William Cook “Willie” CooperAge: 60 years1851–1911
- Name
- William Cook “Willie” Cooper
- Given names
- William Cook
- Surname
- Cooper
- Nickname
- Willie
 Birth | February 9, 1851 39 31 |
 Death of a father | Edmund Blount Cooper Jr about 1858 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | George T Cooper 1860 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 15 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 15 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 17 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | June 14, 1870 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Harriet Henry Givens — View this family about 1879 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Jeanette Cooper between 1871 and 1880 (Age 19 years) Note: Best guess -b |
| Death of a mother | Margaret Adelaide Patton after 1870 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | J P Cooper October 7, 1881 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a son | J P Cooper January 18, 1883 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Robert Cooper Sr. April 12, 1883 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Harriet Hazel “Hattie” Cooper January 19, 1885 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Margaret Louise Cooper January 29, 1887 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Harriet Hazel “Hattie” Cooper July 28, 1887 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William J “Willie” Cooper February 25, 1889 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Don Edward Cooper September 8, 1891 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Douglas Cooper September 13, 1893 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Nellie Uzeed Cooper September 18, 1895 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Susan Catherine “Susie” Cooper December 7, 1897 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a daughter | Margaret Louise Cooper August 4, 1899 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | June 29, 1900 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Anna Fay Cooper August 5, 1901 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Patillo Blount Cooper 1901 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susan Uzeed Cooper December 9, 1907 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 59 years) |
 Death | April 6, 1911 (Age 60 years) Cause of death: Nerves Trouble |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Palestine Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edmund Blount Cooper Jr Birth: about 1812 39 34 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1858 — Maury, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Margaret Adelaide Patton Birth: about 1820 42 26 — Maury, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1870 |
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Marriage: before 1838 — Maury, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Mary Jeanette Cooper Birth: about 1838 26 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: between 1871 and 1880 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Susan Uzeed Cooper Birth: 1840 28 20 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: December 9, 1907 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Marian Lucille Cooper Birth: 1844 32 24 Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Patillo Blount Cooper Birth: 1846 34 26 Death: 1901 — Anderson, Texas, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
George T Cooper Birth: 1849 37 29 Death: 1860 |
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2 years himself |
William Cook “Willie” Cooper Birth: February 9, 1851 39 31 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 6, 1911 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Harriet Henry Givens |
| himself |
William Cook “Willie” Cooper Birth: February 9, 1851 39 31 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 6, 1911 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Harriet Henry Givens Birth: March 5, 1861 31 30 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 27, 1947 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1879 — |
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3 years son |
J P Cooper Birth: October 7, 1881 30 20 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: January 18, 1883 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months son |
John Robert Cooper Sr. Birth: April 12, 1883 32 22 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: September 9, 1957 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Harriet Hazel “Hattie” Cooper Birth: January 19, 1885 33 23 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: July 28, 1887 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Margaret Louise Cooper Birth: January 29, 1887 35 25 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: August 4, 1899 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
William J “Willie” Cooper Birth: February 25, 1889 38 27 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: March 30, 1914 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Don Edward Cooper Birth: September 8, 1891 40 30 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: 1974 |
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2 years son |
Douglas Cooper Birth: September 13, 1893 42 32 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1979 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nellie Uzeed Cooper Birth: September 18, 1895 44 34 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: 1986 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Susan Catherine “Susie” Cooper Birth: December 7, 1897 46 36 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: October 13, 1979 |
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4 years daughter |
Anna Fay Cooper Birth: August 5, 1901 50 40 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: September 20, 1983 — Brentwood, Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
William Cook “Willie” Cooper has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents Col. William Allen Tharpe + Sarah Alston Cooper
Parents Jesse Christmas Cooper + Mary Hannah Porter
Parents John William Cooper + Ann Eliza Porter
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Margaret A. Patton - Household
Dist. 1 Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Margaret Adelaide Patton - Household
Paris, Henry, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Cook “Willie” Cooper - Household
Henry, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Cook “Willie” Cooper - Household
Dresden & Parir Road Henry, Tennessee
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