Notes for Jabez 'James' Hooks: NOTE: According to the 1840 census, James Hooks, Sr. only had two sons. One is obviously Armblin, the other either Jabez or James. The deed to part of the family homestead was given to Jabez. Jabez is enumerated with mother Lucy in 1850 (Simpson County) but in 1860 Lucy is living with son James in Covington County. According to census records, Jabez was born in 1831 and James in 1833. In light of the 1840 census and the fact that Lucy was living with James in 1860, I feel that the two were actually one person; probably named Jabez James Hooks. Age differences in census records are rife so I do not belive that is a serious flaw in the logic. "Jabez" was underage on all censuses prior to 1860 so he was stuck with a name he probably did not like. In 1860 he was his own man, living on his own property so he chose which name he preferred.
FAMILY LORE
James Hooks and family were living in Covington County, Mississippi in 1860. His mother, Lucy Smith Hooks, was living with the family. James was missing from the family in the 1870 census.
COURT RECORDS
Received deed to 159 and 80/100 acres in Covington County, Mississippi. Certificate #14254 of the General Land Office. Dated 1 May 1861. (Jabez)
MILITARY SERVICE
This is possibly the James H. Hooks who was a Private in Company C, 2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers, CSA.
More About Jabez 'James' Hooks: Date born 2: 1833, Covington County, Mississippi.3853, 3854 Occupation: Farming..3855
More About Jabez 'James' Hooks and Lucy C. Hennigan: Marriage: 1858, Covington County, Mississippi.3856
Children of Jabez 'James' Hooks and Lucy C. Hennigan are:
Jabez 'James' Hooks (b. 1831, d. 1870)
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