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James Bennett "Bud" COOPER 1848–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1848

Birth Location: Paulding, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 12 Jan 1910

Death Location: Paulding County, Georgia, USA

Father: James COOPER

Mother: Jane INGRAM

Spouse(s): Ledora Shockley

Children(s): Minnie Cooper, Georgia Cooper, William? COOPER, Eula COOPER, Dora COOPER, Dixie COOPER, James COOPER, Charles Cooper, Bennett Cooper

The story of James Bennett "Bud" COOPER began in 1848 in Paulding, Georgia, United States. In 1850, James Bennett "Bud" COOPER resided in Militia District 951, Paulding, Georgia. In 1860, James Bennett "Bud" COOPER resided in District 1087, Paulding, Georgia, United States. James Bennett "Bud" COOPER married Ledora Jane Shockley, and had children including Bennett Hill Cooper, Charles Grady Cooper, Dixie Rose Cooper, Dora Alma Cooper, Eula Victoria Cooper, Georgia Rhoda Cooper, James Grover Cooper, Minnie Menkin Minerva Cooper, William Cooper. James Bennett "Bud" COOPER passed away in 1910 in Paulding County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Bennett "Bud" COOPER began in 1848 in Paulding, Georgia, United States.
  • In 1850, James Bennett "Bud" COOPER resided in Militia District 951, Paulding, Georgia.
  • In 1860, James Bennett "Bud" COOPER resided in District 1087, Paulding, Georgia, United States.
  • James Bennett "Bud" COOPER married Ledora Jane Shockley, and had children including Bennett Hill Cooper, Charles Grady Cooper, Dixie Rose Cooper, Dora Alma Cooper, Eula Victoria Cooper, Georgia Rhoda Cooper, James Grover Cooper, Minnie Menkin Minerva Cooper, William Cooper.
  • James Bennett "Bud" COOPER passed away in 1910 in Paulding County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James COOPER
1802–1874
Birth Location: Putnam, , Georgia, USA
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Jane INGRAM
1826–1906
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Ledora Shockley
1857–1937
Birth Location: Paulding, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Minnie Cooper
1881–1884
Birth Location: Paulding Co, Ga
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Georgia Cooper
1892–1903
Birth Location: Paulding Co, GA
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William? COOPER
1879–1879
Birth Location: Dallas, Paulding, Georgia
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Eula COOPER
1894–1973
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Dora COOPER
1891–1982
Birth Location: Paulding Co, GA
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Dixie COOPER
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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James COOPER
1885–1912
Birth Location: Paulding Co, GA
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Charles Cooper
1888–1912
Birth Location: Paulding Co, GA
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Bennett Cooper
1883–1965
Birth Location: , Paulding, GA, USA
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James COOPER's Ancestors

Self
James COOPER
1848–1910
Birth Place: Paulding, Georgia, United States
Parents
James Bennett COOPER
1802–1874
Putnam, , Georgia, USA
Jane (Elizabeth "Bettie") INGRAM
1826–1906
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Henry (Hendrick Cooper (Pvt-Rev) War)
1759–1847
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Frances PERRY
1765–1835
Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Robert INGRAM
1615–1706
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Mary ((Polly)) JOHNSTON
1805–1860
Chester Co South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cooper
1720–
Susanna 7GM
1725–1815
Jeremiah Perry
1731–1777
Jane Perry
1731–1785
Mallard Ingram
1776–1839
Ann Bland
1784–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Perry
1700–1751
Elizabeth Hunter
1710–1751

