The son of John and Naomi (Macki) Hodgson, John was born to a Quaker family in North Carolina. He moved with his family and many other Quakers to the Midwest, settling in southwestern Ohio. Here, at Fairfield Monthly Meeting, he married his wife, Sarah Mills; this union produced fifteen children.
As a family, they moved to several places in the Midwest before settling in Bangor, Iowa, where he lived the rest of his days as a Quaker. His nickname was "One-Eyed John."
As a family, they moved to several places in the Midwest before settling in Bangor, Iowa, where he lived the rest of his days as a Quaker. His nickname was "One-Eyed John."
The son of John and Naomi (Macki) Hodgson, John was born to a Quaker family in North Carolina. He moved with his family and many other Quakers to the Midwest, settling in southwestern Ohio. Here, at Fairfield Monthly Meeting, he married his wife, Sarah Mills; this union produced fifteen children.
As a family, they moved to several places in the Midwest before settling in Bangor, Iowa, where he lived the rest of his days as a Quaker. His nickname was "One-Eyed John."
As a family, they moved to several places in the Midwest before settling in Bangor, Iowa, where he lived the rest of his days as a Quaker. His nickname was "One-Eyed John."
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JOHN HODGSON
DIED
12th Mth. 8th. 1870
AGED
82 Ys. 11 Ms.
22 Days
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