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Eli Short Cooper 1855–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1855

Birth Location: Dale County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 20 Sep 1922

Death Location: Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Reubin Cooper

Mother: Sarah Austin

Spouse(s): Nancy Ham

Children(s): Clemmie Kilcrease, Alma Stine, Willie Lawyer, Dommie Sr, James Cooper, Aubie Cooper, William Cooper, Elizabeth Cooper

In 1855, Eli Short Cooper entered the world in Dale County, Alabama, United States of America, born to Reubin Jackson Cooper And Sarah Jane Austin. Eli Short Cooper married Nancy Josephine Ham, and had children including Alma Mae Stine, Aubie D Cooper, Clemmie Denia Ham Kilcrease, Dommie Jetty Cooper Sr, Elizabeth Alda Alzata Buddy Cooper, James Jackson Cooper, William Benjamin Cooper, Willie Odessa Cooper Lawyer. Eli Short Cooper passed away in 1922 in Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Eli Short Cooper entered the world in Dale County, Alabama, United States of America, born to Reubin Jackson Cooper And Sarah Jane Austin.
  • Eli Short Cooper married Nancy Josephine Ham, and had children including Alma Mae Stine, Aubie D Cooper, Clemmie Denia Ham Kilcrease, Dommie Jetty Cooper Sr, Elizabeth Alda Alzata Buddy Cooper, James Jackson Cooper, William Benjamin Cooper, Willie Odessa Cooper Lawyer.
  • Eli Short Cooper passed away in 1922 in Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eli Cooper's Ancestors

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Eli Cooper
1855–1922
Birth Place: Dale County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Reubin Jackson Cooper
1818–1862
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Austin
1827–1911
Barbour, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Green) Austin
1774–1846
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Youngblood
1784–1857
Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1745–1806
Mary Greene
1740–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Austin
1727–1771
Mary McBee
1727–1807
Sarah Godding
1727–1797

Eli Cooper's Descendants

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Eli (Short) Cooper (12 Jun 1855–20 Sep 1922) m. Nancy (Josephine) Ham (8 Dec 1859–7 Sep 1931)
  1. 1. Clemmie (Denia Ham) Kilcrease 1877–1960
  2. 2. Alma (Mae) Stine 1896–1989
  3. 3. Willie (Odessa Cooper) Lawyer 1903–1960
  4. 4. Dommie (Jetty Cooper) Sr 1880–1962
  5. 5. James (Jackson) Cooper 1886–1929
  6. 6. Aubie (D.) Cooper 1883–1968
  7. 7. William (Benjamin) Cooper 1891–1951 m. Ethel (Viola) Braddock 1893–1948
    1. 1. Walter (Edward) Cooper 1912–2001
    2. 2. Doris (Oleta) Cooper 1914–1992
    3. 3. Donald (Eugene) Cooper 1917–2003 m. Mary (Charlotte) Vanhille 1922–1999
      1. 1. Cynthia (Dawn) Cooper 1946–2009 m. Jeffrey (P) Smith 1945–1997
    4. 4. Nolan (Victor) Cooper 1919–1993
    5. 5. R (B) Cooper 1921–1980 m. Grace (Pauline) Nowlin 1924–2012
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Alda Alzata "Buddy") Cooper 1899–1990 m. Frank (Genernice) Stilwell 1912–2005
    1. 1. George (Frank) Stilwell 1942–2013

Eli Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1855
12 Jun 1855
Birth of Eli Short Cooper in Dale County, Alabama, United States of America
Dale County, Alabama, United States of America
1922
20 Sep 1922
Age 67
Death of Eli Short Cooper in Montague, Montague, Texas, United States
Montague, Montague, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1855
    Event Place: Dale County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M840638

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1922
    Event Place: Montague, Montague, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M840638

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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