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Robert Rutherford Cooper 1828–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1828

Birth Location: Christian Co, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1913

Death Location: Greenfield, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Edmund Cooper

Mother: Mary Perry

Spouse(s): Mary Bacon, Margaret Gurn, Nancy Parks, Elizabeth Ridings

Children(s): Ella Cooper, Fred Cooper, Edgar Cooper, Charles Cooper, Jennie Cooper, Harriet Cooper, Mary Cooper, Henry Cooper, Lucy Cooper, Adrian Cooper, Frank Cooper

The story of Robert Rutherford Cooper began in 1828 in Christian Co, Kentucky, USA. In 1880, Robert Rutherford Cooper resided in Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA. In 1900, Robert Rutherford Cooper resided in Rockbridge, Greene, Illinois, USA. Robert Rutherford Cooper married Elizabeth Ridings, Margaret Alice Gurn, Mary Jane Bacon, Nancy Anarine Parks, and had children including Adrian Eugene Cooper, Charles V Cooper, Edgar Cooper, Ella Dora Cooper, Frank Cooper, Fred Cooper, Harriet May Cooper, Henry Elmer Cooper, Jennie Pearl Cooper, Lucy B Cooper, Mary E Cooper. Robert Rutherford Cooper passed away in 1913 in Greenfield, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Rutherford Cooper began in 1828 in Christian Co, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, Robert Rutherford Cooper resided in Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1900, Robert Rutherford Cooper resided in Rockbridge, Greene, Illinois, USA.
  • Robert Rutherford Cooper married Elizabeth Ridings, Margaret Alice Gurn, Mary Jane Bacon, Nancy Anarine Parks, and had children including Adrian Eugene Cooper, Charles V Cooper, Edgar Cooper, Ella Dora Cooper, Frank Cooper, Fred Cooper, Harriet May Cooper, Henry Elmer Cooper, Jennie Pearl Cooper, Lucy B Cooper, Mary E Cooper.
  • Robert Rutherford Cooper passed away in 1913 in Greenfield, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Robert Cooper
1828–1913
Birth Place: Christian Co, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Edmund Landrum Cooper
1799–1900
Orange County, Virginia,
Mary (Mills) Perry
1793–1887
Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Cooper's Descendants

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Robert (Rutherford) Cooper (22 Jan 1828–16 Aug 1913) m. Mary (Jane) Bacon (27 Jul 1848–21 Mar 1906) m. Margaret (Alice) Gurn (1844–Mar 22 1933) m. Nancy (Anarine) Parks (1829–22 Jun 1868) m. Elizabeth Ridings (27 Sep 1831–3 Feb 1871)
  1. 1. Ella (Dora) Cooper 1872–1955 m. John (Allen) Ross 1867–1949
    1. 1. Russell (Dale) Ross 1900–1981
  2. 2. Fred Cooper 1874–1972 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Huson 1877–1956
    1. 1. Oral (Huson) Cooper 1901–1992
    2. 2. Mildred Cooper 1903–2000
    3. 3. Leonard (Jesse) Cooper 1905–1987
    4. 4. Clyde Cooper 1900–1906
  3. 3. Edgar Cooper 1875–1952 m. Laura Martin 1879–1963
    1. 1. Eunice (Virginia) Cooper 1902–1923
    2. 2. Dean (Edgar) Cooper 1904–1994
    3. 3. Robert (Glenn) Cooper 1906–1920
    4. 4. Ralph (Jerome) Cooper 1907–1985 m. Florence (Lucille) Ford 1907–1998 m. Maranda (E) Miller 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
    5. 5. Lynn (C) Cooper 1902–1972
  4. 4. Charles (V.) Cooper 1878–1968 m. Florence (Lee) Braley 1880–1978
    1. 1. Eleanor (B.) Cooper 1910–1981
    2. 2. Roger (Lee) Cooper 1917–1991
  5. 5. Jennie (Pearl) Cooper 1888–1919 m. Neil (Milton) Ore 1887–1925
  6. 6. Harriet (May) Cooper 1880–1930 m. George (Truman) Shane 1881–1968
    1. 1. Paul (B) Shane 1903–1937 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Pitman 1900–1960
      1. 1. Mayo (B) Shane 1924–1997
      2. 2. James (Franklin) Shane 1926–1944
  7. 7. Mary (E) Cooper 1852–
  8. 8. Henry (Elmer) Cooper 1859–1931 m. Fannie (Dora) Converse 1860–1963
    1. 1. Walter (Elmer) Cooper 1885–1956
    2. 2. Truman (Guy) Cooper 1889–1970
  9. 9. Lucy (B) Cooper 1862–
  10. 10. Adrian (Eugene) Cooper 1864–1947 m. Mary (E) Ross 1869–1946
  11. 11. Frank Cooper 1871–1958 m. Emma (Susan) Lohr 1874–
    1. 1. Helen (Elizabeth) Cooper 1912–2010

Robert Cooper's Timeline

7 Records

1828
22 Jan 1828
Birth of Robert Rutherford Cooper in Christian Co, Kentucky, USA
Christian Co, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
Robert Rutherford Cooper resided here in Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 72
Robert Rutherford Cooper resided here in Rockbridge, Greene, Illinois, USA
Rockbridge, Greene, Illinois, USA
1908
Abt 1908
Age 80
Robert Rutherford Cooper resided here in Greenfield, Greene, Illinois
Greenfield, Greene, Illinois
1910
1910
Age 82
Robert Rutherford Cooper resided here in Greenfield Ward 1, Greene, Illinois, USA
Greenfield Ward 1, Greene, Illinois, USA
1913
16 Aug 1913
Age 85
Death of Robert Rutherford Cooper in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1913
28 Aug 1913
Age 85
Robert Rutherford Cooper - Probate in Greene, Illinois, USA
Greene, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1828
    Event Place: Christian Co, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Barr, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 232; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 104
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Barr, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Barr, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 232; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 104

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Greene, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1908
    Event Place: Greenfield, Greene, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Greenfield Ward 1, Greene, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenfield Ward 1, Greene, Illinois; Roll: T624_289; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374302

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenfield, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Greene, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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