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Family Group Sheet
| Husband: | Clarence Edward Hook |
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| Born: | 25 Oct 1868 | in: Bartholomew Co., IN |
| Died: | 30 Mar 1950 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
| Father: | Ephraim H Hook (1836-1917) | |
| Mother: | Eliza Jane Dill (1836-1898) | |
| 1st Wife: | Lucinda "Cindy" Johnson |
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| Married: | 16 Dec 1887 | in: Madison Co., IN |
| Born: | Abt 1866 | in: Madison Co., IN |
| Died: | 1893 | in: Madison Co., IN |
| Father: | Aaron Johnson (1842-1911) | |
| Mother: | Nancy Etchison (1841-1889) | |
| CHILDREN |
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| 1 F Name: | Minnie Frances Hook | |
| Born: | 27 Oct 1888 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
| Died: | Oct 1977 | in: Pittsburg, Allegheny Co., PA |
| Married: | in: | |
| Spouse: | Cheney | |
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| Died: | in: | |
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| 2 F Name: | Ethel Fern Hook | |
| Born: | 05 Jun 1892 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
| Died: | 24 Sep 1951 | in: Toledo, Lucas Co., OH |
| Married: | 03 Nov 1908 | in: Shelby Co., IN |
| Spouse: | John Robert Sosbe | |
| Born: | 5 Oct 1889 | in: IN |
| Died: | 22 Sep 1961 | in: Toledo, Lucas Co., OH |
| Children: |
Gareld Sosbe (1910-1983) m. Margaret Roach m. Norma Sodd Glen Lloyd Sosbe (1911-1911) Voneta Ruth Sosbe (1913-1990) m. Arthur Huebner (1911-2000) Cleo Marvin Sosbe (1917-1979) m. Wanda Dixion (1922-2006) Geneva Levetta Sosbe (1919-1994) m. John William McColley (1907-1978) m. Robert Reno (1930-1978) Ethel Marjorie Sosbe (1922-1986) m. Charles G North (1919-2012) Doris Eileen Sosbe m. Edwin Paul Kauffman (1923-1983) John Robert Sosbe, Jr (1928-1940) Leota Ardella Sosbe (1930-2000) m. Clayton Leroy Griner (1930-2006) Reba Marcella Sosbe (1936-) m. Edgar Lewis Rose (1932-2012) |
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| 3 ? Name: | Infant Hook | |
| Born: | Abt 1895 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
| Died: | Abt 1895 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
| 2nd Wife: | Faye Sosbe |
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| Married: | 17 Aug 1901 | in: Madison Co., IN |
| Born: | 28 Mar 1885 | in: IN |
| Died: | 12 Oct 1971 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
| Father: | John Henry Sosbe (1852-1938) | |
| Mother: | Emma Rosella Hanshew (1857-1944) | |
| CHILDREN |
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| 1 M Name: | Raymond C Hook | |
| Born: | 25 Jun 1902 | in: IN |
| Died: | 17 Dec 1977 | in: Grant Co., IN |
| Married: | 23 Dec 1922 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
| Spouse: | Agnes Rural | |
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| 2 F Name: | Lola Lavonne Hook (1904-1992) |
| Spouse: | Orval Jones (1901-2000) |
| 3 M Name: | Henry E Hook | |
| Born: | 08 Mar 1908 | in: Shelby Co., IN |
| Died: | 11 Apr 1999 | in: Town Creek, Lawrence Co., AL |
| Married: | 7 Apr 1941 | in: |
| Spouse: | Alice Maurine Baker | |
| Born: | 23 Aug 1919 | in: Aberdeen, SD |
| Died: | 7 Jun 1949 | in: |
| Children: |
Mary Lou Hook (c1942-) m. Posey Larry Lee Hook (c1946-) |
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Carl Eugene Hook (1953-1990) Henry E Hook II |
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| 4 F Name: | Dorothy May Hook | |
| Born: | 17 Apr 1912 | in: IN |
| Died: | 10 Apr 2003 | in: Chicago, Cook Co., IL |
| Married: | Abt 1928 | in: |
| Spouse: | Scott | |
| Born: | in: | |
| Died: | in: | |
| Children: |
Joan Scott |
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| 5 M Name: | Carl Hook | |
| Born: | 09 May 1915 | in: Shelby Co., IN |
| Died: | 10 Jun 1926 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
| 6 M Name: | Cecil R Hook | |
| Born: | 26 Apr 1918 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
| Died: | Jun 1987 | in: Anderson, Madison Co., IN |
| Married: | 30 Jul 1942 | in: Anderson, Madison Co., IN |
| Spouse: | Jesse Helen Free | |
| Born: | 6 Oct 1917 | in: Madison Co., IN |
| Died: | 7 Jan 1994 | in: Delaware Co., IN |
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| 7 M Name: | Robert Glenn Hook | |
| Born: | 27 Sep 1930 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
