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ASEL BRONSON HODGE
(1825-1898)
Asel Bronson “Asa” Hodge, the youngest child of William and Nancy (Dancy) Hodge,
was born January 18, 1825 in Livingston County. His father died the following year and
he was reared by his mother Nancy on the family farm bordering Claylick Creek in what
is now present day Crittenden County. It seems from early records, that are in possession
of the complier, that Nancy’s brother-in-laws Robert Hodge Sr., Thomas Hodge, John
Berry and nephews Robert Hodge Jr. and Josiah Bryant Hodge were instrumental in
attempting to help her to settle her husband’s estate and raising the children, but it would
not be until 1830 when the estate was finally settled by her son-in-law Robert White.
On March 2, 1840 Nancy Hodge conveyed 97 acres of the Claylick Creek farm to her
youngest son. He didn’t take possession of this conveyance until just prior to his 22nd
birthday on January 14, 1847.
Asa Bronson and Catherine Elizabeth (Millikan) Hodge
On February 16 of the following year he married Catherine Elizabeth Millikan in
Crittenden County. The marriage was solemnized by D.W. Carter who was justice of the
peace. Catherine was the daughter of Solomon and Nancy (Morgan) Millikan who had
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migrated to Crittenden County from Grainger County, Tennessee and settled near
Claylick Creek.
Asa and Catherine had nine children: Nancy Josephine married William Cullen Tyner;
John Dancy married Mariah Elizabeth Durham; Oscar Turner married Mary Elizabeth
Brasher; Cornelia Edgar drowned at age 22 unmarried; Amanda P. died of whooping
cough at age 16 months; Juliet W. married Charles Webster Fox; Robert Long married
1st Ella Seargent in 1884 and moved to Arkansas. His 2nd marriage was to a Mary C. (last
name unknown); Cora G. married Daniel Norton Riley; the youngest child, Lula K., died
when she was young.
Asa served in the Crittenden County Militia (Home Guard) during the Civil War with his
brother John and first cousin Singleton Sinclair Hodge. It is believed that these men may
have fought at the small skirmish at Salem in 1864. The Hodge family was slave owners
and sympathized with the southern guerilla movement during the Union occupation of
Livingston and Crittenden Counties. Asa’s older brother William Carroll would serve
briefly in the Confederate Army in Texas, but because of his age he was mustered out
and returned home. Asa’s former brother-in-law Rev. James Ramer served in the Union
Army as a Chaplain and drowned in the Ohio River during the Battle of Paducah. The
family suffered, like many others, from the effects of the war and the occupation by the
Union army.
Asa and his brother John live and farmed on their land along Claylick Creek their entire
life. The brother’s came into a small fortune during the heyday of the Fluorspar Mining
Industry in Crittenden County in the late Nineteenth Century. Asa’s son John Dancy’s
will which was written in 1924 and witnessed by his brother Oscar Turner; consisted of
eleven pages and dealt mostly with his contract he had with the Federal Fluorspar
Company. The Hodge and Ibbey Hodge Mines were legacies from these bygone days.
Asa’s wife Catherine died before Christmas of 1889 and he ten years later. They both are
buried near Catherine’s father, Solomon Millikan, at the Wring-Grimes Cemetery which
is on the Southside of Kirk Bluff and overlooks the Claylick Creek which meanders its
way to the Cumberland River.
The Crittenden Press 13 January 1898
New Salem
Died at the residence of his son in law, D.N. Riley, Mr. A.B. Hodge, on Tues., 7 Jan. in
the death of Uncle Asa, Crittenden Co has lost one of her old land marks. His remains
were buried beside his wife who preceded him a few years ago.
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1840 Land Survey.
Claylick property conveyed to Asa from his mother
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ASEL BRONSON “Asa” HODGE, b. Jan. 18, 1825, Livingston Co. Ky.; d. Jan. 4,
1898, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Wring-Grimes Cem., Crittenden Co., Ky.; m. Feb. 16,
1848, Crittenden Co., Ky., CATHERINE ELIZABETH MILLIKAN (b. Oct. 16, 1826,
Grainger Co., Tn.; d. Dec. 18, 1889, Crittenden Co., Ky.; buried Wring-Grimes Cem.,
Crittenden Co., Ky.) dau. of Solomon Millikan and Nancy Morgan.
A.B. HODGE
CATHERINE E.
Wife of
A.B. Hodge
Known issue:
1. NANCY JOSEPHINE “Puddy” HODGE, b. May 5, 1849, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d.
May 27, 1928, Fredonia, Caldwell Co. Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden
Co. Ky.; m. Apr. 16, 1868, Crittenden Co. Ky., WILLIAM CULLEN TYNER (b.
Oct. 28, 1843, Montgomery Co., Tn.; d. Apr. 12, 1922, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur.
Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.) son of Thomas Tyner and Martha
“Patsy” Kirk.
William Cullen Tyner & Nancy Josephine Hodge.
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Crittenden Press (Marion, Ky.) June 8, 1928
When the immortal being of Josephine Hodge Tyner, passed thru the portals of Eternity
there was lost to those from whom she was taken a companion and friend of rarest quality.
She unconsciously imparted to all who knew her a guiding influence toward those qualities
that make life worth in its highest value. She was golden in her friendships, always
responsive to those who needed the communion of a fraternal heart, radiating wholesome
fellowship and Christian spirit, and possessed of character fiber that made her outstanding as
a mother and a woman.
Josephine Hodge Tyner was the daughter of Catherine and Ansel [sic] Hodge, was born
May 5th, 1849 and was married to William C. Tyner Feb. 16 th, 1868. She united with the
Methodist Church at Tyner's Chapel in 1879 and as long as her health permitted was actively
engaged in church and social work.
She spent her entire life in Crittenden County, with the exception of the past few years
which were lived with her son, Jesse, at Fredonia. Mrs. Tyner was widely known and loved
by all w ho knew her. She was buried beside the remains of her husband at Tyner's Chapel
cemetery there to await the resurrection.
Surviving her are one brother, Turner Hodge; three children, Blanch T. Kinsolving, Felix
E. and Jesse H. Tyner, twelve grandchildren, four great grand children and several nieces
and nephews.
Mrs. Tyner died on the 27th day of May 1928 at 11:37 A.M. at the age of 79 years and 22
days.
Funeral services were conducted at Rev. B. M. Currie, of Marion.
---------The Crittenden Press (Marion, Ky.) April 21, 1922
Found Dead
William C. Tyner, one of the county’s best known and respected citizens, was found dead in his
orchard near his home on Thursday April 13th. He had been in poor health for several months but
was able to walk about his farm and it is thought by his family that a stroke of apoplexy was the
cause of his death.
Mr. Tyner was 78 years old and for many years had lived on his farm in the western part of
the county, near the Livingston county line. He was a good citizen and splendid neighbor and his
name was a synonym for honesty and hospitality. He was a life-long member of the Methodist
church.
Funeral services were held Friday conducted by Rev. W.H. Archie, of Earlington, after which
the remains were laid to rest in Tyner’s Chapel cemetery.
Mr. Tyner is survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons: Mrs. Geo. Kinsolving and Felix
and Jesse Tyner of this county.
* Obits of William C. Tyner and Josephine Hodge courtesy of Crittenden County Historian Brenda Travis Underdown, CG.
Issue:
(1). BLANCHE LYNN TYNER, b. Nov. 12, 1869, Union Precinct, Crittenden
Co. Ky.; d. Jul. 9, 1936, Salem, Livingston Co. Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel
Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. 1st 1891, JAMES C. HARRIS (b. Dec. 29,
1857, Va.; d. Sept. 21, 1911, Crittenden Co., Ky.); m. 2nd REV. GEORGE
DEMPSEY KINSOLVING (b. Dec. 19, 1859, Princeton, Caldwell Co.,
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Ky.; d. Jul. 18, 1929, Riverside Hospital, Paducah, McCracken Co., Ky.;
bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.) son of A. Jackson
Kinsolving and Hester Maria George.
Issue 1st marriage:
a. WILLIAM RUTH HARRIS, b. May 8, 1904; d. Oct. 14, 1905; bur.
Tyner’s Chapel Cem, Crittenden Co., Ky.
(2). FELIX EDGAR TYNER, b. Sep. 6, 1871, Union Precinct, Crittenden Co.
Ky.; d. May 15, 1952, Crittenden Co., Hospital, Marion, Crittenden Co.
Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. Oct. 23, 1894,
Crittenden Co., Ky., CORA EUNICE MOORE (b. May 31, 1877,
Caldwell Co. Ky.; d. Jan. 23, 1951, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Tyner’s
Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.) dau. of Samuel Wilson Moore and
Martha Susan Gough.
Felix Edgar Tyner and Cora Moore
Issue:
a. MILDRED TYNER, b. Jul. 21, 1895, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Jul. 19,
1896, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co.,
Ky.
b. JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH TYNER, b. Jan. 22, 1897, Crittenden Co.,
Ky.; d. Mar. 24, 1961, Jefferson Co., Ky.; m. GEORGE CLARK
MONROE (b. Dec. 28, 1891, Ill.; d. Mar. 11, 1970, Louisville,
Jefferson Co., Ky.)
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c. WILLIAM CLAYTON TYNER, b. Aug. 2, 1900, Little Rock, Pulaski
Co., Ark.; d. Jul. 27, 1955, Iowa; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem.,
Crittenden Co., Ky.; m. Jan. 20, 1920, Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Ill.,
LUMAS NELLE “Nellie” CONYER (b. Oct. 12, 1900, Union
Precinct, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Jan. 21, 1986, Detroit, Wayne Co.,
Mich.) dau. of John H. Conyer and Harriet P. Bealmear.
d. SUSAN WILSON “Susie” TYNER, b. Mar. 23, 1903, Levias,
Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Jul. 1993, Chapel Hill, Marshall Co., Tn.; m.
1st HERBERT VIRGIL EMBRICH (b. May 12, 1899, Ky.; d. Jan. 9,
1968, Orange Co., Calif.); m. 2nd JAMES ROBERT McELHANEY (b.
Mar. 10, 1905, Marshall Co., Tn.; d. Aug. 1985, Chapel Hill, Marshall
Co., Tn.)
e. PATSY LOUISE TYNER, b. Dec. 25, 1904, Mosler, Ark.; d. May 23,
1995, Arlington Care Center, Arlington, Kingsbury Co., SD.; bur.
Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co., Ky.; m. JAMES ROY CUSICK
(b. Aug. 26, 1899, Ky.; d. Dec. 19, 1976, Louisville, Jefferson Co.,
Ky.; m. 2nd KENNETH H. HUSMANN (b. Feb. 14, 1919, Lyon Co.,
Iowa; d. Jan. 1986, Lake Campbell, Brookings Co., SD.) son of Arendt
Husmann and Hattie Schur.
f. CLARK THOMAS TYNER, b. Sept. 19, 1907, Fla.; d. Jan. 24, 1977,
Lyon Co., Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co., Ky.; m.
DORA LEE NASH (b. Apr. 26, 1906, Paris, Henry Co., Tn.)
g. JAMES MOORE TYNER, b. Sept. 21, 1910, Levias, Crittenden Co.,
Ky.; d. Nov. 16, 1977, Douglas, Cochise Co., Ariz.; bur. Tyner’s
Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co., Ky.; m. 1st VERA DUVALL (b. Oct. 27,
1912, Livingston Co., Ky.; d. Feb. 16, 1999, Crittenden Co., Ky.); m.
2nd 1938, ELIZABETH KOVACS (b. Apr. 30, 1914, Mich.; d. Aug. 7,
1993, Detroit, Wayne Co., Mich.) dau. of Louis “Lajos” Kovacs and
Elizabeth “Erzsebet” Szel.
h. MAMIE BUXTON TYNER, b. Dec. 29, 1912, Trumann, Poinsett Co.,
Ark.; d. Sept. 19, 1978, Anaheim, Orange Co., Calif.; bur. Tyner’s
Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co., Ky.; m. 1st TRUMAN CREED
BARNETT (b. Feb. 8, 1909, Ky.; d. May 26, 1999, Highland, Wayne
Co., Mich.; bur. Highland Cem., Wayne Co., Mich.); m. 2nd Dec. 28,
1940, Cross Point, Wis., SAMUEL WISER FLEMING (b. Sept., 11,
1917, Lowe, Moultrie Co., Ill.; d. Jan. 6, 1991, Camarillo, Ventura
Co., Calif.) son of Willard S. and Bessie L. Fleming.
i. DOROTHY MAE TYNER, b. Apr. 13, 1918, Levias, Crittenden Co.,
Ky.; d. Aug. 24, 2004, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh
Co., Ind.; bur. Belefontaine Cem., Mt. Vernon, Posey Co., Ind.; m.
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Jun. 26, 1948, WARREN J. “Cotton” SNYDER (b. Mar. 5, 1921, Ind.;
d. Nov. 4, 1977, Welborn Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.;
bur. Belefontaine Cem., Mt. Vernon, Posey Co., Ind.)
j. VIRGIL GILBERT TYNER, b. Feb. 5, 1925, Levias, Crittenden Co.,
Ky.; d. May 20, 1968, Douglas, Cochise Co., Ariz.; m. HORACE
MELVILLE HAYES (b. Sept. 23, 1925, Union Precinct, Crittenden
Co., Ky.; d. Apr. 15, 1998, Safford, Graham Co., Ariz.) dau. of Dewey
R. Hayes and Ruby M. Howard.
(3). JESSE HODGE TYNER, b. May 5, 1884, Union Precinct, Crittenden Co.
Ky.; d. Sep. 24, 1961, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem.,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. 1st Feb. 17, 1904, Crittenden Co., Ky., MAUDE
EDMONIA GIBBS (Jun. 5, 1882, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Mar. 5, 1915,
near New Salem, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem.,
Crittenden Co. Ky.) dau. of James M. Gibbs and Elizabeth “Betty” Taylor;
m. 2nd EFFIE I. BUTLER (b. Oct. 28, 1889, Ky.; d. Oct. 16, 1957,
Christian Co. Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.) dau. of
John Butler and Florence E. Howard.
Jesse Hodge Tyner
The Crittenden Press (Marion, Ky.) March 11, 1915
Mrs. Maude Gibbs Tyner, a daughter of Jas. and Elizabeth Gibbs, born in Crittenden
county, Ky., June 5th, 1882. She was married to Jesse H. Tyner, Feb. 17th, 1904, and to
this union were born five children, three of whom are dead. Mrs. Tyner died at her home
near New Salem, March 5th, 1915, after a short illness, and her remains were laid to rest
the following day in the cemetery at Tyner’s Chapel, Rev. Burr Hall conducting the
funeral services. A very large crowd was in attendance. She joined the Baptist church at
Pinckneyville at the age of sixteen and remained a faithful member until her death.
Issue 1st marriage:
a. THOMAS RICHARDSON TYNER, b. Dec. 30, 1904, Crittenden Co.,
Ky.; d. Mar. 30, 1993, Winnebago Co., Ill.
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b. FELIX TYNER, b. Apr. 4, 1906, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. May 9, 1907,
Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co., Ky.
c. ICHABOD TYNER, b. Nov. 23, 1907, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. May
21, 1909, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden
Co., Ky.
d. VIRGINIA TYNER, b. Sept. 1, 1909, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Aug. 25,
1912, Union Precinct, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem.,
Crittenden Co., Ky.
e. MYRA REBECCA TYNER, b. Dec. 27, 1910, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d.
Mar. 31, 2002, Dixon, Lee Co., Ill.; m 1st HICKMAN THOMPSON
(b. 1909, Ky.); m 2nd Dec. 1947, Dixon, Lee Co., Ill., DOUGLAS T.
BURGESS (b. 1915, Ky.; d. 2000).
Issue 2nd marriage:
f. JESSE BUTLER TYNER, b. Dec. 11, 1919, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d.
Nov. 12, 1994, Salem, Livingston Co., Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem.,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. 1st 1942, SYBIL LAVERN HOWARD (b.
Dec. 11, 1914, Union, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Jan. 6, 1985, Livingston
Co., Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co., Ky.) dau. of
Twinkle Howard and Eva Teer; m. 2nd BILLIE SUE STROUD (b.
Nov. 9, 1934, Livingston Co., Ky.; d. May 20, 1999, Crittenden Co.
Ky.; bur. Good Hope Cem., Livingston Co., Ky.) dau of Willie H.
Stroud and Marie Bragdon.
* Photographs & research of the Tyner family courtesy of Ken Tyner. He can be
contacted at topremf@msn.com
2. JOHN DANCY HODGE, b. Dec. 29, 1850, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. May 3, 1924,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. Jul. 26, 1882,
Crittenden Co. Ky., MARIAH ELIZABETH DURHAM (Dec. 1, 1859 Crittenden
Co. Ky.; d. Jun. 22, 1896, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co.
Ky.) dau. of Samuel R. Durham and Mary Jane Brown . John owned and operated
the Hodge Mines near Frances.
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John Dancy Hodge
Don, Mona and Allie Hodge
Issue:
(1). EDITH HODGE, b. May 10, 1883, Frances, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Dec.
29, 1913, Frances, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co.,
Ky.; m. Oct. 22, 1904, Crittenden Co., Ky., CHARLES OSCAR POGUE
(b. Nov. 7, 1878, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. May 6, 1909, Frances, Crittenden
Co. Ky.; bur. Oliver Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.) son of William
Washington Pogue and Mary Catherine Oliver.
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Charles Oscar Pogue and wife Edith Hodge
The Crittenden Record Press (Marion, Ky.) May 13, 1909
OSCAR POGUE DEAD
Charles Oscar Pogue, of Frances, Ky., born, Nov. 7 th. 1878, departed this life, May 6th.
1909, aged thirty years and six months.
