Brief Life History of Robert Richard
When Robert Richard Hooper was born on 3 January 1858, in Fodder Creek, Towns, Georgia, United States, his father, Jonathan Hooper, was 38 and his mother, Lucinda Barrett, was 30. He married Lou Gene Hunter in 1878, in Byers, Hall, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in District 918, Towns, Georgia, United States in 1920 and Brasstown, Towns, Georgia, United States in 1930. He died on 4 March 1936, in Young Harris, Towns, Georgia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Towns, Georgia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Robert Hoopper in household of Jonathan Hoopper, "United States Census, 1860"
- Robert R Hooper, "Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Death Records, 1870-1960"
- R R Hooper, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
Spouse and Children
1858–1936 Male
1859–1898 Female
Children (7)
1881– Female
1882– Female
1884–1969 Male
1885–1964 Female
1889–1917 Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1819–1880 Male
1827–1911 Female
Siblings (12)
1855–1943 Female
1856–1961 Male
1858–1936 Male
1861–1941 Male
1863–1939 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1861
Age 3
1863
Age 5
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 23
Name Meaning
English (southwestern): occupational name for a cooper, someone who fitted wooden or metal hoops on wooden casks and barrels, or a barrel-maker, from Middle English hoper, an agent derivative of hop ‘hoop, band’. Compare Cooper .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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