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Laura Myrtle Cooper 1860–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1860

Birth Location: Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 1943

Death Location: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

Father: Nathan Cooper

Mother: Hannah Hodgekins

Spouse(s): John 1

Children(s): John Lyell

The story of Laura Myrtle Cooper began in 1860 in Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, USA. Laura Myrtle Cooper married John Thomas Lyell 1, and had children including John Thomas Lyell. Laura Myrtle Cooper passed away in 1943 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Laura Myrtle Cooper began in 1860 in Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, USA.
  • Laura Myrtle Cooper married John Thomas Lyell 1, and had children including John Thomas Lyell.
  • Laura Myrtle Cooper passed away in 1943 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Cooper's Ancestors

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Laura Cooper
1860–1943
Birth Place: Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Nathan Cutter Cooper
1818–1899
Shoreham, Addison, Vermont, USA
Hannah Hodgekins
1818–1895
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Enoch Cooper
1791–1832
Shoreham, Addison, Vermont, USA
Orinda Cutter
1792–1872
Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
JACOB HUDSKIN
1785–1869
Pennsylvania
SARAH HOKE
1790–1877
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Israel Cooper
1767–
Rebeckah Holme
1770–
Nathan Cutter
1770–1818
Mary Spofford
1765–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Jr
1746–1827
Mary Lester
1752–1832
Nathan GG
1734–1778
Hannah GG
1741–
Eleazer Spofford
1739–1832
Mary Flint
1742–1836

Laura Cooper's Descendants

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Laura (Myrtle) Cooper (12 Jan 1860–1 Jan 1943) m. John (Thomas Lyell) 1 (Abt. 1859–30 Sep 1883)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Lyell –1948
    1. 1. Lois Lyell 1909–2002 m. Bernard (Joseph) SCHERER 1913–2004

Laura Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1860
12 Jan 1860
Birth of Laura Myrtle Cooper in Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
1943
1 Jan 1943
Age 83
Death of Laura Myrtle Cooper in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1943
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

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