He was married to Edith Hodge, Oct. 1904, who with two little daughters survive him. He
was a member of the Presbyterian church U.S.A. at Frances, having made a profession of
religion in 1901. His pastor, Rev. A.J. Thompson, conducted the church funeral service,
in a most beautiful and impressive sermon.
His remains were followed to the cemetery by a large concourse of people and laid to
rest by his masonic brethern, after a beautiful funeral service rendered by C.W. Fox,
Master of Liberty Lodge No. 580, assisted by Bro. P.K. Cooksey and T.C. Campbell, of
Dycusburg Lodge No. 323.
He was a victim of that dreadful malady, consumption, and during all the dreary weeks of
his confinement, he displayed heroic christian fortitude, even into the face of death he
smiled sweetly, and passed into the presence of his savior, as the babe falls to sleep in the
arms of its mother.
His family he consigned to the care of providence relation and the brethern of the mystic
til, early in his sickness, and thereafter seemed to be concerned for the spirtual wellfare
of his friends. He was zealous Sunday School worker and an ardent believer in the
principles of the F.E. and C.U. and in both these works his services will be missed. A
useful life has ebbed out in the early morning.
Issue:
a. MARIAH ESTELLE POGUE, b. Jul. 22, 1905, Frances, Crittenden
Co. Ky.; d. Sept. 20, 1952, Jefferson Co., Ky.; bur. Love Cem.,
Crittenden Co. Ky; m. Sep. 30, 1929, JULIAN HENRY LOVE (b. Jul.
20. 1905, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Sept. 23, 1947, Crittenden Co., Ky.;
bur. Love Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.) son of Audie P. Love and Emma
Ainsworth.
b. MARY EVELYN POGUE, b. Mar. 4, 1908, Frances, Crittenden Co.
Ky.; d. Jun. 8, 1944, Boulder, Boulder Co., Colo.; bur. Green
Mountain Cem., Boulder, Boulder Co. Colo.; m. Oct. 17, 1927, JOHN
LOCKETT LOVE (b. July 20. 1905, Union Precinct, Crittenden Co.,
Ky.; d. Feb. 18, 1971, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Love Cem., Crittenden
Co. Ky) son of Audie P. Love and Emma Ainsworth.
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(2). AMBLE HODGE, Jul. 23, 1884, Frances, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Feb. 15,
1972, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m.
FRANCIS EMMANUEL “Frank” BEARD (b. Apr. 19, 1878, Crittenden
Co. Ky.; d. Aug. 28, 1964, Christian Co. Ky.; bur. Union Cem., Crittenden
Co. Ky.)
Amble Hodge
(3). RALPH HODGE, b. Dec. 24, 1885, Frances, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Feb.
25, 1975, McCracken Co. Ky.; bur. Mapleview Cem., Marion, Crittenden
Co. Ky.; m. Oct. 24, 1902, Corydon, Henderson Co., Ky., SUDIE
OLIVER (b. Jun. 26, 1889; d. Nov. 5, 1964; bur. Mapleview Cem.,
Marion, Crittenden Co. Ky.) dau. of Forrest Oliver and Mary Wheeler.
Ralph Hodge
Issue:
a. MARY ELIZABETH HODGE, b. Dec. 8, 1907, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d.
Feb. 17, 1982, McCracken Co. Ky.; bur. Mapleview Cem., Marion,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. 1st ca. 1924, SAMUEL R. “Sam” SHELBY (b.
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Sept. 23, 1904, Salem, Livingston Co., Ky.; d. Feb. 2, 1965; bur.
Salem Cem., Salem, Livingston Co., Ky.); m. 2nd SAMUEL C.
ALBRIGHT (b. Dec. 10, 1900; Apr. 21, 1977, McCracken Co. Ky.;
bur. Mapleview Cem., Marion, Crittenden Co. Ky.)
b. JOHN DANCY HODGE, b. Sep. 12, 1915, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Jan.
12, 1944, WWII-Italy.; bur. Mapleview Cem., Marion, Crittenden Co.,
Ky. (Private First Class – U.S. Army).
(4). MONA HODGE, b. Dec. 14, 1887, Frances, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Nov.
10, 1973, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.; bur.
Sunset Memorial Park Cem., Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.; m. Feb.
10, 1914, Crittenden Co. Ky., HARVEY SPURLIN KOON (b. Feb. 22,
1891, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Apr. 7, 1957, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co.,
Ind.; bur. Sunset Memorial Park Cem., Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.)
son of John Boaz Koon and Nelia Clayborne Wright.
Mona Hodge
Evansville Courier (Evansville, Ind.) November 11, 1973
MRS. MONA KOON
Funeral services for Mrs. Mona Koon, 85, of 1308 E. Negley, who died at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Deaconess Hospital, are pending at Browning Funeral Home.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Snapaitas with whom she lived and Mrs.
Gwendola Jameson also of Evansville; two sons, Terry of Albuquerque, N.M. and
Charles of Evansville; three brothers, Ralph and Allie Hodge, both of Marion, Ky., and
Don Hodge of Boulder, Colo.; and 13 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday .
Issue:
a. VIRGINIA KOON, b. Jan. 20, 1916, Dycusburg, Crittenden Co. Ky.;
d. Dec. 26, 1990, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.; bur. Frances
Presbyterian Ch. Cem. Frances, Crittenden Co. Ky. m. 1st Oct. 10,
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1934, ISAAC HOWARD CAMPBELL (b. Jan. 23, 1914; d. Oct. 6,
1949, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.; bur. Frances Presbyterian
Ch. Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.) son of James Van Campbell and
Frances Tilee Murphy; m. 2nd 1952, JOHN ALBERT SNAPAITAS (b.
Oct. 28, 1914; d. Dec. 2, 1992, Welborn Baptist Hospital, Evansville,
Vanderburgh Co., Ind.).
b. TERRY WICKLIFFE KOON, b. Apr. 16, 1917, Dycusburg,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Nov. 6, 1977, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co.,
NM.; m. Oct. 1945, ROSA LEE CHAMPION (b. Oct. 6, 1926,
Dycusburg, Crittenden Co., Ky.) dau. of James H. Champion and
Mary McMaster.
c. GWENDOLA KOON, b. Nov. 21, 1920, Dycusburg, Crittenden Co.
Ky.; d. Oct. 19, 2000, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.; bur. Sunset
Memorial Park Cem., Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.; m. 1st
STANLEY WITHERSPOON; m 2nd CURTIS H. JAMESON (d. Mar.
31, 2002, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co.,
Ind.; bur. Sunset Memorial Park Cem., Evansville, Vanderburgh Co.,
Ind.)
d. CHARLES ALDEN KOON, b. Sept. 3, 1924, Dycusburg, Crittenden
Co. Ky.; d. Aug. 20, 1998, Bradenton, Manatee Co., Fla.; bur. Sunset
Memorial Park Cem., Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.; m.
KATHERINE GREEN
(5). GUY HODGE, b. Nov. 3, 1889, Frances, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Jul. 13,
1890, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Wring-Grimes Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.
(6). DON HODGE, b. Nov. 28, 1892, Frances, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. May 30,
1981, Boulder, Boulder Co. Colo.; m. 1st Oct. 10, 1915, NOTIE MAE
POGUE (b. Apr. 19, 1886, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Sep. 15, 1992, Boulder
Co. Colo.) divorced 1946; m. 2nd 1948, Boulder, Colo., ALMA
YARBERRY (b. Nov. 15, 1917, Florence, Colo.; d. Jun. 21, 1998,
Boulder, Boulder Co., Colo.)
* Alma and Don’s life can be heard at the Maria Rogers Oral History Program at
http://www.bplcarnegie.org/oralhistory/ Alma is listed under Interview: OH0534
Known issue 1st marriage:
a. GWENDOLYN HODGE, b. Apr. 17, 1916, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d.
May 12, 1986, Boulder Co. Colo.; m. FRED AUSTIN (b. Jan. 25,
1908, Hamilton Co. Ks.; d. Jul 11, 1964, Boulder Co. Colo.).
Issue 2nd marriage:
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b. (Living son) HODGE
(7). ALLIE NEWTON HODGE, b. Jun. 21, 1896, Frances, Crittenden Co.
Ky.; d. Dec. 5, 1976, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co.
Ky.; m. INA LEAH TEER (b. Dec. 16, 1903, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Aug.
16, 1985, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.)
Known issue:
a. (Living daughter) HODGE, b. Crittenden Co., Ky.; m. DEEN.
* Photographs John Dancy Hodge family courtesy of Heather Moesner.
3. OSCAR TURNER HODGE, b. Feb. 23, 1853, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Feb. 29,
1932, near Frances, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m.
Feb. 11, 1871, Crittenden Co. Ky., MARY ELIZABETH BRASHER (b. Oct 15,
1854, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. May 13, 1925, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem.,
Crittenden Co. Ky.) dau. of James William Brasher and Angelina Barnett
Yandell. Turner was a farmer and a justice of the peace for Crittenden County.
