Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320619:1030:191555462
• _UID: 68EA521DABB34BD0B0AFF53123A7E5FB6960
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320612:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LZD8-TJH
• _UID: FC47F8BF776149F4A4809F0DC42C2C534E33
• Military: Abt 1862, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Company B, 7th Regiment, CSA
• Census: 3 Jun 1880, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Census: 5 May 1910, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District

Notes:

This John G. Wood could be the son of Elias Wood, enumerated close toWesley Hudson in 1850.

Military:
Company B, 7th Regiment, CSA

John married Rhoda T. Hudson on 5 Aug 1866 in Paulding, Georgia, United States. Rhoda (daughter of Wesley Hudson and Elizabeth Ann Landers) was born on 14 Mar 1849 in Dekalb, Georgia, United States; died on 15 Dec 1913 in Paulding, Georgia, United States; was buried in Paulding, Georgia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317691:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LZD8-TFF
• _UID: 94C5C08B44BD478FBEFE3F6CD033B669049C
• Census: 1850, Dekalb, Georgia, United States
• Census: 21 Jul 1860, Fulton, Georgia, United States
• Religion: 4 Aug 1865, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Census: 3 Jun 1880, Paulding, Georgia, United States
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Census: 5 May 1910, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District

Notes:

CALLED: Sometimes Rhoda's name is seen written as Roda. Garrett'sNecrology records her as Rhoda F, not Rhoda T.

CENSUS: In the 1880 census, she is enumerated as Rebecca

RELIGON: Rhoda Hudson joined the Pumpkinvine Baptist Church, PauldingCo., GA by experience on 4 Aug 1865.

In the 1900 Census, Rhoda is listed as having born 13 children, 11 ofwhom were alive in 1900. However, in the 1910 census, she is listedas having had 11 children, 9 of whom are living.

Religion:
joined Pumpkinvine Baptist Church by experience

Census:
In 1880, she is enumerated as Rebecca rather than Rhoda.

Census:
In 1900, 11 of her 13 children were alive.

Census:
In 1910, 9 of her 11 children were living.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317752:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: K468-YFG
• _UID: 218C493B96F141C38298A682C2F81DC99EA2
• Residence: 1824, Georgia, United States
• Possessions: 18 Apr 1827, Jackson, Georgia, United States; fortunate drawer in 1827 Georgia Land Lottery; Address:
  Roger's District
• Possessions: 29 Nov 1832, Madison, Georgia, United States; purchased plot from Notley Gore for $200
• Possessions: 1833, Madison, Georgia, United States; 200 acres; Address:
  Vanderford's District
• Possessions: 24 Oct 1835, Madison, Georgia, United States; deed from Wesley Hudson to William Sailors
• Possessions: 19 May 1838, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; sold right of way to Western & Atlantic Railroad
• Residence: 1839, Dekalb, Georgia, United States
• Misc: Mar 1839, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; was drawn as petit juror
• Misc: 16 Sep 1839, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; was drawn as petit juror
• Census: 1840, Dekalb, Georgia, United States
• Misc: Jul 1841, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; was selected for a jury
• Residence: 1 Oct 1841, Dekalb, Georgia, United States
• Possessions: 1848, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; 303 acres; Address:
  Casey's District
• Misc: 10 Jan 1848, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; appointed road commissioner
• Misc: Sep 1848, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; was drawn for grand jury service
• Possessions: 1849, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; 303 acres, District 17, lots 145, 225; Address:
  Casey's District
• Census: 3 Oct 1850, Dekalb, Georgia, United States
• Occupation: 3 Oct 1850, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; farmer
• Possessions: 3 Oct 1850, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; real property $2000
• Possessions: 12 Dec 1850, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; purchase from James B.M. Landers
• Possessions: 22 Feb 1853, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; purchase from James B.M. Landers
• Misc: 4 Oct 1853, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; was drawn as petit juror
• Misc: 3 Apr 1854, Fulton, Georgia, United States; was empaneled for grand jury service
• Possessions: 1856, Fulton, Georgia, United States; 303 3/4 acres; Address:
  Cook's District
• Possessions: 1857, Fulton, Georgia, United States; 303 acres, district 17, lots 225, 245; Address:
  Cook's District
• Possessions: 1859, Fulton, Georgia, United States; 300 acres, district 17, lots 224, 145; Address:
  Cook's District
• Misc: 4 Apr 1859, Fulton, Georgia, United States; was drawn for petit jury service
• Census: 21 Jul 1860, Fulton, Georgia, United States
• Misc: 2 Oct 1860, Dallas, Paulding, Georgia, United States; was listed in sale of land by auction
• Occupation: 21 Oct 1860, Fulton, Georgia, United States; farmer
• Possessions: 13 Oct 1862, Paulding, Georgia, United States; purchase of land from James C.N. (J.C.H.) Fort
• Misc: 14 Oct 1862, Paulding, Georgia, United States; purchase of slave from B.F. (B.S.) Crenshaw.
• Military: 7 Jul 1863, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Co. A, 9th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry Guard, CSA
• Military: 1 Nov 1863, Paulding, Georgia, United States; re-enlisted in Co. F, 9th Batt'n Cavalry, Georgia State Guards
• Census: 1864, Paulding, Georgia, United States
• Military: 1864, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Georgia Militia, 38th Senatorial District, Militia District 1087,Paulding Co., Georgia
• Residence: 1866, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Religion: 22 Jul 1866, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Residence: 1867, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Residence: 14 Jul 1867, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Residence: 1868, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Possessions: 1869, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 1087
• Residence: 1869, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Possessions: 5 Jun 1869, Fulton, Georgia, United States; sale to Thomas Moore & Benjamine F. Maudlin
• Residence: 1870, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Possessions: Bef 1871, Fulton, Georgia, United States; purchase from William H. Stephens
• Possessions: Bef 1871, Fulton, Georgia, United States; sale to J.D. Lockhart
• Possessions: Bef 1871, Fulton, Georgia, United States; sale to James F. Leonard
• Possessions: Bef 1871, Fulton, Georgia, United States; sale to John D. Golding
• Residence: 1871, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Misc: 8 Sep 1873, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; listed as security for a defendant in a court case.
• Religion: 16 Dec 1876, Paulding, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Pumpkinvine District
• Residence: 1878, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; Address:
  341 Mangum St.
• Residence: 12 May 1878, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States
• Residence: 18 Jun 1878, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; sworn in as a petit juror for the week
• Misc: 9 Nov 1878, Paulding, Georgia, United States; sold land
• Residence: 1879, Fulton, Georgia, United States; Address:
  341 Mangum St.
• Residence: 1879, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; Address:
  345 Henry St.
• Residence: 1880, Fulton, Georgia, United States; Address:
  345 Henry St.
• Census: 9 Jun 1880, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States
• Residence: 1881, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; Address:
  north side of Henry St., 3 doors west of Mangum St
• Residence: 1882, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; Address:
  48 Henry St.
• Misc: 1 Nov 1883, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; appeared as a witness for the prosecution in a murder trial
• Residence: 8 Nov 1883, Paulding, Georgia, United States

