W.A. Hood b. 23 October 1852 Cherokee Co., TX d. 23 June 1938 Jack Co., TX
Moved to Clay Co. TX in 1878 from Granbury, Hood Co., TX
He was reared in Grandview, TX along with his two brothers and one sister.  After father's death in Civil War, and he had to take on the responsibilities of the whole family at the age of 14.  He was about 6 feet tall with black hair and blue eyes and always wore a beard and mustache.  He was a man of few words, a staunch Methodist, and he never missed a church service. He was a self- appointed custodian, building the fire to warm the church n the wintertime and leader of the singing.

Lucy Jackson Hightower (Hood) b. 6 November 1856, Douglassville, Cass Co., TX d. 24 March 1934 in Postoak, Jack Co., TX

Submitted by Charles Hood

 

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