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I spent last weekend looking at sites for information on our “Polly HODGES” who supposedly married first to one Samuel COWAN Aug. 26, 1826 in Scioto County, Ohio; and secondly to Our William REED March 14, 1839 in Warrick Co., IN. I came across the following website:
http://www.scioto.org/Scioto/Index.html
There is a lot of good data here. – For my Hodges I found them in “Nile Township” (Which is about 95% Shawnee State Forest today). I looked at the following pages and found alot of data:
1) “Brief Historical Accounts of Scioto County”
2) “Scioto County Marriages”
3) “Death Records of Scioto County 1803-1860”
4) “Scioto County Deaths”
5) “Scioto County Compiled Census Data (Surname:James)
6) “Boland Cemetery Nile Township, Scioto County OH”
7) “Scioto County Census – 1830 Nile Township”
8) “1820 Federal Census for Nile Township – Scioto County OH”
Tahcaska,
😎 You did do some! I’m just teasing you, ya’ know. You get a whole lot more accomplished than I do. It’s going to be Wed. (day after tom.) before I can get on that marriage record for Polly and William. Do we have a Kinder relative that we chat with once in a while that is young enough and well enough to go to Warrick Co. if need be? I just hate getting Nel. involved, especially right now. I’m affraid being in Colorado all my life has kept me well separated from any of our family there. I don’t even know their names.:o I know, I’m plenty old enough now to have straitened this out. And I would start writing some of them if I knew there names! When ya’ get a chance to fill me in on that, do. Like Steven Ashby, Gary. What about Uncle Johnny’s kids? Didn’t he have a boy named Johnny Ray, and a girl? I just recall their photo’s in mom’s album. Hey, you have the family bible don’t you? I wonder if there’s any family related (OLD) notations in there. I got that idea from Wvaram, when they made their introduction on here. They have cool notations in their bible!:cool: I would pay Bob to go check out Warrick Co. if it wasn’t for Phyll. So what’s up with Warrick Co.? Why are they so pooey?:) Don’t they know they’re gonna’ get coal in there stockings? Love & Light, RainHawk.
Kerry,
Another question, Polly Hodges-Where does the Mary come from? Why were there so many “Mary (Pollys)” way back? How do they derive Polly from Mary and Visa-versa? I’ve seen tons of these all over on censuses everywhere back east.
But that wasn’t actually my question! Our Polly Married William Reed in Warrick Co., Ind. IF, and I’m sure you’re right, Those Hodges in Sciotto weren’t our Hodges, then we’re looking for the dad and mom of Polly. Don’t we want her Birth Certificate? Shouldn’t I see if I can get that from Indiana also? Or, do we already have her Birth. Cert.? Or Is she really from Ohio? I don’t have my stuff in front of me again! Didn’t she marry someone else before William? If so, What about that Marriage Cert.? Or, now am I thinking of the wrong Hodges? See, you gotta see that I need all of this mapped out on one big wall size poster to unconfuse me!:) I’ll wait with baited breath for your reply. Love & Light, Lynella.:p
I’m not sure what was up with all the Polly’s – but as for “Mary” well that could be because it was a common and famous Biblical name and also a very common British Name. I’m certain the British must have had a queen Mary somewhere in there. 😀
Anyway – a birth certificate would be great but they didn’t have those things until much later in history. Nope- what we need will be William Reed and Polly Hodges Marriage records (Certificate, application or Banns). Other things that might help would be a death certificate for Polly, or one of her children to see if their mothers place of birth is listed; also maybe baptismal records, etc.:)
😎 O.k.
You say “birth certifacate, etc., Banns” What’s a Banns!:D Yeah I’m beginning to think mom was messing with a coyote!
I will not be able to do this justice but I’ll try. Back in the “Old Days” before marriage certificates etc. (but as late as the early 1800’s) I believe it was the groom that had to read or “promise” in front of witnesses his intent to marry a certain woman. And this promise had to be in writting, I believe, and was actually posted for a length of time so that others could see it. Now that’s probably a very simple version and may not be 100% correct. But It was something to that affect. If you type in a google search – you might find it.:o 😉 :p 😀
Kerry,
🙂 Thank ye’ kindly! Atleast I have an idea! Drive careful and don’t get yer’ vehicle impounded! Oh, yeah, good luck on the test too! 😉 Lynella.
Lynella and Kerry,
I don’t know if this Hodges links up to your line or not, but thought I would mention it…
There was a baseball player named Gil Hodges (Gilbert Ray Hodges). He was born in 1924 to Charles and Irene Hodges in Princeton, Patoka Twp., Gibson County, Indiana. He played for 18 years and most of his career was with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Anyway, there is a Gil Hodges Memorial, which is located at Gil Hodges Bridge, SR 57 at White River in Pike County, Indiana.
Stacey
Stacey,
😎 THANK YOU! I had no clue! This is a good sign! Bless you a billion times!:D Are you related to this Hodges Fellow? Love & Light, Lynella.
Lynella,
I am not related to him. My boyfriend is a baseball fanatic 🙂 and I was looking for some books for him for Christmas presents and I came across one with all the different baseball places to visit. The book was divided into sections by state and the Hodges name caught my eye from the posts on this forum. The book did say that Gil was born in Princeton (Gibson County), but raised in Petersburg (Pike County), which is why the memorial is located in the Pike County.
If you want me to send you what the book said verbatim, I can. It is just a short paragraph, or two. Just let me know, but it will have to be after Christmas, since it is already wrapped. 🙂
Stacey
Stacey,
🙂 This is so sweet of you! This is cool, but I wouldn’t trouble you with the hassle. This info. you’ve given us is wonderful and It’s going to be fun looking at this!:) Thank you again! Love & Light, Lynella.
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