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Flossie Belle Cooper 1895–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1895

Birth Location: West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 MAY 1996

Death Location: Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Cooper

Mother: Lucinda Powell

Spouse(s): Cleveland Lemley, Jesse McEldowney

Children(s): Lugh Sr., Hugh Lemley

Flossie Belle Cooper was born in 1895 in West Virginia, USA, the child of John Samuel Cooper And Lucinda Belle Powell. In 1900, Flossie Belle Cooper resided in Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Flossie Belle Cooper resided in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. Flossie Belle Cooper married Cleveland Lemley, Jesse Gordon Mceldowney, and had children including Hugh Denver Lemley, Lugh John Lemley Sr. Flossie Belle Cooper passed away in 1996 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Flossie Belle Cooper was born in 1895 in West Virginia, USA, the child of John Samuel Cooper And Lucinda Belle Powell.
  • In 1900, Flossie Belle Cooper resided in Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Flossie Belle Cooper resided in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.
  • Flossie Belle Cooper married Cleveland Lemley, Jesse Gordon Mceldowney, and had children including Hugh Denver Lemley, Lugh John Lemley Sr.
  • Flossie Belle Cooper passed away in 1996 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cooper
1855–1921
Birth Location: West Union, Doddridge, Virginia
JC
Lucinda Powell
1857–1914
Birth Location: Hardy County, Virginia, West Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Cleveland Lemley
1893–1969
Birth Location: Preston, West Virginia
CL
Jesse McEldowney
1895–1962
Birth Location: Preston County, West Virginia, USA
JM

Children(s)

Lugh Sr.
1914–1979
Birth Location: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
LS
Hugh Lemley
1920–
Birth Location: West Virginia
HL

Flossie Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Flossie Cooper
1895–1996
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Parents
John Samuel Cooper
1855–1921
West Union, Doddridge, Virginia
Lucinda (Belle) Powell
1857–1914
Hardy County, Virginia, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Abraham Cooper
1820–1881
Virginia
Rachel Murphy
1822–
Allegany County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Enos Sr.
1788–1857
Nancy Murphy
1797–1865
Hugh Jr
1770–1848
Melinda Murphy
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Sr
1740–1801
Eleanor Malone
1740–1800
Abraham Murphey
1738–1805
Elisabeth Boswell
1740–1785

Flossie Cooper's Descendants

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Flossie (Belle) Cooper (2 Sep 1895–27 MAY 1996) m. Cleveland Lemley (12 Feb 1893–03 Jan 1969) m. Jesse (Gordon) McEldowney (8 Jul 1895–2 Mar 1962)
  1. 1. Lugh (John Lemley) Sr. 1914–1979 m. Mildred (Louise) Bailey 1918– m. Phyllis (June) Shillingburg 1930–2013
  2. 2. Hugh (Denver) Lemley 1920–

Flossie Cooper's Timeline

8 Records

1895
2 Sep 1895
Birth of Flossie Belle Cooper in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
Flossie Belle Cooper resided here in Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 25
Flossie Belle Cooper resided here in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
Flossie Belle Cooper resided here in Clarksburg, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
Flossie Belle Cooper resided here in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 45
Flossie Belle Cooper resided here in , Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 55
Flossie Belle Cooper resided here in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1996
27 MAY 1996
Age 101
Death of Flossie Belle Cooper in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1895
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04408; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 17-1
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1956; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 68
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2342268
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 275; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 17-29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Leadsville, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1956; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 68

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2342268

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04408; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 17-1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04408; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 17-1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 275; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 17-29

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1996
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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