Owen A. Hoops

Maleabout 1851–3 September 1893

Brief Life History of Owen A.

When Owen A. Hoops was born about 1851, in Jackson Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States, his father, Lewis Hoops, was 31 and his mother, Louisa Abshire, was 31. He died on 3 September 1893, at the age of 43.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Hoops
1821–1880
Louisa Abshire
1822–1863
Ira C Hoopes
1848–1907
Melissa Jeanette " Netty" Hoopes
1849–1872
Owen A. Hoops
1851–1893
Josephine A. Hoopes
1854–1893
Matilda B. Hoopes
1860–1884
Evan Hoopes
1857–1878

Sources (2)

  • Owen Hoops in household of Lewis Hoops, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Owen A Hoops in household of Lewis Hoops, "United States Census, 1860"

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Siblings (6)

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World Events (8)

1851 · Constitution of 1851

Age 0

Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

Age 5

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

1863

Age 12

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

North German: variant of Hoop 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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