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Josiah Hudgens 1792-1847 & Zilly Bird Generation No. 1
1. J OSIAH2 HUDGENS (ANSEL1) was born August 19, 1792 in Zebulon, Pike, Georgia, and died April 30, 1847 in Executed for the murder of his Overseer, John Anderson, Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia. He married ZIELEY BIRD August 11, 1825 in Jones Co., Georgia, daughter of BIRD and <UNNAMED>. She was born December 02, 1801 in South Carolina.Notes for J OSIAH HUDGENS:http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/monroe/land/1827lot.txt 1827 GEORGIA LAND LOTTERY, Monroe County Residents, by date of drawing Section, District, Lot No. - Name - County, Captains District 27th Day's Drawing - April 6th 1 7 173 Hudgins, Josiah - Monroe County, Stallings ~~~~~~~ Hudgins, Josiah State: Georgia Year: 1830 County: Monroe Roll: M19_19 Township: Unknown Townships Page: 189 Image: 365 ~~~~~~ 1840 Census Monroe County Georgia D573 168 HUDGENS C C D408 190 HUDGENS JOSEAH D408 189 HUDGINS BRAD ~~~~ Received 7-15-02 from Washington Memorial Library, Genealogical & Historical Room, 1180 Washington Ave. - COPIES Macon, GA 31201-1790 "Georgia Messenger"; Macon, Thursday, September 24, 1846; Page 3 Column 4 Trial for Murder - Josiah Hudgens was tried for the murder of his overseer, John Anderson, in Monroe County, last week, Judge Floyd, presiding. The murder was committed in June, 1845, and he was tried at the September term following, and found guilty. A new trial was granted him, and the case continued at the term in March last, on some legal grounds of which we are not apprised. The case came up, on Monday evening, of last week, and occupied the Court till Thursday night. The Jury after being absent about an hour returned a verdict of "Guilty," and on Friday morning he was sentenced by the Judge to be hung, on the 1_ day of October. The case will be carried up to the Supreme Court upon certain legal exceptions, the precise character of which we have not learned. The case was most zealously and ably defended on the part of the prisoner, by Judge King, Hardeman, Colquitt, Trippe and Harmon. For the State, Pinckard, Hall, and McCune, the Solicitor General. And from "Federal Union"; Milledgeville, Georgia, May 11, 1847; Page 3 Josiah Hudgins was executed in Forsyth, Monroe county, on Friday, 30th ult., for the murder of his overseer, John Anderson, in 1845. (I don’t know what the "ult" is - Rilla) ~~~~~~~~~~ From Deborah Tidwell: ~~~~~ "Josiah Hudgins being tried for the murder of his overseer John Anderson on September 24, 1846 from the Macon Messenger. Further his will dated in 1847 also stated in it that his execution was justworthy. In the paper of the Monroe Co. Adventure in 1847 it stated that he was executed on Friday the 30th, for the murder of his overseer John Anderson in 1845....." ~~~~~~~~ From: "Obituaries from the Georgia Messenger" Sep 24, 1846 JOSIAH HUDGENS was tried for the murder of his overseer, JOHN ANDERSON, in Monroe County, last week, JUDGE FLOYD, presiding. The murder was committed in June 1845." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marriages and Obituaries from the Macon Messenger 1818-1865. By Willard R. Rocker. 1988; Southern Historical Press, Inc. ISBN 0-89308-340-2. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 88-60929. p. iii Introduction
"The marriage and death notices contained in this volume have been abstracted from the newspaper holdings of the Genealogy Department of the Washington Memorial Library in Macon, Georgia. These particular abstracts are taken from the Georgia Messinger (in publication at Macon, Georgia, 1825-April 8, 1847) and the Georiga Journal and Messenger (in publication at Macon, Georgia, April 15, 1847, through November 13, 1869). Both were weekly publications. The time span covered by these abstracts represents the inclusive publications dates. Willard L. Rocker"
p. 94
"Sep. 18, 1845 Trial for murder! On Wednesday of last week the trial of JAMES HUDGINS, for the murder of JOHN ANDERSON commenced in Monroe Superior Court, Judge Tracy presiding. "
*** Remind me when I return to check this same book for other mentions of the actual murder under JOHN ANDERSON. It might be there before they knew who did it. I just did not think to look under his name. Also note that this one says JAMES instead of JOSIAH. The next one says JOSIAH. I wonder if his name was James Josiah or Josiah James????
p. 100 " Sep. 24, 1846 JOSIAH HUDGENS was tried for the murder of his overseer, JOHN ANDERSON, in Monroe county, last week, Judge Floyd, presiding. The murder was committed in June 1845..."
p. 368
" (Confederate dead buried in Old City Cemetery, cont'd) ... J. W. Hudgins, co H, 34th Miss., Oct. 14, '64 ..."
p. 521
" June 26, 1861 Married in Monroe county on the 20th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Moncrief, MR. JOSEPH E. HUDGENS, of this city, and MISS EMMA J. NORRIS. "
~~~~~ From: "The Georgia Messenger - April 23, 1897 "SOME EARLY HAPPENINGS An Interesting Little Talk With an Old Citizen There lives in Forsyth, in the person of Major D. G. Proctor, a citizen who has seen many changes come and go in the course of his life. He is quite an interesting talker and in conversation with the editor of this paper last Monday he told us many incidents relating to this county that bear repeating, and said that he would give the man $10 who had lived longer in Monroe County than he had. He was born in 1819 and came to Monroe with his father in 1822 and distinctly remembered the first courthouse that was built, in fact he remembered running around the yard in his shirt-tail when they were laying the fountain, as that was the style of dress for youngsters at this early period. His father killed a deer on the ground where Cater & Co's store now stands, there being a spring at the court house yard, and the deer had come there to drink. The first Courthouse, or place where court was held, that he remembered, was at Martin's Mill, where there was a little settlement. About 1840, when the Major was twenty-one years of age he served on the grand jury and they tried a man by the name of Hudgins for killing his overseer, whose name was Anderson. It seemed that Hudgins was a man of domineering character and had been drinking and Anderson, who was a man of even temper, had killed a dog that belonged to Hudgins and when Anderson came into the yard he shot him down in cold blood. There was great excitement at the time which continued throughout the trial and conviction. Hudgins was a man whom no one liked but a peculiarity about the killing was that he had two trials and two convictions, but escaped after the last trial and the judge who sentenced him was the means of bringing him back to justice. The presiding judge's name was Floyd, and in riding along the road from this county to the next place of holding court, ran across the escaped Hudgins in the road. Going along further he met some men and told them of Hudgins' escape. They went in pursuit and captured him after a desperate struggle and brought him back to jail. He was hung soon afterwards in a field where the new grave yard now stands and there were fully 5,000 people present at the execution. They were here from all the adjoining counties and some from the neighboring states. Hutchins, so Major Proctor says, was the last white man hung in Monroe county, if not the only one ever hung who had a jury trial. In 1835 a negro was hung here for insurrection and these two men were probably the only judicial hangings that ever took place. ====================================================== Article continues with Proctor's memories of early days in Monroe County including a Judge Benjamin H. Zellner, Judge Speer, Judge Trippe, Col. Crowder, Mr. Arch Floyd. ~~~~~~~~~ Book A, Pages 256, 257, 258 Office of the Probate Judge, Monroe County, GA Georgia} Monroe County} In the name of God Amen. I Josiah Hudgins of the County and State aforesaid being of sound mind and memory but knowing it is appointed for all men once to die and knowing that my time is fixed in which my life is to be ended do make and execute this my last will and testament. Item 1st I wish my body to be decently intered in Christian burial after my death. Item Second. I wish all my just debts to be paid. Item Third. I give to Martha Ann Hudgins my daughter, one feather bed and furniture and Fancy Bedstead. Item Fourth. I give to my son Josiah Hudgins my Rifle Gun now in the possession of my brother Hamlin Hudgins. Item fifth. The other rifle gun owned by me I wish to be sold by my Executrix privately or publicly as she may think best for the benefit of the family. Item Sixth. All the balance of my property consisting of two negro boys, one named Ned of common dark complexion, about sixteen years of age and Sam a boy about four years old now in possession of my brother Hamlin and all my household & kitchen furniture, with the exception of those above named, my stock & all other species of property of whatever name, kind or character I give to John Bird of Jones County in trust, and for the sole use and benefit of my wife Zilla Hudgins during her life or widowhood and at her death or marriage for it to be equally divided among all my children, share and share alike - in the latter event - she taking a child’s portion. Said property to be free from any debts of her contracting. Item Seventh. Inasmuch as my brother Hamlin Hudgins has been acting as my agent in selling of my property, I would for the information of my Executrix state he still owes me as a balance for the sale of a negro woman, Agg..the sum of fifty dollars and the sum of Eighteen Dollars and fifty cents, a balance on the sale of a share which sums I wish collected and to be divided under the sixth item above written - also he has a note belonging to me on Thomas Green for thirty Dollars which I wish disposed of in the same way. Item Eighth. To carry out and execute this my last will and testament I do appoint Zilla Hudgins my wife my sole Executrix. Signed Sealed acknowledged Josiah Hudgins (seal) in presence of Alexander M. Speer } J. Pinckard } Wm. B. Chambers} Georgia} Monroe County} Personally appeared in open court Rufus J. Pinckard and William B. Chambers two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing will & being duly sworn depose & say they saw Josiah Hudgins sign, seal, publish & declare the same as his last will & testament, that they in the presence of the testator &L at his request in presence of each other & of Alexander M. Speer attested said will and witnesses & that said Alexander M. Speer in the presence of the testator & at his request & in presence of deponents attested said as a witness - that said testator at the time of the execution of said will was of sound disposing mind & memory & that he executed the same freely voluntarily & without compulsion. Sworn to and subscribed in open court on this 5th day of July 1847. E. G. Cabinis C.C.O. R. J. Pinckard W. B. Chambers The last will & testament of Josiah Hudgins having been proven in open Court upon the oaths of Rufus J. Pinckard & William B. Chambers, two of the subscribing witnesses It is ordered by the Court that said will be admitted to record & that letters testamentary be granted to Zilla Hudgins the Executrix in said will named.
