Rev.
W. W. Hooper
Rev. W. W. Hooper, A. M., professor
of natural science in Chattanooga University, was born in Licking County,
Ohio, October 18, 1843. His father, Jacob Hooper, was born in Maryland, and his
mother, Mary (Watson) Hooper, was a native of Virginia. In early life both went
to Ohio, where they were married and became the parents of six children, two
sons and four daughters. . In 1852 the
mother died, and afterward Jacob Hooper married Elizabeth Lewis, who bore him
two sons and one daughter. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hooper are now living in
California. In early life the father was a farmer, but afterward followed
mechanical pursuits. In 1861, our subject entered the Ohio Wesleyan University,
but the stirring events of the war caused him to throw aside his books and
volunteer, in 1862, in Company A of a battalion of United States Infantry, and
participated in the deadly conflict at Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Having served
eighteen months he was taken sick, and after recovery was detailed in the United
States medical department at Louisville, Ky. After the war he spent some time in
the Central Ohio Normal and in the Illinois State Normal, after which he taught
school and went to college by turns. In 1872, he graduated from the university,
and three years later received his degree of A. M. After conducting the high
school at Buckley, Ill., a short time, he was elected vice-president of Rust
University at Holly Springs, Miss., and three years later became president of
the same, which position he held ten years. In 1886 he took his present
position. In connection with his profession, he has been working in the
ministerial field. In 1874, he married Miss Mattie Green, a native of Ohio, and
a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan Female College. To them were born two children:
Frank and Mabel. The Professor is a Mason, and his wife is also a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Goodspeed's
"History of East Tennessee" 1887