McNAIRY COUNTY, TN - BIOGRAPHIES - E. J. Hodges ============================================================== 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 profit or 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Douglas H. Prather douglas-memphis@worldnet.att.net =============================================================== Independent June 23, 1922 CAPT. E. J. HODGES We have had the recent pleasure of visiting in the home of the late Capt. E. J. Hodges and wife. Those constituting the family now and at home are Dr. W. H. Harmon, Maggie and Harvey. We found the doctor much improved in health, and Harvey's condition is improving. While on the visit we were made acquainted with some very interesting facts in connection with the Family Capt. E. J. Hodges, the father, was born in this county in 1831, and died in 1913, his wife surviving him together with a number of sons and daughters, and Mrs. Hodges followed him only a few months ago. The father of Capt. Hodges, Elisha come to this county in 1818, from Wilson county and settled in the community where stands the Hodges residence. Elisha Hodges was born in 1794, and his wife in 1790. They had the following children: Jesse C. Hodges born in 1815, Tabitha Hodges, born in 1820, Jon. E. C. Hodges, born in 1823 Elisha Hodges, and W. R. Hodges in 1825. E. J. Hodges born in 1831 and Henry Hodges born in 1832 When Elisha Hodges settled in the 8th district, the nearest house was 10 miles, and there were no roads, only trails being used in going from one settlement to another. The nearest mill was at Jackson, and red men roamed the forests at will Bears and deer and other wild game abounded in the primeval woods. When Elisha Hodges came to this county, the State was only 22 years of age, and only 42 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. James Monroe was president, and Henry Clay and Daniel Webster were in their prime. Purdy was not then thought of, and W. D. Jopling, "the old red fox", had not been born. The whistle of the locomotive had never been heard and a sulphur match had never been struck. Capt. Hodges married Jane Dodd in 1852 and the following children were born to this union: Franacis Hodges, Sarah Ann Hodges, Elizabeth Ellen Hodges, John Hodges, Mary Hodges, Horry Hodges, Henry, Hodges, Harmon Hodges, Jennie Hodges, Maggie Hodges and Harvey Hodges. The father of this interesting family was a prominent figure in the affairs and history of this county. He possessed a rugged and wonderful character; a man of strong convictions and sublime faith and courage. He was a leader in his community, and was an able and influential minister in the Primitive Baptist church, living up to the tenets of that faith. During the great fratricidal struggle of the 60's he was a captain in the famous Hurst's Sixth Tennessee Federal Cavalry. Independent, February 3, 1922 MRS. M. L. CHEATHAM Another beloved home queen has been removed from Henderson and prompted to a higher and better life. January 2, 1922, the household of Mr. Milton L. Cheatham was made very, very sad by the removal of the beloved wife, and mother. Mrs. Cheatham (formerly Miss Maggie Hodges) was a very excellent woman of strong character; amicably, gentle, mild; patient, kind, true, loving, lovable, beloved, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend; and a zealous member of the Christian church. Her strict loyalty to the cause of Christ enables us to feel assured that her long, brave battle for life has ended in a glorious victory. The grief stricken relatives and friends have the tender sympathy of the town and community. May heaven comfort them. Mrs. R. P. Meeks.