Brief Life History of Harry Estel
When Harry Estel Hoops was born on 3 June 1907, in Maxwell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, his father, Charles William Hoops, was 21 and his mother, Matilda Elizabeth Lawson, was 13. He married Anna Lee Heldreith on 20 September 1926, in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1910 and Jeffersonville District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 20 December 1985, in Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.
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- Harry Hoops in household of Lee Heldreth, "United States Census, 1940"
- H L Hoops, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
- Harry Estel Hoops, "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility
Camp Lee was the sight of where Europeans first came face to face with the Powhatan Confederation. Than during the Civil War the Union forces used it as a surprise attack and blocked Lee’s army from the supply base. When World War II started Fort Lee became Camp Lee and was used as a training facility.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
North German: variant of Hoop 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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