Richard Hooper, Soldier, Surveyor, and Congressman, He entered Texas in February 1836 and served The Army of The Republic of Texas from July 6 until October 6, 1836 as commander of a company of cavalry from San Augustine until He was released to attend Congress. He was elected to the First Congress of the Republic of Texas as a representative from Shelby County. After his service in Congress, he returned to Shelby County, where he was elected county surveyor in 1839 and 1848. When the United States census was taken in the summer of 1850 the sixty-seven-year-old Hooper was listed as a surveyor. His wife was reputed to have been the niece of President John Adams.From the "Hand Book of Texas online".
Thanks to the diligence of Cousin Dr. Duane Hooper, It has been confirmed that Grandfather Hooper was present at the battle of San Jacinto . His name appears on a list of Burleson's Command made Apr 22, 1836 by Wm. Gorham, Clerk. Burleson's Command, was of the First Infantry which was placed opposite the Mexican breastworks and was the first to charge them, capturing Gen. Almonte. The Battle took place on Apr 21st and 22nd of that year and was pivotal in ending the war as General Santa Anna was captured there. This revelation appears to contradict the information that he served starting July 6th, and that date may be when he was given command his own cavalry troop with the rank of Captain.
Note: Cousin Duane also provided the following information, on the appearance of a tombstone for Richard that replaces the one stolen.
"concerning Richard's cemetery grave marker. I attempted to get information from Leonard English at Shelby County Historical Museum, but he didn't seem to know anything about it. Recently, I've been connecting with a cousin from the Dallas area. A couple of weeks ago, while talking about Richard's marker, this cousin told me about another distant cousin named Heidi Martin, who is the president of the Hooper-May Cemetery Association. I actually knew nothing about the association. Though the association is inactive now, Heidi is excited about my interest and wants to start planning scheduled workings again. After talking with Heidi, I was reminded of the portion in Richard's memorial biography where Heidi was at the cemetery with her grandfather Pierce Berdett Hooper (son of Franklin Tildon Hooper, grandson of Richard). She said her "papaw" showed he an area of the cemetery and said Richard was buried there. He remembered from when he was younger visiting the cemetery and seeing Richard's marker. This was before the vandalizing started. So the association paid for the marker to be placed at the spot pointed out by her grandfather. I visited the cemetery last week and took pictures of markers and the new historical marker placed by the state of Texas. The association paid for Richard's grave marker and the historical marker. FYI, I added a photo of the cemetery and a closeup of the historical marker in Richard's Find a Grave memorial. The cemetery looks real good and is located on a private hunting lease and is gated and locked. I had visited several times when I had to walk about 3/4 mile from the gate. Heidi gave me the combination, so I drive to the site now. It's a shame that people are locked out of a family cemetery, but the bright side is that it is protected from vandals".
Children :
WILLIAM M. HOOPER, b. April 7, 1804. d. 04 Aug 1840
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOOPER, SR, b. March 14, 1808, ,Franklin, GA.
JAMES MONROE HOOPER, SR, b. May 26, 1809, TN; d. June 7, 1893,
,Shelby, TX.
ANDREW JACKSON HOOPER, b. July 27, 1814, GA; d. August 30, 1814, GA.
RICHARD MONROE HOOPER, b. July 26, 1815, GA; d. September 5, 1830,
TN.
CATHERINE CAROLINE HOOPER, b. April 15, 1817, TN; d. May 30,
1855.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOOPER, b. January 17, 1820, ,Bedford, TN.
LAFAYETTE CARROLL HOOPER, b. November 19, 1824.
HILLIER ROSSEAU HOOPER, b. November 17, 1827; d. October 27, 1837.
OBEDIAH COLUMBUS HOOPER, b. July 26, 1830.
