Descendants of William Book


Generation No. 1


1. WILLIAM1 BOOK was born Abt. 1812 in LA. He married UNKNOWN.


Child of WILLIAM BOOK and UNKNOWN is:

2. i. RICHARD MORGAN2 BOOK, b. August 1834, LA; d. 18 August, 1915, Libuse, LA.



Generation No. 2


2. RICHARD MORGAN2 BOOK (WILLIAM1) was born August 1834 in LA, and died 18 August, 1915 in Libuse, LA. He married (1) NANCY PAULK (POLK) 29 January, 1855 in Catahoula Parish, LA, daughter of JAMES PAULK (POLK). He married (2) SARAH ANN BRIGGS 5 February, 1879, daughter of DANIEL H BRIGGS.

Children of RICHARD BOOK and NANCY PAULK are:

i. MARY LAURA3 BOOK, b. 1859, Calahoula Parish, LA; m. A H WHITE, 28 October, 1897, Concordia Parish, Vidalia, LA.

3. ii. JOHN MORGAN BOOK, b. 8 July, 1863, Catahoula Parish, LA; d. 28 December, 1947, Book, LA.


Children of RICHARD BOOK and SARAH BRIGGS are:

iii. LUCINDA3 BOOK, b. 1 February, 1880.

4. iv. LUCRETIA BOOK, b. 15 October, 1881; d. 26 May, 1950.

v. MARTHA FRANCIS BOOK, b. 22 November, 1885.

vi. LEE ANDERSON BOOK, b. 30 October, 1886.

vii. MATILDA ADELINE BOOK, b. 1 January, 1890; m. ROBERT MARTIN McMANUS, 10 March, 1908, Catahoula Parish, LA.

viii. PRICILLA BOOK, b. 4 Sept 1892; d. 30 Jan 1956; m. (1) ROBERTS; m. (2) J P PAUL, 3 October, 1909, Catahoula Parish, LA.

ix. MARY ANNIE BOOK, b. 30 May, 1895; d. 9 April, 1956; m. J C POWELL, 5 February, 1914, Rapides Parish, LA.

5. x. RICHARD BENJAMIN BOOK, b. 23 June, 1897, Calahoula Parish, LA; d. 21 September, 1973, Pineville, LA.

xi. ESTER SURRELLA BOOK, b. 4 February, 1900, LA.

xii. WILLIE WIMMS BOOK, b. 9 July, 1902; d. 28 November, 1964.

xiii. JAMES VOLLY BOOK, b. 1 June, 1905; d. 25 September, 1951.



Generation No. 3


3. JOHN MORGAN3 BOOK (RICHARD MORGAN2, WILLIAM1) was born 8 July, 1863 in Catahoula Parish, LA, and died 28 December, 1947 in Book, LA. He married EMMA ELIZABETH HEAD 28 April, 1885 in Rapides Parish, LA, daughter of WILEY HEAD and JEANETTE BROWN.


Children of JOHN BOOK and EMMA HEAD are:

6. i. WALTER EDMOND4 BOOK.

7. ii. JOHN ARTHUR BOOK, b. 29 December, 1891, Book, LA; d. 9 December, 1964, New Era, LA.

8. iii. JASPER HOUSTON BOOK, b. 10 February, 1897; d. 11 May, 1949.

iv. MARION BOOK, b. March 1899.

9. v. NANCY JEANETTE BOOK, b. 21 January, 1901; d. December 1986, Jonesville, Catahoula Parish, LA.m WILLIAM THOMAS HOOTER

vi. ALLEN ALONZO BOOK, b. 19 September, 1902.

vii. MINNIE ISABELLE BOOK, b. 25 October, 1905.

viii. JULIUS LUTHER BOOK, b. 23 November, 1907.

ix. ELLIS BERTRAM BOOK, b. 12 December, 1911.


4. LUCRETIA3 BOOK (RICHARD MORGAN2, WILLIAM1) was born 15 Oct 1881, d 26 May, 1950. She md WILLIAM H SMITH 17 Jan 1901 in Catahoula Parish, LA.


Child of LUCRETIA BOOK and WILLIAM SMITH is:

i. WILLIAM TOM4 SMITH, b. 30 September, 1899.


5. RICHARD BENJAMIN3 BOOK (RICHARD MORGAN2, WILLIAM1) was born 23 June, 1897 in Calahoula Parish, LA, and died 21 September, 1973 in Pineville, LA. He married (1) ISABELLA GASPARD 12 November, 1919 in Catahoula Parish, LA, daughter of NAPOLEON GASPARD and FRANCIS LINNEY. He married (2) RUTH HERRING DIXON Abt. 1937. He married (3) SARAH ANN STUCKEY 19 May, 1951 in Rapides Parish, LA, daughter of LEVI STUCKEY and MANDY COKER.

Children of RICHARD BOOK and ISABELLA GASPARD are:

i. DOROTHY MAE4 BOOK m. (1) VERCHER; m. (2) POLLARD

10. ii. EVA BOOK

11. iii. SONNY BOOK, b. Abt. 1925, LA; d. Houston, TX.

