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Ransom Amer Cooper 1859–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1859

Birth Location: Ogle Co, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 1951

Death Location: Collins, Story, Iowa, USA

Father: Benjamin Cooper

Mother: Mary Cooper

Spouse(s): Alice Cooper

Children(s): Roy Cooper, Vera Huffaker, Zella Brown, Mary Oxley, Hazel Ridgeway, Ira Cooper, Alice Knight, Byron Cooper

The story of Ransom Amer Cooper / began in 1859 in Ogle Co, Illinois, USA. In 1860, Ransom Amer Cooper resided in Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA. In 1870, Ransom Amer Cooper resided in Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA. Ransom Amer Cooper married Alice May Kline Cooper, and had children including Alice Neoma Cooper Stinson Knight, Byron Charles Cooper, Hazel M Cooper Ridgeway, Ira Harold Cooper, Mary Armeta Cooper Oxley, Roy Freeman Cooper, Vera Alma Cooper Huffaker, Zella Mae Cooper Brown. Ransom Amer Cooper / passed away in 1951 in Collins, Story, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ransom Amer Cooper // began in 1859 in Ogle Co, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1860, Ransom Amer Cooper // resided in Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1870, Ransom Amer Cooper // resided in Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA.
  • Ransom Amer Cooper // married Alice May Kline Cooper, and had children including Alice Neoma Cooper Stinson Knight, Byron Charles Cooper, Hazel M Cooper Ridgeway, Ira Harold Cooper, Mary Armeta Cooper Oxley, Roy Freeman Cooper, Vera Alma Cooper Huffaker, Zella Mae Cooper Brown.
  • Ransom Amer Cooper // passed away in 1951 in Collins, Story, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Cooper
1834–1914
Birth Location: Washington County, Maryland, USA
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Mary Cooper
1831–1918
Birth Location: Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Alice Cooper
1860–1947
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Roy Cooper
1884–1959
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Vera Huffaker
1886–1974
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
VH
Zella Brown
1885–1969
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
ZB
Mary Oxley
1892–1977
Birth Location: Maxwell, Story, Iowa, USA
MO
Hazel Ridgeway
1895–1992
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
HR
Ira Cooper
1895–1969
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
IC
Alice Knight
1899–1991
Birth Location: Collins, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
AK
Byron Cooper
1902–1959
Birth Location: Clear Creek township, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
BC

Ransom Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Ransom Cooper
1859–1951
Birth Place: Ogle Co, Illinois, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Cooper
1834–1914
Washington County, Maryland, USA
Mary (Ann Weiser) Cooper
1831–1918
Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan (G Cooper) Jr.
1805–1881
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Bowers) Cooper
1806–1881
Washington, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Sr.
1770–
Sarah Cooper
1775–
Fredrick Bowers
1782–1852
Margaret Bowers
1785–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Bowers
1760–

Ransom Cooper's Descendants

1.
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Ransom (Amer) Cooper (11 Dec 1859–10 Sep 1951) m. Alice (May Kline) Cooper (Dec 1860–1947)
  1. 1. Roy (Freeman) Cooper 1884–1959 m. Estella (M Parish) Cooper 1892–1959
    1. 1. Gerald (Gene) Cooper 1923–1999 m. Ruth (Spiess) Cooper 1926–2005 m. Luz (Carmen) Cooper 1923–2013
      1. 1. Mary (Beth Cooper Darby) Rousseau 1949–2007
    2. 2. Alfred (Ransom) Cooper 1913–1998 m. Voicie (L Winton) Cooper 1910–1990
      1. 1. Barbara (J. Cooper) Leen 1934–1985
    3. 3. Nadine (Diane Cooper) McCormick 1916–1987
    4. 4. Jeanette (G Cooper) Baker 1923–2012 m. Byron (E) Baker 1920–2016
  2. 2. Vera (Alma Cooper) Huffaker 1886–1974
  3. 3. Zella (Mae Cooper) Brown 1885–1969 m. Walter (Emmit) Brown 1885–1949
    1. 1. Mildred (A) Brown 1911–
    2. 2. Walter (F) Brown 1915–
  4. 4. Mary (Armeta Cooper) Oxley 1892–1977 m. Clyde (Morgan) Oxley 1889–1962
    1. 1. Maxine (Ruth Oxley) Koder 1929–2012
    2. 2. Alyce (Jean Oxley) Moore 1935–2014
    3. 3. Corinne (Mae Oxley) Faelz 1925–2013
    4. 4. Mary (Helen Oxley) Beal 1923–1945
    5. 5. John (Ransom) Oxley 1921–2005
    6. 6. Robert (Morgan) Oxley 1916–1941
  5. 5. Hazel (M Cooper) Ridgeway 1895–1992 m. Roy (William) Ridgeway 1893–1964
  6. 6. Ira (Harold) Cooper 1895–1969 m. Frances (Engle) Cooper 1903–1987
    1. 1. Russell (Charles) Cooper 1923–2005
    2. 2. Dewey (Harold) Cooper 1925–1996 m. Alice (Caroline Fossum) Copper 1927–
      1. 1. Wayne Cooper 1948–1958
    3. 3. Byron (Freeman) Cooper 1934–2009 m. Janice (Marie League) Cooper 1937–2019
  7. 7. Alice (Neoma Cooper Stinson) Knight 1899–1991 m. Louis (Edward) Stinson 1900–1948
    1. 1. Dean (Cooper) Stinson 1920–1991
    2. 2. Louis (Duane) Stinson 1923–2002
    3. 3. Harry (Darwin) Stinson 1926–2008 m. Kathryn (Delmege) Stinson 1925–2003
  8. 8. Byron (Charles) Cooper 1902–1959 m. Bessie (Jene Pitts) Cooper 1910–1975
    1. 1. Collette (L. Cooper) Lnenicka 1949–2010

Ransom Cooper's Timeline

7 Records

1859
11 Dec 1859
Birth of Ransom Amer Cooper // in Ogle Co, Illinois, USA
Ogle Co, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 1
Ransom Amer Cooper // resided here in Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA
Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 11
Ransom Amer Cooper // resided here in Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 21
Ransom Amer Cooper // resided here in Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA
1881
11 Dec 1881
Age 22
Ransom Amer Cooper // was married in Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Jasper County, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 41
Ransom Amer Cooper // resided here in Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA
1951
10 Sep 1951
Age 92
Death of Ransom Amer Cooper // in Collins, Story, Iowa, USA
Collins, Story, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1859
    Event Place: Ogle Co, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: 346; Page: 4C; Enumeration District: 090
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M593_398; Page: 206A
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1240439
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois; Page: 754
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Jasper County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois; Page: 754

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M593_398; Page: 206A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: 346; Page: 4C; Enumeration District: 090

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1240439

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1951
    Event Place: Collins, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Collins, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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