Notes:

In early Madison County records, there are Gore, Adair, Landers, Sailors, Hudson, Lane who all end up in Paulding County later on. However, these records in Family Search require being at the FHC or an affilliate library.

There are several useful pages in Franklin Garrett's Notes on Old Families of Dekalb & Fulton Counties 1875-1932.
p. 19 - Hiram Casey - captain of the district where the Hudsons are found in 1850. Irish immigrant. Came to Dekalb from Madison, Georgia.
p. 32 - Wesley Hudson burial
p. 79-80 - Wesley Hudson - owned most of Simsville.


Lottery: It appears that Wesley Hudson was a fortunate drawer in the 1827 land lottery in Jackson Co., GA. I need to confirm this.


Democrat Meeting: Westly Hudson is listed as a delegate from Cook's District of Fulton County to the Fulton Democratic Meeting according to the Atlanta Weekly Intelligencer, 12 May 1859, p. 1

Letters of Guardianship: Wesley Hudson and William Cannon apply for letters of guardianship for the persons and property of George R. Cash and Allison Cash, orphans of George W. Cash, dec'd. (Southern Confederacy newspaper, August 24, 1862, p. 4)


CENSUS: Wesley Hudson is not found in a line-by-line search of the 1870 Paulding County Census.

Overview

Wesley Hudson was born in SC around 1808. At some point, he (and maybe his family) moved to Georgia. Wesley Hudson appears in Georgia by the time of his marriage to Elizabeth Landers in 1831. It is not clear where in Georgia he first landed, or where he was married. By 1840, he is found in Dekalb County, GA. Wesley Hudson married Elizabeth (Betsy Ann) Landers in 1831 and they had twelve children. Throughout the 1850’s and 1860’s, Wesley bought and sold land in the 14th and 17th districts of Dekalb County, which became Fulton County in 1853. This land was primarily located to the west of present day Georiga Tech and just to the west of the Fulton County Prison and Animal Control. Sometime between 1862 and 1866, Wesley and family moved from Fulton County to Paulding County, Georgia. They located in the Pumpkinvine community, just to the south of Dallas, Ga, along present day GA 120. Betsy Ann died in 1884. And Wesley died in October of 1889.

