Obediah Hudson
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HUDSON, Obediah Apr. 29, 1818 Morgan Co., AL July 15, 1901 Barry Co., MO SSW: Sarah - Research Note: Obediah Hudson came from Morgan Co., AL, to Barry County, MO and in 1857 he married Sarah Jane Stockton. Listed on the 1870 Barry Co., MO, Census HUDSON, Sarah Jane (STOCKTON) No Date July 20, 1873 SSW: Obediah - Inscription: "Wife of Obediah Hudson - Aged 34 Y" - Research Note: Sarah Jane Stockton married Obadiah Hudson Oct 2, 1857 in Barry Co., MO. Some of the Hudson family researchers have indicated that she was 43 at the time of her death and not 34 as the stone reads. Buried in Hudson Cemetery, Barry Co., MO Newspaper Cassville Republican Date Mar 24, 1938 Headline SETTLED HERE 100 YEARS AGO Obediah Hudson Among First Permanent Settlers in Barry County Just one hundred years ago this spring, 1838, a young man then 20 years old, a native of the State of Alabama, came "west" in search of a permanent home. This young man was Obediah Hudson who became one of Barry county's pioneers. He selected a location on Flat Creek below Jenkins and there built a home and continued to live on the same old homestead until he passed away, a number of years ago. Obediah Hudson was the father of Mrs. H. O. Cornman, a grandfather of Frank Hudson, one of the progressive farmers of the Jenkins community. His father Joseph Hudson, moved with his family from Alabama in 1828, first to Shelby county, ILL. After living there until 1836 they moved to Barry county (now Lawrence county), locating where the City of Aurora now stands. Two years later Obediah came to Barry county. His father took sick and died while the family was on the road from Illinois to Southwest Missouri. When Obediah Hudson settled on Flat Creek below Jenkins in 1838, one hundred years ago, there were few people living on Flat Creek from Cassville to its mouth. And there were then no settlements in that part of the country except along the creeks and rivers. The store nearest to him was at old Mt. Pleasant, west of Pierce City, then the county seat of Barry county. Springfield then was a mere hamlet of a few families. There he had to go to get his black-smithing done. At that time Barry county was almost a wilderness, abounding in game of most all kinds, including a number of dangerous wild animals, like bear, panthers, etc. He was acquainted with nearly all of the other settlers in the county. He reared a family of ten children. During the early days when the early township surveys were made Mr. Hudson helped to do that work. He was a successful farmer and took an active part in the pioneer events taking place in the county. Submitted by Jack Fly Photo submitted by Tony Martin, now deceased. |