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James Henderson Cooper 1869–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1869

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 July 1954

Death Location: Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Cooper

Mother: Mildred Kirk

Spouse(s): Eliza Sprinkle

Children(s): Thomas Cooper, Eliga Cooper, Robert Cooper, Jefferson Cooper, Earl Cooper, Daniel Cooper, Elbert Cooper, Henry Cooper, Myrtle Cooper, Pearl Cooper, Virgie Cooper, George Cooper, Bertha Cooper

The story of James Henderson Cooper began in 1869 in Lee County, Virginia, USA. In 1880, James Henderson Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA. In 1935, James Henderson Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia. James Henderson Cooper married Eliza Frances Sprinkle, and had children including Bertha Elizabeth Cooper, Daniel Boone Cooper, Earl Richard Dick Cooper, Elbert Dallas Cooper, Eliga Herman Cooper, George Leonard Cooper, Henry Hansel Cooper, Jefferson Lee Cooper, Myrtle Ollie Mert Cooper, Pearl E Pearly Cooper, Robert Cooper, Thomas Tom Franklin Cooper, Virgie Goldie Golden Cooper. James Henderson Cooper passed away in 1954 in Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Henderson Cooper began in 1869 in Lee County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, James Henderson Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, James Henderson Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia.
  • James Henderson Cooper married Eliza Frances Sprinkle, and had children including Bertha Elizabeth Cooper, Daniel Boone Cooper, Earl Richard Dick Cooper, Elbert Dallas Cooper, Eliga Herman Cooper, George Leonard Cooper, Henry Hansel Cooper, Jefferson Lee Cooper, Myrtle Ollie Mert Cooper, Pearl E Pearly Cooper, Robert Cooper, Thomas Tom Franklin Cooper, Virgie Goldie Golden Cooper.
  • James Henderson Cooper passed away in 1954 in Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cooper
1853–1937
Birth Location: Mongomery, Virginia, USA
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Mildred Kirk
1842–1937
Birth Location: Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Sprinkle
1874–1952
Birth Location: Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Thomas Cooper
1897–1988
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Virginia
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Eliga Cooper
1917–2006
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Robert Cooper
1915–1978
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
RC
Jefferson Cooper
1892–1944
Birth Location: –
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Earl Cooper
1899–1975
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
EC
Daniel Cooper
1900–1973
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Elbert Cooper
1902–1974
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Henry Cooper
1907–1960
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Myrtle Cooper
1903–1990
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Pearl Cooper
1908–1989
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
PC
Virgie Cooper
1910–1941
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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George Cooper
1912–1995
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Bertha Cooper
1920–2019
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
BC

James Cooper's Ancestors

Self
James Cooper
1869–1954
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Tennessee Cooper
1853–1937
Mongomery, Virginia, USA
Mildred (Minerva) Kirk
1842–1937
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (W) FRANCE
1820–1892
Lee, Virginia, United States
Mary ("Polly") Cooper
1833–
VA
Leroy Kirk
1815–1887
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Catherine ((Kitsy)) Woodard
1822–1876
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Heiskell
1785–1854
Willis Kirk
1774–1871
Susannah Harris
1781–1864
James Woodard
1799–1875
Margaret Pope
1803–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Hammond
1752–1805
Noah Woodard
1758–1818
Delilah Bryant
1771–1838
William Pope
1777–1846

