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Updated 2 Jun 2003
My link to this family is shown in bold "red".
I have not been able to take this HEDGEPETH branch of the family back
any further than William Hedgepeth, so I will start with William as Number
1 on our ancestor list...I would not have been able to start this without
the assistance of Talmadge Butler and his family, Arlene Waters, Butch
Hedgepath, and Virginia Greene, and some others that at their request I
will not name, but you know who you are...THANK YOU! There is a "HEDGEPETH"
family reunion yearly...something I didn't know until Talmadge informed
me of it...perhaps you didn't know either! I have given you a few
email addresses at the end of this document for Hedgepeth family members
that would like to hear from you and exchange information.
Kenny Hedgpeth has a website
that gives information on all the various spellings of the surname Hedgepeth
such as "hadspeth, headspeath,
hedgepath, hedgepeth, hedgespeth, hedgpath, hedgpeth, hedgspath,
hedgspeth, hudspeath, hudspeth, hudspith . . . just to name a few!".
Please note that dates are lacking on some of the following names so order of birth is most likely in error.
At the end of this page I will put information on any "Hedgepeth" or variant spelling of the name that I come across for others that may be researching this name.
Other "Hedgepeth/Hedgepath" Researchers:
Talmadge Butler: [email protected]
Butch Hedgepath: [email protected]
Arlene Waters: [email protected]
Virginia Greene: [email protected]
Kenny Hedgpeth: [email protected]
1 William HEDGEPETH (photo)(note
1)(land deed)
b. 27 Jan 1818 in South Carolina
d. 15 Jun 1910 in Borden Springs,
Ala
m. Louisa ROBERTS (also
been listed on Census records as ROBERDS)
b. NC is listed as place of Birth
on 1860 Pauding Co. Census; however,
according to Sara
Hedgepeth Rainwater's Death Certificate, William Hedgepeth
and Louisa Roberts
were both born in South Carolina..
Children:
1.1 Sara A. HEDGEPETH
(Witness to Mulven
M. Hedgepeth's Widows Application)
b. 1840
p. Alabama
d.
m. W.
J. (Joseph) RAINWATER on 28 Oct 1860
p. Paulding Co., Ga
Children:
1.1.1 William RAINWATER
m. Elizabeth THOMPSON
Children:
1.1.1.1 Alma Kate RAINWATER
m. William TOWNSEND
Children:
1.1.1.1.1 Genell TOWNSEND
m. Harold THOMAS
Children:
1.1.1.1.1.1 Arlene THOMAS
m. ? WATERS
1.1.2
L.M. (Louisa)
RAINWATER
m. S.J. (Jay) WEST 20 Aug 1877
p. Paulding Co., Ga
Sources for the Hedgepeth/Rainwater connection are Arlene Waters
(1.1.1.1.1.1 above), Susan Chance-Rainwater [email protected] - Susan
has done extensive research on the Rainwater line and her web
page is at: http://www.chronography.com/rainwater/index.html
and GRM Glidie Rainwater Mobley ( Rainwater family) email at:
[email protected]
Paulding,
GA 1860 Federal Census
| Pg# | Ln# | Last Name | First Name | Age | Birth Place |
| 732 | 27 | Rainwater | Amanda | 5 | Ga. |
| 732 | 23 | Rainwater | Jane | 51 | Ga. |
| 732 | 24 | Rainwater | John | 19 | Ala. |
| 732 | 25 | Rainwater | Joseph | 15 | Ala. |
| 732 | 26 | Rainwater | Margaret | 6 | Ga. |
Susan Chance-Rainwater states in reference to the above census:
"Jane Rainwater, age 50. She was,1.2 William HEDGEPETH
in fact, Joseph's eldest sister, and the other two
girls found in the HH are his two youngest sisters.
All were the children of Burrell Rainwater. The mother
of Amanda and Margaret was Elizabeth. I don't know
the mother of Joseph, but believe that Burrell had
one, possibly two previous wives, whose names are
not known.Burrell is generally thought to be the son of John
and Susannah Rainwater, but the only child Burrell
actually named in his will was William, so the
grouping of his children is traditional rather than
provable. Prior to Burrell, all is speculation."
Jim's information for Elizabeth Roberts:
Elizabeth ROBERTS
Birth: 1780 in Hornes Creek, Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Death: 1851 in Marion Co., Alabama
Burial: Marion County, Alabama, Mount Zion Church Cemetery
Father: Absolom ROBERTS
Mother: Elizabeth ?
