Baker County Georgia Archives - Biographies - Hooks Timeline in Baker County ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** submitted by: Gerry Hill 1825 Baker formed from Early Your attention will much oblige Yours & C Thos. J. Holmes Georgia We the undersigned do certify that the statement made this Baker Co. letter to the governor are all truths. Decr 27th 1825 Jacob Sutton William G Pierce John W Holme William Keell Robert L Thurston Ry Loftin Wm. F. Lofton James Graham Isaac Towers Benjamin Johnson Murfrey Taylor John I Smith Isaac Colson JOHN G HOOKS ROBERT S HOOKS William Griffin Daniel B Rich Capt. Mathew Colsan Ezekiel Pierce Dennis Colsan Irwin Hudler Nathan Brown Elkanah Loftin HILLARY HOOKS Jacob Woodcock James Loftin Malachi Jones John Cooley Alfred McDuff Coleman Keel John H Waller Haney Bell 1826 Hillory Hooks made claim in Dougherty Co to Early Co while fighting Indians in Baker Co Ga for damage. He made claim in Early pg. 14 for $166.00. 1827 Hillory Hooks was a Juror in Baker Co Ga. 1828 George I Walsh of Pike Co Al appointed Hillory Hooks of Baker Co his Atty to claim, grant, sell land he is entitled to lately acquired from the Indians which is to be distributed to citizens of Ga by lottery..Dated 30 Dec 1828. Witness Reuben W. Hooks, John Hooks 23 Jan. 1828 Reuben W Hooks witnessed deed for Hillery Hooks- Baker Co. 1830 Census.. Baker Co. Ga. Jacob Sutton: 1m (5-10), 1m (20-30), 1m (50-60), 1f (15-20), 1f (50-60) John C. Sutton: 2m (-5), 1m (30-40), 1f 95-10), 1f (20-30) George Hutto: 1m (-5), 1m (5-10), 1m (10-15), 1m (40-50), 1f (30-40) Jesse Coleman: 1m (5-10), 2m (15-20), 1m (20-30), 1m (40-50), 2f (-5), 1f (5-10), 2f (10-15), 1f (40-50) 18 Hilery Hooks: #18 1m (10-15), 1m (15-20), 1m (20-30), 1m (50-60), 3f (-5), 2f (5-10), 1f (10-15), 1f (40-50) so probably had children from 1792 on...7 or 8 more... Andrew (Knoles): 1m (-5), 1m (20-30), 2f (5-10), 1f (20-30) Caleb Sterling: 2m (-5), 1m (20-30), 1f (5-10), 1f (20-30) John Kelly: 2m (-5), 2m (10-15), 1m (15-20), 3m (20-30), 1m (40-50), 2f (-5), 2f (15-20) 1832 Daniel Hooks of Holton's Dist Baker Co Ga (note 1829) drew lot 965 in the 4th Dist of 1st Section-Gold Lottery-Cherokee Co..(Also shows in Lee Co. 1833 Dec. 17 see 1821--Deed Book B Page 431-432 Hillory of Baker CO Ga sold to Robert Hooks of same place Lot 12 of the 6th DIst Witness Ribert Harvill, Wm. H Furguson JP Carroll Co Ga $300 1835-Dec 27th..A Petition-Baker Co Ga. Red Bluff...talked of an Indian and ask for a volunteer Company of Militia signed by Robert S. Hooks John G. Hooks and Hillary Hooks, among 20 or so others. 26 Dec 1835 Red Bluff Baker Co...Dr Sir on the morning of the 16th instant, a company of whites to the number of eight, came across some forty or fifty Indians in the Kiaka swamp, in this county. The Indians fired on the whites and killed two men. Wm. H. Ferguson and Allen Perry and wounded two others--the citizens of the county then collected and got assistance from Early and Mustered something like forty five strong--and went into the swamp the next day to get the dead and bury them. When the company found them Ferguson was stripped naked and robbed of #380 with his jaw bone broken and every tooth knocked out but one-- four severe cuts in the fact and on the head with the tomahawk. Perry's head was beaten into a complete jelly, his belly cut open his untrals taken out and hung on the bushes, castrated, and most shockingly hacked up and both eyes cut out. A Mr. Taber and Mr. Musgrove were wounded..Three Indians killed and some wounded. The Indians have embodied themselves in the same swamp, supposed to be about one hundred. We are not collecting all the men we can to drive them away. I assure you the people are so alarmed it is a difficult matter to collect men for really when they leave home, their wives and children are in danger of their lives, as well as the loss of property. I am fearful we will not be able to collect men enough. I regret very much the muskets have not yet reached our county. Securing the muskets would encourage the people a great idea. For heavens sake send us a volunteer company--the militia will rally around them..act as spies, and I shall then feel that we can drive very Indian from our country. It is supposed there are white men with the Indians. On the 20th there was another fight in our county with the Whites and Indians..the particulars I have not yet learned. Enclosed I send you my bravet as Colo of the 63rd Regnt. GM Also a return to me of an election held in Byron on the 23rd Inst for officers of a volunteer company..The object in forming this company is only to act in this emergency and they are now in service..having found out the camp of the Indians, they are acting as scouts until we can collect a sufficient force to give the Indians battle. It would be well to commission them..the company may march and continue as a volunteer company for a long time. Please write me on receipt of this what course to persue. 1840 Census Robert L Baker 20-30 037 Samon Baker " wife 15-20 036 Simon Baker " " 20-30 036 Reuben Baker " " 20-30 with male 0-5 1845 Baker-William Tax Digest Ga Gen Mag. 1850 Census- Baker Co. Ga. Aug. 19 Reuben W. Hooks 40 Ga Adeline 31 Mary A 14 Margaret T 11 Philip 8 1850 Census- Baker Co. Ga. 7th Dist. HH 53 $1000 James Hooks 40 NC Rebecca 35 NC Isabella 10 Ga James 5 Ga George 1 Ga 1850 Census- Baker Co. Ga. 11th Dist. pg. 72 hh 9/9 (This district was cut into Mitchell-county seat Camilla in 1857 except for a portion in NW corner w of Flint RIver) Simon Hooks 28 Ga $900 Farmer page 143 Jan 10. Mary J 22 Ga Daniel 16 Ga 1850 Census Baker Co. Ga. hh 10/10 Robert L. Hooks 33 Ga $6,150 farmer (or Robert S) Margaret E 22 Ga Louisa 18 Loucinda H 16 Margaret R 6 William J. Pollock 20 laborer Margaret R Wall 17 Laborer 1850 Mortality Schedule Baker Co Ga Babara Hooks 25 f Ga 1850 Mar Hillary Hooks $16600 says Early Co Book. Baker Co Claims made by following citizens required Spec. Payment. Has to do with Indian Depreciation.