James COOPER's Descendants

1.
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James (Bennett "Bud") COOPER (10 Nov 1848–12 Jan 1910) m. Ledora (Jane) Shockley (27 Dec 1857–23 Mar 1937)
  1. 1. Minnie (Menkin Minerva) Cooper 1881–1884
  2. 2. Georgia (Rhoda) Cooper 1892–1903
  3. 3. William? COOPER 1879–1879
  4. 4. Eula (Victoria) COOPER 1894–1973 m. Raland (A) Clonts 1894–1964
    1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Clonts 1926–1933
    2. 2. James (Grady) CLONTS 1922–2016 m. Charlotte (Ann) FULLER 1933–1997
  5. 5. Dora (Alma) COOPER 1891–1982
  6. 6. Dixie (Rose) COOPER
  7. 7. James (Grover) COOPER 1885–1912 m. Vernie (E) Simmons 1888–1977
    1. 1. Willie (Mae) Cooper 1912–2003
    2. 2. Inez Cooper 1911–1995
    3. 3. Georgia (Irma) COOPER 1910–1914
    4. 4. Theodore (Bryan) Cooper 1908–2000 m. Nettie (Runell) COLE 1907–1991
      1. 1. Franklin (Ned) COOPER 1938–2018
  8. 8. Charles (Grady) Cooper 1888–1912 m. Bessie HART 1890–1922
  9. 9. Bennett (Hill) Cooper 1883–1965 m. Ceceula Cooper 1884–1976
    1. 1. Laura (Bessie) Cooper 1915–1998 m. Roland (Otis) Williams 1916–
    2. 2. Reba COOPER 1913–1995 m. Thomas (J) Garmon 1894–1954
    3. 3. Gladys (Lulu Cooper) Jr. 1911–1959 m. Albert (Paul) Wigley 1911–1975
      1. 1. Paulette Wigley 1938–1949
      2. 2. Jacquelyn Wigley 1936–1996
    4. 4. T (Leonard) COOPER 1909–1990 m. Lavern (M) McCLUNG 1909–1985
      1. 1. Leonard (W) Cooper 1935–2022
    5. 5. James (Bennett) COOPER 1907– m. Clarice COOPER 1911–1950
    6. 6. Alma (Lee) COOPER 1906– m. Monroe PACE 1913– m. James (Carson "Kit") COOPER 1898–1975
      1. 1. James (McLean) Pace 1929–1929
    7. 7. Dora (Mae) Cooper 1903–1994 m. Ralph Morris 1903–1969
      1. 1. Joseph (Allen "Joe") Morris 1946–2014
      2. 2. Richard (Alton) Morris 1936–2013 m. Peggy GRIFFIN 1942–2016 m. Patricia (Carrol) GOODE 1940–2024
      3. 3. William (Bennett) MORRIS 1933– m. Verna (Mae) Morris 1932–2002
      4. 4. Elinor (Christine) MORRIS 1927–2015 m. Marshall (Van Buren) PARSONS 1918–1977 m. Earl ABLES 1928–1981
      5. 5. Thomas (Edward) MORRIS 1930–2016 m. Sara (Jane) Swayngim 1930–2016
      6. 6. Ralph (Donald) MORRIS 1938–2013

James COOPER's Timeline

8 Records

1848
10 Nov 1848
Birth of James Bennett "Bud" COOPER in Paulding, Georgia, United States
Paulding, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 2
James Bennett "Bud" COOPER resided here in Militia District 951, Paulding, Georgia
Militia District 951, Paulding, Georgia
1860
1860
Age 12
James Bennett "Bud" COOPER resided here in District 1087, Paulding, Georgia, United States
District 1087, Paulding, Georgia, United States
1866
1866
Age 18
James Bennett "Bud" COOPER resided here in Paulding, Georgia, USA
Paulding, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 22
James Bennett "Bud" COOPER resided here in Nineteenth, Paulding, Georgia, United States
Nineteenth, Paulding, Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 32
James Bennett "Bud" COOPER resided here in Cains, Paulding, Georgia, United States
Cains, Paulding, Georgia, United States
1900
1900
Age 52
James Bennett "Bud" COOPER resided here in Humphrey, Paulding, Georgia
Humphrey, Paulding, Georgia
1910
12 Jan 1910
Age 62
Death of James Bennett "Bud" COOPER in Paulding, Georgia, United States
Paulding, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1848
    Event Place: Paulding, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cains, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: T9_160; Family History Film: 1254160; Page: 442.2000; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 0889.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Nineteenth, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] OneWorldTree
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Humphrey, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: T623 215; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 75.
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1087, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 818; Image: 428.
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Militia District 951, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: M432_80; Page: 112; Image: 228.
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1788-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Militia District 951, Paulding, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Non-population Census Schedules for Georgia, Documenting the Period 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Militia District 951, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: M432_80; Page: 112; Image: 228.
    [3] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1087, Paulding, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1087, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 818; Image: 428.
    [2] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Paulding, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893, Georgia Archives; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tax Digests 1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Nineteenth, Paulding, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Nineteenth, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cains, Paulding, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cains, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: T9_160; Family History Film: 1254160; Page: 442.2000; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 0889.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Humphrey, Paulding, Georgia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Humphrey, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: T623_215; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 75.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1910
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Journal - 14 Jan 1910 - 8, Mr. J B Cooper Dead 14 Jan 1910

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1910
    Event Place: Paulding, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Journal; Publication Date: 14 Jan 1910; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.7815849,0.9877399,0.828393&xid=3355
    [4] Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1788-2011

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paulding County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1788-2011
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