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Earl Jackson Hogue

Birth	:	3 Feb 1920 Nantahala, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	12 Aug 1988 Nantahala, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.1685982, -80.4242020
Description	:	Note: This is a work in progress, more will be added later. Please do not take screen shots for Ancestry, you can come back here to read it instead. The memorials are not set in stone, information is added. He and his wife had 12 children. 4 are deceased (as of 2013) Earl Jackson Hogue, the son of Riley William Hogue and Lottie Rose Dills Hogue, was born and raised at Nantahala, NC (Swain County, right by the Macon Co. line where some of his children were born) and he lived there at the time he... Read More	Note: This is a work in progress, more will be added later. Please do not take screen shots for Ancestry, you can come back here to read it instead. The memorials are not set in stone, information is added. He and his wife had 12 children. 4 are deceased (as of 2013) Earl Jackson Hogue, the son of Riley William Hogue and Lottie Rose Dills Hogue, was born and raised at Nantahala, NC (Swain County, right by the Macon Co. line where some of his children were born) and he lived there at the time he died also. He was born in the same house as some of his children and the same house he lived in when the ambulance took him to the hospital where doctors were unable revive him. This area was called "Happy Top" and there was a church right by the road turning in to go their house. His family attended Fairview Baptist Church as he was growing up. He married Maude Helen Robbins, the daughter of Alexander "Alex" Robbins and Hattie H. Grant Robbins. They had 12 children together, all born in Swain County though the midwife erroneously recorded "Nantahala, Macon County" for those children born at home--- the home is located inside Nantahala, Swain County's boundaries and is taxed in Swain County. The first child was healthy and full term but the midwife accidentally injured her during birth and died from her injuries. 3 more girls were born later and 8 boys. Earl's work was logging, farming, and at times construction, operating a wagon drill for highway building. He would use dynamite to put in the holes in the rock to break it up to make room for the road to come through. He also worked in rock quarries. By the time the youngest baby was born the second oldest was already on his on and sending money home to help his Mom and siblings. The younger children were born in the hospital but most of the older were delivered by Roxie Passmore, the midwife. Sometimes the midwife put the wrong county down for the birth record, it was easily confused as it was just over the line. At Christmas, a tradition was to go caroling around the community and people would set off fireworks; back then fireworks weren’t regulated well and people could buy really strong ones, even TNT. At the last part of the night, the major “ones” were set off. Earl Hogue and Earl Dills (who also worked in construction) would set off TNT. Earl’s son said anyone could buy TNT back then though but these two knew how to use it well, they’d usually blow up a tree or few, you could hear the BOOM for miles and the kids loved that and the excitement which came with it. The family had a battery operated radio and it wasn’t until 1953 the area had electricity. Oldest son said around that time they built a new simple house and when electricity was available they didn’t have it until the new house was built. This was a simple house. The houses then were not painted inside and were not fancy or big. Around about the same time or just before the children attended the new Nantahala School instead of the one at Otter Creek also. When Maude died, the youngest two children were still in diapers. The oldest daughter left school to try to take care of them. She died not long after that. Later, after most of his children were grown, Earl lived part of his life on Needmore in Swain County, NC also and at one time lived briefly on Frankln Road in Swain County, NC. He returned to Nantahala, NC and built a plank cabin where he lived before he died. Hie had arthritis so badly, he said he would hit the nail once or twice and then would drop the hammer but he was determined to build a house there where his roots were. After his wife's death and Carrie Jane's death, his testimony was that Preacher Clint Grant led him to The Lord Jesus. It was receiving a Family Bible in the mail that jolted him. Clint testified of this at Earl's funeral. Clint had been the pastor of Fairview Baptist Church where the family attended.This was called “Happy Top” for the community there at that time. Once, a few years before his death, Earl was at his son's house and was listening to a recording of the Silvermine Quartet. He said that one song, "Time Has Made a Change," was his life's song, his testimony. *Very important to note that the Birthdate is wrong on his headstone, was reported wrong by son to stone company. The date I put is correct and proven on WW2 Draft Registration card which he reported himself. And verified with that son. Family plan to fix that later. ML**** More note: He died at home and was transported to the Emergency Room of the hospital in Franklin, NC where the death certification was signed. At the time he was living in Nantahala, Swain County, NC, on the same land he where he was born and had raised his children (post office Topton, NC) at the time of his death. Mountain Links

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Where is Earl Jackson Hogue's memorial?
Earl Jackson Hogue's memorial is located at: Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg, Montgomery County, USA.
When did Earl Jackson Hogue death?
Earl Jackson Hogue death on 12 Aug 1988 in Nantahala, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Earl Jackson Hogue's memorial?
Latitude: 37.1685982
Longitude: -80.4242020

Family Members:

Parent

Riley William Hogue

(1888 - 1937)

Lottie Rose Dills Hogue

(1894 - 1983)

Spouse

Maude Helen Robbins Hogue

(1919 - 1962)

Siblings

Faye Maggie Hogue

(1931 - 2005)

Children

Helen Janice Hogue

(1941 - 1941)

Carrie Jane Hogue

(1947 - 1964)

Brenda Joy Hogue Thurmond

(1952 - 2010)

Charles Jay Hogue

(1958 - 1979)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Christiansburg, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1685982, -80.4242020

2. Murduck Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1665020, -80.4109420

3. Cupp Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1827300, -80.4148900

4. Walters Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1570250, -80.4090470

5. Akers Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1651900, -80.4036500

6. Richardson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1600100, -80.4038700

7. Swain Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1508930, -80.4119870

8. Slusher Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1702700, -80.4502400

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Coordinate: 37.1904438, -80.4171839

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Coordinate: 37.1620180, -80.4525300

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Coordinate: 37.1863940, -80.4033310

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Coordinate: 37.1694680, -80.3932910

13. Proco Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1932860, -80.4320697

14. Christiansburg Institute Principal's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1430200, -80.4216400

15. Gilmore Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1627800, -80.4555900

16. Linkous Merrimac Community Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1942730, -80.4279090

17. Hiram John Linkous Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1944670, -80.4281990

18. Brown Family Cemetery
Christiansburg, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1455320, -80.4075300

19. Perfater Cemetery
Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1951700, -80.4304400

20. Chrisman Cemetery #2
Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1493940, -80.4480943

21. Belmont Community Cemetery
Belmont, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1650009, -80.4582977

22. Davis Family Cemetery
Christiansburg, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1406670, -80.4183730

23. Charlton Cemetery #2
Belmont, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1493000, -80.4507600

24. Gilmore Cemetery
Christiansburg, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1624000, -80.4635100