Mr. Johnson,

I think you might be a link to information that I need.

My great grandfather, Joseph F. Hooper, b. 1826 (IL) was listed on the 1860, and 1870 census for Franklin County. He had a wife and children. His wife died sometime before 1875, and it appears that at least two young children did also. And, from the children in the 1860 census, the 3 year old daughter, MAA., seems to be gone.

I know that one of his daughters, Sidney Salina, married Charles Fletcher Barnhill, Aug. 1, 1869, and it appears that a Mary Hooper, married Thomas Burkes, 1870, is also his daughter. I have been told that he is the only Hooper family in Franklin County, during those census times.

Can you find death, and marriage information for Franklin County? By 1880, Joseph F. Hooper was in Logan County, married to my great grandmother. From what I understand, they most likely did not move, the county line changed.

In 1850, Joseph was in Scott County, 23, and living alone. 1860, he had a wife and children in Franklin County. He was in the Civil War, H-1 Ark Infantry, Union. 1870, he is in Franklin County, with same wife, and more children. His daughter, Sidney Salina gave birth to Henry Barnhill, 1870, and is believed to have died shortly after.

I am sorry, I know I have rambled. I hope you can help me find some information. I do not have time to "cull" as I work very full time.

Dori Hooper