Fredrick Elder Gudger
b. Oct 25, 1924 in VA.
d. Feb 10, 1998 in Birdseye, Dubois County, IN
SS# 404-32-9765
m. Audry Alene Smith, 1944 in Pineville, Bell County, KY.
b. Feb 21, 1927
Parents of Fredrick Elder Gudger:
Fred Gudger and Magie May Howard
Fred Gudger
b. Jan 11, 1898
d. March 26, 1988 buried Pineville Cem, Pineville, Bell County, KY
SS# 406-01-0245 issued KY
Gudger Alice Howard 05/01/1876 05/07/1957
Gudger Fred 1899 1988
Gudger Jess L. 01/11/1860 03/14/1930
Gudger Maggie M. 05/26/1900 04/02/1974
MAGGIE May GUDGER
b. 26 May 1900
d. Apr 2, 1974 buried Pineville Cem, Pineville, Bell County, KY
SS# 404-66-5185 issued KY
Fred’s Parents: Jessie Gudger and Alice Howard Gudger
Jessie L. Gudger
b. 01/11/1860 in N.C. Abt 1860
d. 03/14/1930 buried Pineville Cem, Pineville, Bell County, KY
Alice Howard Gudger
b. 05/01/1876
d. 05/07/1957 buried Pineville Cem, Pineville, Bell County, KY
Bell County was formed just after the Civil War, on February 5, 1867, from portions of Harlan and Knox Counties. Originally named Josh Bell County at its formation, the name was changed to Bell County by the legislature on January 31, 1873. The county includes the Cumberland Gap, one of the major migration routes into the state. The Gap was hotly contested throughout the Civil War and possession changed hands several times.
1910 Census Bell County, KY
Dwelling# Name Relationship Age Birthplace
258 GRIFFIN, Rice 36 Ky
Rohan W 23 Tn
GRAHAM, Susie SiL 17 " Sister in Law
GUDGER, Jesse Bd 51 NC Border
Gudger Fred Bd 11 Ky Border
Obit: Thursday March 31, 1988 FRED GUDGER
Fred Gudger, 89, of Pineville, died Saturday, March 26, 1988 at the Pineville Community Hospital following a short illness. Mr. Grudger was born on January 11, 1899, in Kentucky to the late Jessie and Alice Howard Gudger. He was a believer in the Baptist faith. He is survived by: two daughters: Dorothy Morris, Vandalia, Ohio; Katherine Proden, Los Angeles, California; six sons: Lawrence Gudger, Wauseon, Ohio: Elder Gudger, Fayetteville, Ohio; Kelly Gudger, Pineville, Kentucky; Eugene Gudger, Dayton, Ohio; Jim Gudger, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Walter Gudger, Mapleton, Georgia; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren, and a long time friend, Nancy Wombles. Services were at 1 p.m. at the Arnett Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday, March 29, 1988 with Rev. Ben Broughton. Interment was in the Pineville Cemetery. Arnett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Children of Fred Gudger
Dorothy Marris, Vandalia, Ohio
Katherine Proden, Los Angeles, California
Lawrence Gudger, Wauseon, Ohio
Elder Gudger, Fayetteville, Ohio
Kelly Gudger, Pineville, Kentucky
Eugene Gudger, Dayton, Ohio
Jim Gudger, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Walter Gudger, Mapleton, Georgia
several grandchildren
several great-grandchildren
long time friend, Nancy Wombles.
