 Birth | January 23, 1856 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 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 10 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 12 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 |
 Marriage | James C Hooks — View this family November 25, 1874 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Samuel Andrew Hooks January 1878 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Elmer Hooks June 1881 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William M Hooks December 5, 1884 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Nancy E Hooks March 1886 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Margaret J Hooks July 1890 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Maude Amelda Hooks August 1895 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 6, 1900 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Margaret J Hooks 1912 (Age 55 years) |
 Death | September 7, 1914 (Age 58 years) Cause of death: Tuberculosis |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller Cemetery |