Aaron Blackstone Hudson^1,2,3,4 son of William Hudson and Sarah was born in Aug, 1826 in Darlington, Darlington Dist, SC.

The death certificate of his son Thomas Jefferson Hudson identifies his middle name as Blackstone.^2,3,4

Sumter Co GA was formed from the northern part of Lee Co in Dec 1831.

The family of William Hudson moved from Darlington Dist, SC to Sumter Co, GA c. 1835.

Aaron Blackstone Hudson was listed in the household of William Hudson in the census in 1840 in District 687, Sumter Co, GA. 1 of 2 males 10-14.⁵

Aaron Blackstone Hudson was listed in the household of Saloman Council in the census in 1850 in Dist 27, Sumter Co, GA. A B Hudson 24 SC laborer.²

Aaron married Mary Jane Eubanks daughter of William Eubanks and Susan B. Wheeler on Dec 18, 1851 in Sumter Co, GA. He-, she 17.^6,7,8

On 1 Aug 1853 Aaron paid his sister, Jane C. Rouse and her husband Jope $5 for their interest in the southeastern corner of lot number 101 in the twenty seventh district of Sumter Co containing 69 acres.

On 3 Aug 1853, he paid sister Temperance Wingate of Baker Co GA $5 fo rher interest in the estate of his father William Hudson.

On 2 Jan 1854, he paid sister Naomi Richards and her husband Frank of SC $5 for their interest in the estate of his father.

On 2 Jan 1854, he paid James Lamb of SC $80 for his interest in the estate of his father.

On 4 Jan 1854, he sold James Lamb his interest in the estate of his father for $200. On 11 Mar 1854, he paid brother Wiley O. Hudson of SC $10 for his interest in his father's estate.

A B Hudson appears on the 1867 returns of qualified voters (Vol 43 p41) and registration oath books (Vol 74 p 35) for Sumter Co GA.

Aaron Blackstone Hudson was the Head of Household in the census in 1860 in District 15, Sumter Co, GA. Aaron B Hudson 34 overseer SC, Mary J 26 GA can't r/w, Julia 6 GA, Thomas 4 GA.³

He does not appear on any muster rolls. Prisoner of war records state that A B Hudson, Pvt 11th GA Militia Infantry, surrendered at Tallahassee on May 10 1865 and was paroled on May 22 1865 at Albany GA.⁹

In 1867 in Prec 756, Sumter Co, GA, A B Hudson was. on the list of qualified voters. He had lived in Georgia for 320 months, Sumter Co for 12 month and the current precinct for 7 months.¹⁰

Aaron died on Sep 10, 1869 in Americus, Sumter Co, GA. It is thought that he originally was buried at Andersonville but later was reburied in Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus, Sumter Co, GA. No marker has been located.⁴

Mary Jane Eubanks^3,7,11,12,13 was the daughter of William Eubanks (1805-bef1840) and Susan B. Wheeler (1815-aft1860). She and Aaron Blackstone Hudson had the following children: