Individual Details

The obituary of Mrs. A. E. Hooker reveals that she was the mother of Mrs. Charles S. Holderness. From the DAILY TELEGRAM, 15 JUN 1924. Mrs. Hooker was 89 and had lived in Hunt County more than 60 years. 10 children, only 3 living: Mrs. W. M. Plemmons of Lone Oak, Mrs. M. M. McBride & Mrs. C. S. Holderness of Greenville. Services were in the First Baptist Church in Lone Oak.

The 1880 Census for Hunt Co TX, p.521A had the following:
James Hooker, 49, b. TN
Ann E. Hooker, 45, b. AL [age agrees with Mrs. A. E. above]
Ella Hambill, dau, age 23, b. TX, F. b. AL, M. b. TN
Benj. F. Hambill, son, age 19
Leah C. Hambill, dau, age 18
John J. Hambill, son, age 13 [are these Ann's children by a former marriage?]
Mary M. Hooker, dau, age 8 [Mrs. M. M. McBride? of the obit?]
Mildred A. Hooker, dau, age 4
Nancy E. Hooker, dau, age 1 [could this be Eugenia? or was she born after 1880?]

1900 Census. Justice Prec 8, Hunt co, TX, Hh 189
J. T. Hooker, b. Sep 1830, 69, b. TN, married 28 years, Farmer
A. E., wife, b. May 1835, 65, 5 children - all living, b. AL
Jennie, dau, b. Jun 1879, 20, b. TX
Burton Aguyer, Boarder, b. May 1887, 13, b. TX

In the 1930 Census, Jean gave her age as 47, or born about 1883 so she would not have been listed in the family in 1880. She was born in Texas, her father b. TN, her mother b. in OK. [Alabama seems considerably more likely.]

Dallas Morning News, 7 Aug 1954
Mrs. Holderness Funeral Rites to be Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. C. S. Holderness who died Thursday at her home, 6247 Richmond, will be at 5 pm Saturday at the Sparkman-Brand Funeral Chapel, 2115 Ross.
Dr. W. A. Criswell and the Rev. Fred Hambrick will officiate. Entombment will be in Hillcrest Mausoleum.
Mrs. Holderness was widely known for her religious and charity work. A member of the First Baptist church, she financed the education of a missionary in China and a Baptist minister in Texas.
She had lived in Dallas more than thirty years.
She was born in Hunt County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Tom Hooker who settled there in 1840.
She was a member of the Schubert Choral Club of Dallas and the Eastern Star. Much of her time was devoted to painting.
She is survived by her husband, C. S. Holderness, vice-president of the First Federal Savings and Loan Assocaion, and a sister, Mrs. M. M. McBride of Greenville.

Death Certificate:
#2114217
Certificate #38444
Nannie Eugene Holderness
Dallas, Dallas Co TX 6247 Richmond lived there 30 yr
Died: 5 Aug 1954
Female, White, Married b: 29 Jun 1879 75 yr 1m 6d
Housewife. b. Texas
Father: Tom Hooker Mother: Ann DuBose [birthplaces unk]
Informant: C. S. Holderness
Disease: Cerebral thromboses 2 mo.
Antecedent cause: arterioscleratic heart disease; pyelonephritis
Attended on 8/5/54 Died at 6:30 PM
Eugene E. Mason, MD 3707 Gaston Ave 8/6/54
Entombment 8/7/54 at Hillcrest Mausoleum, Dallas
Sparkman Brand Inc., Funeral Director

Birth	29 Jun 1879	Texas
Marriage	12 Jun 1903	Hopkins County, Texas - Charles Sidney Holderness
Death	5 Aug 1954	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Spouse

Charles Sidney Holderness (1874 - 1966)