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James Franklin Cooper 1843 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1843

Birth Location: Montour, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 29 Apr 1909

Death Location: Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA

Father: Peter Cooper

Mother: Margaret Reigle

Spouse(s): Adeline Shingles

Children(s): Henry Cooper, Curtis Cooper, Margaret Cooper, James Cooper

In 1843, James Franklin Cooper entered the world in Montour, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Peter C Cooper and Margaret Reigle. In 1880, James Franklin Cooper resided in Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, United States. In 1900, James Franklin Cooper resided in Marcellus Village, Cass, Michigan. James Franklin Cooper married Adeline Shingles, and had children including Henry R Cooper, Curtis Cooper, Margaret Cooper, James Albert Cooper. James Franklin Cooper passed away in 1909 in Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1843, James Franklin Cooper entered the world in Montour, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Peter C Cooper and Margaret Reigle.
  • In 1880, James Franklin Cooper resided in Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, United States.
  • In 1900, James Franklin Cooper resided in Marcellus Village, Cass, Michigan.
  • James Franklin Cooper married Adeline Shingles, and had children including Henry R Cooper, Curtis Cooper, Margaret Cooper, James Albert Cooper.
  • James Franklin Cooper passed away in 1909 in Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Cooper
1814 – 1888
Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Reigle
1814 – 1879
Birth Location: Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Adeline Shingles
1841 – 1906
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Henry Cooper
1869 – 1944
Birth Location: Michigan
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Curtis Cooper
1872 –
Birth Location: Michigan
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Margaret Cooper
1876 –
Birth Location: Michigan
MC
James Cooper
1877 – 1966
Birth Location: Michigan
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James Cooper's Ancestors

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James Cooper
1843 – 1909
Birth Place: Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Peter C Cooper
1814 – 1888
Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Reigle
1814 – 1879
Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cooper's Descendants

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James (Franklin) Cooper (21 Apr 1843 – 29 Apr 1909) m. Adeline Shingles (11 Sep 1841 – 1 Jun 1906)
  1. 1. Henry (R) Cooper (Oct 1869 – 1944) m. Dora Wagner (Oct 1872 – 1953)
    1. 1. Lester (J) Cooper (abt 1903 – 1951)
    2. 2. Dorothy (Ruth) Cooper (3 Jul 1905 – 24 Jun 1989) m. Maxwell (Ludlum) Whitacre (8 May 1902 – 4 Oct 1988)
      1. 1. Eugene (M) Whitacre (17 February 1927 – 22 October 2012)
      2. 2. Barbara (A) Whitacre (1 Mar 1929 – 12 Jul 2003) m. Smith
      3. 3. Charles (G) Whitacre (abt 1932 – ) m. Althea (R) Whitacre
      4. 4. Donald (A) Whitacre (26 Jul 1936 – 20 Feb 2005)
      5. 5. Marilyn Whitacre m. Austin
  2. 2. Curtis Cooper (abt 1872 – )
  3. 3. Margaret Cooper (abt 1876 – )
  4. 4. James (Albert) Cooper (23 Nov 1877 – Jul 1966) m. Sophia Cooper (1888 – )
    1. 1. Carl (A) Cooper (1908 – )
    2. 2. Helen (E) Cooper (abt 1910 – )
    3. 3. Pauline Cooper (abt 1912 – )
    4. 4. Mildred (R) Cooper (abt 1917 – )
    5. 5. Arthur Cooper (abt 1918 – )
    6. 6. Paul Cooper (abt 1922 – )
    7. 7. Charles Cooper (abt 1926 – )

James Cooper's Timeline

4 Records

1843
21 Apr 1843
Birth of James Franklin Cooper in Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 37
James Franklin Cooper resided here in Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, United States
Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, United States
1900
1900
Age 57
James Franklin Cooper resided here in Marcellus Village, Cass, Michigan
Marcellus Village, Cass, Michigan
1909
29 Apr 1909
Age 66
Death of James Franklin Cooper in Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA
Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1843
    Event Place: Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marcellus, Cass, Michigan; Roll: 575; Family History Film: 1254575; Page: 484D; Enumeration District: 68; Image: 0609.
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marcellus, Cass, Michigan; Roll: T623_705; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 93.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marcellus, Cass, Michigan; Roll: 575; Family History Film: 1254575; Page: 484D; Enumeration District: 68; Image: 0609.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Marcellus Village, Cass, Michigan
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marcellus, Cass, Michigan; Roll: T623_705; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 93.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA
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