CARY HILL CEMETERY Records from Bell County KY
Gudger Kelly 03/11/1931 one date
Greenhills Cemetery Records from Bell County, KY
Gudger Helen 10/10/1928 01/17/1975 (WW)
NC Marriage records
GROOM BRIDE DATE COUNTY
John L. Donnelson Rachel Gudger 13 Feb 1843 Uncertain
David M. Gudger Lou J. Taylor 28 Jul 1869 Buncombe
James Gudger Sarah Jane Waldron 29 Dec 1919 Buncombe
Noah Gudger Delia Penland 25 Dec 1906 Buncombe
S. W. D. Gudger Martha Gill 20 Oct 1858 Uncertain
Samuel Gudger Laura Gudger 24 Apr 1880 Buncombe
Samuel Gudger Laura Gudger 24 Apr 1880 Buncombe
Thomas Gudger Matt Ramsey 31 Jul 1885 Buncombe
Wild Gudger Nancy Unknown 26 Aug 1866 Madison
William Gudger Mary Shope 22 Apr 1866 Buncombe
William Johnston Lucinda Gudger 18 Mar 1830 Haywood
W. H. Moore Mary Gudger 17 Oct 1855 Buncombe
North Carolina X CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: North Carolina COUNTY: Buncome REEL NO: M432-622 SHEET NO: 225B REFERENCE: E. H. McCluire 30 July, 1850 (page 445) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =========================================================================================================================
36 402 402 Gudger Sam. B. 42 M Farmer 1,600 North Carolina
37 402 402 Gudger Jas. C. L. 12 M North Carolina X
38 402 402 Gudger David M. 9 M North Carolina X
39 402 402 Gudger Elizabeth 38 F North Carolina
40 402 402 Gudger Mary C. 17 F North Carolina X
41 402 402 Gudger Lucinda 15 F
1 402 402 Gudger Laura A. 6 F North Carolina X
2 402 402 Gudger Louisa E. 5 F North Carolina X
3 402 402 Gudger Leanora Th. 7/12 F
HOMINY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY - Buncombe County, NC
[122] INFANT GUDGER 1877 - 1883 [Unreadable now, data from church records.] [123] In Memory Of JOSEPH M. GUDGER Mar 7, 1854 - Dec 8 (Year?)
395] GUDGER [Family Marker] [395a] THELMA GUDGER MORGAN Jan 6, 1905 - May 23, 1982 [395] WILLIAM J. GUDGER 1869 - 1947 LILY MORGAN GUDGER 1881 - 1961
IREDELL COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Gudger, Charles M. * 1859-1910 * G26 * Gudger, Mary I. * 1882-1900 * G27 * Gudger, Margareth * R.S. * Mary A. A. Young * 1868-1904 * 1826-1898 * 1836-1908 * G28 * Gudger, Gertrude * 1901-1903 * G29 * Gudger, Susan Louisa Armour * 1828-1917 * G30 * Gudger, Joseph W. * 1834-1899 * G31 * Gudger, Infant of J.C. * G32
1850 census
838 666 666 Gudger James 69 M Farmer 4,000 Tennessee 39 666 666 Gudger Ann 62 F Tennessee X 40 666 666 Gudger Adolphus 25 M Laborer North Carolina X 41 666 666 Gudger Evaline 20 F North Carolina X
89 720 720 Gudger Rob. 20 M Apprentice
Will
Heirs, Names and Places contained in the will of Col. Robert Love: Founder of Waynesville, North Carolina Born: 1760, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co., VA Died: 17 July 1845, Waynesville, Haywood Co., NC Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, NC Children: Thomas Dillard Love (1784-1832); William Calhoun Love (1794-1838); Dillard Love (1789-1872); John Bell Love (1791-1873); James Robert Love (1798-1863); Anna Love 'Gudger' ; Winnifred Sophia Love 'Moore' 'Miller' (1796-1873); Dorcas Bell Love Henry (1797-1857); Mary Ann (Polley) Love 'Welch' (1805-1865); Sarah Bell (Sally) Love 'McBee' (1802-1870); Rebecca Love 'Patton' (1807-1831) Another Daughter: Martha Webb Love 'Welch' (1799-1819) is not mentioned in the will.