The Crittenden Press (Marion, Ky.) – March 4, 1932
Oscar Turner Hodge, 79 year old Crittenden County farmer, died Monday morning, February
29, at his home near Owen schoolhouse after an illness of pneumonia. Mr. Hodge’s wife passed
away several years ago. He is survived by several children including Murray Hodge of this
county. Funeral services were held Tuesday with the Rev. J.C. Asbridge officiating. Interment was
in Owen cemetery.
Issue:
(1). POMEROY HODGE, b. Feb. 3, 1872, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Jan. 28,
1907, near Frances, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co.,
Ky.; m. Oct. 26, 1904, JANE BROWN (Jul. 10, 1885, Crittenden Co. Ky.;
d. Jul. 30, 1907, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.)
Pomeroy Hodge
Crittenden Record-Press (Marion, Ky.) – February 1, 1907
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Mr. P. Hodge died at his home near Frances, Monday night, January 28 th. He was a
victim of tuberculosis and had been ill for several months. He was the son of Mr. Turner
Hodge. He is survived by a wife and children.
Issue:
a. EDDIE HODGE, b/d. Apr. 23, 1907, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Owen
Cem., Crittenden Co., Ky.
(2). WILLIAM FIDELIO “Bill” HODGE, b. Aug. 3, 1873, Crittenden Co.
Ky.; d. March 31, 1938, Hereford, Deafsmith Co. Tx.; bur. West Park
Cem. Deafsmith Co. Tx.; m. Dec. 18, 1895, ‘her father’s home” Salem,
Livingston Co. Ky., NANCY JANE “Nannie” LOVELESS (b. Aug. 26,
1878, Livingston Co. Ky.; d. Oct. 28, 1960, Smithland, Livingston Co.
Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem. Crittenden Co. Ky.) dau. of Benjamin
Franklin Loveless and Mary Frances Hartigan.
William F. “Bill” Hodge
ca. 1895
Bill Hodge
ca. 1914, Hereford, Tx.
Nannie Jane Loveless
W.F (BILL) HODGE DIED EARLY THIS MORNING – W.F. (Bill) Hodge, who had been
a resident of Hereford for many years, died this morning, at the Deaf Smith County
Hospital following a prolonged illness.
Mr. Hodge was born August 3, 1873, in Critten [sic] county, Ky., and was past 64 years
of age. He is survived by his wife and three children, a son and two daughters and two
sisters and three brothers. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Hodge Funeral Is Held Here This Afternoon – Funeral services for W.F. Hodge, 54, were
held from the E.B. Black Funeral Home in Hereford, Thursday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock,
conducted by Rev. W.E. Barnes, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Mr. Hodge died at
2:10 o’clock this morning, following an illness of six weeks.
He was born August 3, 1873, in Critten [sic]County, Kentucky, and came to this section
around 1914. He has resided here since that time, but had no immediate relatives in this
area. He was widely known over this section and had many friends who bourn his death.
He is survived by his widow and two daughters,Gladys[sic] and Mary of Salem,
Kentucky, also a daughter, Catherine of Long Beach, Calif; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Peck
and Maude Travis, and two brothers, Asle [sic] and Murry Hodge, all of Kentucky.
Interment was made in West Park Cemetery.
* In the 2nd obit his son Gradie was listed as daughter Gladys.
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Issue:
a. GRADIE NORTHERN HODGE, b. Sep. 16, 1898, Crittenden Co.
Ky.; d. Nov. 15, 1963, VA Hospital, Marion, Williamson Co. Ill.; bur.
Loveless Chapel Cem. Livingston Co. Ky.; m. 1928, Junction, Gallatin
Co., Ill., CLETA MAE CLARK (b. Apr. 10, 1912, Rock Creek
Precinct, Hardin Co., Ill.; d. Mar. 3, 1980, Salem, Livingston Co. Ky.;
bur. Loveless Chapel Cem. Livingston Co. Ky.) dau. of Charles E.
“Charlie” Clark and Lucy Dial. Charlie and Lucy are buried in
unmarked graves at Hurricane Cemetery near Tolu, Ky.
Cleta and Gradie Hodge
b. MARY FRANCES HODGE, b. Feb. 24, 1905, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d.
Jan. 16, 1972, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur Dycusburg Cem., Crittenden
Co., Ky.; m. Apr. 1923, Smithland, Livingston Co., Ky., HULIN
HAYDEN GRIMES (b. Jul. 28, 1900, Crittenden Co, Ky.; d. Dec. 20,
1972, Crittenden Co., Ky.), son of Samuel Grimes and Florence Kirk.
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Hulin and Mary Grimes
Dycusburg, Ky
Feb_ 24, 1938
Dear Brother and Family:
Hope you arrived home O’K. We are all
well. I spent the day with Uncle Linzey to-day
his lig is getting along fine. Also got air message
from the widow Monday stating she arrived Long
Beach O.K. enjoyed trip fine every body well I guess
you got one also.
Gradie I got a letter from Mrs. Mounts to-day
am sending it to you so you can read it and
understand. Notice what she said about
Gussie Piddy and not having any funds. I
am not able to send him any money if I had any
I would gladly send it but it is about all we can
do to help our selves. He has not done right by
us but he is our father. I am sending a note to
Uncle Asel to see if he knows any thing
about his birth date to help him get a pension
it is the least I can do. When I get a card
from her I will send you a card at once.
It worries me I told Hulin if it wasn’t
One thing it was something else.
answer soon or come sooner
Your Loving sister - Mary
c. CATHERINE PAULINE HODGE, b. Dec. 28, 1913, Hereford,
Deafsmith Co. Tx.; d. May 25, 1995; m. RICHARD S. PEDLAR1 (b.
Jun. 10, 1904, Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; d. Feb. 28, 1965, Los
Angeles, Calif.) son of Richard Pedlar and Margaret McKee
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Catherine with daughter Gloria and husband Dick
* She also spelled her name as Kathryn. She was a teacher at the old Livingston
County H.S. at Salem.
(3). LELA KATE HODGE, b. Aug. 12, 1875, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Nov. 18,
1936, Joy, Livingston Co. Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem. Critt. Co. Ky.;
m. Feb. 6, 1894, Crittenden Co. Ky., THOMAS LINDLEY
SUNDERLAND (b. Jun. 24, 1873, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Jul. 7, 1950,
Lola, Livingston Co. Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co., Ky.)
son of John W. Sunderland and Mary Amme Grimes.
Issue:
a. DOLLIE VIVIAN SUNDERLAND, b. Dec. 4, 1894, Ky.; d. Feb. 1,
1953, Lola, Livingston Co. Ky.; bur. Lola Cem., Livingston Co. Ky.;
m. Sept. 24, 1913, ROY WATSON (b. Dec. 4, 1894; d. Feb. 1, 1950;
bur. Lola Cem., Livingston Co. Ky.)
b. ZULA LEONA SUNDERLAND, b. Dec. 13, 1896, Ky.; d. Jan. 24,
1897; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.
c. CHARLES W. SUNDERLAND, b. Mar. 24, 1900, Ky.; d. Jan. 10,
1980, McCracken Co. Ky.; m. Nov. 27, 1924, LOTTIE LEE MYRICK
(b. 1902, Ky.; d. Nov. 25, 1967, Paducah, McCracken Co. Ky.; bur.
Bethel Church Cem., Livingston Co. Ky.) dau. of James M. Myrick.
d. HARLEY SUNDERLAND, b. Jun. 29, 1905, Ky.; d. Jun. 8, 1972,
McCracken Co. Ky.; bur. Tyner’s Chapel Cem. Crittenden, Co. Ky.;
m. Dec. 24, 1936, ALICE LUCILLE BROOKSHIRE (b. Jun. 7, 1904,
Winfield, Ks.; d. Mar. 28, 1992, Crittenden Co,. Ky.; bur. Tyner’s
Chapel Cem. Crittenden Co., Ky.). dau. of Newton Brookshire and
Alma Woodall. No issue.
(4). MAUDE HODGE, b. Mar. 4, 1877, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. May 25, 1953,
Livingston Co., Ky.; bur. Salem Cem., Salem, Livingston Co., Ky.; m.
Jun. 11, 1899, Crittenden Co., Ky., PHIL STEWART TRAVIS (b. Feb.
1871, Ky.; d. Mar. 12, 1954, Livingston Co. Ky.; bur. Salem Cem., Salem,
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Livingston Co., Ky.) son of William Lander Travis and Mary Frances
Redd.
Maude Hodge
Issue:
a. IVY TRAVIS, b. Mar. 27, 1900, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Aug. 7, 1900,
Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.
b. ALLIE R. TRAVIS, b. Aug. 8, 1902, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Nov. 28,
1974, Livingston Co., Ky.; m. 1st MARY A. MERCER, (d. Feb. 25,
1954, Christian Co., Ky.); m. 2nd GEORGIA I. McCLURE (b. Dec. 6,
1932; d. Mar. 14, 1998, Salem, Livingston Co., Ky.). No issue.
c. OSCAR ARCH TRAVIS, b. Nov. 18, 1906, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d.