~~~~~~~ 258 Georgia } Monroe County} I do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last will of the within named Josiah Hudgins deceased, so far as I know or believe & that I will & truly execute the same by paying first the debts & then the legacies contained in the said will, as far as his goods & chattels will there unto extend & the law charge me and that I will make a true & perfect inventory of all such goods & chattels so help me God. her Sworn to & subscribed in open Court Zilla + Hudgins mark July 5, 1847 E. G. Cabaniss C.C.O. ~~~~~~ The following from "Jim Fanning" <sybjim@msn.com> You asked about the Hudgins cemetery plot. It is at the corner of S. Columbia Drive and Memorial Drive in Decatur, GA, a suburb of Atlanta and the county seat of DeKalb county. It was an unusual looking place since it was stuck in the middle of a parking lot of a Sears store. It has been several years since I have seen it so things could have changed. My mother always pointed it out to me when we passed by it. For some reason I seem to remember her saying that the family was "strange".
We plan to go to Kershaw in about a month, about May 20, to find some info on Randolph. So get me all the info you can to help in our search. Best to you, Jim ~~~~~~ From Robert Burke:
Switching gears, I found a little more on the Jones Co, GA Hudgins family.
Here are the Hudgins marriages prior to 1850: Jones - 20 Jun 1815 - Hudgens, Isaac - Mimms, Polly Jones - 14 Jan 1819 - Lofflin, John - Hudgens, Sarah Jones - 13 Jul 1821 - Hamlin, Robert - Hudgen, Elizabeth Jones - 16 Sep 1821 - Nelson, Leonard - Hudgens, Lurena Jones - 11 Aug 1825 - Hudgens, Josiah - Bird, Zieley I tried to track these people down in the censuses, below. Not sure who the John "Hugans" in 1820 Jones Co, GA was, or if was a Hudgins at all. However, he is listed on the page following 3 Hamlin familes. In 1830, Robert Hamlin, who married Elizabeth Hudgins, is listed in Newton Co, GA, right next to Ansley Studdard, who married a Sarah Hudgins in Newton Co, GA in Dec 1830. It is highly unlikely this is a coincidence. I could not find Robert Hamlin in 1850, but by 1860, he and wife Elizabeth were in Bibb Co, GA. Hamlin/Hamblin is such a rare name that I am certain this is the correct Robert Hamlin. Leonard Newton and wife Lurena Hudgins were in Santa Rosa Co, FL in 1850, with an Ansel Newton, almost certainly their son, right next door. In 1850, Ansley Studdard and wife Sarah Hudgins were in Newton Co, GA. They had a daughter named Zilla. This was a fairly uncommon name, so I think she was probably named after your Josiah's wife. The only ones I could not find were the Loflins.
1820 GA Jones, Clinton, p.152 John Hugans - 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 0 1 0 0 NOTE: on p.151 is Richard Hamben, John Hamben, Catharine Hamben [NOTE this is the Hamlin (also spelled Hamblin) family] 1830 GA Newton, p.5 - Robert Hamlin (next to Ensley Studart - see http://genforum.genealogy.com/hudgins/messages/419.html) (not fully transcibed) 1840 GA Newton, 166 Dist, p.31 - Robert Hamblin (not fully transcibed) 1840 GA Newton, Dist 462, p.46 - Ansley Studdard (not fully transcibed) 1850 GA Newton, 65th Subdivision, p.499 - Ansley Stutard 42, Sarah 39 (daughter named Zilla) (not fully transcibed) 1860 GA Bibb, Warrior Dist, p.615 - Robert Hamlin 60, Elizabeth 60 (not fully transcibed)
See - http://genforum.genealogy.com/nelson/messages/6131.html 1830 AL Conecuh, p.111 - Leonard T. Nelson (not fully transcibed) 1840 AL Conecuh, p.261 - Leonard Nelson (not fully transcibed)
1850 FL Santa Rosa, 2nd Div, p.241, house 371, family 371 Leonard Nelson 50 M GA, Lurena 45 F GA, Mary A F 18 AL, Josiah 13 M AL, William 11 M AL, Zelpha L 6 F AL, Sarah 4 F FL
1850 FL Santa Rosa, 2nd Div, p.241, house 372, family 372 Ansel Nelson 24 M AL, Elizabeth J 24 F AL, Ansel 3 M FL 1830 AL Shelby, Southern Dist, p.275 Isaac Hudgins - 1 M 5-9, 1 M 10-14, 1 M 30-39, 2 F 0-4, 1 F 5-9, 1 F 10-14, 1 F 30-39
1840 MS Tippah, p.207 Isaac Hudgens - 1 M 0-4, 1 M 5-9, 1 M 50-59, 1 F 0-4, 1 F 10-14, 1 F 30-39
1850 AR Union, Boone Twp, p.242, house 555, family 555 Isaac Hudgens 60 M GA, Elizabeth 39 F SC, Marcus 14 M AL, Eliza A 12 F MS, Major H 10 M MS, Giles 8 M MS, Wiley 6 M MS, Martha 2 F AL
More later, Robert
On Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:59:40 -0500 "Shirley Erickson" <shirley@htcomp.net> writes: Dear Robert and all,
The only flaw in your theory via my records is that Sterling did not have a child named Ansel. Possibly I've missed something in your info. My database has 8 children for Sterling and wife Elizabeth Hammett. They are: Josiah, John, Nimrod, William, Jonas, Elizabeth, Taza, and Sterling.
The Hamlin you mention as being in DeKalb Co, Ga. married a child of my Josiah and was born in c. 1832 a bit too late to be a sibling of Josiah. His father, John, could be a sibling of Josiah. Possibly I am misunderstanding your verbage to follow the theory correctly.
Regards, Shirley Erickson ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: <robertburke@juno.com> To: poe_eric@hotmail.com Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 22:18:58 -0400 Subject: Re: Hudgins family MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=--__JNP_000_5e8d.01db.2d63
I found them in 1860 in Randolph Co, AL. The second half of Randolph Co for 1860 is not in the index book, so I looked through it until I found them.
1860 AL Randolph, Southern Division, PO Wesobulga, p.816, house 1324, family 1324 Mary Hudgeons 34 F GA, Margaret 18 F GA, Daniel J 16 M GA, Nancy E 13 F AL, William J 12 M AL, James V 10 M AL, Mary L 8 F AL, Amanda E 5 F AL, Solomon C 2 M AL
James Hudgins, Sr. had apparently died by then.
I have worked out a theoretical ancesry for James Hudgins Sr. James > Ansel > Sterling > Josiah > William > Edward
See http://genforum.genealogy.com/hudgins/messages/200.html
From this and other unconfirmed stuff I found on the web, William Hudgins, son of Edward, came from England and settled in VA. William's sons Ambrose and Josiah, moved down to SC. Ambrose settled in Laurens Co, SC and had sons named Ambrose, John and Robert. Josiah moved on to Wilkes Co, GA, but some of his sons stayed in SC, at least his son Ambrose in Newberry Co, SC.
