Brief Life History of Rodney Landis
When Rodney Landis Hooper was born on 5 January 1939, in Kansas, United States, his father, William Edgar Hooper, was 30 and his mother, Marjorie Irene Campbell, was 27. He registered for military service in 1961. He died on 31 May 1991, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Roddy Hooper in household of William E Hooper, "United States Census, 1940"
- U.S., Navy and Marine Corps Registries, 1814-1992
- Rodney Hooper, "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000"
Parents and Siblings
1908–1985 Male
1911–1976 Female
Siblings (1)
1939–1991 Male
World Events (8)
1941
Age 2
1949 · 1950s Texas Drought
Age 10
1954 · Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Age 15
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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