MARRIAGE: Fayette Co, IL, Old Book A, p. 71.

Marriage to Benjamin Moore Book 10,pg469 Warrick County, Indiana

Tompkins Funeral Home Records on Webster Co, KY Roots webpage
TOMPKINS Grace B
04 08 1958 Mdisonville Ky 09 25 1893 Web Co Ky TOMPKINS Joe Slaughters

Burial - [place: Slaughters Cemetery, Webster Co, KY]

Burial - [place: Hobgood Family Cemetery, Webster Co, KY]

Burial - [place: Union Cemetary, Nebo, Hopkins Co, KY]

List of Enumeration in Captain Joseph McGlothlin's Company for the Year1826
Sumner County, Tennesse
Abstracted and Compiled by E. James Keen, Editor
Aaron Hodges Will: 19 Nov 1844;
wife, Elizabeth; sons, Holly,Chrisley, Asa W.;
daughters, Martha, Nancy Brown, Chloe Keen, Miriam; ggdson, William A. Edwards.
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Danene Vincent states Aaron came to Sumner Co, TN in 1809. She isdescended from him.

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Will of Aaron Hodges
Signed 19-Nov-1844, recorded December Term 1844

Transcribed by Danene Vincent, February 1998
Source: Will Book III, p. 33-34 (Microfilm)

Know all men by these presents that I Aaron Hodges of the County ofSumner State of Tennessee -- knowing the certainty of death and theuncertainty of life have thought proper to make and publish this my lastWill and Testament and do hereby publish in manner and form following towit -- First I wish all my just debts and funal expenses paid -- SecondlyI wish my wife Elizabeth to have during her natural life the use of aSeventy five acre tract of land on which David Bradly now lives and alsoall the plantation lying above a new Cross fence of the place I live on.Also I give her the use of all my negroes durring her natural life and asmuch of my stock of all kinds, as she may choose, also as much of theHouse hold and Kitchen furniture as she wants to have and possess duringher natural life -- Thirdly, I wish all the remainder of my perishableproperty equally divided between my children to wit Holly Hodges, ChirslyHodges, Asa W. Hodges, Martha Hodges, Nancy Brown, Chloe Keen, & MariamHodges And also I wish them to have the remainder of my land which is notleft to my wife to be equally divided between them, and the better toenable them to divide I authorize and empower them any five agreeingthereto to make sale thereof altogether or in parts as may best suit andto make a good sufficient tittle or tittles thereto provide each one ofthe above named Children bind themselves to the sum of five dollars eachannually to my wife for better support and mentinance of her the SaidElizabeth and further before they take possession of the land they are tobuild necessary and comfortable houses for the Said Elizabeth on the saidseventy five acre tract and as soon as they comply with these requistionsthey are to take full possession as above stated and not before. I alsowish my wife Elizabeth Hodges to have one year's support out of the Cropand Stock that I may be possessed of at my death. Fourthly at the deathof my wife I wish my grandson William A. Edwards to have an equal portionof the Stock which she may then possess with said of my other children --that is as much as they draw when they first divide Also I wish to havethe 75 acre tract of land as assigned to her I also wish the land laidoff for his benefit above the new Cross fence and all the negroes andsuch other property as she may have sold on a twelve month's credit andthe money arising from said sale to be divided as follows Martha Hodgesone hundred dollars Holly Hodges one hundred and fifty dollars NancyBrown one dollar Cloe Keen one hundred and fifty dollars -- ChrislyHodges one hundred and fifty dollars Asa W. Hodges one hundred and fiftydollars Mariam Hodges one hundred and fifty dollars and William A.Edwards one hundred and fifty dollars. And said division if there is anyover I wish it equally divided between the said Martha Hodges, HollyHodges, Nancy Brown, Cloe Keen, Christly Hodges, Asa W. Hodges, MiriamHodges and William A. Edwards providing always that the said William A.Edwards lives with my wife or under the control of My Executors, but ifhe is disobedient and refuses to be governed and advised by them then Iwish him cut of with one dollar, and, his part equally divided among allthe rest. It is however understood that the money arising from the saleof the land last mentioned is not under any circumstance any part of itto go to the said Wm A. Edward the 75 acreas being a fair portion of theland for him. Lastly I appoint Chrisly Hodges and Meredith Hodges myexecutors revoking all former wills satisfying and confirming this mylast will and Testament. In winess whereof I have hereunto set my nameand affixed my Seal the 19th day of November AD 1844
Acknowledged by the Testator in our
presence, Tested by us at his request Aaron HodgesSealE. C. Hodges

A. T.? Hodges

Codicil to the foregoing will.
I wish my Executors before they pay any part of my estate over to mydaughter Martha Hodges if her husband is living to take a Bond of himbinding him if he is the longest liver and any part of his wife'sinterest in my estate is not consumed to return the same to be equallydivided among my other heirs this I wish to be a part of my will and ____into effect by my Executors -- In Testamony whereof I set my name thisthe day and date above written

Aaron HodgesSeal

Sumner County, Tennessee In the Civil War By Edwin L. Ferguson
Chapter Ten Abstracted with editing by E. James Keen, 1997

Consolidation with the 25th Tennessee Infantry in October 1863
Muster Roll for Company H, 44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

Formed by consolidating the Unlettered Companies of Captains Day andJoyner,
April 18, 1862.Hodges, Alfred Johnson - 1st Sergeant of Day's UnletteredCompany before
consolidation. Resigned at consolidation. He was discharged on December16,
1862.

