b 29 Aug 1806 Buncombe Co. NC
d 26 Apr 1878 bur Sequatchie Co. TN,
Sequatchie Valley, Hoodenpyl Cem
m 23 Mar 1823
Whitlock, Sarah "Sally"
b
d 12 Feb 1857 bur Sequatchie Co. TN,
Hoodenpyl Cem

NOTE:  We've searched for Sarah's maiden name for years.  The Bible page
 and tombstone provide the answer.   Sarah is on her tombstone,
 so Sally was a nickname.

Contributors of early research

The Bible Page,  envelope, George Right Hoodenpyl family & tombstone pictures
contributed by Carolyn Carr Zimmerman.   Carolyn has also contributed additional,
unbelievable items which are included on other Hoodenpyl pages.  She's descended
  through Thomas Jefferson Hoodenpyl, Jr. and his son George Right Hoodenpyl.
Herschell Whitlock Hoodenpyl and his daughter Terry Hoodenpyl Dana have
contributed much on the John Whitlock Hoodenpyl family which can be seen
on the John Whitlock Hoodenpyl link.
Ernie Roark shared the pic's of Thomas Jefferson Hoodenpyl, Sr. & family.
What a marvelous contribution!    
  Simple words are inadequate to express our thanks to all of  you for sharing with our
cousins, but you surely know the joy these documents and pictures bring to our lives.  

"The Cherokee Indian War"
In 1836 (Bledsoe Co. TN), a company for service in the Cherokee War was
organized for the removal of the Indians from East Tennessee to the
Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.
Thomas J. Hoodenpyl was a member of this company.

Land Entry & Survey

100 acres surveyed in Bledsoe Co. TN on Cumberland Mountain for Thomas J. Hoodenpyl. Original Purchase 5 July 1824 - Surveyed 24 Aug 1824 He was 17 years old on the date of Entry.

~Another Authentic Document Left By Our Hoodenpyl Ancestors~
(Hardly any document is more reliable than a Bible record.)

Thomas Jefferson & Sarah Hoodenpyl Bible Page Copy courtesy: Carolyn Carr Zimmerman

Five Known Children of Thomas Jefferson, Sr. & Sally:

Martha Berle Hoodenpyl Barber Family

                          Martha Berle & James Franklin had several children: Mary Isabel, Thomas Levi,                             Sarah Ursula who married Jacob B. Booher, Martha Jane & Malinda Matilda.

Thomas Jefferson Hoodenpyl, Jr. Family

Much, much appreciation to Ernie Roark for sharing these pictures!
Our cousins continue to enhance our Hoodenpyl site with their
unselfish contributions!  How fortunate we are!

NOTE: "Rhodea was half Cherokee.  Her father, John Russell was a white man
but her mother was a full blooded Cherokee."
                                           ~Carolyn Carr Zimmerman

  Children of Thomas Jefferson, Jr. & Rhodea

Note: Information for Adelia Louverna Hoodenpyl Dent provided
by Diane Roark - email 3/26/2001

  ~ Carolyn says the 'W' is in Hamilton Co. TN on the side of Signal Mountain ~

George Right & Susan Madora McEntire Hoodenpyl Family

Picture courtesy: Carolyn Carr Zimmerman (L to R) Arlie Hoodenpyle, Earl Hoodenpyl, Pearl Hoodenpyl Aucott, Jewell Hoodenpyl Baas, Susan Madora McEntire Hoodenpyl, Oleta Hoodenpyl, George Right Hoodenpyl, Ruby Hoodenpyl Hale, Roy Hoodenpyl, Goldia Angel Hoodenpyl Carr (Earl Hoodenpyl, 2nd from left is now 109 years old!  Wonderful longevity!) NOTE from Carolyn: "A wonderful family, full of fun, energy, a strong work ethic and deeply caring."

