Bio of Hargrave-Hogan, Lou (aaa) - McIntosh County, Oklahoma Submitted by: June E. Tuck 23 Apr 2002 Return to McIntosh County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/mcintosh/mcintosh.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ========================================================================== From the files of June E. Tuck, who does not validate or dispute any historical facts in the article. Eli Hargrave Pays Tribute Lou Hargrave-Hogan Dailey News-Telegram March 4, 1939 In writing this article I am presuming that some people, readers of this publication, might be interested to know of the death of this Hopkins county girl, born of pioneer parents of this county and reared principally in this town to her first marriage. We write for the benefit of her many relatives and friends. Lou B. Hargrave was born near Sulphur Bluff, this county, December 4, 1858. She was the daughter of William Allen and Mary Cloud Hargrave, he being the oldest son of Glen and Nancy Morgan Hargrave, she being the daughter of Joseph Cloud, all of Indiana, Warrick County. William Allen Hargrave was one of the first blacksmiths, a real mechanic, at Sulphur Bluff. He made his own tools, such as chisels, hammers, punches, cleavers, and the like; made his own plows, plow points, harrow teeth, and any kind of farm implements used at that time. He made his horse shoes and nails, and when he placed them on the hoof of a steed, they were there to stay. We have in our possession a small hammer that he made nearly 80 years ago, a small tack hammer, given to me by my father, Lee Hargrave, he being a brother to Wm. A. He was born Jan. 8, 1831, brought to Texas from Indiana Feb. 1843, and married Oct. 15, 1850, to Mary Cloud, born Aug. 11, 1830. William A. was killed in (the) Civil War at Lexington, Ky., Aug. 31, 1861, just past 30 years of age. The mother, Mary, lived only a few years, when she passed to her reward. Lou, the subject of this sketch, had been left fatherless at age of three, and without a mother when just a small child. At this time she was taken to the home of Dr. O. S. Davis of Sulphur Springs, Texas, where she was kept and treated as one of the family, where she met Ben S. Hampton, another orphan in the same home, and born Nov. 27, 1852. They became interested in each other and as the years went by, the interest grew and on January 19, 1882, they were married, and March 19, 1883, she presented him with a son, Ben. S., Jr., who died Oct. 21 1884. Ben Hampton was a mail carrier on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad and met his death by accident on the train at Kosse, Texas, January 7, 1884. Dr. Davis and wife were pioneers of Sulphur Springs and were well known by many in this vicinity. They had no children, but will be remembered as gracious receivers and caretakers of orphan children, who were kept in their home and treated as their own. Lou^Òs second marriage was to Ed Robertson of Sulphur Springs, Jan. 23, 1886. He was a brother to Mrs. R. S. Blythe and uncle to Miss Thula Blythe and Mrs. Ben A. Smith of this town. Lou and Ed had four boys, James, Tullie, Ben and George. They made their home in Sulphur Springs till the death of the husband and father, May 1, 1904. After she had spent about five years a widow with her children, she was married for the third time to Mr. J. C. Hogan, Nov. 16, 1909. He was born in New York City, Aug. 15. 1852. He died at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, about six or seven years ago. Mr. & Mrs. Hogan lived at Eufaula, Oklahoma, at the time of his death where they had been at home for a number of years and where she remained with her son, Ben Robertson, till the end came, June 7, 1938, tho we had just recently learned of his death. She was a devout member of the Catholic Church, where she had worshiped faithfully for a long time, Lou was a splendid personage, a warm-hearted soul, and a lasting friend. She has had a hard struggle at times, being left fatherless at three and motherless in early childhood; left a widow for the third time by the death of so many husbands, yet she was patient and careful, at all times striving to hover and feed her brood of four boys and that she always tried to keep with her and be at home with her where they remained till they were able to care for themselves and then to care for her and be a solace to her in her declining years. Surviving are four sons by Ed Robertson: James of Leavenworth, Kansas; Tullie of Dallas, Texas; George of Whitedeer, Texas; and Ben Robertson of Eufaula, Oklahoma. She also has two granddaughters, Mary Lou and Tullie Alice Robertson, whom she reared and of whom she was extremely fond. They are daughters of her son, Tullie, who had the misfortune of losing his wife by death while these children were small. Mary Lou is now Mrs. Ivan Haston of Chillocothe, Mo. Tullie Alice lives at Eufaula. Her death was attributed to a heart ailment at the ripe age of 79 years and 6 month. She will be mourned by many relatives and warm friends in Hopkins County, Texas, where she spent a great portion of her life. Of coarse she has left a number of relatives and host of friends at Eufaula, who will be grieved at her passing. The Kelley Funeral Home arranged for the service, which was conducted by Father G. A. Hayes of St. Joseph Chapel, Muskogee. Burial at Catholic cemetery, Eufaula, Oklahoma. She will be sorely missed - A friend and cousin, Eli E. Hargrave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to McIntosh County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/mcintosh/mcintosh.html