Levi Hooper
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Levi Smith Hooper (1861 - 1950)

Levi Smith Hooper
Born in Graham County, North Carolina, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 5 Jul 1881 in Monroe County, Tennesseemap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 88 in Choate, Karnes, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

When Levi Smith HOOPER was born on November 15, 1861, in Graham, North Carolina, his father, #Count, was 34 and his mother, Minerva, was 26. He married #Elizabeth Melinda "Betty" Atkins on June 24, 1881, in Monroe, Tennessee. They had ten children in 28 years. He died on August 2, 1950, at the age of 88, and was buried in Karnes, Texas.

Research Notes

  • 1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Levi S Hooper Age in 1870: 9 Birth Year: abt 1861 Birthplace: North Carolina Dwelling Number: 456 Home in 1870: Towns, Georgia Race: White Gender: Male Inferred Father: Count P Hooper Inferred Mother: Elizabeth Hooper Household Members: Name Age Count P Hooper 43 Elizabeth Hooper 38 William P Hooper 15 Sarah M Hooper 12 Levi S Hooper 9 Matilda Hooper 5 Rabecca Hooper 1 [1]


  • 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Levy Hooper Age: 19 Birth Date: Abt 1861 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1880: District 14, Monroe, Tennessee, USA Dwelling Number: 127 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital status: Single Father's name: Count P. Hooper Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's name: Minervy E. Hooper Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Works On Farm Household Members: Name Age Count P. Hooper 54 Minervy E. Hooper 46 William P. Hooper 24 Levy Hooper 19 Rebecca B. Hooper 11 [2]

  • 1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Levi Hooper [Levi M Hooper] Age: 40 Birth Date: Nov 1859 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1900: Civil District 7, Monroe, Tennessee Sheet Number: 6 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 95 Family Number: 98 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Elizabeth Hooper Marriage Year: 1880 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Farmer Months Not Employed: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: No Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: O Home Free or Mortgaged: F Farm or House: F Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Levi Hooper 40 Elizabeth Hooper 35 Flora Hooper 17 Walter Hooper 17 Tennessee Hooper 14 William L Hooper Isaac Hooper Bertha Hooper Minnie J Hooper [3]


  • 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Levi Hooper [Devi Homer] Age in 1910: 47 Birth Year: abt 1863 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 7, Karnes, Texas Street: Overbey And Kenedy Road Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Bettie Hooper Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Native Tongue: English Occupation: Farmer Industry: General Farm Employer, Employee or Other: Employer Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: Farm Able to Read: No Able to Write: No Years Married: 30 Number of Children Born: 12 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Levi Hooper 47 Bettie Hooper 50 William Hooper 19 Isaac Hooper 17 Bertha Hooper 15 Minnie Hooper 14 Lee Hooper 10 Eddie Hooper 7 Echol Hooper 1 [4]

  • 1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Levi Hooper Birth Year: abt 1860 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: North Carolina Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Precinct 6, Duval, Texas, USA Map of Home: View Map Street address: Realitos-Sejita Road Dwelling Number: 232 Family Number: 253 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: Yes Age at first Marriage: 20 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: Farm Class of Worker: Working on own account Employment: Yes Household Members: Name Age Levi Hooper 70 Elizabeth Hooper 73 Eckles Hooper 20 [5]

  • 1940 United States Federal Census

Name: Levi Hooper Age: 80 Estimated birth year: abt 1860 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law Home in 1940: Jim Wells, Texas Map of Home in 1940: View Map Inferred Residence in 1935: Benavides, Duval, Texas Residence in 1935: Benavides, Duval, Texas Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 2A Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 2nd grade Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes Native Language: English Veteran: No Social Security Number: No Usual Occupation: Farmer Usual Industry: Farm Usual Class of Worker: Working on own account Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Sam F Moore 31 Etta Moore 32 Julia Moore 11 Wade Moore 9 Betty Moore 6 Billie Moore 5 Levi Hooper 80 Elizabeth Hooper 78 [6]

  • 1950 United States Federal Census

Name Levi Hooper Age 89 Birth Date abt 1861 Gender Male Race White Birth Place Texas Marital Status Married Relation to Head of House Father Residence Date 1950 Home in 1950 McMullen, Texas, USA Street Name Argo Oil Corp Farm No Acres No Occupation Category Unable to Work Worked Last Week No Seeking Work No Employment Status No Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Echols Hooper 40 Head Levi Hooper 89 Father Betty Hooper 87 Mother [7]

  • Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002

Name: Levi Hooper Gender: Male Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1881 Marriage Place: Monroe, Tennessee, USA Spouse: Elizabeth Adkison [8]


  • U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65933978


Sources

  1. Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Towns, Georgia; Roll: M593_177; Page: 219B; Family History Library Film: 545676
  2. Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: District 14, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: 1272; Page: 123D; Enumeration District: 210
  3. Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 7, Monroe, Tennessee; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1241589
  4. Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Karnes, Texas; Roll: T624_1567; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1375580
  5. Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 6, Duval, Texas; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342059
  6. Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Jim Wells, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04081; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 125-7
  7. Source Citation National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: McMullen, Texas; Roll: 1501; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 156-4
  8. Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.




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Hooper-4327 and Hooper-3453 appear to represent the same person because: Both reference same FindAGrave memorial, same names, same birth and death (nearly) dates and locations (nearly). Same spouse name (she will need to be merged as well). Same daughter (also need to be merged).
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