Tabitha Hood (abt. 1844 - aft. 1860)

Born about 1844 in Greenup County, Kentucky

Ancestors

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Biography

Tabitha was age 6 and resided with her parents Jacob and Phoebe Hood in Greenup County, Kentucky in 1850.

Jacob Hood M 43 Kentucky

Phoebe Hood F 41 Virginia

Hezekiah Hood M 16 Virginia (surname should be Barber)

Nancy A Hood F 13 Kentucky(surname should be Barber)

Pleasant Hood M 10 Kentucky(surname should be Barber)

Tabitha Hood F 6 Kentucky

Bluford Hood M 4 Kentucky

Nancy Barber F 72 Virginia ^[1]

Tabitha may be the same as "Toba" Hood, age 15, born KY, who was residing in the household of Coleman Arthur in the 1860 census for Greenup County, Kentucky. Although Toba was listed as a male, examining the original record reveals the person was first designated "F" for female and then was overwritten with an "M" for male. An explanation for this may be the census taker did not speak with Toba directly and depended on one of the adults in the household for the list and ages of persons in the household. The name Toba sounds like Toby a masculine name and on going back and re-reading the name the census taker changed it from a female to a male.^[2]

A further indication Tabitha ("Tobe") Hood was related to the Arthur family is the fact Coleman Arthur married first Mary Barber, the daughter of Joseph Barber and his wife Nancy Goad. Coleman Arthur married second Mary Rice and their daughter America Arthur was the wife of Hezekiah Barber (aka Hood) the half brother of Tabitha.

Adding to the confusion, there is a Kentucky Death Record for a male Tobe Hood (age 50, born 1861) died 31 Oct 1911 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Father's Name Dont Know; Mother's Name Dont Know^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M65Q-4QJ), Head of household Jacob Hood, Greenup county, Greenup, Kentucky, United States; citing family 141, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ United States Census, 1860 Kentucky Greenup County Subdivision no 2 E Little Sandy, P.O. Greenup Court House, p 75/907, #539/526 Coleman Arthur.
3. ↑ "Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWGV-LVM), Tobe Hood, 1911; citing reference 24929; FHL microfilm 1,904,671.
4. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC9-SNVS), Tobe Hood, 31 Oct 1911; citing Death, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.