Oct. 9, 1991, Newburgh, Warrick Co. Ind.; bur. Park Lawn Cem.,
Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.; m. 1937, EDNA HOLMAN (b.
Feb. 4, 1903, Ky.; d. Jan. 10, 1993, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.;
bur. Park Lawn Cem., Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Ind.) dau. of
James and Minerva Holman
d. RUBY ANN TRAVIS, b. Nov. 19, 1908, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Apr.
25, 1990, Marion, Crittenden Co., Ky.; m. Nov. 6, 1957, DURWARD
PHINE HARDIN (b. Jun. 28, 1907, Lola, Livingston Co. Ky.; d. Dec.
24, 1985, Salem, Livingston Co. Ky.) son of Percy Hayden Hardin and
Emma Slayden. Also see descendants of Margaret Belle Hodge and
Samuel Hickman Hardin.
(5). ASEL BRONSON HODGE, b. Apr. 3, 1880, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Apr.
1, 1962, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. Feb.
23, 1910, Crittenden Co., Ky., MARY EDNA VINSON (b. May 12, 1886,
Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Mar. 23, 1976, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen
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Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.) dau. of Robert M. Vinson and Josephine
Blackburn.
Asel Bronson Hodge
Issue:
a. RANDELL BRONSON HODGE, b. Jun. 11, 1911, Caldwell Co. Ky.;
d. Jul. 3, 1931, Frances, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Owen Cem.,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. 1930, GRACE PEARL “Gracie” GILLAND
(b. Aug. 26, 1913, Livingston Co., Ky.) dau. of Vernon M. Gilland and
Mandy Wheeler.
b. MARY JOSEPHINE HODGE, b. Jul. 29, 1912, Crittenden Co. Ky.;
m. Apr. 11, 1936, EDWARD LLEWELLYN COREY SR. (d. Jul.
1963).
c. WILLIAM VERNON HODGE, b. Apr. 21, 1914, Crittenden Co. Ky.;
d. Jan. 13, 1958, Chicago, Cook Co., Ill.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden
Co. Ky.
d. OSCAR VINSON HODGE, b. Nov. 15, 1915, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d.
May 10, 1973, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co.
Ky.; m. Oct. 19, 1963, THELMA LOU CLIFFORD.
e. ROY BRONSON HODGE, b. Apr. 12, 1917, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d.
Oct. 24, 1918, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co.
Ky.
f. WILBUR HODGE, b. Feb. 11, 1919, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Apr. 20,
1989, Hopkins Co. Ky.; m. Jun. 30, 1940, MARY FRANCES
McCASLAND.
g. (Living son) HODGE, m. FULLER
h. (Living daughter) HODGE, m. MATTHEWS
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i. RAWELS HODGE, b. Nov. 8, 1925, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Jul. 21,
1970, Valparaiso, Ind.; bur. Owens Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m.
MARGARET ANN GALLEMORE.
j. (Living son) HODGE, m. MATTHEWS.
k. ASEL WENDELL HODGE, b. Jul. 18, 1930, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d.
Nov. 11, 1931, Frances, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Owen Cem.,
Crittenden Co. Ky.
(6). CLARA EDGAR HODGE, b. Dec. 16, 1880, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Jan.
8, 1942, Lyon Co., Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky. m.
LEONARD FRANKLIN “Frank” PEEK. (b. Nov. 7, 1888, Kuttawa, Lyon
Co. Ky; d. Nov. 26, 1969, Lyon Co., Ky; bur. Kuttawa Park Cem., Lyon
Co. Ky.). son of George S. Peek and Margaret Henson.
Clara Hodge
(7). MURRY HODGE, b. Feb. 7, 1882, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Apr. 16, 1958,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Mapleview Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. Jun. 24,
1908, Marion, Crittenden Co., Ky., ILA MAE BROWN (b. May 5, 1887;
d. Jul. 3, 1979; bur. Mapleview Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.)
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Murray Hodge
Issue:
a. EUGENE LEE HODGE, b. Aug. 13, 1909, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d.
Nov. 13, 2003, Owensboro, Daviess Co., Ky.; bur. Union Cem.,
Levias, Crittenden Co., Ky.; m. 1st Dec. 23, 1936, HELEN RHEA
HUGHES (b. Jul. 23, 1915, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Mar. 8, 1946,
Crittenden Co. Hospital, Marion, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Union
Cem., Levias, Crittenden Co., Ky.), dau. of Clarence Hughes and Lena
Yates; m. 2nd Sept. 30, 1956, CARROLL CORLEY GRAVES (b. Jan.
15, 1918; d. Dec. 8, 1976); m. 3rd Aug. 18, 1978, RUBY B.
McDANIEL ARFLACK (b. Jan. 20, 1916; d. Jul. 3, 2005, Marion,
Crittenden Co. Ky; bur. Mapleview Cem., Marion, Crittenden Co.,
Ky.) dau. of Miles McDaniel and Pearl Croft.
b. MARY ELEXZENA HODGE, b. May 16, 1912, Crittenden Co. Ky.;
d. Jan. 25, 2006, Conyers, Ga.; bur. Union Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.;
m. Apr. 11, 1932, CLARENCE WALTER LOVE (b. May 2, 1911; d.
Jul. 25, 1999, Liphonia, Ga.; bur. Union Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.)
(8). LINZY HODGE, b. Nov. 26, 1883, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Feb. 16, 1970,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Dycusburg Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. Jan. 22,
1912, Crittenden Co., Ky., KIZZIE TREAMER McCLURE (b. Mar. 15,
1888, Livingston Co. Ky.; d. Dec. 17, 1973, Livingston Co. Ky.; bur.
Dycusburg Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.) dau. of John F. McClure and Queen
Henry.
Issue:
a. LENA MARIE HODGE, b. Apr. 25, 1914, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Mar.
15, 1999, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Dycusburg Cem., Crittenden Co.
Ky.; m. ROY BOYD WELLS (b. Jun. 15, 1891, Lyon Co., Ky.; d. Jan.
16, 1976, Livingston Co., Ky.; bur. Dycusburg Cem., Crittenden Co.
Ky.).
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4. CORNELIA EDGAR HODGE, b. Apr. 13, 1855, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Jul. 5,
1877, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Brown-Wring Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky. She was
listed as a “male” in the Crittenden County Death Records.
5. AMANDA P. HODGE, b. Dec. 7, 1857, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Apr. 16, 1859,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Brown-Wring Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.
6. JULIET W. HODGE, b. Apr. 18, 1860, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Apr. 20, 1925,
Crittenden Co. Ky; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. Sept. 7, 1881,
Crittenden Co. Ky., CHARLES WEBSTER FOX (b. Sept. 9, 1857, Ind.; d. Aug.
27, 1927, Livingston Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.) son of John
W. Fox.
* Some researchers indicate that Charles Fox’s middle name was Wesley.
Issue:
(1). ELIZABETH E. “Bessie” FOX, b. Jul. 22, 1882, Elizabethtown, Hardin
Co., Ill..; d. Apr. 4, 1976, Lincoln Park, Wayne Co., Mich.; bur.
Mapleview Cem., Marion, Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. GEORGE M.
“Georgie” RUSSELL, Jr. (b. Jan. 22, 1880, Athens, Ohio; d. Jul. 14, 1962,
Detroit, Wayne Co., Mich.; bur. Mapleview Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.)
son of George M. Russell Sr. and Mary Abigail Mansfield.
Issue:
a. MYRNA F. RUSSELL, b. 1903, Ky.; d. 1929; bur. Mapleview Cem.,
Crittenden Co. Ky
b. ARLEIGH MANSFIELD RUSSELL, b. Feb. 23, 1905, Ky.; d. Oct.
27, 2000, Marion, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Mapleview Cem.
Crittenden, Co. Ky; m. 1st 1925, DAISY _______; m. 2nd Sept. 8,
1983, Caldwell Co. Ky., MRS. EDITH ODELL (WINTERS) FOX (b.
Sept. 12, 1913, Lyon Co. Ky.; d. Apr. 26, 2007, Marion, Crittenden
Co., Ky.; bur. Mapleview Cem., Crittenden Co., Ky.) dau. of Redgie
Wilburn Winters and Pearl Jane Byrd.
* 1930 census for Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, Arleigh is listed as single and head of the household.
Also living in the household were his parents and three younger siblings.
c. MILDRED E. RUSSELL, b. Sept. 28, 1907, Mo.; d. Jul. 31, 1971,
Detroit, Wayne Co., Mich.; bur. Mapleview Cem., Marion, Crittenden
Co. Ky.
d. WILLIAM E. “Bill” RUSSELL, b. 1910, Mo.; m. MARGARET
_________.
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e. MABLE CLARE RUSSELL, b. Nov. 4, 1917, Mo.; d. Nov. 11, 1995,
Allen Park, Wayne Co., Mich.; bur. Mapleview Cem., Marion,
Crittenden Co. Ky.
