| Marker Number |
2555 |
| Atlas Number |
5367002555 |
| Marker Title |
Hood Family Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Hood Family Cemetery |
| Address |
On Jenkins Rd. off Oak Street W. of Aledo |
| City |
Aledo |
| County |
Parker |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
628231 |
| UTM Northing |
3620269 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; state official |
| Marker Year |
1980 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Aledo, take Oak Street west .1 mile, turn south on Pine .1 mile, turn west onto Underwood .1 mile, turn northwest on Jenkins -1 mile to cemetery on south of road behind 2 gates. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
South Carolina native A.J. Hood (b. 1820) migrated to Cherokee County, Texas, about 1846. Ten years later, after representing that area during two terms of the state legislature, he moved his family here. Hood opened a law office in Weatherford (11 miles northwest) and later served as district judge. This family cemetery was first used in 1865 for the burial of Hood's wife Elizabeth (McEwen) (b. 1827). Located on land near their original home, this site was her choice for the construction of a future house. Her grave is marked with a stone from the nearby creek. (1980) |