12. iv. LUELLA BOOK


Child of RICHARD BOOK and RUTH DIXON is:

13. v. CHRISTENE MARIE4 BOOK



Generation No. 4


6. WALTER EDMOND4 BOOK (JOHN MORGAN3, RICHARD MORGAN2, WILLIAM1). He married (1) LILLIAN MCCALL. He married (2) DELIA BRIGGS.


Child of WALTER BOOK and LILLIAN McCALL is:

i. NASIF CONEY5 BOOK.


7. JOHN ARTHUR4 BOOK (JOHN MORGAN3, RICHARD MORGAN2, WILLIAM1) was born 29 December, 1891 in Book, LA, and died 9 December, 1964 in New Era, LA. He married (1) OLLIVE McGINNIS 12 September, 1909 in Catahoula Parish, LA. He married (2) CORA JONES 28 January, 1914 in Concordia Parish, LA. He married (3) EMMA FISHER 31 October, 1930 in Catahoula Parish, LA.


Child of JOHN BOOK and OLIVE McGINNIS is:

i. TILLMAN5 BOOK m. HELEN.


Children of JOHN BOOK and CORA JONES are:

ii. ARTIE VERAL5 BOOK m. PECANTY

iii. LEEROY LEVEAR BOOK, b. 30 Aug 1916 ; d. 4 Jul 1985 m. PECANTY

iv. EDMOND BOOK m. (1) REESE ; m. (2) MORACE

v. IRA BOOK ; m. ANDERSON.

vi. JOHN ARTHUR BOOK, JR ; m. SAMPAY.

vii. CURTIS DEWEY BOOK ; m. PECK

viii. LAVINE BOOK


Children of JOHN BOOK and EMMA FISHER are:

ix. SHIRLEE5 BOOK.

x. MELVIN RAY BOOK m. WILEY

xi. GEORGE TILTON BOOK m. LAPRAIRE

xii. CATHERINE BOOK

xiii. JUDY BOOK

xiv. SHELBY GENE BOOK m. DENNY


8. JASPER HOUSTON4 BOOK (JOHN MORGAN3, RICHARD MORGAN2, WILLIAM1) was born 10 February, 1897, and died 11 May, 1949.


Child of JASPER HOUSTON BOOK is:

i. FEMALE5 BOOK.


9. NANCY JEANETTE4 BOOK (JOHN MORGAN3, RICHARD MORGAN2, WILLIAM1) was born 21 January, 1901, and died December 1986 in Jonesville, Catahoula Parish, LA. She married WILLIAM THOMAS HOOTER 10 September, 1917 in Argo, LA, son of EDWARD HOOTER and CLARA CLARK.


Children of NANCY BOOK and WILLIAM HOOTER are:

i. VELMA LEA5 HOOTER , d. 25 June, 1988 m. JOHN N FORMAN, JR, 30 June, 1942.

ii. PEGGY JOYCE HOOTER m. TRISLER

iii. HUBERT CLAYTON HOOTER , d. 26 October, 1999, Jonesville, LA.


10. EVA4 BOOK (RICHARD BENJAMIN3, RICHARD MORGAN2, WILLIAM1) She married FLOYD JOHNSON.


Children of EVA BOOK and FLOYD JOHNSON are:

i. MALE5 JOHNSON.

ii. MALE JOHNSON.

iii. MALE JOHNSON.

iv. FEMALE JOHNSON.

v. MALE JOHNSON.

vi. FEMALE JOHNSON.


11. SONNY4 BOOK (RICHARD BENJAMIN3, RICHARD MORGAN2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1925 in LA, and died in Houston, TX.



12. LUELLA4 BOOK (RICHARD BENJAMIN3, RICHARD MORGAN2, WILLIAM1) She married (1) ESLIE FIELDS NORDAN , son of THOMAS NORDAN and MATTIE CRADDOCK. She married (2) OTIS WALL 11 April, 1952 in Natchez, Adams Co, MS. She met (3) UNKNOWN. She married (4) FLOYD JOHNSON.


Children of LUELLA BOOK and ESLIE NORDAN are:

i. RICHARD EARL5 NORDAN

ii. JAMES ESLIE NORDAN m. (1) RAWLS m. (2) LYNDA JEAN HASLEY


Child of LUELLA BOOK and UNKNOWN is:

iii. LINDA ANN5 UNKNOWN


Child of LUELLA BOOK and FLOYD JOHNSON is:

iv. KENNETH5 JOHNSON


13. CHRISTENE MARIE4 BOOK (RICHARD BENJAMIN3, RICHARD MORGAN2, WILLIAM1) She married (1) CECIL MURREL CROWELL . She married (2) SEVILLE L GANEY. She married (3) MACK ELMER POLK


Child of CHRISTENE BOOK and CECIL CROWELL is:

i. JOHN MARK5 CROWELL, b. 17 December, 1960; d. 5 July, 1994.


BOOK FAMILY HEADSTONES

Craig Cemetery, Rapides Parish, LA


RICHARD MARION BOOK

Craig Cemetery, Rapides Parish, LA



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