"Mr. Hood was born in Greene County, Missouri, December 31, 1848. He is a son of Duncan and Nancy (Blades) Hood.
"James D. Hood grew to manhood on the farm in his native community and he worked hard when a boy helping support the family. His education was limited to the rural schools, which he attended a few months each winter for a few years. He had always followed general farming and stock raising pursuits and he has met with very gratifying results all along the line.
"He was twenty-nine years of age when he purchased his first farm in Pond Creek township. He has bought, occupied and sold a number of farms since. and is now the owner of a valuable and well improved place consisting of three hundred and fifty-nine acres, known as “The Sunrise Stock Farm,” on which he carries on general farming and stock raising on a large scale, and is deserving of ranking with our best farmers in every respect. He keeps an excellent grade of livestock, has a pleasant home and numerous outbuildings for the proper housing of his stock, grains, grasses and machinery.
"Mr. Hood was married, October 24, 1872, to Mary E. Clack. She is a daughter of Robert Clack he was a native of Tennessee and married Racheal Bonham, who was born in Blount County, East Tennessee.
"Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hood, named as follows:
1) Maggie, born July 31, 1873, married Henry O’Bryant, who is in post office service, and they have six children;
2) Edward, born May 29, 1876, died in February, 1878;
3) Eva, died in infancy;
4) Clyde, born March 16, 1883, is farming near the home place, married May Hughes and they have two children;
5) Nora, born September 25, 1885, died in infancy;
6) Knox, born September 15, 1888, travels for the International Harvester Company.
"Mr. and Mrs. Hood also reared Mary Elizabeth Hicklin, who is living with them now. She was born in Lawrence County, May 7, 1882."
Information provided by Contributor: Lyn Cole (47380505), from Past and Present of Greene County Missouri; by Fairbanks, Jonathan, 1828-1917.
"James D. Hood grew to manhood on the farm in his native community and he worked hard when a boy helping support the family. His education was limited to the rural schools, which he attended a few months each winter for a few years. He had always followed general farming and stock raising pursuits and he has met with very gratifying results all along the line.
"He was twenty-nine years of age when he purchased his first farm in Pond Creek township. He has bought, occupied and sold a number of farms since. and is now the owner of a valuable and well improved place consisting of three hundred and fifty-nine acres, known as “The Sunrise Stock Farm,” on which he carries on general farming and stock raising on a large scale, and is deserving of ranking with our best farmers in every respect. He keeps an excellent grade of livestock, has a pleasant home and numerous outbuildings for the proper housing of his stock, grains, grasses and machinery.
"Mr. Hood was married, October 24, 1872, to Mary E. Clack. She is a daughter of Robert Clack he was a native of Tennessee and married Racheal Bonham, who was born in Blount County, East Tennessee.
"Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hood, named as follows:
1) Maggie, born July 31, 1873, married Henry O’Bryant, who is in post office service, and they have six children;
2) Edward, born May 29, 1876, died in February, 1878;
3) Eva, died in infancy;
4) Clyde, born March 16, 1883, is farming near the home place, married May Hughes and they have two children;
5) Nora, born September 25, 1885, died in infancy;
6) Knox, born September 15, 1888, travels for the International Harvester Company.
"Mr. and Mrs. Hood also reared Mary Elizabeth Hicklin, who is living with them now. She was born in Lawrence County, May 7, 1882."
Information provided by Contributor: Lyn Cole (47380505), from Past and Present of Greene County Missouri; by Fairbanks, Jonathan, 1828-1917.
"Mr. Hood was born in Greene County, Missouri, December 31, 1848. He is a son of Duncan and Nancy (Blades) Hood.
"James D. Hood grew to manhood on the farm in his native community and he worked hard when a boy helping support the family. His education was limited to the rural schools, which he attended a few months each winter for a few years. He had always followed general farming and stock raising pursuits and he has met with very gratifying results all along the line.
"He was twenty-nine years of age when he purchased his first farm in Pond Creek township. He has bought, occupied and sold a number of farms since. and is now the owner of a valuable and well improved place consisting of three hundred and fifty-nine acres, known as “The Sunrise Stock Farm,” on which he carries on general farming and stock raising on a large scale, and is deserving of ranking with our best farmers in every respect. He keeps an excellent grade of livestock, has a pleasant home and numerous outbuildings for the proper housing of his stock, grains, grasses and machinery.
"Mr. Hood was married, October 24, 1872, to Mary E. Clack. She is a daughter of Robert Clack he was a native of Tennessee and married Racheal Bonham, who was born in Blount County, East Tennessee.
"Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hood, named as follows:
1) Maggie, born July 31, 1873, married Henry O’Bryant, who is in post office service, and they have six children;
2) Edward, born May 29, 1876, died in February, 1878;
3) Eva, died in infancy;
4) Clyde, born March 16, 1883, is farming near the home place, married May Hughes and they have two children;
5) Nora, born September 25, 1885, died in infancy;
6) Knox, born September 15, 1888, travels for the International Harvester Company.
"Mr. and Mrs. Hood also reared Mary Elizabeth Hicklin, who is living with them now. She was born in Lawrence County, May 7, 1882."
Information provided by Contributor: Lyn Cole (47380505), from Past and Present of Greene County Missouri; by Fairbanks, Jonathan, 1828-1917.
"James D. Hood grew to manhood on the farm in his native community and he worked hard when a boy helping support the family. His education was limited to the rural schools, which he attended a few months each winter for a few years. He had always followed general farming and stock raising pursuits and he has met with very gratifying results all along the line.
"He was twenty-nine years of age when he purchased his first farm in Pond Creek township. He has bought, occupied and sold a number of farms since. and is now the owner of a valuable and well improved place consisting of three hundred and fifty-nine acres, known as “The Sunrise Stock Farm,” on which he carries on general farming and stock raising on a large scale, and is deserving of ranking with our best farmers in every respect. He keeps an excellent grade of livestock, has a pleasant home and numerous outbuildings for the proper housing of his stock, grains, grasses and machinery.
"Mr. Hood was married, October 24, 1872, to Mary E. Clack. She is a daughter of Robert Clack he was a native of Tennessee and married Racheal Bonham, who was born in Blount County, East Tennessee.
"Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hood, named as follows:
1) Maggie, born July 31, 1873, married Henry O’Bryant, who is in post office service, and they have six children;
2) Edward, born May 29, 1876, died in February, 1878;
3) Eva, died in infancy;
4) Clyde, born March 16, 1883, is farming near the home place, married May Hughes and they have two children;
5) Nora, born September 25, 1885, died in infancy;
6) Knox, born September 15, 1888, travels for the International Harvester Company.
"Mr. and Mrs. Hood also reared Mary Elizabeth Hicklin, who is living with them now. She was born in Lawrence County, May 7, 1882."
Information provided by Contributor: Lyn Cole (47380505), from Past and Present of Greene County Missouri; by Fairbanks, Jonathan, 1828-1917.
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