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Ruth Hodges

Parents

Children with William Darnell (b. 4 January 1817, d. 20 July 1854)

Son	Milton S. Darnell+ (b. about 1847)
Daughter	Sarah Elizabeth ("Sally") Darnell+ (b. 22 April 1849, d. 21 November 1895)
Daughter	Josephine Darnell (b. 5 November 1851, d. July 1854)
Daughter	Nancy Caroline Darnell (b. 6 October 1853, d. August 1857)

Biography

Name		Ruth Hodges was also known as Ruthie Rodgers.
Anecdote		Both William Darnell (born 1817) and Ruth Hodges (born 1821) were born in Tennessee.  The names of their parents are not known.  There were several Darnell and Hodges families in Tennessee during the same time period, with various spellings and misspellings, making research difficult.  William Darnell and Ruth Hodges married on September 18, 1841 in Grainger County, Tennessee.  He was 24, she was 20. They are found in the 1850 census in Grainger County, the surname written “Darnold.”  William’s age is listed as 28 and Ruth’s as 25.  Based on these ages, William’s birth year would be 1822 and Ruth’s 1825-but their grave stones, possibly more accurate, record their birth years as 1817 and 1821 respectively.   William worked as a laborer. Their children (listed in the 1850 census) are: 1.  Sarah E. Darnell, age 4, born about 1846 (her tombstone says she was born in Morristown, Tennessee in 1849), married Samuel Ebzan Love (our line) 2.  Milton Darnell, age 2 (born about 1848) William died fairly young, in the summer of 1854 at age 37.  The cause of his death is not known, but there was a cholera epidemic in Tennessee that year.  Ruth did not remarry.  In 1860 she was still in Grainger County with her two teenaged children, working as a seamstress.  In 1880 Ruth was in Knoxville, Tennessee, widowed, living with marrried daughter Sarah E. Love and Sarah’s family.  Ruth died the following year, 1881, at 60. William and Ruth’s graves are found in Liberty Hill Methodist Church Cemetery in Hamblen County, Tennessee.  William’s birth date is recorded as January 4, 1817 and his death date as July 29, 1854.  Ruth’s date of birth on her broken headstone is November 15, 1821, and her date of death September 4, 1881.   In the 1880 census, Ruth stated her parents were born in North Carolina.  But not enough information is known to be able to trace either the Darnell or the Hodges line further back.
DNA Verified		8 DNA matches through Ruth Hodges
Person Source		She had person sources.1
Birth	15 November 1821	She was born on 15 November 1821 in Grainger, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.2
Marriage	18 September 1841	William Darnell and she were married on 18 September 1841 in Grainger, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.1,3
Name	18 September 1841	As of 18 September 1841, Ruth Hodges was also known as Ruth Darnell.1
Residence	17 August 1850	She lived in Grainger, Tennessee, United StatesBGO, on 17 August 1850. Name: Rutha Darnold, Age: 25, Birth Year: abt 1825, Birth Place: Tennessee, Gender: Female, Race: White, Record ID: 8054::6146094, Household Members: Wm Darnold, Sarah E Darnold, Milton Darnold.4
Residence	7 June 1860	She lived in Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, United StatesBG, on 7 June 1860. Name: Routh Darnold, Age: 30, Birth Year: abt 1830, Birth Place: Tennessee, Gender: Female, Race: White, Post Office: Rutledge, Occupation: Seamstress, Personal Estate Value: 65, Record ID: 7667::19138313, Household Members: Sarah E Darnold, Mel S Darnold5
Residence	1 June 1880	She lived at West State StreetBG in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United StatesBGO, on 1 June 1880. Name: Ruth Darnell, Age: 54, Birth Date: Abt 1826, Birth Place: Tennessee, Record ID: 6742::16041833, Race: White, Gender: Female, Relationship: Mother-in-law, Marital Status: Widowed, Father's Birth Place: North Carolina, Mother's Birth Place: North Caro6
Death	4 September 1881	She died on 4 September 1881 at age 59 in Hamblen, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.
Burial	after 4 September 1881	She was buried after 4 September 1881 at Liberty Hill Methodist Church CemeteryBGO, in Hamblen, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.

Citations

1. [S23] "Otto Katz Chronological Log of Events," (MS). Hereinafter cited as "Otto Katz Chronological Log of Events."
2. [S119] Bev Loomis1, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6824325/person/-536792849, (Concord, VA.)
3. [S77] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.
4. [S239] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 7b
5. [S242] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1250; Page: 406; Family History Library Film: 805250
6. [S360] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 1265; Page: 123A; Enumeration District: 145