George Right Hoodenpyl & wife Susan Madora McEntire Hoodenpyl Hoodenpyl Cemetery Sequatchie Valley, TN Courtesy: Carolyn Carr Zimmerman

Click on above Thomas Jefferson Hoodenpyl, Jr. link
for pictures of John Columbus &
Mary Varner Hoodenpyl Brown & family

 Mary Varner & John Columbus Brown
had 8 children:
1. Bob m Ada Griffith
2. Clyde m Jessie Northcutt
3. Herschel m Millie Bond
4. Charles Albert "Charlie" m Mildred Lane
5. Eula m Harrison Pickett
6. Lena d 23 Feb 1920 m Charles Smith
7. Thrssa (correct spelling) Audrey m McKinley Johnston
8. Cora Edna b 6 Aug 1897 d 25 Dec 1942 m 16 May 1915
George Washington Vandergriff b 3 Mar 1878 d 31 Oct 1952
Note: Dates for Cora & husband George, and sister Lena came from
Cora & George Vandergriff family Bible.

Note: Information in regard to
Mary Varner Hoodenpyl Brown & John Columbus Brown
received June 2000 from Betty Jo Hartman Brown.
Pictures of family received April 2003 from Debbie Swafford.

Sarah "Sally" Hoodenpyl Dill Family

          (Note: In regard to estimated death date for Overton Dill from Sequatchie Co. TN Court Minutes:
             "Jury...to view road from old Langly ford, down the river to the line between SARAH DILL
            on the old Alls farm.  6 Dec 1869." - "Ordered that SARAH DILL have a Jury
            of view on a road at Langley ford...to foot of the ridge.  5 Sep 1870.")

Overton served as Juror, Sequatchie Co, 1859. (Court Minutes Book A)

       Three children of Sarah & Overton: Samuel, John H. & Thomas Jefferson
                                        1.  Samuel "Sammy" b 10 Nov 1859 d 7 Aug 1865 bur Hoodenpyl Cem,
                                             Sequatchie Co. TN
2.  John H. b 1859 m Francis Elizabeth Harmon

                                                  Six children of John H. & Francis Elizabeth:
                                                      A.  Thomas Lee "Tom" Dill b 14 Aug. 1876 d 1944
                                                      B.  William Dill
                                                      C.  Arch Dill II
                                                      D.  Tillman Dill
                                                      E.  George Dill
                                                      F.  Alice Dill
   
                                                    3.  Thomas Jefferson b 1861

~A Tangible From The Past~

Copy of an envelope addressed to Mr. Tho's. J. Hoodenpyl Bledsoe County Tennessee - Pikeville Office Postmarked - Aug 25 - HUNTS?  A. (We have no idea of the date, postmark, or from whom sent.)  ~Envelope was used somewhere along the line as a doodling pad~ Copy courtesy: Carolyn Carr Zimmerman

Close up - bottom portion of envelope ~Handwriting contains some similarities to Bible page~

NOTE: The following note of family interest from Nevin P. Carr Feb. 22, 2000:

"I recall seeing that Coat of Arms around the George Hoodenpyl place many
years ago, and have a copy of it.  Same one, no doubt about it.  That would
probably have come down through T. J. Hoodenpyl...
There was also a family story about a signet ring which was lost when the
T. J. Hoodenpyl home burned...Uncle 'Bud' Hoodenpyl made tongue and
groove cherry boards for the inside of that house and he also made
furniture.  The only piece of his that I know of still in existence is a large
cherry dresser now owned by...(son of Jewel)...
(There was) an old flint rifle said to have come down through the
family, probably through T. J.  I have the shot pouch and powder horn
that went with it and was supposed to have been his fathers (Phillip G.)
The name of the rifle was "Stinging Bee."
The site of the house that burned is close to the Hoodenpyl Cemetery.
There is also an old log house near there that was in the family, but it
is covered with siding now and not apparently a log house.  It is vacant
and will probably fall to ruin...."

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hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

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