| Died: | 05 Jun 1991 | in: IN |
| Married: | 14 Feb 1951 | in: Pasquotank Co., NC |
| Spouse: | Estella Christine Williams | |
| Born: | 14 Feb 1932 | in: Hyde Co., NC |
| Died: | 26 Oct 1985 | in: San Diego Co., CA |
| Children: |
private Hook private Hook private Hook |
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| Faye's 2nd Husband: | Harvey Edward Foore |
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| Married: | Aft 1950 | in: |
| Born: | 5 Apr 1886 | in: Miami Co., IN |
| Died: | May 1970 | in: Madison Co., IN |
Biography and Timeline
Memories of Grandpa and Grandma Hook by Reba Rose, November 2008:
Going to Grandpa's
I was four or five years old, I remember my Mom asking my Dad to take her to visit my Grandpa. It seemed like she had to beg Dad. It was a long drive to see Grandpa. We lived in Toledo, Ohio and Grandpa lived in Elwood, Indiana. To me that was a long drive back then. I remember getting excited saying, "Yeah, let's go see Grandpa, come on, Dad let's go." With the two of us on him I guess he decided he didn't have a chance to get out of it. The following weekend, Mom and Dad packed up the car and we were on our way.
I thought we would never get there. The roads were so rough, and we ran into places where contractors were working on them. The roads seem so long and wide, kind of rusty looking dirt with small stones mixed in. The car would slide on the unfinished road. It made me afraid while we were driving. I was a child and not understanding what all was going on. After what seemed forever, we were pulling into the drive. I was so sleepy and couldn't believe we were there.
My Grandpa was the best Grandpa a person could ever have. Grandpa was gentle, sweet and I know he loved me. When we got there I came into the room and called out, "Hi Grandpa!" He always gave me a big grin and a hug. Mom was so happy to see him again. She seemed to smile the whole time we were there. I was happy to be there, too. I loved going to Grandpa's house.
I remember the house as being very old. But what is old to a very young person? It was weathered gray and looked in need of paint. How I remember? It's because that is how the barns looked that I saw on the way down there. The barns that I saw were falling apart. My Dad was always painting something at our house. I also wondered why they didn't paint that old house and the nice swing on the porch.
I remember the rain barrel outside the back door. I remember putting my fingers in and playing in the water. I wanted to know why they had it. Grandma said she washed her hair with it, and it made her hair soft. Mom said to stay out of it. I was already wet down the front of my dress. I said, "Grandma I want to wash my hair in it" and didn't shut my mouth about it. She said later as she would have to heat the water on the stove. Then she showed me where she had to heat the water. It was a wooden cook stove. It had a tank on one side for the water. She said this is where they heat their water for dishes and washing. I thought "that's where they have to heat their water?" I was glad we had a tub at home. I really like that stove and was so impressed with water tank.
That night Grandma kept her promise and started pouring the water into the tank. I was thinking it will take forever as she was sticking the wood in and used paper too. She struck a match, and it was exciting to see the fire start. It sure didn't take very long before the water was steaming and hot enough to wash my hair. She led me to the back porch and in a small pan I washed my hair and used the rain water to rinse. It was fun but the hair didn't smell as good as when you washed your hair in the shower. But thanks to Grandma she satisfied a child's wish to wash her hair with rain water. I didn't tell Grandma that my hair didn't smell good.
Every time I went to see Grandpa, I would always ask him to play his violin. He never refused, and Mom loved to hear him play. She got a grin on her face too. You sure didn't have to ask him twice as he loved to play. He even let me try but not a very good sound came from that old violin when I played it. He told me I could learn to play the violin. I said, "I can?" Grandpa said yes, he told me I had long fingers and that you need long fingers to play a violin but I ended up playing the organ. I still have the desire to play the violin like my Grandpa.
