Ida Dell Hooker

Brief Life History of Ida Dell

When Ida Dell Hooker was born on 19 June 1876, in Austin, Lander, Nevada, United States, her father, Seth Worthington Hooker, was 52 and her mother, Amelia Jane Shackelford, was 34. She married Henry John "Harry" Burgess on 7 May 1905. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Silver City, Grant, New Mexico, United States for about 20 years and Election Precinct 3 Silver City, Grant, New Mexico, United States in 1940. She died on 14 January 1965, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Silver City, Grant, New Mexico, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry John "Harry" Burgess
1872–1943
Ida Dell Hooker
1876–1965
Marriage: 7 May 1905
Lillian Mae Burgess
1906–1996
Louise Elizabeth Burgess
1909–1964

Sources (10)

  • Ida D Burgess in household of H J Burgess, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Ida Hooker Burgess, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ida Hooker Burgess in entry for Henry John Burgess, "New Mexico, Deaths, 1889-1945"

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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1881

Arizona

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern):

occupational name for a hook maker, from Middle English, Old English hōcere, possibly also used for an agricultural laborer who used hooks. In some cases the name may have become Hocker .

topographic name for a ‘dweller by a hill spur or bend’, from Middle English hoke ‘hook, river bend, hill spur’ + -er (see Hook 1).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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