Caroline Hodnett
Caroline Hodnett (maiden name: Finley) was born on January 24, 1810, in Virginia to John Finley and Mary Caroline Dempsey. The family moved to Georgia by the 1820s, and she married William Collier Hodnett on March 1, 1826. They had at least fourteen children: George Troup, born around 1826; Thomas Jefferson, born around 1828; Benjamin Franklin, born around 1830; Mary Elizabeth, born around 1832; Elizabeth Susan, born around 1834; James Madison, born around 1836; Susan, born around 1839; John Wesley, born around 1840; Samuel Graham, born around 1842; William Henry Harrison, born around 1844; Robert Ridley, born around 1846; Lovick Pierce, born around 1849; Martha Ann, born around 1851; and Columbus, born around 1854. They lived in Troup County, Georgia, and by 1860, they owned $6,000 of real estate and $8,000 of personal property. Her husband died on September 29, 1863. A decade later, she owned $1,165 of real estate and $250 of personal property. She died in Troup County on January 9, 1887.
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(313)Hodnett, Caroline ~ Finley, Caroline1810-01-241887-01-09
  • Conflict Side: Confederacy
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 5

  • (470) [recipient] ~ Thomas J. Hodnett to William C. Hodnett et al., 13 February 1863
  • (473) [recipient] ~ Thomas J. Hodnett to William C. Hodnett et al., 10 December 1862
  • (485) [recipient] ~ Benjamin F. Hodnett to William C. Hodnett et al., 19 March 1863
  • (490) [recipient] ~ William H. H. Hodnett to William C. Hodnett et al., 13 February 1863
  • (494) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Hodnett to Caroline Hodnett, 22 September 1876

People - Records: 13

  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [parent of] (304) Hodnett, John W.
  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [parent of] (305) Hodnett, Mary Elizabeth
  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [parent of] (307) Hodnett, Benjamin Franklin
  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [parent of] (308) Hodnett, Samuel G.
  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [parent of] (309) Hodnett, William Henry Harrison
  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [parent of] (311) Hodnett, Thomas Jefferson
  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [parent of] (314) Hodnett, Robert Ridley
  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [parent of] (315) Hodnett, George Troup
  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [parent of] (316) Stephens, Susan
  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [parent-in-law of] (317) Stephens, William Anderson
  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [aunt/uncle of] (319) Hodnett, John Alexander
  • (313) Hodnett, Caroline is the [parent-in-law of] (4236) Moore, John F.
  • (312) Hodnett, William Collier is the [husband of] (313) Hodnett, Caroline

Places - Records: 2

  • (120) [birth] ~ Virginia
  • (560) [death] ~ Troup County, Georgia

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Georgia Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850, available from Ancestry.com; “Caroline Finley Hodnett,” Find a Grave profile, available from Findagrave.com.