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Descendants of
William M. Cooper
1817 – 1907
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Descendants of William M. Cooper
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3
2. COOPER FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS .................................................................................. 5
3. WHAT IS A COOPER AND WHO WERE THE FIRST ONES?......................................... 8
4. CENSUS RECORDS AND COUNTY HISTORIES ............................................................. 9
4.1 Georgia Census Records ................................................................................................ 9
4.1.1 1840 Census - Georgia............................................................................................ 9
4.1.2 1850 Census - Georgia............................................................................................ 9
4.1.3 1860 Census - Georgia.......................................................................................... 10
4.1.4 1870 Census - Georgia.......................................................................................... 11
4.1.5 1880 Census - Georgia.......................................................................................... 12
4.2 Georgia Cooper Families ............................................................................................. 13
4.3 History of Heard County, Georgia............................................................................... 14
4.4 Arkansas Census Records ............................................................................................ 22
4.4.1 1820 Census - Arkansas........................................................................................ 22
4.4.2 1830 Census - Arkansas........................................................................................ 22
4.4.3 1840 Census - Arkansas........................................................................................ 23
4.4.4 1900 Census - Arkansas........................................................................................ 23
4.5 Montgomery County, Arkansas, History..................................................................... 24
4.5.1 Story, Arkansas ..................................................................................................... 25
4.5.2 Story School.......................................................................................................... 26
4.6 South Carolina Coopers ............................................................................................... 26
5. DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM M. COOPER .................................................................. 28
5.1 Generation No. 1 – Family Tree Maker Report ........................................................... 29
5. 6 Generation No. 6 – Family Tree Maker Report ............................................................ 94
5.7 Generation No. 7 – Family Tree Maker Report ......................................................... 128
5.8 Endnotes..................................................................................................................... 131
6. CONCLUSION................................................................................................................... 132
LIST OF FIGURES
1 Descendants of Roderick Lenard and Annie Elizabeth Cooper ................................................. 4
2 Counties of State of Georgia with Heard County Highlighted ................................................ 14
3 Map of Roanoke, Alabama to Glenn, Georgia ............................................................................ 15
4 Counties of the State of Arkansas with Montgomery County Highlighted ........................... 24
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1. INTRODUCTION
Researching ancestry began as a hobby for me (I Franklin I) in the early 1960’s. It has grown into a part-
time business called Ardent Data Services. The step from the hobby to business was made in 1983 when I
purchased a Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III Microcomputer and began entering my generally
disorganized genealogy information into the computer. I have upgraded my computer resources a few
times since then and moved most of my genealogy data into Family Tree Maker software. The
information in the computer is much more easily maintained (as births, marriages, and deaths occur and
as I find additional information) and can be sorted and printed out in many different formats. Family
trees are complex so please do not expect to understand this information without studying it. The sources
of the information are a personal interview with the individual, individual’s parent, individual’s in-law
or individual’s child or a copy of the information was mailed to, edited, and returned by one of the
foregoing, visiting a lot of cemeteries to glean data from tombstones.
In 1959 I married into the Cooper lineage by marrying Mary Susanna McClure, the daughter of Winnie
Pearl Cooper McClure (daughter of Henry Leonard Cooper, the son of Roderick Lenard Cooper, the son
of William M. Cooper). In the late 1970’s I began writing down information about the Cooper genealogy
on Family Tree forms, entering the data into word processing and database software. In 1980 distributed
a few copies of what I had gathered and printed with a dot matrix printer. This 2007 version of
Descendants of William M. Cooper is the first version issued using Family Tree Maker software and
created as a Portable Document File (PDF).
Two benefits are achieved in my compiling family trees – (1) I thoroughly enjoy the quest for the
information and (2) it provides my descendants with a history of their lineage. If you enjoy what I have
done, then that is an additional benefit. Please, please send to me by e-mail or US mail any additions,
deletions, or changes I need to make to this dynamic data. If you would, please send to me a biographical
sketch of yourself or family members. The biographical sketches add tremendously to the dates and
towns and make the genealogy much more interesting..
Figure 1, Descendants of Roderick Lenard and Annie Elizabeth Cooper, provides a chart of this couple,
their four children, and 27 grandchildren. The chart also shows Roderick’s siblings and parents. Most of
you reading this document are descendants of Roderick and Annie. This chart provides a way for you to
more easily visualize where you fit into this family tree and is probably worth your time to study it for a
while.
PHOTOS REMOVED
Roderick Lenard and Annie Elizabeth Adamson Cooper
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FIGURE 1. REMOVED
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2. COOPER FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS
ALL PHOTOS REMOVED
PARENTS OF ANNIE ELIZ. ADAMSON COOPER: PARENTS OF CELIA SUSANNA ALDRIDGE:

Seaborn Henry & Nancy Jackson Adamson Henry H. & Safronia Jane Robinson Aldridge
ALL PHOTOS REMOVED
Henry Leonard & Celia Susanna Aldridge Cooper
Leota Vesta Emmons Wayne Theodore Ruthy Viola Emery Hiatt Roderick Laney “Lain”
(2) Cooper (5) (6) Cooper (8)
Henry Floyd Cooper Winnie Pearl McClure Ava Lenora Broderick

(9) (10) (12)
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ALL PHOTOS REMOVED
William Downus & Della Mae Bonner Cooper
Etta Mabel Hopkins James Lonnie Cooper Johnnie Clyde Cooper William Vernon Cooper
(1) (3) (4) (5)
Beulah Eveline Wilson Rufus Linn Cooper Zola Naomi Scott Ruby Imogene Yow
Plesnicher (7) (8) (9) (10)
PARENTS OF DELLA MAE BONNER COOPER:

Josiah Allen & Pardelia Robinson Bonner
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ALL PHOTOS REMOVED
Walter Leander & Annie Mae Cooper Lockhart
Birda Mae Lockhart Lamb Darnell Powell
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3. WHAT IS A COOPER AND WHO WERE THE FIRST ONES?

The following article was clipped by Lottie Marian Cooper from the January 11, 1981, edition of the
Fayetteville (North Carolina) Observer newspaper:
NOTE: The year listed in the paragraphs below mean that this person was listed in a
register, was on tax records, or name appeared in some document for that year.
COOPER
In general this is a trade name. It is derived from the Latin word cupa meaning 'tub,
bucket, cask' and this became the Middle English word couper meaning a maker or
repairer of such items.
Some of the early artisans were Robert le (the) Cupere, Surrey, 1176; Selide le Cooper,
Norfolk, 1182; Henry le Cupper, Nottinghamshire, and Richard le Cupare, Oxfordshire,
both living in 1273; William le Coupere, Sussex, 1296; John Couper and Will elmus
Couper are on the 1329 Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls; Johny Copper, Yorkshire, 1425; Robert
Cupper was baliff of Yarmouth, 1425.
The earliest in Scotland was Salomine de (of) Cupier who witnessed a charter in 1245,
then came Thomas de Cupro, canon of St. Andrew's Church, both of whom appear to
have derived their names from the hamlet of Coupar, origin unknown.
The following Scots may have either trade or place names: John Cupar, Aberdeen,
1281; Christian Cowper, Berwick, 1275; Symon Coopare, Berwickshire, rendered
homage to the English in 1296; Michael Couper was a tenant in Butyll, 1376; Patrick
Culper ( the l is silent), 1466, appears in 1477 as Cowlpar and his wife as Cowlper; Finla
Couper of Atholl was fined for resetting the outlawed Macgregors, 1613.
Burke's General Armory describes the Cooper and the Cowper coats of arms.
In Virginia, a Walter Cooper arrived in James City County in 1619 and a Walter Cooper
was granted 350 acres there in 1639. John Cooper held land in Elizabeth City County
prior to 1624. Justinian Cooper was granted 850 acres in Isle of Wight County in 1639. In
Massachusetts Walter Cooper arrived in James City County in 1619 and a Walter Cooper
was granted 350 acres there in 1639. John Cooper held land in Elizabeth City County
prior to 1624. Justinian Cooper was granted 850 acres in Isle of Wight County in 1639.
Twenty of the name Cooper and one Cowper were officers in the American Revolutionary
War.
Leon Earl “Butch” Cooper, Jr. has done some research to identify the ascendants of William M.
Cooper and has developed the following possible lineage but research is needed to prove this
lineage:
Great-great-great- John Cooper, born about 1680 in Berkley County, SC

grandfather
Great-great-grandfather Edward Cooper born in Berkley County, SC
Great-grandfather Rev. Robert Cooper who married Ann Peronneaux
Grandfather George Cooper who died in 1810
Father William James Cooper
A review of the U.S. Gazetteer reveals that there are 18 of the United States which have a town
named Cooper!
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4. CENSUS RECORDS AND COUNTY HISTORIES

The Georgia and Arkansas Census Records were researched because of the knowledge that Roderick
Lenard Cooper was born in Glenn, Georgia, and later moved to Story, Arkansas. The quest began by
locating Glenn on a map in a large Rand McNally Atlas at the Dallas Public Library. Glenn is located in
the far southwest corner of Heard County. Glenn (population 45 in 1980 Census) is only a mile or two
from the Georgia-Alabama state line.
The 1860 Census of Georgia was reviewed first and became the key source of putting together the pieces of
this family tree. You may want to read about it first and then come back to reviewing the census records
in chronological order as printed.
An important fact to know about census records is that different information has been asked for by the
census takers each decade. Until 1850 the census takers essentially asked only for the quantity of
household occupants per age brackets and the name of the “Head of Household.” Beginning in 1850 a lot
more information was requested by the census takers which you will see as you read onward.
4.1 Georgia Census Records
Georgia is one of the 13 original colonies. The following is what I gleaned from the Georgia censuses.
4.1.1 1840 Census - Georgia
The book 1840 Index to Georgia Census, published in 1969 by Mrs. Barbara Woods and Mrs. Eileen
Sheffield, is alphabetized by county. A review of this book in the Heard County section reveals the
following Names of Heads of Family of interest:
Page 288 - Thomas Cooper; Free White Males Age 30-40 - One; Free White Females Age 40-50 - One; Slaves -
One
Thomas Cooper is the only person named Cooper living in Heard County who was a Head of Family in the 1840
Census. It is possible that this man is the father of William and grandfather of Roderick Lenard Cooper but William
would have been in the Age 15- 20 bracket in 1840 and is not shown.
Page 305 - James J. Adamson; Free White Males Age 5-10 - Three, Age 30-40 - One; Free White Females
Age Under 5 - Two, Age 20-30 - One
James J. (for Jefferson) Adamson is the father of Seaborn Henry Adamson and thus the grandfather of
Annie Elizabeth Adamson, wife of Roderick Lenard Cooper.
Page 306 - Sam W. Jackson; Free White Males Age 5-10 - One, Age 10- 15 - One, Age 15-20 - One; Free
White Females Under 5 - One, Age 5-10 - One, Age 10-15 - One, Age 15-20 - One, Age 20-30 - One, Age
30- 40 - One
Samuel W. Jackson is the father of Nancy Elizabeth Jackson (wife of Seaborn Henry Adamson) and thus
the grandfather of Annie Elizabeth Adamson, wife of Roderick Lenard Cooper.
The book 1850 Census of Georgia lists 220 Heads of Household with the last name of Cooper. There are 20
listed with the name of William Cooper. The index in this book lists the persons alphabetically and tells
the name of the county and the page on which the information appears which was handwritten by the
census taker as he/she went from door to door. By reviewing the records of all 20 William Coopers,
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Mary Sue (my wife) and I found listed in Newton County, page 427, Family Number 212, the following
information:
The name of every

person whose usual
place of abode on
the 1st day of June Profession
1850, was in this Occupation,
family Age Sex or Trade Place of Birth
William Cooper 27 M Farmer Georgia
Delilah Cooper 21 F Georgia
William 2 M Georgia
John Henry 2 months M Georgia
The book An Index to the 1860 Georgia Federal Census compiled by Arlis Acord and Martha S. Anderson
lists 251 Heads of Household with the last name of Cooper. There are 19 listed with the name of William
Cooper. Only one William Cooper is listed in the index who lived in Heard County. In fact, he is the
only Cooper of the 251 Heads of Household who was living in Heard County. Mary Sue and I found
listed in Heard County, page 736, Family Number 500, the following information:
The name of every

person whose usual
place of abode on
the 1st day of June Profession
1860, was in this Occupation,
family Age Sex or Trade Place of Birth
William Cooper 35 M Farmer S. Carolina
Delilah Cooper 32 F Georgia
William 12 M Georgia
John 10 M Georgia
Roderick 5 M Georgia
Talitha L. 2 F Georgia
Leemodella 5 months F Georgia
Thomas 10 M Georgia
The Head of Household for Family Number 499 was Jeptha B. Banks, Mechanic; Family Number 501 was
Thomas A. Camp, Baptist Minister.
There is no explanation for the 10 year old male named Thomas living in the William Cooper household.
Perhaps he was an orphan living with the Cooper family. Listing Thomas at the end of the list lends
credence to this theory.
This census also asked for their Value of Real Estate and Value of Personal Estate; William answered
$1000 and $2000 respectively.
A comparison of William's responses to the 1850 and 1860 censuses raises two questions - (1) What was
his age? If he was 27 years old in 1850, he should have been 37, not 35, years old in 1860, and (2) Where
was he born? In 1850 he said he was born in Georgia; in 1860 he said he was born in South Carolina. The
story passed down through the family is that he was born in Ireland. Someday we will answer these
questions if we keep on researching.
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The highlight of this information is that it finally confirms the names of the parents, brothers, and sisters
of Roderick Lenard Cooper and his place of birth. We have gleaned from family records that Roderick
Lenard was born in 1855 in Glenn, Georgia. This census record identifies a 5 year old male named
Roderick Cooper living in Glenn, Georgia, in 1860.
The 1870 Census of Georgia is not alphabetized but it is separated by county. By scrolling through frame
after frame of microfilm of the census taker's scrawling, I found some interesting information, not only
about the William Cooper family, but about their neighbors. (I have shown in bold the names of the
people who I know are blood-related to the relatives of Roderick Lenard Cooper). The following
information appears for families 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, and 1041 for Heard County, Georgia, on August
9, 1870:
The name of every person

whose usual place of
abode on the 1st day of Profession
June 1870, was in this Occupation, or
family Age Sex Trade Place of Birth
Family 1037
Bonner, Nancy 60 F Georgia
Bonner, Josiah A. 21 M Farming Georgia
Bonner, Nancy E. 19 F At home Georgia
Cooper, Susannah 31 F (Illegible) Georgia
Cooper, William (?). 8 M Georgia
(William’s middle initial may be an A.)
Family 1038
Cooper, William 48 M Farmer Georgia
Cooper, Mary 38 F Keepinghouse Georgia
Cooper, Roderic L. 15 M Farm laborer Georgia
Cooper, Lee 12 F At school Georgia
Cooper, Emma 8 F Georgia
Cooper, Sallie 7 F Georgia
Cooper, Anna 5 F Georgia
Cooper, (Infant) 1 F Georgia
Family 1039
Cooper, John 20 M Farming Georgia
Cooper, Esther 22 F Keepinghouse Georgia
Family 1040
Adamson, James 25 M Farming Georgia
Adamson, Martha 21 F Keepinghouse Georgia
Adamson, Cynthia E. 1 F Georgia
Family 1041
Adamson, Seaborn H. 37 M Farmer Georgia
Adamson, Nancy E. 32 F Keepinghouse Georgia
Adamson, Henry L. 14 M Farm laborer Georgia
Adamson, Anna E. 13 F At home Georgia
Adamson, Benjamin W. 11 M Farm laborer Georgia
Adamson, Samuel J. 9 M Georgia
Adamson, Camellia B. 4 F Georgia
Adamson, Nancy E. 1 F Georgia
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The census taker also asked each Head of Household their Value of Real Estate and Value of Personal
Property. Here are their answers:
Value of Real Value of Personal

Estate Property
Nancy Bonner $800 $569
William Cooper $1500 $1080
John Cooper (Blank) $150
James Adamson (Blank) $150
Seaborn H. Adamson $500 $648
Here is my explanation of who the people are whose names are printed boldly above:
Nancy Bonner is probably the mother (perhaps a widow at age 60) of Josiah A. Bonner. Josiah Allen
Bonner was born November 23, 1848. He would have been 21 in 1870. Josiah is the father of Della Mae
Bonner, wife of William Downous Cooper.
William Cooper probably did not know his date of birth. He said in 1850 that he was 27, 1860 that he was
35, and in 1870 that he was 48. The War Between the States was from 1861 to 1865. Unbelievable turmoil
occurred to families during this worst of the wars. Perhaps William saw the war coming in 1860 and
could have been exempted from serving if he was 35 or more years old. Evidently, William Cooper
remarried sometime between 1860 and 1870. Paragraph 3.2 tells us that William's first wife, Delilah, and
an “Infant Cooper” are buried in the Adamson Cemetery near Glenn, Georgia. Delilah probably died
during childbirth. William’s second wife, Mary, had given birth to four more children - Emma, Sallie,
Anna, and an unnamed infant. The 12-year old female name Lee is the child listed as Leemodella in the
1860 census; her mother was Delilah.
Ten years after 1860, we do find that the 5-year old Roderic (sic) L. Cooper has now become 15 and is a
“Farm Laborer.” The John and Esther Cooper (Family 1039) are likely Roderick's older brother and his
wife. John was 10 in 1860 and is now 20 in 1870.
Family 1041, Seaborn H. and Nancy E. Adamson and their six children, especially their 13-year old
daughter named Anna E., are of special interest. The 13-year old Anna E. is Anna Elizabeth Adamson
who, four years later on January 31, 1874, at the age of 17, married the “boy next door (or farm),” the 18-
year old Roderick Lenard Cooper.
The 1880 Census of Georgia is not indexed but is separated by county. Again, the following
families of interest were gleaned from these census records by scrolling through frame after
frame of microfilm:
Page No. 62, Dwelling No. 42, and Family No. 42:
Name Sex Age Rel. to Occupatio POB POB POB
Head n Dad Mom
House
Adamson, James J. M 75 Head Farming GA MD GA
Elizabeth D. F 68 Wife Keephouse VA VA VA
Thomas L. M 32 Son At home* GA GA VA
Nathaniel R. M 26 Son Farming GA GA VA
Mallise C. F 26 Dau.-in-law At home GA GA GA
James W. M 3 Grandson GA GA GA
Ada Lee F 1 Granddau. GA GA GA
* The census record also shows that Thomas L. could not read or write and was idiotic.
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James J. (for Jefferson) Adamson is the father of Seaborn Henry Adamson and thus the grandfather of
Annie Elizabeth Adamson, wife of Roderick Lenard Cooper.
Name Sex Age Rel. to Occupatio POB PO POB
Head n B Mom
House Dad
Adamson, Seborn(sic) M 47 Head Farming GA GA GA
Nancy F 41 Wife Keephouse GA GA GA
Benjamin M 21 Son Laborer GA GA GA
Samuel M 19 Son Laborer GA GA GA
Cornelia F 11 Daughter At home GA GA GA
Nancy F 12 Daughter At home GA GA GA
Ida F 10 Daughter At school GA GA GA
Rufus M 7 Son GA GA GA
Lea(or o)na F 5 Daughter GA GA GA
Charley G. M 2 Son GA GA GA
Seaborn Henry and Nancy Jackson Adamson are the parents of Annie Elizabeth Adamson, wife of
Roderick Lenard Cooper. They were married in 1874 so Annie was no longer living at home in 1880.
Name Sex Age Rel. to Occupatio POB PO POB
Head n B Mom
House Dad
Cooper, William M 30 Head Farming GA GA GA
Elizabeth F 29 Wife Keephouse GA GA GA
William J. M 10 Son At school GA GA GA
James L. M 8 Son GA GA GA
Reubin M 6 Son GA GA GA
John F. M 3 Son GA GA GA
Francis R F 1 Daughter GA GA GA
This William Cooper is believed to be the oldest brother of Roderick Lenard Cooper.
After reading through all these frames of microfilm William and Mary Cooper were not found in Heard
County nor were Roderick Lenard and Annie Elizabeth Cooper. Perhaps they had moved to another
Georgia county or maybe to another state, perhaps Alabama, since it is only a few miles away.
4.2 Georgia Cooper Families

In Georgia was a Thomas Cooper family that came from a Thomas Cooper family of Springfield,
Massachusetts with his sons, Thomas Jr. and Timothy. The early Thomas Cooper family inherited a
plantation in St. Mary’s County, Maryland from their mother’s brother, Robert Sly, who was one of the
early founders of Maryland 1640-1650’s and another Thomas Cooper of Massachusetts who helped found
Springfield in 1640’s. (St. Mary’s County is on the western shore of Maryland and on the peninsula jutting
out into the Chesapeake Bay east of Washington, DC.) From Thomas Jr. in Maryland came Thomas III, a
captain in the Revolutionary War, who married into the Susan Anthony. Their son, Mark Anthony
Cooper, moved to Georgia and had a son named Thomas. Thomas Cooper, Jr. in Maryland witnessed
wills of Martin Yates, possible ancestor of Elizabeth Yates, who married William James Cooper, and with
James Moore probably later became governor of South Carolina.
Another interesting Cooper family is John Couper (the name of Cooper is sometime spelled this way.) of
St. Simons Island, GA who moved there in 1790 and married Rebecca Maxwell from a very wealthy
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planter family Later this John owned with later governor of South Carolina, James Hamilton, not one or
two but many plantations (that later became the Dodge Trust for lumbering in Southeast Georgia, etc).
On the plantation at Canon Point, St. Simons Island, GA belonging to this John Couper, was taken the
liveoak tree that was used to make the keel for the US Constitution (“Old Ironsides”) now resting in
Boston Harbor.
This John Couper was a very advanced planter with one of the largest libraries in America (20,000 to
30,000 volumes- incredible number) and had many dignitaries visit in his home. He came to America
from Renfrewshire, Scotland (shire to east of Glasgow). The Cooper shipping and trading firm in
Glasgow was owned by Captain Samuel Cooper who married into the family and owned the William
Wallace home at Elderslie in Renfrew. Sir William Wallace was the Scottish hero of the early 1300s who
tried to defeat and throw out the English from Scotland and was executed for it. Perhaps you saw the
movie, Braveheart, about William Wallace. The movie was released in 1995 and starred Mel Gibson.
4.3 History of Heard County, Georgia
Heard County, Georgia, is a cotton growing area on Georgia’s western state line bordering Alabama. It is
about 50 miles southwest of Atlanta; 50 miles north of Columbus. Its county seat is Franklin which has a
population of around 600. The entire county has a population of around 6,000. The county is traversed
from the northeast corner to the south central county line by the Chattahooche River with a portion of the
large West Point Lake backing into the county. Figure 2 shows its location in relation to the other Georgia
counties.
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MAP REMOVED
Figure 2. Counties of State of Georgia with Heard County Highlighted

Glenn is in the State Line District in the southwest corner of the county. The nearest town in Alabama to
Glenn is Rock Mills where Celia Susanna Aldridge Cooper, wife of Henry Leonard Cooper, was born.
The next town is Roanoke, Alabama, where Della Mae Bonner Cooper, wife of William Downous Cooper,
was born. See Figure 3.
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MAP REMOVED
Figure 3. Map of Roanoke, Alabama to Glenn, Georgia
A two volume history of Heard County is available in the Dallas Public Library - Heard County, Georgia:
A History of Its People, Volume I and Heard County, Georgia: Cemeteries, Volume II. (The catalog number is
R929.3758, E45H.) The following items of interest were excerpted from these books by using the books’
alphabetical indexes and reviewing each reference to a Cooper or their relatives:
HEARD COUNTY, GEORGIA: A HISTORY OF ITS PEOPLE, VOLUME I
Page 63 - Confederate Roster - The following roster of Heard County Confederate Soldiers gives the
Company and Regiment in which they served, and any casualties that they may have received and the
locations:
COOPER, JOHN H.--D-35, Private Mar. 4, 1862. Appointed

Sergeant. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864.
COOPER, WILLIAM--I-41, Private Mar. 4, 1862. Wounded and
captured at Perryville, KY, Oct. 8, 1862. Exchanged
Dec. 5, 1862. Wounded at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16,
1863; Resaca, GA, May 25, 1864. Admitted to C.S.A. General
Hospital #11, at Charlotte, NC, Apr. 20, 1865 and returned
to duty Apr. 21, 1865, complaint wound in head.
NOTE: I have not determined a connection to this John H. Cooper. This William Cooper could
have been Roderick Lenard Cooper's older brother. William would have been 14 years old
in 1862 and could have joined the army but I have no proof.
Pages 98 and 99 - The following was typed from pages 98 and 99 of this book. It is a description of Civil
War battles taking place around Glenn, Georgia, in 1864. Of special interest is the Adamson Cemetery
“about a mile and a half from Glenn” and the ballad written by N. R. Adamson on May 30, 1928, and
inscribed on a concrete slab marking the grave of an unknown Union soldier buried in the Adamson
Cemetery. N. R. Adamson is Nathanial R. Adamson, brother of Seaborn Henry Adamson and son of
James Jefferson Adamson. I have shown in bold the items of special interest to the Cooper family.
McCOOK'S RETREAT THROUGH WEST GEORGIA -- 1864

The Federal cavalry, over 4000 men, under the command of General E.M. McCook arrived in
the vicinity of Newnan early in the morning of July 30th, a Saturday. McCook had led his troops
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from Fayetteville toward Newnan after destroying many sections of the Atlanta and West Point
railroad. He by-passed Newnan by about three or four miles to the east.
The advance unit of the troops encountered a Confederate unit that was stationed near
Newnan and they began to fight. This battle was later known as the Battle of Brown's Mill.
General Joseph Wheeler commanded the battle from Newnan and the Confederates
gradually encircled the Union positions. McCook finally sought refuge in the woods nearby. The
Confederates again forced McCook out of the woods. He ordered his men to fight their way
through the Confederates and ride south to the Chattahoochee River.
With nearly 1500 men, McCook broke through the enemy lines and fled down the LaGrange
Road (now known as the Corinth Road), leaving artillery, horses, wagons, and any prisoners to
the Confederates.
They crossed a plank bridge across the New River pausing long enough to burn the bridge
behind them. Moving on down the Old Philpott Ferry Road the men came to the river to find that
the ferry had been sunk and an ambush was waiting. Wheeler had anticipated the retreat and
had sent a detachment to all river crossings.
Confederate soldiers, hidden in the woods above the road, opened fire on the Union soldiers
who were jamming onto the small ferry site and narrow roadbed. The river was only about 100
yards wide at this point and they were blocked from retreat as the ambushers were firing from
both sides. Some of the Union soldiers formed barricades while others searched for any means
to cross the river. A small ferryboat was found downstream and the soldiers began to cross under
fire. Some of the Union soldiers were shot while trying to swim across and others drowned in the
currents. Horses and weapons were lost. Men of the second and eighth Indiana regiments
voluntarily remained behind and fought.
Across the river the remaining Union soldiers regrouped and planned their route back to
Marietta. Knowing that they would be pursued, McCook ordered his men to march through the
area northward, and forage for food and horses. To distract the Con- federate soldiers from
following these marchers, he took the remaining mounted troops along the Liberty Hill Road to
Liberty Hill and to the Glenn area, then on to Rock Mills, Alabama. He continued northeasterly
until he reentered Georgia.
Several of the soldiers that were ordered to march and hunt for food died along the way and
were buried near the farms that they raided.
About a mile and a half from Glenn is the old Adamson Cemetery. In this cemetery is the
grave of one of the unknown Union soldiers. This grave is marked and covered with two concrete
slabs. Inscribed on the slab is a ballad about the soldier. Written by N.R. Adamson, who
remembered the incident, the ballad tells about the soldier, a member of McCook's unit who
fainted and fell from his horse at the well of J.C. Gamble, a mile west of the cemetery. The
soldier died in spite of the efforts to save him. The farmer put the body in a wagon, took some
planks from his barn, and went to the cemetery. After digging the grave, he lined the hole with
the planks because he had no nails. He marked the grave as unknown.
Inscribed on the slabs on top of the unknown soldier's grave is the following:
This dying man his friends had fled left to his foes not a word he said.
Away from home away from friends and all that heart holds dear
a federal soldier buried here no earthly friends was near
His lips ere closed his body frale (sic) his dying groans and face was pale.
The clothes he wore blue uniform his body showed not a mark of harm.
His death occurred from unknown cause had a deathly stroke and fell from a horse.
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His coffin rough and loosly (sic) laid of scrapes (sic) of plank and they had no nails.
The planks was off a nearby barn where federals robed (sic) of its wheat and corn
by N.R. Adamson 5-30-1928 C.B.A. McCooks Raid July 31, 1864
Some of McCooks men went through a swampy area between Philpotts Ferry and Franklin
coming out above Franklin on the river. Some of them swam across, others found boats and
crossed.
The Union soldiers' trek through Heard County left an indelible impression on the people of
the area. Today stories are still told of the battle of Philpotts Ferry.
Page 109 - The following list of businessmen and professionals residing in Glenn, Georgia, (pop. 50)
appeared in an 1886 edition of the Georgia State Gazetteer newspaper:
Adamson & Whitley, Gin

Adams, F. M., Justice
Deloach, Thos. S., Postmaster & General Store
Horn, C. L., Constable
Willson, W. E., School Teacher
Wilson, P. D., Blacksmith
Page 117 - 1891 Tax Digest for the State Line District:
Adamson, N. R.
Adamson, Benjamon (sic) W.
Adamson, Sebron (sic) H.
Adamson, S. J.
Adamson, Henry L.
Cooper, R. L.
Page 145 - Pleasant Grove Church - located in 939 G.M.D.* near Glenn Ga. and on Alabama line. Believed
to have been known as Brainard Church. Sept. 16, 1886 - The Church of Christ as Pleasant Grove
constituted with the following names:
J. B. Banks M. C. Adamson
S. A. Banks M. A. Bennett
James B. L. Lindsey Thomas Adamson
M. C. Lindsey Francis Rice
B. F. Caswell Martha J. Caswell
C. A. Caswell Willis Adamson
J. W. Brand R. L. Caswell
A. M. Brand Susanna House
Eliz D. Adamson
* G.M.D. stands for Georgia Militia District, equivalent to a tax district.
Page 159 - This section of the book provides family histories arranged in alphabetical order. The
following was typed from the paragraph of the Adamson Family History. The bold names highlight
references to direct blood ascendants of Annie Elizabeth Adamson Cooper:
ADAMSON--James Jefferson Adamson born May 16, 1805, in Wilkes Co., Ga. Died Apr.
13, 1891, in Heard Co. Buried at Adamson's Cemetery in Heard Co. He was the son of
Greenberry Adamson born in Maryland and Sarah Coates of Wilkes Co., Ga., who was born in
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Va. He moved to Heard Co. about 1830 from Henry Co. He was a Died Apr. 13, 1891, in Heard
Co. Buried at Adamson's Cemetery in Heard Co. He was the son of Greenberry Adamson born
in Maryland and Sarah Coates of Wilkes Co ., Ga., who was born in Va. He moved to Heard Co.
about 1830 from Henry Co. He was a farmer and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. He
married Elizabeth Harris from Henry Co. on Feb. 4, 1830. They had the following ten children
who also lived in Heard Co.
(1) Joseph Greenberry Adamson who was born May 4, 1831, and married Margaret Cumbie.
They had the following eight children: Reuben J. Adamson of Coffee Co., Ala., who was a Baptist
Minister; Martha J. Adamson, who married a Hendon ; Lilla Adamson, who married a Bean;
George Adamson, who moved to Ark.; Charles Adamson, who moved to Ark.; Manson Adamson;
Cumbie Adamson; and Ethel Adamson, who married a Willingham.
(2) Seaborn Henry Adamson who was born June 15, 1833, and died in Heard Co. July 3,
1903, and who is buried in Adamson's Cemetery in Heard Co. He married Nancy E. Jackson
from Ga., who was born Feb. 28, 1839, and died May 9, 1926. She is al so buried in Adamson's
Cemetery. He enlisted and served in the 41st Ga. Regt. Confederate Army. The following are
their twelve children: Henry L. Adamson, who was born Oct. 12, 1855, and died Mar. 10, 1920;
Annie E. Adamson, who was born in 18 57; Willis Adamson, who was born in 1859; James
Adamson, who was born in 1863 and died in 1867; Benjamin Adamson, who was born in 1859;
Samuel Jefferson Adamson, who was born Nov. 13, 1860 and died July 1, 1926. He married
Charlotte Adams who was born May 24, 1864 and died Jan. 30, 1949. She was the daughter of
William and Nancy Adams of Heard Co. Both are buried in Adamson's Cemetery; Cornelia
Adamson, who was born in 1866; Nancy Adamson, who was born in 1868; Ida Adamson, who
was born in 1870 and married Emerial Jackson Hester; Rufus Adamson, who was born in 1873;
Leona Adamson, who was born in 1875 and married William Tapley Hester; Charlie Green
Adamson, who was born Feb. 8, 1878, and died June 4, 1950. He married Oppie Crouch, who
was born Apr. 10, 1877, and died May 23, 1958. Both are buried in Adamson's Cemetery.
(3) George M. Adamson, who was born in 1835, and married Matilda Ray. He enlisted in the
Confederate Army and was killed in Va. in 1863.
(4) Nancy Adamson, who was born in 1837, and married Richard Gill of Heard Co.
(5) Martha L. Adamson, who was born in 1839, and married John Camp.
(6) John W. Adamson, who was born in 1846, and died in 1915. He served in the
Confederate Army.
(7) Thomas Adamson, who was born in 1847.
(8) Sarah Adamson, who was born in 1850.
(9) James G. Adamson, who was born in 1841, and married Martha Hendricks in 1866. They
had the following four children: Chloe Adamson, who married a Hudson; Emma Adamson, who
married a Dollar; Joel Adamson; and Alexander Adamson.
(10) Nathanial R. Adamson, who was born in 1854, and married Melissa Lanier. They had
the following four children: Willie Adamson, who married Valeria Usry; Henry Adamson, who
married Laura Fomby; Grover Adamson, who married Adele Usry; and Ada Adamson, who
married Amos Bennett.
The information on the Adamsons was given by Hugh D. Adamson, Mrs. Donald Stenger, and Mrs. Lewis
C. Hanna.
Page 201 - Jackson Family History

The following was typed from the paragraph of the Jackson Family History. The bold names highlight
references to direct blood ascendants of Annie Elizabeth Adamson Cooper through her mother, Nancy
Elizabeth Jackson:
Samuel W. Jackson is said to have come to Walton Co., Ga., in 1802, with his father
William Jackson. Samuel claimed that he was related to Stonewall Jackson, a tradition which
persists among descendants of his 2 sons, John C. and Leroy. The family was of Scotch-Irish
descent but William Jackson's wife, Nancy, was German.
Samuel Jackson moved from Walton to Pike Co., Ga., about 1824, then to Meriwether, and
later to Heard Co. by 1840. He was a carpenter by trade.
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His Primitive Baptist religion may account for his nickname, Hiram. King Hiram of Tyre was
a Biblical personality who donated craftsmen and materials toward the building of Solomon's
Temple in Jerusalem. Some in his family say that Leroy Jackson's father was Hiram, rather than
Samuel Jackson. Evidence shows conclusively that Leroy's father was Samuel. Descendants of
Samuel's son, John C., list Leroy among his children, and descendants of Leroy recall the same
names for Leroy's brothers and sisters. Both branches remember that John. C. was a Primitive
Baptist minister, that William L. was killed in the Civil War, and that Charlotte married Buck
Lanier. Both branches remember that two other daughters married a Caswell and an Adamson.
John C.'s descendants recalled that Leroy married a Smith, an that his nickname was Lee.
Samuel Jackson was impoverished by the Civil War like many others. In 1871 he took the
family's only horse and wagon and went to Little Rock, Ark. to build a home. While there he
caught typhoid fever and died. The family had no way to retrieve the body, and he was buried in
Little Rock.
Samuel Jackson was born about 1796, in North Carolina. He married Lavinia Malone,
about 1817. She was born about 1801 in North Carolina and died in 1862, in Heard Co. The
children of Samuel and Lavinia Jackson were:
Charlotte T., born 3 Nov. 1818 died 20 Oct. 1892, married William Washington (Buck)
Lanier Oct. 22, 1835 in Meriwether Co.
John Coleman, born 7 Jan. 1820 in Jasper Co., Ga., and died 19 June 1898. He married
Sarah Elizabeth Hill Smith about 1840 in Heard Co. He was a Primitive Baptist Minister. In the
Civil War he was a guard at the Demopolis, Ala., munitions depot.
Leroy, born 26 Oct. 1826 in either Pike or Meriwether, married Martha Lucinda Gamble
about 1847 in Heard Co., married second Nancy Caroline Smith, Sept. 17, 1872, Tallapoosa Co.,
Ala. Died Mar. 19, 1904, Tallapoosa Co., Ala.
Charity Ann, born Apr. 25, 1835, Meriwether Co., Ga. died Aug. 1, 1906, Glenn, Ga.
Married Benjamin Franklin Caswell.
Nancy Elizabeth, born 28 Feb. 1839 died 9 May 1926. Married Seaborn Henry
Adamson.
Grace Amanda born about 1843 in Heard Co. and William L. born about 1833 and died
1863 during the Civil War.
John Coleman Jackson and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Hill Smith had the following
children: William Washington (17 Apr. 1841/2-July 1902) married Susan Elizabeth Crouch;
Melicia Caroline (born about 1844) married Thomas Greene; Mary Liza (born about 1846)
married James W. McDonough; Sarah Martha ( 8 Mar. 1849-4 June 1924) married Sampson
David Burdette; Emily Frances (born about 1851/died 1911) married Benjamin Franklin
McDonald; Anna Elizabeth (born about 1852/died about 1876) married James M . Barrett;
Lucinda Percilla (born about 1854) married Wilson W. Whatley; Susan Savannah (born about
1856) married Thomas J. East; John Walton (12 May 1859-12 Apr. 1929) married Bernie
Dunson.
James Jackson (1799-1861) married Nancy Lewis, daughter of Walker Lewis and Mary
Graham. Nancy Lewis was born 6 May 1805 and died 15 May 1882. In the 1850 Ga. census
they were living in Green Co. where they were have supposed to have been both born and
married. They moved to Corinth, Heard Co., shortly after 1850. They had the following children:
Henry W. (died 15 June 1852), James A., William (died 29 Nov. 1855), Josiah, Eliza married
Joseph T. Barnett about 1858, Robert Housand married Hibernia Elizabeth Norwood and his twin
brother Jeremiah married Palmyra Norwood (sisters and daughters of Andrew Pickens Norwood).
Jeremiah died 3 May 1862, Enoch (died 5 May 1864), Sara Ann Mapp Jackson married a Dr.
Palmer in 1847.
Josiah Jackson (15 Jan. 1837/3 July 1895) married Sarah A. Cook 25 Mar. 1858 at the
home of H. H. Cook and married by David L. Grimes, she was born 10 Aug. 1841 and died 20
May 1912. Their children were: Josie D. (17 July 1859/12 July 1893) married W.C. Matthews 18
Dec. 1878, Jesse N. (born 19 Mar. 1862), James Enoch (born 31 Jan. 1865) married Lena
Rawlins 21 Dec. 1893, Jeremiah W. Hope Jackson (born 19 Sept. 1866) married Eula Strong 23
Dec. 1890, Jeroline Heard Jackson (2 Sept. 1869/3 Aug. 1942) married Dr. L.B. Webb 28 Dec.
1893, Josiah (born 6 Feb. 1871), Jeannie (born 10 May 1873), Justin Lowe (born 10 Apr. 1875)
and Jimmie Stell (born 13 Apr. 1881).
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Joseph Jackson, born 25 Mar. 1792 Greene Co., Ga. died 28 Aug. 1859 in Heard Co.
He married Elizabeth Booker 15 July 1813 in Putnam Co., Ga. They had the following known
children: Mary (7 Sept. 1817) married Samuel Pascoe, Elizabeth (born about 1832), William (19
Feb. 1815/8 Oct. 1894) married Elizabeth (last name unknown), John J. (19 Nov. 1823/16 July
1908) married first Emily Ann Jenkins 6 Dec. 1831 Putnam Co., married second Mary F. (last
name unknown), Rebecca married Solomon F. Williams, Reubin (born about 1822) married
Elizabeth (last name unknown), Joseph (born about 1823).
Rev. Robert Housan Jackson, son of Isaac and Elizabeth Jackson, was born Oct. 12,
1829 at White Plains, Green Co., Ga. He was married Jan. 14, 1847 to Miss Mary E. Hall, of
Greene Co. (daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Brown Hall). They had the following children:
Phemonia, Elizabeth, Isaac, P.H. Mell, Anna Z., Henrietta, Sabe, and Ruby.
Thomas J. Jackson (18 Feb. 1813/30 Aug. 1886) married Lucy Ann S. Henderson (16
May 1818/21 Aug. 1913) on 28 Jan. 1836. It is believed that they left Heard Co. and lived in
Haralson Co., Ga. for awhile. Their children were: Mary J. (born 1833 or 1836), James (born
1837), Emily E.F. (born 1847), William S., Martha A., Susan L.A., John E., Amanda, Andrew B.,
Luella C., and Thomas J. Jr.
Page 210 - The following marriage is recorded: Emma Ophelia Kitchens (26 June 1880/23 March 1957)
married John Henry Cooper 25 Dec. 1895. He was born 26 Mar. 1877, Heard Co., died 22 May 1960.
HEARD COUNTY, GEORGIA; CEMETERIES, VOLUME II
Each chapter in this book is for a different G.M.D. (Georgia Militia District). Each chapter is divided by
the cemeteries in each G.M.D. An alphabetical index at the back of the book guided us to glean the
following tombstone inscriptions of the Cooper family and their relatives:
NAME DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH
Chapter III, G.M.D. 761, Texas, Prospect Methodist Church

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Sarah M. Cook Cooper 08-24-1878 01-30-1963
Reuben Nathan Cooper 03-06-1873 05-16-1960
Chapter VI, G.M.D. 792, Centralhatchee, Central Cemetery

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Deetie Eulane Cooper 1946 1946
Chapter VIII, G.M.D. 939, State Line, Adamson Cemetery

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Delilah Cooper (No date) (No date)
Infant Cooper (No date) (No date)
Epitaph Reads: “Infant of W. and D. Cooper”
NOTE: This Delilah Cooper is highly likely to be William M. Cooper's first wife and this infant is
their child which Delilah may have died with during childbirth.
Page 161 -
Seaborn Henry Adamson 01-15-1833 07-03-1903
Nancy E. Adamson 02-28-1839 05-09-1926
NOTE: These are the parents of Annie Elizabeth Adamson Cooper, wife of Roderick Lenard
Cooper. The Adamson family history shown in Volume I of this book states that Seaborn's
date of birth is 06-15-1833; I cannot prove which is correct.
Page 162 -
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S.J. Cooper 08-17-1878 09-03-1883
Epitaph Reads: “Son of R.L. and A. E. Cooper”
NOTE: This inscription verifies that this child was a son and his date of birth and date of death.
What the S.J. stands for is still unknown. The date of death is shown to be 09-13-1883 in
the family Bible record of Roderick Lenard and Annie Elizabeth Cooper.
Chapter IX, G.M.D. 987, Rockalo, Caney Head Methodist Church

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S.E. Cooper 12-24-1854 01-07-1900
Epitaph Reads: “Wife of R. H. Cooper”
Mr. R. D. Cooper 02-13-1882 04-16-1908

Chapter XIII, G.M.D. 1705, Waresville, Bethel Christian Church

Page 275 -
Leola W. Cooper 02-05-1882 06-09-1946
Charlie S. Cooper 10-10-1881 11-25-1950
Page 276 -
Leonard Cooper 1908 1919
Clarence Cooper 1904 1919
Chapter XIII, G.M.D. 1705, Waresville, Cooper Cemetery

Page 278 -
M. D. Cooper 02-16-1875 06-19-1876
Epitaph Reads: “Daughter of W. J. and E. C. Cooper”
E. C. Cooper 08-20-1850 12-07-1882

Epitaph Reads: “Wife of W. J. Cooper; daughter of E. M. and Mary A. Yates”
4.4 Arkansas Census Records
Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the twenty-fifth state. Figure 4 shows the
present county configuration of Arkansas. The following is what I have gleaned from the Arkansas
censuses. The 1820, 1830, and 1840 records are entered here only because I accumulated this information
very early in my research before I realized that it was after 1890 before Roderick Lenard Cooper moved
from Georgia to Arkansas. Perhaps some of these early Cooper settlers in Arkansas are relatives of
Roderick Lenard Cooper. Story, Arkansas, where Roderick Lenard Cooper nearby, is in Sulphur Springs
Township of Montgomery County which was organized on December 9, 1842, from Hot Springs County.
4.4.1 1820 Census - Arkansas
The book Arkansas 1820 Census Index lists only one Cooper: Matthew T. Cooper in Arkansas County.
The book Arkansas 1830 Census Index lists the following people with the last name of Cooper:
GIVEN NAME COUNTY PAGE NO. TOWNSHIP

Elijah St. Francis 034 Mitchell
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Nancy Sevier 162 No TWP listed
Robert Washington 182 No TWP listed
Washington Lawrence 009 No TWP listed
William St. Francis 034 Mitchell
In the book Arkansas 1840 Census Index by Ronald Vern Jackson, Gary Ronald Teeples, and David
Schaefermeyer, which is a computer listing published, in 1976, by Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc.,
Bountiful, Utah, the following Coopers are listed:
GIVEN NAME COUNTY PAGE NO. TOWNSHIP

Archabald Washington 283 Prairie
Benjamin Sevier 165 Monroe
Benjamin Hempsted 162 Ozan
Berry Pope 139 Liberty
E. Saline 209 Saline
Elijah Poinsett 128 Mitchell
Gardner Desha 114 No TWP listed
J.H. Conway 071 White
Jackson Poinsett 128 Mitchell
James M. Greene 145 Concord
John Desha 116 Mississippi
John Pope 137 Riley
John Sevier 163 Washington
Levi H. Marion 048 Union
Mary Sevier 164 Monroe
R. Benton 020 Baley
Stowel Hot Springs 159 Fenton
William Hot Springs 153 Hot Springs
William Sevier 164 Monroe
William Poinsett 128 Mitchell
The 1900 Census Records of Arkansas are not indexed but they are separated by county. Again, by the
process of reading the microfilm, the following people of interest were gleaned from the census records of
Montgomery County, where Story is located. All of these families lived in Leverney Township,
Supervisory District 5, Sheet Number 11, Enumeration District Number 131. The census taker visited
their homes on June 19, 1900.
Dwelling No. 186, Family No. 191:

Name Rel. Head Mo/Yr Age POB POB POB Occupation
Birth Dad Mom
Cooper Rodric(sic)L. Head Oct,1855 44 GA GA GA Farmer
Annie E. Wife Jan,1857 43 GA GA GA
William D. Son Jan,1884 15 GA GA GA Laborer
Annie May Daughter May,1887 13 GA GA GA At school
Robert J. Nephew Jul,1881 18 GA GA GA Laborer
Wilkes Linard H. Hired Jan,1852 48 GA GA GA Laborer
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Hand
Cooper Minnie L. Niece Sep,1878 21 GA GA GA Cook
Miller Lewis, C. Nephew Dec,1896 3 AR AR GA

Cooper Henry L. Head Oct,1875 24 GA GA GA Farmer
Celia Wife May,1876 24 AL GA GA
Leoda V. Daughter Dec,1896 3 AR GA AL

Adamson Adrian L. Head Oct,1875 24 GA GA GA Farmer
,
Lena P. Wife Oct,1876 23 TN AR AR
In response to the question Number of Years Married? Roderick and Annie replied 26, Henry and Celia
replied 6, and Adrian and Lena replied 2.
In response to the questions Mother of How Many Children? and Number of These Still Living?, Annie
replied 4 and 3 (her son S.J. had died in Georgia), Minnie replied 1 and 1, Celia replied 3 and 1 (this
implies that in addition to Bessie Lee who died as an infant that she had also lost another child), and Lena
replied 1 and 0.
All of the adults said they Can Read, Can Write, and Can Speak English except Annie who said she
could not write.
Roderick and Henry both said they owned their homes and that they were mortgage free. Adrian said he
rented his home.
4.5 Montgomery County, Arkansas, History
In 1986 as a Sesquicentennial project, the Sesquicentennial Committee of Montgomery County, with the
support of the Montgomery County Council for the Performing Arts and the Chamber of Commerce
published a history book to preserve some important facts and interesting stories. Winnie Cooper
McClure loaned me her copy of this book for review and excerpting. Figure 4 shows the location of
Montgomery County.
MAP REMOVED
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Figure 4. Counties of the State of Arkansas with Montgomery County Highlighted
Of special interest is a family description of the Henry Leonard Cooper and Roderick Lain Cooper
families. Much of the material in this family tree about Henry Leonard Cooper was originally written for
publication in the History of Montgomery County.
4.5.1 Story, Arkansas
The following is excerpted from page 454 of the History of Montgomery County under the heading Story:
The first post office in the area was Stillwater, located about three miles north of Story near Reed
Cemetery. The permit was given around 1877. Henryetta Lambert Smith was postmaster. Bill
Reed and James Story went her bond to get the office. . ....
One hundred years ago on August 27, 1886, James Story received a permit to establish a post
office at Story which was named Story, Montgomery County, with Nellie Story appointed as
postmistress. It has remained Story since that time. .....
There were sawmills, gins, and gristmills since the 1870's. Equitos Lassiter had a sawmill and
cotton gin near the present location of the Zack Meers residence. After fire destroyed the mills,
James Breashears built a cotton gin, sawmill, and grist mills near Story Creek. ..... The mills
burned in the summer of 1944 and were never rebuilt. .....
First settlers were Lamb, Reed, Story, Lambert, Breashears, Southard, Stachey, Qualls, Lassiter,
Phillips, Holmes, Rodenhouser, Adamson, Donahue, Riddles, McKenzie, Emery, Blakely, Kilby,
Willard, Bonner, Penniger, Cooper, Brewer, Scaggs, Hopkins, Smith, Stevens, Curtis, Aldrich,
Stewart, Stound, Graves, Willie, Oller, Morgan, Nixon, Brumley, and Robinson. .....
People were good neighbors. There were house raisings, log rollings, quilting bees, dinner on
grounds at churches, decoration at cemeteries, and baseball games. .....
Cotton, corn, and gardens were important to the area. Some wheat was grown for flour. Cows,
hogs, and horses were kept on open range. .....
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Churches and schools provided entertainment for communities. Boys and girls courted while
walking to and from these events.
4.5.2 Story School
The following is excerpted from page 511 of the History of Montgomery County under the heading Story
School District 4:
The first school, a one-room log structure, was located two miles north of Story on land donated
by Franklin Lamb. Several years later this school was replaced by a one-room frame
schoolhouse which was built east of Story near the present location of the churches. In 1918
Delia Bonner sold the school district four acres of land for the purpose of a school. A new
elementary school was built in 1950.
The Story school, which was established before 1885, consolidated with Mount Ida November 23,
1929, but remained as a wing school until 1955.
Ina McKay and Jewell Phillips recall that the schoolhouses served as churches on Sundays. The
public was always invited to school programs at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Early
terms of school were two or three months in winter and two in summer. Basketball was played on
open courts. Baseball was a popular sport and horseshoe pitching, jump rope, tag, and marbles
were games for recess. .....
4.6 South Carolina Coopers

William M. Cooper came from South Carolina to Georgia. This section reviews some of the Coopers of
South Carolina.
Dr. Thomas Cooper of Charleston married Eleanor Wright, daughter of Governor John Wright’s brother,
Thomas. Thomas Cooper lived in Charleston and died approximately 1734. In his will he left his property
to his brother, Rev. Robert Cooper of Litton, Sommersetshire, England. Rev. Robert Cooper came to
America and married Ann Perroneaux, daughter of wealthy planter Henry Perroneaux. Ann and Rev.
Robert Cooper received 30,000 pounds on returning to South Carolina after the Revolutionary War. They
had returned to England circa 1776 as he had prayed for the king. The congregation (he was pastor of the
main church in Charleston) asked that he resign and he did so without any comment.
Rev. Robert Cooper had a son, George Cooper, who had a son, William James Cooper, the same name as
William M. Cooper’s oldest son but the ages indicate that there is a missing generation between William
M. and the earlier William James.
In the same timeframe and confusing matters were many other prominent Coopers in Charleston
especially two (or three) named Thomas. One was a Thomas Cooper, Jr. from Boston, Massachusetts who
married Elizabeth (De) Haven. He was the son of Captain Thomas Cooper of Boston who married
Mehitable Minot, niece of Gay William Stoughton, and was the largest taxpayer in Boston. [Source: New
England History & Gen Revolution, Volume I, pp. 171-178]. The Thomas Sr. died in 1795 or 96 and this
Thomas Jr. was born shortly thereafter [Source: New England History & Gen Revolution, Volume 44,
page 53].
Additionally, there appears to be a Thomas Cooper family in Berkeley County, South Carolina (northwest
of Charleston about 30 to 40 miles). Remember that all these planters also lived in Charleston a good part
of the year. This family was a very early family in South Carolina beginning in about 1680 with John
Cooper then, Joseph, Edward, and later Thomas Cooper 1720s and 30s onward (with possibly another
brother named Samuel).
Also in Charleston was a John Cooper, a merchant who owned ships with e.g. Thomas Middleton, ______
Mickle, etc. All these people hobnobbed together in Charleston and surrounding cities, including with
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governors. There were two Carolina governors named James Moore (first about 1700-1705 and second
1710-1722). Later at Texas, Georgia, where the Coopers lived was a Dr. Mickle and a Moore family - all
with familiar South Carolina names.
At the Stateline District before William M. and later William James lived (with John Frank living by his
father William James) was a Thomas Cooper family. This Thomas was possibly a brother of William M.
Cooper as the family lore is that he had a brother and a sister. The family was from South Carolina but
moved to Georgia passing through and living some time in Social Circle, GA near Covington, GA. (For
more history about Social Circle, read Wayfarers in Walton by Sams.)
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5. DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM M. COOPER

The remaining pages of this document were created by Family Tree Maker software by selecting Reports –
Genealogy Report for William M. Cooper. This is the oldest ascendant of the Coopers discussed in this document.
He was born in 1817 and died in 1907. If we ever determine who his ascendants were, I will create a similar
Genealogy Report but for earlier generations.
The Genealogy Report is divided into Generations and numbered consecutively from No. 1 to No. 7. The direct
descendants of William M. Cooper are consecutively numbered 2 through 204. The descendants who married are
assigned a consecutive number within each generation but you must look to the next generation to read details about
each of these descendants. The names of spouses of descendants are shown but they are not assigned a number. A
few minutes of study and doing some exercises are well worth your time to understanding how to read this
document.
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5.1 Generation No. 1 – Family Tree Maker Report
1. William M.1 Cooper was born Mar 1817 in South Carolina, and died Oct 1907 in Randolph
County, AL. He married (1) Delilah Sheffield 25 Dec 1845 in Madison, Morgan County, GA. She was
born Abt. 1829 in Georgia, and died Abt. 1861. He married (2) Mary Hendricks1 Abt. 1862. She was born
1832 in Georgia, and died 1902.
Notes for William M. Cooper:

William M. lived at Lamar, Alabama, a small town 10 miles northeast of Wedowee, Alabama, the county
seat of Randolph County. William & Mary are buried with the McClary family, apparently one of their
daughters married into the McClary family. William's tombstone says he was born in 1817 and died in
1907.
Most of this information about William M. Cooper and his wives was compiled by Leon Earl "Butch"
Cooper, Jr. [P. O. Box 874, Southport, CT 06490-0874]. This gentleman is a descendant of one of Roderick
Cooper's brothers, William James Cooper, and has considerable information on the Cooper lineage in his
files. Butch has a picture of William as an elderly gentleman. He also has a picture of William James and
Roderick (two sons of William & Delilah) and Humphrey and Oliver (two sons of William & Mary). [I
suppose Butch might provide copies of these photos if a Cooper descendant contacted him and paid for
the copy costs. - Darrell Ard.]
More About William M. Cooper:

Burial: Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodland, AL
Notes for Delilah Sheffield:

Delilah is buried in 431N.
More About Delilah Sheffield:

Burial: Adamson Cemetery, Glenn, GA
More About William Cooper and Delilah Sheffield:

Marriage: 25 Dec 1845, Madison, Morgan County, GA
More About Mary Hendricks:

More About William Cooper and Mary Hendricks:

Marriage: Abt. 1862
Children of William Cooper and Delilah Sheffield are:

2 i. (Infant)2 Cooper, born Abt. 1847; died Abt. 1847.
+ 3 ii. William James Cooper, born 28 Jan 1848 in Newton County, Georgia; died 02 Mar 1924
in Lafayette, Alabama.
4 iii. John Henry Cooper2, born Abt. 1850 in Georgia. He married Esther E. Adamson3; born
Abt. 1848 in Georgia.
Notes for John Henry Cooper:

John was killed during the Civil War - Page 68, Dwelling 142.
+ 5 iv. Roderick Lenard Cooper, born 09 Oct 1855 in Glenn, GA; died 11 Feb 1903 in Story,
AR.
+ 6 v. Tabitha Levina Cooper, born 1859 in Georgia.
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7 vi. Leemodella Cooper4, born 16 Nov 1861 in Georgia.
Notes for Leemodella Cooper:

"Emma" never married.
More About Leemodella Cooper:

Children of William Cooper and Mary Hendricks are:

+ 8 i. Sarah L.2 Cooper, born 03 May 1864 in Georgia; died 06 Feb 1933.
+ 9 ii. Annie Genevera Cooper, born 09 Sep 1866 in Georgia; died 16 Aug 1945.
+ 10 iii. Senthie Idelia Cooper, born 14 Jul 1869 in Georgia; died 08 Apr 1914.
+ 11 iv. Lemuel Oliver Cooper, born 26 Jan 1872; died 04 Dec 1946.
12 v. Humphrey Chester Cooper, born 20 Aug 1874; died 13 Oct 1959.
Notes for Humphrey Chester Cooper:

Humphrey never married.
More About Humphrey Chester Cooper:

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3. William James2 Cooper (William M.1)4 was born 28 Jan 1848 in Newton County, Georgia, and died
02 Mar 1924 in Lafayette, Alabama. He married (1) Mary Elizabeth Holder Gresham, daughter of John
Holder. She was born 03 Apr 1861, and died 29 Dec 1893. He married (2) Mollie E. Ferrell, daughter of
E. T. Ferrell. She was born 05 Oct 1852, and died 23 Jun 1935. He married (3) Elizabeth Catherine Yates5
17 Dec 1868, daughter of Eli Yates and Mary A.. She was born 20 Aug 1850 in Georgia, and died 07 Dec
1882.
More About William James Cooper:

Burial: Paran Church, east of Rock Mills, AL
More About Mary Elizabeth Holder Gresham:

Notes for Mollie E. Ferrell:

Mollie had two childen from a previous message: Emma M. Greshan, born 23 April 1878 and Abe H.
Gresham, born 21 Nov 1879. Both of these children were raised by Mollie and William James Cooper.
More About Mollie E. Ferrell:

Burial: Paran Baptist Church, east of Rock Mills, AL
Notes for Elizabeth Catherine Yates:

The Cooper Family Burial Ground at Waresville, Georgia is 1/2 mile north of old Middlebrooks Store up
dirt road from store.
More About Elizabeth Catherine Yates:

Burial: Cooper Family Burial Ground, Waresville, GA
Marriage Notes for William Cooper and Elizabeth Yates:

Married by Rev. James Prichette at residence of Mrs. O'Neal.
More About William Cooper and Elizabeth Yates:

Marriage: 17 Dec 1868
Children of William Cooper and Mary Gresham are:

13 i. Effie T.3 Cooper, born 24 Apr 1885; died 21 May 1944. She married Bennie Dixie
Borders 1910; born 05 Dec 1878; died 26 Feb 1946.
More About Effie T. Cooper:

Burial: Friendship Baptist Church, Bacon Level, AL
Notes for Bennie Dixie Borders:

Bacon Level, AL is four miles southeast of Roanoke, AL.
More About Bennie Dixie Borders:

Burial: Friendship Baptist Church, Bacon Level, AL
More About Bennie Borders and Effie Cooper:

Marriage: 1910
14 ii. Selina Cooper, born 03 Aug 1886. She married Robert F. Enloe; born Mar 1885.
15 iii. Lolar M. Cooper, born 24 Oct 1888; died 06 Dec 1972. She married James Monroe
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Sanders; born 12 Jan 1878; died 10 Feb 1956.
More About Lolar M. Cooper:

Burial: Bethel Christian Church, Heard County, GA
More About James Monroe Sanders:

+ 16 iv. Ida L. Cooper, born 25 May 1890.

+ 17 v. Serena Cooper, born 26 Dec 1891.
+ 18 vi. Tiney E. Cooper, born 18 Aug 1893.
Child of William Cooper and Mollie Ferrell is:

19 i. Dora Belle3 Cooper, born 10 Jan 1897. She married Blummer Horace Dennis; born 24
Apr 1893; died 1983.
More About Blummer Horace Dennis:

Burial: Lafayette, Walker County, GA
Children of William Cooper and Elizabeth Yates are:

20 i. William J.3 Cooper5, born 22 Dec 1869 in Georgia; died 08 Jan 1941. He married Stella
Harriet Crowder; born 05 Apr 1873; died 22 Mar 1955.
More About William J. Cooper:

Burial: Wehadkee Cemetery, Rock Mills, AL
More About Stella Harriet Crowder:

Burial: Wehadkee Cemetery, Rock Mills, AL
21 ii. James L. Cooper5, born 09 Aug 1871 in Georgia; died 27 Feb 1952. He married
Elizabeth E. Almon; born 24 Jun 1885; died 24 Jul 1954.
More About James L. Cooper:

+ 22 iii. Reuben Nathan Cooper, born 06 Mar 1873 in Waresville, GA; died 16 May 1960 in
LaGrange, GA.
23 iv. Mary D. Cooper, born 19 Feb 1875 in Georgia; died 19 Jun 1876.
Notes for Mary D. Cooper:

Mary D. died at the age of 16 months.
More About Mary D. Cooper:

Burial: Cooper Family Burial Ground, Waresville, GA
+ 24 v. John Frank Cooper, born 28 Feb 1877 in Georgia; died 22 May 1960.
+ 25 vi. Francis R. Cooper, born 30 Mar 1879 in Georgia; died 13 May 1954.
+ 26 vii. Charles Sebron Cooper, born 10 Oct 1881 in Georgia; died 25 Nov 1950.
5. Roderick Lenard2 Cooper (William M.1) was born 09 Oct 1855 in Glenn, GA6, and died 11 Feb 1903
in Story, AR6. He married Annie Elizabeth Adamson 31 Jan 1874 in Glenn, GA, daughter of Seaborn
Adamson and Nancy Jackson. She was born 22 Jan 1857 in Glenn, GA6, and died 04 Feb 1939 in Madill,
OK6.
Notes for Roderick Lenard Cooper:

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The story passed down is that the ancestors of Roderick Lenard Cooper came from Ireland but they were
probably Scotch-Irish. They probably originally settled in South Carolina and later moved to Georgia.
According to Winnie Cooper McClure, one brother of Roderick Lenard moved to Texas and was never
heard from again. One brother lived in Aly (pronounced long a - lee), Arkansas. This brother had three
sons named Bob, Cal, and Noah.
According to an entry in the family Bible owned by Birda Lockhart, Roderick Lenard's father was named
William. [In the 1990s I corresponded with another descendant of William, L. E. Cooper, who confirmed
William M. had a son named Roderick Lenard.-Darrell Ard]
At the age of 19, Roderick Lenard married Annie Elizabeth Adamson in Glenn, Georgia on January 31,
1874. They had four children, all born in Glenn, Georgia.
Sometime in the early 1890s Roderick Lenard and his family moved from Glenn, Heard County, County,
to Story, Montgomery County, Arkansas. Roderick Lenard was a farmer and a distiller. Roderick Laney
Cooper, his grandson, remembers that he consumed a lot of the production from his still. Roderick
Lenard died on February 11, 1903, at the age of 48 and is buried in the Reed Cemetery near Story,
Arkansas. The epitaph on his tombstone reads: "A precious one from us has gone; A voice we loved is
still; A place is vacant in our home which never can be filled."
More About Roderick Lenard Cooper:

Burial: Reed Cemetery, Story, AR
Notes for Annie Elizabeth Adamson:

Annie Elizabeth was the second child of Seaborn Henry Adamson, a Civil War veteran, and Nancy
Elizabeth Jackson Adamson, possibly a relative of Stonewall Jackson. She became a widow in 1903 at the
age of 46 and lived for another 36 years. Soon after Walter and Annie (her daughter) Lockhart married in
1905, she moved in with them and lived the rest of her life with them. The later years of her life she lived
in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Many of her grandchildren called her Granny-ma-ma. She loved to play
dominos and hated to lose. She died at the age of 82. She is buried in the Woodberry-Forest Cemetery at
Madill, Oklahoma.
The data about Annie Elizabeth's family was compiled from information passed to me [Darrell Franklin
Ard] in 1977 by Carol Adamson, daughter of Myrl Adamson of Madill, Oklahoma. The information was
passed to Carol Adamson from Mrs. Harriet Terry; I have no idea how Mrs. Terry fits into the Adamson
pedigree. I updated the data in 1988 to agree with the information in the book, Heard County, Georgia: A
History of Its People. If you are interested in the genealogy of Annie Elizabeth which goes back into the
1700s, please contact me.
More About Annie Elizabeth Adamson:

Burial: Woodberry-Forest Cemetery, Madill, OK
More About Roderick Cooper and Annie Adamson:

Marriage: 31 Jan 1874, Glenn, GA
Children of Roderick Cooper and Annie Adamson are:

+ 27 i. Henry Leonard3 Cooper, born 13 Oct 1875 in Glenn, GA; died 04 Sep 1951 in Madill,
OK.
28 ii. S. Jordan Cooper, born 17 Aug 1878 in Glenn, GA7; died 13 Sep 1883 in Glenn, GA7.
Notes for S. Jordan Cooper:

As Winnie Pearl Cooper McClure recalls, this child was born with birth defects - both
physical and mental. The child was male but what the letters S. J. stood for is not
certain. It is believed his middle name was Jordan. According to the book, Heard
County, Georgia: Cemeteries, his tombstone inscription reads: "Aug. 17,1878/Sept.
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3,1883" and "Son of R. L. Cooper and A. E. Cooper." According to the entry in Roderick
L. and Annie E. Cooper's Family Bible, his date of birth was August 17, 1878 and his
date of death was September 13, 1883.
More About S. Jordan Cooper:

Burial: Adamson Cemetery, Glenn, GA
+ 29 iii. William Downous Cooper, born 10 Jan 1884 in Glenn, GA; died 03 Jun 1943 in Madill,
OK.
+ 30 iv. Annie Mae Cooper, born 25 May 1887 in Glenn, GA; died 26 Feb 1961 in Marietta, OK.
6. Tabitha Levina2 Cooper (William M.1)8 was born 1859 in Georgia. She married Henry Stephens.
Children of Tabitha Cooper and Henry Stephens are:

31 i. Eddie3 Stephens.
32 ii. Agnes Stephens.
33 iii. Dilly Stephens.
34 iv. Parnina Stephens.
35 v. Hattie Stephens.
36 vi. Lula Stephens.
8. Sarah L.2 Cooper (William M.1)9 was born 03 May 1864 in Georgia, and died 06 Feb 1933. She
married Charlie C. Huey. He was born 17 May 1860, and died 01 Jul 1946.
More About Sarah L. Cooper:

Burial: Liberty Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, New Hope, AL
More About Charlie C. Huey:

Burial: Liberty Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, New Hope, AL
Children of Sarah Cooper and Charlie Huey are:

37 i. W. T. Adolphus3 Huey, born 20 Oct 1881.
38 ii. James Arthur Huey, born 09 Sep 1886; died 1995.
39 iii. Larkin Huey, born 15 May 1889.
40 iv. H. Roy Huey, born 1893.
41 v. Lucius H. Huey, born 30 Mar 1896.
42 vi. Annie M. Huey, born 1899.
43 vii. George W. Huey, born 1901.
44 viii. Myrtle Lee Huey, born 1908.
45 ix. Mary J. Huey, born 1910.
9. Annie Genevera2 Cooper (William M.1)9 was born 09 Sep 1866 in Georgia, and died 16 Aug 1945.
She married Thomas Manley Traylor10. He was born 19 Feb 1858, and died 19 Apr 1941.
More About Annie Genevera Cooper:

Notes for Thomas Manley Traylor:

The source of the names and dates for Thomas Manley Traylor and his wife, Annie Genevera Cooper,
and their children is the Family Bible that belonged to Thomas Manley Traylor.
More About Thomas Manley Traylor:

Children of Annie Cooper and Thomas Traylor are:

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46 i. Hermon Lloyd3 Traylor, born 21 Dec 1890; died 08 Feb 1961.
47 ii. Lillian Cordelia Traylor, born 18 Mar 1892.
48 iii. Annie Vera Traylor, born 17 Jan 1894.
49 iv. Thomas Jefferson Traylor, born 09 May 1895; died 19 Aug 1960.
50 v. William Stell Traylor, born 17 May 1898; died 17 Nov 1901.
51 vi. Velma Traylor, born 02 Nov 1899; died 03 Mar 1900.
52 vii. Humphrey Cooper Traylor, born 04 Mar 1901; died 27 Dec 1975.
53 viii. Vernon Leon Traylor, born Aug 1903; died 30 Jan 1962.
54 ix. Mary Estelle Traylor, born 08 Apr 1906; died 17 Feb 1985.
55 x. Elmo Traylor, born 08 May 1909; died 21 Sep 1970.
56 xi. Kermit Curtis Traylor, born 18 Jul 1911.
10. Senthie Idelia2 Cooper (William M.1)11 was born 14 Jul 1869 in Georgia, and died 08 Apr 1914.
She married Albert Lester McCarley. He was born 23 Sep 1870, and died 31 Oct 1937.
More About Senthie Idelia Cooper:

More About Albert Lester McCarley:

Children of Senthie Cooper and Albert McCarley are:

57 i. Hoyt Lester3 McCarley, born 08 Dec 1894.
58 ii. Eva E. McCarley, born Apr 1897.
59 iii. Thomas Carl McCarley, born Nov 1899.
60 iv. William McCarley, born 31 Jul 1903.
61 v. Lila Mae McCarley, born 09 Jan 1906.
62 vi. Robert Felton McCarley, born 15 Nov 1911.
11. Lemuel Oliver2 Cooper (William M.1) was born 26 Jan 1872, and died 04 Dec 1946. He married
Narcie Ella Wilder 14 Dec 1902. She was born 15 Sep 1883, and died 27 Dec 1963.
More About Lemuel Oliver Cooper:

More About Narcie Ella Wilder:

More About Lemuel Cooper and Narcie Wilder:

Children of Lemuel Cooper and Narcie Wilder are:

63 i. H. C.3 Cooper. He married Mary Lane Roberts.
64 ii. Grady Cooper. He married Jo Ann Bryant.
65 iii. Charlie Cooper, born 1905; died 1992.
66 iv. Dora Mae Cooper, born 1907. She married Grady Nix.
67 v. Effie S. Cooper, born 1909. She married Pierce Owens.
68 vi. Wilder Cooper, born 1919. He married Doris Lester.
69 vii. Glenn Cooper, born 19 Jul 1926.
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16. Ida L.3 Cooper (William James2, William M.1) was born 25 May 1890. She married Cebe Smith.
Children of Ida Cooper and Cebe Smith are:

70 i. Marvin4 Smith.
71 ii. Cooper Smith.
72 iii. (Infant) Smith, born 08 May 1914.
73 iv. Odell Smith.
74 v. Lorene Smith.
75 vi. Leroy Smith.
76 vii. Trubee Smith.
17. Serena3 Cooper (William James2, William M.1) was born 26 Dec 1891. She married Roland
Bennett.
Children of Serena Cooper and Roland Bennett are:

77 i. Mettie Mearl4 Bennett.
78 ii. Clyde Bennett.
79 iii. Herman Bennett.
80 iv. Charles King Bennett.
81 v. Christine Bennett.
82 vi. Precious Bennett.
83 vii. Catharine Bennett.
84 viii. Alice Bennett.
18. Tiney E.3 Cooper (William James2, William M.1) was born 18 Aug 1893. She married Earnest
Smith.
Children of Tiney Cooper and Earnest Smith are:

85 i. Voncile4 Smith.
86 ii. Mozelle Smith.
87 iii. Curtis Smith.
88 iv. Felton Smith.
89 v. Virgil Smith.
90 vi. Alvin Smith.
91 vii. Aubrey Smith.
22. Reuben Nathan3 Cooper (William James2, William M.1)12 was born 06 Mar 1873 in Waresville,
GA13,and died 16 May 1960 in LaGrange, GA. He married Sarah Martha Cook, daughter of George
Cook and Sarah Samson. She was born 24 Aug 1878, and died 30 Jan 1963.
More About Reuben Nathan Cooper:

Burial: Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery
More About Sarah Martha Cook:

Burial: Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery
Children of Reuben Cooper and Sarah Cook are:

+ 92 i. Guy Olin4 Cooper, born 02 Sep 1899; died 30 Nov 1963.
+ 93 ii. Annie Pearl Cooper, born 02 Mar 1903; died 26 Feb 1981.
+ 94 iii. Mary Mildred Cooper, born 07 Jul 1907.
+ 95 iv. Edna Ruby Cooper, born 06 Sep 1912.
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+ 96 v. Janet Elaine Cooper, born 16 Oct 1919.
24. John Frank3 Cooper (William James2, William M.1)14 was born 28 Feb 1877 in Georgia, and died
22 May 1960. He married Emma Ophelia Kitchens. She was born 26 Jun 1880, and died 23 Mar 1957.
Notes for John Frank Cooper:

John owned a farm inherited from father at Waresville, Georgia. He later moved to Five Points and then
to Roanoke, AL in retirement.
More About John Frank Cooper:

More About Emma Ophelia Kitchens:

Children of John Cooper and Emma Kitchens are:

+ 97 i. F. Maude4 Cooper, born 26 Nov 1896; died 15 Jan 1979 in Franklin, GA.
+ 98 ii. Annie Ethyl Cooper, born 26 Nov 1896.
+ 99 iii. Henry James Cooper, born 18 Aug 1898; died Abt. 1984 in Akron, OH.
+ 100 iv. Mamye Delilah Cooper, born 07 May 1903; died 16 Jan 1962.
+ 101 v. John Milton Cooper, born 28 Sep 1905; died 05 Jul 1980.
+ 102 vi. William Oliver Cooper, born 12 May 1907.
+ 103 vii. Herman McKinley Cooper, born 06 Mar 1909.
+ 104 viii. Leon Earl Cooper, Sr., born 02 Mar 1911.
+ 105 ix. Freeman Ozell Cooper, born 02 Feb 1913; died 24 Aug 1984.
+ 106 x. Lena Inez Cooper, born 08 Jan 1915; died 15 Apr 1990 in Lake City, FL.
25. Francis R.3 Cooper (William James2, William M.1)14 was born 30 Mar 1879 in Georgia, and died 13
May 1954. She married Charles A. Middlebrooks. He was born 03 Sep 1866, and died 02 Jul 1958.
More About Francis R. Cooper:

More About Charles A. Middlebrooks:

Children of Francis Cooper and Charles Middlebrooks are:

+ 107 i. Verna4 Middlebrooks, born 28 Apr 1901; died 08 Oct 1985.
108 ii. Mabel Middlebrooks, born 06 Jan 1903; died 29 Oct 1992. She married La Prad Jones.
Notes for Mabel Middlebrooks:

Mabel "Mae" had no children.
+ 109 iii. Frank Middlebrooks, born 17 Nov 1904; died 20 Apr 1973.
26. Charles Sebron3 Cooper (William James2, William M.1) was born 10 Oct 1881 in Georgia, and
died 25 Nov 1950. He married Roberta Leola Wingo. She was born 05 Feb 1882, and died 09 Jun 1946.
More About Charles Sebron Cooper:

More About Roberta Leola Wingo:

Children of Charles Cooper and Roberta Wingo are:

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110 i. William Clarence4 Cooper, born 18 Jul 1904; died 06 Mar 1909.
111 ii. Harvey Jordan Cooper, born 01 Aug 1906. He married Alma Miller.
112 iii. Leonard Orbin Cooper, born 26 Nov 1908; died 10 Mar 1919.
113 iv. Charles Albert Cooper, born 29 Oct 1912. He married Tiney Mae Cook.
114 v. Louise Cooper, born 07 Jun 1915. She married Ralph Morris Reed.
115 vi. Marvin Taylor Cooper, born 02 Jul 1918; died Nov 1983. He married Annie Louise
Walston.
116 vii. Wesley Robert Cooper, born 25 Oct 1920. He married Sarah Nell Fisher.
27. Henry Leonard3 Cooper (Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)15 was born 13 Oct 1875 in Glenn, GA16,
and died 04 Sep 1951 in Madill, OK16. He married Celia Susanna Aldridge 29 Oct 1894 in Story, AR,
daughter of Henry Aldridge and Safronia Robinson. She was born 15 May 1876 in Rock Mills, AL16, and
died 02 Jan 1945 in Madill, OK16.
Notes for Henry Leonard Cooper:

Henry, as a teenager, moved with his family from Glenn, Georgia to Montgomery County, Arkansas in
the area of Red Ridge, 3-1/2 miles from Story, Arkansas. Henry soon met Celia and they married about a
year later when he was 18 and she was 17.
Henry ran a sawmill and farmed. He also had livestock - cows, horses, hogs, and sheep. The sheep were
sheared and the boys had to remove the cockleburs.
The wool was washed and pulled apart by hand. Celia carded the wool, made bats then rolls and finally
yarn from which she made caps, gloves, socks and sweaters for the family.
Henry also ran a grist mill. He made sorghum molasses for the community from the sugar cane brought
to him by neighbors. He always saved a 50-gallon barrel for the family's consumption. The family grew
all their vegetables, fruit, and chickens. Henry liked to hunt. In season the family had rabbit, squirrel,
deer, quail, opossum, and wild turkey. Celia went fishing once a week, when the weather allowed, to
furnish fish for the table. The family went to the mountains in front of the home each year and picked a
tub of huckleberries to can.
Henry, Celia, and their children went to the Southern Baptist Church at Story where Henry was a deacon,
song leader, Sunday school superintendent, and helped build the church building. The school at Red
Ridge was on the Cooper land and only about 200 yards from the house. Most of the teachers roomed
and boarded at the Cooper home.
About once a month the Youngs, Lockharts, and other musicians in the community came to the Cooper
home to play banjos, guitars and fiddles. Henry played the jew's-harp.
In 1908 Henry, Celia, and their four children (Vester, Wayne, Ruth, and Lain) moved from Story to Love
Valley near Marietta, Oklahoma. They lived in a dugout for about a year then moved back to Story
staying until 1919.
In October, 1919, Henry and Celia sold the farm at Story, including furniture, tools, and livestock, for
$1200. Because of Henry's persistence that the family go to church every Sunday, they waited until
Sunday afternoon to head out for Madill, Oklahoma. They traveled by covered wagon along with the
Walter Lockhart and Jim Tom Blakely families. Each covered wagon was accompanied by a cow for milk
and cooped chickens for meat. They cooked breakfast and supper, stopping to eat leftovers at noon. They
traveled for about 16 days. Their first farm in Marshall County was the Everett Buckholt farm in the
Buckholt Community. They lived in a three-room house and farmed as sharecroppers. Henry and Celia
lived in Buckholt until 1922 when they had to return to Arkansas to take the farm back.
They returned to Story by train. Henry rented a box car for $75.00, put cows and horses and farming
equipment in one end and the household possessions in the other end. Henry and the older boys rode in
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the box car while Celia and the younger children rode in the passenger car. Henry farmed again for a
year. They resold the farm and moved back to Buckholt in 1923 farming there until 1926. Henry then
bought a service station which was not successful so he sold out and returned to the farm until he retired.
He later bought a grocery store, ran it for a while, and retired again. Henry (died of a stroke at the age of
75) in Madill at the home of his daughter, Winnie Cooper McClure. His funeral service was held at the
First Baptist Church in Madill. Rev. Bert Cherry, pastor of First Baptist Church, was in charge of the
service.
According to his Death Certificate Henry had arterial sclerosis for 10 years prior to his death and his
cause of death was cerebral thrombosis.
More About Henry Leonard Cooper:

Burial: Woodberry-Forest Cemetery, Madill, OK17
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Southern Baptist
Notes for Celia Susanna Aldridge:

Celia was the daughter of Henry H. Aldridge (13 September 1840 to 15 December 1900) and Safronia Jane
Robinson (16 September 1849 to 16 December 1905). Both are buried at Reed Cemetery near Story,
Arkansas. According to her Death Certificate Celia died of pneumonia at the age of 68. She also suffered
with pellagra.
Safronia Jane had a sister named Pardelia Martha Ann Robinson who married Josiah Allen Bonner.
Pardelia and Josiah's daughter Della Mae Bonner married William Downous Cooper, a brother of Henry
Leonard Cooper.
More About Celia Susanna Aldridge:

Occupation: Homemaker
More About Henry Cooper and Celia Aldridge:

Marriage: 29 Oct 1894, Story, AR
Children of Henry Cooper and Celia Aldridge are:

117 i. Bessie Lee4 Cooper, born 13 Feb 1895 in Story, AR18; died 27 Mar 1895 in Story, AR.
More About Bessie Lee Cooper:

118 ii. Leota Vester Cooper, born 30 Dec 1896 in Story, AR18; died 23 Jan 1926 in Madill, OK.
She married Clarence Emmons 22 Jan 1921; born 28 Apr 1894 in Franklin County, MD;
died 21 Nov 1979 in Okmulgee, OK.
Notes for Leota Vester Cooper:

Vester and Clarence had no children. They lived in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. She died at
the age of 30. In a letter she sent to her mother in December 1925, she said "... thought I
was going to bead [sic] to death had hemorrhage of lungs and my nose was beading
[sic]." She died a month later from tuberculosis.
More About Leota Vester Cooper:

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More About Clarence Emmons:
Occupation: Barber
More About Clarence Emmons and Leota Cooper:

Marriage: 22 Jan 1921
119 iii. Ira Grady Cooper, born 07 Apr 1899 in Story, AR18; died 06 Aug 1899 in Story, AR.
More About Ira Grady Cooper:

120 iv. (Infant Daughter) Cooper, born 01 Sep 1900 in Story, AR18; died 02 Sep 1900 in Story,
AR.
More About (Infant Daughter) Cooper:

Burial: Reed Cemetery, Reed, AR
+ 121 v. Wayne Theodore Cooper, born 30 Jul 1902 in Story, AR; died 06 Mar 1977 in Houston,
TX.
+ 122 vi. Ruthy Viola Cooper, born 24 Mar 1904 in Story, AR; died 04 Jun 1986 in Mount Ida,
AR.
123 vii. (Infant Daughter) Cooper, born 16 Mar 1906 in Story, AR18; died 16 Mar 1906 in Story,
AR.