One of Josiah's (Josiah > William > Edward) sons was Ansel, who was in a 1784 tax list for Hancock Co, AL. The 1790, 1800, and 1810 Censuses for GA are destroyed, but the 1820 Census of Jones Co, GA lists a Hudgins. The first name is hard to make out, but I think it is Ansell. He was over 45 in 1820. He married Elizabeth Hamlin. Richard Hamlin left a will in Jones Co, GA, listing his daughter Betsey Hudgins. Ansel had a least two sons, Hamlin and Josiah. Josiah married Zilla Bird in Jones Co, GA, then moved to Monroe Co, GA where he was convicted of murder. Before being excecuted in 1847, he left a will in Monroe Co, GA naming his brother Hamlin and his wife Zilla. Zilla Hudgins and kids are in the 1850 Census of Monroe Co, GA. In 1840, Hamlin Hudgins was in DeKalb Co, GA, near a John Hudgins who was probably related. By 1850, Hamlin Hudgins had moved to Cobb Co, GA. One of Hamlins kids was Ansel M Hudgins, born about 1847. By 1860, Hamlin Hudgins moved to Henry Co, AL. From there, his family spread into Dale Co, AL. There was another Ansel Hudgins born in the 1890s in Dale Co, AL who was probably a grandson of Hamlin.
Another of Josiah's (Josiah > William > Edward) sons was Thornton, who is listed in 1820 Census of Wilkinson Co, GA as over 45. By 1830, I cannot find Thornton, but there is a Martha Hudins in Wilkinson Co who is probably his widow. By 1840, Martha Hudgins was in Upson Co, GA, and in 1850, she was living in Carroll Co, GA as 65 year old widow. A couple household away was Alfred Hudgins who had a 2 year old son named Thornton. Thornton apparently had a son named Ansel who married Rebecca Mathis in Wilkinson Co, GA in 1825. In 1850, Ansel and Rebecca were in Macon Co, GA.
Another of Josiah's (Josiah > William > Edward) sons was Ambrose, who apparently never moved to GA, but lived in Newberry Co, SC where he died and let a will. Among his children were Austin and Ansel. This Ansel Hudgins moved to Laurens Co, SC, near his second cousins (grandchildren of Ambrose > William > Edward). Ansel was in Laurens Co, SC in 1850. Austin Hudgins moved to Pike Co, AL where he was in 1850. Another younger Austin Hudgins (probably the son or nephew of the elder Austin Hudgins) was in Madison Parish, LA in 1850. By 1860, he had moved to Franklin Parish, LA and had a 6 year old son named Ansel.
Sterling Hudgins was another of (Josiah > William > Edward) Josiah's sons. Sterling is in a 1798 tax list for Oglethorpe Co, GA. An 1807 GA land lotterty list from Oglethorpe lists a young woman who was the orphan of Sterling Hudgins. Back then, orphan could mean that just your mother was dead, which I am sure was the case. Sterling Hudgins' first wife (name unknown) apparently died in GA. She and Sterling had at least two kids, the unnamed girl in the 1807 list and Ansel, born about 1790 in GA. About 1805, Sterling remarried. One source said his second wife's name was Elizabeth Hamett, and another said A. Hammen. In the 1810 Census, Sterling Hudgins and Ansel Hudgins are listed side by side in Spartanburg Co, SC. They were also side by side in Spartanburg Co, SC in 1820. This fits with later censuses that show Ansel born in GA, but his wife Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) and his older kids born in SC. By 1830, Ansel moved to Gwinett Co, GA. There was a David Hudgins nearby, perhaps Ansel's younger half-brother. Sterling Hudgins moved north into what is now Henderson Co, NC, but was then part of Buncombe Co, NC. In the 1830 census of Buncombe Co, NC, Sterling was listed as between 70 and 80 years old, but I think was actually in his 60s. Sterling's kids by his second wife spread into Rutherford Co, NC and McDowell Co, NC.
I will write this out a little better later and send it to you.
Robert" ~~~~~~ The following graciously shared by Julie Holbrook: I read the transcript as best I could and came to the conclusion the Josiah shot in self defense and that the charge should have been manslaughter. Here is the Julie Holbrook version of what I read: John Anderson had a dog that he gave to Josiah and his family. The dog would bite the children and was old and mean, so Josiah gave the dog to the neighbor -whose name was Fowler. The dog came back to the Hudgins' in a few days and because it would bite the children, Josiah shot it. While Josiah's son, Anderson, was dragging the dog (now dead) down a hill, John Anderson saw it and got very mad that Josiah shot his dog. John told Anderson to tell his father that he would shoot Josiah just like he shot his dog. Anderson ran back to his house and told this to his dad so Josiah got his gun out. Meanwhile, John got so mad that he ran up to the house and entered the Hudgins' yard. Josiah told him to stay back more than once but John kept on coming and Josiah shot him. John still kept on coming at Josiah so Josiah took the gun and hit John in the face with it, breaking the gun and dropping John to the ground. Josiah then went and told a neighbor about the incident. As I understand the text, only Anderson Hudgins saw exactly what happened and his testimony states what I have written. Other individuals weren't in the yard or close enough to see what happened. The evidence presented supported Anderson's story of what happened but I read in one place where they discounted his testimony and said he was lying and had told a different story some years earlier. This could be something that swayed the jury. My opinion is that John Anderson's wife was hysterical and immediately kept telling people how awful Josiah was and that she feared for her life and thought that she, too, would be murdered. Thus she created the resentment against Josiah and an image of being a mean man. There was a part about drinking that comes from the fact that he had been drinking with his friends the night? before but none of his friends considered themselves drunk. There was some conflicting testimony about this drinking episode and it was especially hard to read so I may have it wrong. The first trial was dismissed because the judge told the jury they could only find Josiah guilty of murder or entirely innocent and could not use manslaughter. He was retried, found guilty and then appealed to the Supreme Court of GA which found the sentence should be carried out. That is why the proceedings took so long. Also, some of the witnesses would not show up so there were contempt of court orders issued to have the Sherriff bring them to court. I think because Josiah had an attorney, farm hands and property, he was a fairly wealthy man. In fact one witness said they heard Josiah say he was rich enough to get off without punishment. I think that may have been another issue that made people mad and that they resented that Josiah had money. So there you have most of it. A very sad story. ~~~~~~ From: BetsyL221@aol.com Subject: Re: Josiah Hudgens trial "I looked again through the Minute book 1842-1851 and did find that William Spicer and Rowan Spicer were charged with allowing Josiah Hudgins to escape who was in jail for murder. William Spicer was the jailer. This record was in 1847-48. I know there must be more in the writ record books which are housed in the dirty dark area we call the dungeon in another building but I just cannot physically get there to move the books to an area in which I can look at them. Maybe the film will answer some of your questions. Jane" ~~~~~~~~ ... what follows is my un-edited first impression of what the text reads. Interestingly the first two pages are in the same handwriting as Josiah's will (with the circle word "and") so it must've been written by Mr. Cabaniss the clerk also. February 1, 2002 Received from Bill Spicer via Marc Woolverton at mjwolverton@yahoo.com Transcribed by Rilla Hartsoe. Monroe County, GA Mortgage Book B Page 159 Office of the Clerk of Superior Court Georgia } Monroe County } This Indenture made this fifth day of April Eighteen hundred and forty seven between William Spicer of the State and County aforesaid of the one part and Rowan Spicer of the same place of the other part witnesseth that the said Rowan Spicer on the third day of April last became security for the said William Spicer on a bond then given by the said William Spicer conditioned for his apparance at the next term of the Superior Court of said County to answer the charge of his assisting Josiah Hudgens in effecting his escape from the common jail of said county confined under sentence of death for murder said bond being for the securing of Eight hundred Dollars and payable to his Excellency the Governor of said State and his successors in office. Now for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars by the said Rowan Spicer to the said