CA59

DRT Application of Ross Mooring Hall
(C. Avis Catalog entry #59)

Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Application for Membership

Ross Mooring Hall
Wife of J. Thomas Hall

Decendant of
Alexander Hodge

Applicant examined and approved
April 30th, 1907 
Maggie G. Milby, State Secretary

Accepted by the Executive Committee
May second, 1907
Marie Bennet Uriaz (?), Chairman Executive Committee

DATES
Fees paid April 30th, 1907
Duplicate received by State Secretary April 30th, 1907
Duplicate sent to Secretary of Ben Milam Chapter May 31st, 1907
Certificate of Membership issued by State Secretary May 31st, 1907
Badge issued by State Secretary April 30th, 1907

Application for Membership

Issued by Society of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Temple, April 18, 1907
To the Executive Committee of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas:
    I, Mrs. Ross Mooring Hall being of the age of fourteen years and upwards, hereby apply for membership in the Society by right of lineal descent in the following line from Alexander Hodge who was born in Pennsylvania on the ___ day of ___ 1762 lived in the Republic of Tex. and who served the cause of Texas Independence (or who served the Republic of Texas).
    I was born in the __ of __ County of Grimes, State of Texas.
    I am the daughter of Charles Gray Mooring and Francis Catherine Ross his wife, and grand-daughter of Ely F. Ross and Mary Hodge his wife and great-grand-daughter of William Hodge and Margaret Welch his wife and great-great-grand-daughter of Alexander Hodge and Ruth Hodge his wife and he, the said Alexander is the ancestor who assisted in establishing Texas Independence, or who served the Republic of Texas, while acting in the capacity of citizen a member of the Old Three Hundred. 

Signature of Applicant
    Mrs. Ross M. Hall
Residence
    Nacogdoches

    Nominated and recommended by the undersigned, a member of the society.
Mrs. J. J. Birker 
Mrs. M. E. Gooch
I also approve the above  and recommend the applicant W. P. Guber Member Tex. Vet. Assn.

ANCESTOR'S SERVICE
    My ancestor's services, or my husband's services, in assisting in establishing Texas Independence, and in maintaining the independence of the Republic of Texas, were as follows:

My great-great grand father and my great grand father came to Texas with the first Three Hundred of Austin Colonists and in the year 1825.  My great great grand father was too old to perform any service and great grand father was killed by the fall of a tree in November 1826 before there as any trouble with the Indians or Mexico.  Both of the above ancestors resided in Brazoria County.

I write this for the applicant.  Alexander Hodge was my grand father and William Hodge was my Father.  I was born in Brazoria Co. Jany 6th 1827
    William Hodge, jr.

About 1788 Alexander Hodge son of John and Mary Hodge married Ruth, a daughter of Archie and Ruth Hodge but no relation.  About 1818 he moved from Ga to Christian Co. Ky all of his family accompanying him, where he remained about 7 years.  In 1810 he moved to Laurence Co. Ark. now Randolph passing across the southern part of Ill.  The news of the battle of New Orleans was received while crossing the Miss River.  In 1825, he with his entire family including married sons and daughters moved from Ark. to Texas - stopping en route, however, long enough to raise a crop on Red River.  They removed to Brazoria Co. - here he remained until the close of the war of Texas Independence.  He with most of his family connections which had by this time become quite numerous settled on his leaque of land in Ft. Bend Co..  There he died in Aug 1836.  His wife Ruth born in 1769 died in 1831.  His son William born in Oglethorpe Ga. 1792 married Margaret Welch and had two daughters Mary and Ruth and one son William Hodge born 1827, the oldest living child born in Texas today.

N.B.  State whether the information of service is historical or traditional. 
Traditional

Please return this paper, when filled out, to 
    Mrs. C. H. Milby, State Secretary of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
    Mrs. Anson Jones, President of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.

By order of Marie Bennet Uriaz(?), Chairman of the Executive Committee