Warren Dusenberry's Journal

Warren Dusenberry was one of the missionaries that taught the Hooper family.  This file includes his journal entries from the end of September to the beginning of October, 1868, when they passed through Knox County.  It is simply from photocopies of the original, so you will have to be able to read his handwriting...I will write up a transcript sometime.

Warren Dusenberry Journal

John Brown's Journal

John Brown was the mission president of the mission that included Indiana at the time (It was referred to as the Southern States Mission).  His journal has been published and a copy can be found in the BYU library.  The following file is a copy of the section in his journal that deals with Knox County and James Hooper.  He visited twice and mentions James Hooper many times.  (The document is searchable, so just search for "Hooper" to find the pertinent passages.)

John Brown Journal

Pleasant Grove, 1870

Here is another article from the Church archives.  It describes the Fourth of July celebration in 1870 in Pleasant Grove.  James Hooper was part of the festivities, giving what the reporter describes as a "splendid speech."

Note: Notice that John Brown was also part of the celebration.

The Article

Back to goal number 2--James Hooper's baptism.  These are a few articles from the Deseret Evening News that I found in the Church archives.  They describe the travels of Elders Warren Dusenberry and David Stuart through Knox County, Indiana in 1868, when the Hooper family joined the Church.

I'm not sure exactly why it took me so long to find them.  I had searched through the Church Archives index before and totally missed them.  Oh well, there they are.  It was December 7, 2009, that I found them, and at the time I called them "The Holy Grail."

Photos of James and Elizabeth Hooper

When I set out to learn about James Hooper and his family, there were two things I most wanted to find:

1. A photo of James
2. The names of the missionaries who taught and baptized him

I have found both of the above.  This was my answer to number 1.  It was sent to me by Marilyn Brown, along with lots of other great information.

It looks like either the photo was destroyed by chemicals or someone tried to color it.  Either way, the most important part (the people) remains.

More to come soon!