Hester/Esther Cooke1

b. 16 August 1650, d. 1672
Family
Father*John Cooke b. c 1606
Birth*16 August 1650Hester/Esther Cooke was born on 16 August 1650 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).2 
Marriage*1667She married, as his first wife, Thomas Taber in 1667 in Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony.3,4 
Death*1672She died in 1672.4 

Family

 Thomas Taber b. c 1646, d. 11 Nov 1730

Citations

  1. [S406] George Ernest Bowman, Records of Plymouth Colony: births, marriages, deaths, burials, and other records, 1633 -1689 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976 from previously published (1857) records), page 10. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth Colony Records, 1633-1689.
  2. [S407] Robert S. Wakefield, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower and his descendants for four generations (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000, 5th edition), page 7. Hereinafter cited as Francis Cooke of the Mayflower for four generations.
  3. [S278] Multiple editors and compilers, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 1620, volumes 1-23 (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975), Volume 12: Francis Cooke, page 79. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Families through Five Generations.
  4. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 725. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.

Hugh Cooke1

(Executor) Probate24 June 1786Probate was granted on John Bell's estate on 24 June 1786 to his sons Richard Bell and George Bell, two of the executors named in John's will, saving the right of his widow Mary Bell and Hugh Cooke, the other executors.1 

Citations

  1. [S1618] Crossle Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Prerogative will, John Bell, 1786, Killynure, County Cavan, Ireland. Hereinafter cited as Crossle Genealogical Abstracts.

Jane Cooke

b. before 1613, d. circa 1641
Family
Father*Francis Cooke b. a 1583, d. 7 Apr 1663
Birth*before 1613Jane Cooke was born before 1613 in Leyden, South Holland Province, Holland.1 
Division of Cattle*22 May 1627Jane Cooke appeared with other members of her father's household and "company" on the document commonly known as the 1627 "Division of Cattle" and dated 22 May 1627 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). The document was a complete list of all the residents of Plymouth as of May 1627 and divided them into 12 “lots,” with 13 people per lot sharing the use of one cow or calf and two goats. Families were generally kept together within each lot, and single men were listed throughout. In some places on the original document, names were scribbled in where newborns were included with the rest of their family. The attached PDF transcription was downloaded from the Mayflower History website.2,3
Marriage*after 22 May 1627She married Experience Mitchell after 22 May 1627 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). The Mayflower Increasings source stated that Jane was still single for the 1627 "Division of Cattle" which occurred on 22 May 1627.4,5 
Death*circa 1641She died circa 1641, or possibly even earlier, since her last possible child was born about 1632 in Plymouth Colony. 

Family

 Experience Mitchell b. c 1602
Children 1.Elizabeth Mitchell+6 b. 1628
 2.Thomas Mitchell b. c 1631
 3.Mary Mitchell b. c 1632

Citations

  1. [S278] Multiple editors and compilers, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 1620, volumes 1-23 (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975), Volume 12, Francis Cooke, pages 29 and 30. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Families through Five Generations.
  2. [S840] Plimoth Plantation, online at www.plimoth.org. Hereinafter cited as Plimoth Plantation.
  3. [S841] Mayflower History.com, online at www.mayflowerhistory.com. Hereinafter cited as MayflowerHistory.com.
  4. [S407] Robert S. Wakefield, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower and his descendants for four generations (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000, 5th edition), pages 2 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Francis Cooke of the Mayflower for four generations.
  5. [S411] Susan E. Roser, Mayflower Increasings (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995, 2nd edition). Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Increasings.
  6. [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.

Jane Cooke1

b. 16 March 1688/89, d. 8 February 1716/17
Family
Father*Caleb Cooke2 b. 29 Mar 1651
Mother*Jane __?__2
Birth*16 March 1688/89Jane Cooke was born on 16 March 1688/89 in Plymouth, Plymouth County.2 
Marriage*27 March 1707She married Isaac Harris of Bridgewater on 27 March 1707 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,2 
Death*8 February 1716/17She died on 8 February 1716/17 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, at age 27.2 

Family

 Isaac Harris d. b 30 Oct 1738
Child 1.Anna Harris+1 b. 25 Sep 1712

Citations

  1. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 132. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  2. [S1133] Gale Ion Harris, "Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater, and Boston, Massachusetts with an Account of His Apparent Grandson Thomas Harris of Plainfield, Connecticut", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 159, pages 261-273 and pages 350-359 (July and October 2005): page 351. Hereinafter cited as "Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater and Boston."
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 159.

John Cooke1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

b. circa 1606
Family
Father*Francis Cooke b. a 1583, d. 7 Apr 1663
Birth*circa 1606John Cooke was born circa 1606, probably in Leyden, South Holland Province, Holland, 
Baptismbetween January 1607 and March 1607 and was baptized between January 1607 and March 1607 at the French Walloon Church, Leyden, South Holland Province, Holland.10 
(Young Male) Mayflower Passenger9 November 1620John Cooke was about 13 years old when he sailed with his father Francis onboard the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts. When the Mayflower departed Plymouth, England on 6 Sep 1620, she was carrying 102 passengers, including three pregnant women. During the voyage one baby, Oceanus Hopkins, was born making a total of 103 passengers. Three days before land was sighted, passenger William Button died, so when the Mayflower arrived there were again 102 passengers. A full list of the passengers may be accessed by clicking on the PDF icon at the end of this section and those included in this project so far include adult males John Alden, Francis Cooke and James Chilton, adult females Susanna (Furner) Chilton, young male John Cooke, and young females Priscilla Mullins and Mary Chilton.

