Kentucky: A History of the State, Perrin, Battle, Kniffin, 8th ed., 1888,
Jefferson Co.

JOSEPH HOOPER is a native of Spencer County, Ky., and was born July 27,
1847.  He is a son of Simeon B. and Mary (Foreman) Hooper, natives of
Virginia, and of Spencer County, Ky.  His mother was a daughter of Joseph
Foreman, and a granddaughter of Gen. Cox; his father was an artist, and a
fine workman.  Joseph Hooper was reared in Spencer and Woodford Counties,
and worked his own way up.  He came to Louisville in 1882, having
previously learned dentistry under Dr. Buckner, of Taylorsville.  He was
examined by the State Board in 1875, and began practice at Taylorsville.
He was married in 1879 to Miss Elizabeth Bowen, of Missouri. He is an
enterprising man, and owns stock in several substantial business
enterprises.

Hooper Foreman Buckner Cox Bowen
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Spencer-KY Woodford-KY MO VA

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