Burial: Reed Cemetery, Reed, AR
+ 124 viii. Roderick Laney Cooper, born 26 Apr 1907 in Story, AR; died 08 Dec 1992 in Hot
Springs, AR.
+ 125 ix. Henry Floyd Cooper, born 29 Dec 1909 in Story, AR; died 04 Mar 1964 in Baytown, TX.
+ 126 x. Winnie Pearl Cooper, born 10 Jan 1912 in Story, AR; died 06 Jun 1996 in Madill, OK.
127 xi. Oscar Glenn Cooper, born 30 Dec 1913 in Story, AR18; died 09 Jan 1914 in Story, AR.
More About Oscar Glenn Cooper:

+ 128 xii. Ava Lenora Cooper, born 13 Jun 1916 in Story, AR; died 20 Jan 2002 in Madill, OK.
29. William Downous3 Cooper (Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 10 Jan 1884 in Glenn,
GA18,and died 03 Jun 1943 in Madill, OK. He married Della Mae Bonner19, daughter of Josiah Bonner
and Pardelia Robinson. She was born 27 Aug 1886 in Roanoke, AL, and died 25 Aug 1967 in Madill, OK.
Notes for William Downous Cooper:

At the age of 19, Downous married Della Mae Bonner in Glenn, Georgia. He moved his family from
Glenn to Montgomery County, Arkansas in 1909. In 1925 they moved to the Buckholt Community in
Marshall County, Oklahoma. He was a farmer and rancher.
More About William Downous Cooper:

Notes for Della Mae Bonner:

Della was born in Roanoke, Alabama, which is just across the state line from Glenn, Georgia, where her
husband Downous was born. Della died on August 25, 1967, two days before her eighty-first birthday.
Her name was frequently pronounced "Dellar."
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Della's parents were Josiah Allen Bonner and Pardelia Martha Ann Robinson Bonner, a sister of Safronia
Jane Robinson who was the wife of Heny H. Aldridge.
More About Della Mae Bonner:

More About William Cooper and Della Bonner:

Marriage: 19
Children of William Cooper and Della Bonner are:

129 i. Etta Mabel4 Cooper, born 22 Jan 1904 in Story, AR20; died 10 Jun 1947 in Madill, OK.
She married Perry Hopkins.
More About Etta Mabel Cooper:

130 ii. Linard Allen Cooper, born 12 Feb 1907 in Story, AR20; died 04 Mar 1907 in Story, AR.
More About Linard Allen Cooper:

+ 131 iii. James Lonnie Cooper, born 31 Aug 1908 in Pike, OK; died 23 Nov 1987 in Cleburne,
TX.
+ 132 iv. Johnny Clyde Cooper, born 17 Feb 1911 in Story, Montgomery, AR; died 12 Jan 1968 in
Hayward, Alameda, CA.
+ 133 v. William Vernon Cooper, born 11 Apr 1913 in Story, AR; died 03 Jan 1986 in Kingston,
OK.
134 vi. (Infant Daughter) Cooper, born 18 Oct 1915 in Story, AR20; died 18 Oct 1915 in Story,
AR.

+ 135 vii. Beulah Eveline Cooper, born 25 Dec 1916 in Story, AR.
+ 136 viii. Rufus Linn Cooper, born 13 Jan 1920 in Story, AR; died 21 Aug 1981 in Borger, TX.
+ 137 ix. Zola Naomi Cooper, born 31 Jan 1923 in Story, AR.
+ 138 x. Ruby Imogene Cooper, born 15 Feb 1927 in Buckholt, OK.
30. Annie Mae3 Cooper (Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 25 May 1887 in Glenn, GA, and
died 26 Feb 1961 in Marietta, OK. She married Walter Leander Lockhart 20 Aug 1905 in Story, AR. He
was born 23 Jan 1886 in Beersheba Springs, TN, and died 19 Dec 1959 in Marietta, , OK.
Notes for Annie Mae Cooper:

The following material was typed from an interview with Birda Mae Lockhart Lamb Powell, the only
daughter Annie Mae Cooper Lockhart. The interview was conducted on March 8, 1979, by Charles and Jo
Lamb who then typed this material. It answers the question of “Who was Annie Mae Cooper?” and
provides some other interesting facts about her husband and children:
"W. L. Lockhart was born in Tennessee in 1886. Annie M. Cooper was born in Glenn, Georgia in 1887.
This couple was married in Story, Arkansas, August 20, 1905. Annie's father, Roderick Lenard Cooper,
died 18 months before she married. Her brothers were already married, so Annie and her mother, Annie
Elizabeth Cooper, lived together on the Cooper farm. After Annie and W. L. married, her mother lived
with them until her death in 1939. They continued to live on the Cooper farm. W. L. hired hands to help
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with the crops and he sold Raleigh products from a buggy. He would be away from home all week and
return on the weekends. This couple had five children born in Story. Only the first child, Birda Mae
Lockhart, survived. The four boys died young and were buried at Story, Reed Cemetery.
Story, Arkansas only had a small store where they could purchase some food staples. The only other
building was a post office. Twice a year, in the spring and fall, the family made a trip to Hot Springs,
Arkansas mostly for clothing and sewing material. The trip was 40 miles. They went in a wagon and it
took five days, round trip. They would leave one morning and camp out that night. They reached Hot
Springs, shopped and spent one night in the wagonyard. Then, they camped out one night on the return
trip.
Jim Tom Blakely and Henry Cooper (Annie's brother) were planning to move to Madill, Oklahoma. They
were each planning to hold an auction sale to dispose of all their property. About a week before the sale,
W. L. decided to make the move with them. He took part of his things to Blakely's house and part to
Henry Cooper's house and everything was sold at auction. Annie kept her sewing machine and all the
other furniture was sold. W. L. sold the Cooper farm to Taylor Lamb. W.L.'s father's land joined it. His
father and mother remained in Story.
This group left Story in October, 1919, and it took 19 days to get to Madill, Oklahoma. There were five
covered wagons. The Henry Cooper family had two wagons, the Lockhart family had one, and the Jim
Tom Blakely family had two wagons. There were seven adults and nine children. W. L., Annie, Birda,
and Grandmaw Cooper all slept on one regular size bed in the wagon - two at one end and two at the
other end. Birda had a little dog that slept on the bed too. Birda was 13 years old at this time . One night
was spent in the wagonyard at Mena, Arkansas. It was Halloween and the kids saw their first skating
rink. The skaters wore costumes. This was really exciting for the kids to see. During the trip, the kids
would walk and play around the wagons, as they traveled. When they finally arrived at Madill, the
Lockhart family lived in the house with Adrian and Lena Adamson. (Adrian and Annie were cousins.
His father and her mother were brother and sister.) A short time later, they rented the farm joining
Adrian's. Birda had to walk three miles to a school named Grantham. It had two rooms and two teachers.
W. L.'s father died in 1922. W. L. then went back to Story on the train. He moved his mother, his brother
Roy, his sister Mida, and her son Royal (Mida's husband had died and she had moved back with her
parents) to Madill to live with his family. There were eight people living in a 4-room house. They lived
together for about two years. Roy married and Mida started teaching school. She rented a house for
herself, her son and her mother to live in.
About 1924 the Lockharts moved from the farm into Madill. W. L. bought a house and service station
with the Sinclair Agency. Soon afterwards, on December 19, 1924, Birda married Fred Lamb. Fred
worked for W. L. as a mechanic for awhile. During this time, Charles was born on December 25, 1925.
The Lockharts later moved to Tipton, Oklahoma. W. L. was in the process of trading his house in Madill
for one in Tipton. The man, with the house in Tipton, died before the deal was settled and this man’s
family got both houses. W. L. operated the Sinclair Agency in Tipton. The Lockharts later moved to
Sentinel and then on to Cordell, while W. L. was with Magnolia Oil Company.
During this time, Fred Lamb had quit the mechanic job. He got a job as a pumper in the oil fields, when
Charles was six months old. He moved his family to Wetumka. He was transferred to Seminole and then
Bald Hill. Anna Lou was born here. Fred drank too much and was fired. They moved into the house with
the Lockharts at Cordell. Fred drove a gasoline truck for W. L. About a year later Birda and Fred
separated and then divorced. Birda and her kids stayed on with her parents and grandmother. She
worked in a beauty shop for one year as an apprentice then took a test and got her operator's license.
The whole family moved to Ardmore about 1936. W. L. leased a service station and cabins called Hill
Crest Cottages. He also leased a laundry, which Birda operated. The family moved to Thackerville about
1938. Grandmaw Cooper died while they lived here, in 1939. W. L. traded cattle and sold Raleigh
products. Birda worked in the fields for a while and then went to work in a beauty shop in Marietta. The
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family rented a house on the Lake Road and moved to Marietta in 1940. Birda was remarried to a barber
named Clarence Darnell. They opened a barber and beauty shop together and lived in the back. The
marriage lasted one year and 10 days. He left during the night and took all the money from the bank
account. They were soon divorced. After he left, W. L. and Annie moved in the back of the shop with
Birda and her kids. The rent was $10 a month for the whole building. It was near the pool hall. Charles
went into the Navy while they lived here, at the age of 16, and was gone about 3-1/2 years. They later
rented a larger building. It was in the next block and cost $20 a month. They still lived in the back.
Charles got out of the Navy and married. He rented an apartment. The Lockharts rented a cafe and lived
in the back for about a year. Charles worked for them and then moved to Houston. They sold the cafe
and moved into an apartment for about three years. Birda rented a house and put in a beauty shop. Anna
Lou was still with her, but soon married, after the move. When she left, W. L. and Annie moved back into
the house with Birda. About one year after Anna Lou married, Birda married Earnest Powell, in 1951.
They bought the house across the street from the one they lived in and put in a beauty shop. The
Lockharts moved in with them and stayed until their death. W. L. died in 1959 and Annie died a year and
two months later in 1961. Birda retired and sold her shop and house. She and her husband moved to
Sulphur Springs, Texas, in 1971, to be near her daughter. Earnest Powell died in 1979.
Annie Mae Cooper Lockhart had a talent for crochet and quiltmaking which provided her grandchildren
and great-grandchildren with tangible reminders of the quiet life she lived - a life filled with dignity and
love of family during a time of great hardship throughout this Nation.
More About Annie Mae Cooper:

Notes for Walter Leander Lockhart:

Walter was a Raleigh Products Salesman. Walter's father was Lemuel Kirby Lockhart and his mother was
Emma Bond. SOURCE: Family Bible of Birda Powell
More About Walter Leander Lockhart:

More About Walter Lockhart and Annie Cooper:

Marriage: 20 Aug 1905, Story, AR
Children of Annie Cooper and Walter Lockhart are:

+ 139 i. Birda Mae4 Lockhart, born 09 Jun 1906 in Story, AR; died 11 Jun 1992 in Marietta, OK.
140 ii. Earl Lockhart, born 18 Dec 1908 in Story, AR21; died 05 Jan 1909 in Story, AR.
More About Earl Lockhart:

141 iii. Troy Lockhart, born 24 May 1911 in Story, AR21; died 04 Dec 1911 in Story, AR.
More About Troy Lockhart:

142 iv. Clide Lockhart, born 29 Apr 1915 in Story, AR21; died 13 Aug 1917 in Story, AR.
Notes for Clide Lockhart:

Clide (that is the correct spelling) and Claude were twins.
143 v. Claude Lockhart, born 29 Apr 1915 in Story, AR21; died 16 Apr 1918 in Story, AR.
Notes for Claude Lockhart:

Claude and Clide were twins.
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92. Guy Olin4 Cooper (Reuben Nathan3, William James2, William M.1) was born 02 Sep 1899, and
died 30 Nov 1963. He married Precious Ethel Hill 22 Jun 1919. She was born 27 Aug 1902, and died 15
Jan 1987.
More About Guy Cooper and Precious Hill:

Marriage: 22 Jun 1919
Children of Guy Cooper and Precious Hill are:

+ 144 i. Rudine5 Cooper, born 16 Apr 1924.
145 ii. James Ralph Cooper, born 02 Feb 1921. He married (1) Martha Kate Barnes. He
married (2) Juanita Hardison.
Notes for James Ralph Cooper:

James had no children from either marriage.
93. Annie Pearl4 Cooper (Reuben Nathan3, William James2, William M.1) was born 02 Mar 1903, and
died 26 Feb 1981. She married Henry Knight. He was born 18 Sep 1901, and died 20 Dec 1980.
Children of Annie Cooper and Henry Knight are:

146 i. Reuben B.5 Knight, born 07 May 1924; died 08 Apr 1925.
147 ii. Carey Donald Knight. He married Lillian Hill.
148 iii. Sara Anne Knight, born 15 Jul 1929; died 10 Jul 1930.
149 iv. Richard M. Knight, born 1934.
150 v. Nathan Gene Knight. He married Elizabeth Ann Brady.
94. Mary Mildred4 Cooper (Reuben Nathan3, William James2, William M.1) was born 07 Jul 1907.
She married Edgar Bledsoe. He was born 15 Jul 1904, and died 17 Mar 1986.
Child of Mary Cooper and Edgar Bledsoe is:

151 i. Douglas Edgar5 Bledsoe. He married Yvonne Molyneaux.
95. Edna Ruby4 Cooper (Reuben Nathan3, William James2, William M.1) was born 06 Sep 1912. She
married Theron Hurley. He was born 01 Sep 1905.
Children of Edna Cooper and Theron Hurley are:

152 i. Sarah Caroline5 Hurley, born 01 Dec 1935.
153 ii. Cooper Lenwood Hurley, born 21 Sep 1941.
96. Janet Elaine4 Cooper (Reuben Nathan3, William James2, William M.1) was born 16 Oct 1919. She
married Kenneth Gustavson. He was born 13 Mar 1921.
Children of Janet Cooper and Kenneth Gustavson are:

154 i. Kenneth Thomas5 Gustavson, born 28 Jan 1944; died 06 Dec 1993.
155 ii. Russell Harry Gustavson, born 24 Sep 1947.
97. F. Maude4 Cooper (John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 26 Nov 1896, and died 15
Jan 1979 in Franklin, GA. She married Henry Grady Dennis 01 Mar 1914. He was born 16 Nov 1891, and
died 29 Oct 1982.
Notes for F. Maude Cooper:
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Maude is a twin sister of Annie Ethyl.
More About F. Maude Cooper:

More About Henry Grady Dennis:

More About Henry Dennis and F. Cooper:

Marriage: 01 Mar 1914
Children of F. Cooper and Henry Dennis are:

+ 156 i. Tommy Lou Cooper5 Dennis, born 04 Jul 1915; died 20 Sep 1989 in St. Simons Island,
GA.
+ 157 ii. John Emory Dennis, born 19 Jan 1917; died 25 Apr 1993 in Jacksonville, FL.
+ 158 iii. Nettie Eloise Dennis, born 01 Oct 1918; died in Atlanta, GA.
+ 159 iv. Henry Grady Dennis, Jr., born 10 Jun 1921; died in Newman, GA.
+ 160 v. Dorothy Edna Dennis, born 10 Feb 1923; died in Disneyland, FL.
+ 161 vi. Horace Dennis, born 09 May 1926; died in Dallas, GA.
162 vii. Morris Dennis, born Jun 1927; died Jun 1927 in Texas, GA.
+ 163 viii. Harold Nathan Dennis, born 25 Aug 1929; died in Decatur, GA.
+ 164 ix. Richard Frank Dennis, born 08 Jul 1931; died in Franklin, GA.
+ 165 x. Jaquelyn Anne Dennis, born 19 May 1938; died in Franklin, GA.
98. Annie Ethyl4 Cooper (John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 26 Nov 1896. She
married (1) Paul Cornelius Moore. He was born 24 Sep 1898, and died 27 Apr 1938. She married (2)
George W. Hester. He died 01 Sep 1972.
Notes for Annie Ethyl Cooper:

Ethyl lived at Wadley, Alabama. She is a twin sister of Maude.
Notes for George W. Hester:

George and Ethyl had no children.
Children of Annie Cooper and Paul Moore are:

+ 166 i. Pauline Mayme5 Moore, born in Wadley, AL.
+ 167 ii. Olive Precious Moore, born in Roanoke, AL.
+ 168 iii. Emily Ophelia Moore, born in Wadley, AL.
+ 169 iv. Annette Moore, born in Fairfax, AL.
99. Henry James4 Cooper (John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 18 Aug 1898, and
died Abt. 1984 in Akron, OH. He married Eva Mae Makin, daughter of George Makin and Elizabeth.
Child of Henry Cooper and Eva Makin is:

+ 170 i. Henry George5 Cooper, born 27 Jan 1922.
100. Mamye Delilah4 Cooper (John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 07 May 1903, and
died 16 Jan 1962. She married Charles Elgin Avery, Sr.. He died 05 May 1986.
Notes for Mamye Delilah Cooper:

Mamye lived at Five Points, Alabama.
More About Mamye Delilah Cooper:

Burial: Five Points, AL
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More About Charles Elgin Avery, Sr.:
Children of Mamye Cooper and Charles Avery are:

+ 171 i. Charles Elgin5 Avery, Jr., died 1989.
+ 172 ii. Marilyn Elizabeth Avery, born 14 Aug 1934 in Ft. Valley, GA.
101. John Milton4 Cooper (John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 28 Sep 1905, and
died 05 Jul 1980. He married Margaret Frazier, daughter of Walter Frazier and Mary Sanders.
Notes for John Milton Cooper:

John lived at Lafayette, Alabama.
Child of John Cooper and Margaret Frazier is:

+ 173 i. Dr. John Raymond5 Cooper, born 02 Jan 1931.
102. William Oliver4 Cooper (John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 12 May 1907. He
married Lucille Fleeting.
Notes for William Oliver Cooper:

Oliver lived at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Child of William Cooper and Lucille Fleeting is:

+ 174 i. Doris Fleeting5 Cooper.
103. Herman McKinley4 Cooper (John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 06 Mar 1909.
He married Merle Wheeler. She was born 18 Aug 1911 in Five Points, AL.
Notes for Herman McKinley Cooper:

Herman lived at Fairfax, Alabama.
Child of Herman Cooper and Merle Wheeler is:

175 i. Richard Wheeler5 Cooper, born 23 Jan 1934 in Conyers, GA. He married (1) Natalie.
He married (2) Peggie Waits Boehmer.
More About Richard Wheeler Cooper:

Adoption: Richard was an adopted son.
Notes for Peggie Waits Boehmer:

Peggie had two children from a previous marriage: Gary Craig and Susan Gail
Boehmer. Gary Craig was Henry County Superintendent of Education. Susan Gail
married Vincent Pinyard.
104. Leon Earl4 Cooper, Sr. (John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 02 Mar 1911. He
married Flora Evelyn Bonner, daughter of Samuel Lester Bonner. She was born 26 Aug 1908, and died
24 Sep 1984.
Notes for Leon Earl Cooper, Sr.:

Leon Sr. was valedictorian of his high school class at Five Points, Alabama with 97.8 average. He
graduated early at the age of 16 and traveled through Europe for three months on a trip he won for
selling magazines. He attended the University of Alabama and studied pre-law with straight "As" During
World War II he served as a US Marine in the Pacific Front. He served two terms on the Roanoke City
Council; trustee of First Baptist Church of Roanoke 1932 to 1995 and was chairman of the fellowship of
deacons for approximately half of that time. He was employed as the manager of Roanoke Guano
Company and Roanoke Oil Company and manager of Master Door Co. He taught a Sunday school class
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on radio station WLR for over 50 years.
Notes for Flora Evelyn Bonner:

Flora was a member of the garden club and a "flower expert." For over 50 years she handled the "Cradle
Roll" at her church, registering new births and welcoming new parents. She regularly placed fresh
flowers in the Sunday class where Earl taught. She visited "shut-ins" for decades, and at funeral service in
1984, the church overflowed with family and friends.
Children of Leon Cooper and Flora Bonner are:

+ 176 i. Carol Evelyn5 Cooper, born 20 Aug 1942.
+ 177 ii. Leon Earl Cooper, Jr., born 03 May 1944.
105. Freeman Ozell4 Cooper (John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 02 Feb 1913, and
died 24 Aug 1984. He married Quawanya White Porterfield. She was born 05 Feb 1915.
Children of Freeman Cooper and Quawanya Porterfield are:

178 i. Deborah5 Cooper, born 04 Nov 1948. She married Paul Love in Graham, NC.
More About Paul Love and Deborah Cooper:

Marriage: Graham, NC
+ 179 ii. Tabitha Cooper, born 03 Nov 1953.
106. Lena Inez4 Cooper (John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 08 Jan 1915, and died 15
Apr 1990 in Lake City, FL. She married (1) Frank Barker. She married (2) Harry Gregory Marcum, Sr..
Children of Lena Cooper and Frank Barker are:

180 i. Anne5 Barker.
Notes for Anne Barker:

Anne was a commodore in the US Navy.
+ 181 ii. Jean Barker.

182 iii. Johnny Barker.
Children of Lena Cooper and Harry Marcum are:

+ 183 i. Vickie Lynn5 Marcum.
+ 184 ii. Harry Gregory Marcum, Jr..
107. Verna4 Middlebrooks (Francis R.3 Cooper, William James2, William M.1) was born 28 Apr 1901,
and died 08 Oct 1985. She married Marshall McConnell. He was born 17 Nov 1903, and died 30 Apr
1983.
Child of Verna Middlebrooks and Marshall McConnell is:

185 i. Willadeen5 McConnell, born Sep 1924.
109. Frank4 Middlebrooks (Francis R.3 Cooper, William James2, William M.1) was born 17 Nov 1904,
and died 20 Apr 1973. He married Winie P..
Children of Frank Middlebrooks and Winie P. are:

186 i. Charles5 Middlebrooks, born in Franklin, GA.
187 ii. Mozelle Ikenberry Middlebrooks, born in Blytheville, AR.
121. Wayne Theodore4 Cooper (Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 30 Jul
1902 in Story, AR, and died 06 Mar 1977 in Houston, TX. He married (1) Billie Jane Johnson 29 Sep 1929.
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She was born 09 Jun 1912 in Big Flat, AR, and died 19 Jul 1984 in Madill, OK. He married (2) Willie T.
Skelton Abt. 1967. She died in Houston, TX.
Notes for Wayne Theodore Cooper:

Wayne graduated from Mt. Ida High School in Mt. Ida, Arkansas. As a teenager Wayne moved with his
family to Madill, Oklahoma, by covered wagon in 1919. He returned to Arkansas for two years and
taught school at Redwood and Union Hill in 1923 and 1924. He went back to Madill and worked in
grocery stores and as a carpenter. He relocated his family to Houston, Texas, in 1942 and worked for
Brown and Root Shipyard. From 1945 to 1963 Wayne worked for Hughes Tool Co. in Houston as a
carpenter and painter.
More About Wayne Theodore Cooper:

More About Billie Jane Johnson:

More About Wayne Cooper and Billie Johnson:

Marriage: 29 Sep 1929
Notes for Willie T. Skelton:

Willie Temperance (maiden name Skelton) Cooper had two sons from a previous marriage: Roger Adair
Roberts (wife- Jane) and Billy Roberts (wife-Jackie). She was Wayne's fourth wife.
More About Wayne Cooper and Willie Skelton:

Marriage: Abt. 1967
Children of Wayne Cooper and Billie Johnson are:

+ 188 i. Carroll Joe5 Cooper, born 04 Sep 1930 in Sentinel, OK; died 06 Dec 1975 in Houston,
TX.
+ 189 ii. Bobby Gene Cooper, born 05 Nov 1932 in Madill, OK; died 27 Jan 1978 in Houston, TX.
+ 190 iii. Waynda Lea Cooper, born 20 Jan 1935 in Madill, OK.
+ 191 iv. Linda Sue Cooper, born 04 Feb 1939 in Madill, OK.
122. Ruthy Viola4 Cooper (Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 24 Mar 1904 in
Story, AR22, and died 04 Jun 1986 in Mount Ida, AR. She married (1) Dewey Lampkin. She married (2)
Ted Stewart. She married (3) Elbert Joshua Emery 09 Oct 1924, son of Job Emery and Ida Reed. He was
born 05 Mar 1902 in Story, AR, and died in Oakland, CA. She married (4) Elmer Dee Hiatt 23 Dec 1967.
He was born 25 Dec 1901 in Rochester, IN, and died 1983 in Conroe, TX.
Notes for Ruthy Viola Cooper:

Ruth was born in Story, Arkansas, first married in Madill, Oklahoma, lived for some time in California,
and lived most of her life in the Houston, Texas area before moving to Mt. Ida, Arkansas, where she lived
at the time of her death in 1986 at the age of 82. She was a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother,
a housewife, and a member of the Lake Ouachita Baptist Church.
More About Ruthy Viola Cooper:

Notes for Elbert Joshua Emery:

The source of the information on the ascendants of Elbert is the Family Tree compiled by Anthony and
Sheryl Cooper.
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More About Elbert Emery and Ruthy Cooper:
Marriage: 09 Oct 1924
More About Elmer Dee Hiatt:

More About Elmer Hiatt and Ruthy Cooper:

Children of Ruthy Cooper and Elbert Emery are:

+ 192 i. Glen Buevenne5 Emery, born 08 Jul 1925 in Madill, OK; died 27 May 1991 in Mount
Ida, AR.
193 ii. Billy Gene Emery, born 11 Jul 1928 in Madill, OK22; died 03 Mar 1929 in Madill, OK.
More About Billy Gene Emery:

+ 194 iii. Paul Dean Emery, born 19 Sep 1930 in Madill, OK.
195 iv. Betty Jean Emery23, born 24 Jul 1934 in Madill, OK24; died 02 Mar 1937 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Betty Jean Emery:

Betty Jean died at the age of 3 in a Sherman, Texas hospital after a 15-day illness. Death
was said to have been caused by pneumonia. Her funeral service was held at the First
Baptist Church in Madill with the Rev. Mrs. Julia Standridge conducting and Rev. D.
L. Riley assisting. Charlie Whisman was in charge of the song service.
More About Betty Jean Emery:

+ 196 v. E.J. Emery, born 03 Jun 1936 in Madill, OK.
124. Roderick Laney4 Cooper (Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 26 Apr
1907 in Story, AR24, and died 08 Dec 1992 in Hot Springs, AR. He married Ruby Jewell Stachey 06 Aug
1927, daughter of A. Stachey and Isabelle. She was born 05 Sep 1909 in Story, AR, and died 04 Jan 2003 in
Houston, TX.
Notes for Roderick Laney Cooper:

Lain retired after many years as a salesman with American Life Insurance Company in Houston. He and
his wife, Ruby, retired to Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs, Arkansas. On August 6, 1992, Lain and Ruby
celebrated their Sixty-fifth Wedding Anniversary.
Funeral service was at the Muddy Creek Community Church, Rev. James Craver, officiating.
More About Roderick Laney Cooper:

Burial: 11 Dec 1992, Reed Cemetery, Story, AR
Notes for Ruby Jewell Stachey:

Ruby retired after many years as a saleswoman with Foley and Sakowitz department stores in Houston.
She and her husband, Lain, retired to Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs, Arkansas. After Lain's death, she
moved to Spring, Texas, to be near her children and grandchildren.
More About Ruby Jewell Stachey:

Burial: 11 Jan 2003, Reed Cemetery, Story, AR
More About Roderick Cooper and Ruby Stachey:

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Marriage: 06 Aug 1927
Children of Roderick Cooper and Ruby Stachey are:

197 i. Roderick Laney5 Cooper, Jr., born 09 Dec 1928 in Madill, OK24; died 14 Mar 1929 in
Madill, OK.
Notes for Roderick Laney Cooper, Jr.:

According to an article in The Madill Record newspaper dated March 21, 1929:
"Lain Cooper Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Lain Cooper, living in north Madill, died at the
family residence March 14. The body was held awaiting the arrival of Mrs. Cooper's
mother, who lives in Arkansas.
Funeral Services was [sic] held at the Watts Funeral Home Saturday March 16,
conducted by Rev. Walters of Durant, followed by interment in Woodberry-Forest
cemetery under the direction of the Watts Funeral Home."
This child is buried in Lot Number 12, Block Number 12.
More About Roderick Laney Cooper, Jr.:

+ 198 ii. Donald Ray Cooper, born 08 Sep 1931 in Madill, OK; died 24 Nov 2007 in Houston,
TX.
+ 199 iii. Dorothy Hazel Cooper, born 07 Dec 1933 in Story, AR.
125. Henry Floyd4 Cooper (Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)25 was born 29 Dec 1909
in Story, AR, and died 04 Mar 1964 in Baytown, TX. He married (1) Clotte Nance 14 May 1932. He
married (2) Shellia Mae Nickelson 21 Mar 1936. She was born 20 Sep 1917 in Swearington, TX, and died
13 Mar 2001 in Burnet, TX.
Notes for Henry Floyd Cooper:

At the time of his death at the age of 54, Floyd lived at 2001 Adams in Baytown, Texas, and owned a
service station on West Main. He was formerly district manager of the American National Insurance Co.,
a position he held for five years. He was an insurance agent in Baytown for 15 years, and a member of
Second Baptist Church. His funeral service was conducted by Rev. Paul Stephens, pastor of Second
Baptist Church.
More About Henry Floyd Cooper:

Burial: Memory Gardens of Baytown (TX) Cemetery25
More About Henry Cooper and Clotte Nance:

Marriage: 14 May 1932
More About Shellia Mae Nickelson:

Burial: 15 Mar 2001, Memory Gardens of Baytown (TX) Cemetery
More About Henry Cooper and Shellia Nickelson:

Children of Henry Cooper and Shellia Nickelson are:

+ 200 i. Mary Marthalene5 Cooper, born 10 Dec 1937 in Madill, OK.
+ 201 ii. Shirley Ann Cooper, born 12 Dec 1940 in Durant, OK.
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+ 202 iii. Peggy Lou Cooper, born 17 Mar 1944 in Durant, OK.
126. Winnie Pearl4 Cooper (Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 10 Jan 1912 in
Story, AR, and died 06 Jun 1996 in Madill, OK. She married John Welch McClure 04 Aug 1934 in Madill,
OK, son of John McClure and Mary Ott. He was born 26 Jun 1905 in Madill, OK, and died 25 Nov 1996 in
Madill, OK.
Notes for Winnie Pearl Cooper:

Winnie was born on a cold January day in Story, Arkansas, "at 12 o'clock noon and the snow was a foot
deep," according to her mother. Winnie recalled that they grew everything they ate - hogs, chickens, a
variety of vegetables and fruits, and lots of different kinds of berries. They also had a grape vineyard. Her
father liked to hunt so they enjoyed his kills of quails, rabbits, squirrels, deer, opossums, and wild
turkeys. A yearly family outing was to go to the nearby mountains and pick huckleberries by the tub full,
bring them home, and can them. A creek was about 1/2 mile from their house where they caught fish.
At the age of five, Winnie started to school which was only about 200 years from their house. Her father,
Henry, gave the land for the building of a schoolhouse. Her first teacher was Virgil Bonner (a third
cousin). Most of the teachers roomed at the Cooper house in the parlor.
She said their Southern Baptist church was 3-1/2 miles away in Story. They went to church in a wagon in
all kinds of weather. They used a wagon sheet and coal oil heater when needed in the winter. Unless they
had sickness, they didn't miss.
At the age of seven, Winnie moved in a covered wagon from Story, Arkansas to Madill, Oklahoma with
her family in 1919. Their home near Story was still standing as late as 1996. It was still referred to by the
locals as the “Old Cooper Place on Red Ridge Road."
Winnie graduated from Madill High School in 1931. In high school she was active in the 4-H Club and
played on the girls' basketball team. Winnie married John Welch McClure in 1934 in the home of her
parents when she was 22. In the early years of her marriage, she was very active in the Weaverton Home
Demonstration Club. She and John always had a garden and two of Winnie's greatest joys in life were
tending to the garden and canning and freezing garden produce. She worked at several full-time and
part-time jobs: As the Bookkeeper for the Railway Express Office, as a Cook at the Madill High School
cafeteria, as a Seamstress at Madill Manufacturing Co., and at the Marshall Memorial Hospital and
Federated, Gillett's, Peterson's and Ewing's Department Stores. When John retired, she became the
Mistletoe Express Agent for three years (1972-1974) before she retired.
She became a Christian at an early age and had been a member of the Buckholt, Antioch, and Madill First,
Baptist churches. She taught preschool children in Sunday school for a number of years. In retirement
she did sewing and alterations in her home, kept grand and great-grandchildren, and tended her garden.
After the first of her 20 grandchildren was born, she was known in the family as "Granny." She had the
joy of knowing that all 20 of her grandchildren and the older of the great-grandchildren were "Born
Again" believers in Jesus Christ.
At the age of 84, she passed from this Earth on to a glorious place called Heaven on Thursday, June 6,
1996, at 12:07 a.m. Rev. Roy Oates, Pastor of First Baptist, Madill, and Rev. Homer Walkup, former pastor
of First Baptist, led the service honoring her long and fruitful life. Burial was in Woodberry-Forest
Cemetery under the direction of Watts Funeral Home, Madill.
More About Winnie Pearl Cooper:

Occupation: Gardener/Cook/Seamstress/Bookkeeper
Notes for John Welch McClure:

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John Welch McClure was actually born in Madill, Indian Territory, (two years before it became Oklahoma
in 1907). His parents were John Luther McClure and Mary Alice Isabell Ott McClure. John lived in
Marshall County all of his life except for two brief periods: Boswell, Oklahoma in 1907-08 and Tucumcari,
New Mexico in 1916-17. He would have preferred to have lived his life as a farmer, rancher, and
dairyman. As a young man he owned a threshing machine and employed a large crew of men to operate
it. At the age of 29 he married Winnie Pearl Cooper. They lived on "the old Love place" west of Oakland
when he and Winnie first married. Their second home was "the old Benich" place southwest of Madill.
In 1939 they moved to the Weaverton Community where they owned 130 acres. John supplemented the
farm income by a variety of jobs. He helped to clear the timber for Lake Texoma in the Willis and
Lebanon areas. He also worked at the Madill Cotton Gin and drove a road grader for the county. James
Murrel Cooper remembers that his Uncle John had a black riding horse named Queen. The Spring of 1944
brought heavy rains which practically ruined his oat crop. The heavy rains were followed by "green
bugs" that ate the remaining oats. In the Fall of 1944, he sold the farm and moved to Madill to become the
Railway Express Agent, a position he held until the office was closed in 1966. John and Winnie lived at
611 W. Burney from 1946 until 1955. From 1955 until 1996, they lived at 701 W. Francis.
During the 1960’s John also drove a truck for Gordon Freight Lines. In 1968 he took over the Mistletoe
Express in Madill and continued with this job until he retired. He also drove the school bus and church
bus for many years. John had cataracts removed from his eyes but continued to have failing vision which
was further impaired by glaucoma. He became a Christian at the age of 19 at the First Baptist Church of
Madill and was ordained a deacon by the Antioch Baptist Church at the age of 29. He played the piano
by ear and possessed a fine bass voice. John led the singing when they were members of the Antioch
Baptist Church and sang in the church choir at First Baptist, Madill, for many years. After the first of his
20 grandchildren was born, he was known in the family as "Daddy John." All 20 of his grandchildren
graduated from high school and many of them graduated from college. But, most importantly, he had the
joy of knowing that his four daughters and their husbands and all 20 of his grandchildren were born-
again believers in the Lord Jesus Christ.
At the age of 91, he passed from this Earth on to a glorious place called Heaven on Monday, November
25, 1996, at 3:34 a.m. Rev. Roy Oates, Pastor of First Baptist, Madill, led the service honoring his long and
fruitful life. The River Red quartet, composed of four of his grandsons (Barry, Craig, and Mark Williams
and Stephen Ard), sang some of John's favorite old hymns. Casket bearers were Harry Cassell, Glenn
Smith, Bill Landgraf, Ardell Pickett, Scott Landgraf, and Richard Midkiff. Honorary escorts were Vernon
Ard, Arvell White, Randol Bullard, and Doyle Blakely. Burial was on November 29, 1996, in Woodberry-
Forest Cemetery under the direction of Watts Funeral Home, Madill.
More About John Welch McClure:

Occupation: Farmer/Railway Express Agent
More About John McClure and Winnie Cooper:

Marriage: 04 Aug 1934, Madill, OK
Children of Winnie Cooper and John McClure are:

+ 203 i. Winona Pearl5 McClure, born 16 Jun 1935 in Madill, OK.
+ 204 ii. Mary Susanna McClure, born 18 Feb 1938 in Madill, OK.
+ 205 iii. Johnnie Ruth McClure, born 08 Jul 1940 in Madill, OK; died 22 Mar 1996 in Madill, OK.
+ 206 iv. Ava Elaine McClure, born 10 Jun 1943 in Madill, OK.
128. Ava Lenora4 Cooper (Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 13 Jun 1916 in
Story, AR, and died 20 Jan 2002 in Madill, OK. She married Robert Langdon Broderick 06 Nov 1942. He
was born 07 Sep 1918 in Schenectady, NY.
Notes for Ava Lenora Cooper:

