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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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- 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"
Spouse and Children
1869–1959 Male
1875–1947 Female
Parents and Siblings
1826–1903 Male
1834–1879 Female
Siblings (14)
1852– Female
1854–1946 Male
1855–1917 Male
1857–1923 Female
1858–1921 Female
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 1
1892 · The Radio is invented
Age 17
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 21
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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