Thomas Jackson "Tom" "T.J." Hooks[1, 2]
1850 - 1924 (73 years)-
Name Thomas Jackson "Tom" "T.J." Hooks Born Apr 18, 1850 Tyler (later Hardin) county, Texas, USA 
Gender Male Died Apr 02, 1924 Donna, Hidalgo county, Texas, USA Buried Apr 03, 1924 Notes - ** His middle name is often given as Jefferson, but that is in error. His middle name was Jackson. Thomas Jackson (aka Jefferson) Hooks arrived in the Lower Rio Grande valley in 1900 and the following year moved his family to Run in southeastern Hidalgo County. In May 1902 he helped to form the La Blanca Agricultural Company, which purchased 23,000 acres fronting the river two miles east and two miles west of the site of present Donna and extending north eighteen miles. He gave part of his purchase to his twenty-one-year-old daughter, Donna Hooks Fletcher, a divorc?e. She settled in the area and established the Alameda (Grove) Ranch. Fletcher stocked the ranch with Jersey cattle purchased from the Lassater Ranch in Falfurrias and ran a successful butter business.
He was involved in the development of a little town between McAllen and Weslaco and he worked very hard to make it successful. Upon the arrival of a new railroad, the townsfolk arranged a special recognition celebration for it and for the efforts of T.J. Hooks. They invited his daughter, Donna Hooks Fletcher, who was in Beaumont at the time to attend also and, upon their arrival, they were greeted by a sign at the railroad station reading "Welcome to the town of Donna". Donna Hooks Fletcher subsequently was made postmaster and lived there the rest of her life.
1910 census, Hidalgo cty, 2nd J-pct, TX, e.d. 64, p. 176 1-A
May 6, 1910, HH 117/128
Hooks, Thomas J, head, M, W, 60, m1 36 yrs, GA, U.S., U.S., vice president, ?? Donna Casual Co??
" , Virginia, wife, F, W, 56, m1 36 yrs, VA, U.S., U.S.
" , Rosa W, dau, 22, TX, GA, VA, teacher, public school
" , Roy B, son, 17, TX, GA, VA
" , Benton F, son, 20, TX, GA, VA
" , Grover W, son, 24, TX, GA, VA
next door (HH 118/120) is Jessie J. Hooks
Hooks, Jessie J, head, M, W, 23, m1 0 yrs, TX, GA, VA,
" , Bertha C, wife, F, W, 16, m1 0 yrs, TX, US, US
Person ID I5486 mykindred Last Modified Nov 26, 2006
Father William R. "Billy" "Pap" Hooks, b. Oct 22, 1818, Whitebury, North Carolina, USA , d. Jan 13, 1894, Kountze, Hardin county, Texas, USA (Age 75 years) Mother Martha Collier, b. Dec 07, 1822, Early county, Georgia, USA , d. Jun 20, 1898, Texas, USA (Age 75 years) Married Apr 07, 1839 Early county, Georgia, USA Married Jul 07, 1839 Early county, Georgia, USA Notes - They came to Texas in 1849 with her sister (Sarah Ann Collier) and her husband Allen Moore Hooks, brother to her husband.
Family ID F1970 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Virginia "Jennie" Tarver, b. May 27, 1854, d. Feb 17, 1933 (Age 78 years) Married Jan 22, 1873 Hardin county, Texas, USA Children 1. Mary Lousina "Lou" Hooks, b. Aug 06, 1874, Hardin county, Texas, USA , d. Nov 01, 1877 (Age 3 years)2. Benjamin "Hill" Hooks, b. Dec 07, 1875, Pineville, Texas, USA , d. Aug 10, 1953, Hidalgo county, Texas, USA (Age 77 years)3. Donna Hooks, b. Jun 22, 1879, Pineville, Texas, USA , d. Y4. Josephine Hooks, b. Feb 11, 1881, Pineville, Texas, USA , d. Y5. Beatrice Hooks, b. Jul 19, 1882, Long's Station, Hardin county, Texas, USA , d. Y6. William Grover Cleveland Hooks, b. Aug 02, 1885, Long's Station, Hardin county, Texas, USA , d. Dec 01, 1946, Donna, Hidalgo county, Texas, USA (Age 61 years)7. Jesse Johnson Hooks, b. Feb 28, 1887, Long's Station, Hardin county, Texas, USA , d. Jul 21, 1920 (Age 33 years)8. Rose Virginia Hooks, b. circa 31 Mar 1888, Long's Station, Hardin county, Texas, USA , d. Y9. Thomas Benton Hooks, b. Sep 23, 1890, Long's Station, Hardin county, Texas, USA , d. Feb 08, 1963 (Age 72 years)10. Roger Roy Hooks, b. Sep 23, 1892, Long's Station, Hardin county, Texas, USA , d. Jan 24, 1962 (Age 69 years)Family ID F11958 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- ** His middle name is often given as Jefferson, but that is in error. His middle name was Jackson. Thomas Jackson (aka Jefferson) Hooks arrived in the Lower Rio Grande valley in 1900 and the following year moved his family to Run in southeastern Hidalgo County. In May 1902 he helped to form the La Blanca Agricultural Company, which purchased 23,000 acres fronting the river two miles east and two miles west of the site of present Donna and extending north eighteen miles. He gave part of his purchase to his twenty-one-year-old daughter, Donna Hooks Fletcher, a divorc?e. She settled in the area and established the Alameda (Grove) Ranch. Fletcher stocked the ranch with Jersey cattle purchased from the Lassater Ranch in Falfurrias and ran a successful butter business.
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