Laura J HooperAge: 77 years1869–1946
- Name
- Laura J Hooper
- Given names
- Laura J
- Surname
- Hooper
 Birth | March 31, 1869 52 34 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 18 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Thomas Seymour Hooper November 26, 1871 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John A Hooper 1873 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Elie Hooper 1877 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph W Hooper February 1877 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 21, 1880 (Age 11 years) Note: ED 169 |
| Death of a brother | James William “Willy” Hooper 1891 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a brother | John A Hooper 1891 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a mother | Louisa Jane Taylor April 25, 1916 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a half-sister | Frances Elizabeth Hooper February 20, 1921 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Elmerine Hooper January 31, 1926 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Samuel Hooper February 4, 1934 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eliza E Hooper January 1935 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | October 23, 1946 (Age 77 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 elder brother |
James William “Willy” Hooper Birth: 1857 40 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1891 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder 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 elder sister |
Nancy L Hooper Birth: about 1862 45 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years elder 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 herself |
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 |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Joseph W Hooper - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Louisa Jane Taylor - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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