General Notes

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J D and Fairy had 13 children.  Twelve girls and one boy.  Names Unknown.

J D Hood fought for the Confederate Army during the Civil War.  A letter dated January 31, 1863 indicates they marched through Montgomery and to Entaro Alabama between the 24th and 31st.


Newspaper clipping on the death of J D Hood:

J D Hood , an old and respected citizen of the Scatter Branch community, died suddenly Tuesday night.  He was not known to have been sick at all on retiring, but got up during the night and fell dead on the floor, where he was found by a member of the family.

J W Hood, son of deceased, was serving on the jury here and was greatly shocked when he received news of the sudden death of his father, who settled in the community thirty years ago and raised a large family, who will have the sympathies of a large circle of friends and acquaintances . Interment took place yesterday at Scatter Branch cemetery.

1880 Hunt County Census shows John D Hood a farmer from South Carolina.
1860 South Carolina Census shows J D Hood in Bullocks Creek PO, York County, SC No 450.
1860 York County SC Census shows J D Hood age 32 male farmer, real estate value of 1200 and P P value of 1350.