During the weeks ahead, while everyone still "lived" on the ship, the men explored the area looking for a place to build their settlement. Another baby, Peregrine (meaning "wanderer") White, son of William and Susannah, was born in America onboard the Mayflower on 20 Nov, the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World. The White's servant, Edward Thompson, died on 4 Dec, followed shortly by 7 year old Jasper More, one of the four illegitimate children placed on the Mayflower in the care of the William Brewster family by their mother's humiliated husband. Two of the other More children died as well. And, tragically, Dorothy May Bradford, William Bradford's wife, slipped over the side of the anchored Mayflower and drowned. In early December the group decided to move the ship and look somewhere else for a settlement location. The ship and its passengers left Provincetown Harbor on 15 Dec. Two days later on 17 Dec, the Mayflower dropped anchor at Plymouth Harbor and on 21 Dec the first landing party arrived at the site of what would become the settlement of Plymouth. The weather, however, was so terrible they could not begin work on shore for several days. In the meantime, the Mayflower had become a hospital ship, the passengers suffering from colds, coughs, fevers and scurvy. James Chilton had died even before the Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor. Richard Britteridge passed away the day the ship arrived, and two days later Solomon Prower, the stepson of Christopher Martin, the ship's designated "governor", died. The following day Mary Allerton gave birth to a stillborn son.

By the end of January 1621, enough of the settlement had been built to begin unloading provisions from the Mayflower, however the emigrants' ordeal was far from over. With two and sometimes three people dying a day during February and March, almost everyone had lost a loved one. Christopher Martin died in early January, his wife Mary soon after. The Rigsdale, Tinker and Turner families were completely wiped out, followed by Susannah Chilton whose husband James had died while the ship was at Provincetown Harbor. The Chilton's 13 year old daughter Mary had become an orphan. Also orphaned that first winter were 17 year old Joseph Rogers, 12 year old Samuel Fuller, 18 year old John Crackston, 17 year old Priscilla Mullins and 13 year old Elizabeth Tilley, who also lost her aunt and uncle, Edward and Ann Tilley. By mid-March, William Bradford, Myles Standish, Francis Eaton and Isaac Allerton, who had three children between the ages of eight and four, had all become widowers. When William White died, his widow Susannah was left with their newborn son Peregrine and 5 year old Resolved. Susannah was the plantation's only surviving widow. By that first spring, 52 of the 102 who had originally arrived at Provincetown were dead. Half, however, survived. And, miraculously, the families of William Brewster, Francis Cooke, Stephen Hopkins and John Billington were completely untouched by all the disease. The remaining "Pilgrims" worked, prayed and fought together and their settlement of Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth Colony had begun.11,12,13
Death23 November 1695He died on 23 November 1695 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),14 
Burial and was buried in Dartmouth. 

Family
Child 1.Hester/Esther Cooke+ b. 16 Aug 1650, d. 1672

Citations

  1. [S411] Susan E. Roser, Mayflower Increasings (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995, 2nd edition), p. 36. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Increasings.
  2. [S401] Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony, its history & people 1620-1691 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, 1986), p. 271. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth Colony 1620-1691.
  3. [S407] Robert S. Wakefield, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower and his descendants for four generations (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000, 5th edition), pages 1 - 2. Hereinafter cited as Francis Cooke of the Mayflower for four generations.
  4. [S379] Herbert A. Wilcox, Daniel Wilcox of Puncatest and the genealogy of some of his descendants (South Pasadena, California: H. H. Wilcox, 1943), pages 135 - 137. Hereinafter cited as Wilcox, Daniel of Puncatest.
  5. [S278] Multiple editors and compilers, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 1620, volumes 1-23 (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975), Volume 18, Part I: Richard Warren, page 5. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Families through Five Generations.
  6. [S408] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p. 1936, Vol. III. Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins: 1620-1633.
  7. [S408] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: 1620-1633, pages 469 - 470, Vol. I.
  8. [S381] Mayflower Descendant: quarterly magazine of Pilgrim genealogy and history (1899-): Volume 3, The Will and Inventory of John Cooke, pages 33-35. Hereinafter cited as "Mayflower Descendant quarterly magazine."
  9. [S278] Multiple editors and compilers, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 12: Francis Cooke, pages 26 & 37 - 46.
  10. [S278] Multiple editors and compilers, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 12: Francis Cooke, page 37.
  11. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  12. [S911] Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War (New York, New York: Penguin Group, Inc., 2006), Chapter 5, The Heart of Winter, pages 78-92. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower: A Story.
  13. [S911] Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story, Chapter 4, Beaten with Their Own Rod, pages 56-77.
  14. [S278] Multiple editors and compilers, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 12: Francis Cooke, page 38.

