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Col Edmund William Hodges Sr.

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Col Edmund William Hodges Sr.

Birth
Twiggs County, Georgia, USA
Death
24 Jul 1867 (aged 58)
Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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In 1858, Edmund William Hodges Sr. brought his wife, Mary McGowen Hodges, his father, Matthew Hodges, eight children together with seventy-five slaves to Louisiana from Georgia, and settled at Cotton Valley. although
there is no trace of the first Hodges' home, it is said to have been a ten-room house with covered porch and
balcony. There were twelve children born to this couple, eight of whom lived to maturity.
Edwin Hodges also operated a general store as early as 1858. The U.S. mail was delivered there at intervals from
one to four times a month. The first mail route seemed to be from Shreveport by way of Belleview to Cotton Valley.
The post office was named Cotton Valley then.
Hodges also gained prominence in his arbitration of local grievances and disagreements.
In 1858, Edmund William Hodges Sr. brought his wife, Mary McGowen Hodges, his father, Matthew Hodges, eight children together with seventy-five slaves to Louisiana from Georgia, and settled at Cotton Valley. although
there is no trace of the first Hodges' home, it is said to have been a ten-room house with covered porch and
balcony. There were twelve children born to this couple, eight of whom lived to maturity.
Edwin Hodges also operated a general store as early as 1858. The U.S. mail was delivered there at intervals from
one to four times a month. The first mail route seemed to be from Shreveport by way of Belleview to Cotton Valley.
The post office was named Cotton Valley then.
Hodges also gained prominence in his arbitration of local grievances and disagreements.

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