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Wiley Ellis Cooper 1885–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 JAN 1885

Birth Location: Carrolton, Carrol Co., MO

Death Date: 3 AUG 1965

Death Location: Indepence, Jackson Co., MO

Father: Marc Cooper

Mother: Emma Wild

Spouse(s): May Elliot

Children(s): Ernest Cooper, Ruth Cooper, Audry Cooper, Vernon Cooper

The story of Wiley Ellis Cooper began in 1885 in Carrolton, Carrol Co., MO. Wiley Ellis Cooper married May Bell Elliot, and had children including Audry Mae Cooper, Ernest Elliot Cooper, Ruth Elizabeth Cooper, Vernon Harold Cooper. Wiley Ellis Cooper passed away in 1965 in Indepence, Jackson Co., MO.

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Biography

  • The story of Wiley Ellis Cooper began in 1885 in Carrolton, Carrol Co., MO.
  • Wiley Ellis Cooper married May Bell Elliot, and had children including Audry Mae Cooper, Ernest Elliot Cooper, Ruth Elizabeth Cooper, Vernon Harold Cooper.
  • Wiley Ellis Cooper passed away in 1965 in Indepence, Jackson Co., MO.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wiley Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Cooper
1885–1965
Birth Place: Carrolton, Carrol Co., MO
Parents
Marc Lacy Cooper
1844–
Carter, TN
Emma (Elizabeth) Wild
1858–1939
Honley, Yorks, England
Grandparents
Wiley (H) Cooper
1822–1876
Nash, NC, USA
Ellen Sheffield
1820–
Carter, TN
James Wild
1836–
Holmfirth, Almondbury, Yorks, England
Sabina Hirst
1819–1862
Meltham, Almondbury, Yorks, England
Great-Grandparents
William Cooper
1787–1849
Margaret Pridgen
1790–1880
John Sheffield
1790–
Jonas Wild
1785–1841
Ruth Beardsall
–1839
Jonas Hirst
1800–
Mary Bottomley?
1802–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marcome Cooper
1750–1840
Sarah Randolph
1754–1831
James Wild
1765–
Mary
1774–
Joseph Hirst
1749–1803
Nancy Earnshaw
1758–1803
Jonathan Bottomley?
1754–
Mary
1782–

Wiley Cooper's Descendants

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Wiley (Ellis) Cooper (28 JAN 1885–3 AUG 1965) m. May (Bell) Elliot (5 MAY 1882–19 NOV 1964)
  1. 1. Ernest (Elliot) Cooper 1908–1976
    1. 1. Gary (Ernest) Cooper 1940–2003
  2. 2. Ruth (Elizabeth) Cooper 1906–
  3. 3. Audry (Mae) Cooper 1907–1936
  4. 4. Vernon (Harold) Cooper 1910–1961

Wiley Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1885
28 JAN 1885
Birth of Wiley Ellis Cooper in Carrolton, Carrol Co., MO
Carrolton, Carrol Co., MO
1965
3 AUG 1965
Age 80
Death of Wiley Ellis Cooper in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO
Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1885
    Event Place: Carrolton, Carrol Co., MO

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 AUG 1965
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Indepence, Jackson Co., MO

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