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Ava was born as the twelfth and last child of Henry Leonard and Celia Susanna Cooper. Ava had to quit
school after the eighth grade because of what was diagnosed as a "dropped kidney" but was probably the
three damaged disks in her back. Ava suffered from colitis "all her life."
When Ava was about 15 years old, she clipped a coupon out of a magazine advertisement headed "Draw
Me!" and mailed it off to a company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with her drawing. A
representative of the company came to their home, tested Ava for her artistic skills, and offered her an art
course for $500.
After completing the course she went to work for a company in Kingston which did stage drops. She also
owned a gift shop in Madill with Verna Neff as a partner. At night she worked for a sign company
painting the scenery as background for the lettering. She followed this by opening her own sign shop on
the courthouse square in Madill where she also did stage drops and artwork for sales flyers for the local
merchants.
She went on vacation to California and found she could get a job there. She rented a room from a Judge
Simpson and his wife in El Centro. She called on merchants, showed them her work and designed sales
flyers for them. She also worked for White Cross Drugs as manager of a food service counter.
Ava belonged to a club called the "400 Club." At this club she was looking over the shoulder of a young
marine while he was doing a sketch. She asked if he were interested in art. This common interest drew
them together. They talked until 3:00 a.m. and saw each other each day until they married - 26 days later.
Ava was 26 years old. Judge Simpson allowed them to move into his garage apartment. His name was
Robert Langdon “Bob” Broderick of Schenectady, New York. They lived in El Centro, California, and
other cities while Bob was serving his hitch in the U.S. Marines.
When Bob went overseas, Ava moved to Schenectady, lived with Bob's parents, and worked at General
Electric until the war was over. After World War II was over, they lived in Schenectady where Bob
worked for the railroad until his retirement. In Schenectady, Ava continued her lifelong interest in art,
was a student of both George Weinheimer and Barber Weinheimer in basic training to become a teacher
of art, had two years of commercial art with the Federal School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and worked in
Schenectady as a technical illustrator for the General Electric Company.
In 1962 Ava moved to Madill, Oklahoma, where she worked as a waitress, taught art in her home,
conducted art workshops and continued her personal study of art. She attended Raymon Froman's
School of Art in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and in Old Mexico. Ava was commissioned to paint the
portrait of former Governor Raymond Gary for the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. She has
won approximately 100 awards in showings in New York, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas and her work
is in private collections all over the United States. She was an intense fan of Oklahoma University
Sooners' football and painted a portrait of Coach Barry Switzer that was presented to Barry by her son,
Mike. Her wide range of work dealt in both conservative and contemporary landscapes, portraits, and
still life.
For the last four and one-half years of her life, Ava lived at Brookside Manor in Madill. A graveside
service was held in her honor on a sunny and warm January afternoon. Officiating at the service was her
pastor, Bob Waitman, from First Baptist of Madill and Dr. Joe Potter, her physician and member of First
Baptist of Madill. Numerous accolades were given by those in attendance - "Ava improved the culture of
this entire community through her art;" "Aunt Ava was cool before it became popular to be cool" (Said by
one of her great-nephews.); "Ava loved her church and she loved her Lord."
More About Ava Lenora Cooper:

Burial: 22 Jan 2002, Woodberry-Forest Cemetery, Madill, OK
More About Robert Langdon Broderick:

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Religion: Roman Catholic
More About Robert Broderick and Ava Cooper:

Marriage: 06 Nov 1942
Child of Ava Cooper and Robert Broderick is:

+ 207 i. Michael Henry5 Broderick, born 26 Feb 1951 in Schenectady, NY.
131. James Lonnie4 Cooper (William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)26 was born 31 Aug
1908 in Pike, OK, and died 23 Nov 1987 in Cleburne, TX. He married Lora Murrel McClure26 03 Feb
1930, daughter of John McClure and Mary Ott. She was born 05 Oct 1912 in Madill, OK, and died 15 May
2002 in Cleburne, TX.
Notes for James Lonnie Cooper:

Lonnie worked as a farmer, at construction, as a heavy equipment operator, and owner of a service
station. After retirement Lonnie lived in Cleburne, Texas, until his death in 1987 at the age of 79. He was a
father, grandfather, great-grandfather and a member of Henderson Street Baptist Church.
More About James Lonnie Cooper:

Burial: Green Acres Memorial Park, Cleburne, TX
Occupation: Service Station Operator and Heavy Equipment Operator
Notes for Lora Murrel McClure:

The following is the personal testimony of Lora Murrel. Copies of this were distributed at her funeral
service. This tells something about her childhood and marriage but, most importantly, tells about how
she came to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ:
"As a ten year old, I became distressed about something that was happening to me. Not able to sleep
when I went to bed, I was convicted that I needed Jesus as my Savior. This didn't happen because I was at
church every Sunday hearing the Word preached. There was not a church close enough to travel to by
buggy or wagon. However, frequently there would be revivals held nearby. These lasted from 2 to 4
weeks, and we always attended. Also, gospel singing in our home. Never a day went by but that family
gathered around the organ for singing sacred songs.
At the church service we attended, Mamma would always kneel at the altar praying; I’m sure that her
children would be saved.
Also, when World War I ended, my older brother returned home safely, and he brought a New
Testament to the little ones of the family. I was six years old. I immediately started reading it. I remember
how I followed Mamma around while she did her work with my fingers pointing to the words I couldn't
pronounce. Patiently, she would stop and tell me what the word was.
At that stage of my life, I knew nothing about how God's Holy Spirit works nor that in Hebrews 4:12 it
says 'For the Word of God is quick and powerful. Sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to
the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow; and is a discerner of the thoughts
and intents of the heart.'
Now I know that the reason I was restless was the power of God's Word working and the Holy Spirit
leading as a result of living in a Christian home and a Mother who prayed while leading me to Jesus.
On a Saturday night, the four children attended a preaching service. By this time, Papa had bought a
Model T Ford so we could get about more. That very night, I went to the altar, knelt with Christians who
prayed with me, and I gave my heart to Jesus. Next morning, the first thing I did was tell Mamma. She
had taught me that I must make a public profession and then be ready to tell others.
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About one year later, a church was organized at the school that I attended. All the family became
members, and at age 11 I was baptized. When 13 years old, I met the man who was to be my life's
companion. Al the age of 17, we were married. He was 21. I have always felt that God called me to be a
Mother of a large family. I rejoice in the fact that I have witnessed our six children as they accepted Jesus
as their Savior. There has been much happiness as well as many trials. Through it all, Jesus has never left
me alone. Always He is there by my side.
Borrowing from the poem FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND:

'As I look back over the sands of time, I see two sets of footprints side by side. Though sometimes when I
remember the lowest and saddest times, I see only one set of footprints. So, I asked the Lord about it and
He said 'My precious child I never left you during your time of trial. Where you see only one set of
footprints, I was carrying you.'
HE HAS NEVER LEFT ME ALONE! Jesus, what a friend! Oh, such a friend!
Jesus, my Savior!"
Lora Murrel graduated from Madill High School in 1930. She worked many years to supplement the
family's income, including being a pastor's secretary, but mostly worked in the home caring for their six
children, until they were grown. After the children were grown she worked with Lonnie in their service
station until they retired.
During their marriage they lived in Madill, Oklahoma; Parsons, Kansas; and in Whitney and Cleburne,
Texas. They moved to Whitney in 1959 and to Cleburne in 1966, where she lived until her death. In later
years her hearing became impaired but she had excellent eyesight and regularly attended the Henderson
Street Baptist Church where she often taught a ladies Sunday school class. She could play the piano. Lora
Murrel and Lonnie celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on February 3, 1980 and had been
married over 57 years at the time of Lonnie's death in 1987.
At the time of her death she had five sons and one daughter, 18 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren,
and five great-great grandchildren. Her funeral service was held at Martin's Funeral Home in Cleburne,
Texas. Rev. Eddie Freeman and Rev. William L. Walters officiated. The eulogy included having the
congregation quote her favorite Bible verse in unison: "And we know that all things work together for
good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
Lora Murrel was an unselfish, saintly woman. Her personal relationship with Jesus Christ was evident.
She deeply loved the Lord, her husband, and her family. She kept up with everyone and often prayed
that each of them would have a personal relationship with Jesus. She maintained a prayer list with over
100 names on it and frequently prayed for each of these people by name. Her children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren respected and adored her. She was exceptionally intelligent and had a positive,
upbeat attitude about life, even in difficult times. She served beautifully in her role as matriarch of the
Cooper family.
More About Lora Murrel McClure:

Burial: 18 May 2002, Green Acres Memorial Park, Cleburne, TX
More About James Cooper and Lora McClure:

Marriage: 03 Feb 1930
Children of James Cooper and Lora McClure are:

+ 208 i. James Murrel5 Cooper, born 06 Dec 1932 in Madill, OK.
+ 209 ii. Roy Alvin Cooper, born 29 Mar 1935 in Madill, OK.
+ 210 iii. Jerry Edwin Cooper, born 24 Mar 1938 in Madill, OK.
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+ 211 iv. Gordon Neal Cooper, born 07 Dec 1942 in Parsons, KS.
+ 212 v. Lora June Cooper, born 04 May 1945 in Parsons, KS.
+ 213 vi. Eldon Earl Cooper, born 26 Dec 1947 in Parsons, KS.
132. Johnny Clyde4 Cooper (William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 17 Feb
1911 in Story, Montgomery, AR, and died 12 Jan 1968 in Hayward, Alameda, CA. He married Ruby Fay
Emery 12 Aug 1933 in Madill, Marshall, OK, daughter of William Emery and Nancy Shelby. She was
born 12 Jul 1912 in Chickalah, Yell, AR, and died 06 Aug 1997.
Notes for Johnny Clyde Cooper:

Johnny was a Sears employee. Johnny was a deacon. He was ordained at the same service at the Antioch
Baptist Church west of Madill, Oklahoma, as John Welch McClure. His funeral service was held at the
First Baptist Church of Hayward, California with Rev. Clayton Durbin officiating.
More About Johnny Clyde Cooper:

Burial: 22 Jan 1968, Lone Tree Cemetery, Hayward, CA
Notes for Ruby Fay Emery:

Ruby was buried next to her husband on what would have been their wedding anniversary..
More About Ruby Fay Emery:

Burial: 12 Aug 1997
More About Johnny Cooper and Ruby Emery:

Marriage: 12 Aug 1933, Madill, Marshall, OK
Children of Johnny Cooper and Ruby Emery are:

+ 214 i. William Harold5 Cooper, born 28 Dec 1934 in Madill, Marshall, OK.
+ 215 ii. J. C. Cooper, born 15 Jul 1938 in Madill, Marshall, OK; died 09 Oct 1995 in Hayward,
CA.
+ 216 iii. Bobbie Lee Cooper, born 17 Jun 1945 in Oakland, Alameda, CA.
133. William Vernon4 Cooper (William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 11 Apr
1913 in Story, AR, and died 03 Jan 1986 in Kingston, OK. He married Rilla Oneta Wheeler 25 Aug 1937
in Linn, OK. She was born 25 Jan 1914 in Madill, OK27, and died 15 Apr 1996 in Kingston, OK28.
More About William Vernon Cooper:

Burial: 05 Jan 1986, Linn Cemetery, Linn, OK
Occupation: Ranch Foreman
Notes for Rilla Oneta Wheeler:

The following appeared in her obituary in The Madill Record:
Funeral services for Rilla Oneta Cooper, 82, of Kingston were Wednesday. Mrs. Cooper died April 15
[1996] in a Kingston nursing facility following an extended period of declining health. [Her nickname was
Neet.]
Mrs. Cooper was born Jan. 25, 1914, in Madill and was reared in Marshall County. She attended school at
Foss where she lived for nine years. She and William Vernon Cooper [were married] on Aug. 25, 1937, in
Linn. Mr. Cooper died Jan. 3, 1986. She had been a pastry cook at Lake Texoma Lodge. Mrs. Cooper
attended the Kingston Church of the Nazarene and in later years the Grantham Baptist Church.
She is survived by two children, Vernon W. Cooper of Kingston and Wanda Vick of Ponca City; four
grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, one great-great-great grandchild and numerous nieces and
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nephews.
Services were in Watts Memorial Chapel with Jerrell and Sherry Heath officiating. Music was arranged
by Elaine Williams. Burial was in the Linn Cemetery under the direction of Watts.
Casket bearers were Earl Wayne Vick, L.D. Grider, John H. Jones, Ed Benton, L.V. Little, Phillip Lindsay,
Jimmy Moss and John Henry.
More About Rilla Oneta Wheeler:

Burial: 17 Apr 1996, Linn Cemetery, Linn, OK
Marriage Notes for William Cooper and Rilla Wheeler:

The source of their marriage date is Oneta's obituary.
More About William Cooper and Rilla Wheeler:

Marriage: 25 Aug 1937, Linn, OK
Children of William Cooper and Rilla Wheeler are:

+ 217 i. Vernon Winford5 Cooper, born 14 Oct 1938 in Madill, OK.
+ 218 ii. Wanda Lucille Cooper, born 09 Nov 1940 in Madill, OK.
135. Beulah Eveline4 Cooper (William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 25 Dec
1916 in Story, AR. She married (1) Plesnicher. She married (2) Reece E. Wilson 28 Nov 1936. He was
born 25 Jan 1916 in Van Alstyne, TX, and died 12 Oct 1977 in Redlands, CA.
More About Beulah Eveline Cooper:

Religion: Baptist
Notes for Reece E. Wilson:

When Darrell Ard's parents, Vernon and Karene Ard, got married, Reece and Beulah "stood up" with
them at the marriage ceremony.
More About Reece E. Wilson:

Occupation: Mechanic
Religion: Baptist
More About Reece Wilson and Beulah Cooper:

Children of Beulah Cooper and Reece Wilson are:

+ 219 i. Inez Laverne5 Wilson, born 11 Jul 1939 in Madill, OK; died 1998.
+ 220 ii. Della Diana Wilson, born 06 Apr 1941 in Madill, OK.
+ 221 iii. Vance Edward Wilson, born 17 Jan 1946 in Madill, OK.
136. Rufus Linn4 Cooper (William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 13 Jan 1920
in Story, AR, and died 21 Aug 1981 in Borger, TX. He married Ann Hughes 04 May 1941. She was born
24 Oct 1924 in Mannsville, OK.
More About Rufus Linn Cooper:

Occupation: Machinist
Religion: Baptist
More About Ann Hughes:

Religion: Baptist
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More About Rufus Cooper and Ann Hughes:
Children of Rufus Cooper and Ann Hughes are:

+ 222 i. Jackie Linn5 Cooper, born 28 Nov 1943 in Parsons, KS.
+ 223 ii. Barbara Ann Cooper, born 21 Apr 1946 in Phillips, TX.
137. Zola Naomi4 Cooper (William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 31 Jan 1923
in Story, AR. She married Everett Lawrence Scott 11 Apr 1941. He was born 15 Apr 1920 in Oakland,
OK.
Notes for Zola Naomi Cooper:

Zola retired from Dunn's Redbud Grocery on March 21, 1985.
More About Zola Naomi Cooper:

Religion: Baptist
Notes for Everett Lawrence Scott:

Everett retired from Jackson Manufacturing on June 1, 1985.
More About Everett Lawrence Scott:

Religion: Baptist
More About Everett Scott and Zola Cooper:

Marriage: 11 Apr 1941
Children of Zola Cooper and Everett Scott are:

+ 224 i. Malinda Faye5 Scott, born 16 May 1950 in Durant, OK.
+ 225 ii. Eddie Lee Scott, born 14 Oct 1956 in Durant, OK.
138. Ruby Imogene4 Cooper (William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 15 Feb
1927 in Buckholt, OK. She married Thomas Bruce Yow 03 Jul 1943 in Buckholt, OK. He was born 20 Jul
1922 in Powell, OK, and died 04 Feb 1989 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Ruby Imogene Cooper:

Imogene is the youngest of the 10 children of Downous and Della Cooper. She spent her entire life in
Marshall County, Oklahoma, except for the period 1955 to August 1964, when she and Bruce and their
family lived in Ryan, Oklahoma.
Her career consisted of 8-1/2 years at the pants factory in Madill, 9 years at Peterson's Department Store,
1 year at Brookside Manor Nursing Home, and has worked at the Corner Drug Store since 1984.
More About Ruby Imogene Cooper:

Notes for Thomas Bruce Yow:

After Bruce completed his junior year at Madill High School, he was drafted into the U.S. Army during
World War II. He obtained the rank of PFC in the Military Police during his brief six months in the Army.
He had a crossed eye that the Army wanted him to have surgery on. He refused the surgery and was
granted an honorable discharge in October, 1942. Bruce lived his entire life in Marshall County, except for
a 9-year period from 1955 to 1964 when he and his family lived in Ryan, Oklahoma. Bruce was a Lumber
Salesman and worked for many years for Madill Lumber Company that was owned by Carol Stafford.
More About Thomas Bruce Yow:

Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, OK
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More About Thomas Yow and Ruby Cooper:

Marriage: 03 Jul 1943, Buckholt, OK
Children of Ruby Cooper and Thomas Yow are:

+ 226 i. Patricia Louise5 Yow, born 26 Dec 1945 in Madill, OK.
+ 227 ii. Judy Jeannine Yow, born 17 Mar 1949 in Madill, OK.
+ 228 iii. Thomas Leroy Yow, born 10 Aug 1953 in Ardmore, OK.
+ 229 iv. Tommy Gene Yow, born 24 Aug 1956 in Ryan, OK.
139. Birda Mae4 Lockhart (Annie Mae3 Cooper, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 09 Jun 1906
in Story, AR, and died 11 Jun 1992 in Marietta, OK. She married (1) Clarence Darnell. She married (2)
Fred Harrison Lamb 19 Dec 1924. He was born 12 Feb 1903 in Montgomery County, AR, and died 16 Oct
1969 in Madill, OK. She married (3) Ernest Powell 12 Oct 1951. He was born 05 Jun 1897 in Wheeler, OK,
and died 17 Jan 1978 in Marietta, OK.
More About Birda Mae Lockhart:

Burial: 15 Jun 1992, Marietta, OK, Lakeview Cemetery
Occupation: Beauty Shop Operator and Owner
More About Fred Harrison Lamb:

Occupation: Oil Field Mechanic
More About Fred Lamb and Birda Lockhart:

More About Ernest Powell:

Occupation: Construction Worker
More About Ernest Powell and Birda Lockhart:

Children of Birda Lockhart and Fred Lamb are:

+ 230 i. Charles Lee5 Lamb, born 25 Dec 1925 in Madill, OK.
+ 231 ii. Anna Lou Lamb, born 17 Mar 1931 in Haskell, OK; died in Sulphur Springs,
TX.
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144. Rudine5 Cooper (Guy Olin4, Reuben Nathan3, William James2, William M.1) was born 16 Apr
1924. She married William Edward Wilson, son of James Floyd and Mary Weathers. He was born 24 Jun
1923.
Children of Rudine Cooper and William Wilson are:

+ 232 i. Robert Cooper6 Wilson, born 30 Jun 1949.
+ 233 ii. Rebecca Wilson, born 19 May 1951.
156. Tommy Lou Cooper5 Dennis (F. Maude4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1)
was born 04 Jul 1915, and died 20 Sep 1989 in St. Simons Island, GA. He married Bennie Willis.
Children of Tommy Dennis and Bennie Willis are:

234 i. Sanford Thomas6 Dennis.
235 ii. Mary Jane Dennis.
157. John Emory5 Dennis (F. Maude4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 19
Jan 1917, and died 25 Apr 1993 in Jacksonville, FL. He married Hazel Penny.
Children of John Dennis and Hazel Penny are:

236 i. John Emory6 Dennis, Jr..
237 ii. Jerry Dennis.
238 iii. Penny Ann Dennis.
158. Nettie Eloise5 Dennis (F. Maude4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born
01 Oct 1918, and died in Atlanta, GA. She married Neal Vismor.
Children of Nettie Dennis and Neal Vismor are:

239 i. Timothy6 Vismor.
240 ii. Maria Vismor.
241 iii. Michael Vismor.
242 iv. Cathy Vismor.
159. Henry Grady5 Dennis, Jr. (F. Maude4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was
born 10 Jun 1921, and died in Newman, GA. He married // Yarborough.
Children of Henry Dennis and // Yarborough are:

243 i. Patricia6 Dennis.
244 ii. Henry Grady Dennis III.
245 iii. Donna Dennis.
246 iv. Paul Dennis.
160. Dorothy Edna5 Dennis (F. Maude4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born
10 Feb 1923, and died in Disneyland, FL. She married Robert Tyre 20 Dec 1941.
More About Robert Tyre and Dorothy Dennis:

Children of Dorothy Dennis and Robert Tyre are:

247 i. Robert6 Tyre, Jr..
248 ii. Denise Tyre.
249 iii. Douglas Tyre.
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161. Horace5 Dennis (F. Maude4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 09 May
1926, and died in Dallas, GA. He married Dallas Ann Bond 04 Nov 1962.
More About Horace Dennis and Dallas Bond:

Children of Horace Dennis and Dallas Bond are:

250 i. Deryl6 Dennis.
251 ii. Jill Dennis.
163. Harold Nathan5 Dennis (F. Maude4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was
born 25 Aug 1929, and died in Decatur, GA. He married Emma Brooks 11 Feb 1951.
More About Harold Dennis and Emma Brooks:

Children of Harold Dennis and Emma Brooks are:

252 i. Dawne6 Dennis.
253 ii. Steve Dennis.
164. Richard Frank5 Dennis (F. Maude4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born
08 Jul 1931, and died in Franklin, GA. He married Katherine Kirby 25 Oct 1952.
More About Richard Dennis and Katherine Kirby:

Children of Richard Dennis and Katherine Kirby are:

254 i. Richard6 Dennis.
255 ii. Janet Dennis.
256 iii. Sanford Dennis.
165. Jaquelyn Anne5 Dennis (F. Maude4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was
born 19 May 1938, and died in Franklin, GA. She married Eugene Richardson 19 Jun 1960.
More About Eugene Richardson and Jaquelyn Dennis:

Children of Jaquelyn Dennis and Eugene Richardson are:

257 i. Kathleen6 Richardson.
258 ii. Elfreda Richardson.
259 iii. Heather Richardson.
166. Pauline Mayme5 Moore (Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was
born in Wadley, AL. She married Samuel P. Becker, Jr..
Child of Pauline Moore and Samuel Becker is:

+ 260 i. Rosalyn6 Becker.
167. Olive Precious5 Moore (Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was
born in Roanoke, AL. She married George Cole.
Children of Olive Moore and George Cole are:

+ 261 i. Richard Wayne6 Cole.
262 ii. Patricia Ann Cole.
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+ 263 iii. Elizabeth Olive Cole.
264 iv. Kenneth Roger Cole.
168. Emily Ophelia5 Moore (Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was
born in Wadley, AL. She married Lewis Vernon Knight.
Children of Emily Moore and Lewis Knight are:

+ 265 i. Peggy Susan6 Knight.
+ 266 ii. Peter Wade Knight.
169. Annette5 Moore (Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born in
Fairfax, AL. She married (1) J. P. Rice. She married (2) Joseph Harold Elliott.
Children of Annette Moore and J. Rice are:

+ 267 i. David Paul6 Rice.
+ 268 ii. Stephen Mark Rice.
+ 269 iii. Cynthia Carol Rice.
170. Henry George5 Cooper (Henry James4, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 27
Jan 1922. He married Dorothy Williams, daughter of Claude Williams and Icey. She was born 27 Apr
1927.
Children of Henry Cooper and Dorothy Williams are:

+ 270 i. Henry Bruce6 Cooper, born 11 Mar 1949 in Akron, CA.
+ 271 ii. Thomas Allen Cooper, born 15 Jun 1951 in Belen, NM.
272 iii. Alison Lynn Cooper, born 15 Jul 1959 in Colorado Springs, CO. She married Charles
Randall Howington.
171. Charles Elgin5 Avery, Jr. (Mamye Delilah4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1)
died 1989. He married (1) Ann B. Bonner. She died Mar 1985. He married (2) Margie H..
Notes for Charles Elgin Avery, Jr.:

Charles Jr. was a colonel in US Army.
More About Charles Elgin Avery, Jr.:

Notes for Margie H.:

Margie had two children from a previous marriage, Teresa and Kathy. She and Charles Jr. had no
children. Teresa married Firah Obediat at Marietta, GA; Kathy married Doyle ______ at Pine Mountain,
GA and they had sons Jessie and James.
Child of Charles Avery and Ann Bonner is:

273 i. Steve Walter6 Avery, born 05 Apr 1959. He married Cindy; born in Roanoke, AL.
Notes for Steve Walter Avery:

Steve lived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
172. Marilyn Elizabeth5 Avery (Mamye Delilah4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1)
was born 14 Aug 1934 in Ft. Valley, GA. She married George Morton, son of P. Morton and Elbie. He
was born 01 Aug 1931.
Notes for Marilyn Elizabeth Avery:

Marilyn lived at Ft. Valley, Georgia.
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Children of Marilyn Avery and George Morton are:
274 i. Avery George6 Morton, born 20 Apr 1955.
275 ii. Susan Elizabeth Morton, born 26 Jan 1958 in Huntsville, AL. She married Jimmie L.
Bright.
276 iii. Charles Elgin Morton, born 03 Jul 1960 in Eglin AFB, FL. He married Debby Grimes.
173. Dr. John Raymond5 Cooper (John Milton4, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born
02 Jan 1931. He married Mary Joan Cox, daughter of P. Cox and Helen Grant. She was born 16 Oct 1928.
Notes for Dr. John Raymond Cooper:

Raymond was a physics professor at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.
Children of John Cooper and Mary Cox are:

277 i. Dr. Jan Allyson6 Cooper, born 13 Jan 1954.
Notes for Dr. Jan Allyson Cooper:

Jan was a professor at Oberlin College in Ohio.
278 ii. Dr. John Reed Cooper, born 25 Oct 1957. He married Susanne Strickland.
Notes for Dr. John Reed Cooper:

John was a medical doctor in Auburn, Alabama.
174. Doris Fleeting5 Cooper (William Oliver4, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) She
married Raymond Argo.
Children of Doris Cooper and Raymond Argo are:

279 i. John6 Argo, born in Del City, OK. He married Carmine Collard.
280 ii. William Joseph Argo, born in USAF Shreveport, LA. He married Amy King.
176. Carol Evelyn5 Cooper (Leon Earl4, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 20 Aug
1942. She married (1) Craig Winfred Knowles. She married (2) William Thomas Curry, Jr., son of
William Thomas Curry, Sr..
Notes for Carol Evelyn Cooper:

Carol had a brown hair and brown eyes and was a "beauty." She took 13 years of piano lessons, sang
soprano in the church choir, played clarinet in the high school band, and later was a majorette. She
earned a B. A. in music from the University of Alabama where she was a member of AXO sorority. She
lived at LaGrange and Forsyth, Georgia
Notes for Craig Winfred Knowles:

Craig grew up in Huntsville, Alabama where he was a track star in high school and national leader/vice
president of Junior Achievement. He was a campus leader at the University of Alabama and was a
member of the SX fraternity.
He "lived and breathed" politics and many consider him the founder of the Republican Party in Alabama,
meaning his key founding work later paid off in their being elected Republican governors, US
representatives and senators where the state had always been a Democrat state. Craig ran the campaign
for election of a North Carolina US representative and a campaign to elect a US representative to replace
one who died prematurely.
Child of Carol Cooper and Craig Knowles is:

281 i. Cooper Craig6 Knowles, born in Atlanta, GA.
Notes for Cooper Craig Knowles:

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Craig was an "A-student" at high school in Forsyth, Georgia where he was also co-
captain of the football team. He graduated from Mercer College with a B. A. in
English. He made the Dean's List several times and was a member of the SN fraternity.
Child of Carol Cooper and William Curry is:

282 i. Cayce Carol6 Curry, born in Macon, GA.
Notes for Cayce Carol Curry:

Cayce graduated from Milledgeville College with a degree in nursing. She was always
on the Dean's List.
177. Leon Earl5 Cooper, Jr. (Leon Earl4, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 03 May
1944. He married (1) Virginia Dee Smith. He married (2) Mary Patricia Ann Wood, daughter of
Kenneth Wood and Mary Breen. She was born 10 Apr 1948.
Notes for Leon Earl Cooper, Jr.:

Butch was red headed and blue eyed. In high school he was a straight A student and active in all sports -
3 letters in football, 3 in basketball, and 1 in baseball. He left high school early to attend the University of
Alabama where he obtained a B.S. in physics and math and a J. D. (law). He completed these degrees in
six years while active in campus politics.
His first job was as a patent attorney with NASA in Huntsville, Alabama. He served as a USAF captain
with JAG at Griffis AFB in Rome, NY and Camp Rahn AFB, representative of Vietnam. After the military
service he attended Harvard Business School and obtained an MBA (Finance) and worked at Wall Street:
Blyth Eastman Dillon (now Paine Webber) Senior VP 1973-1980; Dean Witter Reynolds Managing
Director 1980-1983; Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company (now Chemical Bank) VP 1984-1985;
Counselor - US, Japanese, and British governments and attorney in Southport, CT from 1984.
BUTCH IS THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR OF INFORMATION TO MANY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF

WILLIAM M. COOPER.
This Wall Street Review

(The information below was copied from the Internet at URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Investment_banker&diff=156436321&oldid=156361247#Thi
s_Wall_Street_Review ) [Some editing was done by Darrell Ard to make it more readable and spelled out
abbreviations.]
While movers and shakers for their time on Wall Street, investment bankers fade to not be remembered
by anyone, though they worked long and hard hours to raise the capital that made America what it is the
past 150 years. Partners at top 10 firms in the 1970s numbered a few 100s who worked together with
many knowing most others; then, partners grew to the 1,000s today with most not knowing but a handful
of other firm partners in their specialties. Add your info to memorialize those who spent their Christmas
eves working to raise capital for American (and other) companies.
Leon Earl “Butch: Cooper, Jr. - CMP
First VP, Senior VP (Partner, Senior Partner)-Blyth Eastman (now UBS);
Managing Director (Senior Partner)-Dean Witter (now Morgan Stanley)
Capital market expert creating "size" on Wall Street and saving markets in 1991 and causing bull market
of 1990s--see Timeline below.
Advisor to Governments-US-Presidents-Reagan, Bush41, Bush43 Administrations, Federal Reserve, US

Treasury; UK - Prime Ministers-Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Saudi-Oil Minister Sheik Yemini; Japan-
Prime Ministers, China-Various(Zhou Enlai/Chou En-lai thru Hu);
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Author-US Presidents - Five book series details genetic and religious history of all mankind - including
6,000 year timeline of economic development:
China's US Presidents ISBN 0595377092
India's US Presidents ISBN 0595379001
The Bush Family ISBN 0595332692
books link
Bama law school, click 1967
HBS, see section D
Timeline - Some Highlights

• 1973-85 Wall Street- in charge of 200 deals for 7 billion
• 1977-created ”size” on Wall Street-creating Valdez, Alaska deals for Exxon, Sohio/BP & ARCO - $2
billion for Valdez, Alaska marine terminal-largest deals ever done at that point. Before this, largest
deals even by e.g. AAA ATT was only $100 million
• 1984 capital market studies-size (stock, debt, futures) and daily volume
• 1984-largest deal again $360 million Forsyth, Mont, Colstrip financing for 4 NW utilities with
Citibank & JP Morgan LC backing
• 1984-85 advice to Saudi Arabia Oil Minister Sheik Yemini to reduce & stabilize price of crude oil was
adopted
• 1985 Neighbor Jack Welch (CEO of GE) advised to stop analyzing and doing only 3-5 deals year; that
the 'job' is not analysis but execution; Welch changes to do 50-100 deals year; this advice with saving
markets (see 1991 below) and causing bull market rally (see 1992) advances GE stock price 1985-2005
by 500% for which Welch is regarded as best CEO ever (but all done by this LEC advice)
• 1987-US Secretary of State Shultz visits China on LEC recommendation to Reagan Admin especially
pointing out that China did not fire on Tianamin Square rebels even though son of Pres Zemin
thrown out window and killed
• 1987-Advice to US & China on Nuclear Fuel provided to China
• 1986 repeated warnings of the crash that came in October 1987
• 1986-87 advice to Reagan Administration ends Contra attacks on Reagan especially pointing out no
"scienter"/i.e. no criminal intent
• 1986-87 repeated advice to Japan to allow financial futures to allow hedging are finally followed and
such markets opened but warnings to Japan of Japan bubble and crash ignored and no one hedges
• 1991 advice to US Government (to Congress, SEC, White House, Fed Reserve) saves Salomon
Brothers (Soly) from indictment and collapse; (Salomon Brothers had admitted rigging US
Government Bond auctions to hog & receive most of the bonds in all these auctions and that
admission caused both Congress and Wall Street to call for Salomon Brothers indictment) so saving
Salomon Brothers also saved all global markets from collapse and 50 years of global depression (see
further explanation in note below) & saved an estimated 20-30 trillion dollars in market losses
following info in note taught to US Government, and no one - not Soly executives, nor US Treasury,
nor Fed Reserve nor White house nor Congress realized or knew any of this info and after learning it
they did not indict Saloman Bros ... and not a single question was asked of Warren Buffett, new
interim Chairman for Salomon Brothers by Congressional committees where only 3-4 days before,
ALL of these committees and all of Wall Street were calling for indictment of Salomon Brothers note-
at this time Soly was the financier for 75% of US Government financing and had no replacement - that
is, the entire rest of Wall Street could not have replaced Soly government financing because if
indicted, Soly would have been shutdown...and its traders out of work and you could not move its
large trading floor elsewhere (except in 1-2 years to wire up that capability) and all the rest of Wall
Street did NOT have this (Soly) ability at all... and so saving the US Government financing saved the
US Government from default (US then borrowing 30 billion week x 52 weeks or 1.5 trillion/yr more
than any bank lending group could possibly provide but for few months) and if the US Government
had defaulted, global markets would have melted down causing that global depression...
• 1992-93>99 advice to US Government ends US Federal Reserve jawboning markets down permitting
and causing the 1990s US & global stock market bull rally to new highs & creating increase of global
markets value from 30 to 70 trillion. For previous 40 years the Federal Reserve practice was to
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jawbone down any increase in the US Stock markets above 6-7% / year due to the theory an increase
of any larger amount would cause inflation; this flawed reasoning (proven flawed as the larger bull
market rally of the 1990s from DJIA of 2000 to 12,000 did NOT cause inflation) was explained to
Congress (House banking and Senate Financing & Banking) Committees by this note writer-LEC and
those committees then sledge hammered Greenspan at his testimony resulting in Greenspan stopping
entirely jawboning for most of the 1990s (note the versatile Greenspan then claimed in huge PR
campaign that his fine tuning caused the bull market rally of the 1990s - all BS, as this stopping his
jawboning the rally down is what allowed that bull market rally to occur & that done by LEC; (and
his preferred jawboning would have prevented any such bull market rally he claimed credit for)
• 1992 Advised Michael Milken that the overwhelming bulk of S&L problems / collapse he was
blamed for and put in jail for was caused by US Government new rules causing marking to market
millions of good mortgages and making it appear that the S&Ls equity was wiped out by the
mandated reevaluation; that overwhelming fact and feature he was blamed for by US Government
prosecutors was an argument never advanced or understood by Milken's attorneys; on using it,
Milken released early.
• 1995 advice to China to finance 500 of million of credit cards
• 2001-present advice to US - numerous topics including defense v. terrorists and especially capital
markets - 2000+ plus memo's
• 2001-02-advice to US to include India-Secretary of State Powell then visits & begins new relations
leading to today's good relations and ending ignoring of India due to its arms deals with Russia , etc
• 2004-06 Five books on ancestors of all 43 US presidents & 6000 history of global family including
China leaders 2000 BC to today and including economic milestones globally for 6000 years
• 2005 advice to China (when Petrochina turned down in bid for UNOCAL) to instead buy such targets
via investing in LBO structure and then only about 8-10% - this advice exactly followed in China /
SIC purchase of 8% of (BX) Blackstone in March 2007
• 2007 summary outline of all global capital markets/ markets, banks , investment banking firms to
China - Hu, Wen, Minister of Finance Jin, SAFE, SIC
• 2007 repeated heavy Advice to Bush43 to jawbone US Fed Reserve into aiding markets finally and too
late (markets broken/ wounded?) Fed Reserve finally acts 8/11/07
• UK 1985-present, advice to UK Prime Ministers Thatcher thru today’s' Brown especially cementing
the "special relationship"
Notes for Virginia Dee Smith:

Butch and Virginia had no children.
Notes for Mary Patricia Ann Wood:

Mary earned a BS in Education from Manhattanville College and and MS in Education from Boston
College.
Children of Leon Cooper and Mary Wood are:

283 i. Patricia Evelyn Fitzsimmons6 Cooper, born 27 Jul 1980.
Notes for Patricia Evelyn Fitzsimmons Cooper:

Patricia was born prematurely at 4-1/2 months and weighed only 1 pound 10 ounces.
She was seldom sick! She was named after mother, grandmother Cooper, and
grandmother Wood's mother's family.
284 ii. William Earl Whitmel Cooper, born 03 Sep 1981.
Notes for William Earl Whitmel Cooper:

At the age of 13, Whit ws 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighed 160 pounds. He was named
Earl after father and grandfather, William after great and great-great grandfathers, and
Whitmel after Bonner great grandfather.
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285 iii. Henry Elgin Bonner Cooper, born 15 Jul 1983.
Notes for Henry Elgin Bonner Cooper:

Henry was named Elgin after his father's favorite uncle, Elgin Avery and Bonner after
his grandmother's family.
286 iv. John Frank Humphries Cooper, born 15 May 1989.
Notes for John Frank Humphries Cooper:

Johnny was named after great-grandfather and great-great uncle. All were strawberry
blondes with blue eyes and handsome.
179. Tabitha5 Cooper (Freeman Ozell4, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) was born 03 Nov
1953. She married Doug Michael Smith in Raleigh, NC, son of Jack V. Smith.
More About Doug Smith and Tabitha Cooper:

Marriage: Raleigh, NC
Children of Tabitha Cooper and Doug Smith are:

287 i. Stephen Kyle Cooper6 Smith, born 23 Jul 1984.
288 ii. Brett Osborn Smith, born 29 May 1990.
181. Jean5 Barker (Lena Inez4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) She married Frank
Kunnermann.
Children of Jean Barker and Frank Kunnermann are:

289 i. Kimberly6 Kunnermann.
290 ii. Heather Kunnermann.
183. Vickie Lynn5 Marcum (Lena Inez4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) She
married Greg Kirby.
Children of Vickie Marcum and Greg Kirby are:

291 i. Jennifer6 Kirby, born 08 Sep 1953.
292 ii. Mark Tyre Kirby, born 07 May 1955.
184. Harry Gregory5 Marcum, Jr. (Lena Inez4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1) He
married (1) Celeste Marion. He married (2) Kate Meadley.
Children of Harry Marcum and Celeste Marion are:

293 i. Doshia6 Marcum, born 26 Nov 1974.
294 ii. Lena Marcum, born 15 Nov 1976.
295 iii. Teresa Marcum, born 23 Sep 1980.
296 iv. Emily Marcum, born 06 Oct 1983.
297 v. Rebecca Marcum, born 05 Jun 1985.
188. Carroll Joe5 Cooper (Wayne Theodore4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)29 was
born 04 Sep 1930 in Sentinel, OK, and died 06 Dec 1975 in Houston, TX. He married Betty Ruth Horton
10 Feb 1951. She was born 09 May 1933 in Houston, TX.
Notes for Carroll Joe Cooper:

Joe lived at 10909 Muscatine Street at the time of his death at the age of 45. He was a member of Carpet,
Linoleum and Resilient Floor Covering Workers Union Local No. 1863. He and his brother Bob were in
the carpet business for 23 years in Pasadena, Texas. Their business was called Cooper Brothers Carpet
Service. Joe's funeral service was held at Howard-Glendale Chapel, with Rev. Leroy "Skip" Smith, Jr.
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officiating.
More About Carroll Joe Cooper:

Burial: Forest Park East Cemetery29
Occupation: Carpet Layer
More About Betty Ruth Horton:

More About Carroll Cooper and Betty Horton:

Children of Carroll Cooper and Betty Horton are:

298 i. Charles Wayne6 Cooper, born 03 Feb 1952 in Houston, TX.
299 ii. Joe Allen Cooper, born 04 Mar 1953 in Houston, TX.
+ 300 iii. Cheryl Denise Cooper, born 09 Sep 1954 in Houston, TX.
189. Bobby Gene5 Cooper (Wayne Theodore4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)29
was born 05 Nov 1932 in Madill, OK, and died 27 Jan 1978 in Houston, TX. He married Sue LaVaughn
Lanham 02 Sep 1950. She was born 16 Jan 1933 in Wichita, KS.
Notes for Bobby Gene Cooper:

Bob, at the age of 45, passed away in his sleep of a heart attack. He moved from Madill, Oklahoma to
Houston, Texas in 1941. He and his brother Joe were in the carpet business for 23 years in Pasadena,
Texas. Their business was called Cooper Brothers Carpet Service. Bob was a mill representative for
Milligan & Calloway Carpet Co. He was a member of St. Simmons Episcopal Church. Rites were
conducted by Rev. S. George Parragin of St. Simmons.
More About Bobby Gene Cooper:

Burial: 28 Jun 1978, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
More About Bobby Cooper and Sue Lanham:

Children of Bobby Cooper and Sue Lanham are:

301 i. Constance Sue6 Cooper, born 04 Feb 1952 in Houston, TX. She married Parrott.
+ 302 ii. Robert Arnold Cooper, born 07 Oct 1953 in Houston, TX.
303 iii. Lynellen Jane Cooper, born 15 Apr 1955 in Houston, TX.
304 iv. Donald Gene Cooper, born 06 Jan 1957 in Houston, TX.
190. Waynda Lea5 Cooper (Wayne Theodore4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was
born 20 Jan 1935 in Madill, OK. She married Bobby Gene Rushing 28 Jul 1952. He was born 04 Jun 1931
in Lebanon, OK.
Notes for Waynda Lea Cooper:

Waynda teaches 2 and 3 year old children at Oakview Baptist Church and works in the nursery.
More About Waynda Lea Cooper:

Notes for Bobby Gene Rushing:

Bob retired with 25 years in the U.S. Army and was employed by Uniroyal Tire Co. in Ardmore,
Oklahoma.
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More About Bobby Rushing and Waynda Cooper:

Marriage: 28 Jul 1952
Children of Waynda Cooper and Bobby Rushing are:

+ 305 i. Randall Gene6 Rushing, born 11 Oct 1954 in Gainesville, TX.
+ 306 ii. Lorrie Ann Rushing, born 12 May 1958 in Heidelberg, Germany.
+ 307 iii. Kelly Sue Rushing, born 20 Dec 1969 in Madill, OK.
308 iv. Jennifer Joann Rushing, born 22 Dec 1972 in Ft. Riley, KS.
Notes for Jennifer Joann Rushing:

Jennifer graduated from Madill High School in 1990. On December 15, 1995, she
graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma, with a
Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies Education. She taught at Madill High School. She
never married.
More About Jennifer Joann Rushing:

191. Linda Sue5 Cooper (Wayne Theodore4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was
born 04 Feb 1939 in Madill, OK. She married Jerome Leslie Carver 29 Aug 1959. He was born 09 Sep
1935 in Jackson, TN.
More About Linda Sue Cooper:

More About Jerome Leslie Carver:

Occupation: Accountant
More About Jerome Carver and Linda Cooper:

Children of Linda Cooper and Jerome Carver are:

+ 309 i. Michael Leslie6 Carver, born 01 Mar 1963 in Marks, MS; died 30 Nov 2003 in Memphis,
TN.
+ 310 ii. Cynthia Leigh Carver, born 10 May 1968 in Memphis, TN.
192. Glen Buevenne5 Emery (Ruthy Viola4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)
was born 08 Jul 1925 in Madill, OK30, and died 27 May 1991 in Mount Ida, AR30. He married Adele P.
Proske 23 Sep 1948. She was born 24 Feb 1924 in Giddings, TX.
Notes for Glen Buevenne Emery:

Glenn attended high school in Madill, Oklahoma, and Oakland, California. Glenn went to work for Pan
American Airlines when he was 17 in 1942 followed by a 2-year hitch in the U.S. Navy. In 1948 he went
to work for Trans Texas Airlines which became Texas International Airlines and later called Continental
Airlines. After 41 years as an Aircraft Mechanic (35 with Texas International at Hobby Airport in
Houston), Glenn retired in July, 1983, and moved to Mount Ida, Arkansas.
More About Glen Buevenne Emery:

Religion: Lutheran
More About Adele P. Proske:

Religion: Lutheran
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More About Glen Emery and Adele Proske:

Child of Glen Emery and Adele Proske is:

+ 311 i. Kenneth James6 Emery, born 31 Aug 1953 in Houston, TX.
194. Paul Dean5 Emery (Ruthy Viola4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was
born 19 Sep 1930 in Madill, OK. He married Virgina Lee Borden 02 Apr 1948. She was born 16 Nov
1932, and died Bef. 1991 in San Leandro, CA.
More About Paul Dean Emery:

Occupation: Printer
More About Paul Emery and Virgina Borden:

Children of Paul Emery and Virgina Borden are:

+ 312 i. Jr Paul Dean6 Emery, born 16 Oct 1948 in San Lorenzo, CA.
313 ii. Deborah Jean Emery, born 27 Nov 1950 in Houston, TX. She married Lupe Murguia.
+ 314 iii. Valerie Raye Emery, born 09 Apr 1953 in Houston, TX.
315 iv. Edward Joel Emery, born 20 Jul 1960 in San Leandro, CA.
316 v. Shawn Martin Emery, born 28 Aug 1961.
196. E.J.5 Emery (Ruthy Viola4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 03
Jun 1936 in Madill, OK. He married Kathleen Cwiklinski 08 Aug 1959 in Trenton, NJ, daughter of
Edmond Cwiklinski and Mary Rutka. She was born 30 Apr 1938 in Trenton, NJ, and died 03 Jul 2004 in
Houston, TX.
Notes for E.J. Emery:

E. J. graduated from Reagan High School and received an Associate Degree from Alvin Junior College. E.
J. (the letters are his name) spent four years in the United States Air Force. While stationed in New Jersey
he met Kathleen "Kay" Cwiklinski, and they were married for 44+ years. He retired as a Field Engineer
for Allied Signal Technical Services at NASA in Houston, Texas. Upon retirement, E. J. and Kay moved to
a country home near Mount Ida, Arkansas. E. J. loved to tease and do practical jokes.
More About E.J. Emery:

Religion: Baptist
Notes for Kathleen Cwiklinski:

Kathleen "Kay" graduated from Trenton High School in Trenton, New Jersey. She worked for various oil
companies - Humble Oil, Superior Oil, and Mobil Oil. Kay retired from Mobil Oil Corp. in Houston,
Texas, where she was the Training Coordinator.
She was an excellent seamstress, gardener, cook, and "coupon shopper." She volunteered at her son's
Little League baseball games during that time of her life, and had the scars to prove it. She was a
professional shopper, and loved Foley Department Store's "Red Apple" sales. She always put her family
first, and others before herself. She had a good sense of humor, which she needed to endure E. J.'s teasing
and practical jokes.
The bulletin at her funeral service said, "Kay was the strongest person God ever put on this earth. She had
been dealing with a recurring pituitary tumor since 1993, and was dealt another blow when diagnosed
with lung cancer in November of 2003. She underwent radiation and chemotherapy in Hot Springs,
Arkansas, with all the devastating side effects, but never complained. Unfortunately, doctors determined
that the cancer had spread to her brain in May [2004], and she came to Houston for special radiation and
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chemotherapy treatments. The treatments weakened her body and compromised her immune system.
She contracted pneumonia, and was unable to overcome it. She passed away Saturday afternoon, July 3,
2004. Through all her obstacles, she still had faith, hope, and a smile. She only complained when it was
time to go to the doctor again."
The funeral mass was at Christ The Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Spring, Texas. Officiating was
Father John Upton, and the service was directed by Rev. Mark Klein.
More About Kathleen Cwiklinski:

Burial: 07 Jul 2004, Houston, TX
More About E.J. Emery and Kathleen Cwiklinski:

Marriage: 08 Aug 1959, Trenton, NJ
Children of E.J. Emery and Kathleen Cwiklinski are:

+ 317 i. Scott Keith6 Emery, born 29 Jun 1961 in Houston, TX.
318 ii. Christopher Allen Emery, born 04 Dec 1963 in Houston, TX; died 04 Jun 1964 in
Houston, TX.
+ 319 iii. Sharon Leigh Emery, born 07 May 1967 in Houston, TX.
198. Donald Ray5 Cooper (Roderick Laney4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was
born 08 Sep 1931 in Madill, OK, and died 24 Nov 2007 in Houston, TX. He married Bernice Demny 01
Jun 1957. She was born 18 Feb 1931 in Navasota, TX.
Notes for Donald Ray Cooper:

Donald attended Texas A&M University before he joined the US Navy. He spent four years in the Navy
then graduated from the University of Houston.
Donald was the District Sales Manager for a pipe fabrication company in Houston. He was an
accomplished gardener of vegetables and fisherman. His funeral mass was at St. John Vianney Catholic
Church in Houston, TX.
More About Donald Ray Cooper:

Burial: 28 Nov 2007, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX
Notes for Bernice Demny:

Bernice is a Senior Secretary for Shell Oil Company in Houston.
More About Bernice Demny:

More About Donald Cooper and Bernice Demny:

Children of Donald Cooper and Bernice Demny are:

+ 320 i. Catherine Elaine6 Cooper, born 01 Jan 1958 in Houston, TX.
+ 321 ii. Donald Brian Cooper, born 19 May 1960 in Houston, TX.
+ 322 iii. Lisa Ann Cooper, born 26 Mar 1962 in Houston, TX.
+ 323 iv. Jennifer Lynn Cooper, born 14 Mar 1966 in Houston, TX.
199. Dorothy Hazel5 Cooper (Roderick Laney4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was
born 07 Dec 1933 in Story, AR. She married Jesse Collins Freeman 03 Apr 1954. He was born 19 Dec
1932 in Littlefield, TX.
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Notes for Dorothy Hazel Cooper:

Dorothy attended Jefferson Davis High School and the University of Houston. She was a Secretary for
the Klein School District.
More About Dorothy Hazel Cooper:

Notes for Jesse Collins Freeman:

J. C. attended the University of Houston. He was a partner in an offshore drilling and equipment
company and sold commercial real estate. He was a deacon and a teacher in Bible Study Fellowship.
More About Jesse Collins Freeman:

More About Jesse Freeman and Dorothy Cooper:

Child of Dorothy Cooper and Jesse Freeman is:

+ 324 i. Susan Elizabeth6 Freeman, born 30 Sep 1968 in Denver, CO.
200. Mary Marthalene5 Cooper (Henry Floyd4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was
born 10 Dec 1937 in Madill, OK. She married (1) Gerald Devil Tatum 23 Aug 1958. He was born 23 Aug
1936 in Kearney, Nebraska, and died 23 Apr 1968 in Baytown, TX. She married (2) Leonard Durwood
Alcorn 03 Jul 1969. He was born 17 Mar 1935 in Caldwell, TX, and died 14 Aug 1983 in Burnet, TX. She
married (3) William Carrol Heffington 06 Oct 1984. He was born 10 Oct 1930 in Marble Falls, TX.
More About Mary Marthalene Cooper:

More About Gerald Devil Tatum:

More About Gerald Tatum and Mary Cooper:

More About Leonard Durwood Alcorn:

Religion: Church of Christ
More About Leonard Alcorn and Mary Cooper:

More About William Carrol Heffington:

Occupation: Barber
More About William Heffington and Mary Cooper:

Child of Mary Cooper and Gerald Tatum is:

+ 325 i. Floyd Kirk6 Tatum, born 17 Jan 1962 in Baytown, TX; died 08 Jun 2007 in Marble Falls,
TX.
201. Shirley Ann5 Cooper (Henry Floyd4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born
12 Dec 1940 in Durant, OK. She married Glenn Edward Grantham 16 Sep 1961. He was born 08 May
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1941 in Ewing, TX.
Notes for Shirley Ann Cooper:

Shirley graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas and Southwestern Business
University. She was an Administrative Assistant with Baker Hughes Incorporated.
More About Shirley Ann Cooper:

Notes for Glenn Edward Grantham:

Glenn graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas, and attended Lee College and the
University of Houston. He was a Pipefitter for Amoco Oil Co. in Texas City, Texas.
More About Glenn Edward Grantham:

More About Glenn Grantham and Shirley Cooper:

Child of Shirley Cooper and Glenn Grantham is:

+ 326 i. Heather Glyn6 Grantham, born 18 Aug 1965 in Houston, TX.
202. Peggy Lou5 Cooper (Henry Floyd4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born
17 Mar 1944 in Durant, OK. She married Able Mitchell Rossi III 31 Aug 1963. He was born 21 Sep 1943
in Houston, TX.
Notes for Peggy Lou Cooper:

Peggy attended Lee Junior College and the American Banking Institute. She was the Supervisor, Data
Processing Center, at the Citizens Bank and Trust, Baytown, Texas.
More About Peggy Lou Cooper:

Notes for Able Mitchell Rossi III:

Mitch earned an A.A. degree from Lee Junior College and a B.S. from Lamar State College in Beaumont,
Texas. He attended Southwest College of Law and was a member of the Delta Theta Phi law fraternity.
From 1963 to 1966, he was in the Air Force Reserve. His employment was refinery/construction with
Rhoam and Hass/Belmont Co., Deer Park, Texas.
More About Able Rossi and Peggy Cooper:

Child of Peggy Cooper and Able Rossi is:

+ 327 i. Able Mitchell6 Rossi IV, born 22 Nov 1966 in Baytown, TX.
203. Winona Pearl5 McClure (Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1) was born 16 Jun 1935 in Madill, OK. She married (1) William Lyles Moore, Jr. 20 Feb 1957 in Anson,
TX, son of William Moore and Justin Edwards. He was born 1927 in Linn, OK. She married (2) Jack
Allen Reed31 03 Sep 1961 in Madill, OK, son of Cecile Reed and Bluie Cookson. He was born 08 Feb 1939
in Tahlequah, OK, and died 28 Feb 1987 in DeQueen, AR.
Notes for Winona Pearl McClure:

Winona graduated from Madill High School in 1952 and received a B.S. in Elementary Education from
Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1956. She and her husband, Dr. Jack Allen Reed,
moved to DeQueen, Arkansas, in 1964. For six years, beginning in 1967, she taught first grade in Horatio,
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Arkansas. Then she transferred to DeQueen Elementary School in 1974, where she taught third grade
until she retired in May 2000. She sang alto in the church choir, taught third and fourth grade in Sunday
school, served on the Missions Committee, Prayer Chain Group, and Missions Alive Group. After
retiring, she spent much of her time traveling and visiting family.
More About Winona Pearl McClure:

Occupation: Elementary School Teacher
Notes for William Lyles Moore, Jr.:

William Lyles Jr. was called "Junior" or "Dub" by his family and friends. He was a graduate of Madill
High School and Oklahoma State University.
More About William Moore and Winona McClure:

Marriage: 20 Feb 1957, Anson, TX
Notes for Jack Allen Reed:

Jack graduated from Claremore High School, Claremore, Oklahoma, in 1956. He earned a Doctor of
Chiropractic Medicine degree from Logan Chiropractic College, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1959. He practiced
chiropractic medicine in Madill, Oklahoma, until 1964. He married Winona in 1961 and they moved to
moved to DeQueen, Arkansas, in 1964. Dr. Jack Allen Reed practiced chiropractic medicine in DeQueen,
Arkansas, for 22 years. Jack was a member of the Gideons, Lions Club, and a Sunday school teacher and
deacon at the First Baptist Church. Jack loved to sing and play the piano. He was also an accomplished
artist. Jack succumbed to cancer at the age of 48 in University Medical Center at Little Rock on February
28, 1987.
More About Jack Allen Reed:

Burial: Redmen Cemetery, DeQueen, AR
Occupation: Chiropractor
More About Jack Reed and Winona McClure:

Marriage: 03 Sep 1961, Madill, OK
Children of Winona McClure and Jack Reed are:

+ 328 i. Celia Suzanne6 Reed, born 08 Oct 1957 in Madill, OK.
+ 329 ii. Rebecca Elaine Reed, born 21 Sep 1962 in Madill, OK.
+ 330 iii. Ruth Ann Reed, born 07 Mar 1964 in Madill, OK.
331 iv. John Andrew Reed, born 17 Jun 1966 in DeQueen, AR. He married (1) Kristina Lynn
Martin 08 Oct 1988 in Jacksonville, AR; born 11 Oct 1967 in Des Plaines, IL. He
married (2) Alesia Madge Almand 22 May 1999 in Tulsa, OK; born 31 Aug 1962 in
Richmond, VA.
Notes for John Andrew Reed:

John graduated from DeQueen High School in DeQueen, Arkansas, in 1984. He
attended Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and Texarkana
Community College in Texarkana, Arkansas, his first year after high school. John
enlisted in the Air Force in September, 1985. He served as an Air Traffic Control
Specialist stationed at the Little Rock Air Force Base. While in the Air Force, John took
the required college courses of study to get into chiropractic college. John later lived in
Dallas and studied for his Doctorate of Chiropracty. After marrying Alesia, they
moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where John was a Financial Adviser for a car dealership.
More About John Andrew Reed:

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More About Kristina Lynn Martin:

Occupation: Hairdresser
More About John Reed and Kristina Martin:

Marriage: 08 Oct 1988, Jacksonville, AR
Notes for Alesia Madge Almand:

Alesia has a son from a previous marriage - Scott Thompson, born July 12, 1980.
More About John Reed and Alesia Almand:

Marriage: 22 May 1999, Tulsa, OK
+ 332 v. Paul Cookson Reed, born 31 Oct 1968 in DeQueen, AR.
204. Mary Susanna5 McClure (Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1) was born 18 Feb 1938 in Madill, OK. She married Darrell Franklin Ard 03 Oct 1959 in Madill, OK,
son of Vernon Ard and Karene Churchwell. He was born 16 Sep 1937 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Mary Susanna McClure:

Mary Sue grew up at Weaverton Community and Madill, Oklahoma. She graduated from Madill High
School in 1955, and from Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma, in May 1959, with a B.S. in
Secondary Education in the field of Home Economics.
She married the boy next door, Darrell Franklin Ard, on October 3, 1959, and moved to Dallas, Texas.
Mary Sue worked in Dallas as a secretary at the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the Annuity
Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. For over 20 years she worked as a substitute school teacher at
J. J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas. Mary Sue served her church, The Heights Baptist Church,
as a Young People's Sunday School Teacher and Department Director for 29 years, Children's Choir
Director, Sanctuary Choir Member (second soprano), Women's Missionary Union President, teacher of a
senior adult ladies Sunday school class, and served on numerous committees. Her hobbies were playing
the piano, cooking, sewing, and traveling. She visited all 50 states of the United States, Mexico, Canada,
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Jamaica, Israel, Jordan, Bulgaria, Greece, Germany, France,
Switzerland, The Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, and Czech Republic
Her grandchildren called her "Grandma."
More About Mary Susanna McClure:

Baptism: Apr 1959, Shawnee, OK
Occupation: Secondary School Teacher
Notes for Darrell Franklin Ard:

Darrell grew up 10 miles east of Madill, Oklahoma, in the Linn community where he went through the
eighth grade in a 2-room schoolhouse. Darrell graduated from Madill High School in 1954, at the age of
16 and from Southeastern State College in Durant, Oklahoma, in January 1959, with a B.S. in Secondary
Education in the field of Industrial Arts. He joined the Oklahoma National Guard (45th Division) in
February 1959, spent six months on active duty (Service Number 25766261) at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas,
and Fort Ord, California, and spent six years in the active reserve; attained the rank of Specialist E-6. He
married Mary Susanna McClure, the girl next door, on October 3, 1959, and moved to Dallas, Texas.
He worked for one and a half years for Aerotest Equipment Company as a draftsman and drawing
checker. He contracted for six months as a draftsman at Ling-Temco-Vought Corp. and Collins Radio
Company. On September 13, 1962, he went to work for LTV Temco Aerosystems as a senior draftsman at
an annual salary of $6000. This company later became E-Systems Inc. and Darrell advanced to the
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position of Manager of Operations Services. At E-Systems he served on the Suggestion, Political Action,
Design-Drafting-Procedures Manual, Material Requirements Planning, and Credit Union Audit
Committees. In 1987 Darrell was elected to the executive board of the Technical Documentation Division
of the American Defense Preparedness Association (ADPA). In 1982 the ADPA granted Darrell
professional certification as a Configuration Manager. He was caught up in the downsizing of the defense
industry and retired early from E-Systems in December, 1994, after 32 years of employment. During his
employment with E-Systems, he made almost 100 trips to Washington, DC, plus many trips to most of the
major cities in the United States and two trips to Australia. E-Systems was later purchased by Raytheon.
After leaving E-Systems at the age of 56, he attended Richland College to take 22 computer classes, and
achieved certification as a Microcomputer Operations Specialist.
When Darrell and Mary Sue first moved to Dallas, they lived for nine months in an apartment at 7711
Eastern Avenue. They then moved to the Oak Cliff area and rented a house at 2112 Michigan Avenue
from May 1960, until September 1962. In the fall of 1962, they bought their first new home at 8162
Greenhollow Lane, Dallas, Texas; in the fall of 1969 they bought their second new home at 7647 Querida
Lane, Dallas, Texas.
The Ard family joined Richardson Heights Baptist Church (name changed to The Heights Baptist Church
in 1996) in October 1962, where Darrell served as a Sunday School Teacher, Department Director, General
Sunday School Director, Baptist Men President, Sanctuary Choir President, Deacon, and Trustee and
chaired and served on numerous committees. He served on four Pastor Search Committees. His hobbies
were coin collecting, Volkswagen toy collecting (over 900 unique ones), photography, personal
computers, and genealogy. He belonged to the Dallas Genealogical Society. He loved to travel and had
been in all 50 of the United States. He had also been to Canada, Mexico, England, Scotland, Wales,
Ireland, Jamaica, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Israel, Jordan, Bulgaria, Greece, Germany, France,
Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, and Czech Republic.
In January 1998, he and Mary Sue made "our greatest trip," to the Holy Land of Israel and to Petra in
Jordan. In the spring and again in the fall of 1999, Darrell and Mary Sue traveled to Bulgaria on mission
trips. In the fall of 1999, they spent three weeks at the offices of the European Baptist Convention (EBC) in
Wiesbaden, Germany. Darrell developed computer databases for the Bulgarian Baptist Union and the
EBC. He also had a "computer ministry" where he reconfigured a few hundred donated computers and
provided them for shipment to Eastern Europe, primarily to Belarus and Bulgaria. On trips to Bulgaria,
he distributed the computers to pastors, orphanages, and hospitals, and did some computer training
through a translator. In 2006 he was selected to serve on the board of directors of Ridgway Ministries Inc.
and Bulgarian Child Inc.
His grandchildren called him "Grandpa."
More About Darrell Franklin Ard:

Occupation: Engineering Administrator
More About Darrell Ard and Mary McClure:

Marriage: 03 Oct 1959, Madill, OK
Children of Mary McClure and Darrell Ard are:

333 i. Susan Annette6 Ard, born 01 Nov 1960 in Dallas, TX.
Notes for Susan Annette Ard:

Annette grew up in Dallas, Texas, graduated with honors from J. J. Pearce High School
in 1979, and graduated from Baylor University in 1983 with a B.B.A. in Accounting.
After college Annette held positions as a Senior Auditor with Arthur Anderson &
Company, Senior Accountant with Trammell Crow Company in Dallas, the Internal
Audit Manager of the Plano (Texas) Independent School District, and as a Consultant
with Pierce Johnson Management Search Consultants. In March 1987, she became a
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Certified Public Accountant.
Most of her adult life she fought depression and its ensuing problems in all areas of
her life. In a letter to her grandmother, Winnie McClure, for Granny's 80th Birthday
Book, Annette said "My goals in life are simple, but perhaps too unattainable at times
to keep me motivated. I want love that is free to give and to get, a career that is
challenging but is more play than work, and enjoyable life that amidst struggles and
pain still provides beauty, joy, passion, and purity; but most of all, I need and I want to
know my God looks down on me and He is pleased."
More About Susan Annette Ard:

Occupation: Accounting/Consulting/Sales
+ 334 ii. Stephen Franklin Ard, born 20 Jul 1962 in Dallas, TX; died 09 Mar 2003 in Plano, TX.
+ 335 iii. Ellen Kay Ard, born 06 Dec 1966 in Dallas, TX.
+ 336 iv. Abigail Maria Ard, born 02 Jul 1972 in Dallas, TX.
205. Johnnie Ruth5 McClure (Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1) was born 08 Jul 1940 in Madill, OK, and died 22 Mar 1996 in Madill, OK. She married Leston Pate
Jacks 27 Jun 1959 in First Baptist Church, Madill, OK, son of Alfred Jacks and Virginia Jackson. He was
born 04 Nov 1937 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Johnnie Ruth McClure:

Johnnie graduated from Madill High School in 1958, and attended Oklahoma Baptist University in
Shawnee, Oklahoma, and Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. From 1972
until 1996 she was the Church Secretary at the First Baptist Church, Madill, Oklahoma, except for 1973
when she taught private piano lessons in her home. She also played the organ at First Baptist and for
numerous funerals at Watts Funeral Home. She was a Charter Member of the Oklahoma Singing
Churchwomen that started in 1989. In June, 1994, she and Leston traveled with the Churchwomen to Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil. Adult-onset diabetes caused her many physical problems and eventually weakened her
heart to the point of where she could not recover from surgery.
More About Johnnie Ruth McClure:

Occupation: Church Secretary
Notes for Leston Pate Jacks:

Leston graduated from Madill High School in 1956. He received a B.S. in Secondary Education
(Woodworking and Drafting) in 1961 and an M.S. in Guidance and Counseling in 1972; both degrees
were earned at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. For 14 years he was a
High School Teacher and Counselor in the Madill School System. After 1979 he was a Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselor with the Oklahoma Rehabilitative Services for Johnston and Marshall counties.
His interests were woodworking, fishing, and feeding and observing birds.
More About Leston Pate Jacks:

Occupation: Social Worker/Counselor
More About Leston Jacks and Johnnie McClure:

Marriage: 27 Jun 1959, First Baptist Church, Madill, OK
Children of Johnnie McClure and Leston Jacks are:

+ 337 i. Virginia Wynne6 Jacks, born 01 Jul 1960 in Madill, OK.
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+ 338 ii. Leston Stewart Jacks, born 13 Aug 1963 in Madill, OK.
+ 339 iii. Amy Lee Jacks, born 13 May 1965 in Madill, OK.
340 iv. Cooper Elizabeth Jacks, born 11 Oct 1971 in Madill, OK. She married (1) Anthony
DeWayne Erwin 11 Jul 1992 in First Baptist Church, Madill, OK; born 08 Dec 1961 in
Willis, OK. She married (2) Steven Keith Haworth 28 Mar 1997; born 19 Sep 1961 in
The Philippines. She married (3) James Robert Hunter 15 Nov 2002 in Madill, OK;
born 04 Feb 1972 in Pauls Valley, OK.
Notes for Cooper Elizabeth Jacks:

Beth graduated from Madill High School in 1989. She carried her grandmother Winnie
McClure’s maiden name as her first name but went by Beth. While in high school, her
relay team won third place in the state of Oklahoma in the two mile relay race. She
attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. Beth was
employed by Marshall Memorial Hospital.
More About Cooper Elizabeth Jacks:

Notes for Anthony DeWayne Erwin:

Tony graduated from Kingston High School in Kingston, Oklahoma, in 1980. He
graduated from Ardmore Vo-Tech in Ardmore, Oklahoma, with a certificate in
electronics. He attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant,
Oklahoma, and studied electronics. He was employed by WW Trailers in Madill,
Oklahoma.
More About Anthony DeWayne Erwin:

Occupation: Welder
More About Anthony Erwin and Cooper Jacks:

Marriage: 11 Jul 1992, First Baptist Church, Madill, OK
More About Steven Haworth and Cooper Jacks:

Notes for James Robert Hunter:

James had two children from a previous marriage: Kelsi Paige Hunter was born June
14, 1994 in Ardmore, OK and James Frank Hunter was born October 3, 1998 in
Ardmore, OK.
More About James Hunter and Cooper Jacks:

Marriage: 15 Nov 2002, Madill, OK
341 v. Brandon Pate Jacks, born 28 Jul 1973 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Brandon Pate Jacks:

Brandon graduated from Madill High School in Madill, Oklahoma, in 1991. Brandon
was strongly interested in sports, served as Assistant to Announcer for Madill High
School sports, and as a team manager. He earned an Associate Degree of Journalism
from Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, in 1993. On December 13, 1996,
he graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma,
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication. He was also employed part-time
by radio station KYNZ in Ardmore, Oklahoma. His long range plan was to be a sports
journalist. He was employed in school administration by Madill High School.
More About Brandon Pate Jacks:

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Occupation: School Administrator
206. Ava Elaine5 McClure (Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)
was born 10 Jun 1943 in Madill, OK. She married Ted Craig Williams 07 Sep 1963 in Madill, OK, son of
Earl Williams and Peggy Wheeler. He was born 26 Dec 1941 in Homerville, GA.
Notes for Ava Elaine McClure:

Elaine graduated from Madill High School in 1961. Elaine was mysteriously given the nickname of
"Tootsie" as a child and was frequently called that by the family. Elaine was a mother and housewife.
After she became a grandmother, she was known in her family as "Tootsie Mam-maw." Elaine had a
beautiful first soprano voice and sang in the church choir and with the Singing Churchwomen of
Oklahoma for many years. She played and sang for funerals, worked at a daycare center, and did
substitute teaching. After living several places in Oklahoma and Texas, they moved back to Madill in
1976.
More About Ava Elaine McClure:

Notes for Ted Craig Williams:

Ted graduated from Madill High School in 1960. Ted had a variety of jobs: Construction engineer,
surveyor, carpenter, supervisor for a truss company, and postman. Ted was adopted at the age of 14 from
the Baptist Children's Home in Oklahoma City as a teenager by Earl and Peggy Williams of Grantham
Community, east of Madill, Oklahoma. Ted's original name was John Franklin Dukes. After he became a
grandfather, he was known in the family as "Pa-paw Ted."
More About Ted Craig Williams:

Occupation: Postman
More About Ted Williams and Ava McClure:

Children of Ava McClure and Ted Williams are:

+ 342 i. Peggy Lane6 Williams, born 10 Oct 1964 in Fort Smith, AR.
+ 343 ii. Craig Earl Williams, born 18 Apr 1966 in Sallisaw, OK.
344 iii. Janet Lynn Williams, born 22 Oct 1967 in Sallisaw, OK. She married David Bridges 02
Jul 2006 in Las Vega, NV.
Notes for Janet Lynn Williams:

Janet graduated from Madill High School in 1986 as an Honor Graduate and
Valedictorian. Janet graduated in 1990 from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee,
Oklahoma, with a Bachelor of Business Administration, specializing in Banking and
Finance. She sang alto with the Bisonette Glee Club while at OBU.
After graduation from OBU, Janet went to work for The Bank of Southern Oklahoma
in Madill as a loan secretary. She later worked for First National Bank in Ardmore as a
loan secretary. She moved to Lewisville, Texas, and worked as a loan administrator for
First State Bank of Texas and later as Head of the Loan Department at United
Community Bank in Lewisville.
More About Janet Lynn Williams:

Occupation: Banking Secretary
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More About David Bridges and Janet Williams:

Marriage: 02 Jul 2006, Las Vega, NV
+ 345 iv. Mary Leigh Williams, born 22 Jan 1969 in Dallas, TX.
+ 346 v. Mark Alan Williams, born 31 Aug 1971 in Dallas, TX.
+ 347 vi. Barry Wayne Williams, born 19 Sep 1976 in Ardmore, OK.
207. Michael Henry5 Broderick (Ava Lenora4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1) was born 26 Feb 1951 in Schenectady, NY. He married (1) Martha Jean Pate 22 Jun 1973 in Madill,
OK. She was born 29 Aug 1955 in Fort Sill, OK. He married (2) Mary Frances Porter 02 Sep 1977 in
Madill, OK. She was born 23 Sep 1951 in Ardmore, OK.
Notes for Michael Henry Broderick:

Mike graduated from Madill High School and attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University in
Durant, Oklahoma, and the University of Oklahoma in Norman. He graduated from the Oklahoma City
Police Academy in 1978. Mike was an agent for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
Drugs from 1977 to 1982. From 1982 to 2000 he was an inspector for the Oklahoma State Board of
Pharmacy.
More About Michael Henry Broderick:

More About Martha Jean Pate:

Religion: Presbyterian
More About Michael Broderick and Martha Pate:

Marriage: 22 Jun 1973, Madill, OK
Notes for Mary Frances Porter:

Mary attended Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma, and graduated from the Legal Assistant
Program, University of Oklahoma Law Center in 1987. From 1970 to 1975, Mary was a Secretary at the
Oklahoma Allergy clinic; from 1976 to 1982, was a Secretary in the Cleveland County (Oklahoma) District
Attorney's office and beginning in 1982 was a Legal Assistant in the Lyn Ables Law Offices in Madill,
Oklahoma.
More About Mary Frances Porter:

More About Michael Broderick and Mary Porter:

Children of Michael Broderick and Mary Porter are:

348 i. Tara Dawn6 Broderick, born 10 Dec 1973 in Oklahoma City, OK. She married (1) Will
White. She married (2) Michael Edward Baker 03 Jun 1995 in First Baptist Church,
Madill, OK; born 30 Jan 1970 in McAlester, OK.
Notes for Tara Dawn Broderick:

Tara was born from her mother Mary's first marriage. After Mary's marriage to Mike
Broderick, she was adopted by Mike.
More About Tara Dawn Broderick:

Notes for Michael Edward Baker:

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Mike graduated from McAlester High School in McAlester, Oklahoma, in 1988. He
played right fielder for three years on his high school baseball team and they won the
state championship his senior year. While he was earning his Associate degree in 1990
from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Miami, Oklahoma, he also played baseball.
Northeastern was the runner-up in the National Junior College Athletic Association
(NJCAA) World Series.
After Northeastern, Mike attended Oklahoma University in Norman, Oklahoma, for

two years then he transferred to East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, where he
had the opportunity to be a Student Trainer for the athletic teams and the greater
opportunity to meet Tara Broderick who became his wife. In 1993 Mike earned a B.S.
in Exercise Science from East Central. In February 1995, he received his Athletic
Trainer Certification.
He was associated with the McAlester Regional Health Center in the Physical Therapy
Department. A part of his responsibility was providing training services to the
McAlester high schools. Mike liked to hunt, fish, play golf, and play softball.
More About Michael Edward Baker:

More About Michael Baker and Tara Broderick:

Marriage: 03 Jun 1995, First Baptist Church, Madill, OK
+ 349 ii. Bryan Michael Broderick, born 24 Aug 1978 in Oklahoma City, OK.
350 iii. Zack Langdon Broderick, born 23 Mar 1984 in Denison, TX.
208. James Murrel5 Cooper (James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)32
was born 06 Dec 1932 in Madill, OK. He married Lottie Marian Hiscock32 09 Jan 1952. She was born 17
Sep 1933 in St. Johns, Newfoundland.
Notes for James Murrel Cooper:

James retired from the United States Air Force as a Major in 1970. In the Air Force he was a Staff Officer
and Combat Pilot. He graduated from Duke University School of Law and had been a practicing attorney
in Fayetteville, North Carolina, since 1975. He was a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Temple
Baptist Church, Fayetteville, NC.
From 1979-1980, he was Chairman, Cumberland County Council for Older Adults; 1983-1985, Moderator
New South River Baptist Association; 1987-1993, Board of Directors, Cumberland County Department of
Social Services; 1988-present, Member Board of Trustees, North Carolina Retirement Systems; 1991-1995,
Chairman Cumberland County Republican Party. In 1996 he was a Republican Candidate for the U.S.
Congress Seventh District of North Carolina. He served on the Executive Board overseeing Fayetteville's
Coliseum Complex.
James owned and flew his own airplane and made frequent visits to Cleburne, TX, to see his mother and
around the U.S. to visit children and grandchildren.
More About James Murrel Cooper:

Occupation: Attorney
Notes for Lottie Marian Hiscock:

Lottie grew up in Canada but spent her adult life in the U.S. or around the world with James. Her
longtime hobby was crafting stain glass products, including Tiffany lamps. She was a member of the
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Temple Baptist Church in Fayetteville, NC.
More About Lottie Marian Hiscock:

Religion: Anglican
More About James Cooper and Lottie Hiscock:

Children of James Cooper and Lottie Hiscock are:

+ 351 i. James Richard Austin6 Cooper, born 15 Nov 1952 in San Antonio, TX.
+ 352 ii. Debra Denise Cooper, born 01 Apr 1954 in San Antonio, TX.
+ 353 iii. Robert Lonnie Cooper, born 09 Aug 1956 in Tucson, AZ.
+ 354 iv. Donna Susanne Cooper, born 16 Jan 1960 in Fayetteville, NC.
+ 355 v. Wendy Diane Cooper, born 13 Apr 1967 in Tokyo, Japan.
209. Roy Alvin5 Cooper (James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)32 was
born 29 Mar 1935 in Madill, OK. He married Sharon Marie Bailey32 16 Aug 1954. She was born 16 Nov
1939 in Graham, OK.
Notes for Roy Alvin Cooper:

Roy retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1974 and undertook several different programs toward final
retirement. Included were attaining an Associate Degree in Business Administration from Hill Junior
College and several business related jobs. Among these jobs was Area Supervisor for a chain of
convenience stores in the Cleburne, Texas area. After three years of this job, he quit and went to work for
a local oil jobber shop where he worked until his "final" retirement in 1997.
After retirement, Roy and Sharon lived on Lake Granbury near Granbury, Texas. Roy had a part time job
as a Security Guard at a local controlled access development. Any other time you could find him at home
fishing, boating, or doing any number of things people do after retirement - like watching TV, reading,
and even working in the woodshop when he got the urge.
More About Roy Alvin Cooper:

Notes for Sharon Marie Bailey:

In 1980 Sharon joined the oil jobber shop where Roy worked. She was a bookkeeper there until her
retirement in 1997. Sharon spent hours upon hours with her needlework.
More About Sharon Marie Bailey:

More About Roy Cooper and Sharon Bailey:

Children of Roy Cooper and Sharon Bailey are:

+ 356 i. Cynthia Marie6 Cooper, born 01 Sep 1955 in Cheyenne, WY.
+ 357 ii. Pamela Ruth Cooper, born 25 May 1957 in Ashland, KS.
+ 358 iii. Cheryl Lynn Cooper, born 26 Jul 1959 in Waco, TX.
+ 359 iv. Theresa Diane Cooper, born 05 Nov 1962 in Montgomery, AL.
+ 360 v. Roy Alan Cooper, born 10 Oct 1964 in Amarillo, TX.
210. Jerry Edwin5 Cooper (James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)32 was
born 24 Mar 1938 in Madill, OK. He married Shirley Jean Gerdes32 27 Apr 1962. She was born 24 Nov
1935 in Caldwell, TX.
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Notes for Jerry Edwin Cooper:

Jerry graduated form Ketchum High School, Ketchum, Oklahoma, in 1955. Jerry served in the Navy until
1959, moved to Texas and was employed by the Waco Fire Department until 1960. In June, 1960, he
joined the Texas Department of Public Safety and worked there until April, 1973. In May, 1973, he became
employed by the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board in the Public Safety Department and in
August, 1973, was promoted to Lieutenant. He served in the Anti-Air Piracy and Patrol Divisions. Jerry
was also a flight instructor. On August 13, 2000, he retired from his work at D/FW Airport.
He and Shirley owned a place at Amon Carter Lake near Bowie, Texas, where Jerry spent time with his
cattle and bulldozer.
More About Jerry Edwin Cooper:

