Born in Windom, New York, Captain of a canal boat married a passenger with whom he had two daughters, one of whom was a well-known temperence speaker. His other daughter was Mrs. Faxon. Capt. Hood was one of the early settlers in Milwaukee, engaged in the grocery business; auction house, and a restaurant. Left Milwaukee in 1888 and moved to Chicago, where he died. His monument is one of the most out-standing and prominent ones in the cemetery, which cost a small fortune, but he was bound to have a worthy monument for his family, and worthy it is. "Mr. Hood was somewhat eccentric in his ways, but was a genial companion, and a great storyteller. He had led a most romantic life, and he made the most of its episodes when he was talking to amuse the boys. His California experiences furnished him material for some wonderful stories and it was said that however improbable they might seem to the hearer they were always told exactly the same and nobody was ever able to discover a discrepancy in the repetition." Mr. Hood had a number of children by his second wife who survived him in Chicago.
Born in Windom, New York, Captain of a canal boat married a passenger with whom he had two daughters, one of whom was a well-known temperence speaker. His other daughter was Mrs. Faxon. Capt. Hood was one of the early settlers in Milwaukee, engaged in the grocery business; auction house, and a restaurant. Left Milwaukee in 1888 and moved to Chicago, where he died. His monument is one of the most out-standing and prominent ones in the cemetery, which cost a small fortune, but he was bound to have a worthy monument for his family, and worthy it is. "Mr. Hood was somewhat eccentric in his ways, but was a genial companion, and a great storyteller. He had led a most romantic life, and he made the most of its episodes when he was talking to amuse the boys. His California experiences furnished him material for some wonderful stories and it was said that however improbable they might seem to the hearer they were always told exactly the same and nobody was ever able to discover a discrepancy in the repetition." Mr. Hood had a number of children by his second wife who survived him in Chicago.
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