s. Census: 1920, Houston County, Texas, 172/9/87 (Is this Houston County, or the City of Houston?) Marion Franklin Rosamond is listed as FRANK and is living with his son Joseph Franklin Rosamond and daughter-in-law Clara Russell Rosamond. Her father, James M. Russell at age 85, is also living in this household. Buried at Antioch Cemetery, Houston County, Texas. More About MARION FRANCIS "FRANK" ROSAMOND: Burial: July 1935, Houston County, Texas Occupation: Doctor, Violinist More About MARION ROSAMOND and SARAH HODGES: Marriage: Abt. 1865, Mississippi Children of SARAH HODGES and MARION ROSAMOND are: i. MARY A.5 ROSAMOND5, b. Abt. 1866. ii. WILLIAM H. ROSAMOND6, b. Abt. 1867. iii. JOSEPH FRANKLIN ROSAMOND7, b. February 21, 1876, Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi; d. January 31, 1953, Houston, Harris County, Texas; m. CLARA CLAY RUSSELL8, 1905, Texas; b. July 30, 1884, Trinity, Texas9; d. September 30, 1948, Houston, Harris County, Texas. Notes for JOSEPH FRANKLIN ROSAMOND: Forest Park Cemetery, Lawndale More About JOSEPH FRANKLIN ROSAMOND: Burial: February 02, 1953, Houston, Harris County, Texas Occupation: Postmaster, Watch Repairman, Carpenter Religion: Baptist Notes for CLARA CLAY RUSSELL: >From Pat Fite's email: Census: 1900, Houston County, Texas, 20,9,69 More About CLARA CLAY RUSSELL: Burial 1: October 01, 1948, Houston, Harris County, Texas Burial 2: October 01, 1948, Forest Park Cemetery, Lawndale Street Cause of Death: Carcinoma Occupation: Housewife Religion: Baptist More About JOSEPH ROSAMOND and CLARA RUSSELL: Marriage: 1905, Texas iv. EMMA ROSAMOND, b. Aft. 1880, Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi. 9. JAMES SAMUEL4 HODGES (WILLIAM HENRY3, JAMES L.2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1845 in Mississippi, and died 1914 in Arkansas. He married RHODA PRICE. She was born 1851 in Arkansas, and died March 25, 1893 in Arkansas. Notes for JAMES SAMUEL HODGES: >From "The Hodges Family", page 11. "What I Know of Our Hodges Grandparents" by Hazel Hodges Parsons. "Our grandfather was described to me as a hard-working, stern man who ruled his children with fear and anger. There was always a shadow over my own father's life because of the relationship between them... "I have also been told that our grandfather fought in the latter days of the Civil War and was wounded. He had a deep scar on his head as a result of that wound." Page 13. Louise Shannon Franklin found a funeral card for her. It is heavy cardboard and black, printed in gold letters. A freehand sketch is shown in the book. Notes for RHODA PRICE: >From "The Hodges Family", page 12. "It has been said that she had an identical twin sister. "... Small and dark, black hair and eyes, vivacious, dainty and petite -- are the impressions I have... "Although it was never spoken of in the family, she was probably part Indian. Seminole, I would guess ... She smoked a corncob or clay pipe and she loved to fish." Children of JAMES HODGES and RHODA PRICE are: i. LUTHER5 HODGES, b. July 23, 1872; d. May 23, 1913. Notes for LUTHER HODGES: "The Hodges Family" page 17. "We know there were other children. We have not been able to find Uncle Luther's wife's name, or the names of all of his children." ii. WILLIAM JOSEPH HODGES, b. November 11, 1874; d. March 31, 1955; m. MATTIE CALDONIA LAYMAN, Randolph, Texas; b. December 29, 1883; d. April 14, 1965. More About WILLIAM HODGES and MATTIE LAYMAN: Marriage: Randolph, Texas iii. JAMES JOHN HENRY HODGES, b. January 25, 1876, Arkansas; d. March 16, 1964; m. MINERVA JANE SHANNON, September 24, 1897, White County, Arkansas; b. March 13, 1885, Murphysboro, Illinois; d. November 28, 1959. More About JAMES HODGES and MINERVA SHANNON: Marriage: September 24, 1897, White County, Arkansas iv. MARTHA FRANCES HODGES, b. July 31, 1878; d. March 23, 1909; m. WESLEY VINCENT ROBINSON; b. 1872; d. 1941. v. SUSIE A. HODGES, b. February 09, 1880; d. June 22, 1969; m. JIM GALLOWAY. vi. IDA BELLE HODGES, b. October 01, 1882; d. December 23, 1950; m. JOHN W. SHANNON. vii. CAROL HODGES, b. February 08, 1884; d. November 23, 1908. viii. LIGE EMMETT HODGES, b. November 28, 1885; d. March 11, 1956; m. (1) CORNIELIA LONG, April 24, 1908, Quanah, Texas; d. January 1919; m. (2) IDA MAE KILLOUGH, August 24, 1924, Abilene, Texas; b. March 15, 1893; d. July 28, 1963. More About LIGE HODGES and CORNIELIA LONG: Marriage: April 24, 1908, Quanah, Texas More About LIGE HODGES and IDA KILLOUGH: Marriage: August 24, 1924, Abilene, Texas ix. MARY ELLER HODGES, b. February 11, 1888; d. December 17, 1981; m. JOSEPH ELLIOT SHANNON, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas; b. December 12, 1882; d. March 24, 1965. More About JOSEPH SHANNON and MARY HODGES: Marriage: Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas x. SAMUEL A. HODGES, b. September 08, 1891; d. September 02, 1964; m. RUBY COX, Texas; b. October 10, 1900; d. October 09, 1979. More About SAMUEL HODGES and RUBY COX: Marriage: Texas xi. ARTHUR HODGES, b. February 08, 1893; d. Abt. August 1894. xii. OTHA HODGES, b. February 18, 1893; d. Abt. April 1893. 10. LIVINGSTON BLAINE4 HODGES (ENOCH CHARLES3, MARSHALL2, WILLIAM1) Child of LIVINGSTON BLAINE HODGES is: i. JOHN PHILLIP5 HODGES.

