Hooker Ridge Cemetery

Entrance Photo by Nancy Cleere Rodgers

Map by Elaine Nall Bay

aka Hooker Cemetery

Rains Co. Cemeteries of TX

Submitted Obits and other photos by Elaine Nall Bay Patricia Nall

It is located on Hooker Ridge in the Hooker Ridge Community . The Hooker Ridge Community is in both Hunt & Rains counties. The cemetery lies entirely in Rains County. Locals, for 150 years, have referred to it as Hooker Ridge Cemetery. Located 1/4 mile from the Hunt County line.

D.B Flowers was 2nd husband to Louetta Jackson Langston Flowers  Louetta was a daughter of Indiana and Edmond Jackson (Thelma Vaughan)

 

Name Birth Death Comments

William Frank Allison

Oct 7 1896

Jul 16 1930

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Mary H. Apple

Feb 18 1833

Sep. 1 1883

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Nancy M. Apple

Nov. 4 1857

Apr. 18 1872

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Susan A. Apple

unknown

- -

W. Apple

Aug. 5 1837

Aug. 9 1910

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Mollie Bennett - Nov 17 1933 Obit

A. N. Boatwright

1861

- -

Ambers Hobson Boatwright

Jun. 22 1898

Sep 22 1964

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Gertrude Walker Boatwright

Jun. 23 1905

Mar 30 1972

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Lula Ann Boatwright

1869

- -

Basil Boarman

Mar 17 1897

Dec 7 1910

so Joseph & d/o Maggie d/o Thornton Boarman

May Boarman

Dec 20 1900

Jul 11 1903

d/o Joseph & Maggie Thornton Boarman

Edna Boarman

Feb 20 1906

Aug 5 1907

d/o Joseph & Maggie Thornton Boarman

Pauline Boyer

Jan 14 1921

Aug 1 1922

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Vernon L. Burns Nov 21 1937 Dec 16 2004 Obit

Lou Brashier

Feb 5 1888

Mar 23 1888

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Lloyd Brumitt

Aug 18 1932

Aug 30 2005

 Obit

Irene Zella Burns

Sep 9 1912

Jun 14 2004

Obit

Frank James Butler

Nov 3 1893

1971

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Tom M Cain

Oct 10 1832

Aug 11 1915

CSA Veteran

J. H. Chastain

Mar. 7 1902

Nov. 23 1902

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M. E. Chastain

Mar. 2 1876

Sep. 28 1902

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Connie Joe Childers

Sept 4 1931

Feb 13 1968

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Lela Childers

Aug 12 1892

Sep 02 1988

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G. Childress

Jan. 30 1820

Feb 26 1898

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Mary Childress

Jul. 18 1816

Jun. 8 1895

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E. E. Coats

Jul. 24 1871

Nov. 9 1892

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E. F. Coats

Apr. 28 1873

May. 2 1885

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G. W. Coats

Jan. 4 1867

May. 25 1885

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H. T. Coats

1869

1940

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James W. Coats

Sep. 30 1879

Aug. 26 1891

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Martha E. Coats

1847

1932

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Mary L. Coats

Aug. 6 1873

Dec. 22 1883

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Permelia Coats

Apr. 21 1817

Sep. 2 1882

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William Coats

1840

1935

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Anne Elizabeth Daniel

Feb 27 1839

Dec. 28 1882

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Thomas Oscar Deaton

- -

s/o of Mary Jane Neal York Photo

Michal Carline Docker

Nov 301942

Nov. 22 2003

 Obit

Clara C. Douglas

1872

1961

-

John W. Douglas

1862

1930

-

William H. Douglas

1906

1959

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Infant Duefey

May. 21 1886

Aug. 3 1886

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O A Fortenberry

1839

1914

CSA Veteran

Annie Fowers

Oct 13 1882

Jan 6 1916

 -

Sallie Fowler

Oct. 22 1845

Feb 3 1875

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A. James Freeman

1859

1937

-

Elizabeth Freeman

Jun. 20 1858

Nov. 30 1904

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Margaret F. Freeman

1861

1944

-
L. W. Harkey - - Obit

Addie M. Hooker

12 10 1914

12 22 2004

wife of Douglas

Ann R. Hooker

09 1821

10 08 1851

brother of James First Person buried in Hooker Cemetery first wife of Walker

Aubrey G. Hooker

02 22 1880

02 24 1944

son of James W.

