James R HooksAge: 73 years1811–1884
- Name
- James R Hooks
- Given names
- James R
- Surname
- Hooks
 Birth | February 25, 1811 |
 Marriage | Jemima Shemwell — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 10 months)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 20 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 24 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Birth of a son#1 | Eramus Hooks estimated 1838 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ann Hooks estimated 1840 (Age 28 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Elizabeth Hooks October 1, 1842 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Hiram R Hooks estimated 1846 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 34 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a son #5 | James C Hooks March 23, 1850 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | October 7, 1850 (Age 39 years) |
| Lawsuit | Lawsuit 1853 (Age 41 years)Note: JR Hooks vs John Shemwell Lawsuit (Look in Media tab) |
| Death of a wife | Jemima Shemwell June 1, 1857 (Age 46 years) Cause: Congestive chills |
| Marriage | Martha M … — View this family April 24, 1859 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 45 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage of a child | Edgar M Stanley — Mary Elizabeth Hooks — View this family January 12, 1860 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Martha Hooks calculated April 1860 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | September 1, 1860 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Louisa Ann “Annie” Hooks estimated 1861 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Henry Harvey Stanley March 2, 1861 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Mason Stanley July 13, 1863 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 50 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a son #8 | Daniel C Hooks estimated 1865 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 55 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 55 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 57 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | July 9, 1870 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lemuel Goodman — Mary Elizabeth Hooks — View this family December 2, 1873 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Charles W Hooks calculated 1874 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William L Goodman June 3, 1874 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a son | Hiram R Hooks October 1874 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James C Hooks — Almeda E Miller — View this family November 25, 1874 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Miles Mitchell — Mary Elizabeth Hooks — View this family Type: Religious marriage February 14, 1876 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Martha Mitchell 1877 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Samuel Andrew Hooks January 1878 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 66 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 9, 1880 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | James Elmer Hooks June 1881 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | November 26, 1884 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller Cemetery |
| Family with Jemima Shemwell |
| himself |
James R Hooks Birth: February 25, 1811 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1884 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Jemima Shemwell Birth: 1814 44 32 Death: June 1, 1857 — Cumberland River, Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Eramus Hooks Birth: estimated 1838 26 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Ann Hooks Birth: estimated 1840 28 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Hooks Birth: October 1, 1842 31 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 2, 1923 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Hiram R Hooks Birth: estimated 1846 34 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 1874 |
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4 years son |
James C Hooks Birth: March 23, 1850 39 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 21, 1925 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Martha M … |
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James R Hooks Birth: February 25, 1811 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1884 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Martha M … Birth: estimated 1830 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: April 24, 1859 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Martha Hooks Birth: calculated April 1860 49 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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21 months daughter |
Louisa Ann “Annie” Hooks Birth: estimated 1861 49 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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5 years son |
Daniel C Hooks Birth: estimated 1865 53 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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10 years son |
Charles W Hooks Birth: calculated 1874 62 44 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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| wife’s husband |
… Wells Death: |
| wife |
Martha M … Birth: estimated 1830 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-son |
William Henry Wells Birth: calculated 1852 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years step-son |
Gower Wells Birth: calculated 1854 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years step-daughter |
Lucy Wells Birth: calculated 1856 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
No family available
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James R Hooks - Household
Stewart TN
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| Lawsuit | JR Hooks vs John Shemwell Lawsuit (Look in Media tab) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James R Hooks - Household
Livingston Ky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James R Hooks - Household
Livingston Ky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James R Hooks - Household
Driskills Livingston Ky
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