Susan F Hodges

Brief Life History of Susan F

When Susan F Hodges was born in 1828, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Josiah B Hodges Sr., was 46 and her mother, Mary Polly Wilson, was 43. She married Wiley Leason Massengill about 1848, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Henderson, Tennessee, United States in 1870.

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Wiley Leason Massengill
1830–1898
Susan F Hodges
1828–
Marriage: about 1848
William Douglas Massengill
1867–1947

Sources (2)

  • Susan F Massengill in household of Wiley S Massengill, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary E Massengill in household of Wiley L Massengill, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

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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