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Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper 1868–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1868

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 09 Feb 1943

Death Location: Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama, USA

Father: James Cooper

Mother: Caroline Thomason

Spouse(s): James Dial

Children(s): Fanny Dial, Claude Dial, Jessie Dial, James Dial, Clyde Dial, Nancy Dial, Edna Dial

Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper was born in 1868 in Georgia, USA, the child of James M Cooper And Caroline M Thomason. In 1900, Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper resided in Gum Springs, Blount, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper resided in Berlin, Cullman, Alabama, USA. Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper married James Travis Francis Dial, and had children including Claude Dial, Clyde Cornelius Dial, Edna Pearl Dial, Fanny Dial, James John Dial, Jessie C Dial, Nancy Nan Elizabeth Dial. Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper passed away in 1943 in Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper was born in 1868 in Georgia, USA, the child of James M Cooper And Caroline M Thomason.
  • In 1900, Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper resided in Gum Springs, Blount, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper resided in Berlin, Cullman, Alabama, USA.
  • Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper married James Travis Francis Dial, and had children including Claude Dial, Clyde Cornelius Dial, Edna Pearl Dial, Fanny Dial, James John Dial, Jessie C Dial, Nancy Nan Elizabeth Dial.
  • Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper passed away in 1943 in Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Lela Cooper
1868–1943
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
James M. Cooper
1837–1906
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Caroline (M) Thomason
1842–1910
Hall Co, GA
Grandparents
George (Dabney) Cooper
1800–1859
Virginia, USA
Susannah (" Susan ") Cotnam
1807–1880
Alabama
HARMON THOMASON
1808–1876
Hall County, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Sgt. (Esquire)
1758–1842
Henrietta Watts
1762–1848
John Thomasson
1776–1846
Nancy Abercrombie
1779–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Cooper?)
1718–1794
Martha Dabney
1738–1780
Charles Watts
1731–
Elizabeth Howell
1743–1826
Mary Beck
1753–1860

Lela Cooper's Descendants

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Lela (Josephine "Josie") Cooper (Sep 1868–09 Feb 1943) m. James (Travis Francis) Dial (Mar 1871–16 March 1945)
  1. 1. Fanny Dial 1899–1973 m. Alfred (Frederick “Fred”) Poole 1895–1955
    1. 1. Raymond (Martin) Poole 1932–1963 m. Dolores (Eileen) Andonie 1938–1990
    2. 2. Wanda (Annette) Poole 1931–2015 m. Donald (Paul) Palmer 1926–1998
  2. 2. Claude Dial 1896–1951
  3. 3. Jessie (C) Dial 1905–
  4. 4. James (John) Dial 1902–1983
  5. 5. Clyde (Cornelius) Dial 1909–1990
  6. 6. Nancy ("Nan" Elizabeth) Dial 1894–1958
  7. 7. Edna (Pearl) Dial 1891–1965 m. John (J.) Boykie 1884–1928 m. Joseph (Edward) Johnson 1889–1919
    1. 1. Frank (James "Red") Boykie 1923–2001
    2. 2. Vernie Johnson 1910–1987
    3. 3. Oliver (James) Johnson 1914–1998
    4. 4. Martha Johnson 1912–
    5. 5. Hubert (William) Johnson 1917–1973

Lela Cooper's Timeline

6 Records

1868
Sep 1868
Birth of Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper resided here in Gum Springs, Blount, Alabama, USA
Gum Springs, Blount, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper resided here in Berlin, Cullman, Alabama, USA
Berlin, Cullman, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper resided here in Weltie, Cullman, Alabama, USA
Weltie, Cullman, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper resided here in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1943
09 Feb 1943
Age 75
Death of Lela Josephine "Josie" Cooper in Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1868
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gum Springs, Blount, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Berlin, Cullman, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Weltie, Cullman, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1943
    Event Place: Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama, USA

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