Marin County Biographies

GEORGE J. HOOD

Transcribed by Betty Wilson

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              Born in Fairfield county, Ohio, November 11, 1842, 
and there received his education.  When seventeen years of age he went to New 
York, and after a stay of fourteen months enlisted in the army and served for 
three years.  He next returned to Ohio, and became engaged at Zanesville as a 
railroad contractor and freight clerk until January, 1870, when he emigrated to 
Nevada and commenced the lumber and wood business.  In 1874 he left that State 
and came to California, and after spending one year in San Joaquin county 
removed to Oakland, Alameda county, and became interested in the wood and coal 
trade.  In 1877 he came to Marin county as agent for the Sonoma Lumber Company, 
and remained in their employ until their interests were sold to Jacob Schnell, 
by whom he is now engaged.  Married, February, 1868, Mary L. Myers, and has 
three living children�Hubberd, Edward and Harry.
 
History of Marin County, California; Including Its Geography, Geology, 
Topography and Climatology; by J. P. Munro-Fraser, Historian; Alley, Bowen & 
Co., Publishers, San Francisco, California, 1880