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James Smith Hooper 1840 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1840

Birth Location: San Augustine County, Texas

Death Date: 23 Dec 1905

Death Location: Bowie, Montague, Texas

Father: George Hooper

Mother: Mary (Hooper)

Spouse(s): Arminda (Hooper)

Children(s): George Hooper

James Smith Hooper was born in 1840 in San Augustine County, Texas, the child of George Washington Hooper and Mary Elizabeth Smith (Hooper). James Smith Hooper married Arminda Brinkley (Hooper), and had children including George William Hooper. James Smith Hooper passed away in 1905 in Bowie, Montague, Texas.

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Biography

  • James Smith Hooper was born in 1840 in San Augustine County, Texas, the child of George Washington Hooper and Mary Elizabeth Smith (Hooper).
  • James Smith Hooper married Arminda Brinkley (Hooper), and had children including George William Hooper.
  • James Smith Hooper passed away in 1905 in Bowie, Montague, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Hooper
1808 – 1861
Birth Location: Franklin County, Georgia, USA
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Mary (Hooper)
1822 – 1912
Birth Location: Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Arminda (Hooper)
1856 – 1938
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Children(s)

George Hooper
1888 – 1974
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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James Hooper's Ancestors

Self
James Hooper
1840 – 1905
Birth Place: San Augustine County, Texas
Parents
George Washington Hooper
1808 – 1861
Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Smith) (Hooper)
1822 – 1912
Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (E) Hooper
1782 – 1855
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Isabella (Shaw) (Hooper)
1788 – 1860
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Obediah Hooper
1755 – 1839
William Shaw
1748 – 1814
Ann (Shaw)
1758 – 1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obediah Hooper
1720 – 1803
Massilva (Hooper)
1723 – 1800
William Shaw
1720 – 1802
Nancy (Shaw)
1730 – 1819
Samuel Allison
1725 – 1800
Martha (Allison)
1725 – 1810

James Hooper's Descendants

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James (Smith) Hooper (14 Mar 1840 – 23 Dec 1905) m. Arminda (Brinkley) (Hooper) (18 Mar 1856 – 9 Aug 1938)
  1. 1. George (William) Hooper (1888 – 19 Jun 1974) m. Sallie (Virginia Feazell) (Hooper) (5 Oct 1889 – 6 Aug 1946)
    1. 1. Opal (Lorene) Bartee (29 Jan 1916 – 12 Feb 2002) m. Thomas (James) Bartee (30 Aug 1913 – )
    2. 2. Albert (L) Hooper (18 November 1917 – 2 December 1918)
    3. 3. Charles (William) Hooper (5 Jan 1920 – 17 Jul 1967)
    4. 4. Ada Hooper (20 Apr 1922 – 5 May 1922)
    5. 5. Ida Hooper (20 Apr 1922 – 5 May 1922)
    6. 6. Francis (Etoy) Hooper (25 Sep 1925 – 14 Oct 1928)
    7. 7. Hollis (Edward) Hooper (16 July 1934 – 16 March 2010) m. Mary (Lee) Hooper (29 August 1942 – 3 August 1995)
    8. 8. Herbert (Boyd) Hooper (16 October 1939 – 24 April 1961) m. Martha (Helen) Eubank (05 Aug 1927 – 25 Jan 1994)
      1. 1. Mark (Craig) Hooper (29 Apr 1955 – 24 Dec 2002)
      2. 2. Rickey (Lloyd) Hooper (2-8-1958 – 27 Dec 1995)

James Hooper's Timeline

2 Records

1840
14 Mar 1840
Birth of James Smith Hooper in San Augustine County, Texas
San Augustine County, Texas
1905
23 Dec 1905
Age 65
Death of James Smith Hooper in Bowie, Montague, Texas
Bowie, Montague, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1840
    Event Place: San Augustine County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1905
    Event Place: Bowie, Montague, Texas
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