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Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper 1918–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1918

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 5 December 1994

Death Location: Woodway, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas Cooper

Mother: Bertha Parsons

Spouse(s): Wilma Wright

Children(s):

The story of Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper began in 1918 in Lee County, Virginia, United States of America. In 1935, Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia. In 1940, Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA. Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper married Wilma Ilean Wright, and had children including Howard Cooper, Linda Kay Cooper. Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper passed away in 1994 in Woodway, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper began in 1918 in Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • In 1935, Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper married Wilma Ilean Wright, and had children including Howard Cooper, Linda Kay Cooper.
  • Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper passed away in 1994 in Woodway, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cooper
1897–1988
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Virginia
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Bertha Parsons
1896–1950
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Wilma Wright
1921–
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
WW

Children(s)

Willie Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Willie Cooper
1918–1994
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas "Tom" Franklin Cooper
1897–1988
Pennington Gap, Virginia
Bertha (Alice) Parsons
1896–1950
Lee, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Henderson) Cooper
1869–1954
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Eliza (Frances) Sprinkle
1874–1952
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
William (Elkanah) Parsons
1871–1957
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Amanda ((Mandy)) Doss
1871–1937
Fentress, TN, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Cooper
1853–1937
Mildred Kirk
1842–1937
Franklin Sprinkle
1819–1880
Julia Burgan
1835–1924
John Parsons
1847–1920
Martha Grubb
1846–1889
William Doss
1829–1919
Nancy Brown
1839–1926
2nd-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–
Edward Parsons
1815–1887
Margaret Jones
1818–1905
Archibald Grubb
1810–1852
Nancy Marcum
1828–
William Doss
1764–1853
Nancy Brown
1790–1881
Abraham Brown
1795–1854
Elizabeth McIntosh*
1813–1870

Willie Cooper's Timeline

5 Records

1918
17 May 1918
Birth of Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper in Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 17
Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 22
Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1994
5 December 1994
Age 76
Death of Willie (Bill?) Franklin Cooper in Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1918
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 53-13
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 3009; Page: 43; Enumeration District: 53-17

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 53-13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 53-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 3009; Page: 43; Enumeration District: 53-17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 3009; Page: 43; Enumeration District: 53-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1994
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodway, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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