Occupation: Airport Security Officer
Notes for Shirley Jean Gerdes:

Shirley graduated from Brazosport High School, Freeport, Texas, in 1953. Shirley went to work for The
Prudential Insurance Company of America in April, 1954, and worked there for over 36 years. She was
an Associate Manager in the Real Estate Department in Dallas. She attended North Lake Junior College,
majoring in Real Estate.
After retirement she spent her time loving her family, teach Bible study, and working one day a week at
church processing the Accounts Payable.
More About Shirley Jean Gerdes:

More About Jerry Cooper and Shirley Gerdes:

Children of Jerry Cooper and Shirley Gerdes are:

+ 361 i. Brett Owen6 Cooper, born 01 Feb 1963 in Houston, TX.
+ 362 ii. Darrell Eugene Cooper, born 22 Jun 1967 in Arlington, TX.
211. Gordon Neal5 Cooper (James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)32 was
born 07 Dec 1942 in Parsons, KS. He married Virginia Ann Reid32 21 Nov 1975. She was born 20 Dec
1943 in Whitney, TX.
Notes for Gordon Neal Cooper:

Gordon graduated from Whitney High School in Whitney, Texas, in 1960 and attended Navarro County
Junior College in Corsicana, Texas. Gordon was in the Air Force from 1966 to 1970.
He joined Greyhound Lines Inc. in 1971 as the District Manager for Greyhound in Omaha, Nebraska, and
worked for Greyhound for 21 years. In 1992 he moved to the Cleveland, Ohio area where he worked in
management for Ohio's largest intercity bus line, Lakefront Lines, Inc.
Gordon was an avid baseball fan, attended numerous Cleveland Indians games, and collected many
autographed baseballs.
More About Gordon Neal Cooper:

Occupation: Commercial Bus Line Manager
Notes for Virginia Ann Reid:

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Virginia graduated from Cleburne High School in Cleburne, Texas, in 1961. Virginia worked in accounts
payable for Rangaire Corp. in Cleburne from 1961 to 1975. From 1979 to 1986, she was the Budget
Administrator at Mission Viejo Co. in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. When she lived in Omaha, Nebraska,
she worked in the accounting department for Con Agra. In 1991 she joined M.A. Hanna Rubber
Compounding Company as an Administrative Assistant.
Virginia has one son from a previous marriage, David W. Woodard. Dave was born December 22, 1966,
and graduated from Arapahoe High School in Littleton, Colorado, in 1985. David earned a degree in
psychology at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado, before joining Southwest Airlines in
Cleveland, Ohio.
More About Virginia Ann Reid:

Religion: Methodist
More About Gordon Cooper and Virginia Reid:

Child of Gordon Cooper and Virginia Reid is:

363 i. Karen Ann6 Cooper, born 24 Jul 1977 in Overland Park, KS; died 24 Jul 1977 in
Overland Park, KS.
Notes for Karen Ann Cooper:

Karen Ann was a stillborn baby.
212. Lora June5 Cooper (James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)32 was
born 04 May 1945 in Parsons, KS. She married James Edward Whaley32 28 Aug 1964, son of Edward
Whaley and Billie Rubin. He was born 10 Feb 1943 in Mount Calm, TX, and died 03 Aug 2006 in Austin,
TX.
Notes for Lora June Cooper:

June was the valedictorian of her graduating class from Whitney High School in Whitney, Texas. She
attended Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas. June taught pre-kindergarten and was Assistant
Director of a preschool in Waco, Texas, for 12 and 1/2 years. When she and James lived in Corpus
Christi, Texas, she was employed by Calallen Baptist Day School. When they moved back to Elm Mott,
Texas, she worked as a Teacher's Aide in a class of mentally-challenged and learning-disabled children at
an elementary school. June was the pianist at their church.
More About Lora June Cooper:

Occupation: Day Care Attendant
Notes for James Edward Whaley:

James graduated from Waco High School in Waco, Texas and attended Navarro Junior College in
Corsicana, Texas. James was employed by the Texas Department of Public Safety beginning in 1966. He
was promoted to Lieutenant of Safety Education Services of the Department of Public Safety in
September, 1986. Later he was the Regional Service Commander over the Safety Education Service. James
was a deacon in his church.
On May 2, 2006, James entered Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas to have a valve
replaced in his heart. He stayed for over a month and a half at that hospital and then was moved to
Austin to go into rehab. Near Austin he started having trouble and they rushed him to Seton Hospital
instead of rehab. About three weeks later he was moved to rehab, finally got all his tubes out of him, and
then he stopped improving and started going backward. Only by God's hand did June make it through
this difficult time. James was in the hospital over three months and she only left long enough to shower
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and eat out when someone came by. [This paragraph came via e-mail from Shirley Cooper.]
The following obituary was printed in the Waco Tribune on Aug. 4, 2006:
"James Whaley, 63, of Elm Mott, passed away Thursday, Aug. 3, at an Austin Hospital. Services will be at
10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7, at Elm Mott First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jody Gousset officiating
assisted by the Rev. Todd Pylant. Burial will be at Mt. Calm Cemetery. Family visitation will be from 4 to
6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 6, at Bellmead Funeral Home. James was born Feb. 10, 1943, in Mt. Calm to Edward
L. and Billie Wren (Rubin) Whaley. He worked for the Texas Department of Public Safety for 36 and 1/2
years and retired as a Lieutenant in Aug., 2002. He was a Deacon at Elm Mott First Baptist Church, a
member of the Masonic Lodge, Past President and member of Connally ISD School Board. Survivors
include his wife, Lora June Whaley of Elm Mott; father, Edward L. Whaley of Grand Prairie; sons, James
Kevin Whaley and wife, Michelle of McAllen and Blaine Edward Whaley and wife, Karen of Houston;
sister, Katharine Elizabeth Eudy of Lake Jackson; brother, Thomas A. Whaley of Grand Prairie;
grandchildren, Zhanya Whaley, Zane Whaley and Sydney Whaley; and a host of other family and
friends. Pallbearers will be Garry Parker, Charlie Morgan, Mike Perez, Eddie Carmen, Steve Potts, Dub
Gillum and Basilio Martinez Jr."
More About James Edward Whaley:

Burial: 07 Aug 2006
Occupation: Highway Patrolman
More About James Whaley and Lora Cooper:

Children of Lora Cooper and James Whaley are:

+ 364 i. James Kevin6 Whaley, born 18 Sep 1965 in Waco, TX.
+ 365 ii. Blaine Edward Whaley, born 26 Jan 1970 in Waxahachie, TX.
213. Eldon Earl5 Cooper (James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)32 was
born 26 Dec 1947 in Parsons, KS. He married (1) Judy Elaine Ownbey 14 Jan 1966. She was born 19 Aug
1948 in Cleburne, TX. He married (2) Pamela Ann Edds32 12 Dec 1992 in Cleburne, TX. She was born 15
Aug 1952 in Gatesville, TX.
Notes for Eldon Earl Cooper:

Earl worked for several years as a Bus Driver for Greyhound Lines Inc. before going into business for
himself selling and servicing garage doors. Earl and Pam lived in a lovely log cabin on three acres of land
near Cleburne, Texas. They loved to travel and to attend Texas Rangers baseball games.
More About Eldon Earl Cooper:

Occupation: Bus Driver
More About Eldon Cooper and Judy Ownbey:

Notes for Pamela Ann Edds:

Edds is Pamela's first husband's name. Pam worked as a Secretary at Walls Industries in Cleburne, Texas.
More About Pamela Ann Edds:

More About Eldon Cooper and Pamela Edds:

Marriage: 12 Dec 1992, Cleburne, TX
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Children of Eldon Cooper and Judy Ownbey are:

+ 366 i. Stephanie Elaine6 Cooper, born 23 Dec 1967 in Cleburne, TX.
+ 367 ii. Stephen Earl Cooper, born 24 Jan 1970 in Cleburne, TX.
214. William Harold5 Cooper (Johnny Clyde4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)
was born 28 Dec 1934 in Madill, Marshall, OK. He married Lois Florine Graham 29 Jul 1956 in San
Leandro, CA. She was born 10 May 1938 in Greenville, TX.
More About William Harold Cooper:

Occupation: Montgomery Ward Employee
More About Lois Florine Graham:

More About William Cooper and Lois Graham:

Marriage: 29 Jul 1956, San Leandro, CA
Children of William Cooper and Lois Graham are:

+ 368 i. Lawrence John6 Cooper, born 01 May 1959 in San Jose, Santa Clara, CA.
+ 369 ii. Randolph Elliot Cooper, born 19 Sep 1960 in Carmel, Monterey, CA.
370 iii. Jerome David Cooper, born 12 Aug 1962 in Fremont, Alameda, CA. He married Ingrid
Maria Leist 08 Oct 1994.
More About Jerome Cooper and Ingrid Leist:

215. J. C.5 Cooper (Johnny Clyde4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 15
Jul 1938 in Madill, Marshall, OK, and died 09 Oct 1995 in Hayward, CA. He married Margaret Allison
Ewing 26 Jan 1963 in Hayward, Alameda, CA, daughter of Judge Ewing and Mary Allison. She was born
16 May 1937 in Claremore, Roger, OK.
Notes for J. C. Cooper:

J.C. changed his name to John Clyde Cooper, Jr. after moving to California.
More About J. Cooper and Margaret Ewing:

Marriage: 26 Jan 1963, Hayward, Alameda, CA
Children of J. Cooper and Margaret Ewing are:

+ 371 i. Sheryl Fay6 Cooper, born 26 Oct 1963 in Castro Valley, Alameda, CA.
+ 372 ii. Ted Jay Cooper, born 19 Jul 1967 in Castro Valley, Alameda, CA.
+ 373 iii. John Casey Cooper, born 01 Feb 1971 in Castro Valley, Alameda, CA.
216. Bobbie Lee5 Cooper (Johnny Clyde4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was
born 17 Jun 1945 in Oakland, Alameda, CA. He married Phylis Ann Norton 29 Sep 1967. She was born
20 Nov 1945.
More About Bobbie Cooper and Phylis Norton:

Children of Bobbie Cooper and Phylis Norton are:

+ 374 i. Katherine Denise6 Cooper, born 02 Jul 1969.
375 ii. Timothy Daniel Cooper, born 22 Dec 1972.
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217. Vernon Winford5 Cooper (William Vernon4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1) was born 14 Oct 1938 in Madill, OK. He married (1) Katherine. He married (2) Peggy Grissaffi 04
Jan 1979.
More About Vernon Winford Cooper:

Occupation: Butcher
More About Vernon Cooper and Peggy Grissaffi:

Children of Vernon Cooper and Katherine are:

376 i. Charlotte Louise6 Cooper, born 13 Oct 1956; died 30 Dec 1969.
+ 377 ii. Michael Keith Cooper, born 07 Feb 1958 in Durant, OK.
+ 378 iii. Terry Joe Cooper, born 04 Apr 1959 in Durant, OK.
218. Wanda Lucille5 Cooper (William Vernon4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)
was born 09 Nov 1940 in Madill, OK. She married Earl Wayne Vick.
More About Wanda Lucille Cooper:

Children of Wanda Cooper and Earl Vick are:

+ 379 i. Sabrena Dawn6 Vick, born 08 Mar 1964 in Oklahoma City, OK.
+ 380 ii. Robet Wayne Vick, born 13 Dec 1967 in Ponca City, OK.
219. Inez Laverne5 Wilson (Beulah Eveline4 Cooper, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1) was born 11 Jul 1939 in Madill, OK, and died 1998. She married James Kenneth Uren. He was born
14 Dec 1940 in Dubois, PA.
More About James Kenneth Uren:

Occupation: Bell Telephone Employee
Child of Inez Wilson and James Uren is:

381 i. Michelle DeLynn6 Uren, born 18 Jul 1968 in Loma Linda, CA.
220. Della Diana5 Wilson (Beulah Eveline4 Cooper, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1) was born 06 Apr 1941 in Madill, OK. She married Earl J. Sharp 26 Jun 1957. He was born 27 Feb
1937 in Neosho, MO.
More About Della Diana Wilson:

Religion: Baptist
More About Earl J. Sharp:

Occupation: Switchman for Santa Fe Railroad
Religion: Baptist
More About Earl Sharp and Della Wilson:

Children of Della Wilson and Earl Sharp are:

382 i. Belinda Joy6 Sharp, born 15 Apr 1961 in Loma Linda, CA. She married Robert Yohe 21
Oct 1978; born 12 Aug 1958 in Loma Linda, CA.
More About Belinda Joy Sharp:

Religion: Baptist
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More About Robert Yohe and Belinda Sharp:

383 ii. Darrin Wayne Sharp, born 30 May 1965 in Loma Linda, CA.
More About Darrin Wayne Sharp:

Religion: Baptist
+ 384 iii. Luan Renee' Sharp, born 05 Jul 1967 in Loma Linda, CA.
385 iv. Jerry Allen Sharp, born 02 Feb 1969 in Loma Linda, CA.
221. Vance Edward5 Wilson (Beulah Eveline4 Cooper, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 17 Jan 1946 in Madill, OK. He married Judy Ann Sellers 16 Jun 1967. She was
born 19 Sep 1950 in San Bernadino, CA.
More About Vance Edward Wilson:

Occupation: Foreman for Amex Aluminum
Religion: Baptist
More About Judy Ann Sellers:

Religion: Baptist
More About Vance Wilson and Judy Sellers:

Children of Vance Wilson and Judy Sellers are:

386 i. Teresa Marie6 Wilson, born 28 Aug 1970 in San Bernadino, CA.
387 ii. Steven Vance Wilson, born 25 Feb 1975 in San Bernadino, CA.
222. Jackie Linn5 Cooper (Rufus Linn4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born
28 Nov 1943 in Parsons, KS. He married DeLana Kay Malloy. She was born 20 Nov.
More About Jackie Linn Cooper:

Occupation: Truck Driver
Children of Jackie Cooper and DeLana Malloy are:

388 i. Curtis Aaron6 Cooper, born 18 Apr 1970 in Coffeyville, KS.
Notes for Curtis Aaron Cooper:

Curtis is adopted.
389 ii. Jamye Cooper, born 20 Dec 1972 in Ardmore, OK.
Notes for Jamye Cooper:

Jamye is adopted.
223. Barbara Ann5 Cooper (Rufus Linn4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was
born 21 Apr 1946 in Phillips, TX. She married Eddie Garrard 05 Nov 1964. He was born 14 May 1938 in
Quannah, TX, and died 1997.
More About Barbara Ann Cooper:

Religion: Baptist
Notes for Eddie Garrard:

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Eddie is an Operator for an oilwell service company.
More About Eddie Garrard and Barbara Cooper:

Children of Barbara Cooper and Eddie Garrard are:

390 i. Julia Lovania6 Garrard, born 05 Jul 1971 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Julia Lovania Garrard:

Julia is adopted.
391 ii. David Lee Garrard, born 24 Apr 1974 in Ardmore, OK.
Notes for David Lee Garrard:

David is adopted.
224. Malinda Faye5 Scott (Zola Naomi4 Cooper, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)
was born 16 May 1950 in Durant, OK. She married Danny Glen Hair.
More About Malinda Faye Scott:

Religion: Baptist
More About Danny Hair and Malinda Scott:

Divorce: Jan 1975
Child of Malinda Scott and Danny Hair is:

392 i. Rochelle Renee'6 Hair, born 18 Jul 1970 in Chickasha, OK. She married James Clayton
Johnson; born 14 Jul 1995 in Mexico.
Notes for Rochelle Renee' Hair:

"Chelly" was the Office Manager for Southwest Regional Sports, Inc. Later, she was
self-employed.
More About Rochelle Renee' Hair:

Religion: Baptist
Notes for James Clayton Johnson:

Jim is Operations Manager for KGOU in Norman, OK.
225. Eddie Lee5 Scott (Zola Naomi4 Cooper, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was
born 14 Oct 1956 in Durant, OK. He married Terri Lorraine Powell 21 Jan 1984. She was born 14 Aug
1959 in Muleshoe, TX.
Notes for Eddie Lee Scott:

Eddie attended Oklahoma State Tech and was employed in the Special Products Division of Halliburton
Services. Later, he was employed at the Directory Distribution Center of Citizens Communications.
More About Eddie Lee Scott:

Religion: Baptist
Notes for Terri Lorraine Powell:

Terri graduated from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and was employed as a First Grade
Teacher at the Cement (Oklahoma) Public School. Later, she was a Second Grade Teacher at the Paul
Keyes Elementary school in Irving, TX.
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More About Terri Lorraine Powell:

Religion: Baptist
More About Eddie Scott and Terri Powell:

Children of Eddie Scott and Terri Powell are:

+ 393 i. Susan Ranee6 Scott, born 02 Nov 1980 in Chickasha, OK.
394 ii. Bryan Eric Scott, born 04 Jan 1985 in Chickasha, OK.
More About Bryan Eric Scott:

Religion: Baptist
226. Patricia Louise5 Yow (Ruby Imogene4 Cooper, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1)was born 26 Dec 1945 in Madill, OK. She married Jerry Roy Jacks 17 Aug 1968 in First Baptist
Church, Madill, OK. He was born 25 Aug 1946 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Patricia Louise Yow:

Patricia graduated from Ryan High School in Ryan, Oklahoma, in 1964. She attended Murray State
College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, for two years and Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant,
Oklahoma, for two years. She almost got her degree but instead she married Jerry Jacks in August 1968
and they moved to Altus, Oklahoma. She got a secretarial job with the Altus school system and was the
Secretary to the Superintendent of Schools for many years.
More About Patricia Louise Yow:

Notes for Jerry Roy Jacks:

Jerry graduated from Madill High School in Madill, Oklahoma, in 1964 and earned a B.S. in Education
from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1968. The summer after graduating from college he
married Patricia Yow, took a job that fall teaching school in Altus, Oklahoma, and spent his entire career
there.
More About Jerry Roy Jacks:

Occupation: School Teacher
More About Jerry Jacks and Patricia Yow:

Marriage: 17 Aug 1968, First Baptist Church, Madill, OK
Children of Patricia Yow and Jerry Jacks are:

395 i. Jeanie Beatrice6 Jacks, born 14 Oct 1977 in Altus, OK.
396 ii. Jaret Patrice Jacks, born 01 Apr 1980 in Altus, OK.
227. Judy Jeannine5 Yow (Ruby Imogene4 Cooper, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1) was born 17 Mar 1949 in Madill, OK. She married Donnie Lynn Keltner 21 Sep 1968 in First Baptist
Church, Madill, OK. He was born 20 Oct 1947 in Madill, OK, and died 06 Jun 1994 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Judy Jeannine Yow:

Judy graduated from Madill High School in Madill, Oklahoma, in 1967 and attended Southeastern
Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma, for one year. She was the Receptionist for Dr. Richard
Bone, a chiropractor in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
More About Judy Jeannine Yow:

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Notes for Donnie Lynn Keltner:

Donnie graduated from Madill High School in Madill, Oklahoma, in 1965. He served in the U.S. Air Force
during the Vietnam War. For many years he worked for Uniroyal in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
More About Donnie Lynn Keltner:

Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, OK
Cause of Death: cancer of the pancreas
More About Donnie Keltner and Judy Yow:

Marriage: 21 Sep 1968, First Baptist Church, Madill, OK
Children of Judy Yow and Donnie Keltner are:

397 i. Bradley Don6 Keltner, born 11 Feb 1972 in Ardmore, OK.
398 ii. Jeanna DeLynn Keltner, born 12 Sep 1976 in Ardmore, OK.
228. Thomas Leroy5 Yow (Ruby Imogene4 Cooper, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1) was born 10 Aug 1953 in Ardmore, OK. He married Donna Loraine Burchett 02 Jun 1978 in
Gainesville, TX. She was born 27 Jul 1958 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Thomas Leroy Yow:

Leroy graduated from Madill High School in Madill, Oklahoma, in 1971 and attended Southeastern
Oklahoma State University for one year. He is employed in the maintenance department at the Marshall
County Memorial Hospital.
More About Thomas Leroy Yow:

More About Donna Loraine Burchett:

Religion: Jehovah Witness
More About Thomas Yow and Donna Burchett:

Marriage: 02 Jun 1978, Gainesville, TX
Children of Thomas Yow and Donna Burchett are:

399 i. Tasha Renae6 Yow, born 30 Jun 1980 in Madill, OK.
400 ii. Tyson Ryan Yow, born 07 Jul 1985 in Madill, OK.
229. Tommy Gene5 Yow (Ruby Imogene4 Cooper, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1) was born 24 Aug 1956 in Ryan, OK. He married (1) Jo Nell Garrison 23 Feb 1974 in First Baptist
Church, Madill, OK. She was born 31 Aug 1957 in Maywood, CA. He married (2) Fran Marie Sampson
31 Dec 1981 in Durant, OK. She was born 29 Aug 1959 in Caddo, OK.
Notes for Tommy Gene Yow:

Tommy graduated from Madill High School in Madill, Oklahoma, in 1974. He is employed by
Piecemaker (parts for trailers) at Madill.
More About Tommy Gene Yow:

More About Jo Nell Garrison:

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More About Tommy Yow and Jo Garrison:
Marriage: 23 Feb 1974, First Baptist Church, Madill, OK
More About Fran Marie Sampson:

More About Tommy Yow and Fran Sampson:

Marriage: 31 Dec 1981, Durant, OK
Children of Tommy Yow and Jo Garrison are:

401 i. Jason David6 Yow, born 27 Sep 1974 in Madill, OK.
402 ii. Stephen Randal Yow, born 03 Jan 1978 in Ardmore, OK.
403 iii. Dallas Patrick Yow, born 28 Aug 1979 in Ardmore, OK.
Child of Tommy Yow and Fran Sampson is:

404 i. Rosanna Marie6 Yow, born 15 Dec 1982 in Madill, OK.
230. Charles Lee5 Lamb (Birda Mae4 Lockhart, Annie Mae3 Cooper, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)
was born 25 Dec 1925 in Madill, OK. He married Verla Jo Laney 23 Nov 1946. She was born 20 Apr 1929
in Tioga, TX.
Notes for Charles Lee Lamb:

Charles retired August 1, 1986, from Houston Lighting and Power after 35 years of service.
More About Charles Lee Lamb:

More About Verla Jo Laney:

More About Charles Lamb and Verla Laney:

Children of Charles Lamb and Verla Laney are:

+ 405 i. Ronnie Charles6 Lamb, born 07 Aug 1949 in Gainesville, TX; died in Houston, TX.
+ 406 ii. Ricky Wayne Lamb, born 03 Dec 1954 in Houston, TX.
231. Anna Lou5 Lamb (Birda Mae4 Lockhart, Annie Mae3 Cooper, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)
was born 17 Mar 1931 in Haskell, OK, and died in Sulphur Springs, TX. She married Bill Montgomery
McLarry 28 Jul 1950. He was born 19 May 1929 in Greenville, TX.
More About Anna Lou Lamb:

Religion: Episcopalian
More About Bill Montgomery McLarry:

Occupation: Geologist
More About Bill McLarry and Anna Lamb:

Children of Anna Lamb and Bill McLarry are:

+ 407 i. Carol Ann6 McLarry, born 31 Oct 1952 in Abilene, TX.
408 ii. Robert Alan McLarry, born 03 Jun 1954 in Billings, Montana; died in Nacogdoches, TX.
He married Ruth Lynette Hatcher 19 Jan 1974; born 27 Aug 1955.
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More About Robert Alan McLarry:

More About Robert McLarry and Ruth Hatcher:

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232. Robert Cooper6 Wilson (Rudine5 Cooper, Guy Olin4, Reuben Nathan3, William James2, William
M.1) was born 30 Jun 1949. He married Janet Lee Thomas.
Notes for Robert Cooper Wilson:

Robert was valedictorian of 1967 class of Clay County High School. He went to Auburn University:
Treasurer of Study Body and Senator from graduate school; Spade - Senior's Men's Honorary; ODK Phi
Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Alpha Theta, and Phi Kappa Tau - social fraternity.
At the University of Alabama Law School: Bench & Bar, Order of the Barristers and Phi Alpha Delta.
Robert was an attorney.
Children of Robert Wilson and Janet Thomas are:

409 i. Thomas Cooper7 Wilson, born 30 Aug 1985.
410 ii. Clinton Hurst Wilson, born 25 Mar 1987.
411 iii. Caroline Weathers Wilson, born 26 Oct 1988.
412 iv. William Caleb Wilson, born 08 Jul 1991.
233. Rebecca6 Wilson (Rudine5 Cooper, Guy Olin4, Reuben Nathan3, William James2, William M.1)
was born 19 May 1951. She married Rodney Andru Hardy.
Notes for Rebecca Wilson:

Becky was the valedictorian of the 1969 class of Clay County High School. She was a cheeleader in junior
high and high school. In high school she was chosen a Miss Clay County.
She attended Auburn University: Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, Mortor Board, Civens, Alpah Lambda
Delta, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Gamma Delta - social sorority.
Children of Rebecca Wilson and Rodney Hardy are:

413 i. Robyn Leigh7 Hardy, born 17 May 1978.
414 ii. Jenny Elizabeth Hardy, born 12 Oct 1981.
415 iii. Nathan Wilson Hardy, born 20 Mar 1983.
260. Rosalyn6 Becker (Pauline Mayme5 Moore, Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2,
William M.1) She married Roger Levin.
Child of Rosalyn Becker and Roger Levin is:

416 i. David7 Levin.
261. Richard Wayne6 Cole (Olive Precious5 Moore, Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William
James2, William M.1) He married Carolyn Noles.
Children of Richard Cole and Carolyn Noles are:

417 i. Richi7 Noles.
418 ii. Nicki Noles.
263. Elizabeth Olive6 Cole (Olive Precious5 Moore, Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William
James2, William M.1) She married Tommie Winburn.
Children of Elizabeth Cole and Tommie Winburn are:

419 i. Scott7 Winburn.
420 ii. Anthony Winburn.
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265. Peggy Susan6 Knight (Emily Ophelia5 Moore, Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William
James2, William M.1) She married Dudley Alan White.
Children of Peggy Knight and Dudley White are:

421 i. Brooke Allison7 White.
422 ii. Britt Alan White.
266. Peter Wade6 Knight (Emily Ophelia5 Moore, Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2,
William M.1) He married Mary Candace Atkin.
Children of Peter Knight and Mary Atkin are:

423 i. Geoffrey Wade7 Knight.
424 ii. Brandon Ross Knight.
267. David Paul6 Rice (Annette5 Moore, Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2, William
M.1)He married Robin Dale Bosarge.
Children of David Rice and Robin Bosarge are:

425 i. Beth7 Rice.
426 ii. Katie Rice.
268. Stephen Mark6 Rice (Annette5 Moore, Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2,
William M.1) He married Carol Louise Wood.
Child of Stephen Rice and Carol Wood is:

427 i. Emily7 Rice.
269. Cynthia Carol6 Rice (Annette5 Moore, Annie Ethyl4 Cooper, John Frank3, William James2,
William M.1) She married (1) Jimmy Holmes. She married (2) Gary Tibbets.
Child of Cynthia Rice and Jimmy Holmes is:

428 i. Shanna Annette7 Holmes.
270. Henry Bruce6 Cooper (Henry George5, Henry James4, John Frank3, William James2, William M.1)
was born 11 Mar 1949 in Akron, CA. He married Barbara Brundage, daughter of William Brundage and
June.
Child of Henry Cooper and Barbara Brundage is:

429 i. Christopher7 Cooper.
271. Thomas Allen6 Cooper (Henry George5, Henry James4, John Frank3, William James2, William
M.1)was born 15 Jun 1951 in Belen, NM. He married Cheryl.
Child of Thomas Cooper and Cheryl is:

430 i. Mathew7 Cooper.
300. Cheryl Denise6 Cooper (Carroll Joe5, Wayne Theodore4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 09 Sep 1954 in Houston, TX. She married (1) Joe Cummings. She married (2)
David Roy 09 Mar 1975.
More About David Roy and Cheryl Cooper:

Child of Cheryl Cooper and David Roy is:

431 i. Joseph Swain7 Roy, born 05 Dec 1975.
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302. Robert Arnold6 Cooper (Bobby Gene5, Wayne Theodore4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 07 Oct 1953 in Houston, TX. He married (1) Pauline Durham 23 Nov 1971. She
was born 03 Feb 1956 in Houston, TX. He married (2) Michelle Kaiser 13 Jul 1974. She was born 22 Aug
1955.
Notes for Robert Arnold Cooper:

Robert is a Carpet Layer.
More About Robert Cooper and Pauline Durham:

More About Robert Cooper and Michelle Kaiser:

Child of Robert Cooper and Pauline Durham is:

432 i. Charles Edward Alexander7 Cooper, born 23 Dec 1971 in Pasadena, TX.
305. Randall Gene6 Rushing (Waynda Lea5 Cooper, Wayne Theodore4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 11 Oct 1954 in Gainesville, TX. He married Cynthia Sue Cook 05 Aug
1977. She was born 21 Jan 1960 in Ardmore, OK.
Notes for Randall Gene Rushing:

Randy was employed at Savage Equipment Company in Madill, Oklahoma.
More About Randall Gene Rushing:

Notes for Cynthia Sue Cook:

Sue was the Manager and Accountant at Dornick Hills Country Club in Ardmore, Oklahoma. She
graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant.
More About Cynthia Sue Cook:

More About Randall Rushing and Cynthia Cook:

Children of Randall Rushing and Cynthia Cook are:

+ 433 i. Tabatha Sue7 Rushing, born 19 Sep 1978 in Ardmore, OK.
434 ii. Matt Dillon Rushing, born 11 Dec 1982 in Denison, TX.
306. Lorrie Ann6 Rushing (Waynda Lea5 Cooper, Wayne Theodore4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 12 May 1958 in Heidelberg, Germany. She married Joel Alvin Trammell
01 Oct 1975. He was born 27 Apr 1958 in Sulphur, OK.
Notes for Lorrie Ann Rushing:

Lorrie was employed at the Madill Manufacturing Co. in Madill.
Notes for Joel Alvin Trammell:

Joe worked for Mesa Petroleum Co. at Little City, Oklahoma.
More About Joel Trammell and Lorrie Rushing:

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Child of Lorrie Rushing and Joel Trammell is:
435 i. Shannon Joel7 Trammell, born 22 Apr 1985 in Denison, TX.
307. Kelly Sue6 Rushing (Waynda Lea5 Cooper, Wayne Theodore4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 20 Dec 1969 in Madill, OK. She married Greg Joe Lowe 28 Oct 1993 in
Madill, OK. He was born 03 Dec 1968 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Kelly Sue Rushing:

Kelly graduated from Madill High School in 1988. She worked for Winn Dixie Grocery in Madill. She
graduated from beauty school and owned a salon on the north side of the Madill Square for many years.
More About Kelly Sue Rushing:

More About Greg Lowe and Kelly Rushing:

Marriage: 28 Oct 1993, Madill, OK
Children of Kelly Rushing and Greg Lowe are:

436 i. Skyler Jo7 Lowe, born 26 Oct 1995.
437 ii. Kellanie Cooper Lowe, born 03 Jun 2005 in Madill, OK.
309. Michael Leslie6 Carver (Linda Sue5 Cooper, Wayne Theodore4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 01 Mar 1963 in Marks, MS, and died 30 Nov 2003 in Memphis, TN. He
married Laurie Lynn Gary 20 Feb 1992 in Memphis, TN. She was born 06 Oct 1965 in Memphis, TN.
Notes for Michael Leslie Carver:

Michael graduated from Sheffield High School in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1981. Michael attended
Memphis State for a couple of semesters. He worked at Krogers for several years during high school and
after graduation. He later worked at Faulks Automotive, servicing foreign cars.
At the time of his death, Michael was a special operations lieutenant for the Memphis Fire Department.
He was a member of the Tennessee Task Force "I" which went to assist after the bombing of the Pentagon
in Washington, DC on September 11, 2001. He received the Medal of Bravery from the Memphis Fire
Department. His death, at the age of 38, was caused by a pulmonary embolism. Funeral services were in
the Memorial Park Funeral Home. Interment was in Memorial Park South Woods Cemetery in Memphis.
He was a deacon and youth leader at White Station Baptist Church.
More About Michael Leslie Carver:

More About Michael Carver and Laurie Gary:

Marriage: 20 Feb 1992, Memphis, TN
Children of Michael Carver and Laurie Gary are:

438 i. Steven V.7 Carver.
439 ii. Dalton Wade Carver, born 09 Aug 1995 in Memphis, TN.
310. Cynthia Leigh6 Carver (Linda Sue5 Cooper, Wayne Theodore4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 10 May 1968 in Memphis, TN. She married Montgomery.
Notes for Cynthia Leigh Carver:

Cindy graduated from Sheffield High Schol in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1986. Cindy received a full
scholarship to State Technical Institute and attended one year before transferring to Memphis State. She
worked at Kayanne's Hallmark Shop part time. Cindy graduated in the top percentile of her class, was
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listed in Who's Who Among American Students, and was on the Dean's List while attending State
Technical Institute.
More About Cynthia Leigh Carver:

Child of Cynthia Carver and Montgomery is:

440 i. Madison Grace7 Montgomery, born 28 Apr 2005 in Memphis, TN.
311. Kenneth James6 Emery (Glen Buevenne5, Ruthy Viola4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 31 Aug 1953 in Houston, TX. He married Laurie Jean Roy 25 Aug 1973.
She was born 10 Mar 1955 in Niagra Falls, NY.
More About Kenneth Emery and Laurie Roy:

Children of Kenneth Emery and Laurie Roy are:

441 i. Meghan Kathleen7 Emery, born 05 Jan 1980 in Houston, TX.
442 ii. Autumn Nicole Emery, born 23 Apr 1982 in Houston, TX.
443 iii. Kendra Dawn Emery, born 17 Sep 1986 in Eagle River, Alaska.
312. Jr Paul Dean6 Emery (Paul Dean5, Ruthy Viola4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 16 Oct 1948 in San Lorenzo, CA. He married Ann Reeves. She was born 07 Mar
1945 in Greenville, TX.
Child of Paul Emery and Ann Reeves is:

444 i. Jamsey Paul7 Emery, born 05 Aug 1975 in Greenville, TX.
314. Valerie Raye6 Emery (Paul Dean5, Ruthy Viola4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 09 Apr 1953 in Houston, TX. She married Dave Hansen. He was born in
Hayward, CA.
Child of Valerie Emery and Dave Hansen is:

445 i. Sandra7 Hansen, born in Hayward, CA.
317. Scott Keith6 Emery (E.J.5, Ruthy Viola4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)
was born 29 Jun 1961 in Houston, TX. He married Linda Cheryl Dinken 12 May 1990 in The Woodlands,
TX. She was born 09 Mar 1960 in Champaign, IL.
Notes for Scott Keith Emery:

Scott graduated from Conroe High School in Conroe, Texas, and received a B.S. in Industrial Technology
in 1985 from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Scott was currently an Appraiser for
Savings of America in Houston, Texas.
More About Scott Keith Emery:

Religion: Catholic
More About Scott Emery and Linda Dinken:

Marriage: 12 May 1990, The Woodlands, TX
Children of Scott Emery and Linda Dinken are:

446 i. Austin Christopher7 Emery, born 26 Nov 1993 in The Woodlands, TX.
447 ii. Logan James Emery, born 30 Sep 1995 in The Woodlands, TX.
319. Sharon Leigh6 Emery (E.J.5, Ruthy Viola4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William
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M.1) was born 07 May 1967 in Houston, TX. She married (1) Tony Goodman. She married (2) John
Rainwater 10 Feb 1990 in Dallas, TX. He was born 14 Apr 1964 in Big Spring, TX.
Notes for Sharon Leigh Emery:

Sharon graduated from Conroe High School in Conroe, Texas, and attended Harris County Junior
College. Currently, she worked for a dermatologist in San Antonio, Texas.
More About Sharon Leigh Emery:

Religion: Catholic
Notes for Tony Goodman:

Tony had three children when he married Sharon: Kevin, C. J., and Cody Goodman.
Notes for John Rainwater:

John currently works for North Side Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas.
More About John Rainwater:

Religion: Episcopal
More About John Rainwater and Sharon Emery:

Marriage: 10 Feb 1990, Dallas, TX
Children of Sharon Emery and John Rainwater are:

448 i. Jessica Leigh7 Rainwater, born 09 Apr 1991 in San Antonio, TX.
449 ii. Bryce Allen Rainwater, born 04 Feb 1994 in San Antonio, TX.
320. Catherine Elaine6 Cooper (Donald Ray5, Roderick Laney4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 01 Jan 1958 in Houston, TX. She married Walter Jay Wells 12 Apr 1980 in
Houston, TX. He was born 11 Feb 1956 in Houston, TX.
Notes for Catherine Elaine Cooper:

Catherine "Cathy" graduated from Texas A&M University in 1979. Cathy is a housewife and mother.
More About Catherine Elaine Cooper:

Notes for Walter Jay Wells:

Walter graduated from Texas A&M and is a Sales Manager for a motor distributor in Houston.
More About Walter Jay Wells:

More About Walter Wells and Catherine Cooper:

Marriage: 12 Apr 1980, Houston, TX
Children of Catherine Cooper and Walter Wells are:

450 i. Lauren Ashley7 Wells, born 07 Jun 1986 in Houston, TX.
451 ii. Lindsey Anne Wells, born 12 Feb 1989 in Houston, TX.
321. Donald Brian6 Cooper (Donald Ray5, Roderick Laney4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 19 May 1960 in Houston, TX. He married Carolyn Stuart 12 Apr 1986. She was
born 27 Apr 1962 in Richmond, TX.
Notes for Donald Brian Cooper:

Brian graduated from Texas A&M University and is a Regional Sales Manager for an electrical products
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company.
More About Donald Brian Cooper:

Notes for Carolyn Stuart:

Carolyn graduated from Baylor University. She is a Computer Analyst for Northrup-King Seed
Company.
More About Carolyn Stuart:

Religion: Methodist
More About Donald Cooper and Carolyn Stuart:

Children of Donald Cooper and Carolyn Stuart are:

452 i. Cameron Stuart7 Cooper, born 10 Dec 1991 in Shakopee, MN.
Notes for Cameron Stuart Cooper:

Cameron Stuart and Cody Bryan are twins.
453 ii. Cody Brian Cooper, born 10 Dec 1991 in Shakopee, MN.
Notes for Cody Brian Cooper:

Cody Bryan and Cameron Stuart are twins.
322. Lisa Ann6 Cooper (Donald Ray5, Roderick Laney4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1) was born 26 Mar 1962 in Houston, TX. She married George Tucker 13 Aug 1983 in Houston, TX. He
was born 16 Oct.
Notes for Lisa Ann Cooper:

Lisa attended North Texas State University in Denton, TX but graduated from Texas A&M. Lisa was a
high school Mathematics Teacher.
More About Lisa Ann Cooper:

Notes for George Tucker:

George is a High School Coach and Science Teacher.
More About George Tucker:

Religion: Baptist
More About George Tucker and Lisa Cooper:

Marriage: 13 Aug 1983, Houston, TX
Children of Lisa Cooper and George Tucker are:

454 i. Sarah Elizabeth7 Tucker, born 22 Aug 1990 in Spring, TX.
455 ii. Rachel Elaine Tucker, born 11 May 1992 in Spring, TX.
323. Jennifer Lynn6 Cooper (Donald Ray5, Roderick Laney4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 14 Mar 1966 in Houston, TX. She married Thomas Medley 04 Jun 1994 in
Houston, TX. He was born 01 Jun 1962 in Alice, TX.
Notes for Jennifer Lynn Cooper:

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Jennifer graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in elementary education.
More About Jennifer Lynn Cooper:

More About Thomas Medley and Jennifer Cooper:

Marriage: 04 Jun 1994, Houston, TX
Children of Jennifer Cooper and Thomas Medley are:

