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Joshua Word Hooper 1798–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1798

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1877

Death Location: Shelby County, Texas, USA

Father: John owner)

Mother: Mary Hooper

Spouse(s): Jane Roberts

Children(s): Henry Hooper, John Hooper, Margaret Hooper, Obediah Hooper, Robert Hooper, Eliza Hooper

Joshua Word Hooper was born in 1798 in Georgia, USA, the child of John C Hooper Slave Owner And Mary Polly Word Hooper. Joshua Word Hooper married Jane Roberts, Unknown Possible Slave, and had children including Eliza Jane Hooper, Henry Hooper, John Ewing Hooper, Margaret Ann Hooper, Obediah Roberts Hooper, Robert Bourland Hooper. Joshua Word Hooper passed away in 1877 in Shelby County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Word Hooper was born in 1798 in Georgia, USA, the child of John C Hooper Slave Owner And Mary Polly Word Hooper.
  • Joshua Word Hooper married Jane Roberts, Unknown Possible Slave, and had children including Eliza Jane Hooper, Henry Hooper, John Ewing Hooper, Margaret Ann Hooper, Obediah Roberts Hooper, Robert Bourland Hooper.
  • Joshua Word Hooper passed away in 1877 in Shelby County, Texas, USA.

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Joshua Hooper's Ancestors

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Joshua Hooper
1798–1877
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
John C. Hooper (slave owner)
1766–1818
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly Word) Hooper
1777–1836
Mt Airy, Surrey, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Hooper's Descendants

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Joshua (Word) Hooper (28 Jun 1798–12 Feb 1877) m. Jane Roberts (abt 1806–08 Jun 1883)
  1. 1. Henry Hooper 1819–1882 m. Harriett McLemore 1819–1928
    1. 1. Gid Hooper 1834–1935 m. Mary Gooham 1840–1928 m. Carloine ("Tobe") Richards 1845–
      1. 1. Albert Hooper 1868–1947 m. Dora Hawkins 1875–1908 m. Altha Hooper 1887– m. Beatrice Whitaker 1903–1992
        1. 1. Hattie (Belle) Hooper 1898–1930 m. Peter (Angelo) Détiége 1891–1966
        2. 2. Myrtle (Lee Hooper Stratton) Raibon 1899–1978
        3. 3. Luther (B) Hooper 1894–
        4. 4. Gazelle Hooper 1898–
        5. 5. Millard (Fillmore) Hooper 1909–1991
        6. 6. Marjory (Nell) Hooper 1924–1990
      2. 2. Alie Hooper 1861–
      3. 3. Maria Hooper 1863–
      4. 4. Susan Hooper 1865–
      5. 5. Mariah Hooper 1876–1956
      6. 6. Emerson Hooper 1869–
      7. 7. Gid (Hooper) Jr. 1873–1953
      8. 8. Lovard Hooper 1880–1966
    2. 2. Curking Hooper 1845–
    3. 3. Sylvanus ("Steve") Hooper 1847–1900
    4. 4. Frank Hooper 1848–1879
    5. 5. Amos Hooper 1853–
    6. 6. Pink Hooper 1854–1925
    7. 7. Oliver (L) Hooper 1855–1932
    8. 8. Jef Hooper 1857–
    9. 9. Clorinda Hooper 1862–
    10. 10. Monroe Hooper 1864–
    11. 11. Emily Hooper 1865–1960
    12. 12. Elbert Hooper 1866–
    13. 13. Isaac Hooper 1868–
    14. 14. Harriet Hooper 1873–
  2. 2. John (Ewing) Hooper 1822–1889
  3. 3. Margaret (Ann) Hooper 1824–1839
  4. 4. Obediah (Roberts) Hooper 1826–1897
  5. 5. Robert (Bourland) Hooper 1829–1912
  6. 6. Eliza (Jane) Hooper 1833–1914

Joshua Hooper's Timeline

3 Records

1798
28 Jun 1798
Birth of Joshua Word Hooper in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1820
29 Jun 1820
Age 22
Joshua Word Hooper was married in St Clair, Alabama
St Clair, Alabama
1877
12 Feb 1877
Age 79
Death of Joshua Word Hooper in Shelby County, Texas, USA
Shelby County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1798
    Event Place: Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1820
    Event Place: St Clair, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Shelby County, Texas, USA

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