He emigrated to Texas in February 1836 from Tipton Co. Tennessee with his wife, Isabella and family. For his three months service in 1836, he received 320 acres of Bounty land in 1840. He used it to receive a patent of 90 acres in Panola County on the Murvalis Bayou. He received a headright certificate for a league and labor in Shelby County on February 1, 1838 12 Hooper was paid as surveyor for establishing the line between Shelby County and Panola County, and also between Panola and Harrison Counties. He was elected for several terms as the official Shelby County Surveyor, signing his survey papers as Rich Hooper. Richard died June 18, 1855 on his way to Shreveport to sell cotton. He was buried in the Hooper-May Cemetery. Pierce Berdett Hooper of Panola County remembered the headstone's approximate location from his frequent visits to the cemetery with his family. He pointed it out to his granddaughter, Heidi Parker Martin in 1996. He also reported that about 75 graves were there. Richard's tombstone and others were taken from the cemetery during the period between 1960 and 1980 when the cemetery was repeatedly vandalized. About 1960, the cemetery was examined and names on remaining tombstones were recorded in a book, "MY DEAD", by Shelby County historian, J. B. Sanders. These records were later used as the base for the Shelby County Historical Society to add new burial documentation on their website.Noting the names of Hooper and May listed on many of the stones, the historian referred to the cemetery as Hooper-May Cemetery as there were five tombstones with Hooper names and five with May names surviving the vandalism.
NOTE: Richards mother was
Sally Gates Obediah's second wife.
Thanks to the diligence of Cousin Dr. Duane Hooper, It has been confirmed that Grandfather Hooper was present at the battle of San Jacinto . His name appears on a list of Burleson's Command made Apr 22, 1836 by Wm. Gorham, Clerk. Burleson's Command, was of the First Infantry which was placed opposite the Mexican breastworks and was the first to charge them, capturing Gen. Almonte. The Battle took place on Apr 21st and 22nd of that year and was pivotal in ending the war as General Santa Anna was captured there. This revelation appears to contradict the information that he served starting July 6th, and that date may be when he was given command his own cavalry troop with the rank of Captain.
Note: Cousin Duane also provided the following information, on the appearance of a tombstone for Richard that replaces the one stolen.
"concerning Richard's cemetery grave marker. I attempted to get information from Leonard English at Shelby County Historical Museum, but he didn't seem to know anything about it. Recently, I've been connecting with a cousin from the Dallas area. A couple of weeks ago, while talking about Richard's marker, this cousin told me about another distant cousin named Heidi Martin, who is the president of the Hooper-May Cemetery Association. I actually knew nothing about the association. Though the association is inactive now, Heidi is excited about my interest and wants to start planning scheduled workings again. After talking with Heidi, I was reminded of the portion in Richard's memorial biography where Heidi was at the cemetery with her grandfather Pierce Berdett Hooper (son of Franklin Tildon Hooper, grandson of Richard). She said her "papaw" showed he an area of the cemetery and said Richard was buried there. He remembered from when he was younger visiting the cemetery and seeing Richard's marker. This was before the vandalizing started. So the association paid for the marker to be placed at the spot pointed out by her grandfather. I visited the cemetery last week and took pictures of markers and the new historical marker placed by the state of Texas. The association paid for Richard's grave marker and the historical marker. FYI, I added a photo of the cemetery and a closeup of the historical marker in Richard's Find a Grave memorial. The cemetery looks real good and is located on a private hunting lease and is gated and locked. I had visited several times when I had to walk about 3/4 mile from the gate. Heidi gave me the combination, so I drive to the site now. It's a shame that people are locked out of a family cemetery, but the bright side is that it is protected from vandals".
Children :
WILLIAM M. HOOPER, b. April 7, 1804. d. 04 Aug 1840
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOOPER, SR, b. March 14, 1808, ,Franklin, GA.
JAMES MONROE HOOPER, SR, b. May 26, 1809, TN; d. June 7, 1893,
,Shelby, TX.
ANDREW JACKSON HOOPER, b. July 27, 1814, GA; d. August 30, 1814, GA.
RICHARD MONROE HOOPER, b. July 26, 1815, GA; d. September 5, 1830,
TN.
CATHERINE CAROLINE HOOPER, b. April 15, 1817, TN; d. May 30,
1855.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOOPER, b. January 17, 1820, ,Bedford, TN.
LAFAYETTE CARROLL HOOPER, b. November 19, 1824.
HILLIER ROSSEAU HOOPER, b. November 17, 1827; d. October 27, 1837.
OBEDIAH COLUMBUS HOOPER, b. July 26, 1830.
