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Walker County, GA Obituaries Judge James Hoge A Good Man Gone Death of Judge James Hoge Yesterday Morning. The death of Judge James Hoge at his residence on Poplar Street occurred yesterday morning about four o'clock. The death was not a surprise to his friends as he had been falling in health for several weeks. Judge Hope was born in December, 1808, and consequently was in his seventy-sixth year. His parents were Virginians, who left their native State and settled in McMinnville, Tennessee, where Judge Hoge was born in 1830. He moved to Georgia and began merchandising in La Fayette, Walker Country, and for a long term of years faithfully served that county as ordi­nary. In 1857 be moved to Atlanta and was agent for the Western and Atlantic Railroad before the close of the war. He then removed to Alabama, and after a short residence returned to the State of his adoption, taking the position, in 1872 of depot agent at Macon for the then Macon and Augusta Railroad. When that road was leased to the Central he was placed in charge of the uptown union ticket office, and continued in that capacity until his failing health some time ago forced him to relinquish it. In his early manhood, Judge Hoge connected himself with the Presbyterian Church and for forty-five years was a ruling elder. His life was a pure one and he died a Christian. He leaves a large family of ten children; nine are living, the oldest son having been killed at the first battle of Manassas. With the exception of a son and daughter, all his children were with him at his death. He was the father of Colonel H. F. Hoge, of the Atlanta Journal, and Messer’s. Samuel and Joseph Hoge, of the Central Railroad. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 3 o’clock. [The Telegraph and Messenger - March 9, 1884 - Transcribed and Contributed by: Frances Cooley] ©2007 Genealogy Trails