Gamaliel Hodges

Biography

Gamaliel Hodges lived among the people interred at the Howard Street Burial Ground as the city around him grew, sharing in the rhythms of daily work and the quiet traditions of his neighbors. Though records of his life are few, the respect shown by those who laid him to rest speaks to a community that valued his presence.

He is remembered as part of the thoughtful, hardworking generation that laid the groundwork for the neighborhoods of the future, a man whose life echoed the steady pulse of the era.