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Jemima Malissa Cooper 1831–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1831

Birth Location: Auburn, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 5 Oct 1875

Death Location: Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

Father: BENJAMIN COOPER

Mother: Rebecca Cooper

Spouse(s): James Finley

Children(s): William Finley, John Finley, Purilda Finley, Sarah Finley, Martha Finley, Callie Finley, James Finley, George Finley, Fannie Finley, Robert Finley, Chic Finley

Jemima Malissa Cooper was born in 1831 in Auburn, Tennessee, United States, the child of Benjamin Burton Cooper And Rebecca Rachel Owen Cooper. Jemima Malissa Cooper married James Finley, and had children including Callie Finley, Chic Finley, Fannie Finley, George Finley, James Finley, John C Finley, Martha Lockie Finley, Purilda Jane Finley, Robert Finley, Sarah Finley, William Benjamin Finley. Jemima Malissa Cooper passed away in 1875 in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Jemima Malissa Cooper was born in 1831 in Auburn, Tennessee, United States, the child of Benjamin Burton Cooper And Rebecca Rachel Owen Cooper.
  • Jemima Malissa Cooper married James Finley, and had children including Callie Finley, Chic Finley, Fannie Finley, George Finley, James Finley, John C Finley, Martha Lockie Finley, Purilda Jane Finley, Robert Finley, Sarah Finley, William Benjamin Finley.
  • Jemima Malissa Cooper passed away in 1875 in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States.

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Jemima Cooper's Ancestors

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Jemima Cooper
1831–1875
Birth Place: Auburn, Tennessee, United States
Parents
BENJAMIN BURTON COOPER
1802–1880
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Rebecca (Rachel Owen) Cooper
1806–1870
Virginia Usa
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jemima Cooper's Descendants

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Jemima (Malissa) Cooper (18 Dec 1831–5 Oct 1875) m. James Finley (abt 1832–30 Mar 1914)
  1. 1. William (Benjamin) Finley 1856–1922 m. Eleanor (Elizabeth) Finley 1869–1918
    1. 1. Mamie (Elvira) Finley 1889–1983 m. William (Forest) Slawson 1880–1958
      1. 1. William (Floyd) Slawson 1905–1972
      2. 2. Clifford (B) Slawson 1907–
      3. 3. Hazel (El) Slawson 1908–
      4. 4. Flora (Inez) Slawson 1920–1989
      5. 5. Lonnie (Allen) Slawson 1925–1989
      6. 6. Nannie (Lorena) Slawson 1911–1951 m. George (Wesley) Cormany 1909–1993
        1. 1. Charles (Wesley) Cormany 1930–2013 m. Connie (Joyce) Cormany 1934–2017 m. JoAnn (Margarite) McLain 1931–2011
        2. 2. George (Wayne) Cormany 1932–1981 m. Doris (Lawanda) Martin 1937–2005
    2. 2. Minnie (Baird) Gaither 1886–1971
    3. 3. Jesse (Thomas) Finley 1887–1968
    4. 4. Robert (Homer) Finley 1892–1966
    5. 5. Wiley (Clifford) Finley 1896–1978
    6. 6. Ivory (William) Finley 1897–1978
    7. 7. Lou (E) Finley 1899–1994
    8. 8. May (Belle) Thompson 1905–1987
  2. 2. John (C) Finley 1853–1934
  3. 3. Purilda (Jane) Finley 1854–1924
  4. 4. Sarah Finley 1857–1887
  5. 5. Martha (Lockie) Finley 1858–
  6. 6. Callie Finley 1859–1898
  7. 7. James Finley 1862–1948
  8. 8. George Finley 1868–1952
  9. 9. Fannie Finley 1869–1880
  10. 10. Robert Finley 1871–1875
  11. 11. Chic Finley 1873–1950

Jemima Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1831
18 Dec 1831
Birth of Jemima Malissa Cooper in Auburn, Tennessee, United States
Auburn, Tennessee, United States
1875
5 Oct 1875
Age 44
Death of Jemima Malissa Cooper in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1831
    Event Place: Auburn, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1875
    Event Place: Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

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