He emigrated to Texas in February 1836 from Tipton Co. Tennessee with his wife, Isabella and family. For his three months service in 1836, he received 320 acres of Bounty land in 1840. He used it to receive a patent of 90 acres in Panola County on the Murvalis Bayou. He received a headright certificate for a league and labor in Shelby County on February 1, 1838 12 Hooper was paid as surveyor for establishing the line between Shelby County and Panola County, and also between Panola and Harrison Counties. He was elected for several terms as the official Shelby County Surveyor, signing his survey papers as Rich Hooper. Richard died June 18, 1855 on his way to Shreveport to sell cotton. He was buried in the Hooper-May Cemetery. Pierce Berdett Hooper of Panola County remembered the headstone's approximate location from his frequent visits to the cemetery with his family. He pointed it out to his granddaughter, Heidi Parker Martin in 1996. He also reported that about 75 graves were there. Richard's tombstone and others were taken from the cemetery during the period between 1960 and 1980 when the cemetery was repeatedly vandalized. About 1960, the cemetery was examined and names on remaining tombstones were recorded in a book, "MY DEAD", by Shelby County historian, J. B. Sanders. These records were later used as the base for the Shelby County Historical Society to add new burial documentation on their website.Noting the names of Hooper and May listed on many of the stones, the historian referred to the cemetery as Hooper-May Cemetery as there were five tombstones with Hooper names and five with May names surviving the vandalism.
NOTE: Richards mother was
Sally Gates Obediah's second wife.
Richard Hooper, Soldier, Surveyor, and Congressman, He entered Texas in February 1836 and served The Army of The Republic of Texas from July 6 until October 6, 1836 as commander of a company of cavalry from San Augustine until He was released to attend Congress. He was elected to the First Congress of the Republic of Texas as a representative from Shelby County. After his service in Congress, he returned to Shelby County, where he was elected county surveyor in 1839 and 1848. When the United States census was taken in the summer of 1850 the sixty-seven-year-old Hooper was listed as a surveyor. His wife was reputed to have been the niece of President John Adams.From the "Hand Book of Texas online".
Thanks to the diligence of Cousin Dr. Duane Hooper, It has been confirmed that Grandfather Hooper was present at the battle of San Jacinto . His name appears on a list of Burleson's Command made Apr 22, 1836 by Wm. Gorham, Clerk. Burleson's Command, was of the First Infantry which was placed opposite the Mexican breastworks and was the first to charge them, capturing Gen. Almonte. The Battle took place on Apr 21st and 22nd of that year and was pivotal in ending the war as General Santa Anna was captured there. This revelation appears to contradict the information that he served starting July 6th, and that date may be when he was given command his own cavalry troop with the rank of Captain.
Note: Cousin Duane also provided the following information, on the appearance of a tombstone for Richard that replaces the one stolen.
"concerning Richard's cemetery grave marker. I attempted to get information from Leonard English at Shelby County Historical Museum, but he didn't seem to know anything about it. Recently, I've been connecting with a cousin from the Dallas area. A couple of weeks ago, while talking about Richard's marker, this cousin told me about another distant cousin named Heidi Martin, who is the president of the Hooper-May Cemetery Association. I actually knew nothing about the association. Though the association is inactive now, Heidi is excited about my interest and wants to start planning scheduled workings again. After talking with Heidi, I was reminded of the portion in Richard's memorial biography where Heidi was at the cemetery with her grandfather Pierce Berdett Hooper (son of Franklin Tildon Hooper, grandson of Richard). She said her "papaw" showed he an area of the cemetery and said Richard was buried there. He remembered from when he was younger visiting the cemetery and seeing Richard's marker. This was before the vandalizing started. So the association paid for the marker to be placed at the spot pointed out by her grandfather. I visited the cemetery last week and took pictures of markers and the new historical marker placed by the state of Texas. The association paid for Richard's grave marker and the historical marker. FYI, I added a photo of the cemetery and a closeup of the historical marker in Richard's Find a Grave memorial. The cemetery looks real good and is located on a private hunting lease and is gated and locked. I had visited several times when I had to walk about 3/4 mile from the gate. Heidi gave me the combination, so I drive to the site now. It's a shame that people are locked out of a family cemetery, but the bright side is that it is protected from vandals".
