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Leon Cooper 1912–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1912

Birth Location: Calloway, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 7 Apr 1979

Death Location: Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States

Father: Chesley Cooper

Mother: Willie Spencer

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Leon Cooper was born in 1912 in Calloway, Kentucky, United States, the child of Chesley Godwin Cooper And Willie Kish Spencer. In 1920, Leon Cooper resided in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA. Leon Cooper passed away in 1979 in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Leon Cooper was born in 1912 in Calloway, Kentucky, United States, the child of Chesley Godwin Cooper And Willie Kish Spencer.
  • In 1920, Leon Cooper resided in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA.
  • Leon Cooper passed away in 1979 in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States.

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Leon Cooper's Ancestors

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Leon Cooper
1912–1979
Birth Place: Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Chesley Godwin Cooper
1890–1972
Calloway County, Kentucky, USA
Willie (Kish) Spencer
1893–1977
Calloway County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Lee) Spencer
1865–1937
Virginia
Margaret (Ida) Miller
1873–1946
Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Spencer
1840–1919
Elizabeth Shepard
1843–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Spencer
1808–1889
Saml Spencer
1810–1879

Leon Cooper's Timeline

3 Records

1912
10 May 1912
Birth of Leon Cooper in Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Calloway, Kentucky, United States
1920
1920
Age 8
Leon Cooper resided here in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
1979
7 Apr 1979
Age 67
Death of Leon Cooper in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1912
    Event Place: Calloway, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States

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