James A Hudgins (1785 - 1865)

Born 1785 in South Carolina, USA

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Died 1865 at about age 80 in Coosa County, Alabama, USA

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Biography

James was born in 1785. He passed away in 1865.

"Judge" James Hudgins, pioneer resident of this section, was the father of eight sons and two daughters:

(1) Elnathan Davis Hudgins, eldest child, born 1812 in Habersham Co., GA, and died Dec 1891.

(2) Benjamin Hudgins, who lived at Calhoun, Gordon Co., GA

(3) Philip Hudgins, Talladega Co., AL

(4) Tarlton Lewis Hudgins, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL

(5) John Hudgins, of Arkansas

(6) James Hudgins, of Arkansas

(7) William Hudgins, of Texas

(8) Posey Hudgins, of Texas

(9) Ruth Hudgins, (named after his mother Rutha Davis Hudgins). Ruth married William Robertson of Fairmount, Gordon Co., GA.

(10) Mary Hudgins, first wife of John Henry Dodd (and her niece was his second wife.)

(See attached reference, "History of Gordon County," published in 1933 by Lulie Pitts, pg. 416-417.)

1865 Alabama Burial: Nixburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Coosa County

Find a Grave, database and images: accessed 1 January 2024), memorial page for James Hudgins (1785–1865) Memorial ID 107238844, citing Nixburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Nixburg, Coosa County, Alabama, USA

Sources

See also:

• From “My Maternal Ancestors” compiled by Ruth Cobb Oliver (1987). Retrieved at the Ashville, Alabama, Archives.

• The History of Gordon County, Georgia. Pitts, Lulie. 1933. p. 416-417.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #107238844