Here is the Register Report I mentioned directly out of my database in Family Tree Maker. I apologize for some of the repeated information from the previous email. I'd be interested to know anything else about this family, in particular the ancestry of William and Elizabeth Barmore Hodges. ------------------------------------------ Descendants of William Hodges of Abbeville, SC Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 HODGES1 was born Abt. 1762 in Essex County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1845 in South Carolina. He married (1) ELIZABETH BARMORE 1783 in Ninety-Six District, South Carolina2. She died Abt. 1800 in South Carolina. He married (2) M. FRANCES LONG Abt. 1805 in South Carolina. Notes for WILLIAM HODGES: This William Hodges is listed as the father of a James L. Hodges, b. 5/12/1789, in a Family Group Sheet prepared by Rose-Marie Williams in 1992, and in "The Hodges Family" compiled and edited by Hazel Jan Hodges Parsons. (This appears to be a different James L. Hodges than the one who married Nancy Ware) The sources are based on independent research of the individual authors. In her book, Hazel Parsons gives the birth date of James L. Hodges as 1787, while the 1860 census lists him as being 59 years of age, thus born in 1791. This is borne out by the fact that the 1790 census of the Abbeville District of South Carolina shows only one William Hodges, and only one other person is in his household, presumably his wife. Therefore, this James L. Hodges could not have been born until after 1790. The names and birth dates of the other children of William and Elizabeth Hodges come from the Family Group sheet from Rose-Marie Williams, and the book "The Hodges Family" by Hazel Jan Hodges Parsons. Again, these two independent sources are in agreement. In her book, Hazel Parsons states, "From Virginia we have a record of William Hodges, who was born about 1767 and his wife, Elizabeth, moving to South Carolina..." Since Elizabeth is not identified by her maiden name, it appears that Ms. Parsons was not aware of the maiden name of William Hodges wife Elizabeth. I have located two separate records that indicate she was Elizabeth Barmore. The first is a marriage record from "Old 96 and Abbeville Districts, South Carolina, Marriages 1774 - 1890" complied by Paul R. Sarrett, Jr. and posted in the USGenWeb Archives for Abbeville County, SC. This record shows William Hodges married Elizabeth Barmore Hill in 1883. The second reference is the will of John Hill, Sr. and a paper filed in a court case some years after his death by his granddaughter Nancy Hill Richey. In the document, "Estate of John Hill Senior, Pack 3375, Bill for Account, Clerk of Courts Office, Abbeville, SC", it quotes the will of John Hill Senior and references one of his sons, Samuel Hill as follows: "Samuel Hill, now dead, who left as his only heirs and distributees a widow Elizabeth who has since intermarried with Wiliam Hodges, and two children, to wit, Nancy your oratrix who has intermarried with your orator Robert C. Richey, and Elvira who has since died unmarried and quite young. Administration of Samuel Hill's estate was granted to William Barmore." This Hill family has many ties to the Rosamonds in Abbeville, as John Hill's daughter Susannah Hill was the first wife of Benjamin Rosamond, and his daughter Frances "Fanny" Hill was the wife of Samuel Rosamond, brother of Benjamin Rosamond. Benjamin Rosamond was the grandfather of Sarah Frances Rosamond who later married the Rev. William Henry Hodges, a grandson of this William and Elizabeth Hodges. In 1826, the Walnut Grove Baptist Church was founded near Hodges, SC and Ware Shoals, SC. The founding fathers (and mothers) of this church contained members of the Hill family including Samuel Hill, the Rosamond family (Benjamin and Susannah Hill Rosamond), and a William Hodges and James Hodges. I believe the William Hodges in this record is the William Hodges, Sr., who along with Benjamin Rosamond, was a charter member of the Walnut Grove Baptist Church, founded 24 June 1826. As with Benjamin Rosamond, he is mentioned at least twice in the church minutes which are contained in Volume 2 of "Greenwood Historical Society Scrapbooks" and reprinted in the series of newspaper articles "Our Old Roads" by Harry L. Watson. The following are taken from those articles. ---------- From "Our Old Roads" -------------- No. 101, Year referenced in text 1826. Newspaper article 6 November 1943. (Regarding the Walnut Grove Baptist Church) "The original minute book begins with this entry: A Record of the proceedings of the Baptist Church of Christ at the Walnut Grove on Mulberry Creek in Abbeville District, S. C., constituted on the 24th day of June 1826 by the Rev'd Arthur Williams and Chesley Davis, both of the district aforesaid and the Rev'd Moses Holland, of Pendleton District." The names of the members constituted are as follows: Samuel Hill Nancy Hodges Richard Gaines Mary Youngblood William Graham Peggy Henderson Valentine Young Dicey Sharp Thompson Hodges Jincy Gaines Benjamin Rosemond Susanna Roseman Robert Gaines Francis Roseman William Hodges Jane Huskerson James Hodges Tabitha Hodges It will be noticed the names of the male members are in the first column and the names of the female members