Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904,
pp 431-433 [Hickman]

     ROBERT H. HODGES, one of Hickman county's most successful farmers,
was born in Hickman county, Kentucky, September 12, 1864, and is a son of
Eli and Martha J. (Bard) Hodges.  His father was born in eastern
Tennessee and his mother in what is now Fulton county, Kentucky.  The
Hodges family came originally from South Carolina and is of English
origin.  The maternal grandfather of our subject was William Bard, but we
know little of him.
     Robert H. Hodges was reared and educated in Hickman county, and
began farming before he had attained his majority, and has continued in
this pursuit ever since.  For the past ten years he has also dealt more
or less extensively in live stock, buying and shipping to the St. Louis
markets.  His farm consists of one hundred and eight acres of fine land,
which he keeps in a high state of cultivation.  When he began his
business career he had one hundred and forty dollars as capital, but by
industry, energy and good management he has gained his present prosperous
position.  In politics he was a Democrat until four years ago, when he
became a Socialist.  In religious matters he is a Cumberland Presbyterian
and contributes generously towards the support of the church.
     In 1889 he was married to Miss Mattie Kendall.  She was born in
Hickman county, Kentucky, October 15, 1869, and is a daughter of George
and Mary (Hannon) Kendall.  Her father and mother were born in Hickman
county, Kentucky.  The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Hodges was William
Kendall, who was born in Virginia and came of English descent, while the
maternal grandfather was James Hannon and was born in Trigg county,
Kentucky, and came of Irish parentage.  George Kendall, the father of
Mrs. Hodges, was a carpenter by trade, and worked at his craft until
1883, when he decided to devote his entire time to farming, a calling he
had followed in connection with his trade.  In politics he was a Democrat
and later a Populist.  His death occurred April 25, 1902, when he was
sixty-six years of age.  His wife is still living at the age of
sixty-seven years, residing on the old homestead.  Six children were born
to them, namely: James; Nannie, Mrs. Rufus Neely; William; Mattie, Mrs.
Hodges; Joseph; Robert.  Mr. and Mrs. Hodges have seven children, namely:
Herschel, Ethel, Horace, Harry, and Mary and Milton, twins. 

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