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Lela Mae Howard 1913–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1913

Birth Location: Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi

Death Date: 12 Dec 2004

Death Location: Sequoyah, Rogers, Oklahoma

Father: Walter Sr.

Mother: Frances Kennedy

Spouse(s): Malcolm Cooper

Children(s): Jerry Cooper

The story of Lela Mae Howard began in 1913 in Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi. In 1920, Lela Mae Howard resided in Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi. In 1930, Lela Mae Howard resided in Perry, Mississippi. Lela Mae Howard married Malcolm Ward Mack Cooper, and had children including Ardath Gay Cooper, Jerry Neal Cooper, Malcolm Howard Cooper, Nelda Diane Cooper, Sandra Gayle Cooper, Walter James Jimmy Cooper. Lela Mae Howard passed away in 2004 in Sequoyah, Rogers, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • The story of Lela Mae Howard began in 1913 in Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi.
  • In 1920, Lela Mae Howard resided in Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi.
  • In 1930, Lela Mae Howard resided in Perry, Mississippi.
  • Lela Mae Howard married Malcolm Ward Mack Cooper, and had children including Ardath Gay Cooper, Jerry Neal Cooper, Malcolm Howard Cooper, Nelda Diane Cooper, Sandra Gayle Cooper, Walter James Jimmy Cooper.
  • Lela Mae Howard passed away in 2004 in Sequoyah, Rogers, Oklahoma.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Howard's Ancestors

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Lela Howard
1913–2004
Birth Place: Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi
Parents
Walter Jacob Howard Sr.
1890–1957
Baxterville, Marion, Mississippi
Frances (Elizabeth) Kennedy
1895–1927
Crossroads, Washington, Louisiana
Grandparents
Andrew (Houston Howard) Sr.
1862–1913
Marion, Mississippi
Frances (W) Chadwick
1867–1906
Marion, Mississippi
William (Ervin) Kennedy
1862–1929
Crossroads, Pearl River, Mississippi
Emily (Amanda) Wheat
1865–1939
Marion, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Howard
1834–1901
Mary Bilbo
1835–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lela Howard's Descendants

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Lela (Mae) Howard (10 Mar 1913–12 Dec 2004) m. Malcolm (Ward "Mack") Cooper (20 Jun 1912–30 Oct 1998)
  1. 1. Jerry (Neal) Cooper 1937–2002

Lela Howard's Timeline

6 Records

1913
10 Mar 1913
Birth of Lela Mae Howard in Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi
Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 7
Lela Mae Howard resided here in Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi
Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi
1930
1930
Age 17
Lela Mae Howard resided here in Perry, Mississippi
Perry, Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 22
Lela Mae Howard resided here in Marion, Mississippi
Marion, Mississippi
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 27
Lela Mae Howard resided here in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
2004
12 Dec 2004
Age 91
Death of Lela Mae Howard in Sequoyah, Rogers, Oklahoma
Sequoyah, Rogers, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2032; Page: 34B; Enumeration District: 30-3
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi; Roll: T625_882; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 100; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Perry, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi; Roll: T625_882; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 100; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Perry, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Perry, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Marion, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2032; Page: 34B; Enumeration District: 30-3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2032; Page: 34B; Enumeration District: 30-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 2004
    Event Place: Sequoyah, Rogers, Oklahoma

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