Albert Lemuel Hook

1865 - 1938  (72 years)

• Name	Albert Lemuel Hook
  Birth	16 Nov 1865	Highland Co., VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	dairyman  [1]
  Death	6 Nov 1938	Staunton, VA   [1]
  	Cause: bronchopneumonia/bronchitis (subacute)/generalized arteriosclerosis, chronic nephritis
  Burial	8 Nov 1938	Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA   [1]
  Person ID	I19023	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Templeton Hook,   b. 10 Jan 1827, Pendleton Co., VA d. 10 Mar 1911, Vilna, Highland Co., VA (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Nancy A. Armstrong,   b. 3 Jan 1831, Pendleton Co., VA d. 10 May 1903, Vilna, Highland Co., VA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1852	Highland Co., VA   [2]
  Family ID	F8063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lelia Susan Humphries,   b. 13 Aug 1869, Augusta Co., VA d. 10 May 1936, Staunton, VA (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. James Russell Hook,   b. 1897, VA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Margaret Gertrude Hook,   b. 1899, VA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lucy Maud Hook,   b. 1901, VA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Benjamin Clay Hook,   b. 1902, VA d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Forrest Hook,   b. Abt 1905, VA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Lelia Gladden Hook,   b. 1907, VA d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Eleanor Hook,   b. 1910, VA d. Yes, date unknown   8. George Wallace Hook, Sr.,   b. 1912, VA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Notes

  The Highland Recorder, Monterey, VA, Friday, 11 Nov 1938, p. 2, col. E ALBERT L. HOOK The death of Albert L. Hook occurred Sunday night, November 6, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. Charter Chew, on North Coalter street extension, Staunton. Although Mr. Hook had been in failing health for many years, he had only been seriously ill for the past week. Mr. Hook came to Staunton about forty-five years ago, being first engaged in photograhpy work, later entering the dairy business and operating the "Claymont Dairy Farm" for sixteen years. While in this business he won distinction as a breeder of Jersey cattle, having one of the first and finest herds in this section of the country. He was awarded a life-time membership in the American Jersey Cattle club. Mr. Hook was born in Highland county, Nov. 16, 1865, the youngest son of Benjamin Templeton and Mary Nancy Armstrong Hook. In 1895 he married Lelia Susan Humphries, who preceded him to the grave two years ago. He is survived by the following children: B. Clay Hook, Mrs. Carl H. Bowman, Mrs. R. C. Chew, Mrs. Alden K. Phillips, of Staunton; J. Russell Hook, of Parnassas; Mrs. E. W. Armstrong, Harrisonburg; G. Wallace Hook, Manassas; one brother George W. Hook, Headwaters; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Lou J. Hook; ten grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. Mr. Hook was a man of sterling character and was held in the highest esteem by all those who knew him. He has been a member of Central Methodist church for about forty-five years and was actively engaged in Sunday School work in his younger years. The funeral was held at three o'clock Tuesday from Central Methodist church. Burial was in Thornrose.— Staunton News-Leader.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1776] Virginia Department of Health, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (http://www.ancestry.com :2015.), death certificate 25217 (1938), Albert Lemuel Hook, accessed 5 Jan 2020. (Reliability: 3). [S1049] Matheny, John Clifton, Jr. & Matheny, Emma Robertson, Vital Records of Highland County, Virginia, (Richmond, VA: Matheny & Matheny, 1986).