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William Alexander Hood 1858–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1858

Birth Location: Saluda, Polk, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 01 June 1943

Death Location: Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Pleasant Hood

Mother: Catherine Staton

Spouse(s): Sarah Cox

Children(s): Grace Cothran, Bessie Hood, John Hood, Jettie Hood, Josephine Hood, James Hood, Ida Hood, Luther Hood

William Alexander Hood was born in 1858 in Saluda, Polk, North Carolina, USA, the child of Pleasant Basil Hood And Catherine Caty Staton. In 1910, William Alexander Hood resided in Saluda, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. William Alexander Hood married Sarah Ann Cox, and had children including Bessie Lee Hood, Grace Hood Cothran, Ida Hood, James M Hood, Jettie Hood, John B Hood, Josephine Ivory Hood, Luther Hood. William Alexander Hood passed away in 1943 in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Alexander Hood was born in 1858 in Saluda, Polk, North Carolina, USA, the child of Pleasant Basil Hood And Catherine Caty Staton.
  • In 1910, William Alexander Hood resided in Saluda, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Alexander Hood married Sarah Ann Cox, and had children including Bessie Lee Hood, Grace Hood Cothran, Ida Hood, James M Hood, Jettie Hood, John B Hood, Josephine Ivory Hood, Luther Hood.
  • William Alexander Hood passed away in 1943 in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hood's Ancestors

Self
William Hood
1858–1943
Birth Place: Saluda, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Pleasant Basil Hood
1826–1906
Greenville, South Carolina
Catherine (" Caty") Staton
1826–1919
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Alfred Hood
1808–1882
South Carolina
Nancy (Sunie) Hardin
1811–1883
Rutherford County, North Carolina
James Staton
1805–1894
South Carolina
Mrs. (Jane) Staten
1805–1870
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Hood
1775–1831
mary owenby
1790–1830
William Staton
1760–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hood's Descendants

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William (Alexander) Hood (12 Jul 1858–01 June 1943) m. Sarah (Ann) Cox (19 May 1857–05 Jan 1934)
  1. 1. Grace (Hood) Cothran 1889–1964
  2. 2. Bessie (Lee) Hood 1890–1975
  3. 3. John (B) Hood 1886–
  4. 4. Jettie Hood 1887–
  5. 5. Josephine (Ivory) Hood 1893–1975
  6. 6. James (M.) Hood 1897–1972
  7. 7. Ida Hood 1900–1985
  8. 8. Luther Hood 1879–

William Hood's Timeline

3 Records

1858
12 Jul 1858
Birth of William Alexander Hood in Saluda, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Saluda, Polk, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 52
William Alexander Hood resided here in Saluda, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Saluda, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1943
01 June 1943
Age 85
Death of William Alexander Hood in Saluda, Greenville, South Carolina
Saluda, Greenville, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1858
    Event Place: Saluda, Polk, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Saluda, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1461; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1375474
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Saluda, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Saluda, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1461; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1375474

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 June 1943
    Event Place: Saluda, Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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