Marriage 1 Benjamin Hezekiah, PALMER
b: 9 Nov 1778 in Near Brown's Creek, Union Co., SC
Perhaps it is possible that this Roberts family is our Louisa Roberts'
family? This line connects up with the Hedgepeth line, which
mean the families were in the same area. Absolom Roberts
may be our Louisa Roberts' grandfather....anybody checked
this out?)
Children:
1.3.2.1 William Boyd HEDGEPETH
b. 5 AUG 1906
p. Georgia
d. 16 JUN 1992
m. Julia UPCHURCH 28 MAY 1933 in Marshall Co.,
AL
b: 1913 in Dothan, AL
Children:
1.3.2.1.1 Francis V. HEDGEPETH
m. Bill GREENE
Children:
1.3.2.1.1.1 Joe S. GREENE
m. Raine ROY
1.3.2.1.2 Earl HEDGEPETH
1.3.2.2 John L. HEDGEPETH
b. 13 JAN 1917
m. Nell Dean DUNN 8 APR 1939
1.3.2.3 Benjamin Franklin HEDGEPETH
b. 17 OCT 1911
d. 4 JAN 1980
Buried: Marshall County, Alabama, Boaz at New Hope Prim. Baptist
Church
1.3.2.4 Susie Adeline HEDGEPETH
b. 2 Oct 1902 in Georgia
d. 6 Aug 1960
Buried: Marshall Co., Ala., Boaz at New Hope Prim. Baptist Church
1.3.2.5 Hattie Lue HEDGEPETH
b. 28 Nov 1899 in Georgia
m. #1 Sam MADDEN 22 Aug 1915
m. #2 A. E. BAILEY
m. #3 George TAYLOR
1.3.2.6 Mildred Elizabeth HEDGEPETH
b. 31 MAY 1914
m. Emmett SMITH 23 OCT 1959
1.3.2.7 Lola Mae HEDGEPETH
b. 18 NOV 1908
p. Georgia
m. James A. NATION 13 OCT 1950
1.3.2.8 Eula Beatrice HEDGEPETH
b. 26 JUL 1920
m. Henry Oliver BUTLER 16 AUG 1941
Children:
1.3.2.8.1 Talmadge BUTLER
1.3.2.9 Florence HEDGEPETH
b. 23 JAN 1904
p. Georgia
d. 27 NOV 1904
1.3.3
George HEDGEPETH
m. (1) Mattie H. JOHNSON (see
Burial Note)
b. 23 Nov. 1882
d. 16 Oct. 1918
Burial Note: Talmadge Butler passed the following information
to me 3 Mar 2003: "I went down to Calhoun County today and visited
Patterson Cemetery. There was no church, but may have been one
at some time. The sign says the cemetery was established in 1840.
There is a large area of graves marked with field stones with no
inscription....I found: A grave for Mattie H. Hedgepeth, wife of
G. N. Hedgepeth. (Mother says this is the first wife of Uncle George)
Inscription says, '"wife and child of"' so I guess she died in
childbirth. MY NOTE: Researchers need to keep in mind that
this
was the year of the great influenza pandemic, which reached
North Alabama and Georgia in Sept. 1918. Map
showing outbreak
and spread of the deadly flu can be found:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/maps/index.html
Children:
1.3.3.1 Lily HEDGEPETH
m. ? WHITE
1.3.3.2 Culman Eugene (Cub) HEDGEPETH
m. Mary Jeanette BEAL
Children:
1.3.3.2.1 James E. HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.2.2 Adelia HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.2.3 George K. HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.3 Effie HEDGEPETH
m. Clifford WOODALL
Children:
1.3.3.3.1 Merle WOODALL
1.3.3.3.2 Mickey WOODALL
1.3.3.3.3 Marvin WOODALL
1.3.3.3.4 Mira WOODALL
1.3.3.3.5 Mary WOODALL
1.3.3.3.6 Mazie WOODALL
1.3.3.3.7 Mildred WOODALL
1.3.3.3.8 Martha WOODALL
1.3.3.4 Furman HEDGEPETH
m. Gladys WILLIAMON
Children:
1.3.3.4.1 Faith HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.4.2 David HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.5 Elmer HEDGEPETH
m. ?
