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Lydia Jane Cooper 1817–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 December 1817

Birth Location: Wayne County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 18 December 1881

Death Location: Olustee, Baker County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Willoughby 1812

Mother: Mary WALKER

Spouse(s): Ezekiel Dyess

Children(s): Mizauri Dyess, George Dyess, Henry Dyess, Caroline Dyess, Margaret Dyess, Moses Dyess, William Dyess, Mary Dyess, Martha Dyess

Lydia Jane Cooper was born in 1817 in Wayne County, Georgia, USA, the child of Willoughby Cooper War Of 1812 And Mary Polly Walker. Lydia Jane Cooper married Ezekiel Dyess, and had children including Caroline Carrie Dyess, George Cooper Dyess, Henry Peter Dyess, Margaret Ann Samantha Dyess, Martha Serilda Dyess, Mary Winnifred Dyess, Mizauri Missouri Dyess, Moses Dyess, William R Dyess. Lydia Jane Cooper passed away in 1881 in Olustee, Baker County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lydia Jane Cooper was born in 1817 in Wayne County, Georgia, USA, the child of Willoughby Cooper War Of 1812 And Mary Polly Walker.
  • Lydia Jane Cooper married Ezekiel Dyess, and had children including Caroline Carrie Dyess, George Cooper Dyess, Henry Peter Dyess, Margaret Ann Samantha Dyess, Martha Serilda Dyess, Mary Winnifred Dyess, Mizauri Missouri Dyess, Moses Dyess, William R Dyess.
  • Lydia Jane Cooper passed away in 1881 in Olustee, Baker County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willoughby 1812
1795–1865
Birth Location: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary WALKER
1796–1855
Birth Location: Liberty County, Georgia USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Ezekiel Dyess
1821–1907
Birth Location: Appling County, Georgia, USA
ED

Children(s)

Mizauri Dyess
1849–1910
Birth Location: Nassau County, Florida, USA
MD
George Dyess
1854–1911
Birth Location: Nassau County, Florida, USA
GD
Henry Dyess
1852–1941
Birth Location: Nassau County, Florida, USA
HD
Caroline Dyess
1850–1904
Birth Location: Nassau County, Florida, USA
CD
Margaret Dyess
1842–1904
Birth Location: Ware County, Georgia
MD
Moses Dyess
1845–
Birth Location: Nassau County, Florida, USA
MD
William Dyess
1844–1917
Birth Location: Nassau County, Florida, USA
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Mary Dyess
1843–1924
Birth Location: Ware County, Georgia
MD
Martha Dyess
1840–1907
Birth Location: Ware County, Georgia
MD

Lydia Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Cooper
1817–1881
Birth Place: Wayne County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Willoughby COOPER War of 1812
1795–1865
Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Polly") WALKER
1796–1855
Liberty County, Georgia USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Cooper's Descendants

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Lydia (Jane) Cooper (6 December 1817–18 December 1881) m. Ezekiel Dyess (7 April 1821–28 February 1907)
  1. 1. Mizauri (" Missouri") Dyess 1849–1910
  2. 2. George (Cooper) Dyess 1854–1911
  3. 3. Henry (Peter) Dyess 1852–1941
  4. 4. Caroline ("Carrie") Dyess 1850–1904
  5. 5. Margaret (Ann Samantha) Dyess 1842–1904
  6. 6. Moses Dyess 1845–
  7. 7. William (R.) Dyess 1844–1917
  8. 8. Mary (Winnifred) Dyess 1843–1924 m. Allen Sauls 1827–1900
    1. 1. Oretus (E) Sauls 1882–1964
    2. 2. Charlotte (W.) Harden 1867–1921
    3. 3. Kathleen (Dyess) Roberson 1874–1972
  9. 9. Martha (Serilda) Dyess 1840–1907

Lydia Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1817
6 December 1817
Birth of Lydia Jane Cooper in Wayne County, Georgia, USA
Wayne County, Georgia, USA
1881
18 December 1881
Age 64
Death of Lydia Jane Cooper in Sanderson, Baker, Florida
Sanderson, Baker, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 December 1817
    Event Place: Wayne County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 December 1881
    Event Place: Sanderson, Baker, Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Olustee, Baker County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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