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Elbert Augustus "Gus" Cooper 1847–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 April 1847

Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 13 March 1908

Death Location: Hope, Pike Co., Ga

Father: Thomas Cooper

Mother: Orry Trammel

Spouse(s): Cynthia Harden

Children(s): Samuel Cooper, Augusta Trice, Charles Cooper, Mary Cooper, Emma Cooper, Sarah Sawley, Carrie Cooper, John Cooper, Thomas Cooper, Ruth Cooper, Carrie Cooper, Carrilu Wilson

In 1847, Elbert Augustus "Gus" Cooper entered the world in Pike County, Georgia, USA, born to Thomas Benjamin Cooper And Orry Evaline Trammel. Elbert Augustus "Gus" Cooper married Cynthia Caroline Carrie Harden, and had children including Augusta Maude Ophelia Trice, Carrie Cooper, Carrie Lou Cooper, Carrilu Wilson, Charles Wilson Cooper, Emma Ruth J Cooper, John William Cooper, Mary Francis Tullulah Lula Cooper, Ruth Cooper, Samuel Poe Cooper, Sarah Elizabeth Cooper Sawley, Thomas Brackett Cooper. Elbert Augustus "Gus" Cooper passed away in 1908 in Hope, Pike Co., Ga.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Elbert Augustus "Gus" Cooper entered the world in Pike County, Georgia, USA, born to Thomas Benjamin Cooper And Orry Evaline Trammel.
  • Elbert Augustus "Gus" Cooper married Cynthia Caroline Carrie Harden, and had children including Augusta Maude Ophelia Trice, Carrie Cooper, Carrie Lou Cooper, Carrilu Wilson, Charles Wilson Cooper, Emma Ruth J Cooper, John William Cooper, Mary Francis Tullulah Lula Cooper, Ruth Cooper, Samuel Poe Cooper, Sarah Elizabeth Cooper Sawley, Thomas Brackett Cooper.
  • Elbert Augustus "Gus" Cooper passed away in 1908 in Hope, Pike Co., Ga.

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Elbert Cooper's Ancestors

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Elbert Cooper
1847–1908
Birth Place: Pike County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Thomas Benjamin Cooper
1813–1898
South Carolina, USA
Orry (Evaline) Trammel
1814–1875
Lincoln, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Joel) Cooper
1784–1868
Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Susannah (White) Shaw
1786–1874
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Cooper
1750–1805
Mildred Cliatt
1760–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cooper
1704–1782
Mary Jacobs
1710–1791

Elbert Cooper's Descendants

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Elbert (Augustus "Gus") Cooper (9 April 1847–13 March 1908) m. Cynthia (Caroline (Carrie)) Harden (25 MAR 1845–01 SEP 1928)
  1. 1. Samuel (Poe) Cooper 1876–1942
  2. 2. Augusta (Maude Ophelia) Trice 1872–1926
  3. 3. Charles (Wilson) Cooper 1874–1947
  4. 4. Mary (Francis Tullulah "Lula") Cooper 1867–1905
  5. 5. Emma (Ruth J.) Cooper 1879–1911
  6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth Cooper) Sawley 1870–1908 m. James (Elbert) Sawley 1859–
    1. 1. Ollie (Lee) Helms 1897– m. WIlliams (Madison) Helms 1871–1920
      1. 1. Ollie (D) Helms 1920–1991 m. Jack Ross 1905–1968
        1. 1. Bob Ross 1942–1995 m. Jane Zanardelli 1942–1992
      2. 2. Douglas Helms 1896–
      3. 3. Bessie Helms 1900–
      4. 4. Rosa Helms 1902–
      5. 5. D (Isom) Helms 1904–
      6. 6. Joel (H) Helms 1906–
      7. 7. George (W) Helms 1911–
      8. 8. Millard Helms 1913–
      9. 9. Corene Helms 1917–
      10. 10. Sauley Helms 1919–
    2. 2. Elbert (William) SAWLEY 1900–1974
    3. 3. Zella SAWLEY 1902–1982
    4. 4. Jackson (B) SAWLEY 1908–1914
  7. 7. Carrie (Lou) Cooper 1884–1955
  8. 8. John (William) Cooper 1887–1910
  9. 9. Thomas (Brackett) Cooper 1881–1963
  10. 10. Ruth Cooper 1880–
  11. 11. Carrie Cooper 1883–
  12. 12. Carrilu Wilson 1884–1955

Elbert Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1847
9 April 1847
Birth of Elbert Augustus "Gus" Cooper in Pike County, Georgia, USA
Pike County, Georgia, USA
1908
13 March 1908
Age 61
Death of Elbert Augustus "Gus" Cooper in Hope, Pike Co., Ga
Hope, Pike Co., Ga

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 April 1847
    Event Place: Pike County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 1908
    Event Place: Hope, Pike Co., Ga

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