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Betsy Elizabeth Cooper 1838–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1838

Birth Location: Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 3 August 1910

Death Location: Hamlet, Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Levi Cooper

Mother: Lucy Sproston

Spouse(s): David Mayhew

Children(s): Levi Mayhem, Lester Mayhew, George Mayhew, Effie Mayhew, John Mayhew, Mary Mayhew, David Mayhew, Emma Mayhew, Alexander Mayhew, Everett Mahew, Infant Mayhew

Betsy Elizabeth Cooper was born in 1838 in Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, USA, the child of Levi Cooper And Lucy Sproston. In 1750, Betsy Elizabeth Cooper resided in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. In 1850, Betsy Elizabeth Cooper resided in Township 15 N R 3 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA. Betsy Elizabeth Cooper married David Simeon Mayhew, and had children including Alexander L Mayhew, David Ira Mayhew, Effie Lucy Mayhew, Emma Elizabeth Mayhew, Everett Mahew, George Elmer Mayhew, Infant Son Mayhew, John Mayhew, Lester H Mayhew, Levi Mayhem, Mary Mayhew. Betsy Elizabeth Cooper passed away in 1910 in Hamlet, Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Betsy Elizabeth Cooper was born in 1838 in Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, USA, the child of Levi Cooper And Lucy Sproston.
  • In 1750, Betsy Elizabeth Cooper resided in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1850, Betsy Elizabeth Cooper resided in Township 15 N R 3 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA.
  • Betsy Elizabeth Cooper married David Simeon Mayhew, and had children including Alexander L Mayhew, David Ira Mayhew, Effie Lucy Mayhew, Emma Elizabeth Mayhew, Everett Mahew, George Elmer Mayhew, Infant Son Mayhew, John Mayhew, Lester H Mayhew, Levi Mayhem, Mary Mayhew.
  • Betsy Elizabeth Cooper passed away in 1910 in Hamlet, Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Betsy Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Betsy Cooper
1838–1910
Birth Place: Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, USA
Parents
Levi Cooper
1810–1892
Clayton, Stoke on Trent, England
Lucy Sproston
1807–1876
Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Betsy Cooper's Descendants

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Betsy (Elizabeth) Cooper (13 Nov 1838–3 August 1910) m. David (Simeon) Mayhew (31 Aug 1834–10 Jan 1916)
  1. 1. Levi Mayhem 1861–1942 m. Kate (M.) Mayhew 1867–1958
    1. 1. Dell McCartney 1892–1975
    2. 2. Maude Mayhew 1886–1906
    3. 3. Frank (L.) Mayhew 1888–1919
    4. 4. William (K.) Mayhew 1890–1972
    5. 5. Ruth (E.) Mayhew 1899–1985 m. Richard (Marsh) Greer 1898–1983
  2. 2. Lester (H.) Mayhew 1863–1929
  3. 3. George (Elmer) Mayhew 1866–1947
  4. 4. Effie (Lucy) Mayhew 1869–1953 m. George (Nicholas) Hartman 1865–1947
    1. 1. Gertrude (Emma) Damon 1905–1981
    2. 2. George (F.) Hartman 1907–1990
    3. 3. Evart (B) Hartman 1894–1972
    4. 4. Blanche (E.) Norvell 1895–1987
    5. 5. Barbara Jorgensen 1899–1977
    6. 6. Inez (Bryant) Boyd 1898–1975
    7. 7. Mayhew Hartman 1902–1902
  5. 5. John Mayhew 1872–1950 m. Margaret (Matilda) Mayhew 1879–1965
    1. 1. Myron (V.) Mayhew 1909–1993
  6. 6. Mary Mayhew 1875–1971
  7. 7. David (Ira) Mayhew 1877–1953
  8. 8. Emma (Elizabeth) Mayhew 1859–1932
  9. 9. Alexander (L.) Mayhew 1871–1924 m. Bertha (Ethel) Mayhew 1871–1943
    1. 1. John (Alex) Mayhew 1910–1996
    2. 2. Charles (L.) Mayhew 1905–1911
    3. 3. Florence (M.) Mayhew 1903–1918
    4. 4. Catherine Robinson 1901–1961
    5. 5. Minola Burgess 1898–1986
  10. 10. Everett Mahew 1879–1963
  11. 11. Infant (Son) Mayhew 1874–1874

Betsy Cooper's Timeline

8 Records

1750
1750-1914
Betsy Elizabeth Cooper resided here in Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1838
13 Nov 1838
Birth of Betsy Elizabeth Cooper in Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, USA
Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
Betsy Elizabeth Cooper resided here in Township 15 N R 3 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Township 15 N R 3 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 22
Betsy Elizabeth Cooper resided here in Township 15 N 3 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Township 15 N 3 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 32
Betsy Elizabeth Cooper resided here in Duncan, Hamlet, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Duncan, Hamlet, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 62
Betsy Elizabeth Cooper resided here in Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 72
Betsy Elizabeth Cooper resided here in Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1910
3 August 1910
Age 72
Death of Betsy Elizabeth Cooper in Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois
Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1838
    Event Place: Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1750-1914
    Event Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Rock Island County

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Township 15 N R 3 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 15 N 3 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Duncan, Hamlet, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 August 1910
    Event Place: Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamlet, Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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