Hooker, A. R.

HOOKER

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 9/18/2008 at 13:39:34

A. R. Hooker

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.160, Macedonia Twp.)
A. R. Hooker, farmer, P. O. Carson, was born May 1, 1851, in Gerry, Chautauque Co., N. Y.; his father, Myron Hooker, was born November 4, 1809, in Allegany County, N. Y.; was a farmer by occupation; came to Delaware County, Iowa, in 1856, where he died March 4, 1873. Subject's mother, Nancy (Palmeter) Hooker, was born in Farmington, Ontario Co., N. Y., March 19, 1816; she lives with our subject, and is the mother of ten children, four of whom are dead. Mr. Hooker attended the common schools of Delaware County, iowa, and after working on his father's place in Delaware County, two years, he came to this county and settled on his present farm of sixty acres, situated two miles northeast of Macedonia. Mr. Hooker was married November 23, 1878, at Watson, Mo., to Lizzie M. Folts, born in Oneida County, N. Y., April 26, 1856, daughter of William A. and Amanda (Denslow) Folts; he, born in Oneida County, N. Y., July 9, 1828, died September 25, 1867; she, born in Oneida County, N. Y., August 1, 1833, is living in Center Township, this county. Mr. and Mrs. Hooker have two children, viz.: Emma L., born August 11, 1879, and Crete, born July 2, 1881. Mr. Hooker is serving his third year as Road Supervisor; he is a Democrat in politics.