George Beatty Hooper

(1875-1956)

At a Glance

George married Jessie Lucile Scott (1881-1966), daughter of Mark Lynn Scott and Sarah Parcilla Wooding. Their four children are George DeBerniere Hooper (1901-1971), Lenora Mallett Hooper (1904-2003, m. H. Burwell Bennett of Virginia), Mallett Scott Hooper (1909-2006, m/ Allene Alexander), and Mark Winfield Hooper (1912-1916).

Biographical Data

Important Dates

George Beatty Hooper was born in 1875, in Opelika. He died on November 16, 1956.

Relatives

• Parents: George William Mallett Hooper (1839-1883) [1] and Charlotte Isabella Waddell (1840-1903)  [1].
• Spouse: Jessie L. Scott  [1].
• Paternal grandparents: George De Berniere Hooper and Caroline Eliza Mallett.
• Maternal grandparents: Haynes Waddell (1826-1875) and Mary Hooper Fleming (1807-1891).
• Siblings:
  • one brother, Charles Mallett Hooper (1866-1890).
  • five sisters, Caroline Mallett Hooper (b. 1870), Charlotte Isabella Hooper (1863-1926), Elizabeth Fleming Hooper (1860-1884), Emma Thurston Hooper (1861-1899) and Juliet De Berniere Hooper (1874-1903).
• Uncle: De Berniere Waddell (1838-1924).

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).