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Mary Elizabeth Gillespie Cooper 1839–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1839

Birth Location: East Fork, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 16 Aug 1932

Death Location: Qualla, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jackson Gillespie

Mother: Mary Porter

Spouse(s): William Cooper

Children(s): Julia Cooper, Virginia Hipps, Laura Terrell, Maybelle Henson, William Cooper

Mary Elizabeth Gillespie Cooper was born in 1839 in East Fork, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jackson Gillespie And Mary Polly Smith Porter. Mary Elizabeth Gillespie Cooper married William Harvey Cooper, and had children including Julia Estella Cooper, Laura Viola Cooper Terrell, Maybelle Cooper Henson, Virginia Cooper Hipps, William Harvey Cooper. Mary Elizabeth Gillespie Cooper passed away in 1932 in Qualla, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Gillespie Cooper was born in 1839 in East Fork, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jackson Gillespie And Mary Polly Smith Porter.
  • Mary Elizabeth Gillespie Cooper married William Harvey Cooper, and had children including Julia Estella Cooper, Laura Viola Cooper Terrell, Maybelle Cooper Henson, Virginia Cooper Hipps, William Harvey Cooper.
  • Mary Elizabeth Gillespie Cooper passed away in 1932 in Qualla, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Mary Cooper
1839–1932
Birth Place: East Fork, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jackson Gillespie
1813–1894
East Fork, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Polly" Smith) Porter
1819–1900
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
James Porter
1792–1892
Pickens County, South Carolina
Nancy (Norrine) Clayton
1800–1882
Pendleton District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Philip Porter
1763–1841
Mary Smith
1769–1849
WILLIAM CLAYTON
1761–1845
Elizabeth Langley
1768–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Sr.
1716–1795
Violet SC)
1717–1791
Joseph Smith
1752–1814
Elizabeth Hallum
1750–1814
William Sr
1733–1781
Elizabeth Reid
1735–1787

Mary Cooper's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth Gillespie) Cooper (14 Feb 1839–16 Aug 1932) m. William (Harvey) Cooper (5 February 1835–12 July 1913)
  1. 1. Julia (Estella) Cooper 1871–1932
  2. 2. Virginia (Cooper) Hipps 1875–1963
  3. 3. Laura (Viola Cooper) Terrell 1873–1958
  4. 4. Maybelle (Cooper) Henson 1866–1951
  5. 5. William (Harvey) Cooper 1869–

Mary Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1839
14 Feb 1839
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Gillespie Cooper in East Fork, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
East Fork, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
1932
16 Aug 1932
Age 93
Death of Mary Elizabeth Gillespie Cooper in Qualla, Jackson, North Carolina
Qualla, Jackson, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1839
    Event Place: East Fork, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1932
    Event Place: Qualla, Jackson, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Qualla, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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