Willie Frances Hooker

Brief Life History of Willie Frances

When Willie Frances Hooker was born on 13 February 1867, in Pierce City, Lawrence, Missouri, United States, her father, Lorenzo Dow Hooker, was 32 and her mother, Alee Roxilda Jamison, was 28. She married William Pleasant Wight on 28 September 1889. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Mount Pleasant Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Pierce Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States in 1900. She died on 16 August 1905, at the age of 38, and was buried in Pierce City Cemetery, Pierce City, Lawrence, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Pleasant Wight
1866–1937
Willie Frances Hooker
1867–1905
Marriage: 28 September 1889
Alta Mae Wight
1890–1931
Roy Eldon Wight
1892–1965
Florence Velma Wight
1894–1979
William Edison Wight
1897–1973

Sources (6)

  • Millie F Hooker in household of Lorenzo D Hooker, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Willie Frances Hooker - birth-name: Willie Frances Hooker
  • Willie Frances Hooker Wight, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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