More info on the children of James and Ann E Brannan Hooper

I just received the death certificates for four of the children of James and Ann above - Maria J.T. Hooper Kemp, James Hooper, Samuel E. Hooper, and Charles Henry Hooper. The death certificate for Charles was especially interesting. It said that he was living at the Mount Hope Retreat in Baltimore and that he was a laborer there. This retreat was a mental institution with a succession of names. The death information was also given by the personnel at the Retreat, not any of his remaining brothers and sisters. It would certainly be interesting to find out more information on the life of poor Charles.
Another tidbit turned up in the death certificate of Samuel. It said that he was a widower. We had never turned up any family information for him. So we might want to look for a marriage for him if we are going to try to locate all of the descendants of James and Ann.

The State of the Dittus Family of NY Research

I am also researching the Dittus family from WUE,DEU>Queens Co,NY. My great-great-great grandfather, Michael Dittus emigrated from Schömberg in Württemberg, Germany with his wife (Christina Kling Dittus) and five childen (Johann Jacob Friederich, Michael, Cristine Katharine, Gottliebe George, and Elisabethe). They aplied for permission to emigrate in 1846 as per my newly translated Application for Permission To Emigrate in 1846. I have definitely connected them as being the Dittus family in Manhattan (Ward 2) in the 1850 census. I have the Manhattan marriage certificate for my direct ancestor, the oldest son, Johann Jacob Friederich Dittus, born July 25, 1824 to Barbara Frey from September 3, 1854 which matches the birth date given in the Application for Permission to Emigrate.
I have gotten sidetracked recently from pursuing this further with all of the Hooper research that is proving to be so fruitful. However, I have just ordered the films for Schömberg from the local LDS library and will hope to have more to report shortly.

More requests from the Maryland State Archives

I just sent away to the Maryland State Archive for the death certificates of four of the children of James and Ann Elizabeth Brannan Hooper. I was easily able to find the certificate numbers for Samuel E., James, Charles, and Maria Hooper Kemp. The site is wonderful to use, but Tripp, you were right! Missouri records are even better!