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James HOOD b. 17701-17752 Ireland;2 Arrived in U.S. in Nov. 1800;3 In 1810 
  Chester Co., PA.4 To Allegheny Co., PA in 1811, to Beaver Co., PA
  ca. 1824.3 To Meigs Co., OH in 1838. Died between 22 May and 21 July 1845
  Chester Twp., Meigs Co., OH when his was written and probated.5

James is probably closely related to a William Hood who in 1850 was living 8
households away from his son James Hood in Beaver Co., PA. This William was age 60
and  born in Ireland. He may be the 26-45 year old male living with James in the 1820 
Allegheny Co., PA census. William died 10 Sep. 1853 and was buried in Old Mill Creek
Cemetery, Hookstown, Beaver County.41

married:
Elizabeth b. 17701-17752 Ireland; d. between 1 June 18406 and 22 May 18455
   Meigs Co., OH; 
children:
1. William5 HOOD b. about 14/15 July 17987 Ireland; m. Nancy DEAN;17,18
   d. 11 Aug. 1850, bur. Hood Cem., Bashan, Meigs Co., OH7,44
2. Margaret5 HOOD b. ca. 1802 Ireland;8 unmarried in 18508
3. Ann5 HOOD b. 1804-181010; living 18455
4. James5 HOOD b. 3 Nov. 1806 PA;11 m.1 Margaret Boyd;11 m.2. Eliza Hall;63
   6 Oct. 1868 to 23 Oct. 1868;12 bur. Mill Creek Hill Cem., 
   Hookstown, Greene Twp. Beaver Co., PA64
5. Nancy5 HOOD b. 1804-181010 or ca. 18138 Hookstown,62 Beaver Co., PA;
   m.1. James Hutchison CALHOON;9,48,60 m.2. John BUNTING ca. 1851-1855;59,60
   living 1870;61
6. Jane5 HOOD b. ca. 181113/181814 PA; m. Isaac S. KINNAMAN 12 Apr. 1853;15
   d. between 14 Oct. 186336 and 21 Sep. 1864 Meigs Co., OH37
7. Mary5 HOOD b. ca. 1813 PA; m. Isaac S. KINNAMAN 17 Mar. 1842;15 d.
   185013-185315
8. Sarah5 Jane HOOD b. 10 Sep. 181616 PA; m. Shorah JEWETT 29 Mar. 1853;15
   d. 5 Apr. 1872, bur. Red Brick Presbyterian Church Cem., Sutton Twp.,
   Meigs Co., OH16

William HOOD and Nancy DEAN had children:
1. James HOOD b.  abt. 2 May19/June49 1822 PA; m. Nancy CURTIS 30 May 1844; d.
   20 Jan. 1891, bur. Gilmore Cem., Meigs Co., OH19,49
2. Nancy Ann HOOD b. 28 Sep. 1824 PA;17 m. William DECKER 24 May 1852;15
   d. 18 Mar. 1909, bur. Browning Cem., Meigs Co., OH55
3. William HOOD b. Jan. 182721 Beaver Co., PA; m. Almira STEWART 15 Mar.
   1855;15 d. 24 Jan. 1909 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY22 bur. Ashland Cem.56