The room we slept in was a room in the front of the house, and it was cold and dark, Grandma had to light a candle. The bed I slept in had a feather mattress and the cover was also made with feathers. I saw a feather sticking out, and I gently pulled it and blew on it. It went floating away. I remember how cold it was when we first got into bed. Soon it was warm and we stayed warm as toast under that feather comforter. I felt like an angel sleeping in the clouds above. I remember my nose felt very cold. Mom said stay under the covers. So I pulled the cover up so all that was showing was my eyes. I could barely see in that cold dark room. It was kind of spooky and I moved very close to my Mother.
I was awakening by the smell of breakfast cooking in the kitchen. I could smell the bacon and I tried to get out from under the covers. The comforter was so heavy Mom had to help me by lifting the comforter so I could crawl out from under it. But it was warm in the room now because Grandpa had started the old wood stove and Grandma or Grandpa must have opened the door so it would warm the room. Grandma was already cooking on her wooden stove in the kitchen. They only heated the kitchen, living room and Grandpa's bedroom.
Grandma sure could cook and it was above all other meals. They had bacon, pork chops, eggs, mashed potatoes. I couldn't remember what all she had but when I saw the food on the table, I felt my face wrinkling up to the sight of it I thought who eats that kind of food for breakfast? I said "pork chops and gravy for breakfast?" They laughed at me for being so shocked. Mom said farmers eat a big breakfast because they work hard in the fields. I was thinking "Grandpa still works in the fields?" I looked at Grandpa and thought how old he was.
After dinner we all went outside and I was the first one on the swing. I remember sitting there with grandpa and my mouth ran on and on. I was asking question that a child would ask, and being told to quiet down. After a while, it began to get dark so they went back inside and I stayed out on the swing. If I went too high on the swing I would hit the house. They would call out and say, "your swinging too high, you are hitting the house," so I would slow down, and before long, I was hitting the house again, would hear them call my name, and I knew what they wanted. Soon I went back into the house to talk to Grandpa, and thinking I will get Grandpa to play his violin. Now that I think back maybe he did it just to keep me from talking so much.
Thanksgiving
I remember going there one year for Thanksgiving and what a treat it was. I remember that old porch off of the kitchen where she started fixing the pies. I said you are going to cook the food out here on the porch. She said, "yes, I am, there is more room out here." The porch was all enclosed and I thought how neat it was out there. Everything looked so clean and I wished we had a porch like that. Even the walls in there looked gray like the outside of the house.
She took the turkey to the stove and opened it and the fire was big and hot. She put the turkey over the fire to burn off the feathers that were still there. I complained about the smell and she just laughed. She stuffed it soon after the dressing was made. I am glad my Mom was helping to get the dinner ready to eat.
After awhile my attention was back on the food. You could already smell the turkey but I remember thinking how long is it going to take to get that turkey and pumpkin pie done so we can eat. I made a remark to Grandma about it. She said "it takes time to fix a dinner for Thanksgiving." I can remember my stomach already was yelling for food. It made me feel sad that we had to wait so long, I was so hungry.
When Grandma made pumpkin pies, she had to dig out the pumpkin and strain it. I couldn't believe all the string looking things in the pumpkin, the seeds too. I had to help and I did, I would pull out the stringy looking things out of the pumpkin. How patient she was to let me play around while she was fixing dinner. After all the work of getting the strings out, I wanted to taste it and so I did, it was sick. Grandma laughed and said "it has to be cooked." I said "oh no, it will be forever before we can eat." Again Grandma laughed. I don't remember much about the dinner but that pumpkin pie was the best I ever had.
I can't remember the last time I was there as I was still pretty young. We did go back several times and I think I was ten or twelve that last time we were there. How I miss the times we had together. We would come for the weekend, and I hated it when it was time to go home. I knew we wouldn't be back for a very long time.
When Grandpa Died
I remember when we got word that Grandpa had died, and I was so sad. I had to fight back the tears. My Grandpa was gone, and I would never be able to be with him again. I wouldn't be able to hear him play his violin. I wish I could have had his violin just to hold it and keep him close to me. We went to the funeral, and I felt bad because it made my Mom cry, and her crying made my heart hurt.
No one wanted to sleep in Grandpa's bed because he had died in there. But my Mother loved him so much she said she would. Well I slept with her and I remember not being able to sleep well. I was fourteen but I didn't like sleeping in a bed where someone had died, even if it was my Grandpa that I loved so much. I know Grandpa is in Heaven, and one day I will see him again. I think often about the times we had together, and I miss the best Grandpa a person could ever have.
Timeline:
| Date: | Place: | Event: |
| 1868 | IN, Bartholomew Co. | Birth: Clarence |
| 1870 | IN, Bartholomew Co. | Census: Clarence (age 4) living with parents |
| 1880 | IN, Madison Co. | Census: Clarence (age 13) living with parents, attended school |
| 1885 | IN | Birth: Faye |
| 1887 | IN, Madison Co. | Marriage: Clarence and Lucinda |
| 1900 | IN, Madison Co. | Census: Clarence (age 32) widowed with 2 kids, farmer |
| 1900 | IN, Hancock Co. | Census: Faye (age 15) living with parents, attended school |
| 1901 | IN, Madison Co. | Marriage: Clarence and Faye |
| 1910 | IN, Shelby Co. | Census: Clarence (age 40) farm laborer, Faye (age 25) |
| 1920 | IN, Madison Co., Elwood | Census: Clarence (age 51) tinplate laborer, Faye (age 34) |
| 1930 | IN, Madison Co. | Census: Clarence (age 62) tinplate laborer, Faye (age 44) |
| 1940 | IN, Madison Co. | Census: Clarence (age 72) retired, Faye (age 55) |
| 1950 | IN, Madison Co., Elwood | Death: Clarence |
| ? | IN, Madison Co. | Marriage: Harvey Foore and Faye |
| 1970 | IN, Madison Co., Elwood | Death: Harvey |
| 1971 | IN, Madison Co., Elwood | Death: Faye |
Family Photos
Clarence and Faye with children: Raymond, Lola, Henry, and Dorothy
Clarence and Faye with children: Lola, Henry, Dorothy, Carl, and Cecil
Clarence and Faye with children: Dorothy, Cecil, and Henry
Clarence with both daughters from 1st marriage to Lucinda (mother and 3rd child died during childbirth)
Minnie on left and Ethel on right
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Faye with second husband Harvey Foore
Birth Records
Marriage Records
Ed Hook and Fay Sosbe marriage license, Madison Co., IN, issued on Aug 16, 1901 and married on Aug 17, 1901:
Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (Ancestry.com):
Name: Ed Hook
Spouse Name: Fay Sosbe
Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1901
Marriage County: Madison
Source Title 1: Madison County Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1880-1920 Inclusive Volum
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: 9
OS Page: 495
Name: Fay Sosbe
Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1901
Marriage County: Madison
Estimated birth year: 1884
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Father Name: Jne
Mother Name: Emma
Source Title 1: Madison County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located County Clerk's Of
Book: W-4
OS Page: 18
Death Records
C. Edward Hook
1868 - 1950
City of Elwood Cemetery
Elwood
Madison County, IN
Faye Hook Foore
1885 - 1971
(next to Clarence Hook)
Clarence Edward Hook obituary, Anderson Bulletin, Friday, March 31, 1950, p. 10:
Mrs. Faye Foore obituary, Anderson Bulletin, Friday, October 15, 1971:
Clarence Edward Hook obituary, Elwood Call-Leader, Friday, March 31, 1950:
Clarence Edward Hook, 81 1530 South Q street, died at 4:20 o'clock Thursday evening at his home of a heart complication. Mr. Hook had been ill the last three weeks. Born March 30, 1870 in Bartholomew county, he was the son of Ephriam and Jane Hook. He was first married to Cinda Johnson. She died many years ago. He was married August 17, 1901 to Faye Sosbe. She survives. Mr. Hook was a retired tinplate worker. Survivors include the widow, two daughters by the first marriage, Mrs. Minnie Cheney, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. John Sosbe, Toledo, Ohio, and the following children by the latter marriage, Raymond Hook and Henry E. Hook, Elwood; Mrs. Orval Jones of Montpelier, In.; Cecil Hook, Anderson; Mrs. Dorothy Scott of Anderson, and Robert Hook of the U.S. Coast Guard; a half sister, Mrs. Lizzie Palmer of Illinois, 17 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. The body is at the York Memorial home where friends may call. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the South Side Tabernacle. The Rev. Leonard Hinds, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be made in City cemetery.
