HOOK: James Hook and Virginia Eller; A family history and genealogyBy J. W. Hook This book presents the family history and genealogy of James and Virginia Eller Hook, along with related names by marriage. The Hook name came from England and the Eller name from Germany. They were both far removed from being pure English or German as both had a mix of Scotch and Virginia descended from a French Huguenot exile who came to America late in the seventeenth century. James's father, emigrant Thomas Hook (spelled 'Hooke')