Children :
WILLIAM M. HOOPER, b. April 7, 1804. d. 04 Aug 1840
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOOPER, SR, b. March 14, 1808, ,Franklin, GA.
JAMES MONROE HOOPER, SR, b. May 26, 1809, TN; d. June 7, 1893,
,Shelby, TX.
ANDREW JACKSON HOOPER, b. July 27, 1814, GA; d. August 30, 1814, GA.
RICHARD MONROE HOOPER, b. July 26, 1815, GA; d. September 5, 1830,
TN.
CATHERINE CAROLINE HOOPER, b. April 15, 1817, TN; d. May 30,
1855.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOOPER, b. January 17, 1820, ,Bedford, TN.
LAFAYETTE CARROLL HOOPER, b. November 19, 1824.
HILLIER ROSSEAU HOOPER, b. November 17, 1827; d. October 27, 1837.
OBEDIAH COLUMBUS HOOPER, b. July 26, 1830.
He emigrated to Texas in February 1836 from Tipton Co. Tennessee with his wife, Isabella and family. For his three months service in 1836, he received 320 acres of Bounty land in 1840. He used it to receive a patent of 90 acres in Panola County on the Murvalis Bayou. He received a headright certificate for a league and labor in Shelby County on February 1, 1838 12 Hooper was paid as surveyor for establishing the line between Shelby County and Panola County, and also between Panola and Harrison Counties. He was elected for several terms as the official Shelby County Surveyor, signing his survey papers as Rich Hooper. Richard died June 18, 1855 on his way to Shreveport to sell cotton. He was buried in the Hooper-May Cemetery. Pierce Berdett Hooper of Panola County remembered the headstone's approximate location from his frequent visits to the cemetery with his family. He pointed it out to his granddaughter, Heidi Parker Martin in 1996. He also reported that about 75 graves were there. Richard's tombstone and others were taken from the cemetery during the period between 1960 and 1980 when the cemetery was repeatedly vandalized. About 1960, the cemetery was examined and names on remaining tombstones were recorded in a book, "MY DEAD", by Shelby County historian, J. B. Sanders. These records were later used as the base for the Shelby County Historical Society to add new burial documentation on their website.Noting the names of Hooper and May listed on many of the stones, the historian referred to the cemetery as Hooper-May Cemetery as there were five tombstones with Hooper names and five with May names surviving the vandalism.
NOTE: Richards mother was
Sally Gates Obediah's second wife.
Thanks to the diligence of Cousin Dr. Duane Hooper, It has been confirmed that Grandfather Hooper was present at the battle of San Jacinto . His name appears on a list of Burleson's Command made Apr 22, 1836 by Wm. Gorham, Clerk. Burleson's Command, was of the First Infantry which was placed opposite the Mexican breastworks and was the first to charge them, capturing Gen. Almonte. The Battle took place on Apr 21st and 22nd of that year and was pivotal in ending the war as General Santa Anna was captured there. This revelation appears to contradict the information that he served starting July 6th, and that date may be when he was given command his own cavalry troop with the rank of Captain.
Note: Cousin Duane also provided the following information, on the appearance of a tombstone for Richard that replaces the one stolen.
"concerning Richard's cemetery grave marker. I attempted to get information from Leonard English at Shelby County Historical Museum, but he didn't seem to know anything about it. Recently, I've been connecting with a cousin from the Dallas area. A couple of weeks ago, while talking about Richard's marker, this cousin told me about another distant cousin named Heidi Martin, who is the president of the Hooper-May Cemetery Association. I actually knew nothing about the association. Though the association is inactive now, Heidi is excited about my interest and wants to start planning scheduled workings again. After talking with Heidi, I was reminded of the portion in Richard's memorial biography where Heidi was at the cemetery with her grandfather Pierce Berdett Hooper (son of Franklin Tildon Hooper, grandson of Richard). She said her "papaw" showed he an area of the cemetery and said Richard was buried there. He remembered from when he was younger visiting the cemetery and seeing Richard's marker. This was before the vandalizing started. So the association paid for the marker to be placed at the spot pointed out by her grandfather. I visited the cemetery last week and took pictures of markers and the new historical marker placed by the state of Texas. The association paid for Richard's grave marker and the historical marker. FYI, I added a photo of the cemetery and a closeup of the historical marker in Richard's Find a Grave memorial. The cemetery looks real good and is located on a private hunting lease and is gated and locked. I had visited several times when I had to walk about 3/4 mile from the gate. Heidi gave me the combination, so I drive to the site now. It's a shame that people are locked out of a family cemetery, but the bright side is that it is protected from vandals".
