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P. 0. BOX 0. RUSTON, LOUISIANA 71270
F. B. JAMES
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
May 23, 1980
Mrs. Louella Snyder
Rt. 1
Winnsboro, Louisiana 71295
Dear Cousin Louella:
You wrote me last fall asking for information on the Hodges family. I have now done some research on the questions you asked and enclose the following.
1. 1960 Bossier Parish census of Matthew Hodges household.
2. Bossier Parish censSs of 1860 on the E. W. Hodges household. My mother was Maggie Hodges, daughter of Floyd Crawford Hodges in this household.
3. Sheet of information from the Hodges family Bible in Cotton Valley.
4. Excerpt from Southern Publishing Company Historical Sketches of 1890.
5. Record copied from Elm Grove Hodges family Bible.
6. Twelve Generations of the Hodges Family, 1555 - 1903.
7. Floyd Crawford Hodges family tree.
8. Brief sketch of the Floyd Crawford Hodges family.
It is a little difficult to tie all the families together, especially so because of the same names being used is many generations. Best wishes as you do your family research, which is a very interesting pursuit.
Sincerely,
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Floyd B. James FBJ:lh
Enclosures
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physical: one 8.5x11" sheet, photocopy of Company Letterhead looks like IBM selectric, with signature of Floyd James.
recieved from Luella Virginia Snyder, 15-18 May 1999 at Elm Grove.
1860 Census, Bossier Parish
Cotton Valley
Page 10, Line 19 Household 65
Matthew Hodges 72 M Living with son born North Carolina Mrs. Susan Nodges 50 F born Georgia Robert Hodges 10 M School born Georgia (?) J. W. J. Hodges (?) 7 M School
(Film poor quality. Initials not legible.)
Robert & Jack Hodges are children of Matthew & Susan. J.W.J. must be Jack, who is buried at Cotton Valley. Matthew is buried at Cotton Valley.
Is Mrs. Susan Hodges the wife of Matthew? If so, is she a second wife?
Matthew married Catherine June 23, 1808. Twiggs County. Second wife Susan Bridsong, who died Sept 27, 1866, in Webster
Is E.W. Hodges (Household 64) son of Matthew Hodges? If so, is he the son with whom Matthew is living?
Matthew came to La. with his oldest son Edmund W. Hodges in Feb 1858
Whose children are Robert and J.W.J. (?) Hodges? Mrs. Susan Hodges seems old to be their mother, and if the ages are correct, she could not be the mother of E. W. Hodges (Household 64).
Children of Matthew Hodges?
When did Matthew die and where is he buried?
died Sept 27, 1866 & buried in Cotton Valley La. Cemetery.
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1860 Census, Bossier Parish
Cotton Valley
Page 10, Line 3 Household 64
E. W. Hodges 51 M Planter born Georgia
Hodges 42 F "
C. N. (?) Hodges 16 F School "
M.(?) Hodges 16 F School "
E. W. Hodges 15 M School "
F. C. Hodges 15 M School "
E. J. Hodges 10 F "
A. S. Hodgesdges 8 M "
L. A. (?) Hodges 3 F "
{as filled in handwriting, likely that of Floyd James}
E. W. Hodges 51 M Planter born Georgia Mary Hodges 42 F Wife of E. W. Catherine Patience Hodges 18 F School Mary Hodges 16 F School Died 1863 E. W. Jr. Hodges 15 M School m. Agusta Applewhite Floyd Crawford Hodges 15 M School m. Addie Reynolds Emily Jenkins Hodges 10 F m. E. N. Martins Alexander Stephens Hodges 8 M m. Clara Palmer Jeanette Ann Hodges 3 F b 3/15/57 d. 1884
(Film poor quality. Initials not legible)
Can you put names to the initials?
If the ages are correct and if all the children were born in Georgia, it would show that this group of Hodges did not come to Louisiana until about 1857. Is this right? I had always though John little Hodges, Matthew Hodges, and Robert Hodges came to Louisiana from Georgia at the same time -- before 1850, perhaps as early as 1842 or 1843.
Edmund W. Hodges with his wife, children & father Matthew moved to Cotton Vally La in 1858. Some of Edmund's kin, brothers or uncles had come to Louisiana before him.
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physical: two sheets 8.5x11" photocopied. typed elite type, dim copy, with dark handprinted and handwritten additions.
probably recieved from Luella Virginia Snyder at Elm Grove, 15-18 May 1999, but its not listed on my inventory "INDEX599.TXT" it's listed in Floyd B. James letter of 23 May 1980.
Copied from: "BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA"
A Large Fund of Biographo Of Actual Residents, And An Interesting Historical Sketch Of Thirteen Colonies, Illustrated.