William Spicer in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt is hereby acknowledged as well (illegible) sights numbers (?) and appurtenances of land also the interest of the said William Spicer in the grocery in the Town of Forsyth now in company with John W. Thomaston it being one half of said Grocery - also one debt amounting to five hundred and fifty dollars on _____ the Inferior Court against Jackson Crawford in my name and favor the case in the hands of Thomas B. Gordon my attorney also two buggys and homes one shotgun and rifle also one white cow and calf. To have and to hold said bargained promises with the said Rowan Spicer his heirs and assigns to ther own for _______, benefit and ____forever and the said William Spicer for himself his heirs executors and administrators the said bargained promises unto the said Rowan Spicer will warrant and forever defend against the claim of himself his heirs and assigns and against the claim of all other persons whatsoever. Provided nevertheless (?) that if the said William Spicer his heirs executors and administrators shall will and timely pay or cause to be paid the said bond or if the said William Spicer shall appear and answer for the said charge aforesaid at the time aforesaid so that no liability shall address(?) to this said Rowan Spicer on said bond then the above obligation to be said/void(?) else remain in full force. In witness(?) where of the said William Spicer has assigned his hand and seal the day and year above written signed sealed and delivered in the presence of M. L. Burton/Bruton} James Norris J.P. } Registered May 5th, 1847 E. G. Cabiness Clerk ===================== Second document Rowan Spicer} vs. Mortgage August Tenth(?) 1852 William Spicer} Monroe Superior Court Whereas at __February time of this court last part a rule(?) made was Granted in the above case requiring the defendants to pay to the plaintiff the sum of Eight hundred and forty three dollars and fifty four cents which the said Rowan Spicer had been compelled to pay for the defendant on the twenty seventh day of December in the year Eighteen Hudnred and Fifty on account of a liability incurred by the said Rowan in extending bail for the said defendant William Spicer on a bond given for the appearance of the said William Spicer at the September term of the Superior Court of Monroe County in the year Eighteen Hudred and forty seen to answer for the charge of assisting Josiah Hudgins affecting his escape from the common jail of said county confined under sentence od death for murder this principal in said bond being eight hundred dollars and the interest and cost being forthy three dollars and fifty four cents and which became due and oiwing to the said Rowan Spicer on a certain mortgage _______and executed by the said William Spicer to the said Rowan Spicer on the fifth day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and forty seven to indemnify(?) continuously(?) and save/same(?) homes LESS THE SAID Rowan Spicer from this liability above request conveying to the said Rowan Spicer the ______ and whoever owe(?) Hosiah (?) Spicer there resided in the town of _____ this and known in the plan of said ______ so for ____being _______one hundred and twenty ____ More About J OSIAH HUDGENS:Burial: 1847, at the corner of S. Columbia Drive and Memorial Drive in Decatur, GA Census 1: 1830, Monroe County, Georgia Census 2: 1840, Monroe County, Georgia Census 3: 1840, There is a "Bird" family at 204; ?? Hudgens, 168-189-190, Monroe County, Georgia Probate: July 05, 1847, will book A Page 256, Monroe County, Georgia Property: August 07, 1830, Tax Collector's Sale; Lot 173, 7th Dist., Macon, Georgia Notes for Z IELEY BIRD:I got the 1850 census image for Zilla. To me, it reads slightly different than the info we had earlier. This Division No. 60 Monroe County, Georgia November 23, 1850 John A. Alexander, enumerator, page 196 Household 942: Hiram Phinager age 48 [large family from GA] 943: Thomas Harp age 88 [large family from VA and GA] 944: Peton Harp age 42 [large family from GA] 945: Zilla Hudgeons 44 F S. C. Martha Hudgeons 20 F GA. Anderson Hudgeons 18 M Tenant GA Mary A. Hudgeons 16 F GA. Margaret Hugeons 12 F GA Elizabeth Hudgeon 10 F GA Josiah Hudgeons 8 M GA Zilla Hudgins 6 F GA David Hudgeons 4 M GA
946: Daniel W. Mabry age 56 [large family from GA] ~~~~~~~~~~ From "Some Mid-1800 People (Monroe County Georgia - Basis 1850 Census)" " HUDGINS, Zilla B. S. C. age 44 (Nee Bird, widow of Josiah Hudgins married 1825 Jones County Ga.) " Martha " 20 " Anderson " 18 " Mary A. " 16 " Margaret " 12 " Elizabeth " 10 " Josiah " 8 " Zilla " 6 " David " 4 " 1850 GA Monroe, Dist 60, p.63, house 945, family 945 > Zilla Hudgeons 44 F SC, Martha 20 F GA, Anderson 18 M GA, Mary A 16 F GA, > Margaret 12 F GA, Elizabeth 10 F GA, Josiah 8 M GA, Zilla 6 F GA, David 4 > M GA. > [NOTE: Zilla was widow of Josiah. Josiah names Hamlin Hudgins as his > brother in 1847 will in Monroe Co, GA.] >
The following shared by Debbie Hudgins. "Hi - My name is Debbie Hudgins. My husband Al's ancestors are presently being traced by me. I have some information which may help you. I spent some time this week on business trip to Atlanta (live in Savannah) and detoured back through Thomaston GA (husband's father and gfather died there) They have an outstanding archives and lovely english young lady named Penny to assist. I reviewed graves and other information on Upson (Thomaston) co, and Monroe Co (Forsyth-just south of Atlanta) where gfather came from. I found a cemetary in Monroe Co which has three Hudgins buried - JJHudgins - B 7/20/1854 - D 3/14/1912. Mama Aldora Hudgins GReen B1874D1949 and a Sallie R, Hudgins B1855, D 1947. This is the Liberty Primative Baptist Cemetary on Georgia 36 at Johnstonville Road. (Believe Atlanta was known as Johnstonville in very early days) Also viewed 1850 census of Monroe County which developed the following: Mr John G. age 28 was living there with his wife, Susan W. age 27 and three children - Francis L - 4 mo or yrs - not clear, John A, age 2 and Martha M, 5 months. Only other Hudgins found was widow Zilla Hudgins, age 47 from SC with following people in household - Martha age 20, Anderson (listed as tenant), Mary A, age 16 yrs, Margaret, age 12, Elizabeth age 10, Josiah, age 8, Zilla, age 6 (f) and David, age 4. The spelling on both names was Hudgeons (one of the earlier spellings of Hudgins, believed Gaelic.
When I reviewed the 1860 census - nothing was there for either family EXCEPT - The Benjamin Rogers family as follows: Benjamin Rogers, Age 68 Farmer Birth-NC Martha - wife, age 62 NC Frank L., age 19 GA and also in household: Jackson Hudgens, age 12 (MONROE JACKSON??)GA Martha Hudgens, age 10 GA Benjamin Hudgens, age 8 GA Sam Hudgens, Age 6 GA Would seem that the John G Hudgeons family from the 1850 census was somehow split up - maybe illness - there were lots of deaths from measles and whooping cough in that area of Georgia I noticed during the 1850's, the parents are missing and I wondered if the Francis L shown in 1850..." More About Z IELEY BIRD:Census 1: 1850, Widow, Monroe County, Georgia Census 2: 1840, Monroe County, Georgia Marriage Notes for J OSIAH HUDGENS and ZIELEY BIRD:HUDGINS, Josiah Marriage Wife: Zelby BIRD Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1825 Recorded in: Jones, Georgia Source: FHL Number 454228 Dates: 1811-1895 More About J OSIAH HUDGENS and ZIELEY BIRD:Marriage: August 11, 1825, Jones Co., Georgia