are in the second column. And that was the way the members in all the churches sat in the early days and even within the recollection of people of middle age and better today, the men on one side, usually the right side after entrance, and the females on the left side after entrance. No. 1666, Date referenced in text, January 1834. In January of 1834, William Hodges, Sr., a charter member died. The record made in June ... the highly esteemed man died "sometime in January last." He was the father of William Hodges, Jr. and others and his home was near the church. Many older residents remember William Hodges, Jr., one describing him as a "very tall, erect old man who wore a beaver." He was 70 years old when he died. ------------------------------------------ Notes for ELIZABETH BARMORE: >From "Equity Records of Old 96 and Abbeville District, SC" Samuel Hill, now dead, who left as his only heirs and distributees a widow Elizabeth, who has since intermarried with William Hodges, and two children to wit, Nancy your oratrix who has intermarried with your orator Robert C. Richey, and Elvira who has since died unmarried and quite young. Administration of Samuel Hill's estate was granted to William Barmore. Squire William Barmore was probably the father of Elizabeth Barmore Hill Hodges. More About WILLIAM HODGES and ELIZABETH BARMORE: Marriage: 1783, Ninety-Six District, South Carolina2 More About WILLIAM HODGES and M. LONG: Marriage: Abt. 1805, South Carolina Children of WILLIAM HODGES and ELIZABETH BARMORE are: i. ELVIRA2 HODGES. ii. NANCY HODGES, m. ROBERT C. RICHEY. iii. CHARLES HODGES, b. December 21, 1787; d. August 27, 1851, South Carolina. More About CHARLES HODGES: Burial: Aft. August 27, 1851 2. iv. JAMES L. HODGES, b. Abt. 1791, South Carolina; d. Bef. 1860, Mississippi. v. ELIZABETH HODGES, b. July 02, 1792; d. January 16, 1873. vi. DAVID HODGES, b. October 29, 1793; d. September 03, 1856. More About DAVID HODGES: Burial: Aft. September 03, 1856 vii. SAMUEL HODGES, b. June 14, 1796. 3. viii. MARSHALL HODGES, b. November 23, 1798. Generation No. 2 2. JAMES L.2 HODGES (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1791 in South Carolina3, and died Bef. 1860 in Mississippi. He married SARAH CUMMINGS. She was born Abt. 1795 in South Carolina4, and died Bef. 1870 in Attala County, Mississippi. Notes for JAMES L. HODGES: Moved his family from South Carolina to Mississippi in 1830. Children of JAMES HODGES and SARAH CUMMINGS are: i. FRANCIS3 HODGES. ii. MARGARET HODGES. iii. NANCY HODGES. iv. SARAH HODGES. 4. v. THOMAS H. HODGES, b. Abt. 1818, South Carolina; d. Abt. 1884, Montgomery County, Mississippi. vi. ELIZABETH HODGES, b. Abt. 1820. 5. vii. WILLIAM HENRY HODGES, b. March 22, 1822, South Carolina; d. 1892. 6. viii. JAMES HODGES, b. Abt. 1830, South Carolina. ix. MARY HODGES, b. Abt. 1833. x. BENJAMIN F. HODGES, b. Abt. 1837, Mississippi. Notes for BENJAMIN F. HODGES: Livng with the family of James M. and Martha ? Hodges in 1860. Based on 1860 Choctaw County, MS census. Benjamin F. was 28 years old, as was the James M. Hodges he was living with. Since his brother James was born earlier (prob 1824) this James M. probably isn't his brother. I would guess a cousin - but that is pure speculation. xi. MARTHA HODGES, b. Abt. 1842, Mississippi. Notes for MARTHA HODGES: in 1860 living with Sarah S. Simpson and her children. Household 295/284 of the 1860 Choctaw County, MS census, page 232. 3. MARSHALL2 HODGES (WILLIAM1) was born November 23, 1798. He married ? CULBERTSON. Child of MARSHALL HODGES and ? CULBERTSON is: 7. i. ENOCH CHARLES3 HODGES. Generation No. 3 4. THOMAS H.3 HODGES (JAMES L.2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1818 in South Carolina, and died Abt. 1884 in Montgomery County, Mississippi. He married MALINDA B. ?. She was born 1825 in Tennessee. Notes for THOMAS H. HODGES: This Thomas Hodges has been identified with Thomas, son of James L. Hodges and Sarah Cummings based on a reasonable, but unproven assumption. In the 1860 census of Choctaw County, MS there are three Hodges households at consecutive dwellings numbered 617, 618 and 619. At dwelling/household 617 is W. H. Hodges and Sarah F. Hodges and their children James, Thomas H., John F., William A., Benjamin F. and Marshall L. Hodges. Also living with this family is Walter A. Hodges. This is known from other research to be the Reverend William Henry Hodges and his wife Sarah Frances Rosamond. In 1860 William Henry Hodges is 37 and was born in SC. At dwelling/household 618 is J.M. Hodges, his wife Rebecca and their children Frances, Mary, Carroll and Cornelius. J. M. Hodges is 36, and was born in SC. At dwelling/household 619 is Thomas H. Hodges and second wife Malinda B. (Crowder by 1st marriage). With them are four children born to Thomas H. Hodges and his first wife Maryann ??, these being Sarah "Saliner", James, Martha and Benjamin. They also have three children of Malinda B. Crowder by her first marriage living with them, these being Sarah M.T.J. Crowder, Martin L. Crowder and Isaac W. Crowder. Thomas H. Hodges is 42 and was born in SC. >From other research it is known that the Rev. William Henry Hodges had brothers named James and Thomas. With the proximity of these three households, and knowing that the brothers moved from SC to Mississippi with their parents ca. 1830, it seems to be a reasonably safe assumption, though unproven as of December 2000, that the Hodges listed above are brothers and sons of James L. Hodges and his wife Sarah Cummings. Children of THOMAS HODGES and Maryann ? are: 8. i. SARAH JANE (SALINER)4 HODGES, b. Abt. 1846, Choctaw County, Mississippi; d. Abt. 1884, Montgomery County, Mississippi. ii. JAMES HODGES, b. Abt. 1847. iii. MARTHA HODGES, b. Abt. 1850. iv. BENJAMIN HODGES, b. Abt. 1853. 