Hi Betty, The following seems to be the Alexander that you are tracing. What other information are you looking for? I would like to compare info in order to correct or add to what I have. Alexander Hodge, a member of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, the son of William Hodge, was born in Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1760. A preponderance of evidence indicates that his mother was Mary Elliott, daughter of James Elliott, also of Cumberland County. Before his eighteenth birthday Alexander and his brother, William, Jr., moved to Edgefield District, South Carolina, where they served with the "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion and his brigade during the American Revolution. After the war Hodge moved to Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where he read for the law and where his seven children were born. After 1806 he moved west through Kentucky, and in 1815 he was in Arkansas. He served as a magistrate in Spring River Township, Lawrence County. He met Stephen F. Austin, and in 1824 he and his family began the trip to Texas. On April 12, 1828, Austin granted the old judge one of the leagues of land he had reserved for himself on the Brazos River and Oyster Creek near Fort Bend. Hodge served his district as comisario and alcalde. His plantation, Hodge's Bend, was a favorite stopping place for William B. Travis, James B. Bonham, Erastus (Deaf) Smith, and other persons of prominence in Texas history, as well as unknown travelers. His wife, Ruth, died in 1831. Alexander Hodge at age 14 was a scout for Francis Marion] md. 1788 S.C. sp. Ruth Hodges d/o Archie and Ruth (?) Hodges Archie b. 11/5/1790 Oglethorp Co., Ga. md. Charlotte Reeves Emily b. 1829 d. 9/10/1922 md. Thomas Louis Bertrand William b. 1792 Oglethorp Co., Ga. md. Margaret Welch Nancy b. 1794 Oglethorp Co., Ga. John b. 1796 Oglethorp Co., Ga. md. sp. Elsie Smith Ruth b. 1798 Oglethorp Co., Ga. md. William Harris Alexander b. 1800 Oglethorp Co., Ga. Mary b. 1805 Oglethorp Co., Ga. md. James Pevehouse James b. 1807 Oglethorp Co., Ga. md. Zulema Kirkendall Cynthia b. 1807 Oglethorp Co., Ga. Robin (died young) Lucinda b. 1809 Oglethorp Co., Ga. md. ? Richardson ** some confusion as to who the parents of Alexander really were. One source says John Hodges and Mary Elliott and the Will of William names the same issue. *** Ken in Orlando At 10:27 PM 05/16/1999 -0500, you wrote: >Can anyone help Betty? Please reply directly to her at dingbat@n-link.com > >Diana > >-----Original Message----- >From: Betty Poe <dingbat@n-link.com> >To: ivie@tima.com <ivie@tima.com> >Date: Sunday, May 16, 1999 9:53 PM >Subject: Hodge Family > > >>Found your message on a Hodge Family genforum by family tree. >> >>I am descended from Alexander Hodge (1762-1836 who married Ruth Hodges (b. >>1769). >> >>Son--William Hodge, Sr. (1792-1826), m. Margaret Welch. >> >>William Marion Hodge, Jr. 1827-1910 who m. Mary Eleanor Snedecor >>(1832-1904) >> >>Charles Edward Hodge (1856-1949) who married Lucinda Nicks (1860-1910). >> >>Oscar Parker Hodge (1886-1927), who married Maude Grimland (1886-1951) >> >>Keston Oscar Parker Hodge, b. Oct 14, 1908, who married Iolah Azalea Hill >>(b. 28 Sep 1912.) >> >>Keston died in 1982 from cancer. Azalea is still living. >> >>My sister, Pat Thornal, who lives in Bryan, TX, has done most of our Hodge >>research. >> >>Betty E. Poe >> > > >==== HODGES Mailing List ==== >Searchable Archives at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >Archives help at: http://www.shelby.net/shelby/jr/robertsn/rwsearch.htm >New threaded Archives at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >