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Merle Mae Cooper 1894–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1894

Birth Location: Derby, Lucas, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 6 Aug 1971

Death Location: Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada

Father: David Cooper

Mother: Emma Swartz

Spouse(s): Orie Bedford

Children(s): Hilda Bedford, Jack Bedford, Dorothy Bedford

Merle Mae Cooper was born in 1894 in Derby, Lucas, Iowa, USA, the child of David George Washington Gray Cooper And Emma Elizabeth Swartz. In 1900, Merle Mae Cooper resided in Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1916, Merle Mae Cooper resided in 12, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. Merle Mae Cooper married Arther Dubuesson, Orie Emerson Bedford, Walter Burdick, and had children including Dorothy Viola Bedford, Hilda Grace Bedford, Jack Eldin Bedford. Merle Mae Cooper passed away in 1971 in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Merle Mae Cooper was born in 1894 in Derby, Lucas, Iowa, USA, the child of David George Washington Gray Cooper And Emma Elizabeth Swartz.
  • In 1900, Merle Mae Cooper resided in Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1916, Merle Mae Cooper resided in 12, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • Merle Mae Cooper married Arther Dubuesson, Orie Emerson Bedford, Walter Burdick, and had children including Dorothy Viola Bedford, Hilda Grace Bedford, Jack Eldin Bedford.
  • Merle Mae Cooper passed away in 1971 in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada.

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Merle Cooper's Ancestors

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Merle Cooper
1894–1971
Birth Place: Derby, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Parents
David George Washington Gray Cooper
1868–1906
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Emma (Elizabeth) Swartz
1870–1953
Derby, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
John (Hill) Swartz
1838–1927
White Pigeon, St Joseph, Michigan, USA
Mary (West) (Swartz
1849–1924
Iowa
Great-Grandparents
Jessie West
1813–1895
Eliza Peebler
1823–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah West
1786–1840
Elizabeth Henderson
1791–1866

Merle Cooper's Descendants

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Merle (Mae) Cooper (29 Sep 1894–6 Aug 1971) m. Orie (Emerson) Bedford (14 Oct 1890–23 May 1929)
  1. 1. Hilda (Grace) Bedford 1918–1990 m. William (Charles Thomas) Fox 1911–1993
  2. 2. Jack (Eldin) Bedford 1915–2008 m. Mary (Lucille) Rarich 1913–2005
  3. 3. Dorothy (Viola) Bedford 1918–2005 m. Martin Henke 1915–1963

Merle Cooper's Timeline

4 Records

1894
29 Sep 1894
Birth of Merle Mae Cooper in Derby, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Derby, Lucas, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Merle Mae Cooper resided here in Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1916
1916
Age 22
Merle Mae Cooper resided here in 12, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
12, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
1971
6 Aug 1971
Age 77
Death of Merle Mae Cooper in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1894
    Event Place: Derby, Lucas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records
    [3] British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: 12, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1971
    Event Place: Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990

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