Connected Families

In 1850, Wesley appears in Dekalb County surrounded by other Hudsons, many of whom are likely to be related. In the Casey's District, there are several Hudson families. In particular, we find in dwelling 30, Notley Hudson (age 32), in dwelling 36, Catharine Hudson (age 30, in the household of Zilpha Wood), dwelling 92, Wesley Hudson (age 42),dwelling 94, Jane Hudson (age 60), dwelling 95, David Hudson (age 25). Farther along, in dwelling 111, we find Calvin Hudson (age 21). In addition to the families named Hudson, there are other related families here. In dwelling 93, Laura W. Carter, daughter of Wesley Hudson is listed with her husband Nelson. In dwelling 98, Rosanna Leachman is listed with her husband Matthew. According to the IGI, there is a marriage record in Jackson Co., Georgia in 1839 for Matthew Leachman and Rosiana Hudson. It would make sense that that Jane Hudson is the matriarch of this group and that at least Wesley, Notley, David are all her sons. Maybe. Or maybe they are cousins.In any case, they appear to be connected.

By 1860, in addition to these families, we also find a Giles Hudson and a Manning Hudson close at hand that could be connected as well. Manning Hudson appears to move into Campbell County, so maybe he’s not quite as connected.

Rhoda Hudson married John G. Wood in 1866 in Paulding County.However, there is a John G Wood enumerated in 1850 just a few dwellings away from Wesley Hudson in the household of Elias Wood.This could well be another connection.

David Hudson married an Elizabeth Wood in 1845 in this district. She did not live long and David remarried in 1848. If it could be shown that both John G. and Elizabeth were from the same family, this would help with showing some kind of connection between David’s family and that of Wesley. It is known that David moved on to Alabama in about 1855.

Clearly, all of these Hudson families are somehow connected. They also intertwine with the neighbor families. More research is required to sort out the ties. The fact that all Dekalb County records prior to 1842 were lost in a fire hampers our ability to trace this more efficiently.

On the Landers side, there are some connections floating around as well that I will mention, though these will be followed in more depth in the Landers section. In 1860, Rebecca Landers, age 55, is enumerated with Wesley's family. After some confusion over the relation ship to Rebecca, the 1880 census shows her listed as an aunt, presumably Elizabeth’s aunt. And she is listed as single, so perhaps she is a spinster sister to Elizabeth’s father.

Names

There has been some confusion over Wesley’s name. The tradition passed along in the Arkansas branch of the family was that his name was George Wesley Hudson. However, his tombstone, which was placed in the 1990’s by Howard Lane of Dallas, GA, reads John Wesley Hudson.Wesley himself is always referred to as just Wesley in any documents found to date. He confounds the problem somewhat by naming two sons after himself: John Wesley who went to Arkansas, and George Wesley who remained in Dallas. It seems likely that George Wesley was also called Wesley during his life. That would lend some credence to Wesley’s true name being George Wesley. However, since he himself was always called Wesley, until this can be resolved, he will be referred to as Wesley.

Pumpkinvine Baptist Church

One of the main places where Wesley’s name can be traced is in the church minutes for Pumpkinvine Baptist Church. Over a period of some 20 years, the Hudsons appear quite frequently. Initially, when Wesley joins the church, he is referred to as Wesley Hudson. A year later,in 1867, a J.W. Hudson takes a position on the church committee. This could have been Wesley’s son, John Wesley, since he was of age and had not yet left for Arkansas, but in light of the fact that Wesley was still around, it seems much more likely to refer to him. Most of the other references to him are clearly to W. Hudson or Wesley Hudson and are pretty much unambiguous, since his son was called John and his younger son, George Wesley, called Wesley, was not yet of age.

Wesley Hudson served on a number of church committees and was often called upon to visit and talk with church members who had gone astray and then to act to either include or exclude them from the church.He, himself, became the target of this same kind of activity. On 14 Feb 1874, Wesley Hudson acknowledged before the assembly that he had been drinking too much. Apparently this was resolved, since he was not excluded from the fellowship.

On 16 Dec 1876, Wesley Hudson and Matilda Moore were excluded from the church for living in sin. At first, I believed this must be a clue that Elizabeth and Rebecca had died and left Matilda and Wesley alone. But, the 1880 census shows both of them alive and well. I do not understand quite what would have caused this exclusion without also estranging Elizabeth. I believe at that time that Wesley moved his membership to Dallas Baptist Church. On 17 Nov 1877, the church received a petition for restoration from J.W. Hudson. John Wesley Hudson had already gone to Arkansas by this time, so this is somewhat confusing. Wesley had been excluded from the fellowship and would need a letter of restoration before he could transfer his letter of membership to another church. But, if this is a reference to Wesley,it goes back to the confusion over his name.

