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Elijah Ballard Cooper 1885–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1885

Birth Location: Saint Charles, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 18 Aug 1967

Death Location: Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Cooper

Mother: Mildred Kirk

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Elijah Ballard Cooper was born in 1885 in Saint Charles, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of James Tennessee Cooper And Mildred Minerva Kirk. Elijah Ballard Cooper passed away in 1967 in Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah Ballard Cooper was born in 1885 in Saint Charles, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of James Tennessee Cooper And Mildred Minerva Kirk.
  • Elijah Ballard Cooper passed away in 1967 in Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Elijah Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Cooper
1885–1967
Birth Place: Saint Charles, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
James Tennessee Cooper
1853–1937
Mongomery, Virginia, USA
Mildred (Minerva) Kirk
1842–1937
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (W) FRANCE
1820–1892
Lee, Virginia, United States
Mary ("Polly") Cooper
1833–
VA
Leroy Kirk
1815–1887
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Catherine ((Kitsy)) Woodard
1822–1876
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Heiskell
1785–1854
Willis Kirk
1774–1871
Susannah Harris
1781–1864
James Woodard
1799–1875
Margaret Pope
1803–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Hammond
1752–1805
Noah Woodard
1758–1818
Delilah Bryant
1771–1838
William Pope
1777–1846

Elijah Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1885
25 Sep 1885
Birth of Elijah Ballard Cooper in Saint Charles, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Saint Charles, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
1967
18 Aug 1967
Age 82
Death of Elijah Ballard Cooper in Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1885
    Event Place: Saint Charles, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1967
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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