Georgia Biographies - Baptist - Robert Jasper Hogue 1820 - 1906 Submitted by Charlene Parker Sep 2002 ****************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profitor for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ****************************************************************************************** From "History of Bethel Association Including Centennial Meeting", by Alexander Lee Miller ROBERT JASPER HOGUE A man of true piety in his daily life, modest and dignified, easy in conversation and devoted to his ministerial work--such is the pen portrait of the Bethel Association Missionary to the Choctaw Indians. He was born in Greene County, Georgia, March 8th, 1820. His parents being poor, his early opportunities for an education were quite limited. When he was eighteen years of age, he was converted and joined the Baptist Church at LaGrange in the fall of 1838. After the ordinance of baptism he continued to live a devoted Christian life. On October 12, 1843, he married Miss Clarissa Jenkins, second daughter of Royal and Sara Jenkins of Sumter County, Georgia. In November 1847 he was licensed to preach by the church at Mt. Olive, Sumter County, and on October 1850 he was ordained and was called to the pastorate of Mt. Olive and Bethany Churches. He served these two churches and Corinth and Ebeneezer in Sumter County; Starkville and Antioch in Lee County and Hepzibah in Dooly County. He resigned the pastorate of his churches in 1857 preparatory to entering on a mission to the Choctaw Indians, under appointment of the Domestic and Indian Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. At a meeting of the Bethel Association, held at Friendship Church, Sumter County, in 1857, on the suggestion of Rev. J. O. Screven, the Bethel Association adopted Brother Hogue as their missionary, and pledged themselves for his support at a salary of six hundred dollars annually; and on the 22nd of February 1858 he, with his family, bade adieu to kindred and friends and native state, for his new and chosen field of labor among the Indians. He arrived in safety after a tedious and protracted journey, and the Bethel Association continued faithfully and promptly to sustain him until communication with the East and the West was interrupted by the Civil War. Cut off from all support by his friends and the Association, the Indians having but little to sustain themselves, he continued his work and performed all the duties of his missions both among citizens and soldiers. In 1870, however, on account of the impoverished condition of the country and a hard struggle on every hand for a living, and due to his ill health also, the Bethel Association decided to call in their Missionary. Notwithstanding the action of the Association in withdrawing its support, he returned to his Mission Field where he decided to remain and did what he could as a Missionary there. The friends of the Bethel Association contributed something every year to his support. While there in 1871 he organized Ebeneezer Church with six members, at Baggy Depot, a little village in the Western portion of the Nation. The membership grew with the town, and the roll contained forty two or more names, embracing some of the principal citizens of the county. But due to the change of population from one small town to another the little village was depopulated and he finally found himself with only six members all told. He organized several churches, in some the membership being small, but they continued to function. In some the membership was larger. It is regretted that we are unable here to give the closing years of his life. following notes by Debra Crosby 1850 Sumter Co. GA 29th District pg 197 735- Robert J. Hoge 30 Farmer Ga 1500 Clarissa 26 Ga Permelia 5 Ga Erastus 3 GA Theresa 1 GA page 201 791 Sarah Jenkins 59 Ga Russell F. 20 Ga DEATH AND OBITUARY NOTICES FROM THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE 1867-1878 Issue of October 16, 1872 Mrs. M. J. Mallory, wife of R. W. Mallory, died in Troup county, Ga., Aug. 20th 1872, aged about forty-nine years. Her maiden name was Hogue; one of her brothers, Rev. Robt. J. Hogue, is a Baptist minister among the Choctaw Indians. Georgia Marriages Troup County Hogg, Martha - Malory, Reubin W. Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1838 1850 Troup Co. Ga Census Reuben Mallory 35 Ga Martha 26 Ga Mary 11 Ga Sarah A. 9 Ga William 7 GA Elizabeth 5 Ga Emily 3 GA Susan 1 Ga 536760 Hogue, Robert Jasper 1820-1906 Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists. Two volumes. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1958. (EncSoB) ------------------------------------------------------------- Greene County Georgia Family Bibles http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/greene/bible/hogue.txt by Betty Leatherwood Clarissa Hogue, January 1844; published 1829 FAMILY RECORD Robert J. Hogue was born March 8th day 1820 Clarissa [Jenkins] his wife was born September 15th 1823 Pamelia Juliet Hogue, Daughter of R.J. and Clarissa his wife was born March 25th 1845 Erastus Seig Hogue, Son of R.J. and Clarissa his wife was born September 26th 1846 Next the Thompson family are entered PAGE 2 OF FAMILY RECORD Thompson records continued with this notation The above named were children of Hiram Thompson and second or 3rd cousins [parents of Clarissa Jenkins are next] Sarah Duncan was born Nov. 17th 1790 married to Royal Jenkins 27th 1812 died April 10th 1853 Royal Jenkins was born Feb. 22nd 1787 died August 23rd 1845 -------------------------------------------------------------- Georgia: Sumter County: Grand Lodge of Georgia 1854 Americus Lodge, No. 13, Americus, Sumter County, Georgia Rev. Robert J. Hogue -------------------------------------------------------------- Photos of Robert & Clarissa can be seen at http://www.rootsweb.com/~itchocta/family/families.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~itchocta/family/hogue_robert_clarressa.htm Family Group Sheet at http://www.rootsweb.com/~okfamgrp/h/rjhogue.htm