Thanks so very much, Lee, I will look forward to any further information about that "Southern Hooker" you can dig up, for it has to be more than I have managed at this time. The only line I can really trace in depth right now is the LOCKEY branch. Brenda [email protected] wrote: > Brenda; > As far as I can gather, my line came from Massachusetts to Vermont to > Ohio to Michigan. There were, I am told, however, two brothers. One > went south and his lineage is there. I had a website for that, but will > have to look in my files to see where it was. Some Hooker gal wrote > about her family in the south back in the 1800s and it was published > again in something like 1924. I will look for my disk with this and pass > it along. Meanwhile, I will also look on the cds I have for the other > names for you. > Lee > > On Mon, 03 Jul 2000 21:25:07 -0500 Brenda Hudson <[email protected]> > writes: > > Lee, do you know if any of your HOOKERs ended up in the South? W.W. > > Hooker > > was my greatgreatgrandfather, but I know nothing further back than > > him as of > > now. He married an R.J. YOUNG and they lived and to my knowledge, > > were > > married in Bossier Parish LA. They had children, but only one that > > I have > > even a name for and that was my greatgrandmother Jessie Lorene > > Hooker > > (nickname Lola). Lola Hooker married Edward B Lockey in Bossier > > Parish and > > they had about 5 children before she died at the age of 28 years. > > WW Hooker, > > RJ Young Hooker and Lola Hooker Lockey are all buried at the > > Bellevue > > Cemetery in Haughton, Bossier Parish, LA. It seems that during the > > Civil War > > (according to Parish records), for some reason WW Hooker was known > > as WW > > Hanks. I have not yet figured this out, unless for some reason he > > changed > > his name from Hanks to Hooker after the war. Does any of this sound > > familiar > > at all to you? Thanks, Brenda Wilkins Hudson > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > Okay. Also, this Wednesday I am going to a relative's house that > > has a > > > book about the Hooker family she bought at a reunion one year. > > Our > > > branch has a family reunion every year in Evart, Michigan. I am > > going to > > > see if the book has an address that we can write to to order the > > book. > > > She said it is quite complete, and this I want to see as I have > > not been > > > able to flush out Jacob Hooker in any place else. I will let > > everyone > > > know if I can get the book. > > > > > > If you go to http://www.angelfire.com/mi3/hooker/index.html I am > > > building a site > > > about my lineage to the Hooker name, and more. > > > Lee > > > > > > Jacob Hooker was born somewhere between 1674-1727 and died between > > > 1751-1811. He married Mary Farr between 1701-1751. She was the > > > daughter of Stephen Farr and Mary Taylor. She was born May 4, > > 1686 in > > > Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died between 1751-1782. > > Their > > > child was Daniel Hooker, born June 25, 1750 in Littleton, > > Massachusetts, > > > and died February 15, 1817 in Brandon, Vermont. > > > > > > Daniel Hooker married Mary Gates on April 24, 1773. She was born > > on June > > > 28, 1757 in Stow, Massachusetts, and died between 1797-1852. > > Their > > > children were: > > > Salmon Hooker, April 23, 1791, Stow, Massachusetts, died January > > 10, 1873 > > > in Know County, Ohio. > > > (Salmon is my direct bloodline) > > > Sarah Hooker, about 1772-1799 > > > Silas Hooker, July 21 1775 > > > John Hooker, April 24, 1778 > > > Molly Hooker, July 6, 1780 > > > Daniel Hooker, October 28, 1782 > > > Jacob Hooker, August 24, 1785 > > > Stephen Hooker, May 13, 1787 > > > Luke Hooker, September 5, 1795 > > > > > > Salmon Hooker married Minerva Simon on September 12, 1812. She > > was born > > > 1796 and died 1881 in Brandon, Vermont. Their children were: > > > Royal Douglas Hooker, about 1813-1839, about 1890-1919 > > > (my direct bloodline) > > > Charles R. Hooker, > > > Almena Hooker, > > > Prudence Hooker, > > > Minerva Hooker > > > Caroline Hooker > > > > > > Royal was born in Vermont and died in Green Township, Mecosta > > County, > > > Michigan. He married Coatney Eleanor Graham on January 20, 1837 > > in Knox > > > County, Ohio. She was born 1818 and died 1866. Their children > > were: > > > John Orton Hooker, January 23, 1840, Mount Vernon, Knox County, > > Delphos, > > > Ohio, d:December 7, 1916 in Grand Rapids, Michigan-He married > > Marian > > > Jemina Moore on November 9, 1859 in Allen County, Ohio; She was > > born on > > > November 26, 1840 in Potsdam New York; and died November 16, 1907 > > in > > > Lakeview, Michigan. Their children were: > > > Royal Smith Hooker, about 1864 > > > (my lineage) > > > Coatney Eleanor Hooker, 1860 > > > Mary Jane Hooker 1861 > > > Henry Alpha Hooker 1863 > > > Charles Orton Hooker 1867 > > > James Osman Hooker 1869 > > > Elizabeth Ann Hooker 1871 > > > Phoebe Rosetta Hooker 1873 > > > Grace Hooker 1882 > > > George Washington Hooker, July 17, 1876 > > > Effie Estella Hooker, January 9, 1880 > > > Lewis Edward Hooker, July 23, 1878 > > > > > > Royal Smith Hooker married Ida Mae( or May) Ganong, > > > Their children were: Albert Alfred Hooker, July 4, 1890 > > > Clarence Westley Hooker, February 17, 1894 > > > Harry Edward Hooker, November 29, 1898 > > > Harvey E. Hooker, November 6, 1899 > > > Beulah M. Hooker, May 3, 1902 > > > Cora Mae Hooker, May 10, 1897 > > > (My grandmother) > > > Cora Mae married twice. First husband was John Lowden, born > > between > > > 1865-1896 > > > Their children were: > > > Arthur Ray Lowden > > > Royal Lowden and Eva Lowden. > > > Her second husband was my grandfather, Charles Henry Niver. > > Charles was > > > born March 12, 1895 in Boyne City, Michigan. He died February 20, > > 1950 > > > in a Detroit hospital, although he lived in New Baltimore, > > Michigan. He > > > died from injuries while working as a switchman on the railroad. > > He was > > > drug down the tracks by a flatbed car. > > > > > > Cora Mae died on May 6, 1929 in Newberry, Michigan from > > complications > > > after giving birth. Their children are: > > > Leo Niver, 1920 > > > Kathleen Marie Niver (Simmons) still living > > > Violet Eldeen Niver (Finkle, London) July 20, 1926, died August > > 30, 1964 > > > (my mother) > > > Marion Louise Niver (Graham, Galloway) still living > > > Donald Jay Niver (raised Sharp) April 8, 1929, died July 18, 1994 > > in > > > Bellaire, Michigan > > > All were born in Newberry, Michigan > > > > > > On Sun, 2 Jul 2000 17:39:28 EDT [email protected] writes: > > > > DATES AND PLACES, SOMEONE MAY RESPOND IF THEY RECOGNIZE A PLACE > > WHERE > > > > THEIR > > > > ANCESTOR WAS WHO HAD THE SAME SURNAME! > > > > > > > > > > @->->@->-> > > > I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in > > fairies, > > > myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as > > real > > > as the here and now? > > > John Lennon > > > > > > http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > > > > @->->@->-> > I believe in everything until it is disproved. So I believe in fairies, > myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real > as the here and now? > John Lennon > > http://homestead.juno.com/leefinkle1/STORIES.html > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.