Lewis was born about 1776. His birth date is suggested by his marriage date and his age 84 in 1860 census and 80 in the 1850 census. He married Elizabeth Doss on 8 Aug 1803 in Franklin County, Virginia.[1][2]
Lewis married as his second wife Caroline McNeil on 24 July 1836 in Franklin County, Virginia. [3]
He was living in Franklin County, Virginia in 1850.[4]
Lewis Hodges M 80 Virginia
Lucy Hodges F 75 Virginia
Lydia Hodges F 42 Virginia
Sarah Hodges F 13 Virginia
Matilda Hodges F 12 Virginia
Rebecca Hodges F 8 Virginia
Hezekiah Hodges M 6 Virginia
Martin Hodges M 4 Virginia
Peter Hodges M 2 Virginia
Robert Hall M 90 Virginia
Lewis Hodges was age 84 (born abt 1776) listed as "pauper" and residing at the Poorhouse in the North Eastern Division, Franklin County, Virginia, PO Gills Creek in 1860. Also living there was Caroline Hodges age 46 (pauper) along with Jane McNeil age 26 (pauper) and two young children: Catherine McNeil, age 4 and Lewis McNeil, age 4 months.[5]
He died after 1860 in Franklin County, Virginia.
Residence
Fact: Residence (1810) Franklin, Virginia, United States
Fact: Residence (1820) Franklin, Virginia, United States
Fact: Residence (1830) Franklin, Virginia, United States
Fact: Residence (1850) Franklin, Virginia
Fact: Residence (1860) North Eastern Division, Franklin, Virginia, United States
Research Notes
Unsourced death given as 16 Dec 1855 but he appears to be one listed in 1860 census. Foster-86
Sources
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQD-18D), Lewis Hodges and Elizabeth Doss, 08 Aug 1803; citing Franklin County, Virginia, reference p47; FHL microfilm 31,523.
↑ Wingfield, Marshall. Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, Virginia. Memphis, TN, USA: West Tennessee Historical Society, 1939. p 117
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQD-18X), Lewis Hodges and Caroline Mcneil, 24 Jul 1836; citing Franklin County, Virginia, reference p47; FHL microfilm 31,523.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DM-TBD), Lewis Hodges, Franklin County,Virginia, United States; citing family 154, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ US Census 1860;North Eastern Division, Franklin County, Virginia; Roll: M653_1346; Page: 287; Family History Library Film: 805346
See also:
Ancestry Profile accessed 14 July 2019, profile for Lewis Hodges.
1810 United States Federal Census
1820 United States Federal Census
1830 United States Federal Census
1850 United States Federal Census
1860 United States Federal Census
Franklin County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1786-1858
Franklin County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1786-1858
Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850
Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850
Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
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