Wayne-Henry County IN Archives Biographies.....Hood, Charles L. February 3, 1822 - 
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Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884)

Jackson Township
p. 568 & 569

Charles L. Hood was born Feb. 3, 1822, in Warren County, Ohio, a son of 
William and Elizabeth (Cochran) Hood. His father was a native of Winchester, 
Va., and emigrated to Ohio in an early day. He moved with his family to Wayne 
County, Ind., in the fall of 1833, locating near Dublin, on a farm where he 
resided till his wife's death in 1850, when he returned to Ohio and died in 
1866. Our subject, on arriving at maturity, engaged in the manufacture of 
brick quite extensively, and carried on contracting and building. The large 
Cambridge Mills were built by him. He was married in 1846 to Loria J., 
daughter of William and Elizabeth Ream, of Wayne County. They have five 
children living---William L.; Frankie, wife of William Saffiel; Laura S., a 
teacher; Lennie L., and Charles R. In 1852 he engaged in farming and dealing 
in stock and is still engaged in buying and shipping cattle and hogs. He has 
served as Assessor of Jackson Township, and while living in Henry County he 
served as Township Trustee. Mr. and Mrs. Hood have been members of the 
Methodist Episcopal church for many years, and he is at present Trustee and 
Steward of his church.


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