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Wilma Vernell Cooper 1933–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1933

Birth Location: Matador, Motley, Texas, USA

Death Date: 11 Sep 2001

Death Location: Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA

Father: Arthur Cooper

Mother: Vesta Ray

Spouse(s): Jerry Price

Children(s):

Wilma Vernell Cooper was born in 1933 in Matador, Motley, Texas, USA, the child of Arthur Virgle Cooper And Vesta Lee Ray. In 1950, Wilma Vernell Cooper resided in Motley, Texas, USA. In 1963, Wilma Vernell Cooper resided in Odessa, Texas, USA. Wilma Vernell Cooper married Jerry Dale Price, Jerry Joe Gorman, John Irwin Hanna, Orville Roy Meffert, and had children including Barry Eugene Meffert, Lizbeth Anne Lane Price, Lyn Wllkerson. Wilma Vernell Cooper passed away in 2001 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilma Vernell Cooper was born in 1933 in Matador, Motley, Texas, USA, the child of Arthur Virgle Cooper And Vesta Lee Ray.
  • In 1950, Wilma Vernell Cooper resided in Motley, Texas, USA.
  • In 1963, Wilma Vernell Cooper resided in Odessa, Texas, USA.
  • Wilma Vernell Cooper married Jerry Dale Price, Jerry Joe Gorman, John Irwin Hanna, Orville Roy Meffert, and had children including Barry Eugene Meffert, Lizbeth Anne Lane Price, Lyn Wllkerson.
  • Wilma Vernell Cooper passed away in 2001 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA.

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Wilma Cooper's Ancestors

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Wilma Cooper
1933–2001
Birth Place: Matador, Motley, Texas, USA
Parents
Arthur Virgle Cooper
1910–1974
Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, USA
Vesta (Lee) Ray
1912–1997
Newport, Jack, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Alvin) Cooper
1887–1974
Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee
Martha (Ellen) Ayers
1887–1974
Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Ayers
1844–1930
Martha Pollard
1846–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ayers
1813–1863
Sara Holt
1816–1875
Benjamin Pollard
1803–1850
Celia Stewart
1803–1880

Wilma Cooper's Timeline

4 Records

1933
24 May 1933
Birth of Wilma Vernell Cooper in Matador, Motley, Texas, USA
Matador, Motley, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Wilma Vernell Cooper resided here in Motley, Texas, USA
Motley, Texas, USA
1963
16 Oct 1963
Age 30
Wilma Vernell Cooper resided here in Odessa, Texas, USA
Odessa, Texas, USA
2001
11 Sep 2001
Age 68
Death of Wilma Vernell Cooper in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1933
    Event Place: Matador, Motley, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 16 Sep 2001; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA; ,0.06520426,0.6325235,0.19440979&xid=3355
    [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: Motley, Texas; Roll: 521; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 173-4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Motley, Texas, 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: Motley, Texas; Roll: 521; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 173-4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1963
    Event Place: Odessa, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Odessa American; Publication Date: 16 Oct 1963; Publication Place: Odessa, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 16 Sep 2001; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA; ,0.06520426,0.6325235,0.19440979&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 2001
    Event Place: Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 16 Sep 2001; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA; ,0.06520426,0.6325235,0.19440979&xid=3355

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