5. WILLIAM HENRY3 HODGES (JAMES L.2, WILLIAM1) was born March 22, 1822 in South Carolina, and died 1892. He married SARAH FRANCES L. ROSAMOND in Choctaw Co., Mississippi, daughter of SAMUEL ROSAMOND and FRANCES HILL. She was born 1827 in South Carolina, and died 1905. Notes for WILLIAM HENRY HODGES: Came to Mississippi with his parents in 1830. He became a Baptist Minister in 1863 in Choctaw County, Mississippi. He moved to White County, Arkansas in 1869. He married Sarah Frances Roseman, daughter of Samuel Roseman and Francis Hill Roseman. More About WILLIAM HODGES and SARAH ROSAMOND: Marriage: Choctaw Co., Mississippi Children of WILLIAM HODGES and SARAH ROSAMOND are: 9. i. JAMES SAMUEL4 HODGES, b. Abt. 1845, Mississippi; d. 1914, Arkansas. ii. CASSANDRA E. HODGES, b. Abt. 1847. Notes for CASSANDRA E. HODGES: Cassandra is mentioned in "The Hodges Book" but is not shown on the 1860 Choctaw County, MS census. I would presume she may have died as a child sometime between 1849 and 1860. iii. THOMAS H. HODGES, b. Abt. 1851. iv. JOHN F. HODGES, b. Abt. 1853. v. WILLIAM A. HODGES, b. Abt. 1855. vi. BENJAMIN F. HODGES, b. Abt. 1857. vii. MARSHALL L. HODGES, b. Abt. 1859. viii. ARCHIE E. HODGES, b. Aft. 1860. ix. EMMETT L. HODGES, b. Aft. 1860. x. JOSEPH T. HODGES, b. Aft. 1860. xi. SARAH F. HODGES, b. Aft. 1860. 6. JAMES3 HODGES (JAMES L.2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1830 in South Carolina. He married REBECCA ?. She was born 1830 in Alabama. Children of JAMES HODGES and REBECCA ? are: i. FRANCES4 HODGES, b. Abt. 1848. ii. MARY C. HODGES, b. Abt. 1851. iii. CARROLL HODGES, b. Abt. 1853. iv. CORNELIA HODGES, b. Abt. 1858. 7. ENOCH CHARLES3 HODGES (MARSHALL2, WILLIAM1) He married LUANNAH CULBERTSON. Child of ENOCH HODGES and LUANNAH CULBERTSON is: 10. i. LIVINGSTON BLAINE4 HODGES.

I've been reading the chain of postings about the various William Hodges on the list with great interest, and I'd like to throw another William Hodges into the mix. This is the William Hodges who was in the Old 96 District of SC, in the area that later became Abbeville County. The 1790 census of the Abbeville County, South Carolina shows only one William Hodges, and only one other person is in his household, presumably his wife. His wife's name was Elizabeth based on a Family Group Sheet from Rose-Marie Williams prepared in 1992, and a small privately published book, "The Hodge Family" compiled and edited by Hazel Jan Hodges Parsons. These two sources, which appear to be independent, are in agreement on her given name. In her book, Hazel Parsons states, "From Virginia we have a record of William Hodges, who was born about 1767 and his wife, Elizabeth, moving to South Carolina, ..." Since Elizabeth is not identified by her maiden name, it appears that Ms. Parsons was not aware of the maiden name of William Hodges wife Elizabeth. I have located two separate records that indicate she was Elizabeth Barmore. The first is a marriage record from "Old 96 and Abbeville Districts, South Carolina, Marriages 1774 - 1890" complied by Paul R. Sarrett, Jr. and posted in the USGenWeb Archives for Abbeville County, SC. This record shows William Hodges married Elizabeth Barmore Hill in 1883. The second reference is the will of John Hill, Sr. and a paper filed in a court case some years after his death by his granddaughter Nancy Hill Richey. In the document, "Estate of John Hill Senior, Pack 3375, Bill for Account, Clerk of Courts Office, Abbeville, SC", it quotes the will of John Hill Senior and references one of his sons, Samuel Hill as follows: "Samuel Hill, now dead, who left as his only heirs and distributees a widow Elizabeth who has since intermarried with Wiliam Hodges, and two children, to wit, Nancy your oratrix who has intermarried with your orator Robert C. Richey, and Elvira who has since died unmarried and quite young. Administration of Samuel Hill's estate was granted to William Barmore." This Hill family has many ties to my Rosamonds in Abbeville, SC. John Hill's daughter Susannah Hill was the first wife of my gg-grandfather Benjamin Rosamond, and another of his daughters Frances "Fanny" Hill was the wife of Samuel Rosamond, brother of Benjamin Rosamond. Benjamin Rosamond was the grandfather of Sarah Frances Rosamond who later married the Rev. William Henry Hodges, a grandson of this William and Elizabeth Hodges. In 1826, the Walnut Grove Baptist Church was founded near Hodges, SC and Ware Shoals, SC. The founding fathers (and mothers) of this church contained members of the Hill family including Samuel Hill, the Rosamond family (Benjamin and Susannah Hill Rosamond), and a William Hodges and James Hodges. I believe the William Hodges in this record is the William Hodges, Sr., who along with Benjamin Rosamond was a charter member of the Walnut Grove Baptist