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Margaret Opal Cooper 1902 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1902

Birth Location: Excelsior, Morgan County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 21 Mar 1951

Death Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA

Father: William Cooper

Mother: Druzillla Bush

Spouse(s): Oliver Selby

Children(s): Marguerite Selby, Kenneth Selby

The story of Margaret Opal Cooper began in 1902 in Excelsior, Morgan County, Missouri, USA. Margaret Opal Cooper married Oliver Benett Selby, and had children including Marguerite Drusilla Selby, Kenneth Ray Selby. Margaret Opal Cooper passed away in 1951 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Opal Cooper began in 1902 in Excelsior, Morgan County, Missouri, USA.
  • Margaret Opal Cooper married Oliver Benett Selby, and had children including Marguerite Drusilla Selby, Kenneth Ray Selby.
  • Margaret Opal Cooper passed away in 1951 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA.

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Margaret Cooper's Ancestors

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Margaret Cooper
1902 – 1951
Birth Place: Excelsior, Morgan County, Missouri, USA
Parents
William B Cooper
1869 – 1943
Jackson County, Ohio, USA
Druzillla (M) Bush
1881 –
Missouri
Grandparents
Joseph (B) Cooper
1843 – 1918
Ohio
Nancy (Lucretia) Sickels
1844 – 1912
Jackson County, Ohio, USA
John (Marion) Bush
1854 – 1930
Mohawk Village, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Margaret Bush
1852 – 1939
Knox, County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Cooper's Descendants

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Margaret (Opal) Cooper (29 Aug 1902 – 21 Mar 1951) m. Oliver (Benett) Selby (1 Feb 1886 – July 15, 1953)
  1. 1. Marguerite (Drusilla) Selby (4 Jun 1929 – 13 Sep 2004) m. Fred (Dale) Beliele (22 Dec 1928 – 6 Aug 2002) m. Kenneth (Eugene) Morgan (31 Jul 1929 – 21 Jun 2008)
    1. 1. Marla (Marie) Beliele (20 Jun 1954 – 21 June 1954)
  2. 2. Kenneth (Ray) Selby (2 Dec 1931 – 6 Jul 1985)

Margaret Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1902
29 Aug 1902
Birth of Margaret Opal Cooper in Excelsior, Morgan County, Missouri, USA
Excelsior, Morgan County, Missouri, USA
1951
21 Mar 1951
Age 49
Death of Margaret Opal Cooper in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1902
    Event Place: Excelsior, Morgan County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1951
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA

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