[Note: I placed Mary in the Woody-Richards cemetery on the basis of Glenna Garnand Garner's domumentation of the cemetery which stated there to be four graves w/o dates: one marked "Mother", one "Father", and two with rock markers without names. Since there are so many of David & Mary's children interred there, I believe them to be buried there also.]
Mary was born to Abednego Hodges [1758-1842] and his wife Sallie Keen [1765-1837]. She married David Richards July 21 1818 in Franklin County VA, just 6.4 miles south east of Rocky Mount.
Mary lived as a widow for many years, but raised her children faithfully. She must have suffered a lot of emotional stress having lost her husband David so early on, then having four sons in the Civil War, and losing two of those [Josiah and King David].
Census of 1840:
Mary "Polly" , widow
age 40
0-5 1 male, 1 female
5-10 2 male
20-30 1 male, 1 female
Census of 1850:
Mary Richards 50
Sarah 25
Josiah 23
Bruce 20
King David 18
Mary 15
1. Harriet Elizabeth [1819] +Henry Willard
2. Benjamin Powhatan [1821-1897] Corporal Co "G" 57th VA Infantry
3. Shadrach [1823] +Mary "Polly" Hodges
4. Sarah Jane [1825] never married, incompetent
5. Josiah [1827-Nov 1 1862] Co "A" 57th VA Infantry Civil War died of disease.
6. Bruce W. [1830]Co "G" 57th VA Infantry
7. King David [1832-July 3 1863] Co "A" 57th VA Infantry killed at Gettysburg PA under Pickett.
8. Mary L. [1835-1907] +Wiley Woody [1815]
Mary was born to Abednego Hodges [1758-1842] and his wife Sallie Keen [1765-1837]. She married David Richards July 21 1818 in Franklin County VA, just 6.4 miles south east of Rocky Mount.
Mary lived as a widow for many years, but raised her children faithfully. She must have suffered a lot of emotional stress having lost her husband David so early on, then having four sons in the Civil War, and losing two of those [Josiah and King David].
Census of 1840:
Mary "Polly" , widow
age 40
0-5 1 male, 1 female
5-10 2 male
20-30 1 male, 1 female
Census of 1850:
Mary Richards 50
Sarah 25
Josiah 23
Bruce 20
King David 18
Mary 15
1. Harriet Elizabeth [1819] +Henry Willard
2. Benjamin Powhatan [1821-1897] Corporal Co "G" 57th VA Infantry
3. Shadrach [1823] +Mary "Polly" Hodges
4. Sarah Jane [1825] never married, incompetent
5. Josiah [1827-Nov 1 1862] Co "A" 57th VA Infantry Civil War died of disease.
6. Bruce W. [1830]Co "G" 57th VA Infantry
7. King David [1832-July 3 1863] Co "A" 57th VA Infantry killed at Gettysburg PA under Pickett.
8. Mary L. [1835-1907] +Wiley Woody [1815]
[Note: I placed Mary in the Woody-Richards cemetery on the basis of Glenna Garnand Garner's domumentation of the cemetery which stated there to be four graves w/o dates: one marked "Mother", one "Father", and two with rock markers without names. Since there are so many of David & Mary's children interred there, I believe them to be buried there also.]
Mary was born to Abednego Hodges [1758-1842] and his wife Sallie Keen [1765-1837]. She married David Richards July 21 1818 in Franklin County VA, just 6.4 miles south east of Rocky Mount.
Mary lived as a widow for many years, but raised her children faithfully. She must have suffered a lot of emotional stress having lost her husband David so early on, then having four sons in the Civil War, and losing two of those [Josiah and King David].
Census of 1840:
Mary "Polly" , widow
age 40
0-5 1 male, 1 female
5-10 2 male
20-30 1 male, 1 female
Census of 1850:
Mary Richards 50
Sarah 25
Josiah 23
Bruce 20
King David 18
Mary 15
1. Harriet Elizabeth [1819] +Henry Willard
2. Benjamin Powhatan [1821-1897] Corporal Co "G" 57th VA Infantry
3. Shadrach [1823] +Mary "Polly" Hodges
4. Sarah Jane [1825] never married, incompetent
5. Josiah [1827-Nov 1 1862] Co "A" 57th VA Infantry Civil War died of disease.
6. Bruce W. [1830]Co "G" 57th VA Infantry
7. King David [1832-July 3 1863] Co "A" 57th VA Infantry killed at Gettysburg PA under Pickett.
8. Mary L. [1835-1907] +Wiley Woody [1815]
Mary was born to Abednego Hodges [1758-1842] and his wife Sallie Keen [1765-1837]. She married David Richards July 21 1818 in Franklin County VA, just 6.4 miles south east of Rocky Mount.
Mary lived as a widow for many years, but raised her children faithfully. She must have suffered a lot of emotional stress having lost her husband David so early on, then having four sons in the Civil War, and losing two of those [Josiah and King David].
Census of 1840:
Mary "Polly" , widow
age 40
0-5 1 male, 1 female
5-10 2 male
20-30 1 male, 1 female
Census of 1850:
Mary Richards 50
Sarah 25
Josiah 23
Bruce 20
King David 18
Mary 15
1. Harriet Elizabeth [1819] +Henry Willard
2. Benjamin Powhatan [1821-1897] Corporal Co "G" 57th VA Infantry
3. Shadrach [1823] +Mary "Polly" Hodges
4. Sarah Jane [1825] never married, incompetent
5. Josiah [1827-Nov 1 1862] Co "A" 57th VA Infantry Civil War died of disease.
6. Bruce W. [1830]Co "G" 57th VA Infantry
7. King David [1832-July 3 1863] Co "A" 57th VA Infantry killed at Gettysburg PA under Pickett.
8. Mary L. [1835-1907] +Wiley Woody [1815]
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