Lydia Cooke1

b. 27 April 1672
Family
Father*Richard Cooke1
Baptism*27 April 1672Lydia Cooke was baptized on 27 April 1672 in Stonington, Connecticut, the daughter of Richard Cooke of Norwich, Connecticut. According to the source, this family was not a Mayflower Cooke line.1 
Marriage*circa 1706She married first Samuel Leonard, son of Samuel Leonard and Abigail Wood, circa 1706.1 
Land Records*4 December 1716Lydia and her husband Samuel Leonard acknowledged receipt of her share of the estate of her father Richard Cooke of Norwich on 4 December 1716.1 
(Wife) Death11 May 1718Lydia became a widow when Samuel Leonard died on 11 May 1718.1 
(Daughter-in-Law) Religion30 November 1720Lydia, together with her father-in-law Samuel Leonard, sister-in-law Mercy and her husband Richard Adams, were among the founders of the Second Church, Preston, on 30 November 1720.2 
Marriage*5 December 1720She married second Nicholas Williams on 5 December 1720 in that part of Preston now Griswold, Connecticut.1 
(Mother) Guardianship30 August 1729Samuel Leonard of Preston, a minor son of Samuel Leonard, deceased, chose his father-in-law, meaning step-father, Nicholas Williams, to be his guardian on 30 August 1729. No guardianships were found for the other children.1 

Family 1

 Samuel Leonard b. c 1683, d. 11 May 1718
Children 1.Lydia Leonard1 b. 22 Sep 1708
 2.Ebenezer Leonard1 b. 7 Mar 1709/10
 3.Samuel Leonard1 b. 18 May 1712
 4.Jane Leonard1 b. 5 Nov 1714
 5.Nathan Leonard1 b. 22 Aug 1717

Family 2

 Nicholas Williams d. Nov 1776

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 53, Samuel Leonard, pages 54-55. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 15, Samuel Leonard, pages 20-21.

Mary Cooke1

b. 1626, d. 21 March 1713/14
Family
Father*Francis Cooke b. a 1583, d. 7 Apr 1663
Birth*1626Mary Cooke was born in 1626.2 
Marriage*26 December 1645She married Lieutenant John Thomson on 26 December 1645 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).3,2,4,1 
Death*21 March 1713/14She died on 21 March 1713/14 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), in the 88th year of her age.4 

Family

 Lieutenant John Thomson b. c 1617, d. 16 Jun 1696
Children 1.John Thomson5 b. Dec 1648, d. 11 Feb 1648/49
 2.John Thomson+1 b. 24 Nov 1649, d. 25 Nov 1725
 3.Mary Tomson+4 b. 1650
 4.Peter Thomson+1

Citations

  1. [S1129] Charles Hutchinson Thompson, A Genealogy of Descendants of John Thomson of Plymouth, Mass., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Lansing, Michigan: Darius D. Thorpe, Printer and Binder, 1890), Second and Third Generations, pages 29-38. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of John Thomson of Plymouth.
  2. [S1129] Charles Hutchinson Thompson, Descendants of John Thomson of Plymouth, Appendix, The Family of Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, First Generation, page 235.
  3. [S1025] Plymouth MA: Vital Records to 1850, online at www.americanancestors.org, page 655, Court Orders citing 2:125, his name spelled "Tompson". Hereinafter cited as Plymouth MA: Vital Records to 1850.
  4. [S1129] Charles Hutchinson Thompson, Descendants of John Thomson of Plymouth, First Generation, pages 21-29.
  5. [S1025] Plymouth MA: Vital Records to 1850, online at www.americanancestors.org, 1648 Plymouth Register of marriages and Burials, page 657 citing page 7, his name spelled "Tompson."

Richard Cooke1

Family
Relationship Note*According to the source, Richard Cooke was of Norwich, Connecticut, and not from a Mayflower line.1 
(Father) Land Records4 December 1716Richard's daughter, Lydia (Cooke) Leonard, and her husband Samuel Leonard acknowledged receipt of her share of the estate of her father on 4 December 1716.1 

Family
Child 1.Lydia Cooke+1 b. 27 Apr 1672

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 53, Samuel Leonard, pages 54-55. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

Lydia E. Coon1

b. 1856, d. May 1900
Family
Father*Samuel Coon2,3,4,5 b. 1827, d. 25 Feb 1865
Mother*Phebe Jane Bramblet3,6,7,4,5
Birth*1856Lydia E. Coon was born about 1856 in New Knoxville, Auglaize County, Ohio.3 
Name VariationShe was often called Emma Coon.8 
Marriage*13 October 1879She married first, as his second wife, Linsley B. Brokaw, son of Simon Stryker Brokaw Sr. and Ellen Bellis, on 13 October 1879 in Auglaize County, Ohio.1,3,9 
(Wife) Death10 April 1880Emma became a widow when Linsley B. Brokaw died on 10 April 1880 at age 28. They had been married only six months.9 
Marriage*19 January 1882She married second, as his second wife, George F. Chiles, son of William Chiles and Jane English, on 19 January 1882 in Auglaize County, Ohio.10,11,12,3 
Divorce*Lydia Emma (Coon) Brokaw Chiles and George F. Chiles separated and were likely divorced not long after their marriage. George remarried in September 1885 and Emma married again in April 1887.13,14 
Marriage3 April 1887Using the name Emma Brokaw, she married third, as his second wife, Milo Morehead, son of Joseph Morehead and Lucinda Lyons, on 3 April 1887 in Auglaize County, Ohio.14,8,15,3 
Death*May 1900She died in May 1900 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, at about age 443 
Burial* and was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.3 

Family 1

 Linsley B. Brokaw b. 1 Jan 1852, d. 10 Apr 1880

Family 2

 George F. Chiles b. 20 Nov 1843, d. 4 Sep 1909

Family 3

 Milo Morehead b. 13 Apr 1849, d. 22 May 1909
Child 1.Pearl V. Morehead8 b. 26 Apr 1889

