Many thanks to Fonda Carroll for sharing the following profile of Fannie Johnson Hodson written by Roma Woodmansee Leland (1915-2009):
"Fannie Johnson Hodson, a great aunt, was born a few miles north of Leesburg on Nov. 27, 1862, the daughter of Bolling Anthony Johnson and Angeline Pavey Johnson. In 1894, Fannie moved to Washington Court House with her husband, Dr. George S. Hodson, and their son, [Edmond], age four. The Hodson family took up residence at 418 E. Market St. Dr. Hodson was recently graduated from Pulte Medical College in Cincinnati, and he purchased the practice of Dr. James H. Davis, Washington Court House physician. Twelve years later on Dec. 3, 1906, the Hodson family moved into the new home they had built on the northwest corner of Market and North Streets. Mrs. Hodson resided there for the remainder of her life.
"On Nov. 6, 1910, 20 year old Edmond Johnson Hodson, the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Hodson, died of meningitis at the Market Street residence. He was a personable young man with great promise and was well liked by all who knew him. At the time of his passing, Edmond Hodson had completed one year and part of a second year at Ohio Wesleyan. In the summer of 1910, he clerked in the local department store owned by Jess W. Smith.
"In 1911, to honor the memory of their son, Dr. and Mrs. Hodson founded the Edmond Johnson Hodson Memorial Hospital in the large double house adjacent to their Market Street home. Several months before, Dr. Hodson had moved his medical practice from the YMCA block on North Main Street to one side of the duplex. The 12-bed hospital included an operating room tht was splendidly lighted by three large windows during the day and by electric lights at night. It was furnished with the most modern equipment entirely at the Hodson's expense, but the hospital was
available to all Fayette County physicians. The Ohio State Register, a Washington Court House weekly newspaper, reported that visitors to the hospital were most impressed by its 'beautiful cleanliness.' Being a little girl in the 1920s, Aunt Fannie often took me to visit patients in the hospital. One can vividly picture the building's white woodwork, the patients' rooms on the second floor, and the first-floor maternity ward where one especially liked seeing the babies.
"Aunt Fannie was like a grandmother and like a second mother to Lucile Sanders Woodmansee, whose mother, Armilda Johnson Sanders, was Fannie's older sister. The family's Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners always took place at Aunt Fannie's home. John Arthur Leland and Roma Woodmansee were married there on Nov. 25, 1937.
"Fannie Hodson was a woman of high intellect, prominent in church, club and social activities. She was an active member of Grace Methodist Church and held various church offices. She was a stalwart of the Royal Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and twice served as its Worthy Matron. Aunt Fannie was one of the city's most charitable citizens, but her kindly deeds were largely unknown to the public. her good turns were done quietly and without display. She sent many a ton of coal and many a box of groceries to families who never knew from where the assistance came.
"One Christmas evening, perhaps in 1935 or 1936, my father Glenn Woodmansee was carving the turkey. The plates were about to be filled. Five or six inches of snow had fallen and more snow was coming down. A knock at the back door revealed a homeless man asking for dinner in exchange for his shoveling the sidewalks on Market and North Streets. Aunt Fannie insisted that he be fed and his night's lodging secured before our own dinners were served. The reminiscence tells a lot about Fannie Hodson, and it is a favorite family story of my eldest son, John.
"Dr. George S. Hodson died suddenly in April 1928 at age 61. Shortly thereafter, Aunt Fannie gave the Hodson Hospital's equipment to the Methodist Episcopal Hospital at Pikeville, Kentucky. Fannie Johnson Hodson continued her cheerful life of service to family, friends, and community until her death in July 1939. Her find traits of character endeared her to everyone, while her resolute response to sudden bereavements and unwavering certainty of the Great Church Triumphant strengthened the faith of many.
"Submitted by Roma Woodmansee Leland"
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"Fannie Johnson Hodson, a great aunt, was born a few miles north of Leesburg on Nov. 27, 1862, the daughter of Bolling Anthony Johnson and Angeline Pavey Johnson. In 1894, Fannie moved to Washington Court House with her husband, Dr. George S. Hodson, and their son, [Edmond], age four. The Hodson family took up residence at 418 E. Market St. Dr. Hodson was recently graduated from Pulte Medical College in Cincinnati, and he purchased the practice of Dr. James H. Davis, Washington Court House physician. Twelve years later on Dec. 3, 1906, the Hodson family moved into the new home they had built on the northwest corner of Market and North Streets. Mrs. Hodson resided there for the remainder of her life.
"On Nov. 6, 1910, 20 year old Edmond Johnson Hodson, the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Hodson, died of meningitis at the Market Street residence. He was a personable young man with great promise and was well liked by all who knew him. At the time of his passing, Edmond Hodson had completed one year and part of a second year at Ohio Wesleyan. In the summer of 1910, he clerked in the local department store owned by Jess W. Smith.
