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.
Where We Are... Chillicothe is located in Livingston County, Missouri, in the north central part of the state. At the crossroads of U.S. Highways 36 and 65, Chillicothe is a bustling community of 8,968 people. Located just a little over an hour away from Kansas City's restaurants and shopping, we are also only 75 miles from St. Joseph, Missouri, the home of the Pony Express.