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Minerva L. Foster 1855–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jul 1855

Birth Location: Boone County, VA

Death Date: 14 Feb 1928

Death Location: Boone County, WV

Father: Seth Foster

Mother: Mary Asbury

Spouse(s): Blackburn Cooper

Children(s): Howard Cooper, Chloe Cooper, Anderson Cooper, Ivory Cooper, Minnie Cooper, Blackburn Jr., Louvernia Cooper, Samantha Cooper, Wilson Cooper, Henry Cooper, Pearl Cooper

Minerva L. Foster was born in 1855 in Boone County, VA, the child of Seth Foster And Mary Jane Asbury. Minerva L. Foster married Blackburn Edward Cooper, and had children including Anderson Cooper, Blackburn Edward Cooper Jr, Chloe Margaret Cooper, Henry Hillard Cooper, Howard Cooper, Ivory Elizabeth Cooper, Louvernia Ellen Cooper, Minnie Cooper, Pearl Cooper, Samantha Cooper, Wilson Cooper. Minerva L. Foster passed away in 1928 in Boone County, WV.

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Biography

  • Minerva L. Foster was born in 1855 in Boone County, VA, the child of Seth Foster And Mary Jane Asbury.
  • Minerva L. Foster married Blackburn Edward Cooper, and had children including Anderson Cooper, Blackburn Edward Cooper Jr, Chloe Margaret Cooper, Henry Hillard Cooper, Howard Cooper, Ivory Elizabeth Cooper, Louvernia Ellen Cooper, Minnie Cooper, Pearl Cooper, Samantha Cooper, Wilson Cooper.
  • Minerva L. Foster passed away in 1928 in Boone County, WV.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Foster
1802–1862
Birth Location: Kanawha County, Virginia
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Mary Asbury
1822–
Birth Location: Giles County, VA
MA

Spouses(s)

Blackburn Cooper
1854–
Birth Location: Boone County, VA
BC

Children(s)

Howard Cooper
1880–
Birth Location: Boone County, WV
HC
Chloe Cooper
1882–
Birth Location: Boone County, WV
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Anderson Cooper
1876–
Birth Location: Boone County, WV
AC
Ivory Cooper
1887–
Birth Location: Boone County, WV
IC
Minnie Cooper
1884–
Birth Location: Boone County, WV
MC
Blackburn Jr.
1874–
Birth Location: Boone County, WV
BJ
Louvernia Cooper
1889–
Birth Location: Boone County, WV
LC
Samantha Cooper
1893–
Birth Location: Boone County, WV
SC
Wilson Cooper
1878–
Birth Location: Boone County, WV
WC
Henry Cooper
1896–
Birth Location: Boone County, WV
HC
Pearl Cooper
1891–
Birth Location: Boone County, WV
PC

Minerva Foster's Ancestors

Self
Minerva Foster
1855–1928
Birth Place: Boone County, VA
Parents
Seth Foster
1802–1862
Kanawha County, Virginia
Mary (Jane) Asbury
1822–
Giles County, VA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Minerva Foster's Descendants

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Minerva (L.) Foster (05 Jul 1855–14 Feb 1928) m. Blackburn (Edward) Cooper (22 Oct 1854–)
  1. 1. Howard Cooper 1880–
  2. 2. Chloe (Margaret) Cooper 1882–
  3. 3. Anderson Cooper 1876–
  4. 4. Ivory (Elizabeth) Cooper 1887–
  5. 5. Minnie Cooper 1884–
  6. 6. Blackburn (Edward Cooper) Jr. 1874–
  7. 7. Louvernia (Ellen) Cooper 1889–
  8. 8. Samantha Cooper 1893–
  9. 9. Wilson Cooper 1878–
  10. 10. Henry (Hillard) Cooper 1896–
  11. 11. Pearl Cooper 1891–

Minerva Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1855
05 Jul 1855
Birth of Minerva L. Foster in Boone County, VA
Boone County, VA
1928
14 Feb 1928
Age 73
Death of Minerva L. Foster in Boone County, WV
Boone County, WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1855
    Event Place: Boone County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1928
    Event Place: Boone County, WV
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