The Hood County Genealogical Society (HCGS) is very pleased to bring you four new biographies transcribed by Jo Ann Hopper: J.V. Brooks, 1837-1915, who owned four farms in Hood County. http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/BrooksJV.htm William Jefferson Duckworth, 1851-1927, a cotton ginner and county political leader. http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/DuckworthWmJefferson.htm Dr. Seabird Ray McPherson, 1818-1905, who was a physician in Acton 1861-1881. http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/McPhersonDrSeabirdRay.htm William Loury McPherson, born in 1840, and son of Dr. S.R. McPherson. He was a Union soldier and a farmer in Acton. http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/McPhersonWmLoury.htm On behalf of HCGS, have a blessed Thanksgiving. Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society