James Cooper's Descendants

1.
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James (Henderson) Cooper (15 May 1869–16 July 1954) m. Eliza (Frances) Sprinkle (15 April 1874–30 Oct 1952)
  1. 1. Thomas ("Tom" Franklin) Cooper 1897–1988 m. Bertha (Alice) Parsons 1896–1950 m. Carrie Stapleton 1925–2006
    1. 1. Flossie (Estil "Dood") Cooper 1919–2006 m. Henry (Eugene) Clark 1915–1983
      1. 1. Billy (Gene) Clark 1938–2006
      2. 2. Saundra (Kaye) Clark 1950–2015 m. Roger (Lee) Nickodam 1949–2010
      3. 3. Lois (Faye) Clark 1942–2019 m. James (Donald) Woodard 1938–2006
    2. 2. Connie (Sue) Cooper 1946–2015
    3. 3. Pauline Cooper 1923–2016 m. Junior Woodard 1927–1975
    4. 4. Helen (L.) Cooper 1931–2012
    5. 5. Harold Cooper 1929–2006
    6. 6. Carl Cooper 1921–1943
    7. 7. Willie ((Bill?) Franklin) Cooper 1918–1994 m. Wilma (Ilean) Wright 1921–
    8. 8. Olin Cooper 1916–2001 m. Gladys (Lee) Cooper 1920–2017
  2. 2. Eliga (Herman) Cooper 1917–2006
  3. 3. Robert Cooper 1915–1978 m. Juanita Wallen 1916–2004
  4. 4. Jefferson (Lee) Cooper 1892–1944
  5. 5. Earl (Richard "Dick") Cooper 1899–1975 m. Bernice (Beatrice) Cooper 1899–1986
    1. 1. Bobbie (Jean) Cooper 1927–2017
    2. 2. Dewey (Lee) Cooper 1920–2005 m. Blanche Chadwell 1926–2008
    3. 3. James (David) Cooper 1919–1919
  6. 6. Daniel (Boone) Cooper 1900–1973 m. Eliza Cooper 1906–1976
    1. 1. Earl (Richard) Cooper 1924–2008
    2. 2. Ernest (Clifford) Cooper 1926–1996
    3. 3. Burley (Lee "Birdie") Cooper 1928–1977
    4. 4. Hazel (Leane) Cooper 1932–1996
    5. 5. Milford Cooper 1927–1928
  7. 7. Elbert (Dallas) Cooper 1902–1974 m. Elsie (Jean) Penley 1906–1990
    1. 1. Johnny (Ronzel) Cooper 1928–1997
    2. 2. Joy (Cleola) Cooper 1932–2013
  8. 8. Henry (Hansel) Cooper 1907–1960
  9. 9. Myrtle (Ollie "Mert") Cooper 1903–1990 m. Harrison (Benjamin) Burke 1902–1991
    1. 1. James (T.) Burke 1924–2010
    2. 2. Marie Burke 1923–1991 m. Zebedee Ricketts 1890–1956
      1. 1. Jerry (Wayne) Ricketts 1948–2022
      2. 2. Bobby (Ray) Ricketts 1945–1994
      3. 3. Eddie (Lee) Ricketts 1951–2015
    3. 3. Evelyn Witt 1929–1986
    4. 4. Alvin (Henry) Burke 1925–2007
  10. 10. Pearl (E. "Pearly") Cooper 1908–1989 m. Neal (M. "Neal") Bledsoe 1895–1967
    1. 1. Wilven (T) Bledsoe 1928–1983 m. Cloeva Bledsoe 1925–2016
      1. 1. Lois (A) Bledsoe 1947–2017
    2. 2. K (C) Bledsoe 1920–
    3. 3. J (C) Bledsoe 1926–
  11. 11. Virgie (Goldie "Golden") Cooper 1910–1941 m. John (D.) Burke 1912–1989
    1. 1. Lorraine Burke 1936–1972
    2. 2. Bertha (Geneva) Burke 1934–2011
  12. 12. George (Leonard) Cooper 1912–1995
  13. 13. Bertha (Elizabeth) Cooper 1920–2019 m. Delmer Scott 1915–1987
    1. 1. Ester (Neava Jean) Scott 1936–2015 m. Lenford Tabor 1938–2021

James Cooper's Timeline

8 Records

1869
15 May 1869
Birth of James Henderson Cooper in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
James Henderson Cooper resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
James Henderson Cooper resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 71
James Henderson Cooper resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 81
James Henderson Cooper resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1954
16 July 1954
Age 85
Death of James Henderson Cooper in Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
1954
16 July 1954
Age 85
Death of James Henderson Cooper in Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
1954
16 July 1954
Age 85
Death of James Henderson Cooper in Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1869
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 53-11
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 1375; Page: 213A; Enumeration District: 042
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 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: Rocky Station, Lee
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index, Find A Grave James Henderson Cooper (1869-1954)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 1375; Page: 213A; Enumeration District: 042

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 53-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 53-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, 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: Rocky Station, Lee

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dee, Na
    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: Rocky Station, Lee

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 July 1954
    Event Place: Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 July 1954
    Event Place: Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 July 1954
    Event Place: Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, Find A Grave James Henderson Cooper (1869-1954)
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