"In 1911, to honor the memory of their son, Dr. and Mrs. Hodson founded the Edmond Johnson Hodson Memorial Hospital in the large double house adjacent to their Market Street home. Several months before, Dr. Hodson had moved his medical practice from the YMCA block on North Main Street to one side of the duplex. The 12-bed hospital included an operating room tht was splendidly lighted by three large windows during the day and by electric lights at night. It was furnished with the most modern equipment entirely at the Hodson's expense, but the hospital was
available to all Fayette County physicians. The Ohio State Register, a Washington Court House weekly newspaper, reported that visitors to the hospital were most impressed by its 'beautiful cleanliness.' Being a little girl in the 1920s, Aunt Fannie often took me to visit patients in the hospital. One can vividly picture the building's white woodwork, the patients' rooms on the second floor, and the first-floor maternity ward where one especially liked seeing the babies.
"Aunt Fannie was like a grandmother and like a second mother to Lucile Sanders Woodmansee, whose mother, Armilda Johnson Sanders, was Fannie's older sister. The family's Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners always took place at Aunt Fannie's home. John Arthur Leland and Roma Woodmansee were married there on Nov. 25, 1937.
"Fannie Hodson was a woman of high intellect, prominent in church, club and social activities. She was an active member of Grace Methodist Church and held various church offices. She was a stalwart of the Royal Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and twice served as its Worthy Matron. Aunt Fannie was one of the city's most charitable citizens, but her kindly deeds were largely unknown to the public. her good turns were done quietly and without display. She sent many a ton of coal and many a box of groceries to families who never knew from where the assistance came.
"One Christmas evening, perhaps in 1935 or 1936, my father Glenn Woodmansee was carving the turkey. The plates were about to be filled. Five or six inches of snow had fallen and more snow was coming down. A knock at the back door revealed a homeless man asking for dinner in exchange for his shoveling the sidewalks on Market and North Streets. Aunt Fannie insisted that he be fed and his night's lodging secured before our own dinners were served. The reminiscence tells a lot about Fannie Hodson, and it is a favorite family story of my eldest son, John.
"Dr. George S. Hodson died suddenly in April 1928 at age 61. Shortly thereafter, Aunt Fannie gave the Hodson Hospital's equipment to the Methodist Episcopal Hospital at Pikeville, Kentucky. Fannie Johnson Hodson continued her cheerful life of service to family, friends, and community until her death in July 1939. Her find traits of character endeared her to everyone, while her resolute response to sudden bereavements and unwavering certainty of the Great Church Triumphant strengthened the faith of many.
"Submitted by Roma Woodmansee Leland"
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Many thanks to Fonda Carroll for sharing the following profile of Fannie Johnson Hodson written by Roma Woodmansee Leland (1915-2009):
"Fannie Johnson Hodson, a great aunt, was born a few miles north of Leesburg on Nov. 27, 1862, the daughter of Bolling Anthony Johnson and Angeline Pavey Johnson. In 1894, Fannie moved to Washington Court House with her husband, Dr. George S. Hodson, and their son, [Edmond], age four. The Hodson family took up residence at 418 E. Market St. Dr. Hodson was recently graduated from Pulte Medical College in Cincinnati, and he purchased the practice of Dr. James H. Davis, Washington Court House physician. Twelve years later on Dec. 3, 1906, the Hodson family moved into the new home they had built on the northwest corner of Market and North Streets. Mrs. Hodson resided there for the remainder of her life.
"On Nov. 6, 1910, 20 year old Edmond Johnson Hodson, the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Hodson, died of meningitis at the Market Street residence. He was a personable young man with great promise and was well liked by all who knew him. At the time of his passing, Edmond Hodson had completed one year and part of a second year at Ohio Wesleyan. In the summer of 1910, he clerked in the local department store owned by Jess W. Smith.
"In 1911, to honor the memory of their son, Dr. and Mrs. Hodson founded the Edmond Johnson Hodson Memorial Hospital in the large double house adjacent to their Market Street home. Several months before, Dr. Hodson had moved his medical practice from the YMCA block on North Main Street to one side of the duplex. The 12-bed hospital included an operating room tht was splendidly lighted by three large windows during the day and by electric lights at night. It was furnished with the most modern equipment entirely at the Hodson's expense, but the hospital was
available to all Fayette County physicians. The Ohio State Register, a Washington Court House weekly newspaper, reported that visitors to the hospital were most impressed by its 'beautiful cleanliness.' Being a little girl in the 1920s, Aunt Fannie often took me to visit patients in the hospital. One can vividly picture the building's white woodwork, the patients' rooms on the second floor, and the first-floor maternity ward where one especially liked seeing the babies.
"Aunt Fannie was like a grandmother and like a second mother to Lucile Sanders Woodmansee, whose mother, Armilda Johnson Sanders, was Fannie's older sister. The family's Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners always took place at Aunt Fannie's home. John Arthur Leland and Roma Woodmansee were married there on Nov. 25, 1937.