4. Samuel HOOD b. 15 June 1829 Hookstown, Beaver Co., PA; m.1.
   Civilla Catherine ALLEN 16 Apr. 1853;15 m.2. Annie (GARNER)24 BERRY24
   18 Dec. 1890;24,34 d. 21 Apr. 1913 Ft. Dodge, Ford Co., KS;24 bur. West GAR
   section, Maple Grove Cem., Ford Co., KS23
5. Joseph HOOD b. Mar. 1834 Beaver Co., PA; m. Elizabeth Ruth CAMPBELL
   22 July 1858;15 d. 25 Sep. 1901 Minersville, Meigs Co., OH19
6. Alexander HOOD b. ca. 1836 Beaver Co., PA; m.1. Nancy A. DAVIS
   9 Sep. 1860;15 m.2. Elizabeth PRITCHETTE 20 Nov. 1865;15
   d. 27 (or 20?) June 1875 Meigs Co., OH25
7. Andrew HOOD b. 26/27 May 1839 Meigs Co., OH;47 m. Catherine GALE 25 Sep.
   1864;15 d. 17 Oct. 1910 Mason City, Mason Co.,WV;47
   bur. Browning Cem., Meigs Co., OH57
8. Wallace HOOD b. May 1842 Meigs Co., OH; m. Sarah Ann (WILLIAMSON)26
   SHEIBLER 31 May 1865;15 d. 24 Mar. 1909 National Military Home,
   Jefferson Twp., Montgomery Co., OH20,26 bur. Dayton National Cemetery38
9. Sarah Jane HOOD58 b. 9 May 184518  Meigs Co., OH; m. Henry C. BELL 
   1 Oct. 1865;15 d. 11 May 1913,18 bur. Browning Cem., Meigs Co., OH42
10. Mary Ann HOOD b. abt. 26/27 June 1848 Meigs Co., OH;7,45 d. 11 Aug. 1850,
    bur. Hood Cem., Meigs Co., OH7,45

Biographical information on Samuel Hood.
Samuel HOOD and Civilla Catherine ALLEN had children:
1. Edwin24 Alonzo HOOD b. 26 Feb. 185424 West Columbia, Mason Co., WV;
   m. Catherine28,39 Amelia28 "Mollie"31 SIEMSEN;31/SIEMSON;28 1 Apr. 1885
   Faulk Co., SD;31 d. 31 Jan. 192930 Escondido,31 San Diego Co.,30 CA;
   bur. Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego Co., CA39
2. Thomas24 Jerome "Romy" HOOD b. 21 Jan. 185724 Meigs Co., OH; m. Nellie
   ANDERSON 24 Sep. 1890 Bloomington, SD;31 d. 30 Aug. 192830 San Diego,
   San Diego Co,30 CA; bur. Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego46
3. James Wesley HOOD31 b. 10 Apr. 185831 Meigs Co., OH; d. May 185831 Meigs
   Co., OH
4. William Presly HOOD31 b. 10 Apr. 185831 Meigs Co., OH; d. May 185831 
   Meigs Co., OH
5. Andrew24 Watson "Watt" HOOD b. 17 Aug. 185924,35 Meigs Co., OH; m. Ida
   Jane Rebecca McCARTER 23 Dec. 1885 Woonsocket, SD;31 d. 3 June 192335
   Chillicothe, Livingston Co., MO, bur. Jones Cem.35
6. Mary24 Elizabeth "May" HOOD b. 16 Sep. 186124 Meigs Co., OH; m. Henry
   Wilford AMY 18 Mar. 1885 Gladbrook, Tama Co., Iowa;32,40
   d. 10 Aug. 1929, bur. Roselawn Cem., Pueblo, Pueblo Co., Colo.29,43
7. Bertha24 Augusta HOOD b. 24 Nov. 186524 Meigs Co., OH; m.1. Linaus B.
   STAUFFER 24 Nov. 1886;33 m.2. George T. STRANGE32 31 Oct. 1906;34
   d. 31 Mar. 1929, bur. West GAR section, Maple Grove Cem., Ford Co., KS23
8. Homer24 Clayton HOOD b. 20 Aug. 186724,50 Meigs Co., OH; m. Edith BERRY
   (step-sister) 4 Jan. 1896 Ft. Dodge, KS;34 d. 1 Apr. 1946
   Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA;50 bur. Forest Lawn Memorial Park,
   Long Beach51

Samuel HOOD and Annie (GARNER) BERRY had child:
1. Cora24 Irena HOOD b. 5 Apr. 189324 Ft. Dodge, Ford Co., KS; m.
   George Grover MOORE52 15 June 1911 Ft. Dodge, KS;31,34 d. 11 Jan. 1985
   Los Angeles Co., CA28 bur. 14 Jan. 1985 Pierce Brothers
   Valhalla Cemetery, North Hollowood, Los Angeles Co., CA53,54


1. 1820 Moon Twp, Allegheny Co., PA census, James Hood household, p. 77.
     Over age over 45.
2. 1830 Greene Twp., Beaver Co., PA census, James Sloan household, p. 265. Age 50-60.  
     Believed to appear as James "Sload" two houses from his son William Hood.
3. James Hood naturalization, Beaver Co., PA naturalization packets, 1825,
   alphabetical within year, FHL microfilm 1,319,516.
4. 1810 New London Twp., Chester Co., PA census, James Hood household, p. 186.
