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Rebecca "Becky" Pierce 1856–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1856

Birth Location: Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1943

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: Rebecca Arnold

Mother: Zachariah Pierce

Spouse(s): James Sr

Children(s): Fannie Cooper, Otis Sr, Thomas Cooper, Dave Cooper, Susie Cooper, Bessie Cooper, Lee Cooper, Sam Cooper, Ollie Cooper, James Jr, Jesse Cooper, Lydia Cooper, Emma Monk

Rebecca "Becky" Pierce was born in 1856 in Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA, the child of Rebecca Ann Arnold And Zachariah Davis Pierce. Rebecca "Becky" Pierce married James Jim Hemphill Cooper Sr, and had children including Bessie Sweetie Cooper, Dave M Cooper, Emma Dorthula Monk, Fannie Irene Cooper, James Hemphill Cooper Jr, Jesse Franklin Cooper, Lee Andrew Cooper, Lydia Cooper, Ollie Cooper, Otis Eugene Cooper Sr, Sam Cooper, Susie Cooper, Thomas Louis Cooper. Rebecca "Becky" Pierce passed away in 1943 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca "Becky" Pierce was born in 1856 in Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA, the child of Rebecca Ann Arnold And Zachariah Davis Pierce.
  • Rebecca "Becky" Pierce married James Jim Hemphill Cooper Sr, and had children including Bessie Sweetie Cooper, Dave M Cooper, Emma Dorthula Monk, Fannie Irene Cooper, James Hemphill Cooper Jr, Jesse Franklin Cooper, Lee Andrew Cooper, Lydia Cooper, Ollie Cooper, Otis Eugene Cooper Sr, Sam Cooper, Susie Cooper, Thomas Louis Cooper.
  • Rebecca "Becky" Pierce passed away in 1943 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rebecca Arnold
1828–1860
Birth Location: Jackson County, Alabama, USA
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Zachariah Pierce
1826–1902
Birth Location: Wilmer, Mobile, Alabama, United States
ZP

Spouses(s)

James Sr
1856–1943
Birth Location: Selma, Dallas, Alabama, USA
JS

Children(s)

Fannie Cooper
1891–1964
Birth Location: Robertson County, Texas, USA
FC
Otis Sr
1902–1953
Birth Location: Robertson County, Texas, USA
OS
Thomas Cooper
1879–1954
Birth Location: Franklin, Robertson, Texas, USA
TC
Dave Cooper
1883–1951
Birth Location: Texas, USA
DC
Susie Cooper
1886–1953
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
SC
Bessie Cooper
1888–1919
Birth Location: –
BC
Lee Cooper
1892–1970
Birth Location: Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA
LC
Sam Cooper
1896–1977
Birth Location: Texas, USA
SC
Ollie Cooper
1898–1977
Birth Location: Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA
OC
James Jr
1889–1954
Birth Location: Texas, USA
JJ
Jesse Cooper
1906–1961
Birth Location: Franklin, Robertson, Texas, USA
JC
Lydia Cooper
1883–1886
Birth Location: Franklin, Robertson, Texas, USA
LC
Emma Monk
1880–1960
Birth Location: Franklin County, Texas, USA
EM

Rebecca Pierce's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Pierce
1856–1943
Birth Place: Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA
Parents
Rebecca Ann Arnold
1828–1860
Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Zachariah (Davis) Pierce
1826–1902
Wilmer, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
James (Jordan) Arnold
1808–1840
Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) McVeigh
1813–1882
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Jeremiah (Hampton Monroe Pierce) Sr
1783–1870
North Carolina, USA
Nancy McLain
1795–1855
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Arnold
1785–1869
Ola Cowan
1790–1840
Joseph McVey
1788–1838
Rachel Looney
1782–1835
Hugh Pierce
1749–1839
Ann Wooten
1754–1853
Thomas McLain
1771–1855
Elizabeth Duff
1773–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas McVey
1770–
Ann Condray
1772–
Michael Sr
1751–1839
Temperance Looney
1750–1830
Richard Pierce
1730–1816
Sarah Pepper
1695–1753
Jeremiah Wooten
1736–1810
Ann Bledsoe
1737–1795

