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.
Cooper is located at an elevation of 482 feet (147 m), a few miles north of Cooper Lake, between the north and south forks of the Sulphur River. Cooper is located approximately 76 miles (122 km) northeast of Dallas and approximately 94 miles (151 km) west of Texarkana.Texas State Highway 24 bypasses Cooper to the north; however, Texas State Highway 24 Business splits off and passes through the center of the city.ooper is located at an elevation of 482 feet (147 m), a few miles north of Cooper Lake, between the north and south forks of the Sulphur River. Cooper is located approximately 76 miles (122 km) northeast of Dallas and approximately 94 miles (151 km) west of Texarkana.