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Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper 1903–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1903

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Mar 1990

Death Location: Woodway, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Cooper

Mother: Eliza Sprinkle

Spouse(s): Harrison Burke

Children(s): James Burke, Marie Burke, Evelyn Witt, Alvin Burke

Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper was born in 1903 in Lee County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Henderson Cooper And Eliza Frances Sprinkle. In 1935, Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia. In 1940, Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA. Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper married Harrison Benjamin Burke, and had children including Alvin Henry Burke, Berman Burke, Bobby Lee Burke, Bonnie Bernice Burke, Dewey Richard Burke, Evelyn Witt, Francis C Burke, James T Burke, Janette Burke, Loretta Burke, Marie Burke, Nettie Eunice Burke, Olin Burke, Ruby Edith Burke. Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper passed away in 1990 in Woodway, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper was born in 1903 in Lee County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Henderson Cooper And Eliza Frances Sprinkle.
  • In 1935, Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper married Harrison Benjamin Burke, and had children including Alvin Henry Burke, Berman Burke, Bobby Lee Burke, Bonnie Bernice Burke, Dewey Richard Burke, Evelyn Witt, Francis C Burke, James T Burke, Janette Burke, Loretta Burke, Marie Burke, Nettie Eunice Burke, Olin Burke, Ruby Edith Burke.
  • Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper passed away in 1990 in Woodway, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Myrtle Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Myrtle Cooper
1903–1990
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Henderson Cooper
1869–1954
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Eliza (Frances) Sprinkle
1874–1952
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Tennessee) Cooper
1853–1937
Mongomery, Virginia, USA
Mildred (Minerva) Kirk
1842–1937
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Franklin (Francis A) Sprinkle
1819–1880
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Julia (Ann) Burgan
1835–1924
Lee, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William FRANCE
1820–1892
Mary Cooper
1833–
Leroy Kirk
1815–1887
Catherine Woodard
1822–1876
Jacob Sprinkle
1784–1854
Mary Slayden
1780–1830
William Burgan
1798–1890
Sarah Sexton
1806–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Heiskell
1785–1854
Willis Kirk
1774–1871
Susannah Harris
1781–1864
James Woodard
1799–1875
Margaret Pope
1803–1883
Henry Sprinkle
1740–1814
Catherine Sprenckel
1731–1790

Myrtle Cooper's Descendants

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Myrtle (Ollie "Mert") Cooper (8 Jul 1903–8 Mar 1990) m. Harrison (Benjamin) Burke (12 May 1902–13 Oct 1991)
  1. 1. James (T.) Burke 1924–2010
  2. 2. Marie Burke 1923–1991 m. Zebedee Ricketts 1890–1956
    1. 1. Jerry (Wayne) Ricketts 1948–2022
    2. 2. Bobby (Ray) Ricketts 1945–1994
    3. 3. Eddie (Lee) Ricketts 1951–2015
  3. 3. Evelyn Witt 1929–1986
  4. 4. Alvin (Henry) Burke 1925–2007

Myrtle Cooper's Timeline

5 Records

1903
8 Jul 1903
Birth of Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 37
Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1990
8 Mar 1990
Age 87
Death of Myrtle Ollie "Mert" Cooper in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1903
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 53-13
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 3009; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 53-21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 53-13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 53-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 3009; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 53-21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1990
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodway, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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