Jesse Christmas CooperAge: 53 years1813–1867
- Name
- Jesse Christmas Cooper
- Given names
- Jesse Christmas
- Surname
- Cooper
 Birth | December 25, 1813 40 35 |
 Marriage | Mary Hannah Porter — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Birth of a brother | John William Cooper 1818 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bennett Cooper 1830 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 18 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Porter Cooper about 1834 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 21 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Alston Cooper June 9, 1837 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jinnett Phillaw before 1839 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jesse Christmas Cooper Jr. about 1839 (Age 25 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Edmund Blount Cooper — Elizabeth Freeman — View this family September 5, 1839 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jane Elenor Cooper 1843 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | Whitmel H Cooper 1845 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary “Polly” Cooper 1845 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | Edmund Blount Cooper 1845 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 32 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | Edmund Blount Cooper about 1858 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 43 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 47 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 |
| Death of a wife | Mary Hannah Porter April 18, 1866 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a son | James Porter Cooper November 1867 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 53 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 53 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Death | November 30, 1867 (Age 53 years) |
 Last change | September 9, 2018 – 15:39:56 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Additional Info | https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/9971259/person/6077096938/facts |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edmund Blount Cooper Birth: about 1773 — Bertie, North Carolina, United States Death: 1845 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Jinnett Phillaw Birth: before 1778 — Bertie, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1839 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 27, 1799 — Bertie, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Whitmel H Cooper Birth: 1800 27 22 Death: 1845 |
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2 years elder sister |
Sarah Alston Cooper Birth: February 15, 1802 29 24 — Bertie, North Carolina, United States Death: June 9, 1837 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Bennett Cooper Birth: 1805 32 27 Death: 1830 |
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5 years elder sister |
Mary “Polly” Cooper Birth: 1809 36 31 Death: 1845 |
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1 year elder sister |
Jane Elenor Cooper Birth: 1809 36 31 Death: 1843 |
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4 years elder brother |
Edmund Blount Cooper Birth: about 1812 39 34 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1858 — Maury, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years himself |
Jesse Christmas Cooper Birth: December 25, 1813 40 35 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 30, 1867 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
John William Cooper Birth: 1818 45 40 Death: 1880 |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth Freeman |
| father |
Edmund Blount Cooper Birth: about 1773 — Bertie, North Carolina, United States Death: 1845 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth Freeman Death: |
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Marriage: September 5, 1839 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Mary Hannah Porter |
| himself |
Jesse Christmas Cooper Birth: December 25, 1813 40 35 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 30, 1867 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Mary Hannah Porter Birth: 1822 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1866 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
James Porter Cooper Birth: about 1834 20 12 — McNary, Tennessee, United States Death: November 1867 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years son |
Jesse Christmas Cooper Jr. Birth: about 1839 25 17 — Tennessee, United States Death: |