Judge James Hooker
Prominent Hunt County pioneer (1807-1865) Came to Texas 1840. Granted a 640-acre headright by Republic of Texas. Served as commissioner to organize county and locate county seat. First postmaster of Hooker's Mill settlement where he owned area's first steam mill. Town important stop on Clarksville to Austin Road. Represented county in Fourth and Sixth Legislatures. Member of Secession Convention. Buried here on his headright. Recorded - 1966
32.9183° N, 95.9658° W
Where to Find It
Hooker Cemetery, FM 513 just north of E. Tawakoni and about 5 mi. south of Lone Oak
Nearby Markers
- 2.6 mi SW Lake Tawakoni West Tawakoni
- 5.5 mi N Lone Oak Baptist Church Lone Oak
- 5.6 mi N Lone Oak Methodist Church Lone Oak
- 5.6 mi NE Isaac Newton Gresham Point
- 8 mi N Caddo Indians in Hunt County Lone Oak
- 8.2 mi S Camp Matthew F. Locke, C.S.A. Wills Point