456 i. Madison Rose7 Medley, born 05 Apr 1996 in Houston, TX.
457 ii. Jake Thomas Medley, born 17 Jun 1998 in Houston, TX.
458 iii. Joseph Cooper Medley, born 15 Oct 2003 in Houston, TX.
324. Susan Elizabeth6 Freeman (Dorothy Hazel5 Cooper, Roderick Laney4, Henry Leonard3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 30 Sep 1968 in Denver, CO. She married Darrell George Ruby.
He was born 21 Mar 1967 in Missoula, Montana.
Notes for Susan Elizabeth Freeman:

Susan graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, with a degree in sociology. She
earned a graduate degree in public affairs from William and Mary University in Williamsburg, Virginia.
She earned a PhD in YEAR from UNIVERSITY. She was a professor at East Washington State University
in Spokane, WA where she taught psychology.
More About Susan Elizabeth Freeman:

Religion: Non-denominational
More About Darrell George Ruby:

Religion: Non-denominational
Children of Susan Freeman and Darrell Ruby are:

459 i. Jessica Lynn7 Ruby, born 10 May 1995 in Corpus Christi, TX.
460 ii. Laura Elizabeth Ruby, born 08 Nov 1997 in Honolulu, HI.
461 iii. Luke Howard Ruby, born 02 Jun 2003 in Redlands, CA.
325. Floyd Kirk6 Tatum (Mary Marthalene5 Cooper, Henry Floyd4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 17 Jan 1962 in Baytown, TX, and died 08 Jun 2007 in Marble Falls, TX. He
married (1) Elaine. She was born 26 Dec 1971. He married (2) Lori Ann Greenlees 06 Sep 1985 in Burnet,
TX. She was born 16 Apr 1967 in Florence, AL.
More About Floyd Kirk Tatum:

More About Lori Ann Greenlees:

More About Floyd Tatum and Lori Greenlees:

Marriage: 06 Sep 1985, Burnet, TX
Child of Floyd Tatum and Lori Greenlees is:

462 i. Ryan Kirk7 Tatum, born 10 Feb 1987 in Austin, TX.
326. Heather Glyn6 Grantham (Shirley Ann5 Cooper, Henry Floyd4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 18 Aug 1965 in Houston, TX. She married Frederick Louis Braun 12 Sep
1992 in League City, TX. He was born 26 Apr 1959 in Sacramento, CA.
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Notes for Heather Glyn Grantham:
Heather graduated from Clear Lake High School in League City, Texas, in 1984. She earned an accounting
degree from the University of Houston.
More About Heather Glyn Grantham:

Notes for Frederick Louis Braun:

Fred graduated from Texas A&M University in 1981 and was a Chemical Engineer.
More About Frederick Louis Braun:

More About Frederick Braun and Heather Grantham:

Marriage: 12 Sep 1992, League City, TX
Children of Heather Grantham and Frederick Braun are:

463 i. Frederick Glenn7 Braun, born 07 Jul 2000 in Webster, TX.
464 ii. Amy Elizabeth Braun, born 16 Dec 2005 in The Woodlands, TX.
327. Able Mitchell6 Rossi IV (Peggy Lou5 Cooper, Henry Floyd4, Henry Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 22 Nov 1966 in Baytown, TX. He married (1) Jeri Lynette Whitaker. She was
born 22 Feb 1973 in Baytown, TX. He married (2) Stephanie Nicole Straughan 14 Jan 1995 in Houston,
TX. She was born 31 Jul 1973 in Greensboro, NC.
Notes for Able Mitchell Rossi IV:

"Mitch" attended Lee Junior College and Austin Community College. He earned a B. A. from Lamar
Unversity in Finance in 1996 and an A. S. in Process Technology from San Jacinto College in Pasadena,
Texas in 1997.
Notes for Jeri Lynette Whitaker:

Jeri earned a B.A. in English from Baylor University in 1995 and an M.A. in Library Science from the
University of Houston in 2003.
More About Able Rossi and Stephanie Straughan:

Marriage: 14 Jan 1995, Houston, TX
Child of Able Rossi and Stephanie Straughan is:

465 i. V Avery Michelle7 Rossi, born 09 Jul 1995.
328. Celia Suzanne6 Reed (Winona Pearl5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 08 Oct 1957 in Madill, OK. She married Gary Paul Crawford 06
Aug 1983 in DeQueen, AR. He was born 10 Jan 1958 in Paris, TX.
Notes for Celia Suzanne Reed:

Celia graduated from DeQueen High School in DeQueen, Arkansas, in 1975. Celia earned a B.S. in
Elementary Education from Henderson State College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in 1979. She taught
kindergarten in Nashville, Arkansas, and later in Ashdown, Arkansas, for a total of 5-1/2 years. She
taught in Ashdown after marrying Gary Paul Crawford and before their first child was born. In October
of 1986, Gary was transferred to New Boston, Texas. In the fall of 1995 the Crawford family moved to
Harrison, Arkansas where Celia taught kindergarten in the Bergman Public Schools.
More About Celia Suzanne Reed:

Religion: Baptist
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Notes for Gary Paul Crawford:

Gary was an Assistant Manager of a Brookshires Supermarket. In 1989 he was called as pastor of the
Hillcrest Baptist Church in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. In the fall of 1995, he was called as pastor of the Red
Oak Baptist Church in Harrison, Arkansas.
More About Gary Paul Crawford:

Occupation: Minister (Pastor)
Religion: Baptist
More About Gary Crawford and Celia Reed:

Marriage: 06 Aug 1983, DeQueen, AR
Children of Celia Reed and Gary Crawford are:

466 i. Jeremy Paul7 Crawford, born 01 Dec 1984 in Texarkana, TX.
Notes for Jeremy Paul Crawford:

Jeremy graduated from Bergman High School in Harrison, Arkansas in May 2003. He
was interested in the field of graphic design.
More About Jeremy Paul Crawford:

Religion: Baptist
467 ii. Jacob Spencer Crawford, born 13 May 1987 in Texarkana, TX.
Notes for Jacob Spencer Crawford:

Jacob attended Bergman High School in Harrison, Arkansas and was on the basketball
and golf teams.
More About Jacob Spencer Crawford:

Religion: Baptist
468 iii. Joshua Taylor Crawford, born 07 Nov 1998 in Harrison, AR.
329. Rebecca Elaine6 Reed (Winona Pearl5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 21 Sep 1962 in Madill, OK. She married (1) Unknown, son of
James Kirtpatrick and Glenda. She married (2) Doug Boyer in DeQueen, AR. She married (3) Joe
Allen Vance 04 Jun 1988 in DeQueen, AR. He was born 12 Apr 1952 in DeQueen, AR.
Notes for Rebecca Elaine Reed:

"Becky" was born at Ardmore, Oklahoma, and lived in Madill until she was one when she moved to
DeQueen, Arkansas. In DeQueen she attended 12 years of school and graduated from DeQueen High
School in 1980. During high school Becky was a member of the National Honor Society, student council,
and girls basketball and track teams. In January, 1980, she had a beautiful daughter by the name of
Heather Ashley Reed. Becky attended two and one-half years of college at the University of Central
Arkansas in Conway and two other colleges. While in college, she worked on a double major of biology
and chemistry with a minor in mathematics. During the summers while attending college, she served as
President of the Womans Softball League in DeQueen. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of
DeQueen since 1970. Becky completed the requirements for a Licensed Vocational Nurse in 1994 at the
Cossatot Vocational Technical School. She was then employed at the Wadley Hospital in Texarkana
where she completed the requirements for Registered Nurse certification. She worked as a Registered
Nurse in Houston, Texas.
More About Rebecca Elaine Reed:

Occupation: Nurse
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More About Doug Boyer and Rebecca Reed:

Marriage: DeQueen, AR
Notes for Joe Allen Vance:

Joe attended 12 years of school in Horatio, AR where he graduated from high school in 1970. He enlisted
in the armed services right after graduation and was in the service for 6 years, 8 months, and 1 day. He
suffered a severe injury in the service and was a disabled American veteran.
More About Joe Vance and Rebecca Reed:

Marriage: 04 Jun 1988, DeQueen, AR
Child of Rebecca Reed and Unknown is:

+ 469 i. Heather Ashley7 Reed, born 17 Jan 1980 in DeQueen, AR.
Child of Rebecca Reed and Joe Vance is:

470 i. Amanda Megan7 Vance, born 24 Oct 1989 in Texarkana, TX.
330. Ruth Ann6 Reed (Winona Pearl5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 07 Mar 1964 in Madill, OK. She married III Azor Thomas "Trey" Osburn
05 May 1984 in DeQueen, AR. He was born 25 Apr 1962 in Jonesboro, AR.
Notes for Ruth Ann Reed:

"Ruthie" graduated from DeQueen High School in DeQueen, Arkansas, in 1982. She graduated in 1983
from Cossatot Vocational Technical School in DeQueen where she received secretarial/business training.
After she married Trey in 1984, they lived in Dallas for two years where she worked for Hall Financial
Group as a Secretary and Word Processor. They moved to DeQueen in July 1986 where Ruthie worked as
a Bank Teller.
They then moved in Stuttgart, Arkansas in 1988 and Ruthie worked at Wilkerson Jewelers as the
Receptionist and Sales Secretary, before moving back to DeQueen in 1990. They were only in DeQueen
for a year and Ruthie worked at the hospital in the pharmacy as a Pharmacist Assistant.
In May 1991, they moved to North Little Rock, Arkansas. Ruthie worked at a therapeutic day care center
as a Unit Supervisor over the baby and toddler unit for the next seven years, where she got her CDA
associate.
In 1993 they built a house in Gravel Ridge, Arkansas near North Little Rock. In 1998, needing a change,
she went to work at Rush Engine Remanufacturer as an Office Assistant. For the next few years she
pulled her hair out and went for another change. In 2001 she went to work for Hagan Newkirk Financial
Services as a Receptionist/Secretary and was promoted to Marketing Coordinator in May 2002. Ruthie
was a member of Sylvan Hills First Baptist Church.
More About Ruth Ann Reed:

Occupation: Marketing Coordinator
Notes for III Azor Thomas "Trey" Osburn:

Trey graduated from Stuttgart High School in Stuttgart, Arkansas, in 1980. Trey attended Southern
Arkansas University in Camden where he studied commercial art. He then studied drafting at Pulaski
County Votech in Little Rock. In 1983 he moved to Dallas and went to work for E-Systems Inc. in
Garland, Texas, as a Technical Illustrator. In 1984 he married Ruthie and they lived in Dallas.
In 1986 they moved to DeQueen, Arkansas where Trey worked as a Truck Driver for DeQueen Sand and
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Gravel. Also in 1986 Trey joined the Army National Guard and went to boot camp in January 1987.
Ruthie became pregnant in November 1986. Trey went to boot camp when she was three months
pregnant and returned when she was six months pregnant. Trey returned home in April 1987 looking
very fit and Ruthie looking very pregnant. Ruthie's dad, Dr. Jack Allen Reed, died on February 28, 1987,
while Trey was in boot camp and this was very hard on both of them.
In 1988 they moved to Stuttgart where Trey worked at Harold Ives Trucking Company as a Dispatcher.
For a short time they moved back to DeQueen and Trey worked at Curtis Body Shop. Harold Ives needed
him back in Little Rock so, in 1991 the Osburn family moved to North Little Rock, Arkansas. At Harold
Ives, Trey had opportunities over the next few years to be a Shop Foreman, Road Assist Supervisor, and
Training Manager. He left there in 1999 to take a full-time technician job at Camp Robinson in North
Little Rock. He started out as a Mail Clerk and after five months was moved to a Supply Technician at
CSMS and in January 2002 moved over to Artillery Repair Technician, working on Howitzers.
More About III Azor Thomas "Trey" Osburn:

Occupation: Artillery Repair Technician
Religion: Methodist
More About Azor Osburn and Ruth Reed:

Marriage: 05 May 1984, DeQueen, AR
Child of Ruth Reed and Azor Osburn is:

471 i. Kathryn Elizabeth "Katie"7 Osburn, born 24 Aug 1987 in DeQueen, AR. She married
James Casper "J.C." Goffe 26 May 2007 in Wichita Falls, TX.
Notes for Kathryn Elizabeth "Katie" Osburn:

"Katie" was the only child of Trey and Ruthie Osburn, and loved it. In 1992 she
attended kindergarten at Bellwood Elementary in North Little Rock, Arkansas. She
attended Cato Elementary School. She went to Northwood Junior High for seventh
and eighth grades. She was one of the first cheerleaders to be picked in seventh grade
and the again in the eighth grade. She went to high school for ninth and tenth grades
at North Pulaski High School where she was also a cheerleader. In high school she
enjoyed being in Stage Crew and Drama Club, including doing costumes and makeup
of the actors.
She was a member of Jesus Uniting Students Together (JUST), which coordinated
activities like "See You At the Pole." She was a member of Sylvan Hills Baptist Church
where she was involved with the youth program and choir. She made her spending
money by babysitting for friends and at church.
Here future plans were to go to UCA, Conway, Arkansas to become a Physical

Therapist.
More About Kathryn Elizabeth "Katie" Osburn:

More About James Goffe and Kathryn Osburn:

Marriage: 26 May 2007, Wichita Falls, TX
332. Paul Cookson6 Reed (Winona Pearl5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 31 Oct 1968 in DeQueen, AR. He married Debora Rae Lewis 15 Jun 1991
in DeQueen, AR. She was born 28 Dec 1964 in Arkadelphia, AR.
Notes for Paul Cookson Reed:

Paul graduated with honors from DeQueen High School in DeQueen, Arkansas, in 1987 and from
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Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in 1991. His undergraduate degree was a Bachelor
of Music in Church Music. Paul made the OBU Dean's List and the National Dean's List and was a
member of the Singing Men at OBU. During the summer of 1988, Paul served as a home missionary in
Arnold, Missouri, near St. Louis.
From August 1991, until May 1995, Paul served as the Minister of Music and Youth at the Lake Shore
Baptist Church in Lake Dallas, Texas. In May 1995, Paul graduated from Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, with a Master of Music degree. Also in May, 1995, Paul
became the Minister of Music and Youth at the Livingston First Baptist Church in Livingston, Alabama.
In March, 1998, he moved to Lake City, Florida, to take the position of Associate Pastor of Music and
Senior Adults at Hopeful Baptist Church.
More About Paul Cookson Reed:

Occupation: Minister of Music
Notes for Debora Rae Lewis:

Debbie graduated with honors from DeQueen High School in DeQueen, Arkansas, in 1983. She attended
Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She graduated from East Texas State University
in Texarkana, Texas, in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She taught third grade
at Horatio Elementary in Horatio, Arkansas, from 1989 to 1991. After marrying Paul and moving to Lake
Dallas, Texas, she taught sixth grade, then fifth grade at Lake Dallas Elementary in Lake Dallas.
More About Debora Rae Lewis:

More About Paul Reed and Debora Lewis:

Marriage: 15 Jun 1991, DeQueen, AR
Children of Paul Reed and Debora Lewis are:

472 i. Cameron Jack7 Reed, born 10 Mar 1994 in Denton, TX.
473 ii. Connor Lewis Reed, born 26 Sep 2004 in Lake City, FL.
334. Stephen Franklin6 Ard (Mary Susanna5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 20 Jul 1962 in Dallas, TX, and died 09 Mar 2003 in Plano, TX.
He married Shelley Jean Boyette 16 Nov 1985 in Richardson, TX, daughter of Donald Boyette and Mary
Armstrong. She was born 16 Mar 1963 in Santa Ana, CA.
Notes for Stephen Franklin Ard:

Stephen grew up in Dallas, Texas, graduated from J. J. Pearce High School in 1980, and graduated from
Texas A & M University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Environmental Design. After college he was an intern
architect for Tom Dance Associates and an architect for Architects Design Group, HKS Architects, and
TGS Architects. In 1991 he passed a 4-day exam and became a Registered Architect; in 1994 he became a
Registered Interior Designer. He was President of his own company, AB Architects. Steve had a fine bass
voice and sung for a few years with the Vocal Majority Barbershop Chorus. He sang on the Praise Team
at The Heights Baptist Church, taught second graders in Sunday School, served on the Design Team that
planned the relocation of the church, and played guitar with the Kids Depending on God (KDOG) band.
In 1996 Stephen and his three cousins, Craig, Mark, and Barry Williams, formed a quartet they called
River Red. For over two years they performed for many churches and groups, singing contemporary
Christian music. In 1997 and in 1998, they sang the National Anthem at two Texas Rangers baseball
games. They also produced two albums, River Red and Call to Destiny. Stephen wrote and arranged
many of their songs as well as many other songs. He created a CD, containing many of his compositions,
that he called "Stuff I Wrote." Stephen was blessed with a keen wit and kept family and friends in stitches
with his clever humor.
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On July 11, 2000, Stephen was diagnosed with leukemia. He received a stem cell transplant on October 4,
2000. Stephen was 6' 6" tall.
More About Stephen Franklin Ard:

Burial: 15 Mar 2003, Big Spring Cemetery, Garland, TX
Occupation: Architect
Notes for Shelley Jean Boyette:

Shelley was born at at 1:48pm in Santa Ana Community Hospital in Santa Ana, California. The attending
physician was Dr. James Triggs, Jr. Her parents at lived at 1300 South Shelley Street in Santa Ana. Shelley
graduated from Berkner High School in 1981 in Richardson, Texas. Shelley sold medical insurance and
retirement plans to businesses and credit card programs to airplane pilots. She owned an embroidery
company called Stitch-n-Chicks.
More About Shelley Jean Boyette:

Occupation: Salesperson
More About Stephen Ard and Shelley Boyette:

Marriage: 16 Nov 1985, Richardson, TX
Children of Stephen Ard and Shelley Boyette are:

474 i. Stephanie Mishelle7 Ard, born 17 Jun 1987 in Dallas, TX.
More About Stephanie Mishelle Ard:

475 ii. Olivia Christine Ard, born 28 Mar 1990 in Plano, TX.
More About Olivia Christine Ard:

476 iii. Garrett Franklin Ard, born 03 Dec 1992 in Plano, TX.
More About Garrett Franklin Ard:

335. Ellen Kay6 Ard (Mary Susanna5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 06 Dec 1966 in Dallas, TX. She married Jeffrey Dale Balch 13 Oct 1990 in
Richardson, TX, son of Danny Balch and Sharon Lichte. He was born 30 Jan 1964 in St. Louis, MO.
Notes for Ellen Kay Ard:

Ellen grew up in Dallas, Texas, and graduated with honors from J. J. Pearce High School in 1985. She was
always very involved in sports. She played soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball, and track. She
graduated from Baylor University in 1989 with a B.S. in Physical Education. While going to college, her
various jobs included work at Day Care Centers and Rehabilitation Centers. She was employed as a
Physical Therapy Aide at North Dallas Physical Therapists.
Ellen had the "gift" of synesthesia. Only after becoming an adult did she tell this to her family. According
to a search on the Internet, synesthesia is the neurological mixing of the senses. Ellen associated a color
with each number, and she visualized each day of the week as a 3-dimensional object. She had an
incredible ability to remember birthdays and anniversary dates. She said she was able to do this by
associating a color with these dates, and that the recall of the colors was easier than remembering the
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dates.
Her family nickname, which was given to her by her sister Abi, was Ah-nee. We don't know for certain
how it should be spelled but she plans to be called this by her grandchildren.
More About Ellen Kay Ard:

Baptism: 16 Apr 1978, Richardson, TX
Occupation: Physical Therapy Aide
Notes for Jeffrey Dale Balch:

Jeff was born in Missouri but his family moved to Florida when he was small and to Richardson, Texas,
when he was in the eighth grade. He graduated from Richardson High School in 1982. He attended North
Texas State University and received an Associates Degree in Arts and Sciences from Richland College in
1986. Jeff played in Little League Baseball, Church Basketball, and played the trumpet in the school band
and jazz band. He was a Quality Inspector of night vision goggles/scopes and fire control systems at
Optex Systems, Inc. He played the trumpet in the church orchestra and played softball and basketball in
season. Jeff loved hunting and fishing and had a reserved site near Mineral Wells, Texas.
More About Jeffrey Dale Balch:

Occupation: Quality Assurance Inspector
More About Jeffrey Balch and Ellen Ard:

Marriage: 13 Oct 1990, Richardson, TX
Children of Ellen Ard and Jeffrey Balch are:

477 i. Hunter Ryan7 Balch, born 18 Jun 1993 in Plano, TX.
478 ii. Rachel Susanna Balch, born 17 Sep 1997 in Plano, TX.
479 iii. Colton Daniel Balch, born 07 Aug 2000 in Plano, TX.
Notes for Colton Daniel Balch:

Colton was born on a Monday morning at 6:45 a.m. on August 7, 2000. The outside
temperature even that early in the morning was 82 degrees. Later that day the
temperature in the Plano, Texas heat reached 102 degrees. The headlines in The Dallas
Morning News of August 7, 2000, included it being the 17th day this summer when
the temperature was over 100 degrees; democratic presidential nominee Al Gore was
nearing a decision on who would be his running mate (the next day he chose Sen.
Joseph Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew from the state of Connecticut); soldiers from Fort
Hood, Texas, were being sent to Idaho to assist with extinguishing raging forest fires;
Sir Alec Guinness, an Oscar-winning actor for his roles in The Bridge on the River
Kwai and Star Wars, died at his home in Petersfield, England, at the age of 86; and the
Dallas Cowboys returned from playing the Atlantic Falcons in a National Football
League exhibition game in Tokyo, Japan.
Democratic President Bill Clinton was nearing the end of his eight years in office as
President of the United States. Texas Governor George W. Bush and former Secretary
of Defense, Dick Cheney from Wyoming were nominated at the Republican National
Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a week earlier to be the Republican
candidates for President and Vice President of the United States.
The dominate athletes of this period were: Tiger Woods, golfer; Venus and Serena
Williams, tennis; Shaquille O'Neal, basketball; New York Yankees, baseball; Troy
Aikman, quarterback, and Emmitt Smith, running back, for the Dallas Cowboys; Mike
Modano with the Dallas Stars, NHL hockey; Lance Armstrong from Austin, TX won
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the Tour de France for the second consecutive year.
The Dow Jones Industrial average opened that morning at 10,767.75; the Nasdaq
Composite Index opened at 3,787.36; the Standard & Poor's 500 Index was at 1,463.93.
336. Abigail Maria6 Ard (Mary Susanna5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 02 Jul 1972 in Dallas, TX. She married Michael Allen Aars 06 Aug 1994
in Richardson, TX, son of Alton Aars and Melissa Moore. He was born 04 Mar 1972 in Arlington, TX.
Notes for Abigail Maria Ard:

Abi grew up in Dallas, Texas, and graduated with honors from J. J. Pearce High School in 1990. From
second through eighth grade, she received numerous awards for various piano competitions. She played
the clarinet in the school band for four years. Her freshman year she made All District band. In high
school she was a member of the French club and National Honor Society. As a youth at the Richardson
Heights Baptist Church, she was a member of Opus (an auditioned high school ensemble), sang in the
choir, and was a member of the youth staff. She took various mission trips to Nebraska, Missouri, and
California and sang in choir tours across the southeastern states and southern Texas.
She graduated from Baylor University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. In 1985 Abi
traveled with her parents to England, Scotland, and Wales. In 1992 she spent two weeks in France where
she was able to stay with one of her Baylor roommates. Abi studied French for six years and spoke it
fluently. She enjoyed singing, playing the piano, traveling, drawing, aerobics, painting, speaking French,
decorating, and collecting miniature rabbits.
Her senior year at Baylor she worked as an Intern for Nystrom Lithocraft, an advertising and printing
company, in Waco, Texas. Prior to graduation, she accepted a fulltime position with Nystrom and within
a year was promoted to Art Director. She later formed her own company, The Digital Easel, and
specialized in computer-generated graphic art design, primarily for Word Publishing Company.
More About Abigail Maria Ard:

Occupation: Graphics Artist
Notes for Michael Allen Aars:

Mike grew up in Clifton, Texas, and graduated from Clifton High School in 1990 as the valedictorian. He
attended Texas A&M University for three years, was in the Corps, and was the long-snapper on the
football team that went to the 1992 Cotton Bowl. He attended the University of Texas at Arlington for a
year and, after marrying Abigail Maria Ard, attended McLellan County Community College in Waco,
Texas. In 1995 he passed the Novell Network exams and became a Certified Network Engineer. In the
spring of 1997, Mike will receive a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Baylor University in
Waco, Texas.
More About Michael Allen Aars:

Occupation: Student/Computer Specialist
Religion: Lutheran
More About Michael Aars and Abigail Ard:

Marriage: 06 Aug 1994, Richardson, TX
Children of Abigail Ard and Michael Aars are:

480 i. Corinne Maria7 Aars, born 16 Jul 2001 in Austin, TX.
Notes for Corinne Maria Aars:

The name Corinne is French and means girl or feminine. Mike and Abi first heard the
name in the movie Patch Adams.
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Corinne was born at 2:01 a.m. at North Austin Medical Center in Austin, Texas. She
weighed 8 pounds and 15 ounces. She was 21-1/2 inches long. Her head and chest
diameter were both 14 inches. In the waiting room during her delivery were
grandparents Allen & Kay Aars and Darrell & Mary Sue Ard; uncle and aunts Matt &
Michelle Aars & Annette Ard; and friends, Brad & Keri Thrift. Her obstetrician was
Dr. Laura Meritt but the delivering physician was Dr. Margaret Thompson; her
pediatrician was Dr. Elaine Hamilton.
The first placed she lived was at 6804 North Capital of Texas Highway, Apartment
#112, Austin, TX 78731.
481 ii. Erik Allen Aars, born 31 Dec 2003 in Austin, TX.
Notes for Erik Allen Aars:

Erik was born at 3:47 a.m. on New Years Eve 2003 at Hillcrest Baptist Hospital in
Waco, Texas. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and was 20-1/2 inches long. The doctor
who delivered him was Dr. Dianne Sawyer. His home was at 100 Whistling Wind in
McGregor, Texas.
Even though the date of Erik's birth was the last day of December, the high
temperature that day was 62 degrees and some light rain fell. The headlines in The
Dallas Morning News of December 31, 2003, included the banning by the Food and
Drug Administration of the sales of Ephedra (a weight-loss aid that created health
problems for some users), the banning by the U. S. Department of Agriculture of the
sales of meat from some "downer" cattle because of the potential infestation of Mad
Cow Disease, the purchase of Kinko's copy shops by FedEx for $2.4 billion, and the
defeat of the University of Texas (20) football team to Washington State (28) in the
Holiday Bowl.
The major news stories of these times had to do with the United States and allies
defending against terrorism, the War in Iraq, the War in Afghanistan, the capture of
Sadaam Hussein, the pursuit of Osama Ben Laden, the receiving of the very first
closeup photographs from Mars as transmitted from the vehicle on the Mars surface,
the construction of the High Five intersection in Dallas, the series of bowl games
during the holidays, and the upcoming major elections in 2004.
The president of the United States was George W. Bush from Texas; the vice president
was Dick Chaney from Wyoming. The Democratic party had several candidates who
hope to be elected president in November 2004: Gen. Wesley Clark, former commader
of NATO; Dr. Howard Dean, a physician and former governor of Vermont; Sen.
Joseph Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew from the state of Connecticut; Dick Gephardt, a
congressman from Missouri; and Sen. John Kerry, from Massachusetts.
The dominate athletes of this period were: Tiger Woods, golfer; Venus and Serena
Williams, tennis; Shaquille O'Neal, basketball; New York Yankees, baseball; Peyton
Manning, quarterback, for the Indianapolis Colts; Mike Modano with the Dallas Stars,
NHL hockey; Lance Armstrong from Austin, TX won the Tour de France for the fourth
consecutive year. The Dallas Cowboys, under first-year coach Bill Parcells, finished the
season with 10 wins and six losses and were defeated in the first round of the playoffs
by the Carolina Panthers.
The Dow Jones Industrial average opened on the morning of December 31, 2003, at
10,425.04; the Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 2,009.88; the Standard & Poor's 500
Index was at 1,109.64
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482 iii. Anya Ella Aars, born 19 May 2006 in Waco, TX.
337. Virginia Wynne6 Jacks (Johnnie Ruth5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 01 Jul 1960 in Madill, OK. She married Rick Jeffery Stowers 06
Jul 1979 in First Baptist Church, Madill, OK, son of Amos Stowers and Nowana Bodiford. He was born
24 Aug 1957 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Virginia Wynne Jacks:

Wynne graduated from Madill High School in 1978. She received a B.S. in Elementary Education in 1983
from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. She attended Oklahoma University,
a lot of it on weekends, to complete a Masters degree in Library Science and Information Studies in 1989.
Beginning in 1986, she was the librarian for the Madill Elementary School.
More About Virginia Wynne Jacks:

Occupation: School Librarian
Notes for Rick Jeffery Stowers:

Rick graduated from Madill High School in 1975. Rick was formerly employed by Sutherland Oil Service
and by J & I Manufacturing Co. In 1991 he went to work for the U.S. Postal Service in Ardmore,
Oklahoma, and was later promoted to Supervisor. Team roping and horses were among his favorite
hobbies.
More About Rick Jeffery Stowers:

Occupation: Supervisor, U.S. Postal Service
More About Rick Stowers and Virginia Jacks:

Marriage: 06 Jul 1979, First Baptist Church, Madill, OK
Children of Virginia Jacks and Rick Stowers are:

483 i. Jeffery Michael7 Stowers33, born 04 Oct 1981 in Madill, OK.
Notes for Jeffery Michael Stowers:

Jeff's school activities and honors include Oklahoma Honor Society, the President's
Education Award for Academic Achievement, Student Council, and Fellowship of
Christian Athletes. He attends the First Baptist Church of Madill.
He plays football, basketball, and baseball. He enjoys listening to music and his future
plans are to attend the University of Oklahoma and become a Doctor of Sports
Medicine. His comment for the future is "stay positive and be true to yourself."
More About Jeffery Michael Stowers:

484 ii. Erin Wynne Stowers, born 14 Dec 1983 in Madill, OK.
More About Erin Wynne Stowers:

338. Leston Stewart6 Jacks (Johnnie Ruth5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 13 Aug 1963 in Madill, OK. He married Lynnis Jane Watkins
20 May 1989 in Tulsa, OK, daughter of Edwin Watkins and Sara Gilliam. She was born 05 Oct 1966 in
Tulsa, OK.
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Notes for Leston Stewart Jacks:

Stewart graduated from Madill High School in 1981. He received a Bachelor of Education in Biology in
1985 from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. During the 1985-1986 school
year, he taught science at Dickson High School in Dickson, Oklahoma. In 1990 he received an M.S. in
Fisheries Ecology from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 1988 Stewart received an
award from the National Wildlife Federation as the Outstanding Graduate Student in Oklahoma. While
working on his M.S., he worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (UFS&WS). Upon graduation, he
and Lynnis moved to Globe, Arizona, where Stewart was a Fishery Biologist with the Pinetop Fisheries
Assistance Office of the UFS&WS. In 1994 they moved to Corpus Christi, Texas and later to Pine Top,
Arizona where Stewart continued his career as a Fishery Biologist with the USF&WS.
More About Leston Stewart Jacks:

Occupation: Fishery Biologist
Notes for Lynnis Jane Watkins:

Lynnis graduated from East Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1984. She received a B.S. in
Finance from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1988.
More About Lynnis Jane Watkins:

More About Leston Jacks and Lynnis Watkins:

Marriage: 20 May 1989, Tulsa, OK
Children of Leston Jacks and Lynnis Watkins are:

485 i. Sheldon Leston7 Jacks, born 11 Jan 1993 in Mesa, AZ.
486 ii. Ethan Stewart Jacks, born 28 Jul 1994 in Corpus Christi, TX.
339. Amy Lee6 Jacks (Johnnie Ruth5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 13 May 1965 in Madill, OK. She married Stewart John Bond 03 Dec 1988
in First Baptist Church, Madill, OK, son of William Bond and Hazel. He was born 13 Sep 1966 in Madill,
OK.
Notes for Amy Lee Jacks:

Amy graduated from Madill High School in 1983. For one year she attended Oklahoma Baptist
University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In 1986 she graduated from Grayson County College in Sherman,
Texas, as a Dental Assistant and was employed as an Orthodontist Assistant for Dr. Tony Stretesky in
Ardmore, Oklahoma, until she married.
More About Amy Lee Jacks:

Occupation: Dental Assistant
Notes for Stewart John Bond:

Stewart graduated from Madill High School in 1984. In high school, Stewart was the starting quarterback
and punter on the football team. Stewart attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma,
his freshman year. He received a B.S. in Physical Education in 1989 and a Masters degree in 1993 from
Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. He held positions as the Assistant
Football Coach at Kingston High School, Kingston, Oklahoma; Del City High School, Del City,
Oklahoma; and Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma.
More About Stewart John Bond:

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Occupation: High School Football Coach/Teacher
More About Stewart Bond and Amy Jacks:

Marriage: 03 Dec 1988, First Baptist Church, Madill, OK
Children of Amy Jacks and Stewart Bond are:

487 i. Spencer J. L.7 Bond, born 10 Sep 1992 in Ada, OK.
488 ii. Paten Stewart Bond, born 02 Aug 1994 in Norman, OK.
489 iii. Samuel James Bond, born 15 Jan 1995 in Norman, OK.
Notes for Samuel James Bond:

At birth this child weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 21-3/4 inches long.
342. Peggy Lane6 Williams (Ava Elaine5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 10 Oct 1964 in Fort Smith, AR. She married Ernest Richard LaMascus 30
Jun 1984 in Madill, OK. He was born 19 Dec 1963 in Oklahoma City, OK.
Notes for Peggy Lane Williams:

Peggy graduated from Madill High School in 1983. Peggy earned a B.A. in Music Education from Central
State University in Edmond, Oklahoma, in 1988. She was the middle school and high school Music
Director for the Harrah School District from 1988 until 1991. Later, Peggy was the Music Director for the
middle school and high school in Madill and then took a similar position in Hereford, Texas.
More About Peggy Lane Williams:

Occupation: Elementary School Music Teacher
Notes for Ernest Richard LaMascus:

Richard graduated from Madill High School in 1982. Richard was employed by LeVeridge Volvo and
Eskridge Honda in Oklahoma City as a Sales Representative. Richard graduated in May, 1996, from
Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant with a B.S. in Social Studies Education. He is
currently substitute teaching in the Madill schools.
More About Ernest Richard LaMascus:

Occupation: Secondary School Teacher
More About Ernest LaMascus and Peggy Williams:

Children of Peggy Williams and Ernest LaMascus are:

490 i. Tyler James7 LaMascus, born 21 Oct 1990 in Oklahoma City, OK.
491 ii. Sarah Elaine LaMascus, born 21 Jan 1992 in Oklahoma City, OK.
492 iii. Eric Richard LaMascus, born 30 Nov 1994 in Ardmore, OK.
343. Craig Earl6 Williams (Ava Elaine5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 18 Apr 1966 in Sallisaw, OK. He married Julie Dawn Kime 13 Jun 1987
in Madill, OK. She was born 06 Aug 1965 in Philadelphia, PA.
Notes for Craig Earl Williams:

Craig graduated from Madill High School in 1984. Craig graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State
University in Durant, Oklahoma, in 1989, with a B.S. in Psychology. In 1995 he will graduate from
Arizona .................................. with a Masters in ................................... . To supplement his income while
going to college, Craig works for the Arizona ............................................ as a Suicide Prevention Counselor.
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More About Craig Earl Williams:

Occupation: Counselor in Social Work
Religion: Baptist
Notes for Julie Dawn Kime:

Julie graduated from Madill High School in 1983. Julie attended the Ardmore Higher Education Center
in Ardmore, Oklahoma, to become a Medical Assistant. She was employed as a Medical Assistant at Lee
Family Clinic in Durant, Oklahoma. Julie was a Medical Assistant at ............................................ .
More About Julie Dawn Kime:

Occupation: Medical Assistant
Religion: Baptist
More About Craig Williams and Julie Kime:

Children of Craig Williams and Julie Kime are:

493 i. Ryan Craig7 Williams, born 05 Dec 1992 in Tempe, AZ.
494 ii. Cody Michael Williams, born 11 May 1994 in Mesa, AZ.
495 iii. Halle Nicole Williams, born 20 Mar 1998 in Lewisville, TX.
Notes for Halle Nicole Williams:

At birth, Halle weighed 8 lbs. 14 ounces and was 21-1/2 inches long.
Per her birth announcement, at birth Halle weighed 8 pounds 14 ounces and was 21
and 1/2 inches long. Halle was named for her maternal grandfather, Dr. Hal Kime.
345. Mary Leigh6 Williams (Ava Elaine5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 22 Jan 1969 in Dallas, TX. She married Michael Darrell Proctor 28 Jul
1990 in Madill, OK, son of Cecil Proctor and Connie Carmichael. He was born 16 Mar 1967 in Fort
Collins, CO.
Notes for Mary Leigh Williams:

Mary graduated from Madill High School in 1987 as an Honor Graduate. Mary attended Oklahoma
Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and graduated from Central State University in 1992 with a
B.S. in Early Childhood Education. She taught preschool at Middle Earth Child Development Center,
Norman, Oklahoma and kindergarten in Madill.
More About Mary Leigh Williams:

Notes for Michael Darrell Proctor:

Mike was adopted by Cecil and Connie when he was six weeks old. He and his family moved to Turlock,
CA when Mike was 6 years old and then to Kingston when he was 12. He graduated from Kingston High
School in 1985. He graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma, in
1989 with a B.S. in Wildlife Conservation. In 1992, he recieved a masters degree in Biology from Fort
Hays University in Hays, Kansas. Mike is now a Research Associate at the University of Oklahoma. His
hobbies are computers, fishing, and hunting.
More About Michael Darrell Proctor:

Occupation: Biologist
More About Michael Proctor and Mary Williams:

Marriage: 28 Jul 1990, Madill, OK
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Child of Mary Williams and Michael Proctor is:

496 i. Marshall B. G.7 Proctor, born 28 Sep 2000 in Ardmore, OK.
346. Mark Alan6 Williams (Ava Elaine5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 31 Aug 1971 in Dallas, TX. He married Jamie Lou Eddy 24 Nov 1989 in
Madill, OK. She was born 08 Nov 1970 in Sherman, TX.
Notes for Mark Alan Williams:

Mark graduated from Madill High School in 1989. Mark attended Southeastern Oklahoma State
University in Durant, Oklahoma. He worked for Wal-Mart in the claims department and later for Winn-
Dixie groceries. Mark also did custodial care for the Madill Elementary School and worked for Best Buy
in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
More About Mark Alan Williams:

Occupation: Retail Sales/Maintenance
Notes for Jamie Lou Eddy:

Jamie graduated from Madill High School in 1989. Jamie graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State
University in Durant, Oklahoma, in 1992 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. She
now is the Office Manager for C&M Trailers in Madill, Oklahoma.
More About Jamie Lou Eddy:

More About Mark Williams and Jamie Eddy:

Marriage: 24 Nov 1989, Madill, OK
Children of Mark Williams and Jamie Eddy are:

497 i. Justin Alan7 Williams, born 26 Jun 1990 in Ardmore, OK.
498 ii. Kayla Rachelle Williams, born 02 Mar 1992 in Ardmore, OK.
499 iii. Caleb Eddy Williams, born 14 Nov 1999 in Ardmore, OK.
347. Barry Wayne6 Williams (Ava Elaine5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 19 Sep 1976 in Ardmore, OK. He married Amy Renae
Lambertsen 03 Aug 1996 in Madill, OK. She was born 08 Dec 1976 in Iowa Falls, IA.
Notes for Barry Wayne Williams:

Barry graduated from Madill High School in 1995. In the summer of 1995, Barry made a trip to England
and Wales with the Oklahoma Baptist Youth Choir and Orchestra. In the fall of 1995, Barry began his
studies toward a degree in music at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
More About Barry Wayne Williams:

Occupation: College Student
More About Barry Williams and Amy Lambertsen:

Marriage: 03 Aug 1996, Madill, OK
Children of Barry Williams and Amy Lambertsen are:

500 i. Haley Noelle7 Williams, born 25 Dec 1995 in Ada, OK.
501 ii. Jared Lee Williams, born 10 Apr 2000 in Ardmore, OK.
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349. Bryan Michael6 Broderick (Michael Henry5, Ava Lenora4 Cooper, Henry Leonard3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 24 Aug 1978 in Oklahoma City, OK. He married April Lea Ford 04 Jan
2003 in Sherwood, AR, daughter of Hugh Ford and Pamela Hardison. She was born 27 Feb 1981 in Little
Rock, AR.
Notes for Bryan Michael Broderick:

Bryan graduated from Madill High School in 1997. He was involved in several organizations at Madill
High School that include National Honor Society, Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
LIFE, and Who's Who. His Science Fair project was a State Qualifier.
In 2001 he received a Bachelor of Science from East Central State University in Ada, OK with a major in
Exercise Science. In 2003 he received a Masters of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Central
Arkansas in Conway, AR with a major in Exercise Science.
More About Bryan Michael Broderick:

Notes for April Lea Ford:

April graduated from Sylvan Hills High School in 1999. In the spring of 2003, she received a Bachelor of
Arts degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a major in Sign Language Interpretation.
More About April Lea Ford:

More About Bryan Broderick and April Ford:

Marriage: 04 Jan 2003, Sherwood, AR
Children of Bryan Broderick and April Ford are:

502 i. Ford Michael7 Broderick, born 19 Dec 2003 in Little Rock, AR.
Notes for Ford Michael Broderick:

Ford was born at 11:17 a.m. at Doctor's St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas.
He weighed 7 lbs. and was 19-1/2 inches long.
503 ii. Loralea Dawn Broderick, born 27 Oct 2005 in Little Rock, AR.
351. James Richard Austin6 Cooper (James Murrel5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1)34 was born 15 Nov 1952 in San Antonio, TX. He married Denise Marie Brustad 03
Aug 1974. She was born 16 May 1954 in Muskegon, MI.
Notes for James Richard Austin Cooper:

Rick worked in Albuquerque, NM for an engineering research firm with his specialty being in computer
networking.
More About James Richard Austin Cooper:

More About Denise Marie Brustad:

More About James Cooper and Denise Brustad:

Children of James Cooper and Denise Brustad are:

504 i. Elizabeth Michelle7 Cooper, born 17 Jul 1976 in Portsmouth, VA. She married Davis
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Christopher Robin 22 Jul 2000 in Cary, NC; born 02 Oct.
Notes for Elizabeth Michelle Cooper:

Elizabeth and Christopher were married at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
in Cary, North Carolina.
More About Davis Christopher Robin and Elizabeth Cooper:

Marriage: 22 Jul 2000, Cary, NC
505 ii. Christine Lynn Cooper, born 07 Jul 1979 in Germantown, MD.
506 iii. James Edward Cooper, born 10 Mar 1981 in Fairfax, VA.
352. Debra Denise6 Cooper (James Murrel5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 01 Apr 1954 in San Antonio, TX. She married Kenith Elmer Norton34 16 Apr
1975. He was born 13 Aug 1953 in Atlanta, GA.
Notes for Debra Denise Cooper:

Debra was head of the Workmen's Compensation Division of the Home Depot office in Atlanta, Georgia.
More About Debra Denise Cooper:

Notes for Kenith Elmer Norton:

Ken was in management with Lockheed Aircraft in Marietta, Georgia.
More About Kenith Elmer Norton:

More About Kenith Norton and Debra Cooper:

Children of Debra Cooper and Kenith Norton are:

+ 507 i. Timothy Scott7 Norton, born 23 Oct 1974 in Fayetteville, NC.
+ 508 ii. Kenith Jason Norton, born 15 Jul 1976 in Agana, Guam.
509 iii. Jared Benjamin Norton, born 06 Jan 1982 in Atlanta, GA.
353. Robert Lonnie6 Cooper (James Murrel5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 09 Aug 1956 in Tucson, AZ. He married Sharon Kaye Bullard34 22 Oct 1976.
She was born 26 Nov 1955 in Fayetteville, NC.
Notes for Robert Lonnie Cooper:

Bob practiced law with his father in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
More About Robert Lonnie Cooper:

Notes for Sharon Kaye Bullard:

Sharon owned and operated a shop selling items for the home, most of which were decorated by her.
More About Robert Cooper and Sharon Bullard:

Children of Robert Cooper and Sharon Bullard are:

510 i. Jennifer Eileen7 Cooper34, born 24 Apr 1977 in Fayetteville, NC.
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Notes for Jennifer Eileen Cooper:
Jennifer worked in telemarketing.
511 ii. Joshua Laney Cooper, born 06 Feb 1985 in Fayetteville, NC.
354. Donna Susanne6 Cooper (James Murrel5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 16 Jan 1960 in Fayetteville, NC. She married Christopher James Porter34 28 Aug
1982. He was born 07 Feb 1963 in West Point, NY.
Notes for Donna Susanne Cooper:

Susanne graduated from Ohio State University with a masters degree in the field of speech therapy and
worked with children with speech impairments in the public schools of Ohio.
More About Donna Susanne Cooper:

Notes for Christopher James Porter:

Chris worked in the computer industry in Columbus, Ohio.
More About Christopher Porter and Donna Cooper:

Children of Donna Cooper and Christopher Porter are:

512 i. Lee Ross7 Porter, born 24 May 1986 in Columbus, OH.
513 ii. Scott Christopher Porter, born 22 Jan 1988 in Columbus, OH.
514 iii. Jesse Michael Porter, born 29 Jun 1990 in Columbus, OH.
515 iv. Lynn Allison Porter, born 25 Jun 1993 in Columbus, OH.
355. Wendy Diane6 Cooper (James Murrel5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 13 Apr 1967 in Tokyo, Japan. She married James Marvin Mercer34 31 Dec 1988.
He was born 07 Aug 1967 in Lumberton, NC.
Notes for Wendy Diane Cooper:

Wendy earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Western Carolina University in
Cullowhee, North Carolina in 1988 and a Master of Business Administration from Fayetteville State
University in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1995. From 1996 to 2000 she was the East Georgia Customer
Service Manager for Ferrellgas, a national distributor of propane gas. In 2000 Wendy took a position as
Adjunct Professor at Montreat College in Asheville, North Carolina, teaching classes in business
management.
More About Wendy Diane Cooper:

Notes for James Marvin Mercer:

Marvin studied civil engineering and worked in home construction and repair.
More About James Mercer and Wendy Cooper:

Children of Wendy Cooper and James Mercer are:

516 i. Lora Meredith7 Mercer, born 20 Feb 1990 in Heidelberg, Germany.
517 ii. Clarissa Emily Mercer, born 09 Feb 1993 in Fort Campbell, KY.
518 iii. Zachary Cole Mercer, born 27 Jun 1998 in Savannah, GA.
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519 iv. Katherine Anne Mercer, born 01 May 2001 in Asheville, NC.
356. Cynthia Marie6 Cooper (Roy Alvin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 01 Sep 1955 in Cheyenne, WY. She married III John Joseph Pearson34 15 Jun
1973. He was born 15 Apr 1951 in Wichita Falls, TX.
Notes for Cynthia Marie Cooper:

Cindy was an educator in the Wichita Falls, Texas public school system.
More About Cynthia Marie Cooper:

Notes for III John Joseph Pearson:

Joe was an educator in the Wichita Falls, Texas public school system.
More About John Pearson and Cynthia Cooper:

Children of Cynthia Cooper and John Pearson are:

+ 520 i. John Thomas7 Pearson, born 02 Aug 1976 in Wichita Falls, TX.
521 ii. Sarah Elizabeth Pearson, born 19 Feb 1980 in Wichita Falls, TX.
522 iii. Daniel Joseph Pearson, born 24 Nov 1982 in Wichita Falls, TX. He married Misty
Thompson.
357. Pamela Ruth6 Cooper (Roy Alvin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 25 May 1957 in Ashland, KS. She married Jr. Earl Elliott34 02 Jan 1976. He was
born 21 Mar 1955 in Fort Worth, TX.
Notes for Pamela Ruth Cooper:

Pamela was a registered nurse and worked as a supervisor in the Emergency Room at the North Hills
Medical Center in North Richland Hills, Texas.
More About Pamela Ruth Cooper:

Notes for Jr. Earl Elliott:

Earl was a Master Carpenter. He also worked for Dayton Superior Machine Shop in Grand Prairie, Texas.
More About Earl Elliott and Pamela Cooper:

Children of Pamela Cooper and Earl Elliott are:

+ 523 i. Jennifer M.7 Elliott, born 26 Jul 1977 in Cleburne, TX.
524 ii. Christopher E. Elliott, born 30 Apr 1979 in Cleburne, TX. He married Teisha
Gautreaux.
+ 525 iii. Scott Dee Elliott, born 29 May 1981 in Fort Worth, TX.
358. Cheryl Lynn6 Cooper (Roy Alvin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 26 Jul 1959 in Waco, TX. She married (1) Steven David Valentine 14 Mar 1981.
He was born 28 Sep 1960 in Cleburne, TX. She married (2) Mark Franklin 01 Dec 1987. He was born 10
Feb 1958 in Fort Worth, TX.
Notes for Cheryl Lynn Cooper:

Cherie was the Office Manager for Dr. Sheila Horsley at Huguley Hospital south of Fort Worth, Texas.
She was an Office Manager for Dr. Rusty Raines in Cleburne, Texas, for a number of years before joining
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Dr. Horsley in 1996.
More About Cheryl Lynn Cooper:

More About Steven Valentine and Cheryl Cooper:

Notes for Mark Franklin:

Mark had a child from a previous marriage: Cherish, born 3 Jan 1985 in Fort Worth, Texas.
More About Mark Franklin and Cheryl Cooper:

Children of Cheryl Cooper and Steven Valentine are:

+ 526 i. Kristin Lynn7 Valentine, born 27 Feb 1977 in Cleburne, TX.
527 ii. Lori Marie Valentine, born 30 Jan 1982 in Cleburne, TX. She married Dallas Rose; born
26 Jul 1983 in Kansas.
Child of Cheryl Cooper and Mark Franklin is:

528 i. Heather LaVerne7 Franklin, born 13 Nov 1988 in Heidelberg, Germany.
359. Theresa Diane6 Cooper (Roy Alvin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 05 Nov 1962 in Montgomery, AL. She married (1) Keith Allen Pipkin 21 Jan
1980. He was born 26 Oct 1955 in Blytheville, AR. She married (2) Douglas Glenn Ward34 14 Feb 1997.
He was born 27 Jul 1962 in Cleburne, TX.
Notes for Theresa Diane Cooper:

Theresa was the Assistant Business Manager for Dr. McCarty in Fort Worth, Texas.
More About Theresa Diane Cooper:

More About Keith Pipkin and Theresa Cooper:

Notes for Douglas Glenn Ward:

Doug worked for several years for the Rubbermaid Corporation in Cleburne, Texas.
More About Douglas Ward and Theresa Cooper:

Children of Theresa Cooper and Keith Pipkin are:

+ 529 i. Cara Leanne7 Pipkin, born 24 Jan 1981 in Batesville, AR.
530 ii. Michael Keith Pipkin, born 06 Jun 1984 in Cleburne, TX.
531 iii. Jessie Allen Pipkin, born 18 Oct 1989 in Ashdown, AR.
Children of Theresa Cooper and Douglas Ward are:

532 i. Bailey Marie7 Ward, born 06 Apr 1998 in Fort Worth, TX.
533 ii. Hannah Ruth Ward, born 01 Dec 2002 in Fort Worth, TX.
360. Roy Alan6 Cooper (Roy Alvin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William
M.1)34was born 10 Oct 1964 in Amarillo, TX. He married (1) Lisa Renee' Levitt34. She was born 24 Jan
1970 in Oak Park, MI. He married (2) Angie Lori McPherson 16 Oct 1981. She was born 02 Nov 1960 in
Cleburne, TX.
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Notes for Roy Alan Cooper:

Alan spent a number of years after high school as an Aircraft Mechanic. He learned his trade as a member
of the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard. During the Gulf War, he spent a year in the United Arab
Emirates with the Texas Air National Guard. In 1995 Alan decided to change careers and got a job as a
Car Salesman for Lute Riley Honda in Richardson, Texas. He was later promoted to New Car Sales
Manager.
More About Roy Alan Cooper:

Notes for Lisa Renee' Levitt:

Lisa graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
More About Angie Lori McPherson:

More About Roy Cooper and Angie McPherson:

Children of Roy Cooper and Lisa Levitt are:

534 i. Ryan Taylor7 Cooper.
535 ii. Avery Nicholl Cooper, born 13 Feb 1999.
Children of Roy Cooper and Angie McPherson are:

536 i. Audra Lauren7 Cooper, born 13 Jun 1982 in Cleburne, TX. She married Nicholas Levi
Coffman; born 19 Jul 1978 in Lubbock, TX.
+ 537 ii. Austin Alan Cooper, born 23 Apr 1985 in Cleburne, TX.
361. Brett Owen6 Cooper (Jerry Edwin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 01 Feb 1963 in Houston, TX. He married Kirsten Helane Coors34 05 May 1990.
She was born 09 Mar 1966 in Albuquerque, NM.
Notes for Brett Owen Cooper:

Brett graduated from Lamar High School, Arlington, Texas, in 1981. Brett graduated with a degree in
Chemistry from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces in December, 1986, and later earned a
Masters in Business Administration from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.
He played four years of football for NMSU and was a Student Ambassador for the university his last
semester. He was elected Homecoming King in 1986.
Brett was a pharmaceutical representative for Smith, Kline & French in Albuquerque and later a
Professional Sales Representative with Amgen Pharmaceutical and covered the state of New Mexico, El
Paso/Las Cruces area, and the Four Corners. In October 1999, Brett received a promotion with Amgen
and began handling hiring in the southwest.
More About Brett Owen Cooper:

Occupation: Pharmaceutical Representative
Notes for Kirsten Helane Coors:

Kirsten was employed as General Operations Manager for Garcia Automotive Group which had two
dealerships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She handled human resources, marketing, customer relations,
and facilities. Kikrsten was later employed by Roche Pharmaceutical as a sales representative.
More About Kirsten Helane Coors:

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More About Brett Cooper and Kirsten Coors:

Children of Brett Cooper and Kirsten Coors are:

538 i. Sydney Marie7 Cooper, born 19 Jun 1994 in Moorpark, CA.
539 ii. Ashely Lauren Cooper, born 12 Sep 1998 in Albuquerque, NM.
362. Darrell Eugene6 Cooper (Jerry Edwin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 22 Jun 1967 in Arlington, TX. He married Laurie Ann Reed34 04 Feb 1989. She
was born 23 Feb 1970 in Fort Worth, TX.
Notes for Darrell Eugene Cooper:

Darrell graduated from Lamar High School, Arlington, Texas, in 1985. Darrell attended Oklahoma Baptist
University, Shawnee, Oklahoma, for one year and Tarrant County Junior College, Fort Worth, Texas, for
one year. He joined Delta Airlines in 1997 and worked at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
More About Darrell Eugene Cooper:

Notes for Laurie Ann Reed:

Laurie worked part time at her church and sold Mary Kay products from her home.
More About Darrell Cooper and Laurie Reed:

Children of Darrell Cooper and Laurie Reed are:

540 i. Casey Aaron7 Cooper, born 27 Sep 1991 in Arlington, TX.
541 ii. Kendall Scott Cooper, born 30 Jun 1994 in Arlington, TX.
364. James Kevin6 Whaley (Lora June5 Cooper, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1)34 was born 18 Sep 1965 in Waco, TX. He married Michelle Renee Banda34 16 Dec
1989 in Waco, TX. She was born 01 May 1966 in Waco, TX.
Notes for James Kevin Whaley:

Kevin graduated from Connally High School in Waco, Texas, in 1984. During Kevin's senior year he was
selected as Extraordinary Christian High School Student of America, was Honorable Mention All-District
in football, and was elected to the Society of Distinguished American High School Students. At
graduation he received an award from the Army Reserve for the Most Athletic/Most Scholarly senior
boy. He attended McMurry College in Abilene, Texas, where he played football for two years. He spent
his summers in Dallas working for Bill Beasley Air Conditioning Shop.
He graduated in May, 1989, and became a teacher/coach at Teague High School in Teague, Texas. He
later took the position as Defensive Coordinator for the varsity football team and the Assistant Coach for
the varsity baseball team at the local high school in Floresville, Texas. He also taught history.
Notes for Michelle Renee Banda:

Michelle worked a the Receptionist at the Promised Land Dairy in Floresville, Texas.
More About Michelle Renee Banda:

More About James Whaley and Michelle Banda:

Marriage: 16 Dec 1989, Waco, TX
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Child of James Whaley and Michelle Banda is:

542 i. Sydney7 Whaley.
365. Blaine Edward6 Whaley (Lora June5 Cooper, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1)34 was born 26 Jan 1970 in Waxahachie, TX. He married Karen Marie Rubino34 22
Nov 1997 in Houston, TX. She was born 26 Oct 1972 in NY.
Notes for Blaine Edward Whaley:

Blaine attended Connally High School in Waco, Texas, until the middle of his junior year. Upon
graduating from eighth grade, Blaine received the Citizenship Award from the American Legion and was
named one of the Ten Most Outstanding Students. His junior year he was named First Team All-District
in football. After moving to Corpus Christi during his junior year, he received a scholastic award there.
Blaine graduated in 1988 from Calallen High School in Corpus Christi as an honor student and a member
of the National Honor Society. He was nominated for the Fina Academic All-State Football Team during
his senior year. Blaine attended McLennan Community College in Waco and received his bachelor's
degree from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
Blaine joined Aim Management, a mutual find company, in Houston, Texas, as an Assistant Supervisor
and was later promoted to Supervisor.
Notes for Karen Marie Rubino:

Karen worked as a Representative for Aim Management, a mutual fund company. Later, she joined
LECG in College Station, Texas, as a Research Analyst.
More About Blaine Whaley and Karen Rubino:

Marriage: 22 Nov 1997, Houston, TX
Children of Blaine Whaley and Karen Rubino are:

543 i. Zhanya Rose7 Whaley, born 11 Aug 2001 in Houston, TX.
544 ii. Zane Daniel Whaley, born 07 Apr 2004.
366. Stephanie Elaine6 Cooper (Eldon Earl5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 23 Dec 1967 in Cleburne, TX. She married Damon Ross Emery34 21 May 1988.
He was born 17 Aug 1968 in Grandview, TX.
Notes for Stephanie Elaine Cooper:

Stephanie was an L.V.N. at Walls Regional Hospital in Cleburne, Texas.
More About Stephanie Elaine Cooper:

Notes for Damon Ross Emery:

Damon was a School Teacher in Rio Vista, Texas, and also the Minister of Music at College Heights
Baptist Church in Cleburne, Texas.
More About Damon Ross Emery:

More About Damon Emery and Stephanie Cooper:

Child of Stephanie Cooper and Damon Emery is:

545 i. Dustin Ross7 Emery, born 19 Nov 1990 in Brownwood, TX.
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367. Stephen Earl6 Cooper (Eldon Earl5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1)34 was born 24 Jan 1970 in Cleburne, TX. He married Julia Anne Rosiere34 31 Mar 1990. She
was born 11 Jun 1969 in Cleburne, TX.
Notes for Stephen Earl Cooper:

Stephen worked at Chaparral Steel in Midlothian, Texas.
Notes for Julia Anne Rosiere:

Julia was a Physical Education Teacher at Santa Fe Kindergarten in Cleburne, Texas. She later became the
Librarian at the elementary school.
More About Julia Anne Rosiere:

Religion: Disciples of Christ (Christian)
More About Stephen Cooper and Julia Rosiere:

Children of Stephen Cooper and Julia Rosiere are:

546 i. Jessica Ann7 Cooper, born 23 Jun 1993 in Cleburne, TX.
547 ii. Jared Earl Cooper, born 06 Dec 1995 in Cleburne, TX.
368. Lawrence John6 Cooper (William Harold5, Johnny Clyde4, William Downous3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 01 May 1959 in San Jose, Santa Clara, CA. He married Tammy Lynn
Conine 26 Jul 1986. She was born 21 Mar 1960 in Juneau, AK.
More About Lawrence Cooper and Tammy Conine:

Child of Lawrence Cooper and Tammy Conine is:

548 i. Derek7 Cooper.
369. Randolph Elliot6 Cooper (William Harold5, Johnny Clyde4, William Downous3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 19 Sep 1960 in Carmel, Monterey, CA. He married Heidi Rae Kamstra 12
May 1989 in Anchorage, AK. She was born 06 Sep 1961.
More About Randolph Cooper and Heidi Kamstra:

Marriage: 12 May 1989, Anchorage, AK
Children of Randolph Cooper and Heidi Kamstra are:

549 i. Chelsea Rae7 Cooper, born 16 Oct 1989 in Anchorage, AK.
550 ii. Breanna Skye Cooper, born 13 Feb 1991 in Anchorage, AK.
371. Sheryl Fay6 Cooper (J. C.5, Johnny Clyde4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)
was born 26 Oct 1963 in Castro Valley, Alameda, CA. She married Anthony Michael Ayers 21 Feb 1987
in Alameda, Alameda, CA, son of Clifford Ayers and Kathleen Allen. He was born 02 Mar 1963 in
Marshalltown, Marshall, IA.
Notes for Anthony Michael Ayers:

Tony's original last name was Ayers. In 1970 he changed his last name to Kelderman, his stepfather's
name. When he married Sheryl Fay Cooper in 1987, he changed his surname to Cooper. Tony is a
Computer Trainer for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in San Francisco. He is also "into"
genealogy and provided much of the Cooper information.
More About Anthony Ayers and Sheryl Cooper:

Marriage: 21 Feb 1987, Alameda, Alameda, CA
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Children of Sheryl Cooper and Anthony Ayers are:

551 i. Kevon Zindel7 Cooper, born 30 Oct 1993 in Castro Valley, Alameda, CA.
Notes for Kevon Zindel Cooper:

Born on 10/30/93 at 7lbs 10.9oz. He was 22 inches long. His mother was having
problems at the end of pregnancy with high blood pressure and temperature and
protein count were rising. She went into the hospital on Friday to have labor induced
on Monday. Kevon didn't wait.
552 ii. Krystal Ember Cooper, born 23 Sep 1999 in Castro Valley, Alameda, CA.
372. Ted Jay6 Cooper (J. C.5, Johnny Clyde4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was
born 19 Jul 1967 in Castro Valley, Alameda, CA. He married Coleena Cannon.
Children of Ted Cooper and Coleena Cannon are:

553 i. Melissa Ann7 Cooper, born 17 Dec 1991 in Auburn, CA.
554 ii. Ashley Allison Cooper, born 09 Aug 1994 in Hayward, Alameda, CA.
373. John Casey6 Cooper (J. C.5, Johnny Clyde4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)
was born 01 Feb 1971 in Castro Valley, Alameda, CA. He married Keddy Estandian Kenery 27 Jul 1991
in Lake Tahoe, NV. She was born 13 Apr 1969 in San Francisco, Ca..
More About John Cooper and Keddy Kenery:

Marriage: 27 Jul 1991, Lake Tahoe, NV
Child of John Cooper and Keddy Kenery is:

555 i. John Casey7 Cooper, born 19 Dec 1998 in Los Banos, CA.
374. Katherine Denise6 Cooper (Bobbie Lee5, Johnny Clyde4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 02 Jul 1969. She married Nick Chamberlain. He was born 14 Feb 1971 in Walnut
Creek, CA.
Child of Katherine Cooper and Nick Chamberlain is:

556 i. Jarod Lyle7 Chamberlain, born 27 Apr 1999 in Walnut Creek, CA.
377. Michael Keith6 Cooper (Vernon Winford5, William Vernon4, William Downous3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 07 Feb 1958 in Durant, OK. He married (1) Jo Ann McCarver. He
married (2) Jeanette Buckaloo 1982.
More About Michael Cooper and Jeanette Buckaloo:

Marriage: 1982
Children of Michael Cooper and Jo McCarver are:

557 i. Jennifer Lee7 Cooper, born 11 Oct 1976.
558 ii. Angie Ladon Cooper, born 01 Jan 1979.
Child of Michael Cooper and Jeanette Buckaloo is:

559 i. Jr Michael Keith7 Cooper, born 15 Jun 1983.
378. Terry Joe6 Cooper (Vernon Winford5, William Vernon4, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 04 Apr 1959 in Durant, OK. He married Brenda.
Children of Terry Cooper and Brenda are:

560 i. Charlotte LeAnn7 Cooper, born 24 Dec 1986.
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561 ii. Terra Cooper, born 26 Sep 1990.
379. Sabrena Dawn6 Vick (Wanda Lucille5 Cooper, William Vernon4, William Downous3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 08 Mar 1964 in Oklahoma City, OK. She married Randy Hayes.
Children of Sabrena Vick and Randy Hayes are:

562 i. Rhiannon Joy7 Hayes, born 19 Dec 1976.
563 ii. Jennah Rhea Hayes, born 26 Mar 1979; died 30 Jun 1997.
380. Robet Wayne6 Vick (Wanda Lucille5 Cooper, William Vernon4, William Downous3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 13 Dec 1967 in Ponca City, OK. He married Karmen.
Children of Robet Vick and Karmen are:

564 i. Cole Clinton7 Vick, born 27 Sep 1995 in Ponca City, OK.
565 ii. Clayton Cooper Vick, born 23 Jul 1997.
384. Luan Renee'6 Sharp (Della Diana5 Wilson, Beulah Eveline4 Cooper, William Downous3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 05 Jul 1967 in Loma Linda, CA. She married Jr Alan Berne
Weiler 17 Jun 1982. He was born 23 Oct 1962 in St. Paul, MN.
More About Luan Renee' Sharp:

Religion: Baptist
More About Jr Alan Berne Weiler:

Religion: Baptist
More About Alan Weiler and Luan Sharp:

Children of Luan Sharp and Alan Weiler are:

566 i. Kellie Renee'7 Weiler, born 29 Nov 1982 in Riverside, CA.
567 ii. Ross William Weiler, born 14 Feb 1985 in Riverside, CA.
568 iii. Jake Daniel Weiler, born 21 Dec 1987 in Memphis, TN.
393. Susan Ranee6 Scott (Eddie Lee5, Zola Naomi4 Cooper, William Downous3, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 02 Nov 1980 in Chickasha, OK. She married Salas.
More About Susan Ranee Scott:

Religion: Baptist
Child of Susan Scott and Salas is:

569 i. Gabriella Maria7 Salas, born 19 Jun 2000 in Irving, TX.
405. Ronnie Charles6 Lamb (Charles Lee5, Birda Mae4 Lockhart, Annie Mae3 Cooper, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 07 Aug 1949 in Gainesville, TX, and died in Houston, TX. He married
Nettie Mae Hancock 07 Aug 1982. She was born 23 Jan 1953 in Carthage, TX.
Notes for Ronnie Charles Lamb:

Ronnie is a Lineman for a private contractor.
More About Ronnie Lamb and Nettie Hancock:

Child of Ronnie Lamb and Nettie Hancock is:

570 i. Jonathan Lee7 Lamb, born 06 Feb 1986 in Houston, TX.
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406. Ricky Wayne6 Lamb (Charles Lee5, Birda Mae4 Lockhart, Annie Mae3 Cooper, Roderick Lenard2,
William M.1) was born 03 Dec 1954 in Houston, TX. He married Donna Kay Nowaski 23 Dec 1974. She
was born 20 Jul 1956 in Houston, TX, and died in Houston, TX.
More About Ricky Wayne Lamb:

Occupation: Iron Worker
More About Donna Kay Nowaski:

More About Ricky Lamb and Donna Nowaski:

Children of Ricky Lamb and Donna Nowaski are:

571 i. Brian Wayne7 Lamb, born 24 Feb 1977 in Houston, TX.
More About Brian Wayne Lamb:

572 ii. Randy Lee Lamb, born 19 Jan 1981 in Houston, TX.
407. Carol Ann6 McLarry (Anna Lou5 Lamb, Birda Mae4 Lockhart, Annie Mae3 Cooper, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 31 Oct 1952 in Abilene, TX. She married Kerry Mack Bailey 19 Dec 1968.
He was born 27 Aug 1949 in Sulphur Springs, TX.
More About Carol Ann McLarry:

More About Kerry Mack Bailey:

More About Kerry Bailey and Carol McLarry:

Children of Carol McLarry and Kerry Bailey are:

573 i. Stephen Charles7 Bailey, born 17 Jul 1969 in Sulphur Springs, TX.
More About Stephen Charles Bailey:

574 ii. Jon Alan Bailey, born 22 Mar 1973 in Greenville, TX.
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433. Tabatha Sue7 Rushing (Randall Gene6, Waynda Lea5 Cooper, Wayne Theodore4, Henry
Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 19 Sep 1978 in Ardmore, OK. She married Matt
Scasta.
Child of Tabatha Rushing and Matt Scasta is:

575 i. William Reign8 Scasta, born 10 Aug 2007 in Ardmore, OK.
469. Heather Ashley7 Reed (Rebecca Elaine6, Winona Pearl5 McClure, Winnie Pearl4 Cooper, Henry
Leonard3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 17 Jan 1980 in DeQueen, AR. She married Ryan
Keith Watkins 12 Aug 2006 in Mulberry, AR, son of Kenneth Watkins and Linda Nicholas. He was born
15 Jan 1982 in Fort Smith, AR.
Notes for Heather Ashley Reed:

Ashley played the piano. In high school she played the clarinet in the band and sang in the school and
church choirs. She liked to read and loved horses. She amassed a large collection of miniature unicorns
and horses.
In May, 1998, Ashley graduated from DeQueen High School and enrolled at the University of Arkansas
in the fall of 1998.
More About Heather Ashley Reed:

Notes for Ryan Keith Watkins:

Ryan was born at Spark Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was a mechanic, carpenter, and house
painter.
Marriage Notes for Heather Reed and Ryan Watkins:

Ryan and Ashley were married in an outdoor ceremony in the woods near their home in Mulberry,
Arkansas. The maid of honor was Amanda Vance, Ashley's half-sister. The best man was Billy Joe Jones,
friend of the groom. The bride was given away by Trey Osburn, husband of Ashely's aunt, Ruth Ann
Osburn. The music was provided by Rev. Paul Reed, Ashley's uncle, who accompanied himself on guitar.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Gary Crawford, husband of Ashley's aunt, Celia Crawford. A
barbecue supper was provided for all the guests. The bride and groom went to Branson, Missouri on their
honeymoon.
More About Ryan Watkins and Heather Reed:

Marriage: 12 Aug 2006, Mulberry, AR
Child of Heather Reed and Ryan Watkins is:

576 i. Sydney Adora8 Watkins, born 15 Oct 2006 in Fort Smith, AR.
507. Timothy Scott7 Norton (Debra Denise6 Cooper, James Murrel5, James Lonnie4, William
Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)34 was born 23 Oct 1974 in Fayetteville, NC. He married (1)
Kelli Vansant 12 Aug 1995. She was born 17 Jul 1977 in Atlanta, GA. He married (2) Jennifer Rae
Spencer 03 Jul 1999 in Nebraska. She was born 19 Aug 1973 in Morrill, Nebraska.
Notes for Timothy Scott Norton:

Timothy was adopted. He served in the U.S. Air Force based at Omaha, Nebraska. He and Kelli were
divorced.
More About Kelli Vansant:
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More About Timothy Norton and Kelli Vansant:

More About Timothy Norton and Jennifer Spencer:

Marriage: 03 Jul 1999, Nebraska
Child of Timothy Norton and Jennifer Spencer is:

577 i. Spencer James8 Norton, born 10 Dec 2002 in Atlanta, GA.
508. Kenith Jason7 Norton (Debra Denise6 Cooper, James Murrel5, James Lonnie4, William
Downous3, Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)34 was born 15 Jul 1976 in Agana, Guam.
Notes for Kenith Jason Norton:

Jason served in the U.S. Marines and was stationed in Georgia.
Child of Kenith Jason Norton is:

578 i. Ashley Nicole8 Norton, born 31 Jul 1998 in Atlanta, GA.
520. John Thomas7 Pearson (Cynthia Marie6 Cooper, Roy Alvin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 02 Aug 1976 in Wichita Falls, TX. He married SaReah. She was
born 17 Jan 1977 in Wichita Falls, TX.
Child of John Pearson and SaReah is:

579 i. Seth Thomas8 Pearson, born 18 Aug 2005 in Wichita Falls, TX.
523. Jennifer M.7 Elliott (Pamela Ruth6 Cooper, Roy Alvin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1)34 was born 26 Jul 1977 in Cleburne, TX. She married (2) Joseph Luis
Ensinia.
Notes for Jennifer M. Elliott:

Jennifer worked as a Loan Processor at Omni American Credit Union and attended Tarrant County
Junior College.
Child of Jennifer M. Elliott is:

580 i. Nicholas Alexander8 Fisher, born 27 May 1997 in Cleburne, TX.
Child of Jennifer Elliott and Joseph Ensinia is:

581 i. Jaiden Isabelle8 Ensinia, born 11 Dec 2003 in North Richland Hills, TX.
525. Scott Dee7 Elliott (Pamela Ruth6 Cooper, Roy Alvin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 29 May 1981 in Fort Worth, TX. He married Diane Louise
Fulbright. She was born 14 Oct 1981 in Alpine, TX.
Child of Scott Elliott and Diane Fulbright is:

582 i. Tiffany Ann8 Elliott, born 27 Sep 2004 in Fort Worth, TX.
526. Kristin Lynn7 Valentine (Cheryl Lynn6 Cooper, Roy Alvin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 27 Feb 1977 in Cleburne, TX. She married Keith Freetport. He
was born 10 May 1977.
Child of Kristin Valentine and Keith Freetport is:

583 i. Hailey Lynn8 Freetport, born 24 Nov 2005 in Dallas, TX.
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529. Cara Leanne7 Pipkin (Theresa Diane6 Cooper, Roy Alvin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3,
Roderick Lenard2, William M.1) was born 24 Jan 1981 in Batesville, AR. She married Jr. Paul Edward
Snider 13 Apr 2002. He was born 11 May 1975 in Dallas, TX.
More About Paul Snider and Cara Pipkin:

Children of Cara Pipkin and Paul Snider are:

584 i. Rylee Shyanne8 Snider, born 16 May 2002 in Fort Worth, TX.
Notes for Rylee Shyanne Snider:

Rylee was born in Huguley Hospital the day after the death of her great-great
grandmother, Lora Murrel Cooper.
585 ii. Keillen Dale Snider, born 24 Jul 2005 in Cleburne, TX.
537. Austin Alan7 Cooper (Roy Alan6, Roy Alvin5, James Lonnie4, William Downous3, Roderick
Lenard2, William M.1) was born 23 Apr 1985 in Cleburne, TX. He married Kristy Diane McDonald. She
was born 08 Oct 1986 in Cleburne, TX.
Child of Austin Cooper and Kristy McDonald is:

586 i. Addison Emma8 Cooper, born 25 Feb 2007 in Cleburne, TX.
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5.8 Endnotes
1. Census of Georgia-1870.
2. Censuses of Georgia.
6. Darrell Ard, I, Darrell Ard, verified the dates of birth and death by reading this person's tombstone..
7. Heard County, Georgia: A History of Its People, Volume I and Cemeteries, Volume II.
10. Family Bible of Thomas Manley Traylor.
13. Heard County, Georgia: A History of Its People, Volume I and Cemeteries, Volume II.
15. Obituary.
17. Obituary.
19. Family Bible of Roderick L. and Annie E. Cooper.
21. Family Bible of Roderick L. and Annie E. Cooper.
23. Obituary.
25. Obituary.
26. James Cooper and Others, The McClure Record, Volume 2, Issue 1, published Spring 1998, Featured
Family - The Lonnie and Lora Murrel McClure Cooper Family, Dallas, TX, Darrell Ard, Spring, 1998.
27. Obituary, The Madill Record, 18 Apr 1996.
28. Obituary, The Madill Record, 18 April 1996.
29. Obituary.
30. Darrell Ard, I, Darrell Ard, verified the dates of birth and death by reading this person's tombstone.
31. Obituary of Jack Reed from the DeQueen Daily Citizen, dated March 2, 1987..
33. The Madill Record, Page 14-A, Thursday, December 12, 1996.
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6. CONCLUSION
I assume no legal responsibility for the accuracy of the names and dates in this family tree. I seriously doubt that
this family tree would be considered a legal document in a court of law. Much effort has been made to make the data
as complete and accurate as possible. If you find errors, please do not hesitate to point them out to me. Also, if you
have additional information, please send it to me. I plan to periodically update the tree.
My principal purpose for compiling this family tree is to gather as much data about the Cooper family as is possible
to leave as an inheritance to my four children - Annette, Stephen, Ellen, and Abigail, and to their descendants.
ANCESTORS
If you could see your ancestors
All standing in a row,
Would you be proud of them or not,
Or don't you really know?
Some strange discoveries are made
In climbing family trees;
And some of them you know, do not
Particularly please.
If you could see your ancestors
All standing in a row,
There might be some of them perhaps,
You wouldn't care to know.
But there's another question, which
Requires a different view -
If you could meet your ancestors,
Would they be proud of you?
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Somerville (N. J.) Journal
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PARENTS OF ANNIE ELIZ. ADAMSON COOPER: PARENTS OF CELIA SUSANNA ALDRIDGE:

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Henry Leonard & Celia Susanna Aldridge Cooper

Henry Floyd Cooper Winnie Pearl McClure Ava Lenora Broderick

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William Downus & Della Mae Bonner Cooper

PARENTS OF DELLA MAE BONNER COOPER:

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Walter Leander & Annie Mae Cooper Lockhart

Birda Mae Lockhart Lamb Darnell Powell

3. WHAT IS A COOPER AND WHO WERE THE FIRST ONES?

Great-great-great- John Cooper, born about 1680 in Berkley County, SC

4. CENSUS RECORDS AND COUNTY HISTORIES

4.1 Georgia Census Records

4.1.1 1840 Census - Georgia

4.1.2 1850 Census - Georgia

The name of every

4.1.3 1860 Census - Georgia

The name of every

4.1.4 1870 Census - Georgia

The name of every person

Value of Real Value of Personal

4.1.5 1880 Census - Georgia

4.2 Georgia Cooper Families

4.3 History of Heard County, Georgia

Figure 2. Counties of State of Georgia with Heard County Highlighted

Figure 3. Map of Roanoke, Alabama to Glenn, Georgia

HEARD COUNTY, GEORGIA: A HISTORY OF ITS PEOPLE, VOLUME I

COOPER, JOHN H.--D-35, Private Mar. 4, 1862. Appointed

McCOOK'S RETREAT THROUGH WEST GEORGIA -- 1864

by N.R. Adamson 5-30-1928 C.B.A. McCooks Raid July 31, 1864

Adamson & Whitley, Gin

* G.M.D. stands for Georgia Militia District, equivalent to a tax district.

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HEARD COUNTY, GEORGIA; CEMETERIES, VOLUME II

NAME DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH

Chapter III, G.M.D. 761, Texas, Prospect Methodist Church

Chapter VI, G.M.D. 792, Centralhatchee, Central Cemetery

Chapter VIII, G.M.D. 939, State Line, Adamson Cemetery

Chapter IX, G.M.D. 987, Rockalo, Caney Head Methodist Church

Mr. R. D. Cooper 02-13-1882 04-16-1908

Chapter XIII, G.M.D. 1705, Waresville, Bethel Christian Church

Chapter XIII, G.M.D. 1705, Waresville, Cooper Cemetery

E. C. Cooper 08-20-1850 12-07-1882

4.4 Arkansas Census Records

4.4.1 1820 Census - Arkansas

4.4.2 1830 Census - Arkansas

GIVEN NAME COUNTY PAGE NO. TOWNSHIP

4.4.3 1840 Census - Arkansas

GIVEN NAME COUNTY PAGE NO. TOWNSHIP

4.4.4 1900 Census - Arkansas

Dwelling No. 186, Family No. 191:

Dwelling No. 187, Family No. 192:

Dwelling No. 189, Family No. 194:

4.5 Montgomery County, Arkansas, History

Figure 4. Counties of the State of Arkansas with Montgomery County Highlighted

4.5.1 Story, Arkansas

4.5.2 Story School