Robert Newton Hook
1831 - 1895 (64 years)-
Name Robert Newton Hook Birth 1831 Pendleton Co., VA 
[1] Gender Male Census 27 Aug 1850 Highland Co., VA [2] - He was 54 years old, born in Rockingham Co., VA. He owned real estate valued at $5,000. Also living in his household were his wife Polly (age 54, born in Rockingham Co., VA), son Benjamin (age 23, born in Pendleton Co., VA), son John M. (age 21, born in Pendleton Co., VA), and son Robert N. (age 19, born in Pendleton Co., VA).
- Role: Household Member
Census-Household Member 27 Aug 1850 Highland Co., VA [3] - Role: Household Member
He was 54 years old, born in Rockingham Co., VA. He owned real estate valued at $5,000. Also living in his household were his wife Polly (age 54, born in Rockingham Co., VA), son Benjamin (age 23, born in Pendleton Co., VA), son John M. (age 21, born in Pendleton Co., VA), and son Robert N. (age 19, born in Pendleton Co., VA).
Military Civil War: 18th VA Cavalry, Co. G Death 30 Jun 1895 Afton, Albemarle Co., VA [4] Cause: Bright's disease Person ID I18978 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 7 Jan 2020
Father Robert Scott Hook, b. 28 Oct 1793, Cross Keys, Rockingham Co., VA d. 10 Aug 1873, Bullpasture River, Highland Co., VA (Age 79 years) Mother Mary "Polly" Ervine, b. 1796, Rockingham Co., VA d. Between 1856 and 1860, Highland Co., VA (Age 60 years) Marriage 21 Apr 1814 Rockingham Co., VA [5, 6] Family ID F8058 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susannna Brown "Susan" Ervine, b. 1833, VA d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Highland Co., VA [7] Children 1. James T. Hook, b. 8 Sep 1857, Highland Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown2. Rebecca J. Hook, b. Apr 1861, Highland Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown3. Eldridge Vernon Hook, b. 1863, VA d. Yes, date unknown4. Emory S. Hook, b. 27 Sep 1866, Highland Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown5. Minnie Frances Hook, b. 18 Jul 1869, Highland Co., VA d. 17 Oct 1947, Waynesboro, Augusta Co., VA (Age 78 years)6. Ella V. Hook, b. 1873, Highland Co., VA d. 8 Jul 1885, Cowpasture, Highland Co., VA (Age 12 years)Family ID F8065 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
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Notes - Staunton Spectator & General Advertiser, Staunton, VA, Vol. 71, No. 33, 11 Apr 1894, p. 3, col. B
Skull Fractured.
In a personal encounter in the road near McDowell, Highland county, on last Saturday, between Messrs. R. N. Hook and W. H. Jones, of that county, Hook struck Jones with the spoke of a buggy wheel and fractured his skull, inflicting probably a fatal wound. The physicians attending him sent to this city for surgical instruments to trepan the skull, which were furished by Dr. A. M. Henkel. We are not sufficiently informed to give the circumstances under which this encounter took place. We do not know that any one except the parties themselves witnessed the fight.
The Highland Recorder, Monterey, VA, Friday, 20 Apr 1894, p. 2, col. B
On thursday last Deputy Sheriff J. W. Luritt placed in jail here one R. N. Hook, aged about 65, charged with having struck his nephew, W. H. Jones, on the head, dangerously injuring him. The trouble occurred in Highland county. Hook was arrested in Augusta. He was, we think, a witness in the Curtis case, tried here several years ago and is the father of the young Mrs. Curtis.
-Augusta Co. Argus.
The Argus is in error as to a portion of the above. Mr Benj Hook is the father of Mrs Curtis and a brother of Mr R. N. Hook.
Staunton Spectator & General Advertiser, Staunton, VA, Vol. 71, No. 35, 25 Apr 1894, p. 3, col. A
Death of Wm. H. Jones.
Mr. Wm. H.Jones, of Highland, whose skull was fractured on the 7th inst., by a blow inflicted by Robert N. Hook, as heretofore stated, died at 8:45 last Wednesday morning, April 18th, at his residence on the Cowpasture River in Highland county.
The Highland Recorder, Monterey, VA, Friday, 6 Jul 1894, p. 2, col. B
The case of Commonwealth against R. N. Hook charged with the murder of W. H. Jones was argued and given to the jury last Saturday. The jury after a short deliberation rendered a verdict involuntary manslaughter, fixing his term of imprisonment in the county jail at three months and assessing a fine of $400. against him. On Tuesday the prisoner was taken by Sheriff E. M. Arbogast and Deputy E. A. McNulty to Bath county jail there to be imprisoned in accordance with the sentence of the Court delivered last Monday.
- Staunton Spectator & General Advertiser, Staunton, VA, Vol. 71, No. 33, 11 Apr 1894, p. 3, col. B
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Sources - [S260] Federal Census Record: Highland Co., VA 1850.
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