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• Birth	1790	Abbeville Dist., SC   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1862	Guntown, Lee Co., MS   [2]
  Person ID	I208	Lineage I - Descendants of Isaac Hodges b 1790 SC
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2009
  Family	Rebecca Emaline McClain,   b. 23 Apr 1804, Lincoln Co., GA ,   d. Aft 1870, possibly Johnson Co., TX
  Married	Abt 1820	Franklin Co., TN   [2]
  Children	1. Martha Sally Hodges,   b. Abt 1820, TN   2. Liza Louise Hodges,   b. Dec 1821, TN   3. Edmond Hodges,   b. 27 Dec 1828, Franklin Co., TN ,   d. 15 Jun 1896, Fulton, Itawamba Co., MS   4. Dennis Newton Hodges,   b. 10 Dec 1831, Coffee Co., TN ,   d. 18 Jan 1887, Buried at sea, Seattle, King Co., WA   5. Mary Hodges,   b. 1834, TN ,   d. 1862, Grant Co., AR   6. Leatha Jane Hodges,   b. 11 Nov 1837, Coffee Co., TN ,   d. 24 Feb 1913, Comanche, Comanche Co., TX   7. Benjamin Hodges,   b. 2 Nov 1842, TN ,   d. UNKNOWN   8. William Clark Hodges,   b. 1843, Franklin Co., TN   9. Narcissis Rebecca Hodges,   b. 23 May 1850, Jackson, Hinds Co., MS ,   d. 3 Jan 1921   10. Jacob Wylie Hodges,   b. 4 Oct 1852, Itawamba Co., MS ,   d. 23 Apr 1914, Comanche Co., TX
  Family ID	F004	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Goodspeed's History of Itawamba County, Mississippi (1891) From: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Embracing an Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the History of the State and a Record of the Lives of Many of the Most Worthy and Illustrious Families and Individuals. Vol. 1. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1891. From: Chapter XII. Counties of the Chickasaw Cession. pp. 252-253. Itawamba county is bounded north by Prentiss and Tishomingo counties, east by Alabama, south by Monroe and west by Lee county. It has an area of five hundred and forty square miles, of which thirty thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine acres are cleared land. It was named in honor of an Indian named Colvert, who received the name Itawamba under the following circumstances: The Chickasaws went out on their annual hunt, and while out a tribe from the east attempted to attack their camp and take what they had. Young Colbert, about sixteen years of age, got the old men and boys of his tribe together, waylaid them, and killed and put to flight the whole tribe; and when the hunters returned and found out what had been done they called a grand council and made him chief. In order to make him more conspicuous, they placed him on a bench from which fact he was called Itawamba, or bench chief. This occurred near old Cottongin, on the Tombigbee river. All that part of the Chickasaw bordering on the Tombigbee river was called Monroe, and February 9, 1836, Itawamba was formed out of that territory and organized into a county, embracing about half of what is now Lee county, and part of Prentiss and Tishomingo counties. The town of Fulton, the county seat, situated on the east bank of the Tombigbee, was laid off in 1836, and Charles Warren was elected the first sheriff; Louis Gideon, probate clerk; C. H. Ritchie, probate judge; R. O. Beene, circuit clerk. The first board of supervisors met in September, 1836; J. S. Bourland was elected president. The other members were A. G. Lane, John Beene, S. S. Sperman and E. Allen. It is possible that the first white man to visit and settle in this section was Isaac Edwards in 1827. He was soon followed by J. S. Bourland, Everett Sheffield, John and Alfred Dulaney, M. Harrison, Reuben Wiygul, H. Jamison, Holland Lindsey, Jacob Green, Dorn Patton, Charles Warren, Josiah Lindsey, E. G. Thomas, Samuel Bell, Ed. Lesley, all now dead. J. Robins and M. C. Cummings, still living, were among the first settlers in 1836. The land sales took place at Pontotoc and the county rapidly settled up. The Tombigbee river runs through the county from north to south, a numerous crreeks afford fine water power. There are several earthenware factories and some wool carding mills in the county. The river furnishes transportation during part of the year. Much of county is finely timbered. Some timber is being rafted out by the river. The principal varieties growing here are the oaks, pine, hickory, maple, beech, walnut, gum and cypress. This is a hilly county, with fertile valleys, and the chief products are corn, cotton, fruits of all kinds, oats and some wheat. The county abounds in good water from never-failing springs. Many fine streams run into the Tombigbee in this county. Fulton, the county seat, contains about two hundred and fifty inhabitants, with good schoolhouses and churches. No railroad touches the county. Tupelo is the nearest railroad market, twenty miles west of Fulton. In 1840 this county had a population of five thousand three hundred and seventy five; in 1850, thirteen thousand five hundred and twenty-eight; in 1860, seventeen thousand six hundred and ninety-five; in 1870, seven thousand eight hundred and twelve; in 1880, ten thousand six hundred and sixty-three; in 1890, eleven thousand seven hundred and eight. In 1860 there were two thousand one hundred and twenty two voters, and three thousand four hundred and fifteen taxable slaves. The colored population in 1870 was nin [sic.] hundred and eighty-six;in 1880, one thousand one hundred and eight; in 1890, one thousand and thirteen. The towns and postoffices in Itawamba county are Abney, Ballardsville, Bigby Fork, Boland's, Bowen, Cardsville, Cliff, Eastman, Evergreen, Fulton (population, two hundred and seventy-nine), Ita, Jerico, Kirkville, Mantachie, Miston, Pleasant Ridge, Raburnville, Rara Avis, Ratliff, Tilden, Tremont, Tubby and Yocony.

• Sources

  [S1798] Jonas HOdges CD.FTW. Date of Import: Dec 24, 2003 [S1768] Dahod-2-23-2004.FTW. Date of Import: Feb 25, 2004