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Nancy Wortham Cooper 1811 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1811

Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1886

Death Location: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA

Father: John COOPER

Mother: MARGARET WHITE

Spouse(s): Samuel Johnson

Children(s): Rufus Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, John Johnson, Sarah Johnson, Mary Johnson, Nancy Johnson, James Johnson, Ethna Johnson

Nancy Wortham Cooper was born in 1811 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John D. COOPER and MARGARET (Peggy) Elizabeth WHITE. In 1850, Nancy Wortham Cooper resided in Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA. In 1860, Nancy Wortham Cooper resided in Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA. Nancy Wortham Cooper married Samuel Guinn Johnson, and had children including Rufus Johnson, Thomas John Johnson, Elizabeth Louise Johnson, John Crittendon Johnson, Sarah M. Johnson, Mary Frances Johnson, Nancy J. Johnson, James S Johnson, Ethna L. Johnson. Nancy Wortham Cooper passed away in 1886 in Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Wortham Cooper was born in 1811 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John D. COOPER and MARGARET (Peggy) Elizabeth WHITE.
  • In 1850, Nancy Wortham Cooper resided in Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1860, Nancy Wortham Cooper resided in Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA.
  • Nancy Wortham Cooper married Samuel Guinn Johnson, and had children including Rufus Johnson, Thomas John Johnson, Elizabeth Louise Johnson, John Crittendon Johnson, Sarah M. Johnson, Mary Frances Johnson, Nancy J. Johnson, James S Johnson, Ethna L. Johnson.
  • Nancy Wortham Cooper passed away in 1886 in Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John COOPER
1779 – 1828
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina, USA
JC
MARGARET WHITE
1787 – 1869
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Samuel Johnson
1807 – 1884
Birth Location: Marshall, Tennessee, USA
SJ

Children(s)

Rufus Johnson
1831 – 1870
Birth Location: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
RJ
Thomas Johnson
1833 –
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
TJ
Elizabeth Johnson
1834 – 1924
Birth Location: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
EJ
John Johnson
1837 – 1920
Birth Location: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
JJ
Sarah Johnson
1840 – 1877
Birth Location: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
SJ
Mary Johnson
1842 – 1916
Birth Location: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
MJ
Nancy Johnson
1844 –
Birth Location: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
NJ
James Johnson
1853 –
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
JJ
Ethna Johnson
1858 – 1935
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
EJ

Nancy Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Cooper
1811 – 1886
Birth Place: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John D. COOPER
1779 – 1828
Nash, North Carolina, USA
MARGARET ((Peggy) Elizabeth) WHITE
1787 – 1869
Nash, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Marcum COOPER
1747 – 1811
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sally Juliette) JACKSON
1755 – 1840
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Littlebury (Swinney) WHITE
1750 – 1842
Granville Co, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth DENTON
1757 – 1834
USA
Great-Grandparents
David COOPER
1726 – 1792
Elizabeth WILDER
1726 – 1805
George JACKSON
1730 – 1795
Mary NEWMAN
1734 – 1794
Moses SWINNEY
1717 – 1754
Margaret WHITE
1730 –
Isaac DENTON
1733 – 1795
Ann WHITSON
1735 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marcus COOPER
1699 – 1792
Sarah JACKSON
1701 – 1756
James WILDER
1707 – 1739
Abigail GARDNER
1680 – 1761
Samuel JACKSON
1711 – 1770
Elizabeth WELLES
1712 –
John NEWMAN
1710 – 1781
Elizabeth DEAN
1704 – 1767
Lazarus SWENY
1665 – 1732
Elizabeth WILSON
1728 – 1790
Abraham DENTON
1700 – 1774
Mary ODELL
1704 – 1779
William WHITSON
1706 – 1783
Margaret PLUMLEY
1715 – 1783

