John Bell Hood died 8/30/1879 of yellow fever, at 3:30A in New Orleans, Louisiana. His wife, Anna Marie Hennen Bell died 8/24/1879 of yellow fever also. His daughter Lydia died 8/26/1879 of yellow fever. Hood's remains was later moved to the Hennen Vault in Metairie Cemetary. His parents were Jasper Hood and Tryntje Andries.