According to Franklin Garrett's Necrology, at one time, Wesley Hudson owned all of the property around the present (1932) site of Simsville in Fulton Co. More interestingly, Garrett describes the origins of the City of Atlanta, grown up around the "Terminus" of the Western &Atlantic Railroad. Wesley Hudson is listed as one of the pioneers in the area to sell land for the initial right-of-way from the railroad's crossing of the Chattahoochee River to its Terminus in Land Lot 78, District 14, approximately at the current intersection of Foundry St.and the W&ARR.

Where he's not:
1870 Georgia Census index
1870 Paulding Census
1870 Fulton Census (where he was before)
1873 Fulton tax digest
1884 Fulton tax digest
1885 Fulton tax digest
Newton Co. marriages, estates, wills, deeds
Dekalb Co. marriages
Henry Co. marriages, estates
Jackson Co. marriages
Clarke Co. marriages
Madison Co. marriages
Franklin Co. marriages
Gwinnett Co. marriages, inferior court
Fayette Co. marriages
Jefferson Co. wills
Elbert marriages
Jackson wills
Franklin County estates, marriages
Madison Co. tax digest 1830, 1832
Jackson Co tax digest 1829, 1827
Utoy Primitive Baptist Church records, Fulton Co
Fulton / Dekalb Tax digest - 1846, 1847, 1854, 1855 (Fragmented list)
Nancy Creek Primitive Baptist Church records, Chamblee, GA
Concord Baptist Church records, Mableton, Cobb Co, GA (lots of early Gann names)
Walnut Fork Baptist Church, Jackson Co, GA records
Dekalb Co index to wills, estates, ordinary court minutes


Where to check next:
GA State Census records - 1834, 1838, etc.

1830 US Census - Madison County, Georgia
p. 103
Line 9 - John H. Hudson - 100001-10001-2 male slaves < 10 - 6
Line 20 - Lewis Landers - 111001-21001-8
Line 27 - Benjamin Landers - 10011-10001-5
p. 106
Line 8 - Notley Gore - 011111-110001-8
p 107
Line 6 - John Landers - 201001-011001-1 female slave 55-100-8
Line 12 - Manning H. Gore - 01000001-0100001-4
p. 110
line 10 - John C. Landers - 0000001-2121101-9
p. 117
Line 2 - William Hudson - 012120001-0110001-10
p. 118
Line 24 - Sarah Landers 0-0011001-3
Based on the 1830 census, assuing Wesley & Elizabeth did marry in 1831, then they were probably in Madison in 1830. William is the only Hudson in the county where Wesley fits. John C. Landers, a name we keep coming back to, could be her father. But she also fits in Sarah Landers household.

1820 US Census, Madison County, GA
William Adare
Bozeman Adare
No Hudsons or Gore in 1820

Birth:
A letter to John Wesley Hudson in 1899 confirms Wesley's birthdate

Residence:
In order for Wesley to draw in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, he was required to be 18 years old and a resident of Georgia for at least the preceding three years. Since Wesley was a fortunate drawer in the 1827 lottery, he must have been in Georgia by 1824. Likewise, he had to be 18 years old in 1827, and therefore born by 1809.

Possessions:
Wesley Hudson of Jackson County, Georgia, Roger's District, was a fortunate drawer in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery. He drew lot 8, District 5, Section 1 (Lee County).

There is a list on FamilySearch, in the Lumpkin County images, of Jackson County eligible drawers for the 1825 Land Lottery. This can be found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-Q35R-NGS3?view=explore&groupId=TH-7769-103366-17133-56h
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-Q35R-NGS3?view=explore&groupId=TH-7769-103366-17133-56

Listed in Rogers District are
Elizabeth Hudson - widow
John Hudson - 1 draw
William Hudson s[r] - Orphan
Christopher Sailors, Senr - 2 Revolutionaries

For the 1832 land lottery, the following Hudson drawers were found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-B35R-NL67?view=explore&groupId=TH-7769-103366-17133-56
McGinnis District, No. 255
William Hudson - 1
Giles Hutson - 2
Elizabeth Hutson - 1
Christopher Sailors, Jr - 1
Notley Gore - 2
Samuel Gore - 2
Thomas Gore - 1


Possessions:
DEED: 29 Nov 1832. Wesley Hudson purchased a plot of land in Madison Co. from Notley Gore. This helps to confirm the birthdate as around 1808.

