BeyoncÃ© Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, to Celestine Tina Knowles (nÃ©e BeyincÃ©), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager. BeyoncÃ©'s name is a tribute to her mother's maiden name. BeyoncÃ©'s younger sister Solange is also a singer and a former back up dancer for Destiny's Child.
Cooper County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,601. Its county seat is Boonville. The county was organized December 17, 1818 and named for Sarshell Cooper, a frontier settler who was killed by Native Americans near Arrow Rock in 1814.
In 1870 the Texas legislature voted on a bill for the creation of Delta County. One of the sponsors for this bill was L. W. Cooper of Houston and it was Cooper the county seat was named after. The town was granted a post office the following year and Cooper incorporated in 1881. The population in 1885 was 300. Further growth was enhanced by the construction of the Texas Midland Railroad.