| Andrew Hooper of McMinn County and Bradley County, Tennessee Contributor(s): Hooper, Richard (Author), Hooper, Barry H. (Author), Reno, Floyd Harold (Author) |
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ISBN: 1726143236 ISBN-13: 9781726143233 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $13.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2018 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Genealogy & Heraldry |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (1.99 lbs) 390 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Andrew Hooper moved to McMinn County, Tennessee and bought land in 1826. He started selling land in 1827. His sister Sarah Hooper married James Shelton and also moved to McMinn county. Andrew and Sarah's brother Absolom Hooper moved to Polk County, Tennessee and raised a large family. Andrew Hooper bought land in the Ocoee District in 1837 from Lewisey Melton and eventually owned 990 acres. Families in this book include Hooper, Seabourn, Wilhite, Geren, Foster, Graham, McPherson, Allen and many others. Several of these families have ties to the Revolutionary War. Also included in the book are the Civil War records of the sons of Andrew Hooper named John, Kinsey, Jahue, William and James. The Civil War Diary of Kinsey Hooper is also included as well as additional comments by Rick Hooper who discovered the Diary. An outline of Descendants of Andrew Hooper includes more than 2200 individual names and their relationships. Original records of Hooper Mill on Candy's Creek in Bradley County, Tennessee are included. Mount Ebal in Tennessee which had symbols thought to be writing is part of the book as well as the Isaac Hooper book related to Mount Ebal. Anne Goodwin, a Hooper researcher and owner of the Hooper Compass, has contributed information to the book. |