Lillian's funeral book says Samuel's middle name was Karl and lists his death as January 1918.

An article that was published in the Lawrence, Kansas, newspaper in 1938 contained several inaccuracies about Martha Ann Harvey Hook and her husband, Samuel Keagy Hook. Unfortunately, it appears that the Historical Society relied on this article when creating a biography for Martha in the 1980's.

Here is the correct information:
Martha Ann Harvey Hook was born on 23 September 1840 in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia, to Noah Harvey and Sarah Wilson. The Harvey family returned to Maryland when Martha was a child. She was first married in Allegany, Maryland, to Elijah Lower. They had no children. After Elijah's death, Martha married Samuel Keagy Hook, in Garrett, Maryland. Together, they had one daughter, Lillian Elmira Hook Tuttle. The Hook family moved to Douglas County, Kansas, before 1880.

Martha had four grandchildren who lived nearby in Douglas County: Mildred Irene Tuttle, Xaina Muriel Tuttle, Arthur Edward Tuttle, and Margaret Elizabeth Lucille Tuttle.

NOTE: Later in life, Samuel left his family and moved to San Bernardino, California, where he died on 13 December 1917. He was 80 years old.

Lillian's funeral book lists Martha's death date as 1904.


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Biography written by Evelyn Park Blalock. Please do not publish elsewhere without providing full and proper credit. Thank you.
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An article that was published in the Lawrence, Kansas, newspaper in 1938 contained several inaccuracies about Martha Ann Harvey Hook and her husband, Samuel Keagy Hook. Unfortunately, it appears that the Historical Society relied on this article when creating a biography for Martha in the 1980's. 

Here is the correct information:
Martha Ann Harvey Hook was born on 23 September 1840 in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia, to Noah Harvey and Sarah Wilson. The Harvey family returned to Maryland when Martha was a child. Martha was first married to Elijah Lower (b. 1838, son of William Lower and Drusilla Harvey) in Maryland. Martha appears along with Elijah and several of his siblings on the 1860 Census, but he reportedly died of "Black Diptheria" some time prior to the 1870 Census. Any documentation regarding these events would be welcomed. Please note that Civil War draft records are found for three men named Elijah Lower in the Allegany area, all with similar birthdates. 

After Elijah's death, Martha married Samuel Keagy Hook, in Garrett, Maryland. Together, they had one daughter, Lillian. According to the book "Kansas Settlers: 1854-1879" (pg 227), Samuel first settled in Douglas County, Kansas, in 1866. He apparently removed to Maryland some time prior to 1874, and then returned to Kansas with his wife and daughter in 1878. 

Martha had four grandchildren who lived nearby in Douglas County.

NOTE: In 1908, Samuel married a younger woman (Augusta Foss Holmes Stiles). At that time, he rented his farm to his daughter and son-in-law, who had been investing in improvements and tending the farm, as well as supporting Samuel, for many years. Samuel promised to pass the farm to them upon his death. About 1914, Samuel and Augusta moved to the San Bernardino Valley, near San Diego, California. When he moved, Samuel sold the family farm in Kansas, leaving his daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren penniless and homeless. Samuel died two years later, on 13 December 1917, having lost all contact with his family in Kansas. He was 80 years old. Augusta died in 1920 at the age of 64, leaving all of the proceeds she had inherited from the sale of Lillie's farm to her own daughter from a previous marriage.