The Hood Family
George Hood, born in Selby, Yorkshire, England was a son of
Sarah Arundel Hood and James Hood. George applied for his Passport
on the 5th of April, 1882 and no doubt emigrated from England
to the US soon after. There were no relatives for him to visit
in the US, so he traveled across the US, finally settling in
Mr. Pleasant, Titus County, TX. There he met and married Mary
Ella Michie in the late 1800's. Seven of their eight children
were born in Titus County.
About 1907 a Mr. Hancock of Marietta in Cass Co., TX. wrote
a letter to George and Mary Hood in Mt. Pleasant, TX., stating
that a Seventh Day Adventist Church School was underway and would
like the children to attend the school. Quoting a daughter of
George and Mary, "Pappa and Mama moved to New Hope, our
milk cow tied behind our covered wagon, and we children attended
our first church school at New Hope."
About 1923 the Hoods moved their family to Jefferson. They
lived in the Berea Community and their children attended the
Berea Intermediate School as it was known then. George and Mary
Hood had eight children:
Susan Almeda "Aunt Susie" Hood, b. Jun 10, 1891,
d. Oct 14, 1993, m. Henry Harrison Hopkins Jan. 4, 1905, buried
Berea Cemetery, Jefferson, TX.
Bernard Wilkinson Hood. b. Jan 1, 1893, d. Feb 22, 1975, m.
Lora, buried Berea Cemetery, Jefferson, TX.
Sarah "Sally" Hood, b. Jan 19, 1895, d. Apr 23,
1987, m. Joe Reece Hopkins Apr. 20, 1911, buried Berea Cemetery,
Jefferson, TX.
Gertrude Ester Hood, b. Aug 25, 1897, d. May 17, 1977, m.
Richard Eugene "Bud" Hayes April 16, 1917, buried Berea
Cemetery, Jefferson, TX.
Georgia Lee Hood b. Jun 1, 1899, m. Curtis Culpepper Apr 27,
1924
Louetta Hood, b. Sep 3, 1903, d. Sep 30, 1990, m. W.A. Brown
Nov 11, 1924 - Willard Yokley & William Jarrell, buried Berea
Cemetery, Jefferson, TX.
Jimmie Lee Hood, b. 1905, m. Sidney Culpepper Dec 23, 1923
C.L. Hood, b. May 1, 1908 in Cass Co., d. unknown in Ca.,
m. Cecil Cope
Most of the Hood girls lived to be in their 90's, at least
one reaching 102 years.
The house where the Hoods lived in Berea is still standing.
It has been renovated but is basically the same house. It was
located near the church and school.
An interesting note: In one of the church papers a lady described
her friend, Mr. Hood. She remembered when she was a child in
the New Hope Seventh Day Adventist Church in Marietta, TX., who
had an elder, known for his kindness and gentle ways, was named
Hood.
Whenever the group sang "America the Beautiful"
and came to the line "And crown they good with brotherhood",
she truly thought they were singing a tribute to their loving
church elder, "Brother Hood".
This information was taken from the Cass County Connections,
Vol. 24, Dec 1998, pg 105-107