(2). DR. VERNON RICHARD FOX, b. May 2, 1884, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d.
May 1968, Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill.; bur. Manila Cem., Manila,
Mississippi Co., Ark.; m. May 12, 1909, Frances, Crittenden Co., Ky.,
CLARA A. POGUE (b. Apr. 1888, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Aug. 6, 1936,
Jonesboro, Craighead Co., Ark.; bur. Manila Cem., Manila, Mississippi
Co., Ark.) dau. of Marion F. Pogue and Bettie F. Matthews.
Dr. Vernon Richard Fox
Photograph courtesy of
Heather Moesner
* Social Security Death Record gives last address in Cairo, Ill.
The Crittenden Press (Marion, Ky.) August 14, 1936
Mrs. V.R. Fox, wife of Dr. V.R. Fox, died in Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, AR
August 6 after an illness resulting from a complication of diseases. Funeral services were
conducted at the Methodist Church in Manila with burial in Manila Cemetery. She is
survived by her husband, two sons, William and Richard Fox, and a daughter, Mrs.
James Moore, all of Manila. Mrs. Fox was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.F.
Pogue of Crittenden Co and was born and reared in this county. Dr. Fox is the son of the
late Charles Fox and was also born and reared in Crittenden Co and after graduation
from medical college began the practice of medicine at Crayne, KY with Dr. O.C. Cook
Known issue:
a. THELMA N. FOX, b. Feb. 16, 1911, Crayne, Crittenden Co., Ky.
b. MARION VERNON FOX, b. Dec. 15, 1913, Crayne, Crittenden Co.,
Ky.; m. JAMES MOORE
c. RICHARD W. “Bud” FOX, b. May 26, 1916, Manila, Mississippi Co.,
Ark.; d. May 11, 2006, Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., Mich.; m.
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MARJORIE FULLER (b. Oct. 20, 1915, Crittenden Co., Ky.) dau. of
Thomas N. Fuller and Ambie Price Moore
d. WILLIAM GARRAD “Billy” FOX, b. Aug. 21, 1919, Manila,
Mississippi Co., Ark.; d. Nov. 17, 2007, Summit View Nursing Home,
Lenoir City, Loudon Co., Tn..; bur. Manila Cem., Manila, Mississippi
Co., Ark; m. 1943, MARION HUBBARD
(3). RAYMOND NICHOLAS FOX, b. Oct. 3, 1885, Crittenden Co. Ky.; m.
RUTH HILL, (b. Aug. 1888, Crittenden Co., Ky.) dau. of Henry Oscar
Hill and Mary Melissa Crider.
Known issue:
a. RAYMOND BERNICE FOX, b. 1915, Mo.; d. May 2, 1944; bur.
Honolulu Memorial Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii. (Enlisted in the
Army Dec. 23, 1940. Killed in WWII. PFC, 2nd Airdrome Sqd., U.S.
Army Air Forces)
b. CLARA G. FOX, b. 1919, Mississippi Co., Ark.
c. REGINALD N. “Reggie” FOX, b. 1921, Mississippi Co., Ark.
d. EVELYN M. FOX, b. 1923, Manila, Mississippi Co., Ark.
(4). PERCY H. FOX, b. Apr. 12, 1887, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Jul. 6, 1887,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Brown-Wring Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.
(5). MABEL CLARE “MAYBELLE” FOX, b. Sept. 28, 1888, Crittenden Co.
Ky.; d. Aug. 25, 1913; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. Jan. 9,
1911, Princeton, Caldwell Co., Ky., ERNEST M. ARMSTRONG (b. Jan.
31, 1888, Marion, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Nov. 23, 1966, San Francisco,
Calif.; bur. Golden Gate National Cem., San Francisco, Calif.) No known
issue.
The Crittenden Record Press (Marion, Ky.) Jan. 26, 1911
FOX-ARMSTRONG
At the residence of Dr. Power Wolfe at Princeton, Ky., Jan. 9th. 1911 by Rev. Hunter,
pastor of the Baptist church at Princeton, Mr. E.M. Armstong and Miss Maybelle Fox,
both of Crittenden county, were united in marriage. Mr. Armstrong is a step-son of Mr.
S.S. Carrick deceased, and ltves (sic) near Marion and is an industrious gentleman.
Miss Maybelle Fox is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Fox, of the Emmaus
Church neighborhood, and is well known for her sweet and kind disposition and numbers
her friends by the score. The groom can congratulate himself on winning such an
estimable young lady.
May God’s richest blessing crown their lives.
By a friend.
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(6). KATHRYN A. FOX, b. Jun. 7, 1891, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Jul. 24, 1969,
Crittenden Co., Hospital, Marion, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Stephenson
Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. CORBETT STEPHENSON (b. Feb. 28,
1886, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Apr. 17, 1941, Crayne, Crittenden Co., Ky.;
bur. Stephenson Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.) son of George A. Stephenson
and Mary E. Jones.
The Crittenden Press (Marion, Ky.)- July 31, 1969
Funeral services for Mrs. Kathryne Fox Stephenson, 78, of Crayne were held Sunday
afternoon at 2 p.m. at Tucker Funeral Home. Rev. Leon Oliver conducted the rites
assisted by Rev. Cortis Hill.
Burial was in the Stephenson Cemetery.
Mrs. Stephenson died Thursday, July 24 at the Crittenden County Hospital. She is
survived by one brother, Bryan Fox, Marion, and one sister, Mrs. Bessie Russel, Detroit.
(7). CHARLES “Little Charlie” FOX, b. Dec. 21, 1892, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d.
May 30, 1893, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Owen Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.
(8). COLLIN WEBSTER FOX, b. May 1, 1894, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Dec.
12, 1961, Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. EDITH ODELL WINTERS (b. Sept. 12,
1913, Lyon Co. Ky.; d. Apr. 26, 2007, Marion, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur.
Mapleview Cem., Crittenden Co., Ky.) dau. of Redgie Wilburn Winters
and Pearl Jane Byrd.
Issue:
a. (Living son) FOX, m. HENRY
b.
THOMAS EUGENE FOX SR., b. Aug. 7, 1938, Leachville, Ark.; d.
Oct. 2, 1992, Morganfield, Union Co. Ky.; bur. Mapleview Cem.,
Crittenden Co., Ky.; m. FITZSIMMONS.
c.
(Living daughter) FOX, m. 1st CAMPBELL; m. 2nd RUSHING
d. (Living son) FOX, m. WATSON
e. (Living son) FOX, m. LAWSON
(9). WILLIAM BRYAN FOX, b. Jun. 17, 1896, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Jan. 4,
1974, Livingston Co. Ky.; bur. Mapleview Cem., Marion, Crittenden Co.,
Ky.; m. NONA M. MATTHEWS (b. Sept. 12, 1900, Crittenden Co. Ky.;
d. Jul. 27, 1998, Redbanks Nursing Home, Henderson, Henderson Co.
Ky.; bur. Mapleview Cem., Marion, Crittenden Co., Ky.) dau. of Frank
Matthews and Ada Pogue.
Issue:
a. WILLIAM P. FOX, b. Jul. 22, 1916, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Aug. 9,
1999, Smyrna, Rutherford Co., Tn.
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b. CHARLES FRANKLIN FOX SR., b. Aug. 4, 1919, Crittenden Co.
Ky.; d. Sept. 17, 1972, Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Mapleview Cem.
Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. MILDRED OLIVER (b. Apr. 24, 1915; d. Dec.
27, 1999, Methodist Hospital, Henderson, Henderson Co., Ky.; bur.
Mapleview Cem., Marion, Crittenden Co., Ky.)
7. ROBERT LONG HODGE, b. ca. 1862, Crittenden Co. Ky.; m. 1st Dec. 17, 1884,
Crittenden Co., Ky., ELLA B. SEARGENT (b. ca. 1868, Ky.); m. 2nd ca. 1889,
MARY C. _________ (b. 1867, Mo.). He and Ella moved to Poinsett Co.,
Arkansas in 1887. The 1910 census states she had 7 children and only 4 living.
Issue 2nd marriage:
(1). JOSEPH BRONSON “Joe” HODGE, b. Jun, 13, 1890, Paragould, Greene
Co., Ark.; d. Mar. 17, 1958, Waterloo, Monroe Co., Ill.; bur. New
Hanover of Zoar Cem., Monroe Co., Ill.; m. ca. 1913, MARY ANN
MITCHELL (b. Jul. 15, 1891, Ark.; d. Nov. 11, 1972; bur. New Hanover
of Zoar Cem., Monroe Co., Ill.)
Joseph Bronson “Joe” Hodge
Photo courtesy of Larry Wade
Issue:
a. CHLOE JOSEPHINE HODGE, b. Mar. 25, 1914, Truman, Poinsett
Co., Ark.; d. Jan. 12, 1997, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Ind.; bur.
