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- Edmund (born 1794 NC.), a private in Captain Caperton's Tennessee Militia, fought in the Battle of Talladega in the war of 1812. He married Sarah McClain (born 1798 GA) near Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee on July 29, 1812. Edmund and Sarah became parents of Hettie (Rutherford), Rebecca (Chapman), Abel, Isaac James, Benjamin M., Parthenia (Speer), Jacob Mickler and Sarah (Hallmark). The last account of Sarah McClain Hodges was when she was listed as a War of 1812 widow in Limestone County, Texas in the 1883 SENATE EX. DOCUMENT #84.
Edmund was in War of 1812. His widow's application for pension & complete file can be found at the National Archives in Washington DC.
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1. EDMUND2 HODGES (ABEL1) was born 1794 in South Carolina, and died 31 Jul 1831 in TN. He married SARAH MCCLAIN 29 Jul 1812 in near Winchester, TN, daughter of THOMAS MCCLAIN and REBECCA WARREN. She was born 1797 in Georgia.
On July 29, 1812, Edmund Hodges and Sarah McClain were united in marriage near Winchester, Tenn. Sarah was born in Georgia in 1797. Her parents were Thomas William McClain and Rebecca Warren.
Edmund and Sarah were the parents of Hetty, Rebecca, Abel, Isaac James, Benjamin Minor, Parthenia, and Jacob Mickler Hodges. Also, there may have been another daughter named Sarah, who some say married a Goodwin, but this has not been substantiated. You will note on the 1850 census of Houston County there was a Sarah Hodges, age 34 in the household of James Hallmark, a young family who are later connected with the Hodges in another County. You will find family group sheets which give information on various family members attached to this account.
Edmund Hodges died July 31, 1831, near Bolivar, TN.
Hetty Hodges married Lindsey J. Rutherford, said to have been fond of horse racing. Rebecca married Robert D. Chapman. Abel, our ancestor, married Sarah Chapman July 12, 1836, in Hardeman County, TN. They, along with the Chapman's, Rutherfords, and other families, came to TX in 1837, the year Houston County was established. It was the first one to be established in the new republic and was named for the republic's president, Gen. Sam Houston.
Abel's and Sarah's first child, Sarah Jane, was born in Shelby County while they were on the way to Houston County. Abel's mother and other members of the family, apparently came later and are listed on the 1850 census of Houston Co.
Abel's brothers, Isaac and Benjamin, and sister Parthenia, settled in the southern part of Houston Co., Parthenia married Andrew J. Speer. Benjamin married Andrew's sister, Mary Speer, and Isaac married Alcinda Alexander, whose family came from Ohio. The 1860 census of Houston Co., lists Isaac, wife Alcinda, and seven children; Benjamin, wife Mary and five children; Andrew Speer, wife Parthenia and seven children. Their P.O. was Prairie, Tex. This was the Prairie Point community some four miles west of Lovelady on Nevel's Prairie, The Speer Cemetery is at Prairie Point. (Go to findagrave.com) HCHC is in the process of adding info to that site.
Jacob Mickler Hodges married Mary Rutherford in Limestone Co., and lived and died there.
Abel was given a land grant of 1280 acres, located on the head-waters of hickory Creek. He later sold most of it to an agent of M. B. Lamar, with the exception of the pre-emotion grant of 287 acres, located 13 miles east of Crockett, in what is now the Center Hill community. The local P.O. was at Randolph at that time.
In those early days, groups of unfriendly Indians roamed the land and were a constant threat to the settlers. Able was paid $23 once for his help in fighting the Indians.
Benjamin Hodges fought in the Mexican War. He enlisted at Crockett on June 19, 1846. Benjamin, wife Mary, their children and their spouses, are all buried in Clear Creek Cemetery in Leon County. Mrs. Etta Hearron, a great granddaughter, lives in Flynn, TX.
Andrew J. Speer enlisted in Wortham's Co., Confederate Army in 1863. He apparently became ill (possibly small pox) and came home where he and wife, Parthenia, both died leaving seven minor children. Andrew's sister, Rebecca, and her husband, Cedar Brent, were appointed as guardians of the children by probate court, and reared them in the Holly community. One of Parthenia's great granddaughters, Virginia S. Briggs, lives in Franklin, TX.
After the Civil War a number of Hodges families and relatives moved to Bell County and established a regular colony. Later, some move to Limestone County and Leon County.
In 1875, Abel and most of his family, including his mother, were living at Kosse, TX.
It is said that there was a big Hodges reunion held in Waco circa 1882, and that there were over 900 in attendance.
In 1890, Rebecca Chapman, a former resident of Houston Co., was living in McLennon Co., and come to visit relatives on Nevel's Prairie.
James Felix, oldest son of Able, married Mary P. Mason in 1861. Mary was born in Miss. Aug. 4, 1844. Her father, Ed Mason, was a red headed Irishman. He was a Methodist preacher, school teacher, and a song writer.
James Felix and Mary lived and raised their family on his dad's old home place, now known as the Alex Morgan place in the Center Hill Community. Their children were: Robert Felix, b. Mar. 1, 1863; Wm Andrew, b Dec 10, 1864; Susan, b Sep. 7, 1866; Jacob, b Aug 19, 1869; Mary Ann, b Aug. 1, 1871; Edmond, b Jan. 18, 1875; Harvey, b. Aug 28, 1877; Loveless, b. Mary 12, 1882. Children of EDMUND HODGES and SARAH MCCLAIN are i. HESTER HATTIE3 HODGES, b. 18 Dec 1814, Franklin Co., TN; d. 24 Mar 1895; m. LINDSEY J. RUTHERFORD, 07 Oct 1830, Hardeman Co., TN. ii. REBECCA HODGES, b. 1816, Franklin Co., TN; m. ROBERT D. CHAPMAN, 06 Oct 1836. iii. ABEL HODGES, b. 1819, Franklin Co., TN; d. 1860, Houston Co., TX. iv. ISAAC JAMES HODGES, b. 31 May 1822, Franklin Co., TN; d. 09 Apr 1871. v. BENJAMIN MINOR HODGES, b. 1824, Franklin Co., TN; d. 16 May 1878. vi. PARTHENIA HODGES, b. 1828, TN; d. 1863, Houston Co., TX. vii. JAMES MICKLER HODGES, b. 1829, Hardeman Co., TN; d. Limestone Co., TX. 7!
. viii. SARAH RUTHERFORD HODGES, b. 18 Aug 1831, AL.
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1794 - 1830 (36 years)
