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William R (Pap) Hooks 1818–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1818

Birth Location: Whiesbury, Columbus, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 13 Jan 1894

Death Location: Kountze, Hardin Co, TX

Father: George Hooks

Mother: Susan Bright

Spouse(s): Martha Collier

Children(s): James Hooks, Martha Hooks, Amanda Hooks, Thomas Hooks, Jesse Hooks, Henry Hooks

In 1818, William R (Pap) Hooks entered the world in Whiesbury, Columbus, North Carolina, United States, born to George Washington Hooks And Susan Bright. William R (Pap) Hooks married Martha Collier, and had children including Amanda Louvenia Hooks, Henry Allen Hooks, James Darius Day Hooks, Jesse Benjamin Hooks, Martha Jane Sarah Hooks, Thomas Jackson Hooks. William R (Pap) Hooks passed away in 1894 in Kountze, Hardin Co, TX.

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Biography

  • In 1818, William R (Pap) Hooks entered the world in Whiesbury, Columbus, North Carolina, United States, born to George Washington Hooks And Susan Bright.
  • William R (Pap) Hooks married Martha Collier, and had children including Amanda Louvenia Hooks, Henry Allen Hooks, James Darius Day Hooks, Jesse Benjamin Hooks, Martha Jane Sarah Hooks, Thomas Jackson Hooks.
  • William R (Pap) Hooks passed away in 1894 in Kountze, Hardin Co, TX.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Hooks
1778–1845
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Susan Bright
1779–1833
Birth Location: Columbus, North Carolina, United States
SB

Spouses(s)

Martha Collier
1822–1898
Birth Location: Blakely, Early, Georgia, United States
MC

Children(s)

James Hooks
1843–1918
Birth Location: Blakely, Early, Georgia, USA
JH
Martha Hooks
1853–1911
Birth Location: Hardin County, (site of Hook's cemetery, where the old home was) Texas, United States
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Amanda Hooks
1855–1901
Birth Location: Kountze Town, Hardin, Texas
AH
Thomas Hooks
1850–1922
Birth Location: Spurger, Tyler County, Texas, USA
TH
Jesse Hooks
1865–1949
Birth Location: Kountze Town, Hardin, Texas
JH
Henry Hooks
1868–1933
Birth Location: Texas
HH

William Hooks's Ancestors

Self
William Hooks
1818–1894
Birth Place: Whiesbury, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Parents
George Washington Hooks
1778–1845
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Susan Bright
1779–1833
Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Robert Hooks
1732–1781
Rachel Alston
–1784
Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hooks
1670–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hooke
1650–

William Hooks's Descendants

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William (R (Pap)) Hooks (22 Oct 1818–13 Jan 1894) m. Martha Collier (7 Dec 1822–20 Jun 1898)
  1. 1. James (Darius "Day") Hooks 1843–1918
  2. 2. Martha (Jane Sarah) Hooks 1853–1911
  3. 3. Amanda (Louvenia) Hooks 1855–1901
  4. 4. Thomas (Jackson) Hooks 1850–1922
  5. 5. Jesse (Benjamin) Hooks 1865–1949
  6. 6. Henry (Allen) Hooks 1868–1933

William Hooks's Timeline

3 Records

1818
22 Oct 1818
Birth of William R (Pap) Hooks in Whiesbury, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Whiesbury, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
1839
4 July 1839
Age 21
William R (Pap) Hooks was married in Blakely, Early Co, GA
Blakely, Early Co, GA
1894
13 Jan 1894
Age 76
Death of William R (Pap) Hooks in Kountze, Hardin Co, TX
Kountze, Hardin Co, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1818
    Event Place: Whiesbury, Columbus, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 July 1839
    Event Place: Blakely, Early Co, GA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1894
    Event Place: Kountze, Hardin Co, TX
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