Citations

  1. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Miss Lidia E Coon and Linsley Brokaw on 13 October 1879 in Auglaize County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963057. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Pvt Samuel Coon, Memorial# 44187035. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma (Coon) Morehead, Memorial# 11372482.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and Jane Coon, (the family's surname of Coon was recorded by the census taker, and omitted on Ancestry's transcription), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Washington, Auglaize, Ohio; Roll: M653_931; Page: 491; Family History Library Film: 803931. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Phoebe J. Coon, (the census taker identified her household as number26, and Ancestry's transcription included her separate household as a part of household number 25), Year: 1870; Census Place: Moulton, Auglaize, Ohio; Roll: M593_1172; Pages: 432A-432B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Pvt Samuel Coon, Memorial# 44187035, reporting his year of birth as 1830.
  7. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Samuel Coon and Phebe Jane Bramblet on 16 August 1849 in Auglaize, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963056.
  8. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Pearl V. Morehead of St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, laundryman, not previously married, age 26 on 26 April 1915, born in St. Marys, Ohio, son of Milo Morehead and Emma Coon, and Maggie E. Coil of Jennings Township, Van Wert County, not previously married, age 17 on 7 March 1915, born in Mercer County, Ohio, daughter of A. J. Coil and Sarah A. Murphy, married on 12 May 1915 in Van Wert County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 001015865.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Linsley B. Brokaw, Memorial# 10503309.
  10. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of George G. Chiles of St. Marys, Ohio, chain maker, not previously married, age 25 years on 7 October 1906, born near Waynesfield, Ohio, son of George F. Chiles and Lydia Emma Coon, and Daisy Bridgeman (blind) of St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, not previously married, age 20 years on 9 September 1906, born near Spencerville, Ohio, daughter of David Bridgeman and Ida Joyce, married on 20 October 1906 in Auglaize, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963059.
  11. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of George F. Chiles and Lydia E. Brokaw on 19 January 1882 in Auglaize County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963057.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Fenimore Chiles, Memorial# 23146549.
  13. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of George F. Chiles and Corra J. Bailey on 19 September 1885 in Auglaize County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963057.
  14. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Milo Morehead and Emma "Brocaw" on 3 April 1887 in Auglaize County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963058.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Milo Morehead, Memorial# 218060799.

Samuel Coon1

b. 1827, d. 25 February 1865
Family
Birth*1827Samuel Coon was born about 1827 in Moulton, Auglaize County, Ohio.2,3 
Marriage*16 August 1849He married Phebe Jane Bramblet on 16 August 1849 in Auglaize County, Ohio.4 
Civil War (U.S.)*16 September 1864He enlisted in the Union Army at age 37, on 16 September 1864, and served during the Civil War as a Private in Company D of the 180th Ohio Infantry on 16 September 1864.1,5,2 
Death*25 February 1865He died from Rubeola (Measles) on 25 February 1865 in Carver General Hospital, Washington DC, at about age 381,5 
Burial* and was buried as Private Samuel Coon in Section 13, Site 5643, of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.1 

Family

 Phebe Jane Bramblet
Child 1.Lydia E. Coon+1,6,7,8 b. 1856, d. May 1900

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Pvt Samuel Coon, Memorial# 44187035. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S207] U.S., Civil War Soldiers Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, online at www.ancestry.com, record for Samuel Coon, born about 1827, enlisted at age 37, as a Private for the Union on 16 September 1864, muster date 30 September 1864 in Ohio in D Company of the 180th Infantry, mustered out on 25 February 1865 in Washington, District of Columbia and survived the war? No, citing the Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio; Roll of Honor of Ohio Soldiers; http://public.mapper.army.mil/ANC/ANCWeb/PublicWMV/…. Hereinafter cited as Civil War Soldiers Records and Profiles, 1861-1865.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Pvt Samuel Coon, Memorial# 44187035, reporting his year of birth as 1830.
  4. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Samuel Coon and Phebe Jane Bramblet on 16 August 1849 in Auglaize, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963056. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  5. [S2366] U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865, online at www.ancestry.com, death from Rubeola of Samuel Coon on 25 July 1865 in Carver G H D C, enlisted in the state of Ohio, served as a Private in Company D of the 180 Infantry, referencing Box# 42. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma (Coon) Morehead, Memorial# 11372482.
  7. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and Jane Coon, (the family's surname of Coon was recorded by the census taker, and omitted on Ancestry's transcription), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Washington, Auglaize, Ohio; Roll: M653_931; Page: 491; Family History Library Film: 803931. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Phoebe J. Coon, (the census taker identified her household as number26, and Ancestry's transcription included her separate household as a part of household number 25), Year: 1870; Census Place: Moulton, Auglaize, Ohio; Roll: M593_1172; Pages: 432A-432B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Anne Cooper

Family
Marriage*April 1805A man named John Hinds married Anne Cooper in April 1805 at Stephens Green, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. It is not known how this John Hinds, a Printer of Grafton Street, was actually connected to our Hinds family, however the time period and location would be about right and more information should be pursued.1 

Family

 John Hinds

Citations

  1. [S345] Issued to subscribers by Phillimore & Co., London, England, Irish Marriages, being an index to the marriages in Walker's Hibernian magazine 1771-1812: with an appendix, volumes I and II, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, volume I, page 96, #254. Hereinafter cited as Irish Marriages Index - Hibernian 1771-1812.

