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James C. “James Carr” Hodges

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Decision

James C. Hodges was a verified supplemental early settler with a strong-probable descendant bridge to Barney. The 1840 and 1850 Lowndes censuses anchor his household, and an 1859 deed-index entry places him in District 12. His reported 1838 arrival remains retrospective.

Family

The 1850 household included Sarah A. Hodges and Lafayette, Adeline, Robertson, Joseph J., Mary, Margaret, and Martha. The census did not state relationships. Huxford's compiled family sketch identifies James as James Carr Hodges and Sarah as Sarah Ann Newton.

The 1850 and 1860 censuses place Robertson or Robinson L. Hodges in James's continuing household. Huxford explicitly calls Robinson their son. The census continuity makes James Carr → Robinson L. strong probable, although no inspected original parent-naming record states the relationship.

Barney bridge

Robinson married Mary J. Stephens in 1861 and later headed Barney household #8. Their household is documented through the 1870, 1880, and 1900 censuses. Their son Joseph E. continued at Barney in 1910 as Joe E. Hodges with wife Lola and children Roddie, Vida, and Thomas J.

The compiled upper genealogy places James under Joseph Hodges and makes Nathaniel Hodges Joseph's brother. That collateral Nathan-to-Barney bridge is secondary-supported, not original-record verified.

Sources

  • 1840 and 1850 U.S. censuses, Lowndes County, James C. Hodges households.
  • Brooks County deed index, 1859, James C. Hodges, District 12 land.
  • 1860 U.S. census, Brooks County, J. C. Hodges household.
  • Brooks County marriage record, Robinson Hodges and Mary J. Stephens, January 22, 1861.
  • 1900 U.S. census, Barney household #8; 1910 U.S. census, Barney Hodges households.
  • Folks Huxford, compiled Hodges family sketches.