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- 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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