Children of J OSIAH HUDGENS and ZIELEY BIRD are:i. LEWRANZ 3 HUDGENS, b. October 28, 1826, Georgia.ii. WILLIAM HUDGENS, b. August 23, 1828, Georgia. More About WILLIAM HUDGENS: Date born 2: October 26, 1828, Georgia iii. MARTHA ANN HUDGENS, b. July 31, 1830, Georgia. More About MARTHA ANN HUDGENS: Census: 1850, Monroe County, Georgia iv. ANDERSON HUDGENS, b. February 15, 1832, Georgia; d. Abt. 1905, at age 73, Moody, Bell Co., Texas; m. SARAH JANE PRUITT, October 02, 1853, Newton County, Georgia; b. Bet. 1838 - 1841, Georgia; d. March 1884, at age 43, Grayson Co., Texas. Notes for ANDERSON HUDGENS: From Julie Holbrook: Evidence on behalf of the Prisoner Anderson Hudgens sworn says that his father Mr. Hudgins & Mr. Anderson had some half an hours conversation at the bars on the day prisoner went to town & before he went in as friendly a manner as usual. His father went on to Forsyth & deceased to work in the cotton patch & about one o'clock Mr. Hudgens came home …..he was into the yard. John Anderson was in the lower edge of the yard going back to the field from dinner & his father took off jacket (this is June so I don't think this word is jacket but it sure looks like it) & went into the house. After staying in there awhile ….of th…. the house were talking about the dog but witness could not hear it & his father the defendant went & shot the dog. Witness then started to drag the dog down towards the bluff & having got about half, John Anderson called to witness saying, now go & tell your father now that he has shot the dog, come & shoot me also I will beat him into the earth as long as I can find a piece of him. Witness dragged the dog on toward the bluff & started back two or three steps - Jno Anderson again said to witness to go & tell his father, Hudgens, as long as he had shot old drag (this is what it really says ) to come & shoot him. Witness would make no reply & started back & having got about half way Anderson called out to Puss to tell her daddy as long as he had shot the dog to come & shoot him. Mary Ann started & run to the house as hard as she could. When witness got to the house, Hudgens asked if ….& he replied no. As soon as witness told him (Hudgens) he looked up the hill & saw Anderson come running towards the house - Witness said to his father, yonder comes John Anderson running over the hill. Hudgens then came out with the gun & witness ran out to the ash bank by the smoke house & saw Anderson running up the hill as hard as he could & when he got close enough for witness to speak to him he said John Anderson "go back & don't come here". Anderson replied "I'll be damned if I don't" Anderson then jumped the bars & run round one corner of the smoke house & witness run round the other side & when he got where he could see Anderson he Anderson had turned the corner & was coming up in a run. Hudgens then said to John Anderson , "stand back" but Anderson continued to approach - prisoner & then said to deceased to stand back & the prisoner gave back 2 or 3 steps - again he said to deceased to stand back but he continued to approach when Hudgens shot him. Deceased stood still about a minute or two, hugged up his arms & as he went to make a step towards prisoner, he struck him with the gun & he Anderson fell. Hudgens then walked on across the yard & put the long piece of the gun in the rack & the other piece on the side board. Hudgens then went straight across the yard down to Lewis Coward's. Hudgens, Lewis Coward & another man came back together after awhile. When witness told his father that Anderson was coming, prisoner had nothing in his hand, but was standing in the middle of the floor talking with some of them. After witness told him, he got the fun & witness went into the yard when prisoner shot deceased, he did not take the gun to his shoulder, but drew it up sideways - John Anderson gave the god to Hudgens who kept him awhile & said he would not have him & Anderson said also that he would not have him. Prisoner then gave the dog to Sam Fowler - The dog stayed at Fowlers a day or two & then came back. It was after the dog came back that he was shot by prisoner. The dog would bite the children whenever any of them touched him or struck him with a switch. Cross examination - Witness was some twenty yards from Mary Ann when she got to the house. Witness did not go into the house, but stopped at the door. When prisoner came out with the gun he walked about in the yard, went to the ……of the yard some two or three steps from the kitchen - prisoner surely held the gun in his hand. Anderson could not be seen from where prisoner was standing as he approached without going to the ash bank-Witness does not know whether on his previous examination he stated his father could see Anderson coming - prisoner could have seen Anderson from the door, but when he got there Anderson was in the hollow where he could not be seen by him ….prisoner have seen deceased when he jumped the yard bars from where he was it is 20 or 25 yards from the house to the (too dark to read) not know whether Hudgens was looking out for Anderson or not deceased was shot as soon after jumping the bars as it (too dark again) up to prisoner & deceased ,,,,,the way to the bars which he jumped & ran around the corner of the smoke house - witness (too dark) that he told Authority that Anderson walked after getting over the bars, at least he does not now recall it doing so-(too dark) told him to stop. Witness thinks he told (too dark to read the rest of this sentence) being about the manners of Page 323 Hudgens approaching prisoner it was what he has just testified to as to this particular nor did he reply to a question from …that there was not a word passed after deceased got into the yard. Witness does not know anything about …..or what he said to any of ….does not remember that he said to Mr. Brantley the tree that night that his father called to Anderson three times & said if Anderson would ….he would kill him. He does not know that Hudgens bought powder & that the day he came to town, but there were powder and shot in the house at the time prisoner always kept the gun ….. does not know how long after the dog was shot before the fun was reloaded for witness dragged the dog off -Prisoner did not tell witness to tell Anderson any thing when he dragged off the dog nor does witness remember that he told Mr. James M. Brantley that prisoner anything to him at that time - deceased was in three or four steps from Hudgens when prisoner shot him - The gun was a long as shot guns are & perhaps was as long as the witness is high - Witness did not see anything in deceased's hands before or after he was shot - witness does remember that he stated on the night after the difficulty to Mr. James M. Brantley, Lewis Cowan & Henry Leighton that his father said to as he was approaching him "stop John" & that deceased did stop & that Hudgens shot him while he was standing still. Anderson did not hear & say anything when he was shot, nor does he remember saying or being examined before, that Anderson said, " O Lord" nor did he recollect where he witness was standing when the difficulty occurred but showed where prisoner & the deceased were at the time. Martha Ann Hudgens sworn & says that she was at the house when Mary Ann came back & heard her Puss or Mary Ann tell he father that John Anderson told her to say to her Hudgens "since that he had shot old dog to come shoot him" - Witness saw deceased running down the hill towards the house from the …of the kitchen when she was starting, then went out into the yard where her father, the prisoner, was & told him that Anderson was coming. Hudgens …to the ash bank & looked over the fence but couldn't see anyone & said to somebody "go back", then returned towards the house & as he was about turned the corner of the smoke house he met Anderson & said to him to stand back - Deceased had both fists shut up and looked very angry - Hudgins said "stand back….said "I'll kill you" Prisoner again requested deceased to stand back, but Anderson continued to push on - Prisoner gave back two or three ….deceased continued to come on & then prisoner shot him - When he was shot deceased hugged up his arms, stood still & said "Lordy" Deceased threw up his arms like he was going to fight & then Hudgens struck him. Anderson then fell after he was struck with the gun. When prisoner hit deceased the gun came to pieces which prisoner took into the house & put the long piece up on the rack & the short piece on the side board. Prisoner then started to Lewis Cowan's & continued in that direction as far as witness could see him - he was gone perhaps fifteen or twenty minutes & when he returned Lewis Cowan….was with him. Cross examination - Witness did not see Anderson when he jumped the bars nor until he got to the corner of the smoke house after the time she saw him & start to the house. The deceased was not much farther than the length of the fun when prisoner shot him. There was hardly room to shoot him he was so close to Hudgens - deceased was walking very fast when he turned the corner & he did not stop at all when he saw Hudgens until he was shot. Witness was standing within …..when the shot tool place. one of the negro houses would have prevented one from seeing Anderson as he approached if standing at the ash bank at least ……all. When Hudgens said at the ash bank to someone, "go back" witness does not know to whom he spoke whether to her brother Anderson or John Anderson- her brother was going along with her father, & John Anderson was coming up the hill - moreover, witness was going into the house when prisoner made the remark ….therefore know to whom it was addressed. Witness does not know that she stated on her other examination that her father made this remark to John Anderson - when he returned from the ash bank towards the house, he met Anderson coming around one corner of the smoke house as he was going round the other - if prisoner had at the ash bank, he could have shot deceased as he came over the bars - When deceased came up to the yard, he came around the corner of the smoke house towards the dwelling house - deceased & prisoner were about the same distance from the house when the difficulty occurred, or her father may have been the nearest, only Hudgens when he gave back got somewhat nearer the house than Anderson was - Witness does not know that defendant brought home powder & shot from town that day. It was a very short time from the time Hudgens said "go back" until Anderson came round the corner of the smoke house …..ash bank to the bars was the length of the smoke house, or some 15 or 20 feet & the fence is some 2 or 3 steps from the corner of the smoke house. Thomas Battle sworn & that one night he found Mr. Anderson at his gate, the second & only time until after his death he ever saw him. Anderson told witness that he had heard he had a dog to give away - deceased wanted to get a dog if witness could let him have one for he was living in …. dog but a ….