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Joel Hood 1789–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1789

Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 11 Oct 1861

Death Location: Jones Mill, Meriwether, Georgia, United States

Father: John Jr

Mother: Rebecca Reeves

Spouse(s): Martha Dowdy

Children(s):

Joel Hood was born in 1789 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, the child of John William Hood Jr And Rebecca M Reeves. In 1850, Joel Hood resided in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA. Joel Hood married Martha Temple Dowdy. Joel Hood passed away in 1861 in Jones Mill, Meriwether, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Joel Hood was born in 1789 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, the child of John William Hood Jr And Rebecca M Reeves.
  • In 1850, Joel Hood resided in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
  • Joel Hood married Martha Temple Dowdy.
  • Joel Hood passed away in 1861 in Jones Mill, Meriwether, Georgia, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Hood's Ancestors

Self
Joel Hood
1789–1861
Birth Place: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Parents
John William Hood Jr
1759–1827
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Rebecca (M) Reeves
1763–1837
Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Hood
1739–1809
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Christiana (Harris) Harres
1746–1807
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Hood
1711–1774
Margaret Jordan
1714–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hood
1675–1764
Mary West
1670–1732

Joel Hood's Timeline

5 Records

1789
29 Sep 1789
Birth of Joel Hood in Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
1815
5 Dec 1815
Age 26
Joel Hood was married in Oglethorpe, Georgia
Oglethorpe, Georgia
1850
1850
Age 61
Joel Hood resided here in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 71
Joel Hood resided here in Jones Mill, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Jones Mill, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
1861
11 Oct 1861
Age 72
Death of Joel Hood in Jones Mill, Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Jones Mill, Meriwether, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1789
    Event Place: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 83
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: M653_130; Page: 458; Family History Library Film: 8031
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 77; Page: 381b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1815
    Event Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 77; Page: 381b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jones Mill, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: M653_130; Page: 458; Family History Library Film: 8031

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1861
    Event Place: Jones Mill, Meriwether, Georgia, United States

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