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Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper 1910–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1910

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Sep 1941

Death Location: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Cooper

Mother: Eliza Sprinkle

Spouse(s): John Burke

Children(s): Lorraine Burke, Bertha Burke

The story of Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper began in 1910 in Lee County, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper resided in Cawood, Harlan, Kentucky. In 1940, Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper resided in Magisterial District 6, Harlan, Kentucky, USA. Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper married John D Burke, and had children including Bertha Geneva Burke, Lorraine Burke, Reva Mae Burke. Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper passed away in 1941 in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper began in 1910 in Lee County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper resided in Cawood, Harlan, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper resided in Magisterial District 6, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.
  • Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper married John D Burke, and had children including Bertha Geneva Burke, Lorraine Burke, Reva Mae Burke.
  • Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper passed away in 1941 in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Virgie Cooper's Ancestors

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Virgie Cooper
1910–1941
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Henderson Cooper
1869–1954
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Eliza (Frances) Sprinkle
1874–1952
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Tennessee) Cooper
1853–1937
Mongomery, Virginia, USA
Mildred (Minerva) Kirk
1842–1937
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Franklin (Francis A) Sprinkle
1819–1880
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Julia (Ann) Burgan
1835–1924
Lee, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William FRANCE
1820–1892
Mary Cooper
1833–
Leroy Kirk
1815–1887
Catherine Woodard
1822–1876
Jacob Sprinkle
1784–1854
Mary Slayden
1780–1830
William Burgan
1798–1890
Sarah Sexton
1806–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Heiskell
1785–1854
Willis Kirk
1774–1871
Susannah Harris
1781–1864
James Woodard
1799–1875
Margaret Pope
1803–1883
Henry Sprinkle
1740–1814
Catherine Sprenckel
1731–1790

Virgie Cooper's Descendants

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Virgie (Goldie "Golden") Cooper (20 Jan 1910–23 Sep 1941) m. John (D.) Burke (27 Mar 1912–7 Dec 1989)
  1. 1. Lorraine Burke 1936–1972
  2. 2. Bertha (Geneva) Burke 1934–2011

Virgie Cooper's Timeline

4 Records

1910
20 Jan 1910
Birth of Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper resided here in Cawood, Harlan, Kentucky
Cawood, Harlan, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 30
Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper resided here in Magisterial District 6, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 6, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1941
23 Sep 1941
Age 31
Death of Virgie Goldie "Golden" Cooper in St Charles, Lee, Virginia, USA
St Charles, Lee, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1910
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 48-42
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cawood, Harlan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 48-42

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District 6, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 48-42

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1941
    Event Place: St Charles, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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