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Hodges, Joseph

Personal Information
Last Name Hodges
First Name Joseph
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Maiden Name
Death Date 2/12/1899
Birth Date 10/1/1830
Obituary Source Martinsville Republican, Feb. 16, 1899
Source Information Cemetery index
Cemetery Hilldale
Family Information
Spouse Minnie
Survived By Widow; one child.
Other Age 68. "Joseph Hodges was one of the wealthiest farmers in the county and died at his home, below Paragon, Sunday. The Hodges family came to Morgan County several years ago from North Carolina. Phillip Hodges, the father of the group, died a few years ago...[Joseph] served in the Civil War and about 8 years ago married for the first time." Father of 2 children: Hugh H. and Josepha. Bought the Blankenship (McClung) home on the west edge of Paragon in 1876.
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