Sydney Ganoung HOOKER

Father: Joseph J. HOOKER
Mother: Laura HULL 

                                                      ___________________
                        _Samuel Thomas HOOKER________|
                       |                             |___________________
 _Joseph J. HOOKER ____|
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|                      |_Mary Scott KYLE_____________|
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|--Sydney Ganoung HOOKER
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|                                                     _Edwin Sealy HULL _
|                       _James Henry Lauriston HULL _|
|                      |                             |_Sarah Ann YOUNG __
|_Laura HULL __________|
                       |                              ___________________
                       |_Ella Douglas HUNT __________|
                                                     |___________________

Notes

Updated December 12, 2014. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Texas Birth Certificates via Ancestry.com

- Name: Sidney Ganoung HOOKER
- Date of Birth: 27 Nov 1916; 3:15 am
- Birthplace: Beaumont, Jefferson Co.; 2440 McFadden, 1st Ward
- Father: Joe HOOKER of Beaumont, TX; age 42; born Carthage, Texas; salesman (E. L. Wilson Hardware)
- Mother: Laura HULL of Beaumont, TX; age 38; born Longview, Texas; Housewife
- Birth Order: mother has given birth to 3 children, all presently living

(2) 1920 United States Census for Texas, Jefferson Co., Justice Precinct No. 1, Beaumont City: Supervisor's District 326; Enumeration District 94; Sheet 18B; January 15, 1920.

Sydney HOOKER is the son of Joe and Laura HOOKER. He is 3 years and 2 months old and born in Texas

(3) 1930 United States Census for Texas, Jefferson Co., Beaumont City, Ward 1 (part of); Supervisor's District 27; Enumeration District 123-15; Sheet 2A; April 2, 1930.

Sydney G. HOOKER is the son of Joe and Laurah HOOKER. He is 13 years old, born in Texas, and is attending school.

(4) 1940 United States Census for Texas, Jefferson Co., Beaumont City, Justice Precinct 1, Ward 3, Block 505: Supervisor's District 42-2; Enumeration District 123-50; Sheet 1A; April 2, 1940.

Sidney HOOKER is the son of Joe and Laura HOOKER.

- Address: 445 Washington Blvd.
- Age: 23, single
- Highest Grade of School Completed: High School - 4th year
- Birthplace: Texas
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Same Place
- At Work: Yes
- Number of hours worked previous week: 80
- Occupation: Laborer; Junk Yard
- Occupation Code: 988-60-1
- Number of Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
- Salary: $936
- Income Other Than Salary: No

(5) City Directories; Beaumont, Texas via Ancestry.com

- 1935: HOOKER Sydney E emp Bmt Coca-Cola Bottling Co h1296 North
- 1940: HOOKER Sidney D r445 Washington blvd
- 1941: HOOKER Sidney r2210 Broadway
- 1945: HOOKER Sydney USA r2210 Broadway
- 1949: HOOKER Sydney G ship clk Oil City Brass Wks r2217 Liberty Av

(6) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Sydney G HOOKER
- Birth Year: 1916
- Nativity State or Country: Texas
- State of Residence: Texas
- County or City: Jefferson
- Enlistment Date: 12 Mar 1942
- Enlistment State: Texas
- Enlistment City: Houston
- Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
- Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
- Grade: Private
- Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise - according to law
- Component: Army of the United States
- Source: Civil Life
- Education: 3 years of high school
- Civil Occupation: Semiskilled structural- and ornamental-metal workers
- Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
- Height: 72
- Weight: 196

(7) Texas, Death Certificates via Ancestry.com

- Name of Deceased: Sydney G. HOOKER
- Date of Death: January 13, 1961, 8:00 pm (age 44)
- Place of Death: Houston, Harris Co., Texas
- Hospital Veterans Administration Hospital; 9626 East Avenue "O" - Length of Stay: 48 days
- Usual Occupation: Bar Tender
- Birthplace: Texas
- Father’s Name: Joe HOOKER
- Mother’s Name: Laura HULL
- Armed Forces: Yes, WW II
- Informant: Louise HOOKER, sister, 2217 Liberty, Beaumont, Texas
- Cause of Death: Heart failure, congestive, due to pneumonia
- Burial: Removal, Jan. 15, 1961; Carthage, Texas; cemetery unknown

(8) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans via Ancestry.com

- Name: HOOKER, Sydney Ganoung Sr.
- Enlistment: April 22, 1942 - August 10, 1944; Texas
- Rank: Corporel; U.S. Army Air Force
- Date of Birth: November 27, 1917
- Date of Death: January 13, 1961
- Marker: Flat Granite; Latin Cross
- Cemetery: City Cemetery; Carthage, Texas
- Applicant: James E. HOOKER, brother; 2705 Rockingham Drive, Austin 4, Texas

(9) LaGrone, Leila B., editor, "A History of Panola County, Texas 1819-1978" (Panola County Historical Commission: Carthage, TX, 1979), page 218 (entry 120) and page 222 (entry 130).

- Listed as Sidney.