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George Washington Hook

Birth	:	23 May 1844 Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Aug 1903 Hamilton County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oakwood Cemetery, Stratford, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2942009, -93.9182968
Description	:	Stratford Courier August 27, 1903 Obituary Hook George W. Hook died suddenly at his home north of town Friday morning. For many years he has been almost an invalid and suffered much pain. Slowly but surely the grim hand of death got a firm hold on him. George Washington Hook was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on the 23rd day of May, 1844. He came to Hamilton Co., with his parents when he was ten years old. He was united in marriage to Mary E. McKinney at Hook's Point in May, 1872. From that time up to his death he has resided in Marion twp. He... Read More	Stratford Courier August 27, 1903 Obituary Hook George W. Hook died suddenly at his home north of town Friday morning. For many years he has been almost an invalid and suffered much pain. Slowly but surely the grim hand of death got a firm hold on him. George Washington Hook was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on the 23rd day of May, 1844. He came to Hamilton Co., with his parents when he was ten years old. He was united in marriage to Mary E. McKinney at Hook's Point in May, 1872. From that time up to his death he has resided in Marion twp. He was the father of four children, three of them going before him to the grave. At his death he was 59 years, 2 months and 28 days old. He was a member of the M.E. church for a time but in the last years of his life preferred to worship outside of the church. The funeral was held from the M.E. church Sunday, where a very large crowd of people paid their last respects to his memory. The remains were interred in the Oakwood cemetery. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Biographical Record of Hamilton County, Iowa (1902) GEORGE W. HOOK A complete history of Hamilton County must contain the record of George W. Hook, for he has resided here from pioneer times and his labors have been an integral factor in the work of development as this region has emerged from pioneer conditions to take its place among the leading counties of the great commonwealth. Mr. Hook is a native of Iowa, his birth having occurred on the 23rd of May 1844, in Keokuk, when that place was but a river landing. His parents were William M. and Sarah Ann (Nickum) Hook, the father a native of Kentucky, whence he removed to Indiana, where he carried on farming. Ultimately he removed to Lee County, Iowa, and for a time resided in Beardstown, Scott County, Missouri, where he again engaged in agricultural pursuits. Later he returned to Indiana and in the year 1853 he came to Hamilton County, Iowa, accompanied by his wife and four children. He found this a wild frontier district into which the comforts of the older civilization had not been introduced. It had no railroad communication with the outside world and the few settlers who were here were battling with the hardships and trials incident to frontier life. Mr. Hook secured one hundred and sixty acres of school land which he refunded to the River Company upon payment by the government of fifteen hundred dollars. He also had another forty acres of land, of which he retained possession until 1900 when he sold it to his son George W. Hook. He is still living, making his home with his children, but his wife passed away in the year 1873. John W. Hook, the eldest of the family, is now living in Missouri. He served for three years as a private in Company D., Sixteenth Iowa Infantry, during the Civil War, under the command of Captain C. Williams, of Boone. He was wounded in the hip by a bullet and this permanently disabled him so that he is now given a pension by the government. The other members of the family are George W. of this review; Mary E., the wife of H. M. Lucas, of Marion Township; Viola, the wife of Charles Iles, of Pilot Mound; and Emery W. of Hook's Point. George W. Hook of this review was only ten years of age when brought by his parents to Hamilton County. He pursued a common school education in Marion Township and has taught as many as fifty terms of school, mostly in this county, but to some extent in Webster County. He has thus been actively associated with the educational development of this portion of the state and his labors have been effective in raising the standard of intelligence. He was a successful teacher, having the ability to impart clearly and readily to others the knowledge that he had acquired. He also engaged in farming and prior to his marriage purchased eighty acres of land. In May, in the year 1872, at Hook's Point, Mr. Hook was united in marriage to Mary E. McKinney, who was born in Lee County, Iowa, April 29, 1849, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley W. McKinney, both of whom are now deceased. In their family were four daughters and one son, the latter being George W. The others are Mrs. Hook, Mrs. Jennie Wharton, of Marion Township, Mrs. I. W. Hyatt, of Webster City; and Mrs. L.E. Sanford, of Kossuth County, Iowa. Mrs. Hook received good educational privileges and was also a successful and popular teacher for a number of terms. By her marriage she became the mother of four children, but only one son, Grover Clyde, is now living. He has recently completed a course in the Stratford schools, being graduated there and during the periods of vacation he has given his attention largely to the farm work, relieving his father of much care and responsibility. One son, Horatio, died at the age of twenty years, being at the time a student in the Ames Medical College. He was ambitious, possessed considerable horticultural talent and desired to become a lawyer, but over-study undermined his constitution and he died at home. Della died at the age of sixteen years and Alma at the age of two. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hook began their domestic life upon a farm of one hundred and sixty acres southeast of Stratford, where they remained for twelve years. On the expiration of that period they removed to Stratford and Mr. Hook engaged in general merchandising for about twelve years. In the meantime he sold his first farm and after closing out his mercantile interests and selling his property he bought the Whitaker farm of four hundred and twenty-eight acres, continuing its cultivation for six years. He then again sold his land and bought a tract of sixty-three acres adjoining Stratford, on which he has erected a good house and made all modern improvements. All of these changes have been made by Mr. Hook because of his failing health. He has lived upon his present place for four years and in a moderate way carries on general farming, while his son does much of the work here. He is engaged in feeding cattle and hogs of his own raising to some extent. Mr. Hook affiliates with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a Democrat in politics, has held some township offices, including that of school director, and once served as justice of the peace. He was reared in Hamilton County, in the neighborhood of Hook's Point and in Stratford, his father being among the early settlers of this portion of the state. When the family took up their abode here the town of Hook's Point contained but one store and a hotel, both of which were conducted by an uncle of our subject. The first man buried in Hook's Point cemetery was a man who had been shot down in a quarrel and thus the saying originated that they had to shoot a man to start a graveyard. As the county became settled Hook's Point grew into a little hamlet of three stores, a blacksmith shop, sawmill and gristmill, a wagon shop and a hotel, and was a relay station on the stage road from Boone to Fort Dodge, but when Stratford was founded, the business interests of the former place were transferred to the latter, for Stratford is on the railroad a mile and a half south of the old site of Hook's Point. This place was so called in honor of Isaac Hook, an uncle of our subject, who is now deceased. Mr. Hook has for a number of years been in poor health and unfitted for farm labor, but he has directed his farming interests successfully and has secured a comfortable competence. His sterling traits of character are such as are worthy of commendation and emulation, and he well deserves to be classed and honored with the pioneer settlers of this portion of the country.