Rebecca Pierce's Descendants

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Rebecca ("Becky") Pierce (20 Feb 1856–26 Mar 1943) m. James ("Jim" Hemphill Cooper) Sr (29 Oct 1856–10 Apr 1943)
  1. 1. Fannie (Irene) Cooper 1891–1964 m. Simeon (Sim) Lewis 1886–1960
    1. 1. Maggie (Elizabeth) Lewis 1906–1987 m. Johnnie (Lee) Wright 1903–1989
      1. 1. Joe (Alton) Wright 1932–2001
      2. 2. John (Alvin) Wright 1931–2002 m. Mary (Sue) Pugh 1938–2015
      3. 3. Nelda (Martyne "Mimi") Wright 1936–1995 m. Troy (Lee) Bates 1933–1969
    2. 2. Benny (Lee) Lewis 1919–2010 m. Wilma (Louise) Oslin 1925–2015
    3. 3. Katie (Nell) LeMay 1908–1977 m. Walter (Henry) Lemay 1908–1975
    4. 4. Lovie (Janette) Lewis 1909–1983 m. James (William "Jim") Avriette 1912–2001
    5. 5. Archie (Joe) Lewis 1913–1994 m. Margaret (Olive) Lewis 1919–2005
    6. 6. Josephine (Anease "Josie") Ball 1922–2007 m. Arthur (Owen Ball) Jr 1920–1980 m. Oscar (Gulfie) Garmon 1922–1999
    7. 7. Ira Lewis 1915–1918
    8. 8. James (Ervin) Lewis 1911–1918
    9. 9. Lila Lewis 1917–1918
  2. 2. Otis (Eugene Cooper) Sr 1902–1953 m. Ruby (Mae) Cooper 1906–1931
    1. 1. Otis (Eugene Cooper) Jr 1927–2006
  3. 3. Thomas (Louis) Cooper 1879–1954 m. Orishus Cooper 1883–1969
    1. 1. James (Louis) Cooper 1902–1977
    2. 2. Mary (Frances) Cole 1925–2010
    3. 3. Thomas (Robert Cooper) Sr 1913–1994
    4. 4. Oney Kavanaugh 1909–1998
    5. 5. Lillie (Orishus) Cartwright 1918–1990
    6. 6. Loney Stepp 1910–1998
    7. 7. General (Lee) Cooper 1920–1985
    8. 8. Bertie (Ollie) Strain 1906–1979
  4. 4. Dave (M) Cooper 1883–1951 m. Dora (Ethel) West 1883–1969
    1. 1. Henry (Harvey) Cooper 1910–1956
  5. 5. Susie Cooper 1886–1953 m. Sam (M) Monk 1878–1954
    1. 1. J. (W.) Monk 1918–1991
    2. 2. Dimon (Samuel) Monk 1906–1968
    3. 3. Davis (L) Monk 1926–1993
    4. 4. Grady (Sullivan) Monk 1909–1975
    5. 5. Hubert (Otis) Monk 1912–1983
    6. 6. Chris (Loyd) Monk 1924–2017
    7. 7. Jesse (Dee) Monk 1910–1991
  6. 6. Bessie (Sweetie) Cooper 1888–1919 m. Allen (Joseph) Lewis 1880–1961
    1. 1. William (Ernest) Lewis 1912–1963
    2. 2. Horton (Jesse) Lewis 1916–1989
    3. 3. Thurman (Mason) Lewis 1910–1938
    4. 4. Minerva (Bernice) McFadden 1908–1981
  7. 7. Lee (Andrew) Cooper 1892–1970 m. Ollie (Vine) Cooper 1908–1988
    1. 1. Roy (Lee) Cooper 1931–1966
  8. 8. Sam Cooper 1896–1977 m. Maudie (Mae Lee) Carroll 1902–1982
    1. 1. Sammie (Marie) Johnson 1919–2014
  9. 9. Ollie Cooper 1898–1977 m. Charlie (Washington) Stringfellow 1894–1961
    1. 1. Letha Stringfellow 1915–1927
    2. 2. Ira Stringfellow 1922–1990
  10. 10. James (Hemphill Cooper) Jr 1889–1954 m. Evie (Evelyn) Cooper 1896–1971
    1. 1. Bertha (Irene) Stanford 1921–1972
    2. 2. Doris (Ruth) Cooper 1928–2013
    3. 3. Patricia Everson 1934–2014
    4. 4. Dorothy (Bell) Anderson 1925–2009
    5. 5. Sadie (Jewel) Elzey 1914–1990
  11. 11. Jesse (Franklin) Cooper 1906–1961 m. Juanita (Beatrice) Cooper 1911–1997
  12. 12. Lydia Cooper 1883–1886
  13. 13. Emma (Dorthula) Monk 1880–1960 m. Richard (M) Monk 1876–1951
    1. 1. Rebecca (Laura) Foreman 1898–1980
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Cothran 1903–1979
    3. 3. Bertha (Irene) Dixon 1907–1985
    4. 4. Bertaline Monk 1917–1920
    5. 5. Robert Monk 1920–1977

Rebecca Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1856
20 Feb 1856
Birth of Rebecca "Becky" Pierce in Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA
Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA
1943
26 Mar 1943
Age 87
Death of Rebecca "Becky" Pierce in Richardson, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Richardson, Dallas County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1856
    Event Place: Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1943
    Event Place: Richardson, Dallas County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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