Raymond C. Hook obituary, Elwood Call-Leader, Monday, December 19, 1977:
Raymond C. Hook, 75, 621 N. Main St., Fairmount, died at Brandner Village in Marion Saturday evening following an extended illness. A career man with the U. S. Coast Guard, he was born June 25, 1902, in Indiana, the son of Edward and Faye Sosbe Hook. Surviving are five brothers and sisters, Cecil Hook of Anderson, Mrs. Dorothy Scott and Henry Hook both of Chicago, Mrs. Lola Jones of Montpelier and Robert Hook of Eleajen, Calif. Friends will be received from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the Copher and Fesler Funeral Home where final rites will be conducted on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Gene Parker officiating. Burial will be in the Elwood City Cemetery.
Henry Hook obituary, Decatur Daily, April 12, 1999:
Funeral for Henry Hook, 91, of Town Creek will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Donald Baptist Church with the Rev. Henry Trull officiating. Burial will be in Donald Cemetery with Lawrence Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. Mr. Hook died Sunday, April 11, 1999, at Lawrence Baptist Medical Center. He was born March 8, 1908 in Shelbyville, Ind. to Clarence and Faye Hook. He was a retired hotel clerk and a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. He is survived by one son, Henry E. Hook II of California; one daughter, Mary Lou Posey of Town Creek; seven grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Alice Maurine Baker Hook obituary (wife of Henry Hook):
Mrs. Alice Maurine Hook, 29, died at midnight Tuesday at Mercy Hospital after an illness of one month. Her home was at 1527 South Q street. Born Aug. 23, 1919 at Aberdeen, SD, she was the daughter of Jay and Margaret Baker. She was married to Henry Hook on April 7, 1941, He survives. Survivors with the husband are two children, Mary Lou 7 and Larry Lee 2 1/2. Other survivors include a brother and two sisters. The body was taken to York's Memorial home where it will remain. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Carl Hook
Son of C. & F. Hook
1915 - 1926
(next to Clarence and Faye)
Elwood Call-Leader, Friday, June 11, 1926:
Funeral services for Carl Hook, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. (Clarence Edward and Faye Sosbe Hook) Hook, residing at 1530 South Q street, who was killed Thursday morning when he fell from the bicycle he was riding and struck a truck in South P street, will be conducted at the Gospel Workers church, South R and Nineteenth streets Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev George Mason, and the burial will be in the city cemetery. Corner Earl Sells was here from Anderson yesterday afternoon making an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of young Hook. He signed the death certificate as accidental but has not yet completed his investigation or returned a verdict, announcing that he would return today to look further into the matter.
Census Records
1870 Census, Indiana, Bartholomew County, Clifty Township:
| Edward C Hook | living with Ephraim Hook and Eliza J, male, age 4, born in IN |
1880 Census, Indiana, Madison County, Boone Township:
| Clarence E Hook | son of Ephraim Hook and Eliza Jane, male, age 13, attended school, born in IN, parents born in IN |
1900 Census, Indiana, Madison County, Boone Township:
| Edmund Hook | head, male, born Oct 1867, age 32, widowed, born in IN, father born in IN, mother born in OH, farmer, rented farm |
| Minnie F Hook | daughter, female, born Oct 1888, age 11, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, attended school |
| Ethel F Hook | daughter, female, born Jun 1890, age 9, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, attended school |
1900 Census, Indiana, Hancock County, Blue River Township:
| Fay Sosbee | living with John H and Emma R Sosbee, daughter, female, born Mar 1885, age 15, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, attended school |
1910 Census, Indiana, Shelby County, Hendricks Township:
| Clarence E Hook | head, male, age 40, 1st marriage of 9 years, born in IN, parents born in IN, farm laborer, rented house |
| Fay Hook | wife, female, age 25, 1st marriage of 9 years, 4 children, 3 living, born in IN, parents born in IN |
| Raymond C Hook | son, male, age 7, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, attended school |
| Lavell Hook | son, male, age 6, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, attended school (this is mistake, should be "Lola" and female) |
| Henry Hook | son, male, age 3, single, born in IN, parents born in IN |
1920 Census, Indiana, Madison County, Pipecreek Township, Elwood:
| Clarence E Hook | head, home rented, male, age 51, married, not able to write, born in IN, father born in IN, mother born in US, tinplate laborer |
| Faye Hook | wife, female, age 34, married, born in IN, parents born in IN |
| Raymond Hook | son, male, age 17, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, serving in United States Navy |
| Lola L Hook | daughter, female, age 15, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, process laundry |
| Henry E Hook | son, male, age 11, single, attended school, born in IN, parents born in IN, in school |
| Dorthy M Hook | daughter, female, age 8, single, attended school, born in IN, parents born in IN, in school |