Catherine Cooper1,2,3,4

Family
ChartsDescendants of Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, County Meath, Ireland and his Brothers
Marriage*25 April 1713She married Thomas Gerrard of County Meath, son of Thomas Gerrard Esq. and Elizabeth __?__, by license dated 25 April 1713.1,2,3,4 
(Wife) Will3 October 1763Catherine's husband made his will dated 3 October 1763 at Liscartan, County Meath, providing for his wife and naming their sons Samuel, Thomas, William and John, daughters Elizabeth (Gerrard) Taylor, Mary (Gerrard) Fairtlough, Sarah (Gerrard) Cheshire and Dorothy (Gerrard) Bradley, his brother Samuel Gerrard, a John Gerrard, who was described within quotation marks as his "relation", their grandchildren, Samuel Gerrard, Catherine Taylor, Catherine Fairtlough, Elizabeth Fairtlough, Oliver Fairtlough, Edward Fairtlough, Alice Cheshire, Edward Cheshire, Thomas Cheshire, William Cheshire, Catherine Gerrard, Mary Gerrard, Rebecca Gerrard, Sarah Gerrard and Elizabeth Gerrard, and nephew Thomas Gerrard. Their daughters' husbands, William Fairtlough, Edward Cheshire, Houlton Bradley and ______ Taylor, were also identified. The will provided Catherine with an annuity, partly to be charged on the lands of Gibbstown, Troystown and Donaghpatrick in County Meath, which testator had inherited under the will of his brother Samuel Gerrard, deceased, and the rest to be charged on the lands of Knockglass and Dulane, in County Meath. The will left the residue of his estate to his wife Catherine and two sons Samuel and John, his plate divided amongst his wife and sons, and appointed sons Samuel and John as executors.5,6 
Probate*4 December 1763Probate of her husband's estate was granted on 4 December 1763 to their sons, Samuel Gerrard and John Gerrard, who were appointed executors, saving Catherine's rights.5 

Family

 Thomas Gerrard d. Nov 1763
Children 1.Elizabeth Gerrard+1 d. b 3 Oct 1763
 2.Samuel Gerrard+1
 3.Thomas Gerrard+1 d. 1785
 4.Mary Gerrard+1
 5.William Gerrard+1 d. bt 1789 - 1793
 6.Sarah Gerrard+1 d. b 3 Oct 1763
 7.Dorothy Gerrard1
 8.John Gerrard+1

Citations

  1. [S1620] Betham Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Thomas Gerrard of Liscartan, will dated 3 October 1763, probated 4 December 1763l. Hereinafter cited as Betham Genealogical Abstracts.
  2. [S1635] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. In 2 volumes. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1879), Volume I, page 632. Hereinafter cited as Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland.
  3. [S1640] Mairéad Crinion of Evergreen Oak Family Research Services at https://www.facebook.com/…, "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research," e-mail messages exchanged on multiple dates, citing A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhera00burkuoft. Hereinafter cited as "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research."
  4. [S1649] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland : Revised by A. C. Fox-Davies, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (London, England: Harrison & Sons, 1912 New Edition), page 262. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland (1912 New Edition).
  5. [S1719] Thomas Gerrard will (3 October 1763), Abstract of the Will of Thomas Gerrard of Liscartan, County Meath, Ireland, Ms. 654, "Abstracts of wills of Thomas and William Gerrard", received with great joy and many thanks from a fellow Gerrard researcher who received them from the National Library of Ireland, Genealogical Office in Dublin. LHB Computer Files, Summerlin, Nevada. Hereinafter cited as Abstract of the 1763 Will of Thomas Gerrard.
  6. [S1620] Betham Genealogical Abstracts, online at www.findmypast.com, Thomas Gerrard of Liscartan, will dated 3 October 1763, probated 4 December 1763.

Catherine Armstrong Cooper1,2

Family
Marriage*24 February 1838She married Alfred Agee on 24 February 1838 in Roane County, Tennessee.3,2 

Family

 Alfred Agee
Child 1.Alfred Whitman Agee1,3,4 b. 18 Nov 1850, d. 4 Oct 1938

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Alfred Whitman Agee, Memorial# 135964015, referencing attached death certificate. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1705] NEGenWeb Project Resource Center On-Line Library, online at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/, Twentieth Legislature of Nebraska -- 1887, Alfred W. Agee, pages 44-45 at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/…. Hereinafter cited as NEGenWeb Project Resource Center On-Line Library.
  3. [S1704] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, Alfred Agee and Katharine A. Cooper, Roane County, 24 February 1838. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002.
  4. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_W._Agee. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.

Charlotte Cooper1,2

b. 11 March 1932, d. 7 June 1994
Family
Father*Whitney Logan Cooper3 b. 12 Dec 1883, d. 18 Nov 1950
Mother*Viola Irene Chapman3 b. 1905, d. 17 Aug 1994
Birth*11 March 1932Charlotte Joan Cooper was likely born on 11 March 1932 in Alanthus Grove, Gentry County, Missouri. We believe the birth date of 1 March 1930 reported on the Ancestry transcription of her Social Security Application and Claims information was a transcription error, and that the birth date of 11 March 1932 reported for her on the Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, is correct.3,4,5 
Name VariationHer full name was Charlotte Joan Cooper.3 
(Sister) Social NewsDecember 1940The Stanberry, Missouri newspaper's Social News reported that the Coopers, Charlotte and her parents, who lived in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, were visited in December 1940 by Charlotte's maternal grandfather, Price Chapman, and Charlotte's mother's other daughter, Dolores Walker, Charlotte's half-sister, who lived with their maternal grandfather in Gentry County, Missouri.2 
Social News*12 December 1940The newspaper reported on 12 December 1940, in their Social News for Alanthus and Community, that Dolores Walker and her sister Charlotte Cooper had come to the home of their grandfather, Price Chapman, on Thursday and that "to be sure, Granddad is happy to have them with him."6 
Social News*26 July 1945The newspaper in Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri, reported on 26 July 1945 in their Social News for Alanthus and Community that Charlotte Cooper of Kansas City was visiting her grandfather, Price Chapman.1 
Marriage LicenseJune 1949A marriage license was issued to Charlotte J. Cooper and Charles E. Lester in Wyandotte County, Kansas, in June 1949. Charlotte was 19 years old and gave her address as Hickman Hills, and Charles was 20 years old and gave his address as 7725 Harris Road.7 
Marriage*June 1949 They likely married shortly after obtaining their license.7 
Census US 1950*10 June 1950Charlotte J. and Charles E. Lester were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 10 June 1950 in Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri. Charles was recorded as 21 years of age and Charlotte as age 18. No additional information for the couple was provided and the census taker wrote on the previous page that she had been unable to contact many of the residents and that the landlady gave him what information she could.8 
(Daughter) Death18 November 1950Charlotte's mother shot and killed her father during an argument in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, on 18 November 1950. Her father was 66 years old.9,10,11,12 
(Daughter) Murder18 November 1950Coverage of her father's murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
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Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
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According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
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And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
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The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
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Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
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Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
____________.13,14
 
