Individual Details
James Madison Hodnett
(November 9, 1794 - April 13, 1888)
FAG 46461201
An accomplished land speculator. He bought and sold land in Jasper, Newton, and Troup counties Georgia, as well as Chambers and Tallapoosa counties in Alabama.
The land he built the "Hodnett Homestead" on in Frogeye, AL, was bought from his younger brother, Henry W. Hodnett.
James and Sarah raised six children of their own. In addition, they raised two grandsons, children of Benjamin Franklin "Henry" Hodnett, after his death in 1855.
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Some information about the Hodnett line was supplied by Glenda Simpson Lowe, 684 E. South Street, Dadeville, Alabama 36853, tele: 256-825-9505, email: lowe@lakemartin.net>.
An accomplished land speculator. He bought and sold land in Jasper, Newton, and Troup counties Georgia, as well as Chambers and Tallapoosa counties in Alabama.
The land he built the "Hodnett Homestead" on in Frogeye, AL, was bought from his younger brother, Henry W. Hodnett.
James and Sarah raised six children of their own. In addition, they raised two grandsons, children of Benjamin Franklin "Henry" Hodnett, after his death in 1855.
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Some information about the Hodnett line was supplied by Glenda Simpson Lowe, 684 E. South Street, Dadeville, Alabama 36853, tele: 256-825-9505, email: lowe@lakemartin.net>.
Events
| Birth | November 9, 1794 | Prince Edward County, Virginia | |||
| Marriage | November 2, 1820 | Greene County, Georgia - Sarah Greer | |||
| Death | April 13, 1888 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | |||
| Burial | Darian Cemetery, Daviston, Tallapoosa County, Alabama |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Greer (1800 - 1878) |
| Child | Matilda C. Hodnett (1822 - 1881) |
| Child | Lucy Sophrona "Ludie" Hodnett (1823 - 1902) |
| Child | Benjamin Franklin Hodnett (1826 - ) |
| Child | James Madison Hodnett (1829 - ) |
| Child | William Carroll Hodnett (1831 - 1893) |
| Child | John Alexander Hodnett (1835 - 1884) |
| Father | Benjamin Hodnett (1761 - 1820) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Wyatt "Betsey" Collier ( - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah "Sally" Hodnett (1785 - 1813) |
| Sibling | Major John P. Hodnett (1786 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane (or Ann) "Polly" Hodnett (1786 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Hodnett ( - ) |
| Sibling | Frances L. Hodnett (1791 - 1859) |
| Sibling | William Collier Hodnett (1793 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Thomas Hodnett (1795 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Franklin Hodnett (1798 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Hodnett ( - ) |
| Sibling | Lucinda Hodnett ( - ) |
| Sibling | Henry W. Hodnett (1800 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Nancy Hodnett (1806 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Hodnett (1808 - ) |
| Sibling | Lovic Pierce Hodnett (1809 - 1889) |