Hi Cousin Harvey! I have the answer to your question it is easy for me. Gabriel bought the farm in Schuyler County to run an underground railroad. It was used as a farm by the family, but they lived, and had those last children in Martinstown. He moved to Putman County, in Martinstown in 1842 or so. Then several years later he borrowed money for a second farm from family in Eastern Missouri. I wasn't aware of the Clark County property, but would bet my bottom dollar that he was running an underground railroad there too. He'd left Indiana because the slave catchers were getting to close sometime between 1842 and 1852. My ancestor Robert Walker Hodges told my grandfather Elias that his dad had moved to Missouri to get away from the slave catchers and that he had run an underground railroad in Missouri until the end of the Civil War. The home was always Martinstown, Putnam County, MO. Elijah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey L. Bottoms" <HarveyBottoms@sbcglobal.net> To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 8:14 PM Subject: [HODGES-L] Gabriel Hodges > I have a question of those who are descendants of Gabriel, son of William > and Deborah L. Creath Hodges. > > > > According to the information that several of you have posted showed that > several of his children from 1853-1868 were all born in Martinstown, Putnam > County, Missouri. > > > > However, Gabriel purchased land in Clark County in 1852 and it wasn't until > 1857 that he purchased land in Schuyler County. This would indicate to me > that the children born between these dates were most likely born in Clark > County. Gabriel is on the census in 1860 in Schuyler County. I would think > that the two children born between these dates would have been born in > Schuyler County. At some time between 1860 and the 1870 census, the family > did finally move to Putnam County. Does anyone have any idea when he moved > to Putnam County? > > > > Harvey > > > > Researching the following families: Bottoms/Bottom/Longbottom, Keas, > Stribling/Stripling, Chambers, Hodges, Golden, Sweeney, Lovelace, Welch, > Pettit, Cagle and others. > > > > > > > > > > ==== HODGES Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > HELP GET THE CENSUS ON THE INTERNET. VOLUNTEER TO TRANSCRIBE CENSUS FOR THE USGENWEB PROJECT http://www.usgenweb.org/census > Thou shalt not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose. >

Elijah, Thank you for your response. However, I feel that there should be some evidence that I am missing that would support your comments. Do you have a deed or other record for the property in Putnam County? Gabriel had another brother that moved to Clark County so I would assumed that they moved basically together there. Harvey Researching the following families: Bottoms/Bottom/Longbottom, Keas, Stribling/Stripling, Chambers, Hodges, Golden, Sweeney, Lovelace, Welch, Pettit, Cagle and others.