Marriage LicenseMay 1956A marriage license was issued to Charlotte J. (Cooper) Lester and Kenneth G. Lohmeier in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, in late May 1956. Kenneth was 30 years of age and Charlotte was age 24, and both were residents of Kansas City, Missouri.15 
Marriage*She married second, as his second wife, Kenneth G. Lohmeier, son of Harry H. Lohmeier and Freda O. Guthman, probably shortly after receiving their license.15 
Death*7 June 1994She died as Charlotte J. Lohmeier on 7 June 1994 in Belton, Cass County, Missouri, at age 62.3,4,5 

Family 1

 Charles E. Lester b. 12 Aug 1928, d. 13 Oct 2000

Family 2

 Kenneth G. Lohmeier b. 27 Dec 1925, d. 15 Mar 1982

Citations

  1. [S2306] Charlotte Cooper July 1945 Visit to Grandfather Price Chapman, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 26 July 1945, page 7, Alanthus and Community Social News: Charlotte Cooper of Kansas City is visiting her grandfather, Price Chapman. Hereinafter cited as Charlotte Cooper July 1945 Visit to Grandfather Price Chapman.
  2. [S2304] Price Chapman, Dolores Walker, Irene, Whitney and Charlotte Cooper (December 1940) Visit, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 2 January 1941, page 4, Alanthus and Community Social News: Price Chapman and Dolores Walker visited last week with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Whit Cooper, and daughter, Charlotte, in St. Joseph. Hereinafter cited as Price Chapman, Dolores Walker, Irene, Whitney and Charlotte Cooper (December 1940) Visit.
  3. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Charlotte Joan Cooper, born on 1 March 1930 at Alanthus Gen, Missouri, child of Whitney L Cooper and Viola I Chapman, died in 7 June 1994, agency notes: Mar 1946: Name listed as CHARLOTTE JOAN COOPER; Jan 1947: Name listed as CHARLOTTE J HEITZMAN; Jan 1955: Name listed as CHARLOTTE JOAN LESTER; Jul 1956: Name listed as CHARLOTTE JOAN LOHMEIER; 15 Jun 1994: Name listed as CHARLOTTE J LOHMEIER. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S29] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, online at Ancestry.com, death of Charlotte J. Lohmeier of 64012, Belton, Cass, Missouri, USA, born on 11 March 1932 and died on 7 June 1994. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014.
  5. [S2314] Charlotte J. (Cooper) Lester Lohmeier 1994 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Star-Herald, (Belton, Missouri), Thursday, 16 June 1994, page 18, memorial services were held Saturday at the Carson Blue Ridge Chapel for Charlotte Joan Lohmeier, 62, Belton, who died June 7 1994 at the home, was born in Alanthus Grove, Missouri and lived in this area most of her life, was a jewelry enameller for the Green Company for 43 years, was a Baptist, survivors include her mother, Viola Cooper, of the home. Hereinafter cited as Charlotte J. (Cooper) Lester Lohmeier 1994 Obituary.
  6. [S2307] Price Chapman Visited by Granddaughters Walker and Cooper (December 1940), online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 12 December 1940, page 9, Alanthus and Community Social News: Deloris Walker and sister Charlotte Cooper visiting their grandfather, Price Chapman. Hereinafter cited as Price Chapman Visited by Granddaughters Walker and Cooper (December 1940).
  7. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Kansas City Star, (Kansas City, Missouri), 19 June 1949, page 31, marriage license issued in Wyandotte County, Kansas, to Charles E. Lester, age 20, of 7725 Harris Road, and Charlotte J. Cooper, age 19, of Hickman Hills, Kansas City, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  8. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles E. and Charlotte J. Lester, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Blue, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 4652; Sheet Number: 6; Enumeration District: 48-55B. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  10. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  11. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  13. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  14. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.
  15. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage license issued to Charlotte J. Lester, age 24, and Kenneth G. Lohmeier, age 30, both of Kansas City, Missouri in late May 1956 Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma , referencing Miami Daily News-Record, published on 3 June 1956 in Miami, Oklahoma, USA, citing https://www.newspapers.com/image/30237712/,0.02688379,0.26192153,0.22219951&xid=3398.

