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.
Hannibal, Missouri. Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36, and 61 intersect in the city, which is located along the Mississippi River approximately 100 miles (160 km) northwest of St. Louis.