THE SOUTHERN PUBLISHING COMPANY 1890
CADDO PARISH:
JOHN L. HODGES The popular drug store belonging to this gentleman in Shreveport La., has been in operation since 1885, and although this seems but a short time yet it has taken a place in the popular favor that one might well think belonged to an older established house. Mr. Hodges was born in Bossier Parish, La, Sept 20, 1864, to Gen. John L. and Jeannette V. (Hamilton) Hodges, natives of Scotland and Georgia, respectively. The father was a general in the State Militia for some time, and was a planter by calling, and one of the honored and respected men of the community in which he resided. He was cut down in the prime of life when his son, John L. was but six months old, and his widow was afterward married to E. D. McKellar, now of the firm of Parkey, McKellar and Co. To his first union ten children were born, seven (6) of whom are now living: L. K., Mrs. O. C. Hunter, W. H., Mary Pl, Marshall, C. B. and John L. The latter received a portion of his earlier education in Galveston, Texas and was graduated from St. Mary's University in 1882, after which he went to Canada and was graduated from Woodstock College in 1884. He then returned to his old home in Shreveport, and after studying medicine for some time and being a resident student of the Charity Hospital for one year, he entered Allen's Infirmary, of which he was superintendent for one year, and was very successful in the discharge of his duties. He next became interested in the drug business in connection with J. H. Calvert, but after this connection had lasted for about one year Mr. Hodges purchased his partner's interest and has since continued alone. The stock of goods witch he now carries is only to be found in a well-kept, reliable store, and if a thorough knowledge of the business, together with necessary and natural qualifications for its successful carrying on, amount to aught, then surely Mr. Hodges' future career is bright with promise. He owns a plantation in Bossier and Webster Parishes, which he has cultivated each year, and as the land is fertile it yields him a handsome sum annually. He is a member of the Louisiana State Pharmaceutical Association, and during the Louisiana State Fair he took two diplomas, one for having the best display of drugs, and the other for perfumes. He stands as one of the leading druggist of the city, and although a young man he thoroughly understands his business, and is very active and enterprising being a liberal supporter of all worthy enterprises. Socially he is a Master Mason and a member of the K. Of P.
LAWSON K. HODGES, a planter living on Red River, in Ward 1. of Bossier Parish, La. He was born in 1846, the second son of Gen. John L. and Mary B. (Hamilton) Hodges, who came at an early day from Georgia to this parish. Mary B. Hamilton was the daughter of William Hamilton, one of the most distinguished Georgian Pioneers in the State of La. Gen. Hodges was one of the most eminent gentlemen of North Louisiana, a statesman and a patriot, who commanded universal respect, and exercised a powerful influence for the benefit of his district. He was one of the most extensive planters on Red River at the opening of the war. His wife died in 1853 and he in 1866, leaving four sons and three daughters. Their eldest son was killed while gallantly fighting at the second battle of Manassas. Lawson K. Hodges, after leaving college at the early age of nineteen, went to planting on his own responsibility, and by prudence, skill and financial ability has added largely in acres by purchase to his inherited plantation. Today he is one of the most successful, progressive and respected planters of the Red River Valley. No gentleman of his ward wields more influence in all political matters,
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and none stands higher in public estimation. His annual cotton crop amounts to from 200 to 250 bales, and his plantation is a model for good cultivation, fine improvements and most excellent management of his laborers. In 1875 he was most happily united in marriage to Miss Annie O. Alexander, a daughter of Col. George D. and Palmyra G. (Hunter) Alexander, of Arkansas. Her father, Col. Alexander, still living, is one of the oldest and most distinguished educators of the South and West. He is the only surviving one of the three pioneer educators, who emigrated to the State of Arkansas, and is one of the most noted lovers of gun and dog, having a world-wide reputation from his numerous hunting sketches, contributed to the best sporting journals of the world. Mrs. Annie Hodges is a lady, refined, elegant and cultured, noted for her kind attentions to the sick, her charities, and her devotion to flowers, and her model housekeeping. They have but one living child, a lovely, intelligent and amiable daughter, just entering her teens, and now a pupil in the "Kate Nelson Seminary of Shreveport. Mrs. Hodges is a member of the Baptist denomination, as were the parents of her husband, who, though not a member, yet is of that religious belief. There is not a pleasanter place to visit than "Gold Dust," their cosy residence, embowered among the rarest of flowers, where Mr. and Mrs. Hodges dispense their generous hospitality.
W. H. and C. B. Hodges, brothers of L. K. Hodges, whose sketch appears above, were also born in Bossier Parish, La., the former in 1851 and the latter two years later. They were given the advantages of the common schools near their home, and being boys of energy, enterprise and determination, they began doing for themselves at an early age and are now deservedly ranked among the most successful planters of the parish, for by their own exertions they have become the owners of about 1,500 acres of valuable land, of which some 400 acres are in a fine state of cultivation, devoted principally to the cultivation of cotton, the annual yield being about 250 bales. Like their brother, they possess fine executive ability, and are shrewd financiers, knowing the full value of money, and the proper use to which to put it. They are progressive in their ideas, thrifty and industrious, honorable in every particular, and consequently fully deserve the success which has attended their efforts, W. H. Hodges is still single, but C. B. was married to Miss Luella Sockwell, by whom he is the father of five children. He is a member of the K. of P. of Shreveport.
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physical: two 8.5x11" sheets, xerox of elite-typewritten pages
recieved from Luella Virginia Snyder, 15-18 May 1999, Elm Grove.
listed in the letter from Floyd B. James.
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