Richard Franklin Hooper (1856 - 1933)

Born 1 Jul 1856 in Cleburne, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Sep 1933 at age 77 in Fruithurst, Cleburne, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Richard Franklin Hooper was born 1 July 1856 to Sarah Malinda Brown and John Cleveland Hooper in Benton County, Alabama, USA.

Benton, Randolf, and Talladega counties gave up land to form Cleburne County on 6 Dec 1866 when Richard was 10 1/2 years old. This is why you see references to various family members and Richards living in both Benton and Cleburne County through out their profile's.^[1]

Richard's first census was in 1860. They were in Calhoun, Alabama. Dad was a farmer with $1,400 in real estate and $2,090 in personal property. Dad was 48 and Mom 38, Joseph 20, Obediah 16, Susan 13, William 11, John 9, Richard 3. Then there were 3 little Brown's in the house. Mary 1, Martha 2 mos., and Phebe 7 mos. ^{[2] [3]}

In 1870, Richard was tween. They had moved to Cleburne, AL formerly Benton County. They were using Edwardsville P.O. Richard was a farm laborer at only 12 along with Willim 21, and John C 17. None of the females were classified as working and no one in the house was listed as attending school during the year though all were called literate. Dad owned the farm worth $1,000 and $300 in personal property. The census taker was not thorough on this form.^{[4] [5]}

Family Life

Richard married Martha Ann King on 3 January 1877 in Cleburne, Alabama, United States.^[6][7][8][9]

They reared children:

• Partena Nora
• Ulysses M
• Bazel Donna
• Martha Leona
• Simeon Otis
• Marlin Memory
• Charles Arlin
• Izora Belle
• Emily Eva

In the 1880 census, Richard (age 21), Farmer, was the married head of household in Pine Thicket, Cleburne, Alabama, United States.^[10]

Richard was enumerated in a non-population schedule on 26 June 1880 in Township 15, Cleburne, Alabama, United States.^[11]

In the 1900 census, Richard (age 44), Farmer, was the married head of household in Muscadine, Cleburne, Alabama.^[12]

In the 1910 census, Richard (age 53), Farmer, was the married head of household in Precinct 3, Cleburne, Alabama, United States.^[13]

In the 1920 census, Richard (age 63), Farmer, was the married head of household in Muscadine, Cleburne, Alabama.^[14]

In the 1930 census, Richard (age 73), Farmer, was the married head of household on apr 9 Muscadine and Tallapoosa Road, Muscadine, Cleburne, Alabama, United States.^[15]

Death and Burial

Richard, son of Cleveland Hooper & Betsy Brown, died (age 78) on 9 September 1933 in Fruithurst, Cleburne, Alabama.^[16][17][18]

He was interred in Hooper Cemetery, Fruithurst, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA.^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikidata: Item Q327080
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 15 Range 12, Calhoun, Alabama; Roll: M653_4; Page: 458; Family History Library Film: 803004
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #12962333 (accessed 28 April 2024)
   Richard Hooper in Township 15 Range 12, Calhoun, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", Township 15 Range 12, Calhoun, Alabama FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDH-YYY : 13 December 2017), Wm R Hooper in entry for Cleveland Hooper, 1860.

   Cleveland Hooper Male 48 S C

   Sarah M Hooper Female 38 Ga

   Joseph M Hooper Male 20 Ala

   Obadiah Hooper Male 16 Ala

   Susan Hooper Female 13 Ala

   Wm R Hooper Male 11 Ala

   John Hooper Male 9 Ala

   Richard Hooper Male 3 Ala

   Mary Brown Female 1 Ala

   Martha Brown Female 0 Ala

   Phebe Brown Female 0 Ala

4. ↑ 1870 Census: 6 Jul, "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 14 Range 12, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: M593_9; Page: 387A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #13446486 (accessed 28 April 2024)
   Richard Hooper (12), Farm Laborer, in Township 14 Range 12, Cleburne, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," Township 17 Range 12, Cleburne, Alabama FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVB-Y2X : 12 April 2016), William Hooper in household of Clevelan Hooper, Alabama, United States; citing p. 15, family 121, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,508.