Church, founded 24 June 1826. As with Benjamin Rosamond, he is mentioned at least twice in the church minutes, which are contained in Volume 2 of "Greenwood Historical Society Scrapbooks" and reprinted in the series of newspaper articles "Our Old Roads" by Harry L. Watson. The following are taken from those articles. ---------- From "Our Old Roads" -------------- No. 101, Year referenced in text 1826. Newspaper article 6 November 1943. (Regarding the Walnut Grove Baptist Church) "The original minute book begins with this entry: A Record of the proceedings of the Baptist Church of Christ at the Walnut Grove on Mulberry Creek in Abbeville District, S. C., constituted on the 24th day of June 1826 by the Rev'd Arthur Williams and Chesley Davis, both of the district aforesaid and the Rev'd Moses Holland, of Pendleton District." The names of the members constituted are as follows: Samuel Hill Nancy Hodges Richard Gaines Mary Youngblood William Graham Peggy Henderson Valentine Young Dicey Sharp Thompson Hodges Jincy Gaines Benjamin Rosemond Susanna Roseman Robert Gaines Francis Roseman William Hodges Jane Huskerson James Hodges Tabitha Hodges It will be noticed the names of the male members are in the first column and the names of the female members are in the second column. And that was the way the members in all the churches sat in the early days and even within the recollection of people of middle age and better today, the men on one side, usually the right side after entrance, and the females on the left side after entrance. No. 1666, Date referenced in text, January 1834. In January of 1834, William Hodges, Sr., a charter member died. The record made in June ... the highly esteemed man died "sometime in January last." He was the father of William Hodges, Jr. and others and his home was near the church. Many older residents remember William Hodges, Jr., one describing him as a "very tall, erect old man who wore a beaver." He was 70 years old when he died. I will post a four generation register report for this William Hodges in a separate email as it is quite long. At least this is how I have his family worked out. Jimmy Rosamond jdrosamond@adelphia.net

from State of Indiana Library HODGES SUSAN F. FOREMAN PETER Shelby 10__18__38 HODGES SUSANNAH BREWER JOSEPH Lawrence 10-7-1824 HODGES SYLVESTER TATE MARY A. Ripley 11-1-1847 HODGES THIRZA ABBOTT JAMES Greene 1-14-38 HODGES THOMAS AMOS SALLY Rush 1-23-1834 HODGES THOMAS L. MCDOWELL LUCIA Switzerland 1-24-1848 HODGES WILLIAM LEE MIRANDA Switzerland 12-28-1844 HODGES WILLIAM TURLEY MARY JANE Greene 6-26-1849 HODGES WILLIAM DAVIS CATHARINE Putnam 11-21-1837 HODGES WILLIAM BRYSON RACHEL Randolph 3__5__46 HODGES WILLIAM BROSHEARS ABIGAIL Warrick 10-26-32 HODGES WILLIAM FRANKLIN MCNEELY NARCISSA Warrick 9-17-1846 HODGES WILLIAM M. STEEL MARY Shelby 7__3__38 HODGES WILLIAM P. HULICK SARAH ANN Rush 12-8-1847 HODGES WILLIAM P. JONES SARAH Rush 8-18-1826 HODGES WILLIS ROBINSON ELIZABETH Jefferson 3-4-1829 HODGESON WILLIAM CHANCE MARY St.Joseph 2-1-1845 Cyndy Shreffler 2250 Woodstock Ct., Troy, Ohio 45373

from the State of Indiana Library HODGES JOHN P.OLIVER MALISSA ANN Pulaski 11-11-1847 Ira Brown, J.P. HODGES JOHN P.BOURA ANN Randolph 1__31__21 lic. HODGES JOHN R. LEEDS POLLY ANN Ripley 10-11-1836 HODGES LOUISA MYERS JOSEPH Putnam 1-3-1843 HODGES LOUISA ARMS WILLIAM Rush 8-24-1842 HODGES LOUISA WELCH DANIEL Vigo 1-2-1834 HODGES LOUVINA MARGARET KLINGER JOSEPH Pulaski 3-17-1853 HODGES LUCINDA MYERS JOSEPH Putnam 9-2-1838 HODGES MAHALA CONNELL JOSEPH Ripley 9-30-1835 HODGES MALINDA PETERMAN JOHN Ripley 7-31-1838 HODGES MARGARET TATE HUSTON Ripley 10-5-1849 HODGES MARIA WHETSTONE JACOB Elkhart 8-18-1843 HODGES MARTHA ANN BOSHER SAMUEL H. Shelby 12-18-1828 HODGES MARTHA E. JORDON THOMAS Lawrence 12-28-1850 license HODGES MARTHA L. FISH HOSEA Lawrence 3-6-1841 HODGES MARY GREESON DAVID Morgan 5__31__42 HODGES MARY ANN CHAMBERS JAMES M. Washington 4-22-1847 HODGES MARY JANE BUTLER LEVI Pulaski 3-23-1843 HODGES MARY JANE BRADFORD JESSE Switzerland 11-26-1830 HODGES MATILDA ROBERTS ROBERT J.B. Ripley 5-23-1827 HODGES MICKEY PICKARD HENRY Greene 12-19-44 HODGES MIRIAM H. CONNELL BENJAMIN S. Ripley 12-5-1838 HODGES MOURNING ROWE JAMES Greene 7-27-1848 HODGES NANCY OTTERMAN ELIJAH Montgomery 11-26-1843 HODGES NANCY LETT SAMPSON Morgan 10__21__45 HODGES NANCY ROGERS JOHN Ripley 2-26-1845 HODGES NANCY ANN PARSLEY ALEXANDER Marion 7-19-1849 HODGES NANCY Y. CARPENTER ORRUN Greene 3-14-44 HODGES NATHAN STITT ELIZABETH Morgan 12__30__49 HODGES NATHAN SMITH RACHELL Putnam 12-25-1833 license HODGES NELSON LONG MARY La Grange 3-10-1836 A-33 HODGES PERLOINA F. RHOADS JOHN Shelby 9-5-1824 HODGES POLLY REED WILLIAM Warrick 3-14-39 HODGES REBECCA HENSON WILLIAM Lawrence 10-27-1839 HODGES REUBEN CREATH CINTHY Ripley 10-30-1825 HODGES REUBEN B. LACOCK PHEBE Ripley 2-21-1843 HODGES RICHARD FUSSELL MARY JANE Marion 1-15-1849 HODGES ROBERT SMITH ELIZABETH Bartholomew 10-1838Lic? no further date info HODGES ROBERT BROWN REBECCA Harrison 12-28-1843 HODGES ROSEMOND LAYCOCK LUCINDA Ripley 2-15-1841 HODGES SALLY QUNETTE CHARLES Orange 2-28-1821 HODGES SALLY MYERS NOBLE J. Putnam 2-14-1837 HODGES SALLY SPARKS GEORGE Vigo 4-7-1842 HODGES SAMUEL KLINGER ELIZABETH Pulaski 1-27-1848 Ira Brown,JP HODGES SAMUEL JOHNS RACHEL Ripley 7-3-1841 HODGES SARAH ABBOT EZIKEEL Greene 7-25-33 HODGES SARAH MCDANIEL JOHN Greene 9-27-1849 HODGES SARAH BAILEY THOMAS Ripley 5-3-1843 HODGES SARAH ROBERTS GEORGE M. Ripley 12-19-1835 HODGES SARAH HART LEWIS A. Warrick 9-28-42 HODGES SARAH N. KUME LYNN B. Ripley 3-17-1840 HODGES SIDNEY PHILLIPS AMOS Jefferson 11-23-1831 HODGES SILAS CURTIS MATILDA Randolph 12__24__35 HODGES SOPHIA RUBY JOEL La Porte 6-27-1850 Cyndy Shreffler 2250 Woodstock Ct., Troy, Ohio 45373