Land described in the deed. Recorded 28 Oct 1835, Jackson County, Georgia.

29 Nov 1832. Notley Gore of Jackson County to Wesley Hudson of Madison County. Land described in the deed sold for $200 on 29 Nov 1832. Deed written as Jackson County deed, but recorded in Madison County, 28 Oct 1835

Land description from the deed: Beginning at a hickory thence No. 30 West 45 chains to a black oak corner and thence N 60 E 45 chains to a chestnut and thence S 30 E 40 chains to a pine corner on McBeaz line thence south 5 chains along sd line to a post oak thence S 59 West 42 ch 50 links along McBeaz line to the beginning hickory corner. "on the waters of South River", 100 acres more or less.

Possessions:
1833 Georgia Property Tax Digest
William Hudson, agent
for Wesley Hudson, Madison County, 200 acres 3rd class, Watercourse B.R., granted to Gore, adjoining McRee, total tax 28 cents.

The fact that William Hudson is listed as an agent for Wesley Hudson might suggest that William is Wesley's father or other close relative (since he is the one paying taxes for him) and that Wesley is out of the area at tax time.

Possessions:
DEED: 24 Oct 1835. Wesley sold the plot of land he purchased from Notley Gore. In fact, the deeds were recorded simultaneously. I believe this is when he moved to Dekalb County from Madison

24 Oct 1835. Deed from Wesley Hudson to William Sailors of the land Wesley purchased in 1832 from Notley Gore. Land described in the deed sold for $200. Recorded 29 Oct 1835.

Land description from the deed: Beginning at a hickory thence No. 30 West 45 chains to a black oak corner and thence N 60 E 45 chains to a chestnut and thence S 30 E 40 chains to a pine corner on McBeaz line thence south 5 chains along sd line to a post oak thence S 59 West 42 ch 50 links along McBeaz line to the beginning hickory corner. "on the waters of South River", 100 acres more or less.

Possessions:
DEED: Wesley Hudson sold a right of way for a railroad grade with average width of 66 feet to Western & Atlantic Railroad. This right of way was located in lot 150, District 17, Dekalb County and was sold for the sum of $62. This land was part of the right of way for the W&A RR from the Chattahoochee River to the original "Terminus" of the railroad near present-day Five Points in downtown Atlanta. Right of way was purchased from eight people for the original railway. This purchase was part of the original formation of the city that was to become Atlanta. Today, this land is located along the western side of the campus of Georgia Tech in midtown Atlanta, between Techwood Drive and Marietta St., north of North Avenue.

Wesley Hudson's sale of land to the W&ARR is noted in an Atlanta Constitution on 10 Aug 1894 as the State of Georgia & W&A RR seek a restraining order against the Southern railway for unauthorized connection to the W&A on the land sold by Wesley.

Deed records for Dekalb County were destroyed in 1842. The only deeds prior to that are ones that were re-recorded.

Misc:
Wesley Hudson served as a Petit Juror in Dekalb County during the May and September 1839 terms of court.

Petit jurors drawn Mar 1839 for next term
Juror no. 6 - Wesley Hudson

Misc:
Petit Jury No. 2 dawn Sept 16, 1839
Juror no. 5 - Wesley Hudson

Census:
Wesley Hudson is enumerated as Wiley Hudson in Dekalb County. The person enumerated is clearly Wesley since he is in the same spot as Wesley for years afterward and all of the members of the household exactly match Wesley's family. No other Wiley is found in this part of the state before or after.

He is enumerated here as Wiley rather than Wesley, but he is the only Hudson in the area where he owned land and next door to his presumed brother-in-law, Hosea Maner.

Enumeration: 110001-11001, 0 slaves, 6 people

Misc:
Jury drawn July 1841 for the next term
Juror 18. Wesley Hudson

Residence:
During the October 1841 session of the court, Wesley Hudson was listed as part of a team of men to lay out a new road "from Robert Lemon's to intersect with the Road at or near the (Peachtree) Creek between said Lemon's and Meredith Collier's". This road was also known as Montgomery Ferry Rd.

Possessions:
1848 Georgia Property Tax Digest
Wesley Hudson - 1 poll, 25 acres 2nd class, 278 acres 3rd class, lots 225, 145, district 17, total tax 91 cents.

Located also in the district: David Hutson, Joel K Landers, John K Landers (no poll), Matthew Leachman, Hozea Maner

Misc:
Wesley Hudson was appointed road commissioner for the year, Militia District 469, Dekalb Co, along with Jesse Wood and Elijah Donahoo, J.P.

