Gerry: Re: Abel Hodges (1775-1843) married Charlotte Harrell in Jeff Co. Ga in 1811 This Abel Hodges family history says that they came from down from the Carolinas/Virginia area thru South Carolina, so its probable that the Abel Hodges in the 1790 South Carolina Census (Greenville dist) and the 1800 census (Pendleton Dist) is this Abel Hodges, but I have no proof. There is an Abel Hodges listed in the 1820 Census Heads of Families in Baldwin Co. 1830 Census Wash Co. lists Abel Hodges lists 2 adults, 7 children (3 male and 4 female) and 8 slaves. 1840 Census Wash. Co. lists Abel Hodges - 1 male (50-60), 1 female (40-50), 1 male, 2 females (15-20), 1 male (5-10), 1 female (under 5) and 56 slaves in the 98th GMD. The Hodges family lived in that vicinity for many years. He and Charlotte along with other Hodges family are buried in the Hodges Family Cem on old Indian Trail Road. Abel and Charlotte had 8 children that I'm aware of. Abel H. Hodges born 1821 was the third. I have no further info on him. Their oldest son Augustus George Washington Hodges (1813-1879) is my line. He married Ann C. Avant and had 7 children....the fifth was a son named Abel Hodges born in 1857 in Wash. Col GA. I would sure like to connect Abel to his parents.....but so far no luck. Keep in touch Lynda