This photo was submitted
to The Kin of Rock and Roll by
Sheila Brown, 6th ggrandchild
of Jasper Hoed and Catrina. It is of
Sheila's uncle, Mike Willis, as a youth. Note the uncanny resemblance to this young fellow and a very young Elvis.

Barbara Lee, Kin founder, has often
said that Elvis took after the Hood
side when it came to looks. General John's features as well can sometimes be noted in some of Elvis' photos.

There is no denying that Elvis Presley
was a true Hood!


THE WILLIS FAMILY GENEALOGY

The Hood Connections~
NC to Kentucky...

The Story of General John Bell Hood

General John Bell Hood's fate had gone from worse to worst after his fall at the Battle of Franklin, TN. The story of Hood trying to overcome the tradgedy of continuous loss was perpetuated by those friends and foe alike who carried on after his death to help the Hood orphans and to keep alive the General's memory.

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The direct descendants of Genl. John Bell Hood and his wife,
Anna Maria Hennen. {click photo to enlarge}


The following is from an article by Kent Biffle in the Dallas News, 01-07-2001 | The war behind him in 1866, General Hood married for the first time. He was 35. His wife, Anna Marie Hennen, was the daughter of a prominent Creole family. While he dabbled in business, the Hoods lived with her parents. A yellow fever outbreak in 1868 spared merchant Hood but the resulting quarantine cut his trade.

The much mutilated general remained much a man. In his first decade as a husband, he sired 11 children - among them three sets of twins. Old foe General Sherman helped him sell his military papers. But in 1879, yellow fever again stalked the canals and back alleys of New Orleans. The virus killed the general, his wife, and their oldest daughter. Historian T. Lindsey Baker, director of the Texas Heritage Museum at Hill College, has assembled a touching exhibit recalling a time when the orphan children of General Hood were a favorite charity. As a philanthropic venture, Hood's Orphans became a favorite, a sort of old-timey March of Dimes.

"Throughout the U.S., generous friends and former battlefield enemies, as well as veterans of the Hood's Texas Brigade Association, contributed to the support of the orphans. Donors bought mass-produced pictures of the youngsters," said Dr. Baker. Former CSA General Pierre T. Beauregard organized a campaign that at last led to the adoption of all the children.

Other links to information on General John Bell Hood:

General John Bell Hood Biography

The Ghost of Anne Mitchell
Haunts the Hood Home in Kentucky



General John Bell Hood Historical Society

Kind permission has been granted by the President of the Museum of the Confederacy in New Orleans, Sam Hood, for use of the information and photos herein. Sam, through his beautiful website:
http://www.johnbellhood.org/index.htm
is striving to perpetuate the memory of Gen. Hood. The Kin of Rock and Roll wishes to thank Sam and his organization for the beautiful tribute to this gallant leader. Please check out the website above for further information on the General's life and times.






The great-great grandchildren of
General John Bell Hood

The lovely
Anna Marie Hennen,
the wife of General
John Bell Hood.