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Arthur Virgle Cooper 1910–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1910

Birth Location: Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 30 Sep 1974

Death Location: Matador, Motley, Texas, USA

Father: James Cooper

Mother: Martha Ayers

Spouse(s): Vesta Ray

Children(s): Chester Cooper, Martha Cooper, James Cooper, Michel Cooper, Wilma Cooper

In 1910, Arthur Virgle Cooper entered the world in Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, USA, born to James Alvin Cooper And Martha Ellen Ayers. In 1950, Arthur Virgle Cooper resided in Motley, Texas, USA. Arthur Virgle Cooper married Vesta Lee Ray, and had children including Chester Lee Cooper, James Ray Cooper, Martha Jo Cooper, Melvin Copper, Michel Calvin Cooper, Norma Fay Cooper, Wilma Vernell Cooper. Arthur Virgle Cooper passed away in 1974 in Matador, Motley, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Arthur Virgle Cooper entered the world in Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, USA, born to James Alvin Cooper And Martha Ellen Ayers.
  • In 1950, Arthur Virgle Cooper resided in Motley, Texas, USA.
  • Arthur Virgle Cooper married Vesta Lee Ray, and had children including Chester Lee Cooper, James Ray Cooper, Martha Jo Cooper, Melvin Copper, Michel Calvin Cooper, Norma Fay Cooper, Wilma Vernell Cooper.
  • Arthur Virgle Cooper passed away in 1974 in Matador, Motley, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Arthur Cooper's Ancestors

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Arthur Cooper
1910–1974
Birth Place: Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, USA
Parents
James Alvin Cooper
1887–1974
Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee
Martha (Ellen) Ayers
1887–1974
Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
William (Daniel "Willie") Ayers
1844–1930
Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Jane) Pollard
1846–1891
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
John Ayers
1813–1863
Sara Holt
1816–1875
Benjamin Pollard
1803–1850
Celia Stewart
1803–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Ayers
1774–1856
Mary Davis
1785–1864
Joseph Holt
1787–1854
Katherine Kimbro
1797–1852
William Pollard
1770–1857
Mary Stone
1777–1845

Arthur Cooper's Descendants

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Arthur (Virgle) Cooper (12 Mar 1910–30 Sep 1974) m. Vesta (Lee) Ray (28 March 1912–02/01/1997)
  1. 1. Chester (Lee) Cooper 1936–2020
  2. 2. Martha (Jo) Cooper 1939–2017
  3. 3. James (Ray) Cooper 1930–2016
  4. 4. Michel (Calvin) Cooper 1934–2019
  5. 5. Wilma (Vernell) Cooper 1933–2001 m. Jerry (Dale) Price 1933–1994

Arthur Cooper's Timeline

3 Records

1910
12 Mar 1910
Birth of Arthur Virgle Cooper in Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, USA
Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Arthur Virgle Cooper resided here in Motley, Texas, USA
Motley, Texas, USA
1974
30 Sep 1974
Age 64
Death of Arthur Virgle Cooper in Matador, Motley, Texas, USA
Matador, Motley, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Motley, Texas; Roll: 521; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 173-4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Motley, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Motley, Texas; Roll: 521; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 173-4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Motley, Texas
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Motley, Texas; Roll: 521; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 173-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1974
    Event Place: Matador, Motley, Texas, USA

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