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Geneva Ruth Hooper 1920–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 19, 1920

Birth Location: Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson County, NC

Death Date: 4 May 1993

Death Location: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: George Hooper

Mother: Nellie Pressley

Spouse(s): Robert Wilkes

Children(s): Michael Wilkes

Geneva Ruth Hooper was born in 1920 in Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson County, NC, the child of George Coleman Hooper And Nellie Lavinia Pressley. Geneva Ruth Hooper married Robert James Wilkes, and had children including Michael Grayson Wilkes, Patricia Robinette Wilkes. Geneva Ruth Hooper passed away in 1993 in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Geneva Ruth Hooper was born in 1920 in Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson County, NC, the child of George Coleman Hooper And Nellie Lavinia Pressley.
  • Geneva Ruth Hooper married Robert James Wilkes, and had children including Michael Grayson Wilkes, Patricia Robinette Wilkes.
  • Geneva Ruth Hooper passed away in 1993 in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Geneva Hooper's Ancestors

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Geneva Hooper
1920–1993
Birth Place: Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson County, NC
Parents
George Coleman Hooper
1878–1941
Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson County, NC
Nellie (Lavinia) Pressley
1881–1964
North Carolina
Grandparents
David (Swain) Pressley
1834–1913
Macon, North Carolina, United States
Clarisa (Lavina) Bennett
1843–1923
Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Pressley
1804–1912
Nancy Tilley
1810–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dunnin Sr
1780–1850
Mary Warren
1782–1860
Stephen Tilley
1784–1826
Catherine Powell
1795–1850

Geneva Hooper's Descendants

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Geneva (Ruth) Hooper (April 19, 1920–4 May 1993) m. Robert (James) Wilkes (24 Dec 1913–January 19, 1979)
  1. 1. Michael (Grayson) Wilkes 1946–2023

Geneva Hooper's Timeline

2 Records

1920
April 19, 1920
Birth of Geneva Ruth Hooper in Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson County, NC
Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson County, NC
1993
4 May 1993
Age 73
Death of Geneva Ruth Hooper in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 19, 1920
    Event Place: Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson County, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1993
    Event Place: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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