unknown Cooper b:in Virginia wife: unknown (unknown) b: in Virginia
1 son known born to the above Unknown Cooper's (from Census)he was,
Elbert Cooper b: 1837 in Tenn. d:November 15, 1916 in Jones Cmty.
Del.Co.In. (age80)
Elbert was married to Martha Jane (Reeves) b:1836 in Tenn.d:February
10,1911 Jones Cmty. Del.Co.In. (age75) they were married May 06, 1860 in
Campbell,County Tennessee found marriage in Tenn. IGI files.
Children born to Elbert Cooper and Martha Jane (Reeves) were:
1)Mary Elizabeth (Cooper)b:1863 in IGI files say March 2, 1861 in
Madison Co. In.
2)James F. Cooper b: 1866
*3)Louise A. "Lou" (Cooper)b:January 04,1872 in Gillman,Indiana (see
notes for census,death certificate)d: July 04, 1947 in died in
Muncie Indiana buried in Jones Cmty. not sure if month & day
are right ? Louise married William H. "Will" Taylor b:January 1871
in Ohio (could of been in Portsmouth/Irontown/Pioneer
Furnance?)Louise and Will were married May 02, 1895 in Muncie Delaware
Co.In., (marr.lic. bk.b11 or c11 pg. 173 he died: April 18,
1948 in Muncie,Del.Co.In.
and he is also buried in Jones Cem. In Del.Co.Indiana. Note
according to the 1880
census her birth yr would be different but I believe that the
census is wrong on
her age.
4)David Cooper b: 1876
(I have nothing further on the above Parents or siblings except my line
Louise)
The above 3rd child Louise A. "Lou" (Cooper) Taylor is my 2nd great
grandmother, "Lou" and "Will" had 4 children who were;
1)Marion Taylor I have a birth date 6-12-1898 don't know if it's
Marion's ?
2)Earl Taylor he was born August 08, 1896 he died January 29, 1959
he was married to Sadie Verionica (McGee) they had 1 son William
Earl Taylor
William Earl is still living.
*3)Raymond Augusta Taylor my great grandpa was born May 20, 1902 he
died Apr.20,1981
he was married to my great grandmother Bernice H. (Howe)
1904-1996 they were
married in 11-20-1920 they were the parents of 6 kids who
were/are: (in birth order) Katherine (living), Edward Eugene
(deceased), Anna Mae (living),
*Raymond Junior (deceased/My grandpa), Donald Hubert (deceased),
Mary Elizabeth
(living).
4)Edna (Taylor) she was born in 1905 Edna was married 2 times her
1st husband was
Charles Smith with no issues and her 2nd husband was Wayne last
name unknown they
also had no issues, I'am not sure if Wayne and Edna were indeed
married they may
have just lived together? Edna died December 16, 1967 she died in
a house fire.
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Elbert & Martha & their children were found in the 1880 Harrison Twp.
Del.Co.In. Census
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1880 Census: Page 294A. Harrison Township, Delaware County, Indiana:
Cooper,Elbert:::male:::43:::farmer:::born in Tenn,Father-Va,
Mother-Va.
,Martha::female::44::wife Keeping house::born in
Tenn,Dad-Tenn,Mom__
,Mary::female::17::dau works @home::born in IN,Dad-Tenn,
Mom-Tenn
,James F.::male::14::son works @home::born in
IN,Dad-Tenn,Mom-Tenn
,Louisa::female::7::dau:: born in IN., Dad - Tenn, Mom - Tenn
,David::male::4::son::born in IN, Dad - Tenn, Mom - Tenn
All the children were listed as Single: and Elbert and Martha listed as
Married
Here are my calculation's of the birth years for the above people found
on this census my calculations are figured using the yr. 1880 and their
age listed in this census:
Elbert 1880 minus 43 = 1837 is the yr he would of been born in
Tennessee
Martha 1880 minus 44 =1836 is the yr she would of been born in
Tennessee
Mary 1880 minus 17 = 1863 is the yr she would of been born in Indiana
James F. 1880 minus 14 =1866 is the yr he would of been born in Indiana
*Louisa 1880 minus 7 = 1873 is the yr she would of been born in Indiana
David 1880 minus 4 = 1876 is the yr he would of been born in Indiana
Jill does any of my Cooper's sound fimilar to you? I notice you have a
Martha to that would be mostlike younger than my above Martha (Reeves)
Cooper?????
Martha (Reeves) Cooper (Elbert's wife) was the daughter of an unknown
Reeves (father) born in Tennessee and her mother is also unkown. Let me
know if you think we have a connection.
(Also note the IGI files I refer to above are the Mormon Churghes IGI
files that list
marriages,births,some census and some mics. records that the mormon's
have compiled
from county records ect....).
Sincerely,
Donata Boyle
dbgoman(a)ameritech.net
Craig Childress wrote:
Hello ,
I am new to the list and am currently researching my grandparents ( Don W.
and Martha Gray Cooper ) family histories. I know that my grandparents , as
well as several other members ( including Vera F. Current Cooper, my
ggrandmother &her parents :John & Martha, as well as sister Ruby ) are
buried in Elm Ridge Cemetary. Several others including my gggrandparents,
Leonidas & Nancy Jane Lenox Cooper are buried in Tomlinson Cemetary.
Other then what I have stated I do not have much information on these
families, and am hoping that someone can help me. I am more then willing to
share what information I have, although I have only recently started my
research
Thanks in advance,
Jill Cooper Childress