Elizabeth Hooker

12 05 1803

06 08 1883

wife of James

Creola M. Hooker

05 30 1889

08 23 1933

wife of Aubrey G.

Douglas Hooker

04 08 1909

06 27 1975

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G. A. Hooker

10 19 1826

no date

wife of W. H.

George H. Hooker

03 05 1846

11 05 1912

son of James Harriet Hooker

John Lee Hooker

1884

1929

son of George H. & Harriet

John W. Hooker

11 24 1842

07 04 1892

son of James

John T. Hooker

03 20 1848

06 27 1843

son of W. H and G. A.

Martha George Hooker

08 28 1887

08 30 1974

dau. of George H. & Harriet

Mary Ann Hooker

09 27 1835

01 31 1857

first wife of J. T. son of James J. T. Hooker

Mary Ester Brumet Lee Hooker

03 11 1892

02 10 1965

son of James W. son of W. H. Marker placed in middle and above T. L. and M.E. marker.

Mary E. Hooker

09 03 1871

06 24 1950

dau. of George H. & Harriet

Mildred Ann Hooker

11 19 1875

08 11 1892

dau. of J. T. & 2nd wife

W. H. Hooker

10 14 1822

01 17 1895

brother of James

Mary Hooker

08 10 1879

02 18 1906

wife of Carson

Sernie Hooker

04 22 1837

03 09 1911

wife of Walker

T. L. Hooker (Thomas Leslie)

 - -

son of James W. son of W. H. & wife Mary Ester

M. E. Hooker

no dates

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Homemade concrete marker with names inscribed

Pat Hooker

04 23 1875

03 13 1931

son of Walker and Serena

Walker Hooker

11 07 1826

07 17 1910

also Confederate Veteran Marker brother of James

Mrs Ellie Hunt - Mar 22 1929 Obit

Dr Edmond Jackson

Jan. 30 1809

Jan. 25 1857

first husband of Indiana Evans. (Daughter of Jesse and Ruth (Pride) Evans) (info byThelma Vaughn)

T D Kitching

Apr 28 1829

May 23 1909

CSA Veteran

Odessa Little

1907

03 18 1988

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Alex Lynch - Jul 18 1913 Obit

Arthur M. McBride

Mar. 17 1878

Aug. 8 1964

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Dessie McCormack

1909

1982

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Benjamin F. Oler Feb 10 1845 Feb 14 1895 h/o Elizabeth King info by Connie Harrington

Jerl Ray Palmore

Jan 31 1943

Feb 2005

 Obit

Andrew Jeff Pinson

no dates

no dates

-

Dale Russell

Jan. 30 1968

Dec 19 2003

 Obit
Jean Souther May 30 1927 2004 Obit

Almedia J. Spears

Jan. 29

Sep. 19 1889

 -

Elizabeth Spears

Nov. 25 1861

Jul. 8 1867

d/o Almedia Jane Raney Spears & Thomas Spears

Thomas Spears

Aug. 25 1817

Jan. 3 1866

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Mary Jane Vaughn Thornton

Jun 11 1944

Mar 15 1914

wife of William L Thornton born Linn

James M Thornton

04 22 1861

Sep 15 1890

age 29

Raymond D Weatherford

Apr 17 1908

Feb 21 2002

h/o Lena Goodwin Weatherford born in Caddo Mills to Sim and Annie Myrtle Harp Weatherfor

Francis Marion "F M" York

Sep 8 1845

Jun 1 1898

CVS Veteran Mary Jane York Photo