- Witness knew Hudgens had been drinking some time - had seen him drunk & deceased said when Hudgens was sober he could…pretty well with him but when drunk he was very troublesome. This conversation took place some two days before the difficulty occurred. Witness …. To …….the distance from the field where the hoes were left to the house of defendant & thinks it was between 180 & 200 yards. Jackson Fogarty sworn & says that he heard John Anderson the deceased make threats at Pratts in this county in March 45. Deceased wished ….a fuss with defendant that he might whip him for he did not like Josiah no how & he would kill him & would be ….before the year was out. Witness informed Hudgens that he had better watch Anderson for he said he would kill him. Witness is related to Hudgens who's the brother of his mother. Cross examination - Witness came to this place from Henry county some months ago-lived in Henry before coming here & lived in Newton county before going to Henry co. - Witness was born in Newton & lived there until he went to Henry - has lived in this county some short while at different times - has known Josiah Hudgens …..any thing - did not know of his living in Newton - he became acquainted with Anderson at Hudgens' house, or on the place where he was living - it was a little while before Christmas in 44 he first met Anderson - he is a good looking man & has fair skin - it was barely a month before Christmas he saw him. Mrs. Pratt …..with Phillips were present at Pratts - no one was present when the threats were made in the blacks matter shop Anderson was not drunk at the time but might …to be gottin only groggy. Hudgens was getting drunk. For the last month witness has been staying at Hudgens house (very dark and can't read) the same day they were made, Pratt being present. Page 324 Direct examination resumed - Witness was subpoenaed to attend the court to this case. Witness remained at Hudgens' because his mother had left him & he had been subpoenaed. Here the defense closed. A rebuttal by the State. Lewis Cowan sworn & says that he asked Anderson Hudgens where he was when his father shot John Anderson - he answered by pointing off toward the ash hopper some fifteen or twenty feet - Witness also asked him if John Anderson said any thing when he came into the yard to which young Anderson Hudgins replied "no". Cross examination - Witness was present when Anderson Hudgens was examined before the jury of inquest. Henry Singleton sworn & says that he asked Anderson Hudgens what John Anderson said to his father when he came up to which young Hudgens replied there weren't words passed between the parties. James M. Brantly sworn & says that Anderson Hudgens told him that when John Anderson came up to the house, his father the prisoner told him to stop & that he did stop at which time defendant shot him, and also that when John Anderson came round the smoke house he was walking between. Hudgens also stated to witness that defendant called to John Anderson three times & said if he would come there he would shoot him the deceased- he stated furthermore in the hearing of the witness that John Anderson said nothing as he came round the house. Hudgens told Anderson to stop as young Hudgens said to the witness. Cross examination - Witness didn't hear the evidence of young Hudgens on the inquest. Witness has some feelings against Hudgens & …for him & can't say whether he …with others to be counsel against prisoner - Witness was seen afterwards by Hudgens. Direct examination resumed - Witness explains that he does not consider himself bound to assist inferring counsel for the state only upon certain conditions. Those conditions dependant upon his own choice. The subject of a fee being mentioned witness said he would be willing to help a little or something to that effect. Defendant in rebuttal - The testimony of Anderson Hudgens given below is by comment taken prior that given in to the Magistrate on the 5th of June 1845 for the purpose of sustaining the testimony of said witness delivered before the court at the present trial and for no other purpose as follows, "Witness states that he saw John Anderson running from his work towards the house until he got near the house - he then came slowed & when he turned the corner of the meat house, Josiah Hudgens said to him, "stand back" - Anderson still pressed on, Hudgens gave back a step or two & fired his gun & killed Anderson, he further says he heard Anderson make no threat."
Taken as delivered from the stand at September Term of Monroe Superior Court 1846. Test John J Floyd R.W McCune J. S. C. TD Solicitor General
~~~~~~ From: BetsyL221@aol.com Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:07:23 EST Subject: Re: Murder trial: John Anderson/Josiah Hudgens To: mrswjh1@yahoo.com ...unindexed 1858 Monroe County minute book - found an entry as follows February 23, 1858 The State versus Anderson Hudgins, John W. Wheeler, Alfred Hudgins on a charge of simple larceny. Anderson Hudgins pleads not guilty. ~~~~~ 1860 census Hutchins, A. Age: 26 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: GA State: Georgia County: BALDWIN Locale: MILLEDGEVILLE DIST Series: M653 Roll: 111 Part: 1 Page: 165 HUTCHINS, A. State: GA Year: 1860 County: Baldwin County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Milledgeville District Page: 165 Database: GA 1860 Federal Census Index ~~~~~~~ http://www.genealogy-quest.com/collections/gapen2.html Penitentiary of Georgia, 1860 28 June 1860 Name Admitted Age Occupation State Crime A. Hutchins 1858 26 common laborer GA simple larceny ~~~~~~~ Arkansas, HOT SPRING, Roll 54 Book 1, Page 584b 1870 Census, Union Township, Hot Springs PO, Hot Springs County, Arkansas, August 1st, 1870 14-12 Hudgins, Anderson 35 M W Farmer 300 Georgia Sarah 31 F W Georgia Monroe 16 M W Georgia Sarah 13 F W Georgia Alonso 5 M W Georgia Josiah 3 M W Georgia Sidney 1 M W Georgia Scott, Nancy N 59 F W Georgia [scratched out are the words "Refused ?!"] ~~~~~~ Census from Robert Burke: 1870 AR Hot Spring, Union Twp, PO Hot Springs, p.584, house 14, family 12 Hudgins, Anderson 35 M GA, Sarah 31 F GA, Monroe 16 M GA, Sarah 13 F GA, Alonso 5 M GA, Josiah 3 M GA, Sidney 1 M GA, Scott, Nancy N 59 F GA I think your Sarah Pruitt was the daughter of Samuel Pruitt and Elizabeth Newborn (marriage for them in 1836 in Newton Co, GA). I have no idea where Anderson Hudgins was in 1860, but I think his wife Sarah and children Monroe and Sarah were listed accidentily with surname "Prewitt", living with Sarah Pruitt Hudgins' brothers, Wilson and Luke Pruitt, and her mother Elizabeth Newborn Pruitt,in Paulding Co, GA. By 1870, Anderson Hudgins was in Hot Spring Co, AR. By 1880 they moved to Texas ~~~~~~~~ 1880 Census Place: District 7, Precinct 2, Grayson, Texas Source: FHL Film 1255306 National Archives Film T9-1306 Page 145C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Andersen HUGGINS Self M M W 47 GA Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: GA Sarah J. HUGGINS Wife F M W 42 GA Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC Alonzo HUGGINS Son M S W 14 GA Occ: At School Fa: GA Mo: GA Josiah HUGGINS Son M S W 12 GA Occ: At School Fa: GA Mo: GA Andrew HUGGINS Son M S W 8 AR Occ: At School Fa: GA Mo: GA Carrie HUGGINS Dau F S W 5 TX Occ: At Home Fa: GA Mo: GA 1880 Census Place: District 7, Precinct 2, Grayson, Texas Source: FHL Film 1255306 National Archives Film T9-1306 Page 145C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace W.M. PENNINGTON Self M M W 38 AL Occ: Farmer Fa: AL Mo: NC Sarah