Hiram R HooksAge: 28 years1846–1874
- Name
- Hiram R Hooks
- Given names
- Hiram R
- Surname
- Hooks
 Birth | estimated 1846 34 32 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 brother | James C Hooks March 23, 1850 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | October 7, 1850 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susan Jemimah Whatley about 1853 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jemima Shemwell June 1, 1857 (Age 11 years) Cause: Congestive chills |
| Marriage of a parent | James R Hooks — Martha M … — View this family April 24, 1859 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Martha Hooks calculated April 1860 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | September 1, 1860 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Louisa Ann “Annie” Hooks estimated 1861 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 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 half-brother | Daniel C Hooks estimated 1865 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 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 21 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 23 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Charles W Hooks calculated 1874 (Age 28 years) |
 Death | October 1874 (Age 28 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James R Hooks Birth: February 25, 1811 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1884 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
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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| elder brother |
Eramus Hooks Birth: estimated 1838 26 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Ann Hooks Birth: estimated 1840 28 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
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 himself |
Hiram R Hooks Birth: estimated 1846 34 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 1874 |
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4 years younger brother |
James C Hooks Birth: March 23, 1850 39 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 21, 1925 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Martha M … |
| father |
James R Hooks Birth: February 25, 1811 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1884 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
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 half-sister |
Martha Hooks Birth: calculated April 1860 49 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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21 months half-sister |
Louisa Ann “Annie” Hooks Birth: estimated 1861 49 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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5 years half-brother |
Daniel C Hooks Birth: estimated 1865 53 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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10 years half-brother |
Charles W Hooks Birth: calculated 1874 62 44 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James R Hooks - Household
Stewart TN
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James R Hooks - Household
Livingston Ky
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