JESSE ELIAS HUDGENS (1862-1952)
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JESSE ELIAS4 HUDGENS (DANIEL3, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born 05 Dec 1862 in Cheatham Co.TN., and died 17 Aug 1952 in Cheatham Co.TN..
Free Will Baptist Preacher

For over fifty years, Jesse was a well known and much loved Free Will Baptist preacher both in the northern counties of Middle Tennessee and in Southern Kentucky. He kept a record of all his baptisms that is in the permanent library collection of the Free Will Baptist College in Nashville, Tennessee. He was always known as an exceptionally bright man, and Judge Felts in Nashville once commented, “He has more native intelligence than any man I have ever known.”
Occupation

Jesse was County Court Clerk for many years in the Cheathem County seat, Ashland City.
He married MARTHA PATTERSON. She was born 14 Oct 1869, and died 23 Feb 1960 in Cheatham Co.TN..
Children of JESSE HUDGENS and MARTHA PATTERSON are:
i. DANIEL WILSON5 HUDGENS, b. 18 May 1895, Cheatham Co.TN.; d. 1950.
Military Service

Daniel was a veteran of WWI. He suffered from “shell shock” and was considered an invalid.
Marriage

Daniel never married and had no known issue.
i. THOMAS DURHAM HUDGENS, b. 27 Jan 1897, Cheatham Co.TN.; d. 08 Aug 1970, Cheatham Co.TN.; m. VIVIAN EDERETTS; b. 1900 3 Daughters 1 Son
iii. GRACE HUDGENS, b. 09 Feb 1901, Cheatham Co.TN., d. 08 Aug 1993 Ashland City TN; m. JAMES NESBITT DAVIS.
Children

Grace never had any children.