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Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper 1856 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1856

Birth Location: Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 2 January 1901

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Cooper

Mother: Jane Lore

Spouse(s): Joseph Knox

Children(s): Albert Knox

In 1856, Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper entered the world in Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA, born to James H. Cooper and Jane Elliott Lore. In 1870, Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper resided in Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper married Joseph Henry Knox, and had children including Albert Sidney Knox. Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper passed away in 1901 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper entered the world in Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA, born to James H. Cooper and Jane Elliott Lore.
  • In 1870, Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper resided in Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper married Joseph Henry Knox, and had children including Albert Sidney Knox.
  • Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper passed away in 1901 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Anna Cooper's Ancestors

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Anna Cooper
1856 – 1901
Birth Place: Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James H. Cooper
1813 –
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Jane (Elliott) Lore
1819 – 1870
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Hardy Cooper
1771 – 1879
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Deans
1765 –
Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Marcum COOPER
1747 – 1811
Sarah JACKSON
1755 – 1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David COOPER
1726 – 1792
Elizabeth WILDER
1726 – 1805
George JACKSON
1730 – 1795
Mary NEWMAN
1734 – 1794

Anna Cooper's Descendants

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Anna ("Annie Laurie") Cooper (30 Jul 1856 – 2 January 1901) m. Joseph (Henry) Knox (25 May 1840 – 10 January 1916)
  1. 1. Albert (Sidney) Knox (24 January 1890 – 18 November 1960) m. Aquillu (Sanndes) Cargill (abt 1901 – 18 Nov 1993)
    1. 1. Idabelle Knox (abt 1930 – )

Anna Cooper's Timeline

5 Records

1856
30 Jul 1856
Birth of Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper in Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper resided here in Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper resided here in Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1901
2 January 1901
Age 45
Death of Anna "Annie Laurie" Cooper in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 1279; Page: 12C; Enumeration District: 134
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Memphis Ward 1, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1562; Page: 30A; Family History Library Film: 553061
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 14, Shelby, Tennessee; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0050

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Memphis Ward 1, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1562; Page: 30A; Family History Library Film: 553061

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 1279; Page: 12C; Enumeration District: 134

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 14, Shelby, Tennessee; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0050

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1901
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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