Redding H Hodges

Brief Life History of Redding H

When Redding H Hodges was born in 1855, in Washington, Georgia, United States, his father, Redding Hodges, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Ann Renfroe, was 34. He married Mary Elizabeth Hines on 18 April 1875, in Washington, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Davisboro, Washington, Georgia, United States in 1880 and District 95, Washington, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1927, in Washington, Georgia, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Downs Baptist Church, Washington, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Redding H Hodges
1855–1927
Mary Elizabeth Hines
1857–1928
Marriage: 18 April 1875
Sarah Lula Hodges
1876–1957
Benjamin Jordan Hodges
1876–1953
Noah H. Hodges
1887–
Myrtle Belle Hodges
1897–1983
Rufus Lester Hodges
1879–1952
Eva Lee Hodges
1882–1935
Ernest J Hodges
1890–1927
Cora L Hodges
1892–
Mallon E Hodges
1894–
Lillian I Hodges
1895–
Florrie G Hodges
1900–

Sources (13)

  • Redding Hodges in household of Sarah Hodges, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Redding Hodges, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Redding H. Hodges, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hodge with genitival or post-medieval -s. Occasionally, however, the name may be topographic for a person who lived or worked at the house of someone named Hodge or Roger.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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