Henry Daniel Milton Hodge (aft. 1837 - 1927)

Born after 12 Nov 1837 in Mount Zion Township, Macon, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Adams) Hodge — married 3 Nov 1859 in Cass Co., MO

Descendants

Died 25 Jun 1927 before age 89 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Names

Henry Daniel Milton Hodge, Henry D.M. Hodge^[1][2]

1837 Birth and Parentage

Henry b. 12 Nov 1837 Mt Zion Twp, Mason Co., IL^[2] s/o Henry J. Hodge b. 11 Mar 1813 Orange Co., NC and Penelope Traughber b. 08 Oct 1818 Logan Co., KY d. 08 Sep 1885 Mount Zion Township, Macon Co., IL.^[1][2] Father Henry was NC school teacher who moved to a farm near Nashville, TN until 1830 when he migrated to Sangamon Co., IL to join his stepfather. Henry became a farmer there and in 1831 he moved to Mt. Zion Twp. to become a settler when the area was quite wild and farmed the land. Henry and Penelope met in Mt. Zion and had their boy Henry there. Unfortunately, Henry's father died at 22 yo on 30 Aug 1838.^[1]

1838-50 IL Life

On d. 30 Aug 1838 Mt. Zion, Macon, Co., IL when his father died, Henry was only 1 yo. His mother and step-father Martin Blaney raised him, sending him to public schools and having him work the home farm until he was 20 yo.^[1]

On 01 Oct 1850 Macon Co., IL the Blakey (Blaney) household consisted of Martin Blakey, inferred father, 52 yo (est. b. 1798), b. IL, real estate valued at $4,000; Penelope Blakey, inferred mother, 32 yo (est. b. 1818), b. KY; Elizabeth C. Blakey, inferred daughter, 10 yo (est. b. 1840), b. IL, attended school; Margart (Margaret) J. Blakey, inferred daughter, 7 yo (est. b. 1843), b. IL, attended school; Nancy C. Blakey, inferred daughter, 5 yo (est. b. 1845), b. IL; Morrison J. Blakey, inferred son, 1 yo (est. b. 1849), b. IL; Heny D. McHodge (Hodge), inferred son of Penelope and Henry Hodge, 13 yo (est. b. 1837), b. IL, attended school.^[3]

1858 Migration to MO

In 1858, Henry left IL to live in Missouri where in 1859 he met and married Elizabeth Adams.^[2]

1859 Marriage

Henry m. 1859 MO Elizabeth Adams b. 06 Jan 1842 Platt Co., MO d/o Henry Adams a MO farmer d. Pikes Peak, CO and Sarah Reed d. MO.^[1]

1859-1861 MO Life

After their marriage in 1859, Henry and Elizabeth lived on a farm in Johnson Co., MO for two years.^[1]

1861-1888 IL Life

In 1861, Henry returned to Macon Co., IL with his new wife and purchased land in Mt. Zion Twp. and increased his holdings to a total of 240 acres. On his farm, they grew crops and raised animals, becoming quite successful.^[1]

On 19 Jul 1870 Mt. Zion, Macon Co., IL the Hodge household consisted of Henry Hodge, inferred father, 32 yo, b. IL, farmer, personal estate valued at $800 and real estate valued at $4,800; Elisabeth (Elizabeth) Hodge inferred mother, 27 yo, b. MO, keeping house, couldn't write English; Anna (Nannie) Hodge inferred daughter, b. MO, attended school; Anderson Hodge, inferred son, 7 yo, b. IL, attended school; Walton (Walter) Hodge inferred son, 4 yo, b. IL.^[4]

On 08 Jun 1880 Mt. Zion, Macon Co., IL the Hodge household consisted of Henry D. M. Hodge, inferred father, 42 yo, b. IL, father b. NC, mother b. NC, married, farmer: Elizabeth Hodge mother, 38 yo, married to Henry; b. MO, father and mother b. KY; keeping house; Anderson J. Hodge, son, 17 yo, b. IL, parents b. IL, single, attended school, at home; Joseph W. (Walter) Hodge son, 14 yo, single, b. IL, parents b. IL, at home.^[5]

In 1888, Henry retired from his farm and moved to the city of Decatur, Mason Co., IL.^[1]

On 21 Jan 1899, Henry's wife Elizabeth died in Decatur.^[1]