Nancy Cooper's Descendants

1.
NC
Nancy (Wortham) Cooper (29 Jan 1811 – 15 Jan 1886) m. Samuel (Guinn) Johnson (24 Aug 1807 – 11 Aug 1884)
  1. 1. Rufus Johnson (1831 – BEF 1870)
  2. 2. Thomas (John) Johnson (1833 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Louise) Johnson (23 Nov 1834 – 9 Feb 1924) m. Thomas (Marion) Baker (14 Nov 1830 – 23 Apr 1921)
    1. 1. Ladora (Frances) Baker (25 Mar 1854 – 8 Jan 1938)
    2. 2. Thomas (Grogan) Baker (22 Sep 1855 – 11 Jun 1948)
    3. 3. Edmonia ((Eddie) M) Baker (13 Feb 1858 – 18 Mar 1946)
    4. 4. Richard (Lewis) Baker (15 Feb 1860 – 18 May 1903)
    5. 5. William (Lee) Baker (5 Jan 1864 – 17 May 1945)
    6. 6. Virginia ((Jennie) Price) Baker (7 Dec 1866 – 17 Oct 1920)
    7. 7. Sarah (M) Baker (abt 1869 – )
    8. 8. Francis (Marion) Baker (14 Nov 1870 – 9 Oct 1956) m. Lilia (Blanche) Agin (22 Jul 1872 – 08 Feb 1933) m. Margaret ((Maggie) Smith) Bothwell (07 Jan 1873 – 25 May 1950) m. Edna (Althea) Jewell (11 Feb 1879 – 15 Nov 1952)
      1. 1. Verle (John) Baker (25 Jan 1901 – 4 May 1982) m. Lucy (Mae) Oller (6 May 1917 – 29 Apr 1985)
        1. 1. John Baker (Abt. 1938 – )
        2. 2. Jacqueline Baker (1939 – )
        3. 3. Thomas Baker (1939 – )
        4. 4. Robert Baker (Abt. 1940 – )
      2. 2. Opal (Alfreda) Baker (24 Sep 1906 – 22 May 2001)
      3. 3. Francis (Marion) Baker (abt 1910 – )
      4. 4. Marinda (Elizabeth) Baker (04 Oct 1911 – 16 Aug 1997)
  4. 4. John (Crittendon) Johnson (18 Jan 1837 – 21 Nov 1920) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Green (30 Nov 1845 – 11 May 1906)
    1. 1. Elona (Elizabeth) Johnson (16 Jul 1861 – 7 Apr 1949)
    2. 2. Martha (Jackson) Johnson (11 Oct 1862 – 21 Jan 1943) m. Rodolphus ((Ridon) Lee) Moore (11 Mar 1863 – 25 Jan 1915)
      1. 1. Lee (Erskin) Moore (20 Jul 1885 – 17 Feb 1972)
      2. 2. Charles (Oscar) Moore (abt 1888 – 25 JAN 1965)
      3. 3. Esther Moore (28 Nov 1890 – 1954)
      4. 4. Samuel (R.) Moore (17 Jan 1894 – 30 Jan 1961)
      5. 5. John (Clarence) Moore (24 Jul 1903 – 12 Mar 1983) m. Lillian (Beatrice) Hanna (15 Oct 1904 – 2 Jun 1986)
        1. 1. Don (Craig) Moore (26 Mar 1934 – 14 Jan 2013) m. Clare McHale (abt 1936 – )
    3. 3. John (Samuel) Johnson (1864 – 1954)
    4. 4. Wilgus Johnson (Abt 1867 – )
    5. 5. Mary (E.) Johnson (Dec 1877 – )
    6. 6. Walter (H.) Johnson (Dec 1879 – )
    7. 7. Sarah (E) Johnson (May 1882 – )
    8. 8. Albert (S) Johnson (Sep 1887 – )
    9. 9. Ollie Johnson (9 Apr 1891 – 19 Aug 1976)
  5. 5. Sarah (M.) Johnson (1840 – 12 Mar 1877)
  6. 6. Mary (Frances) Johnson (5 Nov 1842 – 19 Dec 1916) m. Ezekiel Richardson (09 Apr 1837 – 28 Feb 1872)
    1. 1. Eugene (L.) Richardson (Abt 1859 – )
    2. 2. Emma (Elizabeth) Richardson (Abt 1862 – )
    3. 3. George (L.) Richardson (30 Nov 1863 – 26 Mar 1946) m. Nancy Richardson (Abt 1869 – )
      1. 1. Charles (Scott) Richardson (4 March 1900 – 5 Jan 2000)
        1. 1. Doris (Maida) Richardson (10 Nov 1932 – 14 Mar 2002)
      2. 2. Alice Richardson (abt 1903 – )
      3. 3. Grace (A) Richardson (abt 1905 – )
      4. 4. John (H) Richardson (abt 1907 – )
      5. 5. May Richardson (abt 1909 – )
      6. 6. Ruth Richardson (Abt 1912 – )
      7. 7. William (J) Richardson (abt 1892 – )
      8. 8. James (S) Richardson (abt 1894 – )
      9. 9. Nora (B) Richardson (abt 1896 – )
      10. 10. Egar (L) Richardson (abt 1898 – )
    4. 4. Mary (Willie) Richardson (30 November 1863 – 29 May 1950) m. James (Thomas) Cumming (16 Jun 1861 – 20 Oct 1934)
      1. 1. James (Luther) Cumming (17 Jul 1885 – 4 February 1970)
      2. 2. Dencil (Randolph) Cumming (30 Nov 1891 – 5 Mar 1976) m. Verna (M) Cumming (12 Jun 1894 – 30 Sep 1988)
        1. 1. Mildred (Juanita) Cumming (4 Sep 1916 – 27 Feb 2003)
        2. 2. Jewell (Oleta) Cumming (15 Oct 1919 – 6 Feb 1986) m. Alvin (Doyce) Gunn (18 Feb 1922 – 29 Oct 1971)
      3. 3. Samuel (Eugene) Cumming (23 Jan 1888 – 31 Jan 1940)
      4. 4. Melvin (Roy) Cumming (22 Nov 1889 – 27 Aug 1953)
    5. 5. Martha (Francis (Dollie)) Richardson (Abt 1867 – 17 May 1888)
    6. 6. Harriett Richardson (17 Dec 1868 – 16 Feb 1901) m. David (King) Marshall (27 May 1869 – 09 May 1904)
      1. 1. Mary ((Mamie) Ellen) Marshall (6 Apr 1889 – 24 Jan 1971) m. George (Edward (Eddie)) Savage (31 Aug 1882 – 27 Jan 1962)
        1. 1. Raymond (Boyd) Savage (5 Jan 1906 – 11 Feb 1954) m. Lester L. (1904 – )
        2. 2. Agnes (Mae) Savage (31 May 1908 – 22 Jan 2004) m. Grady (L) Davis (26 Jan 1906 – 6 Dec 1974)
        3. 3. Roy (Hayden) Savage (31 May 1908 – 1920)
        4. 4. Wesley (Dee) Savage (5 May 1912 – 22 Jul 2005)
        5. 5. Baby (Girl) Savage (1916 – 1916)
        6. 6. Eva (Montez) Savage (4 Dec 1918 – 2 Jun 1975) m. Cecil Brackeen
        7. 7. Inez (Emma) Savage (23 Mar 1921 – ) m. George (Washington) Myers (3 Jan 1916 – 4 Feb 2006)
        8. 8. Betty (Rae) Savage (1 Aug 1923 – 17 Aug 2012) m. Merl (B) Sisk
        9. 9. Joe (Lynn) Savage (20 Jul 1927 – 5 Oct 2009)
      2. 2. Nora (Belle) Marshall (11 Aug 1892 – 14 Sep 1978)
      3. 3. Alpha (Lee) Marshall (14 Mar 1894 – 20 Nov 1985) m. George (Winfield) Kirkpatrick (11 Mar 1888 – 28 Aug 1967)
        1. 1. Ray Kirkpatrick (30 Jun 1926 – 26 Jan 2004)
      4. 4. Arah (Cordelia (Dollie)) Marshall (20 Aug 1896 – 14 Mar 1977)
      5. 5. Stella (Fay) Marshall (6 Jul 1899 – 25 Jul 1979) m. Manley Wood (Abt 1896 – 3 May 1963)
        1. 1. James Wood (abt 1918 – 12 May 2000)
        2. 2. Stella (Mozelle) Wood (2 May 1919 – 24 Dec 1978)
        3. 3. Raba Jones (17 Oct 1921 – 19 Jul 2005)
        4. 4. Charlsie (Nell) Wood (17 Jan 1925 – 20 Feb 2013)
    7. 7. Dorah (H.) Richardson (Abt 1872 – 14 May 1952)
  7. 7. Nancy (J.) Johnson (1844 – )
  8. 8. James (S) Johnson (1853 – )
  9. 9. Ethna (L.) Johnson (20 May 1858 – 25 Nov 1935)

Nancy Cooper's Timeline

7 Records

1811
29 Jan 1811
Birth of Nancy Wortham Cooper in Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 39
Nancy Wortham Cooper resided here in Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 49
Nancy Wortham Cooper resided here in Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 59
Nancy Wortham Cooper resided here in Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 69
Nancy Wortham Cooper resided here in Clifton City, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Clifton City, Randolph, Missouri, USA
1886
15 Jan 1886
Age 75
Death of Nancy Wortham Cooper in Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
1886
16 Jan 1886
Age 75
Burial of Nancy Wortham Cooper in Clifton Hill, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Clifton Hill, Randolph, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1811
    Event Place: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, Deaths and Burials Index, 1873-1976
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri; Roll: 411; Page: 221A
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clifton, Randolph, Missouri; Roll: 712; Page: 218C; Enumeration District: 117
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri; Roll: M593_802; Page: 241A; Family History Library Film: 552301
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri; Page: 939; Family History Library Film: 803642
    [8] Missouri, Death Records, 1850-1931, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Records [Microfilm]

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri; Roll: 411; Page: 221A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri; Page: 939; Family History Library Film: 803642

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri; Roll: M593_802; Page: 241A; Family History Library Film: 552301

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clifton City, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clifton, Randolph, Missouri; Roll: 712; Page: 218C; Enumeration District: 117

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, Deaths and Burials Index, 1873-1976
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] Missouri, Death Records, 1850-1931, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Records [Microfilm]

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Clifton Hill, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, Deaths and Burials Index, 1873-1976
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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