Augustus G. "Gus" Hooks[1, 2]
circa 1849 - 1932 (~ 83 years)-
Name Augustus G. "Gus" Hooks Born circa 1849 Early county, Georgia, USA 
Gender Male Died Aug 28, 1932 [3] Notes - He had 6 children by Martha and 5 by Francis, according to the book by Dr. H.A. Hooks. (This researcher has questions. The evidence he finds does not support Gus marrying Frances Durham. He is with Martha in 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 -- and none of the children attributed to Frances show up on those censuses. In 1880, Frances Durham is living with he and Martha. It is also interesting that none of the children attributed to Frances are found (as children) with her on any census this researcher can find -- except in 1910 when she is listed as "Frances Durham", widowed and living with her son Ab Hooks. Did Gus maintain two households and have children by both women during the same time period? Why does Frances say she is widowed in 1910?)
In 1884, a vote to change the seat of Hardin county Texas from Hardin to Kountze failed by 11 votes. Folk lore has it that the fastest man in the county, Gus Hooks, was encouraged by city leaders of Kountze, Texas to set fire to the courthouse in the neighboring city of Hardin. Known to be the fastest runner in the area (some say he could outrun a horse), by the time local authorities got suspicious and started looking for Hooks, he was in home in bed. ( http://www.bigthicketdirectory.net/bee/bee28.html ) Whether this is what actually happened or not, Kountze did become the seat of Hardin county.
He served in Company F of the 3rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
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1870 census, Hardin cty, TX
HOOKS, Gus, 21, farmer, GA
HOOKS, Martha, 21, AL
HOOKS, Pink, 2, TX
HOOKS, Rose, 6/12, TX
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1880 census, TX, Hardin
Augustus HOOKS, 26
Martha HOOKS, 26
Pinkney Hooks, 12
Ross HOOKS, 10
Charlotte HOOKS, 6
Lina J. HOOKS, 4
Dara L. HOOKS, 5/12
Fanny DURHAM, 22
Peyton DURHAM, 2
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1900 census, TX, Hardin, jp 5, ed 9
June 21 1900, HH 260
HOOKS, Gus, head, W, M, 1853, 47, m 30 yrs, GA, GA, GA
HOOKS, Marth, wife, W, F, 1853, 46, m 30 yrs, 7/5 children, AL, AL, AL
HOOKS, Lan(?), dau, 1881, 18,TX
HOOKS, Lina, dau, 1883, 17, TX
HOOKS, Lum, son, 1887, 13, TX
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1910 census, TX, Hardin, jp 5
HOOKS, Gus, 60, GA
HOOKS, Martha, 65
HOOKS, Wright, Lina, 24
HOOKS, Sister, 5
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1920 census, Hardin cty, TX
HOOKS, Gus G, head, 71, GA, GA, GA
HOOKS, Martha, wife, 72, AL, MS, GA
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Person ID I2880 mykindred Last Modified Jun 16, 2016
Father Austin \ Alston Hooks, b. Between 1805 and 1810, Bladen county, North Carolina, USA , d. Jan 29, 1888, Tyler county, Texas, USA (Age ~ 83 years) Mother Mary "Polly" Cravey, b. circa 1812, Georgia, USA , d. Aft 1869, Tyler county, Texas, USA (Age ~ 58 years) Married May 12, 1835 Early county, Georgia, USA Family ID F761 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Martha Durham, b. circa 1848, Alabama, USA , d. May 27, 1927, Hardin county, Texas, USA (Age ~ 79 years) Married Jan 10, 1867 Hardin county, Texas, USA Children 1. Pinkney "Pink" Hooks, b. 1868, d. Jan 06, 1932 (Age 64 years) 2. Rose Hooks, b. Jan 1870, Texas, USA , d. Dec 19, 1954 (Age ~ 84 years)3. Charlotte Hooks, b. 1874, d. 1926 (Age 52 years) 4. Lina J. Hooks, b. 1876, d. Y 5. Clara Hooks, b. circa 1879, Hardin county, Texas, USA , d. Y6. Lillie Hooks, d. Y Family ID F1847 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Francis J. "Fannie" Durham, b. Jun 15, 1857, Alabama, USA , d. Y Married circa 1871 Silsbee, Hardin county, Texas, USA Children 1. Julia Ann Hooks, b. Sep 18, 1866, Texas, USA , d. Apr 12, 1942 (Age 75 years)2. Lafayette "Fate" Hooks, b. Jun 30, 1871, Texas, USA , d. Jan 16, 1966, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA (Age 94 years)3. Alvey J. "Abb" Hooks, b. circa 1886, Texas, USA , d. Mar 12, 1950 (Age ~ 64 years)4. Frank O. Hooks, b. Sep 05, 1891, Texas, USA , d. Feb 04, 1964 (Age 72 years)5. Lemuel James Hooks, b. Aug 08, 1895, Texas, USA , d. Dec 25, 1969, Hardin county, Texas, USA (Age 74 years)Family ID F12053 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- He had 6 children by Martha and 5 by Francis, according to the book by Dr. H.A. Hooks. (This researcher has questions. The evidence he finds does not support Gus marrying Frances Durham. He is with Martha in 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 -- and none of the children attributed to Frances show up on those censuses. In 1880, Frances Durham is living with he and Martha. It is also interesting that none of the children attributed to Frances are found (as children) with her on any census this researcher can find -- except in 1910 when she is listed as "Frances Durham", widowed and living with her son Ab Hooks. Did Gus maintain two households and have children by both women during the same time period? Why does Frances say she is widowed in 1910?)
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