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Bessie Lee Cooper 1910 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1910

Birth Location: Nash Co, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1985

Death Location: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Wright Cooper

Mother: Minnie Edwards

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Eugene Tyson

The story of Bessie Lee Cooper began in 1910 in Nash Co, North Carolina, USA. Bessie Lee Cooper had children including Eugene Tyson. Bessie Lee Cooper passed away in 1985 in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Lee Cooper began in 1910 in Nash Co, North Carolina, USA.
  • Bessie Lee Cooper had children including Eugene Tyson.
  • Bessie Lee Cooper passed away in 1985 in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Bessie Cooper's Ancestors

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Bessie Cooper
1910 – 1985
Birth Place: Nash Co, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Wright R Cooper
1872 – 1937
Nash, North Carolina, USA
Minnie Edwards
1872 – 1929
Nash Co, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George (Henry) Cooper
1812 – 1880
North Carolina, USA
Martha (Ann) Poland
1835 –
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cooper
1787 – 1849
Margaret Pridgen
1797 – 1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marcum COOPER
1747 – 1811
Sarah JACKSON
1755 – 1840

Bessie Cooper's Descendants

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Bessie (Lee) Cooper (10 Jun 1910 – 15 Mar 1985)
  1. 1. Eugene Tyson (1937 – 2014)
    1. 1. Jeanie Tyson

Bessie Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1910
10 Jun 1910
Birth of Bessie Lee Cooper in Nash Co, North Carolina, USA
Nash Co, North Carolina, USA
1985
15 Mar 1985
Age 75
Death of Bessie Lee Cooper in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1910
    Event Place: Nash Co, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1985
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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