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George Robert Perren Cosper 1824–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1824

Birth Location: Carrellton, Carrell, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 21 Jun 1862

Death Location: Graham, Randolph County, Alabama, USA

Father: George Cosper

Mother: Martha Knapp

Spouse(s): Rebecca Merrill

Children(s): Joseph Cosper, James Cosper, Charlotte Cosper, George Cosper, William Cosper, Mariah Cosper, Mary Cosper

The story of George Robert Perren Cosper began in 1824 in Carrellton, Carrell, Georgia, United States. George Robert Perren Cosper married Rebecca Merrill, and had children including Charlotte Susannah Cosper, George Henry Cosper, James Merrill Cosper, Joseph Berry Mark Cosper, Mariah Elizabeth Cosper, Mary Elvina Cosper, William Robert Cosper. George Robert Perren Cosper passed away in 1862 in Graham, Randolph County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Robert Perren Cosper began in 1824 in Carrellton, Carrell, Georgia, United States.
  • George Robert Perren Cosper married Rebecca Merrill, and had children including Charlotte Susannah Cosper, George Henry Cosper, James Merrill Cosper, Joseph Berry Mark Cosper, Mariah Elizabeth Cosper, Mary Elvina Cosper, William Robert Cosper.
  • George Robert Perren Cosper passed away in 1862 in Graham, Randolph County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cosper
1773–1862
Birth Location: Charleston, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Martha Knapp
1779–1857
Birth Location: Orange, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Merrill
1831–1891
Birth Location: Heard, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph Cosper
1848–1918
Birth Location: RAndolph, Randolph, Alabama, United States
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James Cosper
1850–1922
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Charlotte Cosper
1854–1926
Birth Location: RAndolph, Randolph, Alabama, United States
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George Cosper
1856–1935
Birth Location: Rockdale Randolph Alabama
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William Cosper
1861–1938
Birth Location: Randolph, Alabama, USA
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Mariah Cosper
1851–1941
Birth Location: Graham Randolph Alabama
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Mary Cosper
1857–1929
Birth Location: RAndolph, Randolph, Alabama, United States
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George Cosper's Ancestors

Self
George Cosper
1824–1862
Birth Place: Carrellton, Carrell, Georgia, United States
Parents
George Henry Cosper
1773–1862
Charleston, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Martha (Elizabeth) Knapp
1779–1857
Orange, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Phillip (Peter) Knapp
1753–1827
South Carolina, United States
Maria (Sabilla) Boyer
1755–1828
Bayer, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter Knopp
1721–1827
Sofia Gaendling
1720–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Knopp
1692–1755
Katrena Knopp
1695–1731
Peter Gaendling
1692–

George Cosper's Descendants

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George (Robert Perren) Cosper (4 Dec 1824–21 Jun 1862) m. Rebecca Merrill (8 Dec 1831–15 Aug 1891)
  1. 1. Joseph (Berry Mark) Cosper 1848–1918 m. Sarah (Angeline) Cole 1847–1897 m. Amanda (Drucilla) Moore 1852–1926
    1. 1. Martha (Francis "Fannie") Cosper 1881–1965 m. Lee (Thomas) Harris 1882–1970
      1. 1. Angie (Margaret) Harris 1918–1970 m. Clifton (Warren) Mathis 1917–1969
        1. 1. Glenda (Louise) Mathis 1939–2013 m. Keith (Jay) Keller 1937–1997 m. Perry (Frank) Barlow 1924–1993
      2. 2. Lee Harris 1904–1995 m. Gracie Clinton 1906–
      3. 3. Daniel (Boone) Harris 1904–1904
      4. 4. Munro Harris 1911–2001 m. Mary West 1898– m. Leotha (P) Harris 1916– m. Pauline Harris 1925–2001
      5. 5. Audry Harris 1899–1983
      6. 6. Bill Harris 1921–2011
      7. 7. Edd Harris 1906–1985 m. Alwilda Harris 1910–1995
      8. 8. Angie Harris 1918–
      9. 9. Leroy Harris 1903–
      10. 10. Leroy Harris 1903–
      11. 11. Sam (Lee) Harris 1900–
    2. 2. Esther (Arvada) Cosper 1885–1979
    3. 3. Ambrose (Jefferson) Cosper 1887–1920
    4. 4. Mariah (Jane) Cosper 1869–1953
    5. 5. George (Henry) Cosper 1873–1961
    6. 6. James (Robert) Cosper 1867–1919
    7. 7. John (William) Cosper 1871–1949
    8. 8. Mary (Molly Charlotte) Cosper 1875–1959
    9. 9. Sarah (Rebecca) Cosper 1878–1957
    10. 10. Harald Cosper 1901–1978
    11. 11. Dempsey (Thomas) Cosper 1883–1950
    12. 12. Amos (McQueen) Cosper 1891–1965
    13. 13. Joseph (Joe Green) Cosper 1889–1984
    14. 14. Ioder Cosper 1885–
    15. 15. Lois Cosper 1904–1994
    16. 16. Audray Casper 1898–
  2. 2. James (Merrill) Cosper 1850–1922
  3. 3. Charlotte (Susannah) Cosper 1854–1926
  4. 4. George (Henry) Cosper 1856–1935
  5. 5. William (Robert) Cosper 1861–1938
  6. 6. Mariah (Elizabeth) Cosper 1851–1941
  7. 7. Mary (Elvina) Cosper 1857–1929

George Cosper's Timeline

2 Records

1824
4 Dec 1824
Birth of George Robert Perren Cosper in Carrellton, Carrell, Georgia, United States
Carrellton, Carrell, Georgia, United States
1862
21 Jun 1862
Age 38
Death of George Robert Perren Cosper in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States
Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1824
    Event Place: Carrellton, Carrell, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1862
    Event Place: Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Graham, Randolph County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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