Sacramento County
Biographies
JESS W.
HOOPES, JR.
JESS W. HOOPES, JR.--A contractor undertaking general work and equipped with such experience and up-to-date outfit that he is both frequently in demand and enjoys the confidence of his many patrons, is Jess W. Hoopes, a Pennsylvanian born at Media, on August 20, 1897, the son of Jess W and Sarah (Thompson) Hoopes, the former a city official of Media, who left, when he died, an excellent record in the discharge of a public trust. Mrs. Hoopes, whom everybody liked, has also closed her earthly career.
Jess Hoopes attended the public schools of Media, and then took some Y. M. C. A. extension courses, and after that he was an apprentice to the carpenter’s trade. Then, from 1915 to 1919, he was in the American navy, and after that, he came to California, and has been busy and progressing ever since. After one or another experiment, Mr. Hoopes established himself in general contracting just one year ago, and by confining himself to the building of homes, he has been called upon to erect a goodly number of the better class of dwellings. So active has he been, that he has had to employ on an average not less than five men, and the prospects are that the number must soon be increased. He is properly appreciative of what Sacramento County has done for him, and it is doubtful if a more loyal booster for this favored section of the state could be found. In politics, he is independent of party ties.
In 1920, Jess Hoopes married Miss Adelaide Green, of Pennsylvania; and they have had three sons to gladden their married life, George, Ralph and William. Mr. Hoopes is a Knight of Pythias. He is fond of hunting, and is a genuine baseball fan.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With Biographical Sketches,
Pages
957. Historic Record Company, Los
Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.