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of his birth until the late war, his occnpation Capt. William K. Hooker, whose association

being varied until his death in 1878. He wwas a with the affairs of Jefferson Connty has given him

Mason, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and extensive acquaintance. is a snecessful planter re-

served as major in the late war. The mother died siding in Dudley Lake Township. He was born

in Louisiana in 1807, at the age of thirty-three in Richmond, Ky., on June 5, 1820, and is a son

years. William C. Hilliard, the subject of this of Nicholes and Nancy (Ellis) Hoaker, of M a ~ y -

sketch, was the sixth in a family of seven children land and Kentncky, respectively. The father

born to his parents' union. I n 1870 h e came was born in 1788, and the mother in 1703.

to Drew Connty, Ark., where he attended school, After their marriage the parents made Madieon

and subsequently taught in adjoining counties; ha County, Ky., their home until the father's death,

also engaged in farming, and in 1880 came to at the age of seventy.three years, the mother

Je5erson County, settling on the place where he dying in 1834. The father had learned the

now resides, and turning- his attention largely to stone-mason's trade in his youth, but after the

fruit-growing. raising peaches, apples, grapes and War of 1812, he turned his attention entirely to

figs. He has a fine farm well under cultivation, farming, in which hc was very e~rccessfnl. He

and is known as one of the prominent citizens of began life as a poor man, but aould point with

this county. He is one of the young and energetic pardonable pride to the fact that by his own in-

men in the Democratic party, and a member of the dividual efforts be amassed considerable wealth,

Methodist Episcopal Church, Sonth. I n 1885 he and put himself in a position to be looked upon

married Miss Johnie Blackwell, a native of this wilh the greatest respect by the entire commnniky.

county; and they have threechildren: William W., He was sheriff of Madison Cor~ntyfor one term,

Walter B. and Effie. Mrs. Hilliard's father, G. L. and also represented that county in the legislature

Blackwell, a farmer of Jefferson County, was born for the same length of time. He was captain of a

in Elbert Connty, G a ?in 1834, and came to Arkan- company in the War of 1812, and also fought nnder

sas in 1808. Heownasbout 440 acres of good land, Gen. Harrison at the battleof T i p p n o e , besides

I75 of which are nnder cultivation. He has been taking part in a number of other Indian fights.

a Mason for thirty years, and has held the officesof He was a Whig in politics and in religion a Mis-

tyler and senior warden. He has also held the / sionary Baptist. Thirteen children were born to

office of justice of the peace for ten years. I n the elder Hocker and his wife, of whom four are

1862 he enlisted nnder Col. Bradley in the Ninth now living: William K., Martha Ann (wife of

Arkansas Regiment, but becoming ill remained in William Lackey, a farmer of Stanford, Ky.). Mary

the hospital until his discharge in 1862, at Berna- J. (wife of T. M. Miller, a banker of Stanford,

ville, Miss. I n July of t,hat year he again entered Ky.), and Gael W. (wife of the late Richard Gen-

the service under Col. Daraon, of the Nineteenth try, of Sedalia, Mo.). After the death of his first

Regiment, his first hard fight being at Jenkins' wife he was married to Misa Ryan, of Clark Conn-

Ferry. He was discharged in 1805 a t Jackson- ty, Ky., this lady making him a devoted wife and

port, when he returned home and engaged in farm- helpmate. William K. was educated at St. Mary's

ing. Mr. Blackwell is a member of .the Bapt,ist College in Marion County, Ky. When sixteen

Church, and is a liberal contributor to all charit- years of age he thonght it the proper thing to

able enterprises. November 16, 1854, he married commence in life for himself andetarted aa a stock

Ademia Proett, a native of Georgia. She had one dealer. Soon after he moved to Pettis Connty, Mo.,

child, who died in infancy, and July 26. 1850, she but eight years later he returned t o Kentucky,

departed this life. On June 28, 1860, Mr. Black- where he remained until after the war. Dnring

I -bstill living.
well married Katie Griffin, of Mississippi. To this that event he was in the commissary department

union were born nine children, five of whom are of the Army of the Cumherland and ucted as pnr-

chasing agent. After the surrender he went to