"Fannie Hodson was a woman of high intellect, prominent in church, club and social activities. She was an active member of Grace Methodist Church and held various church offices. She was a stalwart of the Royal Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and twice served as its Worthy Matron. Aunt Fannie was one of the city's most charitable citizens, but her kindly deeds were largely unknown to the public. her good turns were done quietly and without display. She sent many a ton of coal and many a box of groceries to families who never knew from where the assistance came.
"One Christmas evening, perhaps in 1935 or 1936, my father Glenn Woodmansee was carving the turkey. The plates were about to be filled. Five or six inches of snow had fallen and more snow was coming down. A knock at the back door revealed a homeless man asking for dinner in exchange for his shoveling the sidewalks on Market and North Streets. Aunt Fannie insisted that he be fed and his night's lodging secured before our own dinners were served. The reminiscence tells a lot about Fannie Hodson, and it is a favorite family story of my eldest son, John.
"Dr. George S. Hodson died suddenly in April 1928 at age 61. Shortly thereafter, Aunt Fannie gave the Hodson Hospital's equipment to the Methodist Episcopal Hospital at Pikeville, Kentucky. Fannie Johnson Hodson continued her cheerful life of service to family, friends, and community until her death in July 1939. Her find traits of character endeared her to everyone, while her resolute response to sudden bereavements and unwavering certainty of the Great Church Triumphant strengthened the faith of many.
"Submitted by Roma Woodmansee Leland"
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"Fannie Johnson Hodson, a great aunt, was born a few miles north of Leesburg on Nov. 27, 1862, the daughter of Bolling Anthony Johnson and Angeline Pavey Johnson. In 1894, Fannie moved to Washington Court House with her husband, Dr. George S. Hodson, and their son, [Edmond], age four. The Hodson family took up residence at 418 E. Market St. Dr. Hodson was recently graduated from Pulte Medical College in Cincinnati, and he purchased the practice of Dr. James H. Davis, Washington Court House physician. Twelve years later on Dec. 3, 1906, the Hodson family moved into the new home they had built on the northwest corner of Market and North Streets. Mrs. Hodson resided there for the remainder of her life.
"On Nov. 6, 1910, 20 year old Edmond Johnson Hodson, the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Hodson, died of meningitis at the Market Street residence. He was a personable young man with great promise and was well liked by all who knew him. At the time of his passing, Edmond Hodson had completed one year and part of a second year at Ohio Wesleyan. In the summer of 1910, he clerked in the local department store owned by Jess W. Smith.
"In 1911, to honor the memory of their son, Dr. and Mrs. Hodson founded the Edmond Johnson Hodson Memorial Hospital in the large double house adjacent to their Market Street home. Several months before, Dr. Hodson had moved his medical practice from the YMCA block on North Main Street to one side of the duplex. The 12-bed hospital included an operating room tht was splendidly lighted by three large windows during the day and by electric lights at night. It was furnished with the most modern equipment entirely at the Hodson's expense, but the hospital was
available to all Fayette County physicians. The Ohio State Register, a Washington Court House weekly newspaper, reported that visitors to the hospital were most impressed by its 'beautiful cleanliness.' Being a little girl in the 1920s, Aunt Fannie often took me to visit patients in the hospital. One can vividly picture the building's white woodwork, the patients' rooms on the second floor, and the first-floor maternity ward where one especially liked seeing the babies.
"Aunt Fannie was like a grandmother and like a second mother to Lucile Sanders Woodmansee, whose mother, Armilda Johnson Sanders, was Fannie's older sister. The family's Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners always took place at Aunt Fannie's home. John Arthur Leland and Roma Woodmansee were married there on Nov. 25, 1937.
"Fannie Hodson was a woman of high intellect, prominent in church, club and social activities. She was an active member of Grace Methodist Church and held various church offices. She was a stalwart of the Royal Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and twice served as its Worthy Matron. Aunt Fannie was one of the city's most charitable citizens, but her kindly deeds were largely unknown to the public. her good turns were done quietly and without display. She sent many a ton of coal and many a box of groceries to families who never knew from where the assistance came.
"One Christmas evening, perhaps in 1935 or 1936, my father Glenn Woodmansee was carving the turkey. The plates were about to be filled. Five or six inches of snow had fallen and more snow was coming down. A knock at the back door revealed a homeless man asking for dinner in exchange for his shoveling the sidewalks on Market and North Streets. Aunt Fannie insisted that he be fed and his night's lodging secured before our own dinners were served. The reminiscence tells a lot about Fannie Hodson, and it is a favorite family story of my eldest son, John.
"Dr. George S. Hodson died suddenly in April 1928 at age 61. Shortly thereafter, Aunt Fannie gave the Hodson Hospital's equipment to the Methodist Episcopal Hospital at Pikeville, Kentucky. Fannie Johnson Hodson continued her cheerful life of service to family, friends, and community until her death in July 1939. Her find traits of character endeared her to everyone, while her resolute response to sudden bereavements and unwavering certainty of the Great Church Triumphant strengthened the faith of many.
"Submitted by Roma Woodmansee Leland"
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