   Clevelan Hooper Male 55 South Carolina

   Malinda Hooper Female 48 Georgia

   William Hooper Male 21 Alabama

   John C Hooper Male 17 Alabama

   Richard Hooper Male 12 Alabama

   Sarah Hooper Female 8 Alabama

   James Hooper Male 5 Alabama

6. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942"
   Original data: Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1031047 V. A-C
   Ancestry Record 60000 #562611 (accessed 28 April 2024)
   Richard F Hooper marriage to Martha A. King on 3 Jan 1877 in Cleburne, Alabama.
7. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969"
   Ancestry Record 7838 #2174900 (accessed 28 April 2024)
   Richard F Hooper marriage to Martha A King on 3 Jan 1877 in Cleburne, Alabama.
8. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967"
   Original data: Marriage Records. Alabama Marriages. County courthouses, Alabama
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61365 #152854 (accessed 28 April 2024)
   Richard F Hooper marriage to Martha A King on 3 Jan 1877 in Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
9. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920"
   Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., comp.. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920
   Ancestry Record 4192 #29768 (accessed 28 April 2024)
   Richard F Hooper marriage to Martha A. King on 3 Jan 1877 in Cleburne.
10. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine Thicket, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 186d; Enumeration District: 043
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #39829735 (accessed 28 April 2024)
    Richard F Hooper (21), married, Farmer, head of household in Pine Thicket, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
11. ↑ 1880 Non-population Census: "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880"
    National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Census Non-population Schedules, Alabama, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; OS Page: 21; Line Number: 5
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1276 #6132375 (accessed 28 April 2024)
    Name: Richard F Hooper; Enumeration Date: 26 Jun 1880; Place: Township 15, Cleburne, Alabama, USA; Schedule Type: Agriculture.
12. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Muscadine, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0136
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #36287774 (accessed 28 April 2024)
    Richard Hooper (44), married, Farmer, head of household in Muscadine, Cleburne, Alabama. Born in Alabama, USA.
13. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 3, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: T624_7; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1374020
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #9382520 (accessed 28 April 2024)
    Richard F Hooper (53), married, Farmer, head of household in Precinct 3, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
14. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1920; Census Place: Muscadine, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: T625_7; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 58
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #2235566 (accessed 28 April 2024)
    Richard F Hooper (63), married, Farmer, head of household in Muscadine, Cleburne, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
15. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1930; Census Place: Muscadine, Cleburne, Alabama; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2339743
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #120253867 (accessed 28 April 2024)
    Richard F Hooper (73), married, Farmer, head of household on apr 9 Muscadine and Tallapoosa Road, Muscadine, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
16. ↑ Death: "Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959"
    Original data: State of Alabama. Index of Vital Records for Alabama: Deaths, 1908-1959. Montgomery, AL, USA: State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Record Services Division; Volume: 54; Roll: 3
    Ancestry Record 5188 #627246 (accessed 28 April 2024)
    Richard F Hooper death Sep 1933 in Cleburne.
17. ↑ Death: "Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974"
    FHL Film Number: 1908515
    Ancestry Record 2543 #736130 (accessed 28 April 2024)
    Richard Franklin Hooper death 9 Sep 1933 (age 78), son of Cleveland Hooper & Betsy Brown, in Fruithurst, Cleburne, Alabama.
18. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
    Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
    Ancestry Record 60901 #613585265 (accessed 28 April 2024)
    Name: Richard Hooper; Gender: Male; Spouse: Martha A King; Child: Charlie Arlin Hooper.
19. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
    Find A Grave: Memorial #14241866
    Ancestry Record 60525 #92011169 (accessed 28 April 2024)
    Richard Franklin Hooper burial (died on 9 Sep 1933) in Hooper Cemetery, Fruithurst, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America. Born on 1 Jul 1856.