[Hooper] Sharing: Monroe/Hooper Connection

[Deanna Baumgardner]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Carolyn Monroe <cmonroe111 at yahoo.com>
> Date: February 14, 2005 10:04:01 AM PST
> To: Deanna Baumgardner <diane at nrgrecording.com>
> Subject: Monroe
> In 1945 my great grandfather's sister, Sarah Jane MONROE Zirkle, 
> celebrated her 100 birthday.  At that time she was interviewed by the 
> newspaper, she told the reporter that her family was related to Pres. 
> James Monroe and though not descended from him the two families were 
> related and at one time had property along the same river in New Kent 
> County, VA.  By the way my grandfather, O.R. Monroe, attended his Aunt 
> Sarah Jane's birthday party and when he returned he told me that we 
> were related to Pres. Monroe, I have often thought that it was the 
> reason I have been interested in history.  I appreciate the new 
> information you sent about the Monroe clock, do you know who the Nancy 
> was?   Johnson and Amelia HOOPER Monroe named their first daughter 
> Nancy; this Nancy married James Crews and they named their son Hooper 
> Crews.  Oh yes these families are related.  Since we do not have 
> documentation of who Johnson's mother was I have speculated that her 
> name was Nancy since they named their first daughter that and it was 
> not after Amelia's mother as we know her name was Massilva (spelling 
> may not be correct.) 
>  In Hooper Genealogy, A Southern Branch, Vol II, by Flora Hooper 
> Collier, page 351 it states;
"one interesting facet of the Monroe connection,  in Rhodes Memorial, 
Atlanta, GA, we found in the "Loose Manuscript Hooper File" a letter 
from Felix W. Motlow of Tullahoma, Tenn. dated 28 Dec 1942 to Director 
of Rhodes Memorial Archives, Atlanta; enclosed was a picture of an old 
colonial clock. He stated it was known as the "Monroe Clock" passed 
down through Nancy's family. He also said Nancy was a cousin of 
President James Monroe. (Conjecture: it is possible that Obadiah's 
mother was a Monroe since so many of the 2nd and 3rd generations named 
sons and daughters Monroe for 2nd names. One of Obadiah's daughters 
married Johnson Monroe, but they moved to Barren County, Kentucky and 
it seems unlikely that these many descendants would be named for him.  
Too, she was the next to the youngest of the family and her brothers 
and sisters married and had already named most if not all their 
children before she married. Also to rule out he custom of naming 
children after presidents, Monroe entered office 1817 and many of the 
3rd generation were already named Monroe before that date."
>
Deanna R. (Hooper) Baumgardner
4606 Willis Avenue #105
Sherman Oaks, CA. 91403-2622
818 789-1378
>
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