In a message dated 9/27/2007 5:15:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lindalathrop@tds.net writes: John Orton Hooker was born in Delphos OH, also lived in Spencer, OH and in later life in Green and Chippewa, Michigan. Actually Royal Douglas Hooker was John's father. He shows being born in VT, moving to Mt. Vernon Ward, OH, then 10 years later in Spencer, OH and Green, Michigan his last 12 years of life. One of John's son was Royal S. Hooker. Also lived in Spencer and Green OH and later in Evart, Michigan. Linda Hi Linda, I was thinking that was the family you were talking about. I live in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, and Delphos is a few miles from Lima in Allen County. Have yoy seen theHooker Obituaries and Death Certificates and Marriage Certificates that I have on my website?Some of them are from this family. Here are the links: _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlotteamiller/hooker_obituaries.h tm_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlotteamiller/hooker_obituaries.htm) _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlotteamiller/hooker_marriage_cer tificates.htm_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlotteamiller/hooker_marriage_certificates.htm) _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlotteamiller/hooker_death_certif icates.htm_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlotteamiller/hooker_death_certificates.htm) Thanks, Charlotte ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com