Brief Life History of Zelphia
When Zelphia Hooker was born on 21 November 1875, in Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States, her father, James Hooker, was 49 and her mother, Emaline "Emily" Hacker, was 41. She married Robert Jackson Livesay on 19 November 1925, in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States. She lived in Bell, Kentucky, United States in 1930. She died on 9 January 1947, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Loyall, Harlan, Kentucky, United States.
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- Zelphia Livesay in household of Robert J Livesay, "United States Census, 1930"
- Zelpha Hooker, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Zelphia Livesay, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern):
occupational name for a hook maker, from Middle English, Old English hōcere, possibly also used for an agricultural laborer who used hooks. In some cases the name may have become Hocker .
topographic name for a ‘dweller by a hill spur or bend’, from Middle English hoke ‘hook, river bend, hill spur’ + -er (see Hook 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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