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James Deweard Hooker 1932–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1932

Birth Location: Bramwell, West Virginia

Death Date: 5 Feb 1985

Death Location: Durham (P), Durham, North Carolina, USA

Father: Everett Hooker

Mother: Ona Hooker

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of James Deweard Hooker began in 1932 in Bramwell, West Virginia. In 1940, James Deweard Hooker resided in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. James Deweard Hooker married Sue Barber Raymond, and had children including Jennifer Lee Hooker. James Deweard Hooker passed away in 1985 in Durham (P), Durham, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Deweard Hooker began in 1932 in Bramwell, West Virginia.
  • In 1940, James Deweard Hooker resided in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • James Deweard Hooker married Sue Barber Raymond, and had children including Jennifer Lee Hooker.
  • James Deweard Hooker passed away in 1985 in Durham (P), Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hooker's Ancestors

Self
James Hooker
1932–1985
Birth Place: Bramwell, West Virginia
Parents
Everett Roosevelt Hooker
1905–1992
Kibler, Virginia, USA
Ona (Lee Rowsey) Hooker
1909–1967
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Larkin (Howard Hooker (2) MGGF)
1873–1946
Kibler, Virginia
Laura (Etta Goin (2) MGGM)
1874–1968
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Brown (Huffman Rowsey (2) MGGF)
1881–1947
Lexington, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Harney (2) MGGM)
1886–1958
Folmont, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
James Hooker
1846–
Sarah Lawson
1846–
Lee Goin
1836–
Priscilla Beasley
1838–
Gardner MGGF)
1853–1928
Nancy Hostilla
1858–1896
John MGGF)
1857–1888
Margaret MGGM)
1864–1943
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Hooker
1806–1860
Nancy *
1810–1879
Margaret Gregory
1790–
Thomas Beasley
1770–1844
Archibald MGGF)
1831–
Mary Vess
1828–
Mary Hinkle
1839–1931
John Harney
1858–1935
Mary Harney
1860–1937

James Hooker's Timeline

3 Records

1932
4 Nov 1932
Birth of James Deweard Hooker in Bramwell, West Virginia
Bramwell, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 8
James Deweard Hooker resided here in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1985
5 Feb 1985
Age 53
Death of James Deweard Hooker in Durham (P), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Durham (P), Durham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1932
    Event Place: Bramwell, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04284; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 72-49
    [4] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04284; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 72-49

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Beaufort, Virginia
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Danville, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rural, Pittsylvania, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04284; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 72-49

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1985
    Event Place: Durham (P), Durham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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