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Size | 3.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2500 items) |
Abstract | The Hooper family of Alabama included Caroline Alice Hooper, Charles Mallett Hooper, John DeBerniere Hooper, and their cousin Fanny DeBerniere Hooper Whitaker of North Carolina. The collection contains correspondence, genealogical research materials, biographical materials, pictures, and other papers relating to various members of the Hooper family. Correspondence between various members of the Hooper family documenting family happenings, financial affairs, and business transactions dates from 1829 through 1941, with the bulk dating from the 1890s through 1941. Numerous letters are addressed to John DeBerniere Hooper and Caroline Alice Hooper from family and acquaintances, including members of the Hooper, Waddell, Hough, and Collier families. Also included is correspondence between Charles Mallett Hooper and his cousin Fannie DeBerniere Hooper Whitaker concerning his service in the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Genealogical and biographical materials concern the Hooper, Mallett, Waddell, DeBerniere, Maclaine, and Nash families. Pictures include individual and group portraits of family members. |
Creator | Hooper family. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English. |
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George DeBerniere Hooper (1809-1892) and his wife Caroline Eliza Mallett Hooper (1814-1875) were originally from North Carolina. They moved to Alabama and eventually settled in Opelika, where George Hooper practiced law. George DeBerniere Hooper was the son of Archibald Maclaine Hooper (1775-1853) and Charlotte DeBerniere Hooper of Wilmington, N.C. Caroline Eliza Mallett Hooper was the daughter of Charles Peter Mallett (1792-1874) and Sophia Sarah Beatty Mallett of Fayetteville, N.C.
George and Caroline Hooper had nine children. Sophia Betty, Charlotte, Archibald Maclaine, William, and Caroline Mallett all died during childhood. George William Hooper (1839-1883) served as a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army. Charles Mallett Hooper (1842-1910) served as a captain in the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment, where he suffered wounds to his face that plagued him for the remainder of his life. Following the war, he practiced law, eventually moving to Jacksonville, Fla., where he died in 1910. John DeBerniere was involved in mining, serving as the Chief Mine Inspector for the State of Alabama. Caroline Alice never married and maintained close ties with her family, including members of the Hooper family in North Carolina, and various members of the Waddell, Mallett, Maclaine, and Nash families.
Back to TopCorrespondence, genealogical research, biographical materials, pictures, and other papers relating to various members of the Hooper family of Alabama, including Caroline Alice Hooper, Charles Mallett Hooper, John DeBerniere Hooper, and their cousin Fanny DeBerniere Hooper Whitaker of North Carolina.
Correspondence between various members of the Hooper family documenting family happenings, financial affairs, and business transactions dates from 1829 through 1941, with the bulk dating from the 1890s through 1941. Numerous letters are addressed to John DeBerniere Hooper and Caroline Alice Hooper from family and acquaintances, including members of the Hooper, Waddell, Hough, and Collier families. Also included is correspondence between Charles Mallett Hooper and his cousin Fannie DeBerniere Hooper Whitaker concerning military life during his service in the 5th Alabama Infrantry Regiment during the Civil War, as well as correspondence by or about Caroline Collier, Nash Collier, John DeBerniere Hooper, Nancy R. Hooper, A. S. Hough, DeBerniere Hough, Caroline Mann, and Howard Mann.
Other papers include genealogical research materials, biographical materials, pictures, wills, writings, clippings, notes, and other materials documenting the Hooper family. Genealogical and biographical materials concern the Hooper, Mallett, Waddell, DeBerniere, Maclaine, and Nash families. Pictures include individual and group portraits of family members.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological, then alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence between various members of the Hooper family, dating from 1829 through 1941, with the bulk of the correspondence dating from the 1890s through 1941. Correspondence documents family happenings, including travels, illnesses, education, family history, and other family news; financial affairs, including property and rents; and business transactions. Numerous letters are addressed to John DeBerniere Hooper and Caroline Alice Hooper from family and acquaintences, including members of the Hooper, Waddell, Hough, and Collier families. Also included is correspondence between Charles Mallett Hooper and his cousin Fannie DeBerniere Hooper Whitaker concerning his service in the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.
Letters are filed in chronological order except for some which were received already sorted by correspondent or subject, including Caroline Collier, Nash Collier, John DeBerniere Hooper, Nancy R. Hooper, A. S. Hough, DeBerniere Hough, and Caroline and Howard Mann. These groups were kept together and filed after the chronological files. Additional correspondence for these individuals may also be found in the chronological files.
Folder 1 |
1829-1875 |
Folder 2 |
1878-1879 |
Folder 3 |
1881-1891 |
Folder 4 |
1892 |
Folder 5 |
1893 |
Folder 6 |
1894 |
Folder 7 |
1895-1896 |
Folder 8 |
1897-1899, 1890s undated |
Folder 9 |
1900-1902 |
Folder 10 |
1903 |
Folder 11 |
1904-1905 |
Folder 12-16
Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16 |
1906 |
Folder 17 |
1907 |
Folder 18 |
1908 |
Folder 19 |
1909 |
Folder 20 |
1910 |
Folder 21-22
Folder 21Folder 22 |
1911 |
Folder 23 |
1912-1914 |
Folder 24 |
1916-1919 |
Folder 25-26
Folder 25Folder 26 |
1921 |
Folder 27-29
Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29 |
1922 |
Folder 30-32
Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32 |
1923 |
Folder 33-34
Folder 33Folder 34 |
1924 |
Folder 35 |
1925-1926 |
Folder 36 |
1927-1929 |
Folder 37 |
1931-1933 |
Folder 38 |
1934 |
Folder 39-40
Folder 39Folder 40 |
1935 |
Folder 41-42
Folder 41Folder 42 |
1936 |
Folder 43-44
Folder 43Folder 44 |
1937 |
Folder 45 |
1938 |
Folder 46 |
1939 |
Folder 47 |
1940 |
Folder 48 |
1941 |
Folder 49-52
Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52 |
Undated |
Folder 53 |
Collier, Caroline, 1939 |
Folder 54 |
Collier, Nash, 1906-1918 |
Folder 55 |
Hale, Alice |
Folder 56-57
Folder 56Folder 57 |
Hooper, John DeBerniere, 1917-1926 |
Folder 58 |
Hooper, Nancy R., 1921-1923 |
Folder 59 |
Hough, A. S., 1903-1937 |
Folder 60-61
Folder 60Folder 61 |
Hough, DeBerniere, 1903-1910 |
Folder 62 |
Kelley, Marion concerning Johnson Jones Hooper, 1934 |
Folder 63-66
Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66 |
Mann, Caroline; Mann, Howard, 1918-1937 |
Folder 67 |
Weber, Margaret, 1908 |
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Genealogical research materials, biographical materials, pictures, wills, writings, clippings, notes, and other materials documenting the Hooper family. Genealogical and biographical materials concern the Hooper, Mallett, Waddell, DeBerniere, Maclaine, and Nash families. Daughters of the American Revolution materials include membership applications for Caroline Mallett Hooper, Caroline Alice Hooper, and Nancy Ragsdale Hooper. Pictures include individual and group portraits of family members.