E. PENNINGTON Wife F M W 22 GA Occ: Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA Sarah L. PENNINGTON Dau F S W 1 TX ~~~~~~~ From the Research Journals of Annabelle Pennington Nobles Stone: Anderson Hudgens moved from Georgia to Arkansas in 1868 where he lived about a year and then moved on to Fannin County, Texas. He then moved to Moody, Texas in 1891. He is buried at Moody, Texas where he died at age 73. More About ANDERSON HUDGENS: Census 1: 1850, As tenant in widowed mother's home, Monroe County, Georgia Census 2: June 28, 1860, Simple Larceny, Penitentiary, Baldwin County, Georgia Census 3: 1870, 14-12, Union Township, PO Hot Springs, , Arkansas Census 4: 1880, District 7, Precinct 2, Grayson County, Texas Residence 1: Bet. 1858 - June 28 1860, Simple Larceny, Penitentiary, Baldwin County, Georgia Residence 2: Bef. 1869, Georgia Residence 3: Aft. 1869, Arkansas Residence 4: Aft. 1870, moved to Fannin or Grayson County, Texas Notes for SARAH JANE PRUITT: From Rilla Hartsoe: Attending School: 1850, Census Newton County GA From the research books of Annabelle Pennington Nobles Stone: "Sarah Pruitt was also probably born in Georgia about 1841. She died in March, 1884 at age 43." More About SARAH JANE PRUITT: Census 1: 1850, Pg. 519, family 1348, Newton Co., Georgia Census 2: 1860, 711-706, 1080 Dist, PO Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia Census 3: 1870, 14-12, Union Township, PO Hot Springs, , Arkansas Census 4: 1880, District 7, Precinct 2, Grayson County, Texas Marriage Notes for ANDERSON HUDGENS and SARAH PRUITT: The following marriage discrepancy occurs for unexplained reasons. http://www.dekalbhistory.org/Marriage/Husband_Summary.asp Husband: Hudgins, Anderson Wife: Pruitt, Sara I
Marriage Date: 3/27/1865 Book - PageNo: 1 - 144
~~~~~~ HUDGINS, Anderson Marriage Wife: Sarah Jane PRUETT Marriage Date: 2 Oct 1855 Recorded in: Newton, Georgia Source: FHL Number 325729 Dates: 1852-1869 More About ANDERSON HUDGENS and SARAH PRUITT: Marriage: October 02, 1853, Newton County, Georgia v. MARY ANN HUDGENS, b. February 26, 1835, Georgia; m. (1) FLOYD T. MCALPIN; b. Abt. 1816; m. (2) JOHN W. WHEELER, December 12, 1850, Monroe County, Georgia; b. 1833, Monroe County, Georgia; d. Bef. 1900. More About MARY ANN HUDGENS: Census: 1850, Monroe County, Georgia More About FLOYD T. MCALPIN: Census: 1860, DeKalb County, Georgia Notes for JOHN W. WHEELER: American Civil War Soldiers John W Wheeler
Residence: Monroe County, Georgia Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 May 1862 Enlisted in Company K, 53rd Infantry Regiment Georgia on 12 May 1862. Wounded on 29 November 1863 at Knoxville, TN Surrendered Company K, 53rd Infantry Regiment Georgia on 09 April 1865 in Appomattox Court House, VA ~~~~~ Wheeler, John W. - Private May 6, 1862. Wounded at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Muster Roll of Company B, 45th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army of Northern Virginia C. S. A. Monroe County, Georgia "Rutland Volunteers" From:ftp.roots web.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/Monroe/military/civil war/rosters/cob45.txt Source: Lillian Henderson's Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, published by the Georgia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1994 (originally published: Hapeville, Ga. : Longino & Porter, 1959-1964). More About JOHN W. WHEELER: Military service 1: May 06, 1862, Enlisted, Private, Company K, 53rd Infantry Regiment Georgia Military service 2: November 29, 1863, Wounded, Knoxville, Tennessee Military service 3: April 09, 1865, Surrendered, Company K, 53rd Infantry Regiment Georgia, Appomattox Court House, VA Marriage Notes for MARY HUDGENS and JOHN WHEELER: Georgia Marriages to 1850: Georgia Monroe County Spouse: Hudgens, Mary Ann Wheeler, John W. Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1850 More About JOHN WHEELER and MARY HUDGENS: Marriage: December 12, 1850, Monroe County, Georgia vi. MARGARET A. HUDGENS, b. October 21, 1837, Georgia; d. June 03, 1912, DeKalb County, Georgia; m. HAMLIN E. HUDGINS, March 04, 1855, DeKalb Co., Georgia; b. May 1832, Georgia. Notes for MARGARET A. HUDGENS: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/ga+index+617679585415+F 28 542 542 Hudgens H. 28 M Farmer 1,000 202 Georgia 29 542 542 Hudgens Margaret A. 22 F Domestic Georgia 30 542 542 Hudgens John J. 14 M Georgia
~~~~~~~~~ WFC: Wade Family Cemetery County: DeKalb City:
State: GA Location: Rockbridge Road SE of Stone Mountain and east of Georgia RR. Land lot 24, 18th District. Name: HUDGINS, M. A.
Born: 10-21-1837 Died: 6-3-1912 Cemetery: WFC Source: Garrett ~~~~~~~~ More About MARGARET A. HUDGENS: Burial: 1912, Wade Family Cemetery, DeKalb County, Georgia Census 1: 1910, DeKalb County, Georgia Census 2: 1850, Monroe County, Georgia Census 3: 1860, 542-542, Evins Dist., Stone Mountain PO, DeKalb County, Georgia Census 4: 1870, Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia Census 5: 1880, Stone Mountain, De Kalb, Georgia Census 6: 1900, Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia Notes for HAMLIN E. HUDGINS: From Rilla Hartsoe: Found in 1860 DeKalb: House #542 Hudgens, H. age 28 Farmer 1,000 Real Val, 202 Pers Val b.GA Hudgens, Margaret A. 22 Domestic Hudgens, John J. 14 The ages don't match with DeKalb 1870 Census but this must be Hamlin and Margaret. If so then son John was gone from home in 1870. [note: this John could not be a son of Hamlin or Margaret A. because of age.] ~~~~~~ 1870 Census Hudgins, Hamlin Age: 43 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: GA State: Georgia County: DEKALB Locale: STONE MTN DIST Series: M593 Roll: 147 Part: 1 Page: 269A http://www.dekalbhistory.org/1870Census/index.htm DeKalb Historical Society 1870 Federal Census Database for DeKalb County, Georgia Name: District Page Line Age Rel BirthPlace HUDGINS, HAMLIN STONE MOUNTAIN 104 3 43 HEAD GEORGIA HUDGINS, ANN 3 DAUGHTER GEORGIA HUDGINS, VILLA 6 DAUGHTER GEORGIA HUDGINS, LA 8 DAUGHTER GEORGIA HUDGINS, MARGARET 31 WIFE GEORGIA or Hudgins, Hamlin M 43 Farmer GA Margaret F 31 GA Louisana F 8 GA Villa Ann F 6 GA Mary F 3 GA ~~~~~~~~ 1880 Census Place: Stone Mountain, De Kalb, Georgia Source: FHL Film 1254143 National Archives Film T9-0143 Page 453B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Hamlin HUDGENS Self M M W 58 GA Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC Margaret A. HUDGENS Wife F M W 43 GA Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: GA Mary E. HUDGENS Dau F S W 12 GA Occ: At Home Fa: GA Mo: GA Ella Burl HUDGENS Dau F S W 7 GA Fa: GA Mo: GA Laura O. HUDGENS Dau F S W 3 GA Fa: GA Mo: GA ~~~~~~~ From Rilla Hartsoe: From: http://www.dekalbhistory.org/LandRecords/Grantee_Summary.asp: Grantor: CHANDLER, James C. Grantee: HUDGENS, HAMLIN Date: 1861 Book - Page No. P -214 Price $0 District/Land Lot: 16-061 120 A N ALL
Grantor: CHANDLER, James C. Grantee: HUDGENS, HAMLIN Date: 1861 Book - Page No. P -214 Price $0 District/Land Lot: 16-062 120 A N ALL
Grantor: CHANDLER, James C. Grantee: HUDGENS, HAMLIN Date: 1861 Book - Page No. P -214 Price $0 District/Land Lot: 16-068 120 A N ALL Grantor: MC ALPIN, FT Grantee: HUDGENS, HAMLIN Date: 1862 Book - Page No. P -267 Price $0 District/Land Lot: 16-033 123 A
Grantor: HUDGENS, HAMLIN Grantee: JOHNSON, William D. 1863 Book - Page No. p - 168 Price $10.00 District/Land Lot: 16-033 ALL **This database contains information from deeds showing transfers of land that were recorded in the DeKalb County Courthouse from 1821 through 1903 (Deed books H-ZZ). With a few exceptions, the database only contains transfers of 50 or more acres. Each abstract contains the following information: A. Deed book and page B. Date of Transfer (not recording date) C. Grantor D. Grantee (purchaser of tract) E. Price per acre (when sale indicates true market value; not, for example, foreclosures, deeds to secure debt, or tx sales, all of which have been shown as "0" F. Land Lot and District where property conveyed is located (DeKalb is located in parts or all of districts 6, 11, 12, 15, 16, and 18. G. A brief description of the land transferred. =================================================== Alabama Census, 1810-90 Ancestry.com Search Results: 1860 Hamilin Hudgens Henry County, Al pg. 134, Larenceville (Lawrenceville) Beat, Federal Population Schedule AL019600 ~~~~~~~~~~ Hamlin Hudgins found in: Census Microfilm Records: Georgia, 1900 Lived in: Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia Series: T623 Microfilm: 192 Book: 1 Page: 107 ~~~~~~~ Census Microfilm Records: Georgia, 1900 Georgia, DeKalb County, Page 107 Genealogy.com Stone Mountain No. 1045 June 22, 1900 household 195 family 197 DeKalb Co., Georgia, Stone Mountain (maybe we need to find out about Stone Mountain)