Misc:
Grand jurors drawn Sept. term 1848 for March term 1849
Juror no. 20 - Wesley Hudson

Possessions:
1 poll, 303 acres 3rd class land, District 17, lots 145, 225, tax paid 86c, 5m

Also in the district are
Hudson, David - 1 poll
Hudson, Manner - 1 poll
Landers, John K - 1 poll
Leachman, Matthew - 1 poll
Manor, Hozier - 1 poll, 220 acres 3rd class, Dist. 17, lot 82
Norton, Silas - 1 poll, 240 acres

Census:
Wesley Hudson and several other Hudson families are all found in Casey's district in 1850. Hiram Casey was captain of the district. He was an Irishman who had lived previously in Madison, GA. Possibly, the Hudsons were associated with him there. See p. 19, Franklin Garrett's Notes on Old Dekalb and Fulton County Families 1874 - 1932.

Possessions:
DEED: 12 Dec 1850 - Wesley Hudson purchased from James B.M. Landers approximately 100 acres in the north half of lot number 145 in the 14th district of Dekalb Co, in the part of Dekalb County that was originally in Henry Co. for the sum of $_25.

Possessions:
DEED: 22 Feb 1853 - Wesley Hudson purchased from James B.M. Landers lot 225 in the 17th district of Dekalb Co., in the part of Dekalb Co.that formerly was part of Henry Co., for $850.

Misc:
Petit Jury No. 1, sworn Oct 4, 1853
Juror No. 1 - Wesley Hudson

Misc:
Grand Jury empaneled & sworn - April 3, 1854
Juror No. 3 - Wesley Hudson

Possessions:
1856 Georgia Property Tax Digest
Wesley Hudson - 1 poll, 3 children aged 8-16, 25 acres 2nd class, 177 1/2 acres 3rd class, lot 224, district 17, 25 acres 2nd class, 76 1/4 acres 3rd class, lot 144, district 14, value $3000. No slaves, Cash $136, personal property $656, total value $3792, taxable value $3592, poll tax 25 cents, total tax $3.48.2

Also located in the district: Giles Hudson, Erwin Hudson, William Hudson, Notley Hudson

Possessions:
1857 Georgia Property Tax Digest
Wesley Hudson - 1 poll, 3 children 8 to 16 years old, 25 acres 2nd class, 177 1/2 ac 3rd class lot 225, district 17, 101 1/4 ac 3rd class land, lot 245, district 17, value $3000. 2 slaves, valued at zero, personal property $660, total value $3660, taxable value $3460. poll tax 25 cents, total tax $3.01

Also located in the district: Giles Hudson, Notley Hudson

Possessions:
1859 Georgia Property Tax Digest
Wesley Hudson - 1 poll, 2 children aged 8 to 16, 75 acres 2nd class, 225 acres 3rd class, 300 acres total, lots 145, 224, district 17, Fulton county, value $3000, cash $125, property value $700. Total real & personal property $3825, taxable value $3625, tax on poll 25 cents

Located nearby: Giles Hudson, William Hutson (son), Notley Hudson

Misc:
Petit Jury #2, Sworn April 4, 1859
Juror No. 10. - Wesley Hudson

Misc:
Recorded in Court of Ordinary, Fulton County Georgia, but also recorded in Paulding County Deeds.

Wesley Hudson, adm. of A. (Andrew) J. Walraven, dec'd. to J.J. Gregory and J.T. Read of Paulding Co. at auction by public outcry, Lot No. 3, Block A, in the town of Dallas.

Beginning on 6 Aug 1860, advertised in Temperance Crusader and at the Paulding County Courthouse. Sold lot 2 Oct 1860, recorded 4 Oct 1860 for $326.50

No record found yet of Wesley Hudson being appointed administrator for A.J. Walraven.

Possessions:
DEED: 13 Oct 1862 - Wesley Hudson purchased from James C.N. Fort 200 acres consisting of lots 574, 575, 578, 579, 580 in District 2, Section 3, Paulding Co., GA for $2500.

Fort, J.C.H. of Paulding County to Westly Hudson of Fulton County, lots 573, 574, 578, 579, 580, District 2, Section 3, Paulding County, Georgia for $2500 in hand paid.

Sale transacted 13 Oct 1862, recorded 17 Apr 1863

Misc:
DEED: 14 Oct 1862 - Wesley Hudson purchased a slave from B.F. Crenshaw for $1250. This slave, named George, was a male, presumed to be about 27 years old and described as dark complected

Sale transacted in Atlanta, 4 Oct 1862
Received $1250 for negro man by the name of George, about 27 years old, dark complexion. "The said boy I warrant to be a slave and sound in body and mind."

