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Gale Ross Cooper 1937–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1937

Birth Location: Cotton Valley, Louisiana

Death Date: 6 May 2002

Death Location: Red Chute, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Paul Cooper

Mother: Ina Hughes

Spouse(s): Dale Murphy

Children(s):

In 1937, Gale Ross Cooper entered the world in Cotton Valley, Louisiana, born to Paul Lewis Cooper And Ina Irene Hughes. In 1940, Gale Ross Cooper resided in Hadley, Buckner, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA. In 1950, Gale Ross Cooper resided in Washington, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA. Gale Ross Cooper married B J Coke, Betty J Mcdaniel, Dale Murphy, and had children including Carla Renee Cooper, Rev Steve Cooper. Gale Ross Cooper passed away in 2002 in Red Chute, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1937, Gale Ross Cooper entered the world in Cotton Valley, Louisiana, born to Paul Lewis Cooper And Ina Irene Hughes.
  • In 1940, Gale Ross Cooper resided in Hadley, Buckner, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1950, Gale Ross Cooper resided in Washington, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA.
  • Gale Ross Cooper married B J Coke, Betty J Mcdaniel, Dale Murphy, and had children including Carla Renee Cooper, Rev Steve Cooper.
  • Gale Ross Cooper passed away in 2002 in Red Chute, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gale Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Gale Cooper
1937–2002
Birth Place: Cotton Valley, Louisiana
Parents
Paul Lewis Cooper
1915–
Dermott, Chicot County, Arkansas, USA
Ina (Irene) Hughes
1919–2001
De Roche, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
William (Andrew 'Alonzo') Cooper
1886–1929
Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Annie (Pearl) Clinton
1886–1964
Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA
Albert (Ross) Hughes
1881–1960
Alabama
Mabel (B) Bradford
1882–1959
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Cooper
1861–1930
Mary Taylor
1862–1934
Clark Clinton
1857–1897
Amanda Bennett
1856–1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Clinton
1824–1898
Mary Ann
1825–1884
Thomas Bennett
1831–1862
Sarah Reynolds
1835–1908

Gale Cooper's Timeline

7 Records

1937
27 Nov 1937
Birth of Gale Ross Cooper in Cotton Valley, Louisiana
Cotton Valley, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 3
Gale Ross Cooper resided here in Hadley, Buckner, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
Hadley, Buckner, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
Gale Ross Cooper resided here in Washington, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
Washington, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
1953
1953
Age 16
Gale Ross Cooper resided here in Haughton, Louisiana, USA
Haughton, Louisiana, USA
2002
2002
Age 65
Gale Ross Cooper resided here in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
2002
2 May 2002
Age 65
Death of Gale Ross Cooper in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
2002
6 May 2002
Age 65
Burial of Gale Ross Cooper in Red Chute, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Red Chute, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Cotton Valley, Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 435-50-4596; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: 1952
    [4] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [5] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [9] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hadley, Buckner, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Washington, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Washington, Ouachita

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Haughton, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Haughton High School; Year: 1953

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2002
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 May 2002
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times - 5 May 2002 - Page 20, Obituary for Gale R. Cooper 5 May 2002

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shreveport, LA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shreveport, LA.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 5 May 2002; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.5718909,0.6477783,0.7321253&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 2002
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 435-50-4596; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: 1952
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 May 2002
    Event Place: Red Chute, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 5 May 2002; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.5718909,0.6477783,0.7321253&xid=3355

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