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William Preston Cooper 1864 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1864

Birth Location: Hinton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Jul 1938

Death Location: Choctaw County, Alabama, USA

Father: Burrell Cooper

Mother: Laura Bull

Spouse(s): Roxie Flowers, Isadora Reese

Children(s): Luther Cooper, Della Cooper, Emmett Cooper, Claudie Cooper, Eddie Cooper, Susie Cooper, Pensacola Cooper, Cora Cooper, William Cooper, Selma Cooper, Sadie Cooper, Grady Cooper, Gordie Cooper

Born in 1864 in Hinton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA, William Preston Cooper was the child of Burrell Narcis Cooper and Laura Sophronia Bull. In time, William Preston Cooper married Roxie Ann Saphronia Flowers and Isadora Reese, and they raised a family that included Luther Martin "Luke" Cooper, Della V Cooper, Emmett Debro Cooper, Claudie Ann Myrtice Cooper, Eddie Maud Cooper, Susie Clara Cooper, Pensacola Cooper, Cora Cooper, William Elma Cooper, Selma Cooper, Sadie Mae Cooper, Grady (twin) Cooper and Gordie Cooper. William Preston Cooper died in Choctaw County, Alabama, USA in 1938.

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Parents

Burrell Cooper
1837 – 1891
Birth Location: Choctaw County, Alabama
BC
Laura Bull
1846 – 1882
Birth Location: Clarke, Mississippi, United States
LB

Spouses(s)

Roxie Flowers
1865 – 1903
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
RF
Isadora Reese
1874 – 1955
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
IR

Children(s)

Luther Cooper
1885 – 1941
Birth Location: Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
LC
Della Cooper
1886 – 1971
Birth Location: Clarke, Mississippi, United States
DC
Emmett Cooper
1888 – 1945
Birth Location: Hinton, Choctaw, Alabama, United States
EC
Claudie Cooper
1892 – 1920
Birth Location: Clarke, Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
CC
Eddie Cooper
1896 – 1960
Birth Location: Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
EC
Susie Cooper
1897 – 1954
Birth Location: Clarke, Mississippi, United States
SC
Pensacola Cooper
1900 – 1965
Birth Location: Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
PC
Cora Cooper
1901 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
CC
William Cooper
1906 – 1907
Birth Location: Clarke, Mississippi, United States
WC
Selma Cooper
1907 – 1978
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
SC
Sadie Cooper
1908 – 1987
Birth Location: Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
SC
Grady Cooper
1908 – 1962
Birth Location: Clarke, Mississippi, United States
GC
Gordie Cooper
1909 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
GC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Hinton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Jul 1938
    Event Place: Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
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