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Willie Lee Cooper 1901–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1901

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1960

Death Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Father: John Cooper

Mother: Mary Waits

Spouse(s): Lillie Shirley

Children(s): Willie Cooper, Terry Cooper

Willie Lee Cooper was born in 1901 in Alabama, the child of John Thomas Cooper And Mary Henrietta Waits. Willie Lee Cooper married Lillie Pearl Shirley, and had children including Terry Dianne Cooper, Willie Claude Cooper. Willie Lee Cooper passed away in 1960 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Lee Cooper was born in 1901 in Alabama, the child of John Thomas Cooper And Mary Henrietta Waits.
  • Willie Lee Cooper married Lillie Pearl Shirley, and had children including Terry Dianne Cooper, Willie Claude Cooper.
  • Willie Lee Cooper passed away in 1960 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Willie Cooper
1901–1960
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
John Thomas Cooper
1875–1960
Choctaw, Alabama
Mary (Henrietta) Waits
1875–1933
Alabama
Grandparents
John (Harrison) Cooper
1843–1905
Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Emiline) Burdren
1852–1937
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Cooper's Descendants

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Willie (Lee) Cooper (abt 1901–1960) m. Lillie (Pearl) Shirley (22 May 1903–20 Aug 1997)
  1. 1. Willie (Claude) Cooper 1921–2012
  2. 2. Terry (Dianne) Cooper 1948–1979

Willie Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1901
abt 1901
Birth of Willie Lee Cooper in Alabama
Alabama
1960
1960
Age 59
Death of Willie Lee Cooper in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1901
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

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