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Catherine Melvira Cooper 1809–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1809

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Dickson Co., TN

Father: Hugh Cooper

Mother: Catherine Brakefield

Spouse(s): Moses Lankford

Children(s): George Lankford

In 1809, Catherine Melvira Cooper entered the world in South Carolina, born to Hugh Cooper And Catherine Brakefield. Catherine Melvira Cooper married Moses Lankford, and had children including George W Lankford. Catherine Melvira Cooper passed away in 1900 in Dickson Co., TN.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Catherine Melvira Cooper entered the world in South Carolina, born to Hugh Cooper And Catherine Brakefield.
  • Catherine Melvira Cooper married Moses Lankford, and had children including George W Lankford.
  • Catherine Melvira Cooper passed away in 1900 in Dickson Co., TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Cooper
1771–1861
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
HC
Catherine Brakefield
1775–1852
Birth Location: Craigs Creek, Craig, Virginia, USA
CB

Spouses(s)

Moses Lankford
1801–1863
Birth Location: Virginia, Granville, North Carolina, United States
ML

Children(s)

George Lankford
1844–1936
Birth Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
GL

Catherine Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Cooper
1809–1900
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Hugh Cooper
1771–1861
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Catherine Brakefield
1775–1852
Craigs Creek, Craig, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt (Robert) Cooper
1746–1798
County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Jane Hamilton
1752–1823
Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, FL, USA
Jacob Brakefield
1750–1793
New Hanover, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Smith
1753–1779
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Cooper's Descendants

1.
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Catherine (Melvira) Cooper (Aug 1809–1900) m. Moses Lankford (1801–1863)
  1. 1. George (W) Lankford 1844–1936 m. Julia (Ann) Anglin 1846–1939
    1. 1. Ann (Marie) Lankford 1856– m. Thomas Larkins 1825–1875
      1. 1. James (Albert) Larkin 1875–1938 m. Annie (Ophelia) Ayers 1880–1965
        1. 1. Bertha Larkin 1908–1943 m. Elmo Smith 1907–1944
        2. 2. Gladys (C) Larkins 1909–
        3. 3. Ollie (M) Larkins 1911–
        4. 4. T (J) Larkins 1913–
        5. 5. Lettie (L) Larkins 1915–

Catherine Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1809
Aug 1809
Birth of Catherine Melvira Cooper in South Carolina
South Carolina
1900
1900
Age 91
Death of Catherine Melvira Cooper in Dickson Co., TN
Dickson Co., TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1809
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dickson Co., TN
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