Dr. William Russell VanHook
1837 - 1898-
Prefix Dr. Born 29 Sep 1837 Charlestown, Clark, IN 
Gender Male Died 3 Sep 1898 Chicago, Cook, IL Father William Wallace VanHook, b. 25 Nov 1810, Harrison, KY , d. 17 Jul 1892, Charlestown, Clark, IN Mother Martha George Thompson, b. 19 Jan 1815, Virginia , d. 2 Feb 1888, Charlestown, Clark, IN Family 1 Phoebe Matilda (Tillie) Weller, b. 14 Dec 1839, Hardin, KY , d. 17 Jan 1889, Chicago, Cook, IL Married 13 Mar 1860 Jefferson, KY Notes Married:
- From "An Ashbaugh-Weller Memoir and Genealogical Workbook" by Mrs. Martha Arabella (Ashbaugh) Watson 1884-1917
William and Phoebe had 11 children, of which 5 died in infancy.
1870 US Census - Mechanicsburg, Sangamon Co., IL
William VanHook, 32, b. IN, Physician
Matilda VanHook, 30, b. KY
Willer VanHook, 8, b. IN
Mattie VanHook, 6, b. KY
Children 1. Dr. Weller VanHook, b. 14 May 1862, Greenville, Floyd, IN , d. 1 Jul 1933, Coopersville, MI 2. Martha Elizabeth (Mattie) VanHook, b. 1866, Louisville, Jefferson, KY 3. Russell W. VanHook, b. 14 Aug 1872, Springfield, Sangamon, IL , d. 29 Jun 1934, Jasper, IN 4. Mary Lee VanHook, b. 1876 5. Larue VanHook, b. 20 Jan 1877, Illiopolis, Sangamon, IL , d. 6 Sep 1953, New York, NY 6. Phoebe Margaret VanHook, b. 8 Jul 1883, Illinois , d. 13 Dec 1968, El Dorado, CA Last Modified 7 Sep 2015 Family ID F2132 Group Sheet
Family 2 Living Last Modified 7 Sep 2015 Family ID F4804 Group Sheet
Notes - From the book "Greek Life and Thought," a portrayal of Greek Civilization, by LaRue Van Hook, Ph.D., Professor of Latin and Greek in Barnard College, Columbia University, Columbia University Press, 1923.
He is the son of Dr. William Russell Van Hook and Matilda Weller of LaRue Co., Ky. Wm. Russell b. Sept. 29, 1837 grad. Louisville Medical College 1858, died 1898, six children. Another son of above Dr. Van Hook and a brother of La Rue is Dr. Weller Van Hook.
Date: Tuesday, September 6, 1898 Paper: Daily Illinois State Register (Springfield, Illinois) Page: 5
"Mortuary - VanHook - At the Baptist hospital in Chicago, Saturday, Sept. 3, 1898, Dr. W.R. VanHook, of El Paso, Ill.
Dr. VanHook was formerly a resident of Springfield, and practiced as a physician for twenty-five years. He practiced at Illiopolis and Buffalo and then came to Springfield. He left here two years ago and has since resided in El Paso. He is survived by his widow whose maiden name was Gertrude Pickrell of Lanesville, and has six children by a former wife: Dr. Weller VanHook a prominent physician of Chicago; Martha, Russell, Mary Lee, LaRue and Phoebe, all of whom reside at El Paso. Mrs. VanHook is a cousin of Mrs. George Pasfield, sr., of Springfield."
- From "An Ashbaugh-Weller Memoir and Genealogical Workbook" by Mrs. Martha Arabella (Ashbaugh) Watson 1884-1917