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Joel Ferribee Cooper 1788–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 26, 1788

Birth Location: Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 4 Feb 1866

Death Location: Mount Meridian, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Benjamin COOPER

Mother: Ferribee SANDERS

Spouse(s): Nancy Cooper, Nancy Blue

Children(s): Irene Cooper, Joel Cooper, John Cooper, Christopher Cooper, Pheriby Cooper

Joel Ferribee Cooper was born in 1788 in Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, United States, the child of Benjamin Clark Cooper And Ferribee Sanders. In 1850, Joel Ferribee Cooper resided in Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana, USA. In 1860, Joel Ferribee Cooper resided in Eastern Division, Walker, Alabama, USA. Joel Ferribee Cooper married Nancy Ann Alloway Blue Cooper, Nancy Blue, and had children including Christopher Cooper, Irene Cooper, Joel Sanders Cooper, John L Cooper, Pheriby Cooper. Joel Ferribee Cooper passed away in 1866 in Mount Meridian, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joel Ferribee Cooper was born in 1788 in Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, United States, the child of Benjamin Clark Cooper And Ferribee Sanders.
  • In 1850, Joel Ferribee Cooper resided in Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1860, Joel Ferribee Cooper resided in Eastern Division, Walker, Alabama, USA.
  • Joel Ferribee Cooper married Nancy Ann Alloway Blue Cooper, Nancy Blue, and had children including Christopher Cooper, Irene Cooper, Joel Sanders Cooper, John L Cooper, Pheriby Cooper.
  • Joel Ferribee Cooper passed away in 1866 in Mount Meridian, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin COOPER
1760–1807
Birth Location: Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA
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Ferribee SANDERS
1756–1842
Birth Location: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Cooper
1806–1888
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Nancy Blue
1806–1860
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Irene Cooper
1835–
Birth Location: Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana, United States
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Joel Cooper
1837–1915
Birth Location: Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana, United States
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John Cooper
1839–1857
Birth Location: Putnam, Indiana, United States
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Christopher Cooper
1841–1842
Birth Location: Putnam, Indiana, United States
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Pheriby Cooper
1831–
Birth Location: Putnam, Indiana, United States
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Joel Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Joel Cooper
1788–1866
Birth Place: Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, United States
Parents
Benjamin Clark COOPER
1760–1807
Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA
Ferribee SANDERS
1756–1842
New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Isaac COOPER
1737–1800
Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Prudence Dunn
1745–1820
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Joel Sanders
1718–1782
New Hanover, Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Charity Hollowell
1722–1782
Wrightsboro, North Hanover, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
ISAAC Cooper
1708–1767
Tabitha Millby
1708–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Cooper's Descendants

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Joel (Ferribee) Cooper (Feb 26, 1788–4 Feb 1866) m. Nancy (Ann Alloway Blue) Cooper (Jan 16, 1806–Mar 11, 1888) m. Nancy Blue (19 January 1806–Jul 1860)
  1. 1. Irene Cooper 1835– m. Andrew (N) Douglas 1820–
    1. 1. Bradford (Scott) Douglas 1857–1900 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Allee –1929
      1. 1. Otho (Franklin) Douglas 1883–1957 m. Ferba (Fay) Lyst 1885–1962
        1. 1. Claude Douglas 1905–1973 m. Edith (Lurene) Daringer 1909–1993
        2. 2. Bradford (Thomas) Douglas 1907–1986 m. Phyliss (Mercia) Nuzum 1911–1965
        3. 3. Winifield (Scott) Douglas 1915–1964 m. Vivian Ockomon 1920–2001
        4. 4. Nellie (May) Douglas 1903–1994 m. Romie (Clyde) Shafer 1897–1970
        5. 5. Paul Douglas 1911–1911
      2. 2. Elmer (E.) Douglas 1879–1911 m. Luella ('Ella') Cameron 1886–1935 m. Mary Fultz 1886–1931
        1. 1. Charles (Otho) Douglas 1902–1956 m. Elizabeth (Von) Niederhausern 1909–1996 m. Ruth (Catherine) Schroeder 1904–1979 m. Betty Niederberger 1910–
      3. 3. Anna (Jane) Douglas 1884–1943 m. Ira (Allen) Coppess 1882–1955
        1. 1. Helen (Mary) Coppess 1907–1991
        2. 2. Harold (Douglas) Coppess 1908–1951
        3. 3. Dorothy (Garnet Coppess) Hougland 1908–1999
        4. 4. Betty (Jane) Coppess 1924–
      4. 4. Hope Douglas 1884–
      5. 5. Anna Douglas 1895–
    2. 2. Arminda (J) Douglas 1852–1889 m. C. (Preston) Buis 1845–1924
      1. 1. Walter (Everest) Buis 1870–1931
      2. 2. Flora (E) Buis 1868–1886
      3. 3. L (Clarice) Buis 1872–1891
      4. 4. Emery Buis 1877–1877
      5. 5. Gilbert Buis 1878–1888
      6. 6. Eva (E) Buis 1880–1963
      7. 7. Kenneth Buis 1883–1885
      8. 8. Estella (M) Buis 1885–1909
      9. 9. Bessie (A) Buis 1887–1948
    3. 3. Isaac (S.) Douglas 1854–
    4. 4. Serepta Douglas 1859–
  2. 2. Joel (Sanders) Cooper 1837–1915
  3. 3. John (L.) Cooper 1839–1857
  4. 4. Christopher Cooper 1841–1842
  5. 5. Pheriby Cooper 1831–

Joel Cooper's Timeline

4 Records

1788
Feb 26, 1788
Birth of Joel Ferribee Cooper in Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, United States
Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 62
Joel Ferribee Cooper resided here in Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana, USA
Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 72
Joel Ferribee Cooper resided here in Eastern Division, Walker, Alabama, USA
Eastern Division, Walker, Alabama, USA
1866
4 Feb 1866
Age 78
Death of Joel Ferribee Cooper in Mount Meridian, Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana, United States
Mount Meridian, Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 26, 1788
    Event Place: Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Walker, Alabama; Roll: M653_26; Page: 879; Family History Library Film: 803026
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana; Roll: M432_167; Page: 467B; Image: 225
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana; Roll: M432_167; Page: 467B; Image: 225

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Eastern Division, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Walker, Alabama; Roll: M653_26; Page: 879; Family History Library Film: 803026

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1866
    Event Place: Mount Meridian, Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Meridian, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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