Recorded, Paulding County, 17 Apr 1863

Military:
Co. F, 9th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry Guard, CSA

Census:
Wesley Hudson listed in the 1864 Census to Re-Organize the Georiga Militia. Listed in the 38th Senatorial District, 1087 Militia district of Paulding Co., 56 years old, born in South Carolina, occupation: farmer.

1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia

Military:
Georgia Militia, 38th Senatorial District, Militia District 1087,Paulding Co., Georgia

Residence:
1866 - Wesley Hudson appears on the Pumpkinvine District, Paulding Co., GA tax list

Found in the 1866 Paulding County tax list.

Wesley Hudson - 1 poll, 6 sheep, 1 dog, 3 of his own children under 18 in the house, 200 acres of land, Paulding county section 3, district 2, lots 573, 574, 575, 579, 580, valued at $1000. Personal property value - $326

Religion:
RELIGION: Wesley Hudson was active in the Pumpkinvine Baptist Church, Paulding Co., Ga. He joined by letter of transfer on 22 July 1866.By 1867, a J.W. Hudson was appointed to the church committee. This could be a reference to Wesley's son, John Wesley, who would have been of age by that time. In general, when referring to Wesley in the church minutes, he is called W. Hudson or Wesley Hudson. However, one other notable occasion refers to an ambiguous J. W. Hudson. In July 1867, Wesley was appointed delegate to a general meeting. 14 Feb 1874 he made an acknowledgement to the church for drinking too much. 16 Dec 1876 he Wesley was charged with adultery and dismissed . (also charged Malinda Moore with the same). Shortly after this, Wesley moved back to Atlanta.


Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1867 - Wesley Hudson appears on list of qualified voters, created under the reconstruction act of 1867, for Pumpkinvine District, Paulding Co., GA.

Found on 1867 Paulding County tax list.

Wesley Hudson - 1 poll, 4 children of his own under 18, 1 child for whom he is guardian, 200 acres, Paulding County section 3, district 2, lots 573, 574, 575, 579, 580, personal property $ 350

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1868 - Wesley Hudson appears on the Pumpkinvine District, Paulding Co., GA tax list

Found in 1868 Paulding County tax list

Wesley Hudson - no poll, 4 children of his own under 18, 1 child for whom he is guardian, 200 acres, Paulding County section 3 district 2, lots 573, 574, 575, 579, 580, value $1200, personal property $394

Possessions:
1869 Georgia Property Tax Digest
Wesley Hudson - no poll, 3 children between 6 & 18, 2 children between 6 & 18 that he is guardian for, 200 acres, Paulding Co, district 2, section 3, no lots specified, valued at $1500. Personal property $350, total value $1850. Taxable value $1650.

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1869 - Wesley Hudson appears on the Pumpkinvine District, Paulding Co., GA tax list

Wesley Hudson - no poll, 3 of his own children under 18, 2 children for whom he is guardian, 200 acres, Paulding County, section 3 district 2, lots 573, 574, 575, 579, 580, value $1500, personal property $350

Possessions:
DEED: 5 Jun 1869 - Wesley Hudson sold the land in Fulton Co. (originally Dekalb Co.) that he purchased from JBM Landers in 1850 and 1853. This includes part of three lots: lot 125 in the 17th District,lots 144 and 145 in the 15th District.

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1870 - Wesley Hudson appears on the Pumpkinvine District, Paulding Co., GA tax list

Wesley Hudson - no poll, 3 of his own children under 18, 2 children for whom he is guardian, 200 acres Paulding County, section 3 district 2, lots 207, 208, 573, 574, 575, value $1500, personal property $500

Possessions:
DEED: 1871 - Wesley Hudson sold land to James F. Leonard, John D. Golding, and J.D. Lockhart and purchased land from William H.Stephens. All of these transactions are listed in the general index to deed for Fulton Co., GA as being in either Book B or Book F. Of all of the old deed records of Fulton County, these two books are the only ones that are missing. Therefore, the details of these transactions are not known.

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1871 - Wesley Hudson appears on the Pumpkinvine District, Paulding Co., GA tax list

Religion:
dismissed from Pumpkinvine Baptist Church

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1878 - Wesley Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory.His residence is at 341 Mangum St. and he is listed as a carpenter.

