TROUP COUNTY, GA - BIOS R.M. Hudson Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Typed by Carla Miles Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/troup.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., pages 922-923 Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895 TROUP COUNTY R.M. Hudson, farmer, Long Cane, Troup Co., Ga., son of Roland W. and Telitha C. (Bennett) Hudson, was born in Troup county in 1841. His paternal grandparents were Richard and Susannah (Parrott) Hudson. He was one of eleven brothers who came from England to America just before the revolutionary war, and settled first in Maryland and afterwards moved to Virginia. From Virginia his grandparents migrated to Georgia about the year 1800, and settled in what is now Jasper county, in the woods, where he cleared a farm and reared his family. He remained there until 1827, when he moved to Troup county, driving his cattle, hogs and other stock, settled in the woods and cleared another farm. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. Mr. Hudson’s father was born in Jasper county in 1809, was reared on the farm and educated in the backwoods schools of the period and locality. He accompanied his parents to Troup county in 1827 and was a soldier in the Creek Indian war of 1836. Mr. Hudson was reared on the farm and received a limited education in the common schools of the county. In 1861 he enlisted for six months in the state troops, and at the expiration of that time re-enlisted in Ferrell’s battery under Col. Montgomery. His first engagement was at Tuscumbia, Ala., where he was taken prisoner, but in a short time he was paroled. On his return to the service he was transferred to the command of Gen. Forrest, and under that dashing commander participated in the battles of Harrisburg, Miss.; Athens, Ala., and Pulaski, Tenn. In 1864 he contracted measles and was in the hospital at the time of the surrender. During a part of the time he was in the service he held the office of sergeant. After the war he returned to his farm, to which he has given his undivided and unremitting attention, and has been highly rewarded with abundant success and prosperity. He is very popular and highly esteemed by his fellow-citizens, and in 1894 was elected tax collector of the county, which office he now holds. Mr. Hudson was married in 1863 to Miss Fannie V. Famby, born and reared within three-fourths of a mile of her present home, daughter of Matthew B. and Mary (Meadows) Famby, of a family of early settlers. To them four children have been born: Richard B., Cornelia E., wife of W.F. Stinson; Mary F., wife of Robert L. Hart, and John A. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and himself and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist church. They both united with the church at the same time, and were married by the minister that received them into the church by baptism.