5. James Hood will transcription, Meigs Co., Ohio probate court case #182.
   Recorded in Meigs Co., OH Will Record 2:22
6. 1840 Chester Twp., Meigs Co., OH census, James Hood household, p. 19
7. Meigs County Genealogical Society, Cemeteries of Chester Township,
   Meigs County, Ohio, (Pomeroy, OH: by author, 1990).
     William Hood d. 11 Aug. 1850 age 52y, 27d
     Mary G. Hood d. 11 Aug. 1850 age 2y, 1m, 15d
8. 1850 Greene Twp., Beaver Co., PA, Nancy Calhoun household census, p. 286A.
   Note: Margaret Hood in household of Nancy Calhoun.
9. Orval O. Calhoun, 800 Years of Cohquhoun, Colhoun, Calhoun and
   Cahoon Family History, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1982), 2:194.
10. Age suggested by children of James in #1, and order in #5.
11. History of La Salle County, Illinois : together with sketches of its citites,
    villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political
    history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies or representative
    citizens : also a condensed History of Illinois, embodying accounts of
    prehistoric races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief
    review of its civil and political history (Chicago : Inter-State Pub.
    Co., 1886), Volume 2, p. 761.
12. James Hood will, Beaver Co., PA Will Book E:109.
13. 1850 Chester Twp., 1850 Meigs Co., OH, Isaac Kinneman household, p. 54A.
14. 1860 Meigs Co., OH, James S. Kinneman household, p. 251B.
15. Meigs Co., OH marriage records.
      Isaac Kinniman-Mary Hood, 1:257.
      William Decker-Nancy Ann Hood, 2:10.
      Shorah Jewett-Sarah Jane Hood, p. 2:37.
      Isaac S. Kinnaman-Jane Hood, 2:39.
      Samuel Hood-Sevilla Allen, 2:40.
      William Hood-Almira Stewart, 2:121.
      Joseph Hood-Elizabeth R. Campbell, 2:275.
      Alexander Hood-Nancy A. Davis, 2:373.
      Andrew Hood-Catherine Gale, 3:262.
      Alexander Hood-Elizabeth Pritchette, 3:443.
      Wallace Hood-Sarah A. Sheibler, 3:347.
      Henry Bell-Sarah Hood, 3:417.
16. Sarah Hood, wife of Shorah Jewett headstone.
      Sarah Hood Jewett d. 5 Apr. 1872, age 55/6/25
17. Nancy Ann Decker death certificate, Ohio Death Certificates 1909, Cert.
    #15071.
18. Sarah Bell death certificate, Ohio Death Certificates 1913, Cert.
    #29955.
19. Meigs Co., OH death records.
    James Hood age 68/8/18, 1:296, number 184.
    Joseph Hood age 67/7, 2:30, number 79.
20. Wallace Hood death certificate, Ohio Death Certificates, 1909, Cert.
    #65142.
21. 1900 Boyd Co., KY census, William Hood household.
22. Letter from Lon Hood, Tuscon, AZ [great-grandson of William  Hood-1827]
    to Fredric Z. Saunders, 19 June 1979.
23. Maple Grove Cemetery Inscriptions, supplemented by funeral home records,
    FHL microfilm 1,035,609, item 1.
    Note: Bertha's death date was from Hulpieu-Swain Funeral records.
    Samuel Hood headstone.
    Bertha A. Strange headstone.
24. Samuel Hood, Union pension file 289,375, National Archives,
    Washington, D.C.
25. "Meigs County News For The Year 1875", July 1, 1875 Athens Messenger.
     Alexander Hood, aged 40, a resident of Pomeroy, died in the jail of this 
     county of delirium tremens, on Sunday of last week. 
26. Wallace Hood, Union pension file 553,674, National Archives,
    Washington, D.C.
27. Letter Miriam Reinhold, Waxahachie, TX to Fredric Z. Saunders,
    16 June 1977.
28. FamilySearch, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
    Corie I Moore
    Catherine Amelia Hood
29. Mary Elizabeth Amy obituary, Pueblo Chieftain, Pueblo, Colorado,
    10 Aug. 1929, p. 5.
30. California Death Index 1905-1939
    Edwin Hood and Thomas J. Hood entries
31. Letter Miriam Reinhold, Waxahachie, TX to Fredric Z. Saunders,
    17 Aug. 1977.
32. Family records of Bessie Ethelyn AMY, in my possession.
33. Donna Smyser Adams, Ford County, Kansas Marriages Book A,
    (Dodge City: Kansas Genealogical Society, 1970).
