He is the son of Drury Hodges, a native of Virginia, who died in Missouri. Drury's wife was Diana, daughter of George Griffith, of Virginia. Subject's educational advantages were limited, but he is a constant reader. He was married, in 1846, to Miss Louisa Cargill, of Graves County, who bore him one child, George W., and died in 1847.
Subject is a farmer, owning eighty acres of fair land in a good state of cultivation.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and co-operates with the Democratic party.