from the State of Indiana Library HODGES ADDELINE P. BLAKE JAMES W. Shelby 7-4-1832 HODGES ALBERT A. BUTLER SUSANNAH Cass 12-26-1839 HODGES ALFRED BRYSON MARY ANN Randolph 3__5__46 HODGES ANNE GILLAM ENOCH Greene 1-6-37 HODGES ARTHUR P. LITTLE ELIZABETH Washington 8-15-1845 E-45 HODGES BETHSHEBA BLANKENSHIP PERRY M. Morgan 5__18__43 HODGES BETSY M. FISHER DAVID Wayne 10-12-1815 HODGES CAROLINE SHELP GEORGE Vigo 3-25-1849 HODGES CATHARINE MIX HENRY S. Switzerland 8-11-1848 HODGES CATHARINE LESLEY JAMES Warrick 3-20-32 HODGES CATHARINE E. LAMB REUBEN Henry 5-25-1832 HODGES CHARLES JARVIS MILLIE Steuben 12-11-1849 HODGES CURTIS RODERICK EMILY JANE Knox 2-8-1843 HODGES CYNTHIA KESLER JOHN C. Vigo 2-3-1847 HODGES CYNTHIA HART Wm. Warrick 9-17-40 HODGES CYNTHIA ANN HART RICHARD S. Warrick 12-18-1849 HODGES DEBORAH BRUNER JOHN Orange 1-10-1828 lic. HODGES DEBORAH CARRINGTON JOHN B. Ripley 2-26-1845 HODGES DRUZILLA AUSTIN HEMAN Ripley 11-11-1846 HODGES EDMUND J. ALEXANDER SARAH Vigo 9-15-1843 HODGES ELIZABETH GENTRY JOHN Greene 2-8-1849 HODGES ELIZABETH ALEXANDER ROBERT J.Hendricks 9-1-1848 4-14 HODGES ELIZABETH OWENS JOHN Lawrence 11-20-1849 license HODGES ELIZABETH GENTRY THOMAS Warrick 11-16-35 HODGES ELIZABETH F. VICKERY JOHN Rush 1-10-1830 HODGES EMALINE HEFLIN ROBERT Rush 12-3-1847 HODGES EMILY CULBERTSON JAMES D.Hendricks 10-14-1840 2-100 HODGES EMILY SWANK JOHN H. Montgomery 2-21-1833 HODGES EPHRAIM SMITH ANN Owen 9-4-1845 HODGES FRANCES HUME PRESLEY Ripley 12-19-1836 HODGES FRANCES M. COBB DAVID Lawrence 1-23-1845 HODGES FRANKLIN WILKIE MARY Greene 9-15-41 HODGES FRANKLIN GENTRY ABBOTT SALLY Greene 12-12-39 HODGES GABRIEL CONN DOROTHA Ripley 3-25-1844 HODGES GENTRY WALLACE ELIZABETH Lawrence 3-8-1844 HODGES GEORGE W. CREAL ELIZABETH Vigo 4-2-1846 HODGES HARDEN LOVELESS PHEBE Vigo 3-13-1844 HODGES HARRISON BURNHAM ORPHA Clinton 8-6-1840 HODGES HIRAM LEWIS ROSEANN Ripley 3-9-1841 HODGES ISAAC KLINGER LOUIZA Pulaski 4-9-1851 Wm. Keys, J.P. HODGES JAMES COLLINS NANCY Hancock 11-15-1838 HODGES JAMES FINLEY SUSANNAH Clark 5-15-1830 license HODGES JAMES WHEATLEY NANCY Marion 8-28-1849 HODGES JAMES WILSON MARTHA JANE Ripley 8-2-1848 HODGES JAMES GALBREATH MARGARET Wayne 9-10-1828 HODGES JAMES M. WORRELL OR WORRALL NANCYClark 10-1-1835 HODGES JAMES M. LAYCOCK RACHAEL Shelby 1-22-1835 HODGES JANE PHILLIPS GEORGE Orange 10-26-1826 lic. HODGES JANE WATSON JAMES B. Harrison 2-20-1845 HODGES JESSE BOON SALLY Wayne 6-29-1817 HODGES JOHN SHIELDS RACHEL Jackson 2-11-1818 HODGES JOHN DOTY SARAH Randolph 3__3__36 HODGES JOHN TAYLOR ANNA Randolph 12__24__50 HODGES JOHN LESLIE CINTHA Warrick 2-18-36 HODGES JOHN DICKEY DELILA S. Warrick 12-2-1847 Cyndy Shreffler 2250 Woodstock Ct., Troy, Ohio 45373

Hi, I was hoping someone could give me some help here. My gr-gr-grandfather was named James Isaac Hodges, born Sept. 30, 1830 in Wilson County, Tenn. His father evidently was also named James Hodges and his mother was Sareh Cunningham. I found a James Hodges born in Wilson County, Tn in 1810 who was the son of Josiah Hodges and Mary Wilson, who was the son of Jesse Hodges and Elizabeth Collins. However, I am not sure this if the right James Hodges. Does anyone know who the children of James and Sarah Cunningham. My James Hodges went to California during the Gold Rush and settled in Hollister, California. He married Mary Jane Shirley. Is there anything here that rings a bell? I have been trying to find the missing link for over 25 years and any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Judy Bacon

Bob, Of course AFTER I sent the email I found the reference and they were in Franklin Co (FC). The Choates and the Birds were fellow travellers, in my case from Franklin Co. in 1770 to Dade Co. Missouri in 1850. The Simmons also married Choates and came to Dade Co. (ie, the same or neighboring Sections of specific Township/Range) March 4, 1812, FCVA Deed Bk 6, p. 271, Isham Hodges to John Bird, 337 ac on Simmons Creek January 22, 1814, FCVA Deed Bk 7, p. 83, John and William Bird of FC of the first part, and Samuel Cochran, John Tire and Lewis Wingfield the Trustees of the second part, and Isham Hodges of the County of Sumner and State of Tennessee of the third part. 337 ac on Simmons Creek…in Fredrick Oyler's line… and William A. Burwell's line…desireous to secure the note… Wit: Daniel Coaleson, William Clay, Daniel Ward. Note: Isham Hodges married Elizabeth Clay. Best regards...Janet Hunter