34. Jay and Ruth Andrews, Ford County, Kansas Marriages,,
    (Dodge City, KS: Kansas Genealogical Society, 1973).
    B:160 Samuel Hood and Annie Berrie
    B:262 Homer E. Hood and Annie Berry
    C:150 George T. Strange and Bertha A. Staffar
    C:416 George G. Moore and Cora Irene Hood
35. Andrew Watson Hood death certificate, Missouri Death Certificates.
36. Isaac S. Kinneman will acceptance, Meigs Co., OH Journal B:656.
37. Jane Kinneman administration, Meigs Co., OH Journal B:789.
38. Wallace Hood headstone, Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.
39. Edwin A. Hood headstone, Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego Co., CA.
40. Tama County, Iowa Register of Marriages 1:72, FHL microfilm 1,022,738.
    Henry W. Amy (parents Jesse Amy and Mahale Mingles) to Mary E. Hoode (parents
    Samuel Hoode and Sivila Alen).
41. William Hood headstone, Old Mill Creek Cem., Hookstown, Beaver Co., PA.
42. Sarah Hood Bell headstone, Browning Cem., Meigs Co., OH.
43. Mary Elizabeth Amy headstone, Roselawn Cem., Pueblo, Pueblo Co., Colorado.
44. William Hood headstone, Hood Cem., Meigs Co., Ohio.
45. Mary Hood headstone, Hood Cem., Meigs Co., Ohio.
46. Thomas Jerome Hood headstone, Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, CA.
47. Mason County, West Virginia, Death Record 2, p. 35, Line 21.
     Andrew Hood 17 Oct. 1910; age 71y 4m 21d
48. Smith Calhoun Death Record, Hancock County, West Virginia.
    Father James Calhon b. Georgetown, Pa. Mother; Nancy Hood b. Hookstown, Pa.
49. James Hood headstone d. 20 Jan. 1891, age 68/7/18
    Gilmore Cem., Minersville, Meigs Co., OH.
50. Homer C. Hood death certificate, Los Angeles County, CA Death Certificates,
    1946, Certificate 4517.
51. Homer C. Hood headstone, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, CA.
52. George Grover Moore, Pierce Brothers Vahalla Memorial Park
    Cemetery, Memorial Tablets, 1943-1980, North Hollywood,
    Los Angeles County, CA.
    From Corie Moore
53. Corie I. Moore, Pierce Brothers Valhalla Cemetery
    Internment Records, 1984-1992.
54. Cora Irene Moore headstone, Valhala Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles Co., CA.
55. Nancy Decker headstone, Browning Cem., Lebanon Twp., Meigs Co., OH
56. William Hood headstone, Ashland Cem., Boyd Co., KY.
57. Andrew Hood memorial, Browning Cem., Lebanon Twp., Meigs Co., OH
58. Meigs County, Ohio, Deed Book 25, pp. 399-400. 
     Wallace Hood and [sister] Sarah Jane Hood sell their rights in land of
     [father] William Hood.
59. Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Deed Book 31, pp. 108-110.
     28 Apr. 1851 Joseph M. Calhoon of Georgetown, Beaver Co., PA, and
     wife Parthena to Nancy Calhoon of Greene Twp., same county, 3 lots
     in village of Georgetown, Numbers 28, 29, and 30.
60. Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Deed Book 42, pp. 109-111.
     23 Oct. 1855 Nancy Bunting and John Bunting, the said Nancy Bunting
     being formerly Nancy Calhoon, wife of Jas. H. Calhoon, deceased, of
     Greene Twp. to Jackson Taylor Stockdale of the same, 3 lots in village
     of Georgetwon , numbers 28, 29, and 30, that was conveyed to Nancy
     Calhoon by Joseph M. Calhoon  on 28 April 1851
61. 1870 Georgetown, Beaver Co., PA, p. 18B, Nancy Bunting household.
62. West Virginia Death Certificates, 1922, #15397, Smith Calhoun.
63. Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1931, Certificate 59661, Alvin Hood, 20 June 1931.
64. Mill Creek Cem., Hookstown, Greene Twp., Beaver Co., PA.
      James Hood headstone.