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 1862 - 1947

• Birth	8 Apr 1862	Pulaski Co., KY
  Sex	Male
  Died	6 Jun 1947	Springfield, Greene Co., MO
  Buried	8 Jun 1947	Greenlawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co., MO
  Person ID	I1621
  Last Modified	23 May 2010
  Father	Benjamin Franklin VanHook, b. 24 Jan 1830, Pulaski Co. KY
  Mother	Lydia Jane Reynolds, b. 26 Jul 1829, Rockcastle Co., KY
  Family ID	F1042	Group Sheet
  Family	Laura Ann Murrell, b. 24 Jun 1870, Missouri
  Married	5 Feb 1891	Springfield, Greene Co., MO
  Children	1. Verda O. (Verdie) VanHook, b. 28 Jun 1892, Greene Co., MO   2. DeMontie (Monta) VanHook, b. Mar 1894, Greene Co., MO   3. Bryan Murrell VanHook, b. 23 Nov 1895, Greene Co., MO   4. Benjamin M VanHook, b. 4 Apr 1899, Greene Co., MO   5. William Mcfarland ("Max") VanHook, Sr, b. 13 Sep 1909, Greene Co., MO
  Notes	Married: 1900 US Census - Dist 51, Jackson, Greene Co., MO \par James Vanhook, 38, b. Apr 1862 KY, farmer \par Laura Vanhook, 29, b. Jun 1870 MO, mother of 4 children, all living \par Verdie Vanhook, 7, b. Jun 1892 MO \par DeMantre Vanhook, 6, b. Mar 1894 MO \par Bryan Vanhook, 4, b. Nov 1895 MO \par Benjamin Vanhook, 1, b. Apr 1899 MO \par \par 1910 US Census - Dist 45, Springfield Ward 8, Greene Co., MO \par James F Vanhook, 48, b. KY, night watchman at RR shop \par Laura A Vanhook, 40, b. MO \par Virdie D Vanhook, 17, b. MO \par Demontie J Vanhook, 16, b. MO \par Bryan M Vanhook, 13, b. MO \par Benjamin M Vanhook, 11, b. MO \par William M Vanhook, 7/12, b. MO \par Sherman S Murphy, 25, boarder, b. MO \par \par 1920 US Census - Dist 53, Springfield Ward 8, Greene Co., MO \par James F. VanHook, 57, b. KY, watchman on RR \par Laura A. VanHook, 49, b. MO \par Monta Van Hook, 25, b. MO, dau \par William VanHook, 10, b. MO, son \par \par The Frisco Employes' Magazine, January 1928 \par "Jim Vanhook, day watchman, returned to work recently following a few days' illness at his home." \par \par The Frisco Employes' Magazine, May 1930 \par "Jas. VanHook, day watchman, has been confined to his home for several weeks on account of illness." \par \par The Frisco Employes' Magazine, August 1930 \par "J. F. Van Hook has reported for duty after being absent several days." \par \par The Frisco Employes' Magazine, Oct 1930 \par "J. F. Van Hook has a nephew, Joe S. Van Hook, visiting him. He has been a teacher in the American school in Shanghi, China, for the past three years but has resigned his position to take a position on the faculty of State University at Boulder City, Colo." \par (This nephew would be Joseph Orlando VanHook) \par \par 1930 US Census - Dist 35, Springfield, Greene Co., MO \par James F. VanHook, 67, b. KY, watchman steam RR shops \par Laura A. VanHook, 59, b. MO \par Ben M. VanHook, 32, b. MO, divorced, commercial wholesale grocery \par W. Max, 20, b. MO, salesman motor supply \par \par The Frisco Employes' Magazine, May 1932 \par "James Van Hook, veteran watchman of the north shop, was retired May 1 on account of having reached the age limit. "Jim" has a record of forty-flve years of continuous service and has made many friends who wish him happiness in his retirement."
  Last Modified	23 May 2010
  Family ID	F1133	Group Sheet

• Photos		Benjamin Franklin VanHook (1830-1910) and Children - 1904 St. Louis Exposition This photo was taken in 1904 at the St. Louis Exposition (World's Fair). This exposition was one of the worlds all time great events. A huge city was built to commemorate the Lousiana purchase of 1804. Dioramas, a ferris wheel, industrial and agricultural exhibits, and native peoples from all over the world were there, displaying their respective cultures. Here's a terrific site with many links to pictures from the 1904 event (ExpoMuseum) Sitting (left to right) are: Benjamin Franklin VanHook (1830-1910), his daughter Elizabeth Ellen VanHook (1865-1948), and his son Samuel Monroe VanHook (1859-1926). Standing are Benjamin's sons William Marcum VanHook (born 1855) and James Fleming VanHook (born 1862).