Harriet Henry GivensAge: 86 years1861–1947
- Name
- Harriet Henry Givens
- Given names
- Harriet Henry
- Surname
- Givens
- Married name
- Harriet Henry Cooper
 Birth | March 5, 1861 31 30 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 27 days)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 5 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 5 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 7 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | William Cook “Willie” Cooper — View this family about 1879 (Age 17 years) |
 Death of a mother | Susan Catherine Pewitt 1880 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | J P Cooper October 7, 1881 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a son | J P Cooper January 18, 1883 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Robert Cooper Sr. April 12, 1883 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Harriet Hazel “Hattie” Cooper January 19, 1885 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Margaret Louise Cooper January 29, 1887 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Harriet Hazel “Hattie” Cooper July 28, 1887 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William J “Willie” Cooper February 25, 1889 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Don Edward Cooper September 8, 1891 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Douglas Cooper September 13, 1893 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Nellie Uzeed Cooper September 18, 1895 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Susan Catherine “Susie” Cooper December 7, 1897 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 38 years) |
 Census | June 29, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Anna Fay Cooper August 5, 1901 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a father | Robert Sharp Givens August 14, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Cook “Willie” Cooper April 6, 1911 (Age 50 years) Cause: Nerves Trouble |
| Death of a son | William J “Willie” Cooper March 30, 1914 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Robert Cooper Jr. 1915 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Warren Cooper Muzzall June 19, 1915 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Thelma Muzzall 1916 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a granddaughter | Thelma Muzzall July 5, 1918 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 19, 1920 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Stanley W Whittington — Susan Catherine “Susie” Cooper — View this family February 9, 1925 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 68 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Peggy Ann Cooper January 26, 1931 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Don Edward Cooper — Emma Wilson — View this family between 1930 and 1940 (Age 68 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1930 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1940 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 84 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | March 27, 1947 (Age 86 years) Cause of death: Pneumonia |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Palestine Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert Sharp Givens Birth: March 28, 1829 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: August 14, 1910 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Susan Catherine Pewitt Birth: 1831 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: 1880 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Harriet Henry Givens Birth: March 5, 1861 31 30 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 27, 1947 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with William Cook “Willie” Cooper |
| husband |
William Cook “Willie” Cooper Birth: February 9, 1851 39 31 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 6, 1911 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
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 |
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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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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Harriet Henry Givens - Household
Coleman Ave Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Harriet Henry Givens - Household
3238 Coleman Ave Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Harriet Henry Givens - Household
3238 Coleman Ave Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Don is next door |