Children:
1.3.3.5.1 Fay HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.5.2 Frances HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.5.3 Barbara HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.5.4 Gail HEDGEPETH (twin)
1.3.3.5.5 Dale HEDGEPETH (twin)
1.3.3.6 Homer HEDGEPETH
m. Maudie GARMON
Children:
1.3.3.6.1 Shirley HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.6.2 Dorris HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.6.3 Shelby HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.6.4 Eloise HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.7 Lula HEDGEPETH
m. Gordon MAY
Children:
1.3.3.7.1 Judy MAY
1.3.3.7.2 Sandra MAY
1.3.3.7.3 David MAY
1.3.3.7.4 Jean MAY
1.3.3.8 Loyd HEDGEPETH
m. Estelle (Dutchie)
HOMESLEY
Children:
1.3.3.8.1 Margie S. HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.8.2 Jimmy HEDGEPETH, Sr.
d. 17 Oct 2001
m. Elaine DIEHL
Children:
1.3.3.8.2.1 Jimmy (Butch) HEDGEPATH, Jr. (see Note)
m. Rebecca (Becky) KIDD
Children:
1.3.3.8.2.1.1 Caryn P. HEDGEPATH
1.3.3.8.2.1.2 Alexander B. HEDGEPATH
Note: The letter "e" in the "peth" part of Jimmy Hedgepath, Jr.'s
name was given as "a" by the hospital at the time of his
birth. This clerical error was never corrected.
1.3.3.9 Infant HEDGEPETH
m. (2) Pearlie POOL
Children:
1.3.3.10 Billy HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.11 Tommy HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.12 Fred HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.12.1 Bobby HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.13 Lindsay HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.14 Euverley HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.15 Carol HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.16 Ida Mae HEDGEPETH
m. Johnny UPCHURCH
1.3.3.17 Brenda HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.18 James HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.19 Nadine HEDGEPETH
1.3.3.20 Charlie HEDGEPETH
1.3.4
Grover Cleveland (Doc) HEDGEPETH
m. Sally E. ? (see Burial Note)
b. 10 Sep. 1886
d. 25 Oct. 1918
Burial Note: Talmadge Butler passed the following information
to me 3 Mar 2003: "I went down to Calhoun County today and visited
Patterson Cemetery. There was no church, but may have been one
at some time. The sign says the cemetery was established in 1840.
There is a large area of graves marked with field stones with no
inscription....I found: A grave for....A grave for Sallie E. Hedgepeth,
wife of G. C. Hedgepeth. (Mother says this is the first wife (she
thinks) of Grover Cleveland (Doc). MY NOTE: Researchers need
to keep in mind that this was the year of the great influenza
pandemic, which reached North Alabama and Georgia in Sept. 1918.
Map
showing outbreak and spread of the deadly flu can be found:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/maps/index.html
1.3.4.1 Inez HEDGEPETH
m. Jim HOLDEN
1.3.4.2 Tera Mae HEDGPETH
m. Cleve SAMS
Children:
1.3.4.2.1 Angie SAMS
1.3.4.2.2 Terry SAMS (male)
1.3.4.2.3 Johnny SAMS (male)
1.3.4.3 Bertha HEDGEPETH
m. Howard WILLIAMS
1.3.4.3.1 Brenda WILLIAMS
1.3.4.3.2 Edsal WILLIAMS
1.3.4.3.3 Marty WILLIAMS
1.3.4.3.4 Dennis WILLIAMS
1.3.4.3.5 Travis WILLIAMS
1.3.4.4 Linda HEDGEPETH
m. Homer PARRISH
1.1.4.4.1 Betty PARRISH
1.3.4.5 Plumer HEDGEPETH
m. Ellis PARRISH
1.3.4.5.1 Dewey Edward PARRISH
1.3.4.5.2 Pearl Roan PARRISH
1.3.4.5.3 Joyce PARRISH
1.3.4.6 Mertie HEDGEPETH
m. Tom ELLIS
1.3.4.6.1 Judy ELLIS
1.3.4.6.2 Basel ELLIS
1.3.4.7 Dewey HEDGEPETH
m. Ada REA
1.3.5
Walter HEDGEPETH
b. 15 Oct 1890
d. 14 Feb 1935
buried: Borden Springs Church of Christ Cemetery
Cleburne County, AL
m. Lou Ella SCROGGS
b. 4 Jan 1890
d. 11 Feb 1943
buried: Borden Springs Church of Christ Cemetery
Cleburne County, AL
Children:
1.3.5.1 Essie Mae HEDGEPETH
1.3.5.2 Mary HEDGEPETH
1.3.6
William (believed died as a child)
1.3.7
Ada HEDGEPETH
m. ? TWILLEY
1.3.8
Essie HEDGEPETH
1.3.9
Jane HEDGEPETH
m. Mack JOHNSON
1.3.10
Martha
HEDGEPETH
b. 12 Aug 1892
d. 31 Dec 1955
buried: Borden Springs Church of Christ Cemetery
Cleburne County, AL
m. Henry WILLIAMS (believed to be Martha's husband)
1.3.11
Emma
HEDGEPETH
m. Warner LORREN (LORREN
1.1.5.8)
1.3 Louisa HEDGEPETH
b.
