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Walter Tillman Cooley 1917–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1917

Birth Location: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 April 1991

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jasper Cooley

Mother: Flora Howard

Spouse(s): Nezy Bannister

Children(s): James Cooley, Carolyn Cooley, Reda Wood

In 1917, Walter Tillman Cooley entered the world in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, born to Jasper Manning Cooley And Flora A Howard. Walter Tillman Cooley married Nezy Inez Bannister, and had children including Carolyn Cooley, James Manning Cooley, Reda Faye Wood, Shelvy Jean Cooley, Thomas Hiriam Cooley. Walter Tillman Cooley passed away in 1991 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Walter Tillman Cooley entered the world in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, born to Jasper Manning Cooley And Flora A Howard.
  • Walter Tillman Cooley married Nezy Inez Bannister, and had children including Carolyn Cooley, James Manning Cooley, Reda Faye Wood, Shelvy Jean Cooley, Thomas Hiriam Cooley.
  • Walter Tillman Cooley passed away in 1991 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Walter Cooley's Ancestors

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Walter Cooley
1917–1991
Birth Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jasper Manning Cooley
1891–1928
South Carolina, United States of America
Flora (A) Howard
1897–1967
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Hiram (Edward) Cooley
1852–1919
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Nancy Vinson
1856–1932
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cooley
1819–1896
Lucinda Chasteen
1807–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hiram Cooley
1796–1864
Susan Cochran
1800–1821

Walter Cooley's Descendants

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Walter (Tillman) Cooley (12 Feb 1917–9 April 1991) m. Nezy (Inez) Bannister (19 February 1917–10 Feb 2008)
  1. 1. James (Manning) Cooley 1944–2020 m. Cora (Lee) Spicer 1944–2012
  2. 2. Carolyn Cooley 1941–2018 m. James (Ray Harling) Sr 1942–2006
  3. 3. Reda (Faye) Wood 1936–2021

Walter Cooley's Timeline

2 Records

1917
12 Feb 1917
Birth of Walter Tillman Cooley in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1991
9 April 1991
Age 74
Death of Walter Tillman Cooley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Births, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Year Range: 1917

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1991
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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