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James Leslie (Jim) Cooper 1916 – 2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1916

Birth Location: Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 3 April 2016

Death Location: Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA

Father: Robert Cooper

Mother: Mary Payne

Spouse(s): Mary Whited, Margaret Barfield

Children(s): Gary Cooper, Larry Cooper, Phillip Cooper, Mark Cooper

James Leslie (Jim) Cooper was born in 1916 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA, the child of Robert Samuel Cooper and Mary California Payne. In 1920, James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided in Washington Court House Ward 4, Fayette, Ohio, USA. In 1930, James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided in Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA. James Leslie (Jim) Cooper married Mary Edith Whited, Margaret Lucille Barfield, and had children including Gary Howard Cooper, Larry Earl Cooper, Phillip Alan Cooper, Mark Edward Cooper. James Leslie (Jim) Cooper passed away in 2016 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • James Leslie (Jim) Cooper was born in 1916 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA, the child of Robert Samuel Cooper and Mary California Payne.
  • In 1920, James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided in Washington Court House Ward 4, Fayette, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1930, James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided in Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA.
  • James Leslie (Jim) Cooper married Mary Edith Whited, Margaret Lucille Barfield, and had children including Gary Howard Cooper, Larry Earl Cooper, Phillip Alan Cooper, Mark Edward Cooper.
  • James Leslie (Jim) Cooper passed away in 2016 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Cooper
1880 – 1967
Birth Location: Waterloo, Lawrence County, Ohio
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Mary Payne
1883 – 1970
Birth Location: Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Mary Whited
1918 – 1987
Birth Location: Hopkinsville (Hoppsville), Warren County, Ohio
MW
Margaret Barfield
1921 – 2017
Birth Location: Rock Ridge North Carolina, USA
MB

Children(s)

Gary Cooper
1940 –
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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Larry Cooper
1950 –
Birth Location: –
LC
Phillip Cooper
1951 –
Birth Location: –
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Mark Cooper
1957 –
Birth Location: –
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James Cooper's Ancestors

Self
James Cooper
1916 – 2016
Birth Place: Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Robert Samuel Cooper
1880 – 1967
Waterloo, Lawrence County, Ohio
Mary (California) Payne
1883 – 1970
Ohio
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cooper's Descendants

1.
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James (Leslie (Jim)) Cooper (19 July 1916 – 3 April 2016) m. Mary (Edith) Whited (31 Dec 1918 – 18 Nov 1987) m. Margaret (Lucille) Barfield (25 November 1921 – 13 January 2017)
  1. 1. Gary (Howard) Cooper (4 June 1940 – ) m. Janet (Faith) Vaughn (27 Jan 1942 – )
    1. 1. Tracy (D) Cooper (7 Oct 1962 – ) m. Craig (S) Arndts (9 Feb 1963 – )
      1. 1. Megan Arndts
      2. 2. Lindsay Arndt
    2. 2. Penney Cooper (21 Dec 1965 – ) m. James (S) Schoeneman (16 Aug 1958 – )
  2. 2. Larry (Earl) Cooper (25 May 1950 – ) m. Shelley (Jeanne) Baker (19 Nov 1951 – ) m. Marelene McLaughlen m. Ann (Bortvedt) Johnson
    1. 1. James (Andrew) Cooper (19 May 1970 – ) m. Megan
      1. 1. Matthew (Evans) Cooper (16 Apr 2004 – )
      2. 2. Josh Cooper
      3. 3. Jared Cooper
    2. 2. Stephie Cooper
    3. 3. Melissa Cooper
  3. 3. Phillip (Alan) Cooper (2 May 1951 – ) m. Susan (Frances) Page
    1. 1. Andrew (Thaddeus) Cooper (3 Nov 1979 – ) m. Lana
    2. 2. Samuel (Aaron) Cooper (29 Mar 1981 – )
  4. 4. Mark (Edward) Cooper (4 April 1957 – ) m. Rebecca Weinstock (abt 1958 – ) m. Susan Wayne m. Karen Lynn
    1. 1. Robert (James) Cooper (2 Apr 1993 – )
    2. 2. Kathleen (Elizabeth) Cooper (15 Nov 1994 – )
    3. 3. Ryan (Joseph) Cooper (28 Feb 1998 – )

James Cooper's Timeline

10 Records

1916
19 July 1916
Birth of James Leslie (Jim) Cooper in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided here in Washington Court House Ward 4, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Washington Court House Ward 4, Fayette, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided here in Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided here in Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio
Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 24
James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided here in Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
1945
1945
Age 29
James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided here in Springfield, Ohio, USA
Springfield, Ohio, USA
1946
Abt 1946
Age 30
James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided here in Here
Here
1950
1950
Age 34
James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided here in Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
1987
1987
Age 71
James Leslie (Jim) Cooper resided here in Washington Court House, OH
Washington Court House, OH
2016
3 April 2016
Age 100
Death of James Leslie (Jim) Cooper in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1916
    Event Place: Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03067; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24-19
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington Court House Ward 4, Fayette, Ohio; Roll: T625_1379; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 152
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio; Roll: 1792; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341526
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, Publication: Marietta Times; Publication Place: Marietta, Ohio, USA
    [7] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Washington Court House Ward 4, Fayette, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington Court House Ward 4, Fayette, Ohio; Roll: T625_1379; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 152

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio; Roll: 1792; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341526

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03067; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24-19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03067; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Springfield, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1946
    Event Place: Here
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Publication Date: 7/ Mar/ 1946; Publication Place: Washington Court House, Ohio, USA; ,0.06447804,0.86354244,0.27268243&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, 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: Washington Court Hou

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Washington Court House, OH
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington C H, Fayette, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 278

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington Court House, Ohio
    Record Source: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington Court House, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, Publication: Marietta Times; Publication Place: Marietta, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 April 2016
    Event Place: Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, Publication: Marietta Times; Publication Place: Marietta, Ohio, USA
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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