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Samuel Hood 1828–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1828

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 April 1873

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

Father:

Mother: Mary Hood

Spouse(s): Alisa Gallaher

Children(s): Alexander Hood, Mary Hood, Josephine Kimple, John Sr, Albert Hood, Melroy Hood

In 1828, Samuel Hood entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to William Hood And Mary Eliza Hood. Samuel Hood married Alisa Elsie Gallaher, and had children including Albert Austin Hood, Alexander Denton Hood, John Clarence Hood Sr, Josephine Kimple, Mary A Hood, Melroy Hood. Samuel Hood passed away in 1873 in Sherrard, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Samuel Hood entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to William Hood And Mary Eliza Hood.
  • Samuel Hood married Alisa Elsie Gallaher, and had children including Albert Austin Hood, Alexander Denton Hood, John Clarence Hood Sr, Josephine Kimple, Mary A Hood, Melroy Hood.
  • Samuel Hood passed away in 1873 in Sherrard, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mary Hood
1802–1867
Birth Location: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Alisa Gallaher
1828–1908
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Alexander Hood
1856–1922
Birth Location: Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia
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Mary Hood
1849–1899
Birth Location: Sherrard, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Josephine Kimple
1854–1936
Birth Location: –
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John Sr
1858–1941
Birth Location: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Albert Hood
1859–1929
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Melroy Hood
1862–1890
Birth Location: Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Samuel Hood's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Hood
1828–1873
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Mary (Eliza) Hood
1802–1867
Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
Catherina (Magdalena) Puder
1783–1856
Stillwater, NJ
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Puder
1749–1830
Prissilla Mains
1767–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Mains
1715–1795
Elizabeth Justice
1720–

Samuel Hood's Descendants

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Samuel Hood (11 Mar 1828–12 April 1873) m. Alisa (Elsie) Gallaher (27 Oct 1828–31 Jul 1908)
  1. 1. Alexander (Denton) Hood 1856–1922 m. Mary (Caroline) Alley 1854–1934
    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
  2. 2. Mary (A.) Hood 1849–1899 m. John (A.) Greenlee 1846–1901
    1. 1. Carrie (L.) Greenlee 1873–1895
    2. 2. Edward (H.) Greenlee 1874–1897
    3. 3. Allen (C.) Greenlee 1877–1902
    4. 4. James (Ross) Greenlee 1881–1940
      1. 1. Wayne (T.) Greenlee 1906–1960 m. Mary (E) Greenlee 1907–
  3. 3. Josephine Kimple 1854–1936 m. Lemuel Kimple 1851–1922
    1. 1. Emma (Alta) Kemple 1877–1939
    2. 2. George (H.) Kemple 1879–
  4. 4. John (Clarence Hood) Sr 1858–1941 m. Mary (A.) Hood 1868–1958
    1. 1. Frank (Lee) Hood 1900–1934
    2. 2. John (Clarence Hood) Jr 1898–1922
    3. 3. William (H) Hood 1894–
    4. 4. Adelbert (E) Hood 1903–
  5. 5. Albert (Austin) Hood 1859–1929 m. Lillie (C) Hood 1864–1927
    1. 1. Naomi (Lee) Hood 1887–1957
  6. 6. Melroy Hood 1862–1890

Samuel Hood's Timeline

2 Records

1828
11 Mar 1828
Birth of Samuel Hood in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1873
12 April 1873
Age 45
Death of Samuel Hood in Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Marshall County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1828
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1873
    Event Place: Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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