William Irvin Hudson^{[1, 2]}

1834 -

• Name	William Irvin Hudson
  Birth	21 Jul 1834	Georgia, United States   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Dekalb, Georgia, United States   [4]
  Residence	1857	Fulton, Georgia, United States   [5]
  	and paid poll tax
  	Address: Cook's District
  	1857 Georgia Property Tax Digest Erwin Hudson - 1 poll, $275 personal property, taxable property $75, tax on poll 25 cents, total tax 31 cents. There is also a William E. Hudson listed.
  Misc	11 Oct 1858	Fulton, Georgia, United States   [6]
  	was sworn for petit jury service
  	Petit Jury #1, sworn Oct 11, 1858 Juror No. 1. - Erwin Hudson Juror No. 7. - William Hudson William could be either of these people. There is an additional William J. Hudson in the records at this time that could well be confused with William I. Hudson.
  Residence	1859	Fulton, Georgia, United States   [7]
  	and paid a poll tax
  	Address: Cook's District
  	William paid a poll tax and had no taxable land or property in 1859.
  Misc	3 Oct 1859	Fulton, Georgia, United States   [8]
  	was sworn for petit jury service
  	Petit Jury #2, Sworn Oct 3, 1859 Juror No. 5. W.I. Hudson
  Census	24 Jul 1860	Fulton, Georgia, United States   [9]
  	The W.I. Hutson in this enumeration, I believe to be the correct one, but am not absolutely positive. He and his wife are both listed as born in SC, while I know that William Irvin was born in Fulton. However, he is the only Hudson in the district where I am confident that he lived.
  Residence	1 Jul 1867	Fulton, Georgia, United States   [10]
  Residence	1870	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States   [11]
  Residence	1871	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States   [12]
  Residence	1874	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States   [13]
  Residence	1876	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States   [14]
  Residence	1878	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States   [15]
  Residence	1879	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States   [16]
  Residence	1880	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States   [17]
  Census	7 Jun 1880	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States   [18]
  Residence	1881	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States   [19]
  _AMTID	162485317754:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LZD8-T38
  _UID	1C8DD9C787954ED5A8FA5E3A495C31730BB9
  Death	Cobb, Georgia, United States   [20]
  Person ID	I3787	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Wesley Hudson,   b. 19 Feb 1808, South Carolina, United States d. 16 Oct 1889, Paulding, Georgia, United States (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann Landers,   b. 16 Mar 1816, South Carolina, United States d. 16 Feb 1884, Paulding, Georgia, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	6 Jul 1831	Georgia, United States   [3, 21]
  	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.
  Family ID	F235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary E.,   b. 1834, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Mary Hudson,   b. 1859, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jul 1834 - Georgia, United States Census - 1850 - DeKalb, Georgia, United States Residence - and paid poll tax,Address: Cook's District - 1857 - Fulton, Georgia, United States Misc - was sworn for petit jury service - 11 Oct 1858 - Fulton, Georgia, United States Residence - and paid a poll tax,Address: Cook's District - 1859 - Fulton, Georgia, United States Misc - was sworn for petit jury service - 3 Oct 1859 - Fulton, Georgia, United States Census - 24 Jul 1860 - Fulton, Georgia, United States Residence - 1 Jul 1867 - Fulton, Georgia, United States Residence - 1870 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Residence - 1871 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Residence - 1874 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Residence - 1876 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Residence - 1878 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Residence - 1879 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Residence - 1880 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Census - 7 Jun 1880 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Residence - 1881 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Death - - Cobb, Georgia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  RESIDENCE: 1867 - In 1867, William, John W. and Wesley all signed loyalty oaths (by their mark). The loyalty oath that they signed is reproduced as follows: "I, William Hudson, do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God that I am a citizen of the state of Georgia;that I have resided in said state for 12 months next preceding this this day and now reside in the county of Fulton in said state; that I am 21 years old, that I have not been disfranchised for participation in any rebellion or civil war against the United States; that I have never been a member of any State Legislature, nor held any executive or judicial office in any state and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States or given aid and comfort to the enemies thereof; that I have never taken an oath as a member of Congress of the United States or as an officer of the United States,or as a member of any State Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state to support the Constitution of the United States and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States or given aid and comfort to the enemies thereof; that I will faithfully support the Constitution and obey the laws of the United States and will to the best of my ability encourage others to do so. So help me God." Interestingly, even though all of these men (and most of the others who made these oaths) were educated and could read and write, the oaths were signed by their mark,presumably to maintain some level of plausible deniability. RESIDENCE: 1870 - William I. Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory. His residence is listed as Rock St., at the southeast corner of Mangum. His occupation is listed as a train hand for the W&ARR. NOTE: 44 Victoria St. was near the corner of Victoria and Mangum St., just a couple of blocks north of Jones Ave. This is the area has been redeveloped and the streets have disappeared. It is just a few blocks north of the Georgia World Congress Center. RESIDENCE: 1871 - William I. Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory. His residence is listed as Mangum St., his business address is Thurmond and Rock. His occupation is listed as a fireman for the W&ARR. RESIDENCE: 1874 - Irving W. Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory. His residence is listed as 44 Victoria St. RESIDENCE: 1876 - William I. Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory. His residence is listed as 44 Victoria St. and his occupation is listed as conductor for the W&ARR. RESIDENCE: 1878 - William I. Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory. His residence is listed as 44 Victoria St. and his occupation is listed as conductor for the W&ARR. RESIDENCE: 1879 - William I. Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory. His residence is listed as 44 Victoria St. and his occupation is listed as conductor for the W&ARR. RESIDENCE: 1880 - William I. Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory. His residence is listed as 44 Victoria St. and his occupation is listed as conductor for the W&ARR. RESIDENCE: 1881 - William I. Hudson appears in an Atlanta City Directory. His residence is listed as boarding at 178 Luckie St. and his occupation is yard conductor for the W&ARR. Irvin Hudson is listed in the 1860 census as a schoolteacher. By 1880, he is listed as working for the Western & Atlantic RR. He is also called William more frequently than Irvin by this point. Garrett's Necrology lists him as a railroad man in Atlanta and says that he died in Cobb Co. Assuming the William I. Hudson who lives very near to Wesley is this William, in 1880, he is shown with an additional daughter and a John R. Pair who is listed strangely in the house. I am more inclined to believe this family is the right one than the 1860 family. THIS IS NOT OUR WILLIAM. In the 1910 census, William J Hudson is listed as boarding in the home of Joseph Lee in Marietta, Cobb Co.,GA. The home is located on Locust St., near Church St. William is listed with a wife, Virginia. There are some inconsistencies between this and previous census records. The recorder lists William and Virginia as having been married 40 years and having no children.However, in an earlier census, I find William and a wife identified as Mary E in the home with several children (not yet recorded here). I would expect that the data provided to the census enumerator in 1910 was in error and provided by someone besides William and his wife. Since William I kind of disappears, perhaps we should check railroad records. Since in his last known residence, William is shown as a boarder,perhaps his wife has died between 1880 and 1881. There is a William J. Hudson in Cobb County, buried in Citizen's Cemetery in Marrietta - Capt in the 7th Ga Inf, Co I. Tombstone says 1834-1911. That fits with William I., but it is not likely to be him. There is no evidence that William Irvin is really William J or that William Irvin was an officer. On the other hand, William died in Cobb County. And his brother John W. served in the 7th Ga. Inf. Throughout 1862, a W. I. Hudson is listed as tax receiver and tax collector for Fulton County in the Atlanta Weekly Intelligencer. Either he served in the Confederacy or he served as tax collector, but not both, since they overlap.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Necrology of Atlanta and Environs, Roll 5, Frame 307. [S39] Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, Volume 203, Fulton County, p. 140. [S1855] Letter from W.H. Hudson to John W. Hudson, July 1877. [S485] 1850 US Federal Census, Dekalb Co., GA, Casey's District; page 155; dwelling 92; Wesley Hudson. [S807] Georgia, Property Tax Digests 1793-1893, 15 October 2012; Fulton County, Cooks District, 1857, Erwin Hudson. [S482] Garrett's Necrology - Fulton Jurors, p. 207. [S807] Georgia, Property Tax Digests 1793-1893, 15 October 2012; Fulton County, Cooks District, 1859, William Hutson. [S482] Garrett's Necrology - Fulton Jurors, p. 213. [S532] 1860 US Federal Census, Fulton Co., GA, Cooks District; page 917; dwelling 1475, family 1579; W.I. Hutson. [S44] Returns of Qualified Voters under the Reconstruct, Volume 116, District 479, p. 30. [S365] Hanleiter's Atlanta Directory - 1870. [S366] Hanleiter's Atlanta Directory - 1871. [S367] Beasley's Atlanta Directory for 1874. [S368] Atlanta and West End Directory for 1876. [S369] Sholes Directory for the City of Atlanta - 1878. [S370] Norton's Directory of the City of Atlanta for 1878. [S102] Sholes Directory of the City of Atlanta - 1880. [S602] 1880 US Federal Census, Fulton Co., GA, Atlanta Ward 1; ED 101; page 12; dwelling 105, family 124, 44 Victoria St.; Hudson, W.I. [S450] Sholes Directory of the City of Atlanta - 1881. [S38] Necrology of Atlanta and Environs. [S78] Cemeteries of Paulding County, GA.