Thanks for the response. I really haven't gotten much feed back from what I put together. I am familiar with the Hodges of Sumner County, Tennessee. They are mostly the descendants of Isham Hodges' sons Isham, Aaron and Asa. My cousin Juanita Patton wrote a book on this part of the family a few years ago. Some other of my family went to Robertson County very early, and then on to Macoupin County, Illinois. I have not had time to dig into that area much, since it is collateral to most of my research, which is on the Hodges family of Franklin County, Virginia. It is interesting that the migration routsof these families are similar. A lot of Franklin County families also moved to Callaway County, Missouri. Bob Hodges ----- Original Message ----- From: <janethunter703@aol.com> To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 12:18 AM Subject: Re: [HODGES-L] Unified Family Theory 2003 > Bob, > > I was particularly interested in this little snippet in your Unified Family > Theory..from Pittsylvania records: > > "May 1773 On the information of James Mauran and Hugh Armstrong against > William Terry, Augustine Choat, James Daniel, Gideon Rucker and John Hodges > and for reasons appearing to the Court it is Ordered that the Sheriff > forthwith take them into custody and them safely keep until they shall find > sufficient securities for their good behavior. > > John and Isham Hodges acknowledge their debts of 10 pounds and 5 pounds > respectively to the King to be levied on their respective goods and chattels, > lands and tenements, with condition that the said John Hodges be of good > behavior and keep the peace towards all of his said Majesty's liege people, > and especially James Maurer and Hugh Armstrong, one whole year and a day. > Pittsylvania Co. (Va.) Court Order Book 2, page 179." > > The Choates all went to Sumner/Robertson Co TN, and I have a record of Isham > and Augustine's likely nephew Valentine Choate together in a deed I think > there. > > Also, in the unlikely case you all don't know, the Sumner Co. wills of > several Hodges are online: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/willtran.htm > > > > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/aaron.htm">HODGES</A>, Aaron, signed 19-Nov-1844, recorded December Term 1844 > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/asahodge.htm">HODGES</A>, Asa, signed 8-Oct-1823, recorded November Term 1823 > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/asawhodg.htm">HODGES</A>, Asa W., signed 3-Jul-1855, recorded October Term 1871 > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/isham.htm">HODGES</A>, Isham Jr., signed 1-Sep-1826, recorded November Term 1826 > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/hodgesi.htm">HODGES</A>, Isham Senior., signed 23-Dec-1829, recorded August Term 1839 > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/jemima.htm">HODGES</A>, Jemima B., signed 11-Nov-1833, recorded November Term 1833 > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/meredith.htm">HODGES</A>, Meredith, signed 5-Feb-1887, recorded December Term 1889 > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/wtrowthod.htm">HODGES</A>, Rowland T., signed 28-Oct-1839, recorded December Term 1839 > > Best Regards, Janet Hunter (not really a Hodges) > > > > > > ==== HODGES Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > Thou shalt not curse, flame, spam or USE ALL CAPS. > Researching the following families: Arnold, Alsobrook, Benton, Booth, Bradwell, Colson, Curles, Dailey, Davis, Dyess, Etheridge, Fort, Fuller, Gregory, Hodge, Hooks, Hudnall, Jackson, Mitchell, Shinholster, Thigpen, Thompson, Treadwell, Wall >

Bob, I was particularly interested in this little snippet in your Unified Family Theory..from Pittsylvania records: "May 1773 On the information of James Mauran and Hugh Armstrong against William Terry, Augustine Choat, James Daniel, Gideon Rucker and John Hodges and for reasons appearing to the Court it is Ordered that the Sheriff forthwith take them into custody and them safely keep until they shall find sufficient securities for their good behavior. John and Isham Hodges acknowledge their debts of 10 pounds and 5 pounds respectively to the King to be levied on their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, with condition that the said John Hodges be of good behavior and keep the peace towards all of his said Majesty's liege people, and especially James Maurer and Hugh Armstrong, one whole year and a day. Pittsylvania Co. (Va.) Court Order Book 2, page 179." The Choates all went to Sumner/Robertson Co TN, and I have a record of Isham and Augustine's likely nephew Valentine Choate together in a deed I think there. Also, in the unlikely case you all don't know, the Sumner Co. wills of several Hodges are online: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/willtran.htm <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/aaron.htm">HODGES</A>, Aaron, signed 19-Nov-1844, recorded December Term 1844 <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/asahodge.htm">HODGES</A>, Asa, signed 8-Oct-1823, recorded November Term 1823 <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/asawhodg.htm">HODGES</A>, Asa W., signed 3-Jul-1855, recorded October Term 1871 <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/isham.htm">HODGES</A>, Isham Jr., signed 1-Sep-1826, recorded November Term 1826 <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/hodgesi.htm">HODGES</A>, Isham Senior., signed 23-Dec-1829, recorded August Term 1839 <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/jemima.htm">HODGES</A>, Jemima B., signed 11-Nov-1833, recorded November Term 1833 <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/meredith.htm">HODGES</A>, Meredith, signed 5-Feb-1887, recorded December Term 1889 <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/wtrowthod.htm">HODGES</A>, Rowland T., signed 28-Oct-1839, recorded December Term 1839 Best Regards, Janet Hunter (not really a Hodges)