Marion National Cem., Marion, Grant Co., Ind.; m. 1st NORVAL GUY
WADE (b. Mar 19, 1911, Canada; d. Mar. 22, 1991, Kalamazoo,
Kalamazoo Co., Mich.; bur. Ft. Custer National Cem., Augusta,
Mich.); m. 2nd MARTIN JAMES FOGARTY JR. (b. May 13, 1919, El
Paso Co., Tx.; d. Jan. 3, 1986; bur. Marion National Cem., Marion,
Grant Co., Ind.) son of Martin James Fogarty Sr. and Dell E.
b.
RAYMOND C. HODGE, b. 1917, Truman, Poinsett Co., Ark. In
1958 he was living in California.
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c. DUWARD J. HODGE, b. 1921, Pascola, Pemiscot Co., Mo. In 1958
he was living in East St. Louis, Ill.
d. MERIEL A. HODGE, b. 1924, Detroit, Wayne Co., Mich. In 1958 she
was living in California.
e. ROBERT B. HODGE, b. Jun. 6, 1926, Detroit, Wayne Co., Mich.; d.
May 27, 1977, Waterloo, Monroe Co., Ill.; bur. New Hanover of Zoar
Cem., Monroe Co., Ill.; m. ALICE ________ (b. Jul. 12, 1927; d. Dec.
10, 1983; bur. New Hanover of Zoar Cem., Monroe Co., Ill.).
f. GERALDINE “Jerry” HODGE, b. 1927, Detroit, Wayne Co., Mich.
g. JACQUELINE “Jackie” HODGE, m. KERNS
h. DORIS HODGE, m. RUSSELL
(2). CATHERINE “Dolly” HODGE, b. Dec. 5, 1892, Mo.; d. Dec. 3, 1983,
West Memphis, Crittenden Co., Ark.; bur. Holly Springs Cem.,
Harrisburg, Poinsett Co., Ark.; m. ca. 1910, ROY GREER
BARRINGTON (b. Apr. 18, 1893, Ga.; d. May 31, 1973, Poinsett Co.,
Ark; bur. Holly Springs Cem., Harrisburg, Poinsett Co., Ark.)
(3). JULIET ROBBIE “Jewell” HODGE, b. Jun. 17, 1903, Willis Township,
Poinsett Co., Ark; d. Mar. 9, 1988, University City, St. Louis Co., Mo.;
bur. Holly Springs Cem., Harrisburg, Poinsett Co., Ark.; m. Feb. 1, 1921,
Pemiscot Co., Mo., JOHN CADE YARBRO (b. Jun. 20, 1898, Decatur
Co., Tn.; d. Aug. 9, 1973, Harrisburg, Poinsett Co., Ark.; bur. Holly
Springs Cem., Harrisburg, Poinsett Co., Ark.) son of Robert E.L. Yarbro
and Alice Cade.
(4). LENORA HODGE, b. May 4, 1908, Willis Township, Poinsett Co., Ark.;
d. Oct. 1985, Kewanee, Henry Co., Ill.; m. SAMARA
8. CORA G. HODGE, b. Dec. 5, 1865, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Aug. 22, 1920; bur.
Fredonia Cem., Fredonia, Caldwell Co., Ky.; m. Dec. 19, 1887, Crittenden Co.
Ky., DANIEL NORTON RILEY (b. Feb. 10, 1856, Lyon Co. Ky.; d. Feb. 12,
1929, Salem, Livingston Co. Ky.; bur. Fredonia, Cem., Fredonia, Caldwell Co.,
Ky.) son of Ed Riley and Martha Northcut.
Issue:
(1). ELSIE M. RILEY, b. Oct. 1888, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Oct. 25, 1975,
Caldwell Co., Ky.; m. REV. YOUNG E. HOLLAND, (b. Feb. 1, 1889,
Lyon Co. Ky.; d. Jan. 7, 1989, Paducah, McCracken Co. Ky.)
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(2). ALLAN NORTON RILEY, b. Sept. 29, 1890, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Jun.
13, 1970, Caldwell Co. Ky.; bur. Fredonia, Cem., Fredonia, Caldwell Co.,
Ky.; m. CARRIE STEVENSON (b. Jul. 5, 1895; d. Jan. 4, 1970, Caldwell
Co. Ky.; bur. Fredonia, Cem., Fredonia, Caldwell Co., Ky)
(3). HUGH RILEY, b. Jul 1, 1894, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Jul. 4, 1896,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Brown-Wring Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.
(4). INFANT DAU. RILEY, b. Mar. 17, 1896, Crittenden Co., Ky.; d. Mar. 19,
1896, Crittenden Co., Ky.; bur. Brown-Wring Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky
9. LULA K. HODGE, b. May 31, 1869, Crittenden Co. Ky.; d. Mar. 6, 1870,
Crittenden Co. Ky.; bur. Brown-Wring Cem., Crittenden Co. Ky.
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MARRIAGE RECORDS
Asel B. Hodge and Catherine E. Millican
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W.C. Tyner and Nancy J. Hodge
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Robert L. Hodge to Ella Seargent
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William F. Hodge to Nannie J. Loveless
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WILLS AND PROBATE RECORDS
Last Will and Testament
of
John Dancy Hodge
I, John D. Hodge, of Crittenden County, State of Kentucky, being of full age,
sound mind and memory and knowing the objects of my bounty, to make, publish
and declare this to be my last will and testament, revoking all wills and codicils by
me heretofore made.
Item I. I direct that all of my just debts, if any, and my funeral expenses be paid
as soon after the time of my decease as is practicable!
Item II. I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Ambel Hodge, who
has always resided with me and assisted in rearing my family and in taking care
of me, Two Thousand Dollars in money, cash, to be paid her by my executor
herein after named. This sum is given to my said daughter for the purpose of
enabling her to provide herself with a comfortable home, and is given her as a
specific bequest and is not to in any way, wise or manner effect her interest in
the reminder of my estate.
Item III. All the reminder of my said estate of whatsoever kind and wheresoever
situated, including real, personal, mixed and chooses in action, I give, bequeath
and devise unto my
said daughter, Ambel Hodge, my son, Ralph Hodge, my daughter, Mrs. Mona
Koon, my son, Don Hodge, my son, Allie Hodge, and my granddaughters, Estelle
Pogue and Evalyn Pogue; my said children afore named and each of them to
have an undivided one-sixth interest in and to my said estate, after the payment
of my debts, funeral expenses and the specific bequest aforementioned, and my
said granddaughters, Estelle Pogue and Evalyn Pogue, to each have an
undivided one-twelfth interest in my said estate after the payment of my just
debts, funeral expenses and the specific bequest made herein. That is, it is my
will and desire and I direct that my said granddaughters shall take, have and
receive the interest of their mother and as above stated.
Item IV. It is my will and desire that if my said daughter, Ambel Hodge, should die
without issue, then I direct that all of my said estate so given to her, that remains
and is disposed of by her at the time of her decease shall be distributed among
my other children as herein named, or their heirs at law, and my said grand
children afore named, Estelle Pogue and Evalyn Pogue, in the same proportion
as is provided in clause number three hereof.
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Item V. whereas, I executed a certain option contract dated June 18, 1923, to the
Federal Fluorspar Company, giving said company the right to purchase a certain
tract of land containing two hundred and twenty acres, more or less, the
description of which land is fully set up and described in said option of June 18,
1923; and whereas, for a valuable consideration, I on the 21 st day of January
1924, granted an extension of time to the said Federal Fluorspar Company in
which to purchase said property until June 15, 1924, I therefore, hereby direct
that in the event the said Federal Fluorspar Company exercises its said option to
purchase within the time stated and in the event it faithfully, well and truly keeps
and performs all the conditions, terms and covenants in said option
contract, that my said executor hereinafter named, and my heirs and devisees, if
necessary for the purpose of making a good and perfect title shall join with my
said executor in a proper conveyance of said property according to the terms of
said option.
Item VI. In the event that the option afore said is exercised and the money
therein specified is paid to my said executor, it is my will and desire and I direct
that the proceeds arising from the sale of said property shall be distributed by my
said executor hereinafter named among the same parties and in the same
proportions herein before directed.
Item VII. whereas, my said son, Don Hodge, is now and has been for the last
twelve or fourteen months in very bad health, and is on that account unable to
perform manual labor. I therefore direct that my executor hereinafter named, as
soon as possible after the time of my decease, pay to the said Don Hodge as
much as One Thousand Dollars of the sum or amount that he is to receive under
the provisions herein before made.
Item VIII. I hereby nominate, make and appoint the Farmers Bank & Trust
Company of Marion, Kentucky, as the executor of this my last will and testament,
and I hereby give to my said executor full and complete authority and power to
do any and all things whatsoever that may be necessary in the settlement of my
said estate and in carrying out the objects and purpose of this my last will and
testament, and I hereby especially give to my said executor full and complete
authority to make, sign, acknowledge and deliver any and all necessary deeds
that should be made in the settlement of my said estate. But before proceeding
to act as my said executor, I hereby direct that the said Farmers Bank & Trust
Company of Marion, Kentucky, afore said, be required to execute a good and
sufficient bond for the faithful performance of its duty as such executor, that too,
in addition to any bond that it may now be under. Dated this the 5th day of March
A.D. 1924. /s/ John D. Hodge
The above and foregoing writing was signed and acknowledge by John D.
