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Grace Mayberry Cooper 1920–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1920

Birth Location: Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 10 Sept 1997

Death Location: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Father: Luther Cooper

Mother: Samantha Dingus

Spouse(s): Burke Short, Charlie Blanton, Joseph McCuiston, Clarence Dingus

Children(s): Alton Short, Corda Blanton, Opal Blanton, Carolyn Blanton, Jerry Blanton

Grace Mayberry Cooper was born in 1920 in Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA, the child of Luther Mayberry Cooper And Samantha Susan Dingus. In 1930, Grace Mayberry Cooper resided in Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky. In 1940, Grace Mayberry Cooper resided in Letcher County, Kentucky. Grace Mayberry Cooper married Burke K Short, Charlie Vernon Blanton, Clarence E Dingus, Joseph Carroll Mccuiston, and had children including Alton Dingus Short, Anna Sue Blanton, Carolyn Dawn Blanton, Charles Blanton, Corda Lea Blanton, Jerry Lynn Blanton, Opal Faye Blanton. Grace Mayberry Cooper passed away in 1997 in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Grace Mayberry Cooper was born in 1920 in Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA, the child of Luther Mayberry Cooper And Samantha Susan Dingus.
  • In 1930, Grace Mayberry Cooper resided in Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Grace Mayberry Cooper resided in Letcher County, Kentucky.
  • Grace Mayberry Cooper married Burke K Short, Charlie Vernon Blanton, Clarence E Dingus, Joseph Carroll Mccuiston, and had children including Alton Dingus Short, Anna Sue Blanton, Carolyn Dawn Blanton, Charles Blanton, Corda Lea Blanton, Jerry Lynn Blanton, Opal Faye Blanton.
  • Grace Mayberry Cooper passed away in 1997 in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Grace Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Grace Cooper
1920–1997
Birth Place: Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Luther Mayberry Cooper
1879–1941
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Samantha (Susan) Dingus
1889–1936
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (C. Dingus) Sr.
1855–1923
Cove Creek, Virginia, USA
Rachel (Rebecca Alafair) Mullins
1854–1910
Letcher County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Dingus
1815–1890
Mahala Wells
1819–1890
Joseph Mullins
1834–1929
Mahala Shepherd
1835–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John *
1774–1831
Nancy *
1778–1845

Grace Cooper's Descendants

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Grace (Mayberry) Cooper (25 Apr 1920–10 Sept 1997) m. Burke (K.) Short (9 Aug 1915–17 Apr 1974) m. Charlie (Vernon) Blanton (1 Jun 1912–30 Jul 1977) m. Joseph (Carroll) McCuiston (23 Jan 1917–Abt 1989) m. Clarence (E.) Dingus (17 Jan 1918–30 Oct 1974)
  1. 1. Alton ((Dingus)) Short 1937–2005
  2. 2. Corda (Lea) Blanton 1941–1977 m. Charles (David) Millican 1941–1996 m. Jackie (Eugene) Burton 1940–2020 m. David (Eugene) Gooley 1944–1974
  3. 3. Opal (Faye) Blanton 1943–2020 m. Denzil (Abney) Sr 1941–2013
  4. 4. Carolyn (Dawn) Blanton 1944–2018 m. Preston (Dolie) Abney 1942–2017
  5. 5. Jerry (Lynn) Blanton 1950–1972

Grace Cooper's Timeline

5 Records

1920
25 Apr 1920
Birth of Grace Mayberry Cooper in Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Grace Mayberry Cooper resided here in Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky
Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 20
Grace Mayberry Cooper resided here in Letcher County, Kentucky
Letcher County, Kentucky
1950
1950
Age 30
Grace Mayberry Cooper resided here in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1997
10 Sept 1997
Age 77
Death of Grace Mayberry Cooper in Loyall, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Loyall, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 67-4.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 765; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 897.0; FHL microfilm: 2340500.
    [3] Kentucky Birth Index
    [4] Kentucky Birth Index
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101176765
    [7] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 765; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 897.0; FHL microfilm: 2340500.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 67-4.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, 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: Letcher, Kentucky; R

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, 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: Letcher, Kentucky; R

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sept 1997
    Event Place: Loyall, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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