Children :
WILLIAM M. HOOPER, b. April 7, 1804. d. 04 Aug 1840
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOOPER, SR, b. March 14, 1808, ,Franklin, GA.
JAMES MONROE HOOPER, SR, b. May 26, 1809, TN; d. June 7, 1893,
,Shelby, TX.
ANDREW JACKSON HOOPER, b. July 27, 1814, GA; d. August 30, 1814, GA.
RICHARD MONROE HOOPER, b. July 26, 1815, GA; d. September 5, 1830,
TN.
CATHERINE CAROLINE HOOPER, b. April 15, 1817, TN; d. May 30,
1855.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOOPER, b. January 17, 1820, ,Bedford, TN.
LAFAYETTE CARROLL HOOPER, b. November 19, 1824.
HILLIER ROSSEAU HOOPER, b. November 17, 1827; d. October 27, 1837.
OBEDIAH COLUMBUS HOOPER, b. July 26, 1830.
He emigrated to Texas in February 1836 from Tipton Co. Tennessee with his wife, Isabella and family. For his three months service in 1836, he received 320 acres of Bounty land in 1840. He used it to receive a patent of 90 acres in Panola County on the Murvalis Bayou. He received a headright certificate for a league and labor in Shelby County on February 1, 1838 12 Hooper was paid as surveyor for establishing the line between Shelby County and Panola County, and also between Panola and Harrison Counties. He was elected for several terms as the official Shelby County Surveyor, signing his survey papers as Rich Hooper. Richard died June 18, 1855 on his way to Shreveport to sell cotton. He was buried in the Hooper-May Cemetery. Pierce Berdett Hooper of Panola County remembered the headstone's approximate location from his frequent visits to the cemetery with his family. He pointed it out to his granddaughter, Heidi Parker Martin in 1996. He also reported that about 75 graves were there. Richard's tombstone and others were taken from the cemetery during the period between 1960 and 1980 when the cemetery was repeatedly vandalized. About 1960, the cemetery was examined and names on remaining tombstones were recorded in a book, "MY DEAD", by Shelby County historian, J. B. Sanders. These records were later used as the base for the Shelby County Historical Society to add new burial documentation on their website.Noting the names of Hooper and May listed on many of the stones, the historian referred to the cemetery as Hooper-May Cemetery as there were five tombstones with Hooper names and five with May names surviving the vandalism.
NOTE: Richards mother was
Sally Gates Obediah's second wife.
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Others believed to be buried here:
Isabella Hooper b. January 19, 1788 d. February 4, 1860
William M. Hooper b. April 7, 1804 d. Aug. 4, 1840
Hillier Rosseau Hooper b. Nov. 17, 1827 d. October 27, 1837
Obediah Columbus Hooper b. July 26, 1830 d. unknown
William Hamilton Sanders b. April 5, 1805 d. May 11, 1836
Daniel M. Wiseman b. April 15, 1817 d. March 12, 1846
Caroline C. Wheeler April 15, 1817 d. May 30, 1855
John Jefferson Hooper b. August 26, 1812 d. November 9, 1879
Attazora Hooper b. May 24, 1818 d. bet 1870-1880
Mary Francis Hooper b. abt 1840 d. bet 1860-1870
Adaline Hooper b. abt 1845 d. bet 1850-1860
Richard L. Hooper b. abt 1850 d. bet 1860-1870
Susan Ann Hooper b. April 24, 1829 d. September 14, 1860
Elizabeth Hooper d. July 28, 1847 (dau. B. F.)
Charlotte Hooper d. Feb 7, 1847 (who is this?)
Francis Marion Hooper d. Sept 13, 1885
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