1851
p. Georgia
According to Sara Hedgepeth Rainwater's Death Certificate,
William Hedgepeth and Louisa Roberts were both born in South Carolina..
During a visit with my mother several years ago, Aunt
Sudie (LORREN # 1.1.5.5.4) related the
following information:
"William Hedgepeth believed to
have homesteaded
in Marietta, Georgia before
the C.W. William's family
supposedly came from Germany
and were indentured
servants until their passage
from Germany was
paid."
William Hedgepeth from the 1790-1870 Georgia Census Index:
Year: 1860
Surname: Hedgepeth
Given Name: William
County: Paulding County
State: Georgia
Page: 731
Township or Other: Dallas P.O.
Record Type: Federal Population
Schedule
Database: GA 1860 Federal Census
Index
ID#: GA37064990
1860 Census (excerpt)
Paulding Co., GA
Last Name: First Name: Age: Sex: Occup. Pl. Born Real Val. Pers. Val.
| Hedgepeth | Wm. | 42 | M | Farmer | Ga. | 1,100 | 300 |
| Hedgepeth | Louisa | 42 | F | ------------- | N.C. | ------------- | ------------ |
| Hedgepeth | Sarah | 20 | F | ------------- | Ala. | ------------- | ------------ |
| Hedgepeth | William | 16 | M | ------------- | Ga. | ------------- | ------------ |
| Hedgepeth | Charles | 13 | M | ------------- | Ga. | ------------- | ------------ |
| Hedgepeth | Louisa | 9 | F | ------------- | Ga. | ------------- | ------------ |
| Rainwater | Jane | 51 | F | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Rainwater | John | 19 | M | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| Rainwater | Joseph | 15 | M | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Rainwater | Margaret | 6 | F | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| Rainwater | Amanda | 5 | F | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| Page # | Line # | Surname | Given Name | Age | Birthplace |
| 731 | 39 | Hedgepeth | Charles | 13 | Ga. |
| 732 | 1 | Hedgepeth | Louisa | 9 | Ga. |
| 731 | 36 | Hedgepeth | Louisa | 42 | NC |
| 731 | 37 | Hedgepeth | Sarah | 20 | Ala. |
| 731 | 35 | Hedgepeth | William | 42 | Ga. |
| 731 | 38 | Hedgepeth | William | 15 | Ga. |
Research by Arlene Waters states: The 1880 Census of Paulding Co. gives the following.
Last Name: First Name: Race/Sex: Age: Place Born:
| Hedgepeth | C.F. | WM | 33 | Ga. |
| Hedgepeth | Masina | WF | 26 | Ala. |
| Hedgepeth | M.E. | WF | 6 | Ga. |
| Hedgepeth | L.J. | WF | 5 | Ga. |
| Hedgepeth | W.T.M. | WM | 3 | Ga. |
| Hedgepeth | J.H. (or N) | WM | 2 | Ga. |
| Rainwater | W.F. | WM | 16 | Ga. |
Note that the 1860 census for his parents state that
"Charles" a 13 year old male
lives with William Hedgepeth. The two census reports
would be in agreement
for Charles' age in the 1880 census.
Frank is also listed on the 1874 tax digest of Paulding Co.
Research by Ken Hedgepeth produced the Marriage Record
for Frank and Mysina (Masina)
which states: " Calhoun County, Alabama Marriage Record
Book for 1864-1877 - August 30,
1872 license September 1872 marriage; The State of Alabama
to any Minister of the Gospel,
Judge or Justice lawfully authorized Calhoun County
to celebrate the rites of matrimony. You
are hereby licensed to celebrate the rites of matrimony
between C.F. Hedgepeth and ? Masina
Couch and for so doing this shall be your warrant.
Given under my hand ? this 30 ? of
August in the year of our Lord One Thousand and eight-hundred
and Seventy two. A Woods
(looks like Woods) Judge of Probate. In virtue
of a license from the Judge of the Probate Court
of said County, I have this day celebrated THE RITES
OF MATRIMONY between C.F.
Hedgepeth and Masina Couch. Given under my hand
this 4th day of September 1872."
(Microfilm page 369)
Arlene told me that William was still in Paulding County
as of Dec. 17, 1878, when he filed a deed from him to his daughter Sara
Ann Rainwater for a
debt he owed her (wonder what the debt was?). He gave
her 2 gray mules,
a 2 horse wagon, 4 head of cattle, 17 head of hogs and
2 stills gauged
to hold 76 gallons. What so tickled me was Arlene's remark,
"Hey, what was
that old William doing with stills?....toooo funny!
1.
In the book "KIncheloe, McPHerson & Related Families" by Lewin
Dwinell McPherson, 1951,
page 109 the following entry is made:
(K.1.3.11.2.12.8) Mary (Mamie Cathryn KINCHELOE, b. Kirksville, Adar Co., MO, married [in] Woodward, Oklahoma, Sept. 18, 1915, Artie Houston BRADLEY, b. Russellville, Pope Co., Ark. Mar 22 1894, son of Joseph BRADLEY and Sarah Malissa HUDSPETH. Joseph was the son of James BRADLEY and Rosie BOWEN. Sarah Malissa HUDSPETH was the dau. of Johnathan HIGNA (sic) and Mary (HENRY) HUDSPETH. Ch. of Mary Cathryn and Artie:2. A "John HEDGEPETH" is mentioned in the probate records ofi. Wilma Neoma BRADLEY (birth withheld)
m. Paul Burkett STEIN
ii. Wanda Leona BRADLEY (birth withheld)
m. Lorin Lewis CHASE
iii. Hugh Herbert BRADLEY (birth withheld)
iv. Juanita Maxine BRADLEY (birth withheld)
m. Vernon Earl BRUNNEN
v. Elizabeth ("Betty") Jean BRADLEY (birth withheld)
m. John W. ARMBRUST
vi. Verna Jane BRADLEY (birth withheld)
In the Name of God, Amen I Claybourn Wright of ChesterOff-site link to entire record:
district and State of South Carolina being in my usual health,
but knowing that it is appointed unto men once to die I do
make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner
and form following....(note in probate file)....Articles of an agreement between John Wright and Rubin Wright
administrators of Richard Wright Deceased of the one part
& John HEDGPETH of the other part. Witnesseth that the
said John & Rubin Wright agrees to give said HEDGPATH
the one cow and yearling feather bed & furniture and spinning
wheel for this the said John HEDGPETH trouble of keeping
the said Richard Wright child Roda from the death of his wife
until the death of said Richard. And said HEDGPETH on his
part agrees to take the above named articles in full satisfaction
for his trouble of keeping the said child Roda. Witness our
hands this 26th of October 1819.
John Wright
Reuben Wright
John Hedgpeth
Attes: Henry Head
3. METHODIST CEMETERY Pacolet, Spartanburg County, SC
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/sc+index+119743941939+F
Hedgepath, Polly A. c1875 c19194. South Carolina 1920 CENSUS Index Union County:
Littlejohn, Lona Hedgepath September 14, 1862
HEDGEPATH, Pocahontas F W 51 Pinckney 100
HEDGEPATH, W.L. M W 24 Union 210
HEDGPETH, Eugene F W 63 Jonesville 054
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/autauga/military/draftf_k.txt
Name
Birth
Race Place Born Register
Location
Hedgepeth, Bela E.
25 Jul 1892 W
Vida AL Autauga
AL
Hedgepeth, Clyde
30 Jun 1896 W
he & dad b. Vida AL Autauga AL
Hedgepeth, Walter Davis
26 May 1898 W
Autauga AL
Other "Hedgepeth/Hedgepath" Researchers:
Talmadge Butler: [email protected]
Butch Hedgepath: [email protected]
Arlene Waters: [email protected]
Virginia Greene: [email protected]
Kenny Hedgpeth: [email protected]
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