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Alexander Denton Hood 1856–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1856

Birth Location: Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia

Death Date: 21 Apr 1922

Death Location: Sherrard, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Samuel Hood

Mother: Alisa Gallaher

Spouse(s): Mary Alley

Children(s): Walter Hood, Clarence Hood, Lucie Hood, Bess Hood, Earl Hood, Marguerite Hood

Alexander Denton Hood was born in 1856 in Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, the child of Samuel Hood And Alisa Elsie Gallaher. In 1880, Alexander Denton Hood resided in Union, Marshall, West Virginia, USA. Alexander Denton Hood married Mary Caroline Alley, and had children including Bess Alexandria Hood, Clarence Alley Hood, Earl Alexander Hood, Lucie Leah Hood, Marguerite Ethel Hood, Walter Emerson Hood. Alexander Denton Hood passed away in 1922 in Sherrard, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alexander Denton Hood was born in 1856 in Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, the child of Samuel Hood And Alisa Elsie Gallaher.
  • In 1880, Alexander Denton Hood resided in Union, Marshall, West Virginia, USA.
  • Alexander Denton Hood married Mary Caroline Alley, and had children including Bess Alexandria Hood, Clarence Alley Hood, Earl Alexander Hood, Lucie Leah Hood, Marguerite Ethel Hood, Walter Emerson Hood.
  • Alexander Denton Hood passed away in 1922 in Sherrard, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Alexander Hood's Ancestors

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Alexander Hood
1856–1922
Birth Place: Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia
Parents
Samuel Hood
1828–1873
Virginia, USA
Alisa (Elsie) Gallaher
1828–1908
Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Mary (Eliza) Hood
1802–1867
Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
James (Ramsey) Gallaher
1801–1880
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sarah Gallaher
1801–1858
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Catherina Puder
1783–1856
James Sr
1759–1854
Margaret Ramsey
1769–1840
Jacob Lee
1770–1847
Margaret Goodlin
1774–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Puder
1749–1830
Prissilla Mains
1767–1839
John POTENTIAL
1735–1792
Nancy McAFEE
1740–1810
John Ramsey
1750–1812
Jane McConnell
1742–1825
William Lee
1745–1811
Elizabeth Harry
1735–

Alexander Hood's Descendants

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Alexander (Denton) Hood (30 Mar 1856–21 Apr 1922) m. Mary (Caroline) Alley (5 Jan 1854–11 Sep 1934)
  1. 1. Walter (Emerson) Hood 1884–1959 m. Mary (Ella) Seymour 1883–1971
    1. 1. Donald (Bernard) Hood 1911–1971 m. Marjorie (Isabelle) Hood 1911–1994
    2. 2. Kenneth (Seymour) Hood 1907–1966 m. Margaret (Jean) Cheyne 1916–2003
      1. 1. Donald (Alan) Hood 1945–2012
  2. 2. Clarence (ALLEY) Hood 1882–1965 m. Bertha Boone 1892–1989
    1. 1. Lynn (R.) Hood 1922–
    2. 2. Mary (Louise) Hood 1924–1985 m. Hartman (Leon) Gearhiser 1921–2005
    3. 3. Daniel (A) Hood 1915–
    4. 4. Clarence (Willard) Hood 1918–1989 m. Doris (Mae) Jennings 1921–
  3. 3. Lucie (Leah) Hood 1886–1976 m. Joseph (Ryland) Curl 1886–1970
    1. 1. Joseph (Hood) Curl 1925–2014 m. Elizabeth Steane 1929–2012
  4. 4. Bess (Alexandria) Hood 1889–1986 m. John (Lemuel) Garvin 1890–1960
    1. 1. John (Lemuel "Jack" Jr) Garvin 1916–2006 m. Leila (E Garvin) Jr. 1917–
    2. 2. Donald (Alexander) Garvin 1918–2013 m. Corrine (A) Garvin 1922–1994
    3. 3. Hadden (Paul) Garvin 1919–2001 m. Dorothy (Mae) Carter 1922–2003
    4. 4. Wayne (Hood) Garvin 1921–1997
  5. 5. Earl (Alexander) Hood 1890–1952
  6. 6. Marguerite (Ethel) Hood 1894–1957 m. Carl (Wayne) Snedeker 1892–1965

Alexander Hood's Timeline

3 Records

1856
30 Mar 1856
Birth of Alexander Denton Hood in Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia
Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia
1880
1880
Age 24
Alexander Denton Hood resided here in Union, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
Union, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
1922
21 Apr 1922
Age 66
Death of Alexander Denton Hood in Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia
Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1922
    Event Place: Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sherrard, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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