| Carl Hook | son, male, age 4, single, born in IN, parents born in IN |
| Cecil Hook | son, male, age 1, single, born in IN, parents born in IN |
1930 Census, Indiana, Madison County, Pipecreek Township:
| Clarence E Hook | head, home owned, does not live on farm, male, age 62, married, 1st married at age 33, born in IN, parents born in IN, works in tin mill, not a veteran |
| Faye Hook | wife, female, age 44, married at age 16, born in IN, parents born in IN |
| Henry E Hook | son, male, age 22, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, works in tin mill, not a veteran |
| Cecil Hook | son, male, age 12, single, attended school, born in IN, parents born in IN |
1940 Census, Indiana, Madison County, Pipecreek Township, District 48-72, Page 15:
| Clarence Hook | head, home owned worth $1200, does not live on farm, white male, age 72, married, born in IN, lived in same house in 1935, not working, "old age pension" |
| Fay Hook | wife, white female, age 55, married, born in IN, housework |
| Cecil R Hook | son, white male, age 21, single, born in IN, worked in soil conservation |
| Robert Hook | son, white male, age 9, single, attended school, born in IN |
Notes and Other Records
To do:
- Write biography
Proof of lineage notes:
- 1901 marriage license shows Ed Hook and Fay Sosbe married.
- 1920 census states that Clarence E Hook is father of Lola L Hook and married to Faye.
- Biographical History of Madison County Indiana states that Clarence Edward and Faye Sosbe Hook are parents of Lola Jones of Montpelier.
- 1950 obituary for Clarence Edward Hook states that Mrs. Lola Jones of Montpelier is daughter and Faye Sosbe Hook is wife.
- 1971 obituary for Mrs. Faye Foore states that she married Edward Hook and that she is mother of Mrs. Orville Jones of Montpelier, Mrs. Dorothy Scoot, Raymond, Cecil, Henry, and Robert.
- 1992 obituary for Lola L. Jones states she is daughter of Edward Hook and Faye Soysbe Hook.
From Biographical History of Madison County Indiana, CECIL R. HOOK:
Cecil R. Hook was born April 26, 1918 in Elwood, he was the son of Clarence Edward and Faye Sosbe Hook of Elwood. Clarence Edward Hook was born in Bartholomew County on Oct 25,1868 he died March 30, 1950. Faye Sosbe was born March 28, 1885 and died Oct 12, 1971 in Elwood. Clarence and Faye were married on Aug 17, 1901 and became the parents of seven children; Raymond ( (b.Jun 25,1902) who lives in Marion, Lola Jones (b.Mar 4,1904) who lives in Montpelier, Indiana; Henry (b.Mar 8, 1908) and Dorothy Scott (b.Apr 17, 1911 )who lives in Chicago, Carl who died Jun 10, 1926 aged about ten years of injuries received when he was struck by a truck in Elwood, Cecil and Robert (b.Sep 27, 1930) who lives in California. As a young man Cecil went into the Civilian Conservation Corps of Indiana on July 20, 1937. He was in Company 1592, Ft .Benjamin Harrison District. He was trained in first aid, masonry stone quarrying and nursery work. His commanding officer Ray Horee presented Cecil with an education certificate for this special training on June 30, 1938. The C.C.C. was a government work project to help families who were in need of support. A weeks wage was 30 dollars. The young man received eight silver dollars and the rest was sent home to his parents. Cecil was first assigned to Camp Quabache at Bluffton,Indiana where he was appointed night guard (4:00 p.m.-12:00 p.m.) over the C.C.C. work trucks. He worked all day in the field from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and sometimes missed his evening meal because he was due on guard duty at 4:00 p.m. seven days a week. He was then assigned to a camp at Ft.Wayne. A few weeks later a fire destroyed Camp Quabache at Bluffton. Cecil was given an honorable discharge from the C.C.C. on Jan 11,1940. In 1940 he became a member of the National Youth of America, another government program for youths who were in need of jobs to help their families. Cecil was one of several young men who built the N.Y.A. camp in Madison County. The camp was located at the east end of East 10th St. near White River (now the Girl Scout Camp). He lived at the camp and was trained in sheet metal work at the N.Y.A. factory. His weekly pay was 10 dollars, which was given to him instead of his family. The factory was located on West 22nd St. at the New York Central Railroad Tracks. The N.Y.A. factory made hammers, small metal tools and tool boxes etc. The employees were all young men and women. Cecil met his wife Helen while working at the N.Y.A. factory. They were married Jul 30,1942 in Anderson. She was a daughter of Carl Carry and Exie T. Bronnenberg Free of Anderson. Exie T. Bronnenberg Free was a daughter of Isaac and Margaret Gooding Bronnenberg of Lafayette Township. Carl Carry Free was a son of Oscar and Angelia Hosier Free of Madison County. Carl and Exie Free were the parents of eleven children. Helen was their fourth daughter. Cecil retired on Apr 1, 1975. He was employed by the Guide Lamp Division of General Motors for 31 years. He was a member of the United Auto Workers Local 663. Cecil and Helen have been active in church work for several years. Until recently they were members of the Belmont Bible Church, located at 2100 W 9th St. Anderson. A new Church is being erected on the 109 bypass.
