James William “Willy” HooperAge: 34 years1857–1891
- Name
- James William “Willy” Hooper
- Given names
- James William
- Surname
- Hooper
- Nickname
- Willy
 Birth | 1857 40 22 |
 Birth of a brother | Joseph Samuel Hooper August 26, 1859 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 30, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy L Hooper about 1862 (Age 5 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a sister | Eliza E Hooper November 1865 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Laura J Hooper March 31, 1869 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | October 12, 1870 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Seymour Hooper November 26, 1871 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John A Hooper 1873 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Elie Hooper 1877 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph W Hooper February 1877 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | John A Hooper 1891 (on the date of death) |
 Death | 1891 (Age 34 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stuart Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph W Hooper Birth: 1817 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1877 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Louisa Jane Taylor Birth: December 6, 1834 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 25, 1916 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 23, 1854 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Sarah Elmerine Hooper Birth: December 22, 1855 38 21 — Simpson, Kentucky, United States Death: January 31, 1926 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
James William “Willy” Hooper Birth: 1857 40 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1891 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Joseph Samuel Hooper Birth: August 26, 1859 42 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 4, 1934 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy L Hooper Birth: about 1862 45 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Eliza E Hooper Birth: November 1865 48 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 1935 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Laura J Hooper Birth: March 31, 1869 52 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1946 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas Seymour Hooper Birth: November 26, 1871 54 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 2, 1949 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John A Hooper Birth: 1873 56 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1891 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Robert Elie Hooper Birth: 1877 60 42 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1960 — Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Lucinda Plummer |
| father |
Joseph W Hooper Birth: 1817 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1877 — Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Lucinda Plummer Birth: May 1, 1822 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1844 |
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Marriage: about 1841 — Kentucky, United States |
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23 months half-sister |
Frances Elizabeth Hooper Birth: November 28, 1842 25 20 — Simpson, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1921 — Simpson, Kentucky, United States |
James William “Willy” Hooper has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Joseph W Hooper - Household
Simpson, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Joseph W Hooper - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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