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| Name |
Edward Lee HODGE |
| Born |
Abt 1877 |
Nevada Co., Arkansas, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I5065 |
Prichard - Thompson Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
23 Apr 2012 |
| Father |
Jefferson Monroe HODGE, b. 25 Oct 1848, Ouachita Co., Arkansas, United States , d. 16 Apr 1909, Nevada Co., Arkansas, United States (Age 60 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Jane SIMPSON, b. 12 May 1852, South Carolina, United States , d. 01 Nov 1905, Nevada Co., Arkansas, United States (Age 53 years) |
| Married |
24 Dec 1868 |
Nevada Co., Arkansas, United States |
| Notes |
- Birth: Oct. 25, 1848
Ouachita County
Arkansas, USA
Death: Apr. 16, 1909
"Jefferson Monroe Hodge. A wide-awake, industrious farmer, and also postmaster of Woodlawn, where he is naturally thrown into daily contact with his fellow citizens, Jefferson Monroe Hodge ranks very high in business, political and social circles in the county where he resides. Indeed the history of Nevada County would not be complete without an account of his life, and it is to be deplored that a pen picture can scarcely render full justice to this worthy citizen. Born October 25, 1848, in Ouachita County, Ark., he is a son Charles and Anna J. Hodge, both of whom were born in the State of South Carolina, the father in 1806; the mother in 1817, the former was of Irish descent, and a tanner by trade. He moved to Arkansas in the spring of 1844, locating at Camden, Ouachita County, and established a tannery eighteen miles west of Camden, at which point he continued to reside until death claimed him from the scene of earthly pleasures on December 6, 1885. He was prepared to die, being a worthy man, highly honorable, and besides a devout member of the Christian Church. He was twice married, first to the mother of Jefferson Hodge, who was a daughter of John Basden, and who died in 1852, leaving seven children. Of these, five are living at the present date, viz: Charles W., Jefferson Monroe, Elizabeth (now Mrs. Rogers), Alexander C. and Sarah F. The subject of this sketch began his business career by working in his father's tannery, after which he turned his attention to tilling the soil. He was married December 24, 1868, to Miss Mary J. Simpson, a daughter of George Simpson, of South Carolina, being born in the year 1852. To them have been born ten children, all of whom are living. THey are named as follows: Caryette (Mrs. Churchwell), Charles C., Francis Eugene, Edward Lee, Ethella G., William Pinkney, Elizabeth, Mattie, Wachis, Wady, Sofronia and Oliver Carl. Mr. Hodge owns about 180 acres of fine farming land. He and Mrs. Hodge are members of the Christian Church, and he belongs to the County WHeel. In politics, affiliates with the Union Labor party. Mr. Hodge manages always to exert quite a good deal of influence in all public matters, and has been postmaster since 1867, with the exception of about two years, and is one of the oldest men in the postal service in all of Uncle Sam's wide domain."
(Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas - Goodspeed Publishing Company - Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis - 1890)
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| Headstones |
 | Jefferson Monroe and Mary Jane Hodge headstone
Liberty Cemetery, Nevada, Arkansas |
| Family ID |
F1216 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Documents |
 | 1880 US Federal Census - Jefferson M Hodge
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Lake, Nevada, Arkansas; Roll: 52; Family History Film: 1254052; Page: 575A; Enumeration District: 217; Image: 0454. |
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| Sources |
- [S9] 1880 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.) (Reliability: 2).
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Lake, Nevada, Arkansas; Roll: 52; Family History Film: 1254052; Page: 575A; Enumeration District: 217; Image: 0454.
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