James Evans Hooks
Company B
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    Hooks, J.E.
    Name:        James Evans (Spurger Jim) HOOKS
    Father:        James T. (Jim) HOOKS (1810 - Feb 9 1886)
    Mother:        Rebecca (Becky) SHEFFIELD (Feb 15 1820 - Jan 6 1898)

  • James Evans (Spurger Jim) HOOKS was born about 1845 in Early
    County, GA.  
  • He resided after 1845/46 in Early County, GA.  
  • He resided between 1846 and 1852 in Baker County, GA.  
  • He resided between February 1853 and 1869 in Spurger, Tyler County,
    TX.  
  • He resided between 1860 and 1901 in Tyler County, TX.  
  • He served in the military about 1863 in Confederate Soldier, 11th
    Battalion, Texas Volunteer Calvary & Infantry (Spaight's), Co. G..  
  • He was a Farmer between 1870 and 1880 in Town Bluff, Tyler County,
    TX.  
  • He resided in 1880 in Town Bluff, Tyler County, TX.  
  • He died on May 30, 1901 in Tyler County, TX.  
  • He was buried in Turner's Branch Cemetery, Tyler County, TX.

    NOTES: National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
    shows service in Company  B, 11th Battalion, Texas Volunteer Cavalry
    and Infantry (Spaight's)

    He was married to Mary Ellen HORN (daughter of Aurin Goodgame (Iron)
    HORN Sr. and Eleanor (Ellen) DEEKLE) on February 25, 1869 in Jasper
    County, TX.  Mary Ellen HORN  was born on October 13, 1853 in Jasper
    County, TX.  She resided between 1870 and 1910 in Tyler County, TX.  
    She resided in 1880 in Town Bluff, Tyler County, TX.  She was keeping
    house in 1880 in Town Bluff, Tyler County, TX.  She died on June 1,
    1923 in Tyler County, TX.  She was buried in Turner's Branch Cemetery,
    Tyler County, TX.  

    James Evans (Spurger Jim) HOOKS and Mary Ellen HORN had the
    following children:


  1.         Henry Columbus (Lum) HOOKS (Feb 19 1870 - Nov 15 1930)
  2.        James Oscar HOOKS (Nov 17 1871 - Sep 21 1948)
  3.        Thomas Ivy HOOKS (Feb 5 1874 - Aug 2 1903)
  4.        William Benjamin HOOKS (Apr 18 1876 - Aug 17 1958)
  5.        Buck Hannon (Buck) HOOKS (Apr 9 1878 - Nov 27 1960)
  6.        Robert C. HOOKS (abt Mar 1880 - )
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