Phoebe Dulcene Hodges

Brief Life History of Phoebe Dulcene

When Phoebe Dulcene Hodges was born on 6 May 1868, in Oregon, United States, her father, Andrew Jackson Hodges, was 33 and her mother, Anna Jane Lakey, was 34. She married John William Sweeney on 27 July 1890, in Kittitas, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Polk, Oregon, United States in 1870 and East Kittitas, Kittitas, Washington, United States in 1880. She died on 29 March 1928, in Turlock, Stanislaus, California, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Turlock Memorial Park, Turlock, Stanislaus, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Sweeney
1859–1923
Phoebe Dulcene Hodges
1868–1928
Marriage: 27 July 1890
Arminda V Sweeney
1893–1929
Edna May Sweeney
1894–1958
Lela Belle Sweeney
1896–1982
James Lloyd Sweeney
1899–1972
Kenneth Ray Sweeney
1902–1985
Glenn Eugene Sweeney
1904–1985
John William Sweeney
1907–1978
Lester Sweeney
1910–1931

Sources (12)

  • Pheobe Hodges in household of Andrew Hodges, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Phoebe Hodges, "Washington, Birth Records, 1869-1950"
  • Phebe Hodges, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

World Events (8)

1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco

The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.

1880 · The Great Gale of 1880

The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.  

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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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