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Benjamin C Hodge 1815–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 January 1815

Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 29 August 1872

Death Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Father: Elisha Sr.

Mother: Martha Allston

Spouse(s): Margaret Garrett

Children(s): Laura Hodge, Thomas Hodge, Elizabeth Hodge, Martha Hodge, Tamsey Hodge

Benjamin C Hodge was born in 1815 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States, the child of Elisha Hodge Sr And Martha Allston. Benjamin C Hodge married Margaret Cynthia Garrett, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Hodge, Laura Frances Hodge, Martha Rebecca Hodge, Tamsey Jane Hodge, Thomas Richard Hodge. Benjamin C Hodge passed away in 1872 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin C Hodge was born in 1815 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States, the child of Elisha Hodge Sr And Martha Allston.
  • Benjamin C Hodge married Margaret Cynthia Garrett, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Hodge, Laura Frances Hodge, Martha Rebecca Hodge, Tamsey Jane Hodge, Thomas Richard Hodge.
  • Benjamin C Hodge passed away in 1872 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Sr.
1775–1827
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Martha Allston
1768–1842
Birth Location: Camden, Sumter District, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Garrett
1816–1897
Birth Location: Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Laura Hodge
1842–1952
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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Thomas Hodge
1847–1920
Birth Location: Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Hodge
1838–1927
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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Martha Hodge
1854–1937
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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Tamsey Hodge
1858–1926
Birth Location: Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Hodge's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Hodge
1815–1872
Birth Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Elisha Hodge Sr.
1775–1827
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Martha Allston
1768–1842
Camden, Sumter District, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
ABRAHAM HODGE
1752–1808
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Miles
1752–1831
Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Hodge's Descendants

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Benjamin (C) Hodge (25 January 1815–29 August 1872) m. Margaret (Cynthia) Garrett (11 May 1816–28 February 1897)
  1. 1. Laura (Frances) Hodge 1842–1952
  2. 2. Thomas (Richard) Hodge 1847–1920
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Hodge 1838–1927
  4. 4. Martha (Rebecca) Hodge 1854–1937 m. Thomas (Edmund) Hodge 1856–1924
    1. 1. Olga (H) Hodge 1881–1941 m. Claude (M.) Witherspoon 1886–1955
      1. 1. Ralph (A.) Witherspoon 1911–1977
      2. 2. Claudia Witherspoon 1909–2005 m. James (Wilten) Robertson 1907–1971
        1. 1. Jack (Edwin) Robertson 1944–2012
        2. 2. Billie (Nell) Robertson 1931–2020 m. Burton (Benjamin) Finklea 1923–2006
      3. 3. Thomas (Claud) Witherspoon 1907–2006
      4. 4. Marie (E) Witherspoon 1916–
      5. 5. Perle (G) Witherspoon 1910–
    2. 2. Harry Hodge 1886–1952 m. Virginia (Belle) Poplin 1895–1965
      1. 1. Mary (Lee) Hodge 1912–2008 m. REV (Leon G Lowder) Jr. 1909–1982
      2. 2. Thomas (Eugene) Hodge 1915–2004
      3. 3. Jack (Dempsey) Hodge 1920–1987
      4. 4. Curtis Hodge 1918–1929
    3. 3. Cynthia Hodge 1886–1961
    4. 4. Hugh Hodge 1889–1936
    5. 5. Elizabeth (D "Bessie") Hodge 1889–1967
  5. 5. Tamsey (Jane) Hodge 1858–1926

Benjamin Hodge's Timeline

2 Records

1815
25 January 1815
Birth of Benjamin C Hodge in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
1872
29 August 1872
Age 57
Death of Benjamin C Hodge in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 January 1815
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 August 1872
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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