Lee Hooper (1900 - 1965)

Born 17 May 1900 in Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Edith (Whitaker) Hooper — married 20 Sep 1924 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas USA

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1965 at age 64 in Hidalgo, Texas

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Biography

When #Lee HOOPER was born on May 17, 1900, in Tennessee, his father, #Levi, was 38 and his mother, #Elizabeth, was 37. He married #Edith Whitaker and they had seven children together. He then married Victoria H Hinojosa-Momeny on December 24, 1948, in Jim Wells, Texas. He died on January 6, 1965, in Hidalgo, Texas, at the age of 64, and was buried in Three Rivers, Texas.

Research Records

• Texas Death Index, 1903-2000

Name: Lee Hooper Death Date: 6 Jan 1965 Death County: Hidalgo Gender: Male Marital status: married ^[1]

• Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982

Name: Lee Hooper Gender: Male Race: White Age: 63 Birth Date: 17 May 1901 Birth Place: Tennessee Residence: Benavides, Duval, Texas, USA Death Date: 6 Jan 1965 Death Place: Mcallen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA Father: Levi Hooper Mother: Elizabeth Atkins Spouse: Victora Hooper ^[2]

• Texas County Marriages 1817-1965

Name: Lee Hooper Gender: Male Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1948 Marriage Place: Jim Wells, Texas, USA Spouse: Victoria Momeny Film Number: 004343728

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

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104824756

• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: Lee Hooper SSN: 400-07-9936 Last Residence: Texas Born: 17 May 1902 Died: Jan 1965 State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951)

• U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Name: Lee Hooper Gender: Male Race: White Age: 40 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Place: Monroe City, Tennessee, USA Birth Date: 17 May 1901 Residence Place: Freer, Duval, Texas, USA Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942 Employer: Southern Petroleum Weight: 140 Complexion: Ruddy Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown Height: 5 9 Next of Kin: Levy Hooper Household Members: Name Relationship Lee Hooper Self (Head) ^[3]

• 1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Not Named Hooper Birth Date: May 1900 Birthplace: Tennessee, USA 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: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Levi Hooper Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Mother's Name: Elizabeth Hooper Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Levi Hooper 40 Head Elizabeth Hooper 35 Wife Flora Hooper 17 Daughter Walter Hooper 17 Son Tennessee Hooper 14 Daughter William L Hooper Son Isaac Hooper Son Bertha Hooper Daughter Minnie J Hooper Daughter Not Named Hooper Son ^[4]

• 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Lee Hooper [Lee Homer] Age in 1910: 10 Birth Date: 1900 [1900] Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 7, Karnes, Texas, USA Street: Overbey and Kenedy Road Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Levi Hooper Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Bettie Hooper Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Native Tongue: English Occupation: Farm Laborer Industry: Home Farm Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner Attended School: Yes Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Out of Work: N Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Levi Hooper 47 Head Bettie Hooper 50 Wife William Hooper 19 Son Isaac Hooper 17 Son Bertha Hooper 15 Daughter Minnie Hooper 14 Daughter Lee Hooper 10 Son Eddie Hooper 7 Daughter Echol Hooper 1 Son ^[5]

• 1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Lee Hooper Age: 17 Birth Year: abt 1903 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1920: Justice Precinct 6, Duval, Texas Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Lee Y Hooper Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: D L Hooper Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Able to Speak English: Yes Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Lee Y Hooper 59 Head D L Hooper 55 Wife M G Hooper 18 Daughter Lee Hooper 17 Son Eddie Hooper 15 Daughter Ekal Hooper 11 Son ^[6]

• 1940 United States Federal Census

Name: Lee Hooper Age: 38 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Kleberg, Texas Map of Home in 1940: Kleberg, Texas Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Heidrick, Knox, Kentucky Residence in 1935: Heidrick, Knox, Kentucky Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 10A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 147 Occupation: Auto Mechaniic House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 12 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 42 Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939: 24 Income: 780 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Lee Hooper 38 Head Edith Hooper 37 Wife Walter L Hooper 13 Son Wilma Hooper 12 Daughter Mary Hooper 10 Daughter Betty Hooper 7 Daughter Garrard Hooper 5 Son Ralph Hooper 3 Son ^[7]

• 1950 United States Federal Census

Name: Lee Hooper Age: 48 Birth Date: abt 1902 Gender: Male Birth Place: Tennessee Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Residence Date: 1950 Home in 1950: Duval, Texas, USA Farm: No Acres: No Occupation Category: Working Worker Class: Private Household Members Age Relationship Lee Hooper 48 Head Victoria Hooper 48 Wife Betty Ann Hooper 16 Daughter Garard P Hooper 15 Son Ralph E Hooper 13 Son Emogene Hooper 9 Daughter ^[8]

• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: Lee Hooper Social Security Number: 400-07-9936 Birth Date: 17 May 1902 Issue Year: Before 1951 Issue State: Kentucky Death Date: Jan 1965

Sources

1. ↑ Source Information Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
2. ↑ Source Citation Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
3. ↑ Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 716
4. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 7, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: 1589; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1241589
5. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Karnes, Texas; Roll: T624_1567; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1375580
6. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Duval, Texas; Roll: T625_1796; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 51
7. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Kleberg, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04087; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 137-6
8. ↑ Source Citation United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Duval, Texas; Roll: 2680; Sheet Number: 1; Enumeration District: 66-21