Grandchildren: James Henry; John Patton; Mary E. Louisa Love 'Johnston'; Robert C. Love Others Names Mentioned: John Fergres; J. Evans; Jefferson Sitton; William Johnston; James King; Banister Lurmens; S. Fitzgerald; John Strother; N. Edmonston Slaves: Andrew; Vince Welch Places: Burt Cabbin; Protee Bottom Place; Cowan Tract; Richland Creek; Scott's Creek; Powell's Branch; Madison County in the Western District of Tennessee; Dogwood Corners; Washington County, TN; Western District of TN; Meeting House Tract; Smith Shop; Jail; Love's Mills; Pigeon River; Old Road; New Road The name of the Love home was 'LOVE SPECULATION'.
It was set ablaze, along with the jail in Waynesville, in Union raid on Waynesville under the command of Col. Geo. W. Kirk, 3rd NC Mounted Infantry, in late February, or early March, of 1865.
THE WILL OF COLONEL ROBERT LOVE In the name of God Amen...
I Robert Love of the town of Waynesville in the County of Haywood in the State of North Carolina, being at this time reasonable and in sound and disposing mind and memory thanks be to the giver of all blessing, for his kind and tender mercies to me. But calling to mind the mortality of my body, and believing that it is right and necessary for all men, as the good old Book Saith. To their house hold and all this worldy concerns in order at a time when they are the most capable, and now under this conviction I do make ordain and publish, this & this only to be my will and testament in manner & form following, that is to say first - I give my soul to Almighty God who first gave it to me. And my body to the Earth to be decently buried, and as to my worldly Estate I bequeath it in the following manner (to wit) First I give devise and bequeath to the children of my oldest son, Thomas D. Love, now deceased, and to their heirs, and to Dillard Love, my third son, and his heirs, all the lands which I own in the County of Washington in the State of Tennessee to be equally divided between the heirs of the said Thomas D. Love, deceased, and the said Dillard Love or his heirs. I give bequeath and devise to Robert C. Love and his heirs one tract of land on Scotts Creek where John Fergres formerly lived and to Mary E. Louisa Johnston one hundred acres of land to include the Burt Cabbin to include the improvements and to be run altogether on the north side of the road provided always that said Mary E. Louisa Johnston doth die without any issue that may live ten years there and that case, the said one hundred acres to descend and be divided as my other property. I, give and bequeath and devise to my son, John B. Love, the tract of two hundred acres of land where he is now living and also the tract of land joining below; Known as the Cowan tract where my Negroes are living and also any interest I might have in any lands purchased when the partnership as to merchandising existed in which he was a partner. I give bequeath and devise to the heirs of son, William C. Love, now deceased, a tract of land near where he lived in Madison County in the Western District of Tennessee near or joining where he lived known as Dogwood Corner to such of his heirs as may live to have issue. I give devise and bequeath to my son, James R. Love, the tract of land where he is now living and to be butted and bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning on the South Band of Richland Creek at a bunch of laurels a short distance above my mills there running up said Creek with the meanders thereof to the line of the Meeting house tract at the old Road Thence with the new Road to the line of the Jail and Town corner. And then on thence same course until a line agreeable to the Town Lots. Will leave Smith Shop four poles to the South West, there to be continued the course of Town Lots until it strikes the Small Creek at the foot of the hill, Thence up said Creek to a maple tree corner to land belonging to William Johnston Thence with the line of said Land to its North East corner near a branch, Thence with its other line to its South East corner and then till it strikes the south boundary of a tract of land conveyed to me by John Strother, and then on that line and the line of a tract of land that formerly was James Kings, and there a long, Banister Lurmens to a white oak corner, Thence with its other line to Richland Creek and then with meanders of the same to the beginning at the bunch of Laurels above the mill. I give and bequeath to my Grandson, John Patton, the son of my deceased daughter, Rebecca, a tract of land on Pigeon River at the mouth of Richland Creek and the same where my old Negro Andrew is now living, and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten but in case he should die without any lawful issue I then direct that it be equally divided among all my heirs. Further I give and bequeath to the said John Patton if he lives to have lawful issue two young Negroes between ten and fifteen years of age and to be a male and the other a female also a horse and saddle worth eighty Dollars also two cows and calves and two Feather Beds and furniture the above property to be delivered to the said John Patton when he marrys and is of full age and this all I intend for him to have of my property. