I have been researching the Hodges family of Franklin County for more than 18 years. I am aware of no resource that sorts them out. I have attempted to sort them into family groups, and my tentative conclusion is that almost all can be identified as descendants of Isham Hodges, William Hodges (probably, but not clearly, the son of Isham Hodges), Josiah Hodges, Robert Hodges, or Abednego Hodges. The relationship of those four is a matter of more or less educated guesswork (less in most cases). Even today, Hodges is one of the most common names in Franklin County. I doubt if there is any other way than to figure out if your Elijah is in the 1860 Census (I think there is an every name index for that year), and if not, get the list of Hodges from the 1854 Personal property tax list and compare that to 1860, and start concentrating on the families that moved away in between. I know that sounds tedious, but there may be no help for it. Bob Hodges ----- Original Message ----- From: Alison D. Martin <alisondmartin@uswest.net> To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 9:39 PM Subject: [HODGES-L] Franklin County Hodges > I am wondering if there is a resource available that accurately traces the > hodges of Franklin County Virginia. Can anyone tell me if there is more > than one Hodges family in this area during the period of 1850 - 1860 or do > all the hodges descend from one core Hodges family. > > I am attempting to locate the parents of Elijah A. Hodges born in June 1854 > in franklin county Virginia. Family tradition states that Elijahs father > went off to fight in the civil war and never returned. His mother was > supposedly Rebecca Jenkins however i have no clue if the Jenkins is a maiden > name or if it is a name from another marriage. > Does anyone know if if there was a hodges that married a Rebecca that would > fit to be the parents of my Elijah Hodges. I am having no luck in > pinpointing his parentage and I am hoping to find an accurate account of the > Franklin COunty hodges and try to deduce from the process of elimination. > Any guidance here would be appreciated. > > Alison Martin > County Coordinator > Pocahontas County West Virginia GenExchange > www.genexchange.com/wv/pocahontas/index.cfm > > > ==== HODGES Mailing List ==== > To subscribe, send a message to: HODGES-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put only the word Subscribe in the body of the message. > >