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Ralph Jerome Cooper 1907–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1907

Birth Location: Hettick, Macoupin, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1985

Death Location: Divernon, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Edgar Cooper

Mother: Laura Martin

Spouse(s): Florence Ford, Maranda Miller

Children(s): Harold Cooper, Gary Cooper

Ralph Jerome Cooper was born in 1907 in Hettick, Macoupin, Illinois, USA, the child of Edgar Cooper And Laura Martin. In 1910, Ralph Jerome Cooper resided in Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Ralph Jerome Cooper resided in Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA. Ralph Jerome Cooper married Florence Lucille Ford, Maranda E Miller, and had children including Gary Ralph Cooper, Harold Glen Cooper. Ralph Jerome Cooper passed away in 1985 in Divernon, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ralph Jerome Cooper was born in 1907 in Hettick, Macoupin, Illinois, USA, the child of Edgar Cooper And Laura Martin.
  • In 1910, Ralph Jerome Cooper resided in Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Ralph Jerome Cooper resided in Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.
  • Ralph Jerome Cooper married Florence Lucille Ford, Maranda E Miller, and had children including Gary Ralph Cooper, Harold Glen Cooper.
  • Ralph Jerome Cooper passed away in 1985 in Divernon, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ralph Cooper's Ancestors

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Ralph Cooper
1907–1985
Birth Place: Hettick, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Parents
Edgar Cooper
1875–1952
Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Laura Martin
1879–1963
Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert (Rutherford) Cooper
1828–1913
Christian Co, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Jane) Bacon
1848–1906
Washington, Tennessee, United States
David (Jerome) Martin
1858–1934
Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Harriet (Salome) Ross
1857–1924
Macoupin County, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Cooper
1799–1900
Mary Perry
1793–1887
Jeremiah Bacon
1824–1868
Susanah King
1825–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bacon
1797–1831
Leah Jackson
1797–1860
William King
1796–1868
Martha Crouch
1797–1841

Ralph Cooper's Descendants

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Ralph (Jerome) Cooper (1 Oct 1907–13 Dec 1985) m. Florence (Lucille) Ford (2 July 1907–28 Jan 1998) m. Maranda (E) Miller (23 Dec 1907–)
  1. 1. Harold (Glen) Cooper 1931–2011 m. Shirley (J) Lilley 1932–2001 m. Juanita (Alice) Greeling 1931–2021
  2. 2. Gary (Ralph) Cooper 1943–2016

Ralph Cooper's Timeline

7 Records

1907
1 Oct 1907
Birth of Ralph Jerome Cooper in Hettick, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Hettick, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Ralph Jerome Cooper resided here in Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Ralph Jerome Cooper resided here in Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Ralph Jerome Cooper resided here in Barr, Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Barr, Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Ralph Jerome Cooper resided here in Barr, Macoupin, Illinois
Barr, Macoupin, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 33
Ralph Jerome Cooper resided here in Barr Tow, Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Barr Tow, Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1985
13 Dec 1985
Age 78
Death of Ralph Jerome Cooper in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1907
    Event Place: Hettick, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 335
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1946; Film: #2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Barr, Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Barr, Macoupin, Illinois; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340274

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Barr, Macoupin, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Barr, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00846; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 59-2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Barr Tow, Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Barr, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00846; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 59-2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 335

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1985
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Divernon, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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