Brief Life History of John H.
John H. Hodgin was born in 1796, in North Carolina, United States as the son of Andrew Neolus Hodgin and Mary A Barker. He married Mary Polly Pearce in March 1843, in Samuel, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Moore, North Carolina, United States in 1830 and District 12, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1860. He died on 30 January 1877, in Henderson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Henderson, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (8)
- John H Hodgin, "United States Census, 1840"
- John H Hodgin, "Find A Grave Index"
- John H. Hudgins in entry for S.H. Hudgins and Fannie S. Mcfarland, "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979"
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1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English:
shortened form of Hodgson with assimilation of /s/ to the preceding consonant.
perhaps from the rare Middle English personal name Hogin, a diminutive of Hodge , though this has not yet been found in northern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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