Coleman Cooper1,2

b. 26 April 1857, d. 12 January 1926
Family
Birth*26 April 1857Coleman Cooper was born on 26 April 1857 in Gentry County, Missouri.1,2,3 
Marriage*1 May 1881He married Josephine Logan on 1 May 1881 in Worth County, Missouri.4,5,1 
Census US 1900*18 June 1900Josie and Coleman Cooper were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 18 June 1900 in Miller, Gentry County, Missouri. Coleman was 43 years of age and a farmer, and Josie was 37 years of age. They rented their farm, had been married for 19 years and Josie had given birth to five children, four of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1900. Whitney was 16 years old, was recorded as at school, and had attended school for 2 months of the census year; Vesta and Marie were ages 9 and 6 years, respectively; and the baby, Merle, was five months old.3 
Census US 1910*18 April 1910Josephine and Coleman Cooper were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 18 April 1910 in Athens, Gentry County, Missouri. Coleman was 53 years of age and worked as a general farmer, and Josephine was 45 years of age. They rented their farm, had been married for 29 years, the first marriage for each, and Josephine had given birth to five children, four of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1910. Whitney was single, 26 years of age, and worked as a laborer on the family farm; Walter V. was 19 years old and also worked as a laborer on the family farm; Marie and Merle were ages 16 and 10 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the census year. Everyone in the family was able to read and write.2 
Death*12 January 1926He died on 12 January 1926 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri, at age 681 
Burial* and was buried in Section D, Row 9 of Grandview Cemetery, Albany, Gentry County, Missouri.1 

Family

 Josephine Logan b. 10 Mar 1863, d. 23 Nov 1942
Children 1.Whitney Logan Cooper+3,1,6 b. 12 Dec 1883, d. 18 Nov 1950
 2.Walter V. Cooper3 b. 5 Sep 1890, d. 1964
 3.Ida Marie Cooper3 b. Apr 1894
 4.Merle Cooper3 b. 28 Dec 1899, d. 13 Nov 1989

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Coleman Cooper, Memorial# 18233244. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Coleman and Josephine Cooper, Year: 1910; Census Place: Athens, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: T624_781; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1374794. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Colman and Josie Cooper, Year: 1900; Census Place: Miller, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 855; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240855. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 1 May 1881 in Worth County, Missouri, USA, of Coleman Cooper and Josie Logan, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Josephine (Logan) Cooper, Memorial# 18233246.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247.

Eliza Jane Cooper1

b. 19 June 1878, d. 19 July 1944
Family
Birth*19 June 1878Eliza Jane Cooper was born on 19 June 1878 in Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana.1,2 
Marriage*15 August 1894She married Joseph Ellsworth Decker on 15 August 1894 in Jefferson County, Illinois.3,2 
Death*19 July 1944She died on 19 July 1944 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, at age 662 
Burial* and was buried in Section 3, Lot 80 of Fairmount Cemetery, Cape Girardeau.2 

Family

 Joseph Ellsworth Decker b. 20 Oct 1863, d. 26 Jan 1957
Child 1.Lizzie Viola Decker1,2 b. 27 Oct 1906, d. 16 Jul 1950

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lizzie Viola (Decker) Kissner, Memorial# 94017625. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza Jane (Cooper) Decker, Memorial# 114634611.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Ellsworth Decker, Memorial# 114634650.

Elizabeth Cooper1

b. 6 August 1845, d. 19 November 1911
Family
Father*William T. Cooper Sr.1,2 d. 24 Jun 1891
Mother*Maria Bodine3,1 d. 29 Sep 1905
Birth*6 August 1845Elizabeth Cooper was born on 6 August 1845 in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana.1 
Marriage*19 September 1865She married Henry Benton Funk, son of Nimrod Funk and Eve Leib, on 19 September 1865 in Macon County, Illinois.4,1,5 
Death*19 November 1911She died on 19 November 1911 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, at age 661 
Burial* and was buried in Plot# 6150 of Riverview Cemetery, Topeka, Macon County, Kansas.1 

Family

 Henry Benton Funk b. 1 Jun 1840, d. 1911

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth "Libbie" (Cooper) Funk, Memorial# 43141782. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William T. Cooper Sr., Memorial# 23929746.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Maria (Bodine) Cooper, Memorial# 51865565.
  4. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, Henry Funk and Libbie Cooper, Macon County, 19 September 1865. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Benton Funk, Memorial# 43141766.

Esther T. Cooper1

b. 10 November 1835, d. 26 June 1924
Family
Birth*10 November 1835Esther T. Cooper was born on 10 November 1835 in Richboro, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*She married John K. Dungan, son of Jesse Dungan and Adreanna Cornell.1,2 
(Wife) Death22 August 1900Esther became a widow when John K. Dungan died on 22 August 1900 at age 73.2 
Death*26 June 1924She died on 26 June 1924 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, at age 881 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Union Cemetery, Richboro, Bucks County.1,2 

Family

 John K. Dungan b. 27 Jun 1827, d. 22 Aug 1900

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Esther T (Cooper) Dungan, Memorial# 49589213. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John K Dungan, Memorial# 49589217.

