Joseph Wilmer Hodges Sr.

   Cause of his death was Massive Coronary Occlusion.

  General Notes:

There is a record of births (Historical Records < Birth, Marriage, & Death > Family Data Collection - Births) at ancestry.com that records:
Joseph Wilmer Hodges , Henry Harrison Hodges (father) , Cornelia Octavia King (mother), 12 Mar 1869 (DoB)

The 1870 Federal Census for Holy Neck, Nansemond Co., Virginia, page 261A records Joseph W. Hodges (1) (indexed as Hodgers at ancestry.com) living with his parents Henry H. (35) and Cornelia (27) Hodges and siblings Leroy (9), Mary V. (7), Walter L. (5), and John W. (3).

The 1880 Federal Census for Holy Neck, Nansemond Co., Virginia, District 54, page 98B records Joseph W. Hodges (11) living with his parents Henry H. (45) and Cornelia (37) Hodges and siblings Leroy (19), Mary V. (16), Walter L. (14), Jno W. (12), Gertrude (9), Lilian (4), and Babie (3/12) [baby].

The 1900 Federal Census for Holy Neck, Nansemond Co., Virginia, District 27, page 130B records Henry (Nov 1835 - VA/VA/VA) and Cornelia O. (Jan 1842 - VA/VA/VA) Hodges with children Henry L. (Jan 1861), Mollie (Dec 1863), Lillie (May 1878), and Katie (March 1881). Henry is a farmer while his son, Henry L., is a Lumber Dealer. Henry and Cornelia have been married for 40 years and have had 9 children of which 7 are still living.

See general notes on his wife, Ellie Mary Cutchin, for 1910, 1920, & 1930 census facts.

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Joseph Wilmer Hodges (married)
Residence: 502 Walnut Hill S. E., Roanoke, VA
Occupation: Lumber Company Owner
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 74
Birth Date: abt 1869
Death Date: 3 Sep 1943
Death Place: Lewis Gale Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia
Burial: Sept 5, 1943 at Evergreen
Registration Date: 4 Sep 1943
Father: William H Hodges
Spouse: Ellie May Hodges
Informant: Cutchin Hodges of Roanoke

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Lumber Dealer (1900 / 1910 / 1920).

Joseph married Ellie Mary Cutchin, daughter of Hon. Joel Hollerman Cutchin and Mary Francis Norfleet, circa 1897. (Ellie Mary Cutchin was born on 25 May 1874 in Roanoke, VA, died on 30 Dec 1953 in Roanoke, VA. and was buried on 1 Jan 1954 in Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke City, VA.) The cause of her death was Cerebral Thrombosis.