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William S J Hodges c. 1907 - c. 1915

William Sterling Hodges Jr was born on May 25, 1907 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States to William Sterling Hodges and Sarah (Grisemer) Hodges, and had a brother Dean Winston Hodges. William Hodges died at age 7 years old on May 7, 1915, and was buried on May 7, 1915 in Cobh, Cork County, Cork Ireland.

William Sterling Hodges Jr
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William Sterling Hodges Jr's History: circa 1907 - circa 1915

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  • 05/25
    1907

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    May 25, 1907
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    Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    English

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    American
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    1915

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    May 7, 1915
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    Lusitania sinking
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    1915

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    May 7, 1915
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    Cobh, Cork County, Cork Ireland
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    William Sterling Jr Hodges and his family were last seen climbing the deck staircases. Sarah Lee Groves and William's body was found and buried in Old Church cemetery in Cobh, Ireland.
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William boarded Lusitania as saloon (1st class) with his parents and younger brother Dean (4). The ship was struck by a Torpedo from a German U-boat then sank on May 7, 1915 off the coast of Ireland. The family sadly perished in the sinking.
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During the sinking, the family was struggling to get up on the deck staircase. News claimed that William Jr and his brother survived. When William's body was recovered, he was first thought to be Dean-but it turned out the body was William Jr.
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William Sterling Jr. Hodges, 1915 Pennsylvania
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William Sterling Jr. Hodges, 1915 Pennsylvania
William Sterling Jr. Hodges, age 8, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, traveled as a saloon passenger in the RMS Lusitania with his parents and younger brother. During the sinking, the Hodges family was last seen climbing up the staircase on the decks. William Sterling Jr's body was found and buried in Cobh, Cork Ireland.
Date & Place: in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States of America
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Hodges, Richard (Sep 18, 1931 - Jul 1981) Hodges, Sylvia (Dec 4, 1937 - Jul 3, 2001) Hodges, Gladys (Mar 2, 1900 - Aug 1979) Hodges, Beryl (Feb 18, 1902 - Sep 1975) Hodges, Eilene (Jul 7, 1893 - Jul 1983) Hodges, Marion (Jan 11, 1907 - Sep 1, 2008) Hodges, Ruth (Jan 26, 1898 - May 1970) Hodges, Clifford (Aug 5, 1916 - Oct 8, 2006) Hodges, John (May 31, 1927 - Jan 17, 1988) Hodges, Carroll (Nov 21, 1894 - Mar 1978)
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