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1878 - Wesley Hudson is listed as having mail waiting in the Atlanta post office, 12 May 1878

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1878 - Wesley Hudson is listed in a group of petit jurors sworn in for the week of June 18, 1878

Misc:
Transaction date 4 Nov 1878, Recorded 9 Nov 1878

Wesley Hudson of Fulton Co to Stephen N. Allen of Paulding County, for $2500 in hand paid, lots 579, 574, 573, 578, 580, district 2, section 3, originally Cherokee County, now Paulding County, 40 acres each lot

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1879 - Wesley Hudson appears on the Fulton County Tax List.

RESIDENCE: 1879 - Wesley Hudson appears in a different Atlanta City Directory. His residence is 341 Mangum St. and he is listed as a carpenter.

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1879 - Wesley Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory. His residence is 345 Henry St.

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1880 - Wesley Hudson appears in two different Atlanta City directories. His residence is 345 Henry St.

RESIDENCE: 1880 - Wesley Hudson appears on the Fulton County Tax List

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1881 - Wesley Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory. His residence is listed as the north side of Henry St., 3 doors west of Mangum St. This is located pretty much under the current Georgia World Congress Center north parking lot.

Residence:
RESIDENCE: 1882 - Wesley Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory. His residence is listed as 48 Henry St.

Died:
DEATH: His death is noted in the Paulding New Era newspaper on 25 Oct 1889. He fell, cut his head on a fence and died. The story is recounted as follows: "Uncle Wesley Hudson of this county departed life last Wednesday night at nine o'clock. He fell against the fence the day before and received the wound on his head that caused his death and was interred at the Lane grave yard yesterday evening. The deceased was over 80 years old and the writer spent a part of the day with him last Saturday and he remarked that he knew his time here was very short and said further that he had decided for some time to live as near in the path of duty as he could and to do all of the good that he could but we did not know that his time was so short. He was everybody's friend but a special friend of the writer and we are sad on account of his departure."

Buried:
Wesley Hudson has a Confederate headstone that is incorrect on almost every count - birth year, death year, and name are all incorrect. The unit he served with also appears incorrect.

BURIAL: Wesley is buried in the Lane Cemetery, just off Pumpkinvine Rd., GA 120, south of Dallas, GA. Horace Lane, in the 1980's, did much work to rehabilitate the cemetery. In doing this, he placed new stones on the graves of Wesley and Betsy Hudson. Owing to his confusion over Wesley Hudson's name, the name on the stone is incorrectly listed as John Wesley Hudson.

Wesley married Elizabeth Ann Landers on 6 Jul 1831 in Georgia, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Landers) was born on 16 Mar 1816 in South Carolina, United States; died on 16 Feb 1884 in Paulding, Georgia, United States; was buried in Paulding, Georgia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

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• Census: 1850, Dekalb, Georgia, United States
• Census: 21 Jul 1860, Fulton, Georgia, United States
• Census: 9 Jun 1880, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

Notes:

DEATH: "Paulding New Era - A Sudden Death - Written for the New Era

Old Aunt Betsy Hudson, the wife of old Uncle Wesley Hudson, on the 16th of this inst. after eating her supper as heartily as usual went into the other room and took her seat by the fire and stuck her feet up to warm them and told some of the family to hand her the camphor. The old man reached on the mantle and gave her the camphor bottle. She swallowed a little of it and it seemed to strangle her. The old man turned off to weaken the camphor a little and she was dead in five minutes. She was an old mother that every body liked that was acquainted with her. She had been a consistent and orderly member of the church for something like fifty years and was a devoted Christian ;and while she is dead here and taken from our midst we believe that she is alive spiritually though we all sympathize with old Uncle Wesley and all the bereaved family." - Paulding New Era, 21 Feb 1884

Some people have claimed that Elizabeth Landers died as early as 1870. In fact, her tombstone says her death was ca. 1875, but it is a replacement tombstone. The fact of the matter is that she is enumerated with Wesley in the 1880 census living in Fulton County. A notice of her death is found in the Feb 21, 1884 edition of the Paulding New Era newspaper. It says that Elizabeth Hudson, wife of Wesley Hudson died on Saturday, the 16th of February, 1884.

Death certificate of J.W. Hudson says his mother's name was Susan Landers.

My guess is that Betsy is the daughter of John K Landers and the sister of James B.M Landers, Jesse C Landers, and John C Landers

Buried:
This stone lists an incorrect date for Betsy's death. It was placed in the 1970s. Subsequent research has correctly identified her actual death date.

Notes:

Married:
Based on Wesley's location in Jackson & Madison Counties, this marriage probably took place in one of these two places. Likewise, Betsy's family was likely in this area.

Other Events and Attributes:

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