Olivia Augusta (Groesbeck) Hooker (1825 - 1868)

Born 23 Mar 1825 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Hooker — married 1865 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Died 15 Jul 1868 at age 43 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA

Biography

Olivia Augusta Groesbeck was born in 1825 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a member of the prominent Groesbeck family, the daughter of John and Mary Groesbeck, and the sister of U.S. Congressman William Slocum Groesbeck.^[1]

Marriage

She married General Joseph Hooker in 1865, while he was stationed in Cincinnati. Joseph Hooker was born on November 13, 1814, the son of a store owner in Hadley, Massachusetts. He grew up on the banks of the Connecticut River. His initial schooling was at the local Hopkins Academy.

Husband: Joseph Hooker

Wife: Olivia Groesbeck

Date: October 3, ^[1]

Death

She died from consumption at their residence in Watertown, New Jersey when she was 43 years old. She was initially interred in New Jersey and removed to Spring Grove Cemetery in 1868 to Section 38, Lot 1. In 1880, her husband was removed from his grave in New York shortly after his death when a large red granite memorial was erected for him at Spring Grove. Olivia's grave was moved and she was buried next to her husband in Section 30, Lot A. She was also the sister of U.S. Congressman, William Slocum Groesbeck.^[1][2]

Burial:

Cemetery: Spring Grove Cemetery

Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Plot: Section 30, Lot A, Grave 1^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Civil War Women: Olivia Hooker
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 March 2021), memorial page for Olivia Augusta Groesbeck Hooker (1825–15 Jul 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #19096098, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by K Guy (contributor 46886706).

See also:

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S5DW-YR3 : accessed 2016-09-06), entry for Joseph "Fighting Joe" /Hooker/.