Hello cousin, Jimmy! Yes, the years were pretty well rounded out because of when and where some of Richard and Sarah's children were married, and by where the grandchildren were born. All of their children, and some of the grandchildren were born in Abbeville Dist, SC. Richard moved what was left of his family to first Tennessee in about 1810. Then to Kentucky about 1812, and on to Ripley Co, Indiana about 1814. The goal was Indiana. He had been commissioned by the Baptist Church to go to the wilderness of Indiana and hold meetings in his home there until an ordained minister could be sent to the region. I do not know why he spent so much time in Tennessee and Kentucky. I suspect it was because the roads were all but non-existent and they were moving by wagon through wilderness and mountainous terrain. I don't know the story, but two of his daughters married Connell brothers who were born in Kentucky. I strongly suspect these two young men were recruited to help the family move to Indiana and stayed. They were married in Ripley Co, Indiana. Richard and Sarah had grandchildren in the Abbeville Dist, SC before they left for the wilderness. A note about the Pioneers. All who settled the 96th Dist, Abbeville Dist, SC in the 1760's and 1770's were pioneers. That includes all of the children. Richard and Elizabeth and their family were pioneers. Richard and Sarah and their families were pioneers to Indiana. Richard fought in the revolutionary war, as did at least two of his younger brothers. Richard and Sarah's son William died age 33 in Indiana. His son Gabriel was running an underground railway and was forced to pioneer to Northern Missouri in 1842. Gabriel's first child Robert Walker Hodges fought in the Civil War for the North. He moved his family to the wilds of Kansas in the 1880's, and then to the wilderness of Southern Missouri in later years. The Kansas State Historical Society wants a copy of my grandfather's life story. I'm still re-writing it. Other lines have had politicians, doctors and military officers of some note. I think the Hodges family as a whole was and is a great one! Elijah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Rosamond" <jdrosamond@adelphia.net> To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 9:54 AM Subject: [HODGES-L] 1790 SC Census Hello All. I noticed a posting recently that mentioned three Hodges names as being in the Abbeville, SC census of 1790. Per an index I found there were five Hodges Heads of Household in Abbeville. I show there were twelve Hodges listed as Head of Household in all of SC. All reference Microfilm Roll No. M637-11 which I presume is the NARA microfilm number. Names below are shown as in the index and I have included the census data for each household. For any who might not be familiar with the 1790 and early 1800s census records, the numbers taken were primarily for purposes of taxation and congressional representation and a whole lot of data wasn't needed. So we don't get names, ages or any other good stuff about the other members of the families. The census data numbers in order indicate the number of free white males 16 years of age and older, number of free white males under 16, number of free white females including head of household if Head was female, number of all other free persons living in the household, and number of slaves. Name, county, township, census page no., census data Elizth Hodges, Abbeville, Unknown Twp, Pg. 59, 1-0-5-0-0 James Hodges, Abbeville, Unknown Twp, Pg. 59, 1-3-3-0-4 Jno Hodges, Abbeville, Unknown Twp, Pg. 58, 1-0-1-0-0 Richard Hodges, Abbeville, Unknown Twp, Pg 61, 1-3-3-0-0 Wm. Hodges, Abbeville, Unknown Twp, Pg. 59, 1-0-1-0-1 James Hodges, Cheraws Dist., St. Thomas Twp, Pg. 45, 2-3-7-0-0 Rebecca Hodges, Cheraws Dist., St. Thomas Twp, Pg. 46, 0-1-1-0-0 Thomas Hodges, Cheraws Dist., St. Thomas Twp, Pg. 47, 1-2-2-0-0 Welcomb Hodges, Cheraws Dist., St. Thomas Twp, Pg. 45, 3-0-2-0-0 Abel Hodges, Greenville, Unknown Twp, Pg. 84, 1-0-2-0-0 Drury Hodges, Greenville, Unknown Twp, Pg. 70, 1-2-3-0-0 John Hodges, Greenville, Unknown Twp, Pg. 70, 2-1-1-0-0