Hodge, as and for his last will and testament in our presence, and we, and each
of us, at his request witnessed his signature to his said last will and testament,
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and we hereby sign as witnesses thereto in his presence and in the presence of
each other. Dated this 5th day of March A.D. 1924.
/s/ Hilda Cook, Witness
/s/ O.T. Hodge
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Item I.
I, John D. Hodge of Crittenden County, State of Kentucky having on the
5th day of March A.D. 1924, made my last Will and Testament naming and
appointing Therein “The Farmers Bank & Trust Co” of Marion Kentucky as
executor there of, and whereas I have for valuable consideration, since The
making of my said last will granted another extension to the ‘Federal Fluorspar
Co” in which to purchase my said real estate until June 15th 1925. It is therefore
my will and desire and I hereby direct that the said Federal Fluorspar Co shall
have all extension of time until June 15th 1925, in which to purchase said
property. The option price now being $22,000.00 and in the event said option is
exercised within the time to which said extension has been granted and said
property purchased and paid for, be provided in said option contracts. I hereby
authorize and empower my executor The Farmers Bank & Trust Co. of Marion,
Ky. to execute acknowledge and deliver deeds and other proper instruments of
conveyance thereof, to the purchaser, and my said executor is given full and
complete authority and power to sign acknowledge and deliver said deeds and
other proper instruments of conveyance without my heirs at law or any of them
joining therein.
Item II.
If said option is not exercised by the said Federal Fluorspar Company it
is my will and desire and I hereby direct that my said executor with the consent
and approval of my adult heirs at law is hereby given full power and authority in
order to pay all debts and legacies here in before given – and in order to carry
into effect all the provisions and purposes of this will to sell and dispose of any or
all of my estate real or personal or both at the best possible price obtainable out
of all taxes keeping the provisions of the mineral lease contract now hred(?) on
my said real estate and so as to carry out the terms and conditions of said lease
contract. The consent and approval of my said adult heirs is and only go to the
price at which said real estate shall be sold provided the said option is not
exercised and when the consent and approval of my soul adult heirs has been
received and a price fixed which they or a majority of them are willing to except.
Then and in that event my said Executor “Farmers Bank & Trust Co.” is hereby
authorized and empowered to execute and deliver to the purchaser or
purchasers all necessary or proper deeds and other instruments of conveyance
and transfers thereof- that too without any of my soul heirs at law joining in said
conveyance or deeds.
Item III.
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I hereby authorize and empower my soul Executor to compound,
compromise-settle and adjust all debts and claims which may be presented
against my estate- or which may be due to my estate: and to do any and all
things whatsoever necessary to carry into effect the objects and purposes of this
my last will and testament.
Item IIII.
I hereby certify and confirm my said will in all other respects. In witness
whereof I have unto set my hand this the 20th day of April A.D. 1924.
/s/ John D. Hodge
The foregoing Instrument was signed and acknowledged by the said John D.
Hodge as and for a codicil to his last will and testament in our presence and by
us subscribed as attesting witnesses in his presence and at his request and in
the presence of each other
This the 20th day of April AD 1924 –
/s/ E.L. Harpending
/s/ A.C. Moore
State of Kentucky
County of Crittenden / sct
I, L.E. Guess, Clerk of the County Court for the County and State
aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of John D. Hodge, deceased,
was on the 12” day of May, 1924, presented in open Court, that being
the regular May term of said Court, and same was proven by the sworn
testimony of Hilda Cook, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto to
be the last will and testament of said decedent; of E.L. Harpening and
A.C. Moore, the two subscribing witnesses thereto, to be the codicil
attached to and to become a part of the said will of said John D. Hodge,
deceased; whereupon, the Court ordered and adjudged that said instrument of writing be recorded as and for the last true will and codicil
thereto attached of said John D. Hodge; whereupon, I have duly recorded
the same, the codicil thereto attached and this certificate in my said
office, in Will Book No. 1, at page 648.
Given under my hand, this the 13” day of May, 1924.
L.E. Guess, Clerk
by /s/ Madileen Small D.C.
The above Last Will and Testament of John D. Hodge was transcribed by Marty K. Hodge on 1
September 2006 from the original document stored in the Crittenden County Clerk’s Office at the
Crittenden County Courthouse, Marion, Kentucky.
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
JULIET (HODGE) FOX
State of Kentucky,
Crittenden County:
I, Mrs. Juliet Fox, of the aforesaid County and state, being of full age and of
sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this to be my last will
and testament
hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made.
First: I direct that my funeral expenses and doctor bills be paid out of my estate
as soon as practicable after the time of my decease.
Second: It is my will and desire that my executors hereinafter named shall, as
soon as practicable, after the time of my decease, sell all my property, both real
and personal, of every kind and character and wheresoever situated, and the
proceeds arising therefrom. I give, desire and bequeath unto my husband
Charles W. Fox, and my children, Mrs. Bessie Russell, Dr. Vernon R. Fox,
Raymond N. Fox, Mrs. Mable Armstrong, Katherine Fox, Collin W. Fox, and
William Bryan Fox, to be divided equally among them and share and share alike;
the property herein devised to my husband Charles W. Fox, being in lieu of his
right of curtesy (sic) in and to my real estate, and also in full of any distributable
share he may be entitled to, under the Statutes of Kentucky, in or to my
personalty.
Third: In addition to the bequests aforementioned, I also hereby give, devise and
bequeath unto my sons, Collin W. Fox and William Bryan Fox, all the money that
I now have in Farmers Bank of Marion Kentucky, or that I may have in said bank
at the time of my decease, same to be for their exclusive use and benefit, and to
be reserved and paid to them, or for their use and benefit as same my be
needed, for sending them to school, or in educating them, same to be given them
share and share alike.
Fourth: Whereas, my son Raymond N. Fox, is now indebted to me by note in the
sum of about $30.00 it is my will and desire that this note be collected by my
executors, and included in my general estate.
Fifth: I hereby make, nominate and appoint my husband, Charles W. Fox, and
my son, Dr. Vernon R. Fox, to be my executors of this my last will and testament,
with full power and authority to sell and dispose of any and all of my estate, real
and personal, for such prices and where such terms of credit and in such manner
as my said executors may deem best, and to execute and deliver to the
purchaser, or purchasers, all necessary or proper deeds and other instruments of
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conveyance and transfer thereof. I request that they make no charge for their
said services.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this the 9th day of August
1913.
/s/ Juliet Fox
Signed by Mrs. Juliet Fox, and by her acknowledged to be her last will and
testament in out presence, sight and hearing, whe at her request have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses in her presence and in the presence of each
other.
This the 9th day of August, 1913.
/s/ V.Y. Moore, residing at Marion, Ky.
/s/ A.C. Moore
“
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Crittenden Co. State of Kentucky
I (Mrs.) Juliet Fox this 12th day of March 1917, do revoke & annul that part of item
No. 5 in this will which appoints my son Dr. Vernon R. Fox one of the executors &
on account of his removal to a distance state I now do make, nominate & appoint
my son Collin W. Fox one of the executors instead of my son Dr. Vernon R. Fox.
State of Kentucky
County of Crittenden / Sct
I, L.E. Guess, Clerk of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid, do
certify that the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and
testament of Juliet Fox, deceased, was this day produced in open Court, and
same proven by the sworn testimony of A.C. Moore, one of the subscribing
witnesses thereto, to be the last will and testament of Juliet Fox, deceased, who
also swore to the attestation and genuineness of the signature of V.Y. Moore, the
other subscribing witness; whereupon, The Court ordered and adjudged that said
instrument of writing be recorded as and for the last true will and testament of
said Mrs. Juliet Fox, deceased; whereupon, I have duly recorded the same the
codicil thereto attaced (sic), which appears to have been in the hand writing of
said decdent, and this certificate in my said office, in Will Book No. 2, at page 6.
Given under my hand, this the 11th. Day of May 1925.
L.E. Guess, Clerk
By /s/ Leaffa Wilborn, D.C.
The above Last Will and Testament of Juliet Fox was transcribed by Marty K. Hodge on 3
September 2006 from the original document stored in the Crittenden County Clerk’s Office at the
Crittenden County Courthouse, Marion, Kentucky.
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DEATH RECORDS
Nancy Josephine (Hodge) Tyner’s Kentucky Death Certificate
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John Dancy Hodge’s Kentucky Death Certificate
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Oscar Turner Hodge’s Kentucky Death Certificate
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Juliet W. (Hodge) Fox’s Kentucky Death Certificate
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William F. Hodge’s Texas Death Certificate
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OTHER RECORDS
Oscar Turner Hodge – Justice of the Peace for Crittenden County, Ky.
Bondmen were D.W. Carter and W.C. Tyner.
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Gradie Hodge, Pvt, Co. C, 120th Machine Gun Battalion
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