Benjamin Franklin Hodges

Notes:

CSA, Company A, 12th Texas Cavalry from Hill County, Texas. His first application for a pension, made in 1910, was rejected because they could not find his name in the rolls. It was approved in 1926. His brother's, G.A Hodges and L.C. Hodges, both of Sterling City, Texas stated they knew he served for three years. G.A. had served in the same company and regiment. An affadavit of witnesses, dated August 5, 1926 is signed by J.Williamson and Elmer Williamson. Elmer may be the son in law of John M. Gentry and J. Williamson could be either Jerry or his son Jason Williamson.

In HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS, in a story about his father, it states that Benjamin was a farmer in Indian Territory. A Hodges descendant gave the names of the children to Lynell Cordell in February 1999.

His father was Newel Hodges and Theodocia Lindsey.

At the time of the 1910 and 1920 federal census enumerations, the widowed Benj. Hodges was living in the home of his son-in-law, also a widower, Arthur C. Manire.

(Research):
Census Information


1880 census
Johnson Co. TX ED 80 Pg. 247B
Benjamin F. HODGES Self M Male W 41 TX Farmer TN TN
Sarah M. HODGES Wife M Female W 40 KY Keeping House KY KY
Thomas W. HODGES Son S Male W 7 TX TX KY
Willie May HODGES Dau S Female W 4 TX TX KY
Lewis H. MC LENDON Other S Male W 38 GA Farm Labored NC NC

1900 census
Montague Co. TX, Ed 57 Pg. 99B
318/321
Hodges, Benj. F., head, WM, ------?, 61, M, 38, ? TN TN
Hodges, Sarah M., wife, WF, -----?, 62, M, 38, 5/2 children, KY KY ?

Very hard to read the 1900 census..

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Benjamin married Sarah M. "Sally" Gentry in Texas. Sarah (daughter of Preacher William G. Gentry and Mary "Polly" ???) was born about 1838 in Kentucky; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas W. Hodges was born in 1873; and died.
2. Willie May Hodges was born about 1876 in Texas; died after 1899.