As a young man, Cecil went into the Civilian Conservation Corps of Indiana on July 20, 1937. He was in Company 1592, Ft. Benjamin Harrison He was trained in first aid, masonry, stone quarrying and nursery work. His commanding officer, Ray Horee presented Cecil with an education certificate for this special training on June 30, 1938. The CCC was a government work project to help families who were in need of support. A weeks wage was $30. The young man received $8 and the rest was sent home to his parents. Cecil was first assigned to Camp Quabache at Bluffton, Indiana where he was appointed night guard over the CCC work trucks. He worked all day in the field from 8 am to 4 pm and sometimes missed his evening meal because he was due on guard duty at 4 pm to midnight 7 days a week. He was then assigned to a camp at Ft. Wayne. A few weeks later a fire destroyed Camp Quabache. Cecil was given an honorable discharge from the CCC on Jan. 11, 1940.
In 1940 he became a member on National Youth of America, another government program for youths who were in need of jobs to help their families. He was one of the several young men who helped build the NYA camp in Madison Co. The camp was located at the east end of East 10th St. near White River. He lived at the camp and trained in sheet metal work at the NYA factory. His weekly pay was $10 which was given to him instead of his family. The NYA factory made hammers, small metal tools and tool boxes.
Cecil met his wife Helen, while working at the NYA factory. They were married July 30, 1942 in Anderson. She was a daughter of Carl Carry and Exie T. Bronnenberg Free of Anderson. Cecil retired on April 1, 1975. He was employed by the Guide Lamp Division of General Motors for 31 years. He was a member of the United Auto Workers Local 663. Cecil and Helen were active in church work and were members of Belmount Bible Church in Anderson.
Sources and Credits
- 1901 marriage license, Madison County, Indiana.
- Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (Ancestry.com).
- 1870 Census, Indiana, Bartholomew County, Clifty Township.
- 1880 Census, Indiana, Madison County, Boone Township.
- 1900 Census, Indiana, Madison County, Boone Township.
- 1900 Census, Indiana, Hancock County, Blue River Township.
- 1910 Census, Indiana, Shelby County, Hendricks Township.
- 1920 Census, Indiana, Madison County, Pipecreek Township, Elwood.
- 1930 Census, Indiana, Madison County, Pipecreek Township.
- 1940 Census, Indiana, Madison County, Pipecreek Township.
- Biographical History of Madison County Indiana.
- John Henry Sosbe obituary, Anderson Daily Bulletin, Thursday, December 8, 1938.
- Emma Sosbe obituary, Anderson Bulletin, Tuesday, August 22, 1944.
- Clarence Edward Hook obituary, Anderson Bulletin, Friday, March 31, 1950, p. 10.
- Mrs. Faye Foore obituary, Anderson Bulletin, Friday, October 15, 1971.
- Lola L Jones obituary, Marion Chronicle Tribune, Indiana, August, 1992.
- Received photos and notes from Reba Rose, October 2008.
- Memories of Grandpa and Grandma Hook by Reba Rose, November 2008.
- Received Hook obituaries from Janet McColley Franklin, January 2009.
- FindAGrave.com contributions by Janet McColley Franklin and Reba Rose.
- Data and photos from FindAGrave.com.
- Data from family trees at Ancestry.com.