Things that make you go Hmmm Just when I thought I had this all wrapped up and tied with a bow, I saw this: Asa W. Hodges, farmer, is the son of R. S. and Mary Ann Hodges, the former of whom was born in Franklin Co., VA in 1807 & removed with his father Asa Hodges to Sumner Co., TN about 1814. He was the eldest of 9 children, only 2 of whom are living: Asa M. Hodges, a citizen of Alabama and Alfred J. Hodges, residing in Texas. R. S. Hodges was a farmer and married in Sumner Co., TN in 1829 to Mary Ann Murphy. They removed to Ohio County, KY in 1847 and were the parents of 9 children, 6 of whom are living in Ohio County. The eldest of these is the subject of this sketch -- Asa W. Hodges, born 10/3/1830in Sumner Co., TN. ..............a removal to KY., at the age of 17 .................First married to Martha Ann Flener 12/23/1858. 3 Children. This was in the archives without attribution, but it appears to be one of those biographies from the late 19th century. Ransom S. Hodges and Asa M. Hodges were sons of Asa Hodges: I.2.1 Asa Hodges b. September 17, 1783, Henry County, Virginia. Bond to marry Jemima Cockran (d. July 1832), Franklin Co., Va., February 2, 1807. Surety Samuel Cockran. Wingfield, Marriage Bonds 116. d. Sumner Co., Tenn., October 28, 1823. This particular Asa was the eldest son of Isham Hodges (son of Isham Hodges who died in Henry Count, Virginia in 1782) and Elizabeth Clay. We find Asa M. in Alabama. Guess where? http://members.aol.com/cpennin975/1850cn-h.htm Lawrence County, Alabama 1850 Census Hodges Asa M. 31M Tn. (see the Martin Privil household) Hodges Asa 26M Al. Hodges Fleming 34M Al. Margaret 23F Al. William 10M Al. Thomas P. 7M Al. James F. 5M Al. Alis 3F Al. Margaret 1F Al. Hodges Daniel M. 42M SC Martha 22F Al. Martha 15F Al. Louisa 13F Al. Ann 5F Al. John 3/12M Al. Here, Asa and Fleming are the younger William's sons and Daniel Merritt is their cousin (son of John, son of William). Asa M., born Tennessee 1819, sure appears to be our guy, a link right back to Franklin County, Virginia. Here is a link to the same man on WorldConnect, giving the name of his wife and a son. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1538683&id=I3914 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1538683&id=I3867 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1538683&id=I3924 This shows he married a daughter of Daniel Merritt Hodges, although it does not give a date. But look what happend when we check out her other husband, William davis McDaniel (there's that name again). He is the son of Patton Anderson McDaniel. http://www.tngenweb.org/queries/east/etnjan98.htm. I have to give you the google cache version since the Gen Web server is down: MCDANIEL, Patton Anderson born TN 1807/8 . Family moved to Alabama.He married Ann LEEPER 1830 in Alabama. Ann born in Georga 1807/8. Moved to TN, then to Alabama.Patton died Lawrence Co. Alabama 1861.Ann died Lawrence Co. Alabama 24 Apr 1873.Following children reported.E. Jane d.1884.Martha E.WalterWorthJames b. 1832William Davis b. 1836 Lawrence Co. m. Sallie PREUITT, Mary F. WERT, Martha HODGESElijah Newton b. Sept. 04, 1837 Oakville, Lawrence Co. m. Ann HODGES Nov. 10, 1863 d. July 02, 1906 Thorndale, TexasCharles Jefferson (Jeff) b. 1840 Lawrence Co. m. Caroline (callie) Henderson HODGES, Molton, Lawrence Co. d. Sept 1918 Dothan, AlabamaVashti b. 1844.Anderson b. 1848.Looking for parents of Patton MCDANIEL and Ann LEEPER.Thank you. In other words, three of his sons married Hodges girls in Lawrence County. I would love to know the McDaniel side of the relationship. That name keeps cropping up. Lots of good avenues for research. Bob Hodges

The Echols Connection I have run across a few things that I wanted to add to my discussion of the Hodges family in my series of posts a week or so ago. One is the relations with the Echols family. I think it was Linda Kmiecik that first documented this, but it is useful to help explain the relationships among the early Hodges individuals in Amelia and Halifax Counties, Virginia. Here is link to a good site on the Echols: http://www.virginians.com/redirect.htm?topics&bk A few key points: The Echols lived in Amelia County in the general area of Clementown Mills on the Appomattox River before moving to Halifax County, Virginia. Joseph Echols owned land on Owens Creek in Franklin County in the area where the Franklin County Hodges later settled. Rebecca Echols married James Hodges. Isaac Echols was a witness to several Hodges deeds Elizabeth Echols married a Murphy (possibly Richard Murphy) and was the mother of William Murphy and Joseph Murphy. Another Echols site: http://www.larkcom.net/org/ancestry/echols/history/5748.htm#5906 Note John Echols moved to Madison County, Alabama. Bob Hodges

Here is a link to a Callaway site that shows that Frances Callaway who married Charles Hodges came from Halifax County, Virginia: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bartlett/callaway-joseph-sr.htm Bob Hodges