Jasper County MO Archives Biographies..... HOOD, Norris Clark April 7, 1811 - February 23, 1870 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bill BOGGESS http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00024.html#0005917 December 22, 2010, 12:47 pm Source: none Author: Bill BOGGESS NORRIS CLARK HOOD's name is one of the more prominent names found in most early Jasper county, Missouri history books, and rightly so. Norris was born April 7, 1811 in South Carolina to Thomas and Martha Hood, moving to Tennessee marrying Malinda Bond about 1833 in Monroe County, Tennessee moving family following 1853 birth of eighth child to North Fork, Jasper county, Missouri, post office at Coon Creek, now southeasterly of town named Jasper. He seemingly followed older brother Joel O Hood who is found near Sarcoxie, southern Jasper county, Missouri on 1850 and 1860 Federal census, 1870 in Benton county, Arkansas and older sister Lucinda, married Hinton Lawson 1822 in Tennessee and ended in Cooper County, Missouri. His mother, Martha who lived nearly 100 years, had moved with younger brother David K Hood to the Sarcoxie area, found on 1860 Federal census. David also fathered Norris Clark Hood (1843-1887) whom several historians got mixed up with concerning his uncle Norris (1811-1870). Norris soon became Sheriff of Jasper county, for two terms, 1st 1856, 2nd 1858, removing to west side of Carthage's square from near North Fork, building a log home where they had four more children, making known an even dozen. Wife died before 1865, one report, 1862, but son Joseph was born about 1864 based upon census reports. Carthage was a mixed community, strong feelings by some for the north others for the south such as Myra Shirley (Belle Starr), Norris' was for the north, so July 4, 1861 when Colonel Franz Sigel (1824-1902) arrived up the Neosho road with his Union troops he consulted with Norris as Lucy, Norris' 6th born sat across street, on the style of west side of courthouse waving a painted petticoat of an American flag (now captured on canvas by Andy Thomas), this all the day before one of the Civil War's 1st battle, the Battle of Carthage, where 48 were killed with 156 wounded July 5, 1861. The county records were moved to Neosho for safe keeping however they were being pilfered so Norris retrieved them and got permission to store them at Fort Scott, in Bourbon county, Kansas. He removed his eleven children (other one in Union army) and the records, found on 1865 Kansas state census in Marmaton, Bourbon county, Kansas. Following end of war he returned the records and family to burnt out Carthage, with but three structures still standing, his log home destroyed. In the spring of 1866 he built a new frame home at 3rd & Maple, three blocks west of the square, a temporary court house was erected on his old homesite to be removed and 1st three story brick building on square built by Timothy Regan (1822-1897) on what became Regan Block, later known as Center Building with R H Rose (1832-1901) moving into it from his 1st store at northeast corner of 3rd & Main, once Norris' son-in-law, L P Cunningham (1845-1911) maintained a law office in it. James Luke (1854-1925) later owned the building, it passed down to son David C Luke (1925-1993), in modern day once housed Tiger theater, the B & G (Boggess & Graul) Investment company and others. He's appointed Jasper county treasurer in 1867 then with town's population growth to about 800 in 1868, town of Carthage was incorporated and he, appointed one of its trustees, this following son-in-law, attorney Leonidas P Cunningham, move from northern Missouri July/August 1866 marring daughter Lucy in 1867. Norris served many civic functions such as; organizing a fair grounds, was among those establishing the Baptist church, in fact; "He made his house a temporary home at all times for the preacher of the gospel. He was prominent also as a member of the Masonic fraternity and for a number of years was treasurer of Carthage's Lodge." Norris died February 23, 1870 in his home at age fifty-nine, with name spelled "Noris" on tombstone, burial site unknown to me. Carthage was created as a city three and a half years later, 15 Nov 1873 with population of about 5,000. Birth: in South Carolina Death: in Jasper County, Missouri, Burial: location currently unknown. Census: 1860, age 49 Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri Father: Thomas Hood b: ABT 1773 in Greenville County, South Carolina Mother: Martha Ownby or Onsley b: ABT 1773 in Virginia Marriage: Malinda Bond b: ABT 1812 in Monroe County, Tennessee (daughter Lucy's death certificate gives name as Monita) Married: 1833 in Monroe County, Tennessee Known Children Stephen Hood b: ABT 1835 in Tennessee D.C. Hood b: ABT 1836 in Tennessee Joel P. Hood b: ABT 1839 in Tennessee Martha Hood b: ABT 1841 in Tennessee Lucy L. Hood b: 13 APR 1844 in McMinn County, Tennessee Thomas C. Hood b: ABT 1846 in Tennessee Mary E. Hood b: ABT 1849 in Tennessee Amanda M. Hood b: 1853 in Tennessee Esther J. Hood b: 18 MAR 1857 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri N.B. Hood b: ABT 1860 in Missouri Malinda Hood b: ABT 1862 in Missouri Joseph Hood b: ABT 1864 in Missouri   VIEW: ~ ~ ~ ~ 1)- pages 61 and 62 in The Biographical Record of Jasper County Missouri; by Hon. Malcolm G. McGregor; Chicago; The Lewis Publishing Company, 1901 http://books.google.com/books?id=EH0UAAAAYAAJ. 2)- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45726784 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/jasper/bios/norris156gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb