Terria’a Family Tree

Descendants of James Hooper

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES¹ HOOPER was born Abt. 1776 in GA, and died Aft. 1850 in Logan/Scott Co. Arkansas. He married JEMIMA BANKSON. She was born Abt. 1785 in North Carolina or Georgia, and died Aft. 1840 in Arkansas or Illinois.

Notes for JAMES HOOPER:

Date of birth from 1850 census...Logan County Arkansas

Children of JAMES HOOPER and JEMIMA BANKSON are:

2. i. WILLIAM² HOOPER, b. August 16, 1805, GA....per Shelby Co., Illinois, census; d. September 05, 1869, Shelby Co., Illinois.

3. ii. ELI HOOPER, b. February 21, 1807, Randolph County Illinois.

4. iii. CLABORNE RHOADES HOOPER, b. November 25, 1813, Henderson Harrison Co. KY; d. December 29, 1873, Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas.

5. iv. MATTHEW E. HOOPER, b. 1815.

v. JOICEY LOUISA HOOPER, b. 1826.

vi. NANCY HOOPER.

vii. ELIZA HOOPER.

viii. JUDITH HOOPER, m. JOHN THOMAS, Eli Hooper married them.

Notes for JUDITH HOOPER:

This was who we have called Indate

ix. CYNTHA HOOPER.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM² HOOPER (JAMES¹) was born August 16, 1805 in GA....per Shelby Co., Illinois, census, and died September 05, 1869 in Shelby Co., Illinois. He married (1) JEROUSHIA CROCKER May 28, 1826 in Fayette Co., Illinois, daughter of ARTHUR CROCKER and ELIZABETH WAKEFIELD. She was born April 08, 1808 in Illinois, and died November 20, 1843 in Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois. He married (2) SARAH BROWN April 24, 1844 in Shelby Co., Illinois, by Eli Hooper. She was born in Tennessee.

Notes for WILLIAM HOOPER:

Marker located in Cowden on farm south of Paul and Myra Hooper's farm.

Jeroushia and William's stones are in the middle of a pig lot/cow pasture on the

property of Myron Bennett.

August 1, 1999....William Hooper and piece of Jeroushia Hooper's markers removed from Elbert Cemetery to be placed in Mud Run Cemetery by decendants.

Marker reads:

William Hooper

Died Sept. 5,1869

AGED

64 yrs. 20 d'ys

"Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord"

More About WILLIAM HOOPER:

Burial: September 1869, Elbert Cem, Shelby Co., Illinois (marker Mud Run Cem)

Notes for JEROUSHIA CROCKER:

Married by Zelah F. Watwood, J. P. Cert. says M 25 May 1826. L not in file. Bk Old A, p. 2, 1. 35. Name spelled Gerusha Crocker

More About JEROUSHIA CROCKER:

Burial: 1843, Elbert Cem., Shelby Co., Illinois (marker Mud Run Cem)

Children of WILLIAM HOOPER and JEROUSHIA CROCKER are:

6. i. JOSEPH F³ HOOPER, b. December 26, 1826, Illinois; d. October 13, 1908, Crawford Co., Arkansas.

ii. MARY HOOPER, b. August 22, 1829, Shelby Co., Illinois; d. May 20, 1913, Shelby Co., Illinois.

More About MARY HOOPER:

Burial: 1913, Mud Run Cem., Shelby Co., Illinois

7. iii. ANDREW HOOPER, b. 1830, Shelby Co., Illinois; d. Logan, Scott Co., Arkansas.

iv. ELIZA HOOPER, b. January 05, 1830, Shelby Co., Illinois.

v. MALINDA HOOPER, b. 1836, Illinois.

vi. WILLIAM HOOPER, b. 1838, Illinois.

vii. JAMES HOOPER, b. 1840, Illinois.

8. viii. CHARLES R HOOPER, b. March 10, 1842, Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois; d. March 19, 1913, Herrick Twnshp, Shelby Co., Illinois.

Children of WILLIAM HOOPER and SARAH BROWN are:

ix. JOSEPH³ HOOPER.

x. SARAH HOOPER.

3. ELI² HOOPER (JAMES¹) was born February 21, 1807 in Randolph County Illinois. He married MARTHA ANN (BRAGGS) PROPES July 30, 1828 in Shelby Co. Illinois. She died March 23, 1850 in Scott County Arkansas.

Children of ELI HOOPER and MARTHA PROPES are:

i. JEMIMA³ HOOPER, b. 1836.

ii. BENJAMIN G. HOOPER, b. 1841.

4. CLABORNE RHOADES² HOOPER (JAMES¹) was born November 25, 1813 in Henderson Harrison Co. KY, and died December 29, 1873 in Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas. He married MARY ANN STORY February 03, 1836 in Shelby Co. Illinois, daughter of SOLOMAN STORY. She was born July 24, 1819 in Kentucky, and died January 16, 1904 in Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas.

Notes for MARY ANN STORY:

She grew up in Illinois

More About MARY ANN STORY:

Burial: Magazine, Logan Arkansas (Ellington Cem)

Children of CLABORNE HOOPER and MARY STORY are:

9. i. ELI DELWORTH³ HOOPER, b. September 12, 1837, Illinois; d. January 02, 1919, Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas.

10. ii. SIDNEY JANE HOOPER, b. May 19, 1840, Illinois; d. August 05, 1910, Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas.

11. iii. MARY JANE HOOPER, b. 1842, Cooke Co. Illinois; d. 1925, Logan Co. Arkansas.

12. iv. PETER WARREN HOOPER, b. May 27, 1844, Cooke Co. Illinois; d. October 07, 1910, Logan Co. Arkansas.

v. GRACE ANN HOOPER, b. 1845.

13. vi. MARTHA E. (BETTY) HOOPER, b. May 09, 1847, Illinois; d. November 29, 1894, Fort Smith Sebastian Co. Arkansas.

vii. ELIZA EMOLINE HOOPER, b. March 02, 1850.

viii. L. J. (JOSEPHINE) HOOPER, b. 1852.

ix. NANCY CAROLINE (NATALIE) HOOPER, b. 1854.

x. H. L. (CALEDONIA) HOOPER, b. 1859.

xi. SERENA HOOPER.

5. MATTHEW E.² HOOPER (JAMES¹) was born 1815. He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) NANCY ASKIN May 12, 1844 in Fayette County Illinois, daughter of JOHN ASKIN. She was born 1828.

Notes for NANCY ASKIN:

age 22 according to 1850 Shelby co. census

Child of MATTHEW HOOPER and UNKNOWN is:

i. JARELLA³ HOOPER, b. 1840.

Children of MATTHEW HOOPER and NANCY ASKIN are:

ii. MILES³ HOOPER, b. 1845.

iii. ELIZABETH HOOPER, b. 1847.

iv. ANN HOOPER, b. 1848.

Generation No. 3

6. JOSEPH F³ HOOPER (WILLIAM², JAMES¹) was born December 26, 1826 in Illinois, and died October 13, 1908 in Crawford Co., Arkansas. He married (1) SADIE CUMMINGS January 25, 1848 in Shelby Co. Illinois. He married (2) ISABELL I. YORK 1875 in Arkansas.

More About JOSEPH F HOOPER:

Burial: October 1908, Locke Cem., Crawford Co., Arkansas

Children of JOSEPH HOOPER and ISABELL YORK are:

i. T.⁴ HENRY.

ii. NELLIE.

7. ANDREW³ HOOPER (WILLIAM², JAMES¹) was born 1830 in Shelby Co., Illinois, and died in Logan, Scott Co., Arkansas. He married ELIZABETH. She was born 1827.

More About ANDREW HOOPER:

Burial: Logan, Scott Co., Arkansas

Child of ANDREW HOOPER and ELIZABETH is:

i. ANN⁴ HOOPER, b. 1849.

Notes for ANN HOOPER:

This is according to the 1850 Shelby Co. Census

8. CHARLES R³ HOOPER (WILLIAM², JAMES¹) was born March 10, 1842 in Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois, and died March 19, 1913 in Herrick Twnshp, Shelby Co., Illinois. He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH WOOD March 19, 1865 in Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois. She was born July 11, 1843 in Ohio, and died December 05, 1878 in Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois. He married (2) RACHAEL LUCINDA BLACK December 21, 1887 in Shelby, Shelby Co., Illinois, daughter of GEORGE BLACK and NANCY BILSBY. She was born January 28, 1859 in Mud Run, Shelby Co., Illinois, and died November 12, 1933 in Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois.

Notes for CHARLES R HOOPER:

War documents, declaration of Pension....

Received a gun shot wound in his right breast, said shot striking him near the right nipple and glanced around the ribs and injured the large tendon and muscles under and back of his right arm leaving his body under and to the rear of said right arm. He cannot lift or chop wood without inflaming said wound and that he cannot raise said right arm above the level of his shoulder without pain.

23rd November 1862 was the date he received the wound.

Obituary....

More About CHARLES R HOOPER:

Burial: March 20, 1913, Mud Run Cem., Shelby Co., Illinois

Cause of Death: Colitis contributing factor>Interstitial nephritis

Medical Information: Blue eyes, Brown Hair, Light complexion Received a gunshot wound in right breast, near the nipple.

More About MARY ELIZABETH WOOD:

Burial: 1878, Mud Run Cem., Shelby Co., Illinois

Notes for RACHAEL LUCINDA BLACK:

Death certificate lists Rachel Ada Hooper also states that she was born in Fayette County, Illinois also date of birth states January 28, 1858

Pension affidavit states Rachel Lucinda Hooper maiden name Black

Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory states that she had a child named Orlie.

More About RACHAEL LUCINDA BLACK:

Burial: 1933, Mud Run Cem., Shelby Co., Illinois

Cause of Death: Thrombosis Middle Cerebral right artery

Medical Information: Contributing factor...arterio-sclerosis

Children of CHARLES HOOPER and MARY WOOD are:

i. MELISSA JANE⁴ HOOPER, b. 1865, Ohio; d. 1882, Shelby Co., Illinois.

More About MELISSA JANE HOOPER:

Burial: 1882, Shelby Co., Illinois

14. ii. OTTO"BUD" DELAVAN HOOPER, b. September 06, 1870, Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois; d. October 13, 1951, Hardy, Sharp Co., Arkansas.

iii. JOHN HOOPER, b. 1872, Shelby Co., Illinois.

iv. JOSEPH G HOOPER, b. March 30, 1873, Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois; d. 1890, Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois.

Notes for JOSEPH G HOOPER:

Known to live in Crawford County, Arkansas according to article written by Helen Cox Tregillis.

More About JOSEPH G HOOPER:

Burial: 1890, Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois

15. v. NANCY LAVENA HOOPER, b. February 11, 1876, Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois; d. March 28, 1958, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Illinois.

Children of CHARLES HOOPER and RACHAEL BLACK are:

16. vi. LOGAN CHARLES⁴ HOOPER, b. May 26, 1889, Herrick, Illinois; d. July 29, 1949, Cowden, Shelby, Illinois.

17. vii. DEWEY THOMAS HOOPER, b. December 19, 1889, Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois; d. 1959.

18. viii. WILDA MARIE HOOPER, b. November 26, 1896, Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois; d. May 12, 1943, Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois.

19. ix. ETHEL MALINDA HOOPER, b. February 11, 1901, Cowden, Shelby Co., Illinois; d. 1932.

x. LUTHER HOOPER.

Notes for LUTHER HOOPER:

ran away, must have died. Story that he was stolen by indians.

9. ELI DELWORTH³ HOOPER (CLABORNE RHOADES², JAMES¹) was born September 12, 1837 in Illinois, and died January 02, 1919 in Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas. He married (1) MARTHA J. FRANKLIN. She was born 1844 in Illinois, and died July 16, 1866. He married (2) MARGARET E. LOYD December 25, 1867. She was born March 04, 1840 in Alabama, and died December 27, 1894 in Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas.

Notes for MARTHA J. FRANKLIN:

Leaving 10 day old twin boys

Children of ELI HOOPER and MARTHA FRANKLIN are:

i. ELI CLAYBORN⁴ HOOPER, b. July 06, 1866.

ii. WILLIAM FRANKLIN HOOPER, b. July 06, 1866.

Notes for WILLIAM FRANKLIN HOOPER:

He was a Doctor

Children of ELI HOOPER and MARGARET LOYD are:

iii. MARTHA (PATSY)⁴ HOOPER, b. 1868.

iv. SARAH (SALLY) HOOPER, b. April 1870.

v. MARY O. HOOPER.

vi. NELLIE W. HOOPER.

vii. THOMAS P. HOOPER.

viii. NANCY L. HOOPER, b. August 13, 1878.

ix. DANIEL W. HOOPER.

x. HENRY C. HOOPER.

10. SIDNEY JANE³ HOOPER (CLABORNE RHOADES², JAMES¹) was born May 19, 1840 in Illinois, and died August 05, 1910 in Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas. She married LEWIS P. ELLINGTON March 28, 1858 in Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas. He was born April 09, 1831 in Claiborne Co. Tennessee, and died January 16, 1918 in Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas.

Children of SIDNEY HOOPER and LEWIS ELLINGTON are:

i. VIOLA C.⁴ ELLINGTON, b. 1859, Arkansas; d. 1927; m. SAM TOBY.

ii. SAMUEL H. ELLINGTON ELLINGTON, b. 1860, Arkansas; m. LUCINDA KNIGHT.

iii. ELI PINKNEY (PINK) ELLINGTON, b. 1862, Arkansas; d. 1947; m. RITA LADD.

iv. LOUIS/LEWIS P. (PETE) ELLINGTON, b. May 12, 1864, Arkansas; d. July 25, 1937; m. ALICE LADD.

v. MARY ELVIRA (E.V.) ELLINGTON, b. 1866, Arkansas; m. JOHN F. KNIGHT.

vi. MARTHA E. ELLINGTON, b. 1868, Arkansas; d. 1953; m. WILL WANN.

vii. AMANDA S. (NORA) ELLINGTON, b. 1871; d. 1898; m. JASON ADAMS.

viii. HARRIET (HATTIE) ELLINGTON, b. 1873; d. 1952; m. NATHAN MAYFIELD.

ix. NATHAN THOMAS ELLINGTON, b. May 14, 1875; d. November 10, 1952; m. ADALINE E. (LIZZIE) VAUGHAM.

x. SIDNEY MAUD ELLINGTON, b. 1877; m. (1) COFFER; m. (2) SAM BATTENFIELD.

xi. JOHN C. ELLINGTON, b. September 29, 1879; d. December 22, 1898.

xii. BERTHINA A. ELLINGTON, b. 1883; d. 1951; m. OLLIE ELKINS.

11. MARY JANE³ HOOPER (CLABORNE RHOADES², JAMES¹) was born 1842 in Cooke Co. Illinois, and died 1925 in Logan Co. Arkansas. She married JOHN O. HALL. He was born 1840 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and died 1914 in Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas.

Notes for JOHN O. HALL:

He was 1/2 Cherokee Indian, his father was full blooded and went on the trail of tears

Child of MARY HOOPER and JOHN HALL is:

20. i. KATE⁴ HALL, b. Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas.

12. PETER WARREN³ HOOPER (CLABORNE RHOADES², JAMES¹) was born May 27, 1844 in Cooke Co. Illinois, and died October 07, 1910 in Logan Co. Arkansas. He married MARY MARIER BURTON May 28, 1865. She was born September 18, 1843 in North Carolina, and died November 05, 1875 in Logan Co. Arkansas.

Children of PETER HOOPER and MARY BURTON are:

i. WILLIAM PRESTON⁴ HOOPER, b. February 24, 1866; d. May 08, 1867.

Notes for WILLIAM PRESTON HOOPER:

Child death

ii. PHILLIP SHERIDAN HOOPER, b. July 06, 1867; d. Bef. 1870.

iii. ELLEN (S.E.) CALDONIA HOOPER, b. January 23, 1869.

iv. MARGARET ANN ELIZABETH HOOPER, b. November 09, 1870; d. September 1871.

Notes for MARGARET ANN ELIZABETH HOOPER:

Infant death

v. RACHEL CORNELIA (NEELIE) HOOPER, b. April 09, 1872; m. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN TOWNSEND.

vi. EDWIN SAMSON HOOPER, b. December 05, 1873; d. December 11, 1873.

Notes for EDWIN SAMSON HOOPER:

Infant death

21. vii. MARIAN ROSETTE HOOPER, b. October 02, 1874, County Line near Sugar Grove, Logan Arkansas; d. June 09, 1930.

13. MARTHA E. (BETTY)³ HOOPER (CLABORNE RHOADES², JAMES¹) was born May 09, 1847 in Illinois, and died November 29, 1894 in Fort Smith Sebastian Co. Arkansas. She married NEAL LAFAYETTE HARDIN 1863. He was born February 13, 1835 in Warren Co. Tennessee, and died January 24, 1920 in Magazine, Logan Co. Arkansas.

More About MARTHA E. (BETTY) HOOPER:

Burial: December 02, 1894, Magazine, Logan Arkansas

Children of MARTHA HOOPER and NEAL HARDIN are:

i. MILARD L.⁴ HARDIN.

ii. BABY HARDIN.

iii. SERENA A. HARDIN.

iv. BABY HARDIN.

v. RICHARD C. HARDIN.

vi. NANCY L. HARDIN.

vii. ROBERT MARTIN HARDIN.

viii. TOREY A. HARDIN.