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George Washington Hook's memorial is located at: Oakwood Cemetery, Stratford, Hamilton County, USA.
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George Washington Hook death on 21 Aug 1903 in Hamilton County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2942009
Longitude: -93.9182968

Family Members:

Parent

William Matthew Hook

(1818 - 1909)

Sarah Ann Nickum Hook

(1820 - 1872)

Spouse

Mary Ellen McKinney Hook

(1849 - 1930)

Siblings

Mary Elizabeth Hook Lucas

(1848 - 1940)

Viola Martha Hook Iles

(1856 - 1912)

Children

(1872 - 1893)

(1878 - 1879)

(1881 - 1897)

(1884 - 1908)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oakwood Cemetery
Stratford, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2942009, -93.9182968

2. Hooks Point Cemetery
Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2944530, -93.9199090

3. Vegors Cemetery
Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3177986, -93.9421997

4. Neese Cemetery
Homer, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3250000, -93.8935000

5. Nesse Cemetery
Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3250008, -93.8933029

6. Hardin Township Cemetery
Hardin Township, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2411003, -93.9708023

7. McGuire Bend Cemetery
Dayton, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3410000, -93.9880000

8. South Marion Cemetery
Stratford, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2327995, -93.8735962

9. Bass Cemetery
Dayton, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2966995, -94.0149994

10. Homer Cemetery
Homer, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3680992, -93.9088974

11. Hartman Cemetery
Lehigh, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3666397, -93.9835627

12. Saratoga Cemetery
Stanhope, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3539009, -93.8167038

13. Linn Cemetery
Pilot Mound, Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2045330, -93.9970230

14. Ober and Scott Cemetery
Duncombe, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3841390, -93.9982856

15. Oak Grove Cemetery
Lehigh, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3438988, -94.0475006

16. Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
Dayton, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2601929, -94.0727539

17. Lawn Hill Cemetery
Stanhope, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2677994, -93.7611008

18. Dayton Cemetery
Dayton, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2675000, -94.0755000

19. Mineral Ridge Cemetery
Ridgeport, Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1749992, -93.9266968

20. White Cemetery
Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1777992, -93.9636002

21. Blanchard Cemetery
Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4021988, -93.9997025

22. Lake Center Cemetery
Stanhope, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2482986, -93.7568970

23. West Lawn Cemetery
Lehigh, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3616982, -94.0678024

24. Zion Cemetery
Kamrar, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3544006, -93.7572021