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Anna Gudger, and to her heirs forever the Negroes and such other property as I may have given her soon after marriage and to her heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Winney S. Miller, and her heirs forever Negroes as I may have heretofore possessed her of and Also all such other property as I may have possessed her of and to her and her heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Dorcas Henry, such Negroes as I gave and possessed her of soon after marriage and all such stock and other property as I may possessed her of to her and her heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Sally B. McBee, such Negroes as I gave soon after her marriage and also such other property as I may have possessed her of and to her and heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary Ann Welch, such Negroes as I gave her after her marriage and also such other property as I may have possessed her of & to her and her heirs forever. It is hereby to be understood that the divide which I have made in the foregoing part of this will to Robert C. Love and to Louise M. E. Johnston pay to my executors if not paid before my death Eleven hundred and nine dollars first deducting ninety six dollars out of the same for the hire of Negro Vince Welch which leaves a balance of one thousand and thirteen dollars with interest on the same from the 10th day of October 1832. This appearing to be the sum which I paid toward their deceased fathers Estate further I direct that the aforesaid sum be paid to the heir of said Robert C. Love and the legal heirs of the said Louisa M. E. Johnston which may have come from her said body or otherwise to be paid to the legal heirs of the said Robert C. Love and with lawful interest on same. And further I give and bequeath to my little Grandson, James Henry, son of my daughter, Dorcas, a Negro boy to be of his age. This I do account of his misfortune of his losing the sight of his left eye. Also I give and devise to my children hereafter named all my lands which I may own in the Western district of Tennessee to be equally divided between them by lot (to wit) Anna Gudger, Sarah B. McBee, Mary Ann Welch, the heirs of Thomas D. Love, Dorcas B. Henry, Winney S. Miller, James R. Love, John B. Love, Dillard Love, and the heirs of William C. Love and such tracts as each has drawn for them on the 9th day of October 1838. They be still entitled to and as much of my other land in the said Western district as will make each their lots equal to James R. Love which appears to the Lots of the highest value the paper showing the different tract drawn for each one I direct to be considered now a part of my will. I also bequeath to my daughter, Dorcas Henry, the tract of land formerly occupied by N. Edmonston Known as the Protee Bottom place for her attention to me in my illness. I also will and bequeath to my daughter, Polley Welch, for the attention she has paid me all the lands lying and being in following boundary Beginning on a stake on the south to east side of the main road leading to Scotts Creek at an old house built by Jefferson Sitton and keeping the road to S. Fitzgerald's line of his land whereon J Evans now lives and there turning and east corner with his line to Powells Branch to Welches line thence with his line to his stable lot. Thence with the town lots line to the beginning. It is also my Will and desire that if any of my heirs or legal legatees should be dissatisfied with this my will and should bring a suit or cause a suit to be brought to destroy this my last will ad testament there and in that case the one or ones so offending shall forfeit any share in my property which I may have allotted to them as an inheritance. I also appoint James R. Love, John B. Love, D. Love, James Gudger and William Welch Executors of this my last will. Given under my hand and seal this 13 day of May 1843. R. Love (seal) Attest Wm. H. Thomas Wm. Allman I, J. Ratliff for the Clerk of the Superior Court of Haywood County, NC do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the will of R. Love deceased as appears from the records in my office given under my hand and seal of office this 5th day of October 1870. J. Ratliff for Clerk Superior Court Haywood County (Transcribed from a photocopy, of the original that is on file at the NC State Archives in Raleigh, NC, by Wanda Harrell Stalnaker, 4th greatchild of Col. Love)
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