He died of a heart attack on August 18, 1956, at the age of 62, and was buried in Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi.
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138134643/john-shields-hood: accessed 03 January 2023), memorial page for John Shields Hood (1895–18 Aug 1956), Find A Grave: Memorial #138134643, citing Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by KRISTY FOX (contributor 47026604).
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FZ-7J4 : accessed 5 April 2023), John S Hood in household of Sallie W Shields, Beat 3 Greenville city, Washington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 11A, family 280, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,832.
"United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRT-W7CV : 3 September 2021), John Shields Hood, 20 Jun 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
"Florida, World War I Navy Card Roster, 1917-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8J-3RZ3 : 25 July 2019), John Shields Hood, 29 Jun 1918; citing Military Service, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States, Florida State Archives, Tallahassee.; FHL microfilm 008461411.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPD1-2SH : accessed 5 April 2023), John Shields Hood in household of Thomas H Hood, Greenville Ward 1, Washington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 117, sheet 11A, family 30, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 763; FHL microfilm 1,374,776.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MG-5Q1 : accessed 5 April 2023), J Shields Hood, Leland, Washington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 2B, line 70, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1170; FHL microfilm 2,340,905.
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