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Ruth Cooper 1926–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1926

Birth Location: Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 6 Jan 2006

Death Location: Carrollton, Denton, Texas, USA

Father: Luther Cooper

Mother: Samantha Dingus

Spouse(s): John Collins

Children(s):

The story of Ruth Cooper began in 1926 in Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. In 1930, Ruth Cooper resided in Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky. In 1940, Ruth Cooper resided in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA. Ruth Cooper married John Thomas Jack Collins, and had children including Phyllis J Collins. Ruth Cooper passed away in 2006 in Carrollton, Denton, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Cooper began in 1926 in Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1930, Ruth Cooper resided in Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Ruth Cooper resided in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ruth Cooper married John Thomas Jack Collins, and had children including Phyllis J Collins.
  • Ruth Cooper passed away in 2006 in Carrollton, Denton, Texas, USA.

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Children(s)

Ruth Cooper's Ancestors

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Ruth Cooper
1926–2006
Birth Place: Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Luther Mayberry Cooper
1879–1941
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Samantha (Susan) Dingus
1889–1936
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (C. Dingus) Sr.
1855–1923
Cove Creek, Virginia, USA
Rachel (Rebecca Alafair) Mullins
1854–1910
Letcher County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Dingus
1815–1890
Mahala Wells
1819–1890
Joseph Mullins
1834–1929
Mahala Shepherd
1835–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John *
1774–1831
Nancy *
1778–1845

Ruth Cooper's Timeline

5 Records

1926
30 Apr 1926
Birth of Ruth Cooper in Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Ruth Cooper resided here in Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky
Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 14
Ruth Cooper resided here in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Ruth Cooper resided here in Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA
Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA
2006
6 Jan 2006
Age 80
Death of Ruth Cooper in Carrollton, Denton, Texas, USA
Carrollton, Denton, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cumberland, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 765; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 897.0; FHL microfilm: 2340500.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 67-4.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Gladeville, Wise, Vi

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Gladeville, Wise, Vi

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 2006
    Event Place: Carrollton, Denton, Texas, USA

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