Brief Life History of Nathan
When Nathan Hooker was born on 9 August 1797, in Georgia, United States, his father, Nathan Hooker, was 34 and his mother, Ann Lackey, was 21. He married Ann L. Ray on 22 January 1823, in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Carroll, Mississippi, United States in 1840 and Hinds, Mississippi, United States in 1850. He died on 9 May 1856, in Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Hinds, Mississippi, United States.
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- Nathan Hooker, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 "
- Nathan Hooker, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
- Nathan Hooker, "Find A Grave Index"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery
Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.
1817
Mississippi is the 20th state.
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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