Halifax Co now Franklin Co VA

Will of Asa Hodges
Signed 8-Oct-1823, recorded November 1823

Transcribed by Joyce Hetrick, 1998
Source: Will Book II, p. 8 (Microfilm)

In the name of God Amen. I Asa Hodges of the county of Sumner & Stateof Tennessee ___ of sound & perfect mind & memory do bless God Almightyfor the same. do make and publish this my last will and testament inmanner & form ___ that is to say first I give and bequeath to my belovedwife Jemima Hodges all my estate real & personal during her matural lifeor widowhood ____ wise here in mentioned, secondly I give and bequeath tomy four sons vix Ransom L (F?) Hodges, Creed C. Hodges, Asa M. Hodges andAlfred J. Hodges ___ land one hundred and seventy nigne acres to beequally divided ___ at the death or marriage of my beloved wife. JemimaHodges, to them and their heirs forever and ___ atht edecease or marriageof my wife I give and bequeath my negro girl Riller with her increase ___my personal property to be equally divided between lawful heirs Ransom S.Hodges, Creed C. Hodges, Polly B. Hodges, Becky C. Hodges Sarah N.Hodges, Asa M. Hodges, ___ L. Hodges, Alfred J. Hodges and Jemima A.Hodges______ I appoint Merdith Hodges my sole executor of this my lastwill and testament further it is my wish for all my just debts to be paidout of my estate. ______children schooled and when any one of my childrencome of lawful age to ___ for themselves I wish my executor to give themsuch a portion of my chattle property as he may deem necessary ____ dueregard to an equal division of the ____ of my beloved wife Jemima Hodges.I hereby revoke all former will by me hereto fore made. In witness ___ ofI have here set my hand and seal this 23rd day of ____the year of ourlord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three

Asa (his X mark) Hodges

Signed selaed published and declared by the above mentioned Asa Hodges tobe his last will and testament in the presents of us who have hereuntosubscribed our names as witness in the presents of the testator

Isham Hodges Jr.
Isham Hodges Sr.
Sarah (x) Hodges

November Term 1823

Will of Asa W. Hodges
Signed 3-Jul-1855 Recorded October 1871

Transcribed by Danene Vincent, February 1998
Source: Will Book IV, p. 23 (Microfilm)

I Asa W. Hodges of sound mind tho low in health do make and publish thisas my last will & testament hereby revoking & making void all other willsby me at any time made.
First I direct that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be paid assoon after my death as possible out of any money that I may die possessedof or may first come into the hands of my Executrix.
2nd I give and bequeath to my wife Mary Hodges all of the property I maydie possessed of both real and personal during her natural life orwidowhood for her support and the support of those of my children thatshe may keep with her unnamed.
3rd At the death or second marriage of my wife Mary Hodges I wish anequal division of what property may remain in possession in the hands ofmy wife after making those unadvanced equal with ___ those that have beenadvanced. I want my wife to give to those of my children that are withher as I have given to those that left me as they leave her if she has itto spare if not to be made up at her death or second marriage after allare made equal I then wint and equal division between them all if anything left to wit: Susannah E. Hodges, Jeremiah H. Hodges, Marian R.Hodges, C. F. Hodges, Martha C. Hill.
4th I appoint my wife Mary Hodges my Executrix during her natural life orwidowhood. Whereunto I subscribe my name to this my last Will & testamentthis 3rd day of July 1855.
Test:his
John B. BrizendineAsa W. X HodgesSealJeremiah (his mark) Brownmark

farmer district 15 of Sumner Co, TN

Tim/Amee notes that a Hooper researcher has her dob as 25 May and deathas 8 Jan

Burial - [place: Mark Day Cemetery, Grover Twsp, Wayne Co, IL]

Tim/Aimee note this individual still alive in 1880 census and was either"idiotic" or "deformed"

Tim/Aimee state that information from a Hooper researcher has her namedspelled Synthia and a dob/12 Dec

died at Buckner Hospital had diarrehea side affect of measles

Burial - [place: Confederate Cemetery, Dalton, GA]

per Tim/Aimee this could be one of the unknown children

per Tim/Aimee listed alone in 1860 census, occupation farmer, unmarried

per Tim/Aimee he was a methodist minister after the Civil War at RockhyMount Methodist Church and founded the Flint Hill Methodist Church,Franklin CO,VA

per Tim/Aimee they settled in Miller Co , GA after marriage