Whaley, Thomas E. Head Dec. 1872 27 married 8 years Farmer Renting Rachel Wife June 1856 43 0 children Florence Cousin Oct. 1886 13 Servant [All born in Georgia except Rachel's father who was born in South Carolina]
Hamlin is in household 200 family 203: [this explains the grandchildren's mother]
Hudgins, Hamlin head May 1832 68 married 46 years Margaret A. wife Oct 1837 62 2 children (2 living) Sanders, Laura O. daughter June 1877 22 Divorced Katie L. grandaughter July 1893 6 Joseph H. grandson Sept 1896 3 [Everyone is born in Georgia]
On the next page there is a Sylvester "Higgins" ~~~~ Hamlin E. Hudgins found in: Census Microfilm Records: Georgia, 1910 Age: 79 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: GA State: Georgia County: DEKALB Locale: STONE MOUNTAIN Series: T624 Roll: 184 Part: 2 Page: 203A From Rilla Hartsoe: I went through the 1910 DeKalb census on their website and found it very interesting. Most of all because it shows Hamlin at age 79...It's at www.DeKalbhistory.org/cdb Birthplace, Father's, Mothers
HUDGINS, HAMLIN E WHITE 79 HEAD GEORGIA GEORGIA GEORGIA HUDGINS, MARGARET WHITE 72 WIFE GEORGIA GEORGIA GEORGIA SANDERS, KATIE WHITE 15 GRANDDAUGHTER GEORGIA GEORGIA GEORGIA SANDERS, JOSEPH WHITE 13 GRANDSON GEORGIA GEORGIA Another place that I ran across some printouts was in Williamson County IL...a Hudgens cemetery with many familiar first names...http://bgwilliams.apexhosting.com/fountain.htm (you may want to file that away for now!) More About HAMLIN E. HUDGINS: Burial: Wade Family Cemetery, DeKalb County, Georgia Census 1: 1850, Diamond's District, DeKalb County, Georgia Census 2: 1860, 542-542, Evins Dist., Stone Mountain PO, DeKalb County, Georgia Census 3: 1870, Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia Census 4: 1880, Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia Census 5: 1900, Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia Census 6: 1910, DeKalb County, Georgia Census 7: 1920, In Home of Joseph & Ophelia Sanders [grandchild], Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia Military service 1: April 1863, Enlisted CSA, Co A, 64th Ga. Regt., Atlanta, Georgia Military service 2: 1865, In Prison at surrender Residence: January 01, 1906, (CSA Military records) Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia Marriage Notes for MARGARET HUDGENS and HAMLIN HUDGINS: From Rilla Hartsoe: Marriage Notes for HAMLIN HUDGINS and MARGARET A.: DeKalb County marriages - online. Book #02, Page 323 Husband: Hudgins, Hamlin Wife: Hudgins, Margaret
Marriage Date: 3/4/1855 Book - PageNo: 02 - 323 More About HAMLIN HUDGINS and MARGARET HUDGENS: Marriage: March 04, 1855, DeKalb Co., Georgia vii. ELIZABETH "BETSEY" HUDGENS, b. May 15, 1839, Georgia; d. October 23, 1881, Worth County, Georgia; m. BENJAMIN THOMAS (B.T.) COLLIER, Bef. 1860, Georgia; b. October 05, 1819, Kershaw, South Carolina; d. February 28, 1910, Worth County, Georgia. More About ELIZABETH "BETSEY" HUDGENS: Burial: 1881, Poulan, Worth, Georgia Census: 1850, Monroe County, Georgia Notes for BENJAMIN THOMAS (B.T.) COLLIER: COLLIER, BENJAMIN State: GA Year: 1840 County: Pike County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: 896th District Page: 130 Database: GA 1840 Federal Census Index
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COLLIER, BENJAMIN State: GA Year: 1840 County: Pike County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: 896th District Page: 130 Database: GA 1840 Federal Census Index
COLLIER, BENJAMIN T. State: GA Year: 1860 County: Pike County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Zebulon P.O. Page: 105 Database: GA 1860 Federal Census Index ~~~~ 1880 Census Place: District 540, Pike, Georgia Source: FHL Film 1254161 National Archives Film T9-0161 Page 96D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Benjamin T. COLLIER Self M M W 60 SC Occ: Farming Fa: VA Mo: SC Elizebeth COLLIER Wife F M W 44 GA Occ: Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: --- Menerva S. COLLIER Dau F S W 20 GA Fa: SC Mo: GA Charles C. COLLIER Son M S W 17 GA Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: SC Mo: GA William D. COLLIER Son M S W 15 GA Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: SC Mo: GA Jacob T. COLLIER Son M S W 13 GA Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: SC Mo: GA Zilley M. COLLIER Dau F S W 12 GA Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: SC Mo: GA Josiah B. COLLIER Son M S W 9 GA Fa: SC Mo: GA Bethula COLLIER Dau F S W 2 GA Fa: SC Mo: GA William MC ALPEN Nephew M S W 16 GA Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: --- Mo: GA ~~~~~~ --- Julie Holbrook <oceanjules@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: "Julie Holbrook" <oceanjules@hotmail.com> > To: mrswjh1@yahoo.com > Subject: Re: Josiah Hudgins(Hudgens) > Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 05:55:23 GMT > > Elizabeth married Benjamin Thomas Collier and lived in Kershaw Co. South Carolina and then moved to Georgia. Their son, my grandfather Josiah, was born in Georgia and lived there to raise his family. > My father left Georgia in the early '30s and came to Washington. His brother was in the Navy and was stationed here in Washington. My dad brought his mother out to see her son in Washington and also visit another son in California (who worked for MacDonald Douglas and stayed at a boarding house). > While in California, my dad met my mother who lived at the same boarding house. So, my father was born in Georgia, my mother was born in Iowa, they met in California, then married and moved to Washington! After my parents had 3 boys, I was born!
> I've lived in the same area all my life! I've been in the same house for 27 years! My 3 kids are all grown, and the youngest will be 20 in September. > My son just moved to Albuquerque, NM and both daughters live here in Washington. > > That's about 130 years of history in 2 paragraphs! More About BENJAMIN THOMAS (B.T.) COLLIER: Burial: 1910, Poulan, Worth, Georgia Military service: Bet. 1860 - 1865, CSA, Georgia Occupation: Farmer Property: Abt. 1848, Purchased land in Texas Residence 1: Aft. 1848, Milford, Ellis County, Texas Residence 2: Aft. 1852, Family Plantation, Worth County, Georgia More About BENJAMIN COLLIER and ELIZABETH HUDGENS: Marriage: Bef. 1860, Georgia viii. JOSIAH HUDGENS, b. December 02, 1840, Georgia. Notes for JOSIAH HUDGENS: 1860 Census Hudgins, Josiah Age: 19 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: GA State: Georgia County: BIBB Locale: MACON Series: M653 Roll: 111 Part: 1 Page: 419 More About JOSIAH HUDGENS: Census 1: 1850, Monroe County, Georgia Census 2: 1860, 64-69, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia ix. ZILLA A. HUDGENS, b. 1842, Probably Monroe County, Georgia; m. WILLIAM JONES DOUGLASS, January 17, 1861; b. August 08, 1842, Bibb County, Georgia; d. May 21, 1903, Georgia. Notes for ZILLA A. HUDGENS: 1860 census Hudgins, Zilla Age: 19 Gender: F Race: W Birthplace: GA State: Georgia County: BIBB Locale: MACON Series: M653 Roll: 111 Part: 1 Page: 413 ~~~~~~ 1880 Census Place: District 356, Twiggs, Georgia Source: FHL Film 1254168 National Archives Film T9-0168 Page 43D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace W. J. DUGLASS Self M M W 37 GA Occ: Machinest Fa: GA Mo: GA Z. A. DUGLASS Wife F M W 36 GA Occ: Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA M. MC ALPNIS Niece F S W 17 GA Occ: At Home Fa: GA Mo: GA More About ZILLA A. HUDGENS: Census 1: 1850, Monroe County, Georgia Census 2: 1860, 15-17, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia Census 3: 1880, District 356, Twiggs, Georgia Occupation: 1860, Dressmaker Notes for WILLIAM JONES DOUGLASS: 1880 Census Place: District 356, Twiggs, Georgia Source: FHL Film 1254168 National Archives Film T9-0168 Page 43D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace W. J. DUGLASS Self M M W 37 GA Occ: Machinest Fa: GA Mo: GA Z. A. DUGLASS Wife F M W 36 GA Occ: Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA M. MC ALPNIS Niece F S W 17 GA Occ: At Home Fa: GA Mo: GA More About WILLIAM JONES DOUGLASS: Burial: 1903, Macedonia Cemetery Census: 1880, District 356, Twiggs, Georgia Marriage Notes for ZILLA HUDGENS and WILLIAM DOUGLASS: This marriage has yet to be proven. More About WILLIAM DOUGLASS and ZILLA HUDGENS: Marriage: January 17, 1861 x. DAVID HUDGENS, b. July 16, 1844, Georgia. More About DAVID HUDGENS: Census: 1850, Monroe County, Georgia © 2003 Shirley Erickson. All rights reserved. Please email Shirley@htcomp.net with corrections, additions, comments. Enjoy. |