On 04 Jun 1900 at 616 West Wood (Macon) St., Decatur, Macon Co., IL, the Hodge household consisted of Henry Hodge inferred father, widowed, 62 yo, b. IL, father b. NC, mother b. KY, literate, house owned free and clear; Nanny (Nannie/Anna) Jones, Henry's daughter, 40 yo, b. Jan 1860 MO, widowed, father b. IL, mother b. MO, had 2 children, none living, literate; Anderson J. Hodge, Henry's son, 37 yo, b. Sep 1862 IL, married to Emma Hodge, father b. IL, mother b. MO, farmer, employed the whole year, literate; Emma Hodge, Anderson's spouse, 28 yo, b. Jun 1871 IL, m. 1899, father b. IL, mother b. KY, no children, literate; Everett H. (Henry) Hodge, Anderson's and former wife Bessie's son, 10 yo, b. Oct 1889 IL, single, parents b. IL, at school, attened 9th grade, literate; John W. Lambert 32 yo and Martha J. Kinser 40 yo both boarders.^[6]

In Henry's biography published 1903, he was described as a prohibitionist who voted along party lines. He held minor township offices but focused on his business affairs rather than politics. Henry and Elizabeth were members of the Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian church. He had a life of "thrift and industry" given the success and value of his 240-acre Mt. Zion Twp. farm- one of the "best improved in the area." As one of the Mt. Zion's early pioneers, he has contributed to its development over a two-thirds of a century.^[1]

On 25 Apr 1910 at 616 W. (West) Macon St Decatur, Mason Co., IL the Hodge household consisted of Henry D M Hodge inferred father, widowed, 72 yo, b. IL, father b. NC, mother b. KY, occupation: own income, literate, house owned free and clear; Nany (Nannie) C. Hodge (Jones), Henry's daughter, 49 yo, widowed, father b. IL, mother b. MO, no children, literate; Anderson J. Hodge, Henry's son, 47 yo, b. IL, married to Emma 12 yrs, father b. IL, mother b. MO, farmer, wage earner, literate; Emma Hodge, Anderson's spouse, 35 yo, b. IL, parents b. IL, no children, literate; Everett H. (Henry) Hodge, Anderson's and former wife Bessie's son, 20 yo, b. IL, single, Emma's son (incorrect, he's her stepson), parents b. IL, at school, literate.^[7]

On 03 Jan 1920 at 616 West Macon St., Decatur, Macon Co., IL the Hodge household consisted of Anderson J. Hodge, Henry's son now head of household, 57 yo, b. IL, married to Emma, father b. IL, mother b. MO, literate, broker of live stock, self-employed, own the home free and clear; Emma Hodge, Anderson's spouse, 48 yo, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. KY, no occupation, literate; Henry Hodge, Anderson's father, 82 yo, b. IL, widowed, father b. NC, mother b. KY, no occupation, literate.^[8]

1927 Death

Henry d. 25 Jun 1927, Saturday at 4:15am in his home 616 W.Macon St., Decatur, Mason Co., IL and was buried in Fairlawn Cem., Decatur, Macon Co., IL. Wednesday he was stricken with apoplexy and never regained consciousness. Henry was survived by two sons, six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.^[2]

Children

Henry and Elizabeth had issue:^[1]

1. Nannie (Anna) C. Hodge b. 22 Jan 1861 Johnson Co., MO; m. George W. Jones b. 14 Dec 1856 Mt. Zion Twp., Macon Co, IL d. bef. 18 Jul 1898 Decatur, Mason, Co., IL s/o Cleybourn Jones and Matilda Davis d. bef. 1902; George was a pioneer settler in Macon Co. involved in agriculture until he died; Nannie lived with her father Henry after George died.
2. Anderson J. Hodge b. 08 Sep 1862 Mt. Zion Twp., Macon Co., IL d. 26 Apr 1933 Decatur, Macon Co., IL bur. Fairlawn Cem., Decatur, Macon Co., IL; m/1 Bessie Jones (George W.'s sister) d. Jun 1896; had issue: Everett Henry Hodge b. 08 Oct 1889; m/2 aft. Jun 1896 Emma Bedford; A.J. and Emma resided with Anderson's father in Decatur in 1902; A.J. was a contractor and builder, and also superintended his farm in Mt. Zion Twp.
3. J. Walter Hodge b. 10 Apr 1866 near Casner, Macon Co., IL d. 21 Sep 1942 Decatur, Macon Co., IL; bur. Mt. Zion Cem., Macon Co., IL; m. 27 Mar 1889 Decatur, Macon Co., IL Hattie Meisinheilder b. 1867 d. 1944 bur. Mt. Zion Cem., Macon Co., IL; had Issue.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Past and Present of the City of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1903), p 635-636 : accessed 14 Aug 2018 at [1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Henry D.M. Hodge (1837-1927) on Find A Grave: Memorial #69351565 retrieved 13 August 2018; includes an obituary in the Decatur Evening Herald 26 Jun 1927 furnished by Janet Donner.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch : accessed 17 Aug 2018 at [2]
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. : accessed 16 Aug 2018 at [3]
5. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. : accessed 16 Aug 2018 at [4]
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004 : accessed 16 Aug 2018 at [5]
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006 : accessed 16 Aug 2018 at [6]
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch : accessed 16 Aug 2018 at [7]