Information on this page and sister webpages was expanded and/or updated on 16 January 2002. These families were analyzed in the first volume of the Hooper Compass Quarterly Newsletter. (For article titles, see the table of contents.) (Click on the order form link for subscription information.)
note: On 1880 census listings, the three states listed are birthplace of the named individual, then birthplace of father, and birthplace of mother.

Leticia Hooper St.John Family

1830 Greene Co., TN. page 159
--line 22 Jemimah St. John 000012-000110001
--line 23 William St. John in Greene Co. TN 10001-10001
The first household is for the mother-in-law of Leticia, and probably includes Job and John St. John.
1830 Cocke Co., TN, page 250
--line 13 Noah Saint John 10001-20001 brother-in-law of Leticia

1840 Platte Co., MO
--#876 Noah St. John 0210101-202001
--#883 William St. John 011001-21101
--#884 John St. John 0000012-000021 the second older male probably is Job St. John, brother of John. William, and Noah

1850 Census Platte County, MO Green Township, page 382 16 Oct 1850, household 250/250
--Wm. St. John 40 Farmer $4800 TN
--Latetia 38 TN
--Joseph 22 Farmer $2400 TN
--Nancy 17 TN attended school
--Hannah 15 MO attended school
--Tebitha [or Telitha?] 10 MO attended school
--William 6 MO
--Ruth 4 MO

1860 Platte County, MO Green township, Camden Point post office, 6 July 1860, pages 92-93/775, beginning line 39
--William St. John 59 Farmer $17,800/800 TN
--Latitia 47 TN illiterate
--Wm. R. St. John 17 MO attended school
--Rutha St. John 13 MO attended school
--Thomas St. John 7 MO attended school
--Ruth Wise 20 MO
--Charles Haskel 25 Germany laborer

1. Joseph St. John ^{(son of Letitia)}

   1860, 1870 Joseph not yet located, but he probably remained in Platte County

   1880 Platte County, MO, District 89, Preston post office, page 80A
   Joseph St. John, head, 53, farmer, TN TN TN
   Sarah J., wife, 44, keeps house, MO KY KY
   T. David, son, 19, farming MO TN MO
   J. Susan, daughter, 15, keeps house, MO TN MO
   H. Joseph, son, 12, at school, MO TN MO
   Fannie B., daughter, 8, at school, MO TN MO
   T. James, son, 5, MO TN MO

2. Nancy St. John ^{(daughter of Letitia)}

   Platte County, marriage records show Jacob Hooper married Nancy St.John on 15 Oct 1854. Use the link to see census data for their offspring.

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