When William Andrew Hedgepeth was born on 5 August 1861, in Claiborne, Louisiana, United States, his father, William Petrie Hedgepeth, was 22 and his mother, Frances Virginia Colvin, was 18. He married Martha B. Hogg on 1 April 1886, in Lincoln, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Lincoln, Louisiana, United States for about 30 years and Police Jury Ward 2, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 March 1937, in Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Saint Rest Cemetery, Dubach, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States.
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English: variant of Hudspeth , altered by folk etymology. This name is particularly common in NC.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesHedgepeth Bible Records, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Debra W. Dame Source: 1956 Notarized copy of the Hedgepeth Family Bible; this record is on microfilm in the genealogy sect …
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