Fred R. Cooper1

Family
(Groom) Marriage License16 October 1882A marriage license application was made by Clarence V. Arrick, in person, before a probate judge in Licking County, Ohio, on 16 October 1882 for a marriage that would take place between his sister-in-law, Clara A. Diehl, and Fred R. Cooper two days later.2 
Marriage*18 October 1882He married, as her first husband, Clara A. Diehl, daughter of Charles M. Diehl and Susan Weaver, on 18 October 1882 in Licking County, Ohio.1 
Divorce*25 August 1895The marriage of Fred R. Cooper and Clara A. (Diehl) Cooper ended on 25 August 1895 when Fred abandoned is wife. Clara filed for divorce in November 1897 in Licking County.3 

Family

 Clara A. Diehl b. 30 Dec 1860, d. 27 Oct 1940

Citations

  1. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Clara A. Diehl and Fred Cooper on 18 October 1882 in Licking County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000384301. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  2. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage license applied for, personally, by C.V. Arrick on 16 October 1882 in Licking County, Ohio, for the marriage of Clara A. Diehl and Fred Cooper, which would take place two days later, referencing FHL Film# 000384301.
  3. [S2077] Newark Daily Advocate (Newark, Ohio), online at www.ancestry.com, newspaper dated 3 November 1897, Clara (Diehl) Cooper filed for divorce from her husband, Fred R. Cooper, alleging gross neglect of duty. citing abandonment after 25 August 1895, and requesting that she be granted a divorce, be restored to her maiden name of Clara A. Diehl, and for all other relief to which in equity she was entitled. Hereinafter cited as Newark Daily Advocate (Newark, Ohio).

Ida Marie Cooper1

b. April 1894
Family
Father*Coleman Cooper2 b. 26 Apr 1857, d. 12 Jan 1926
Mother*Josephine Logan2 b. 10 Mar 1863, d. 23 Nov 1942
Birth*April 1894Ida Marie Cooper was born in April 1894 in Missouri.2,3 
Name VariationShe was called Marie.2 
(Daughter) Census US 190018 June 1900Marie was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 18 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Miller, Gentry County, Missouri. She was 6 years old.2 
(Daughter) Census US 191018 April 1910Marie was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 18 April 1910 in the household of her parents in Athens, Gentry County, Missouri. She was 16 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
Marriage*15 January 1915She married Leslie R. Griffith on 15 January 1915 in Albany, Gentry County, Missouri.1 
(Sister) Death18 November 1950Marie's brother, Whitney Logan Cooper, was shot and killed by his wife, Viola Irene Cooper, during an argument in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, on 18 November 1950. Whitney was 66 years of age.4,5,6,7 
(Sister) Murder18 November 1950Coverage of her brother's murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
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Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
____________


According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
____________


And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
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The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
____________

Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
____________


Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
____________.8,9
 

Family

 Leslie R. Griffith

Citations

  1. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Miss Ida Marie Cooper and Leslie R. Griffith on 15 January 1915 at Albany, Missouri, USA, referencing Albany Ledger, published on 21 January 1915 in Albany, Missouri, USA, citing https://www.newspapers.com/image/211795760/,0.39514574,0.9574984,0.49285746&xid=3398. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Colman and Josie Cooper, Year: 1900; Census Place: Miller, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 855; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240855. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Coleman and Josephine Cooper, Year: 1910; Census Place: Athens, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: T624_781; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1374794. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  5. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  6. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  8. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  9. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.

Louise Cooper1

b. 23 October 1858, d. 16 December 1949
Family
Birth*23 October 1858Louise Cooper was born on 23 October 1858 in Illinois.1 
Name VariationShe was called Louie.2 
Marriage*25 January 1877She married Ezra Phillips on 25 January 1877 in Tazewell County, Illinois.3,1,2 
(Wife) Death9 December 1932Louisa became a widow when Ezra Phillips died on 9 December 1932 at age 80.3 
Death*16 December 1949She died on 16 December 1949 at age 911 
Burial* and was buried in Memorial Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska.1 

Family

 Ezra Phillips b. 6 Aug 1852, d. 9 Dec 1932
Child 1.Freda Marie Phillips1 b. Mar 1897

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Louisa O. (Cooper) Phillips, Memorial# 42945916. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Ezra Philips and Louie Cooper on 25 January 1877 in Tazewell County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ezra Phillips, Memorial# 42330779.

Mary Cooper1

b. 20 April 1840, d. 23 February 1923
Family
Father*William T. Cooper Sr.2 d. 24 Jun 1891
Mother*Maria Bodine2 d. 29 Sep 1905
(Family Member) Research NotesWith many thanks to the several descendants and extended family members of Mary Ann Hewett who published pages from her family Bible online for the benefit of other family members and researchers. We thank them for the opportunity to share the pages again here. They include information about the following members of Mary Ann's extended family: John M. Hewett, Sarah (__?__) Hewett, Sarah M. Hewett, Robert Carson Hewett, Susan F. Hewett, Joseph Campbell, Sophia (Kennedy) Campbell, Milton W. Riggs, Eliza G. (Beach) Riggs, Thomas Caleb Beach, Martha A. (Campbell) Beach, Thomas Black Campbell, Polly (Campbell) Campbell, James Campbell, Margaret (Berry) Campbell, John B. Campbell, Samuel F. Campbell, James G. Campbell, William Lusk Campbell, Orpha C. Campbell, Sally Campbell, Hannah Campbell, Green Berry Campbell, Eliza Jane (Campbell) Rice, William Adolphus Gillham, Sophia Margot (Campbell) Gillham, Barton Warren Campbell, Mary (Cooper) Campbell, Robert Carson Beach, Anna Berry, John W. Allen, Sallie F. (Campbell) Allen, Susan M. Campbell, Emma E. (Campbell) Ewing, Joanna Campbell, Sidney Ella Campbell, Mary Bell Campbell, Karl Campbell Allen, Lloyd Shackleford Allen, Caleb Beach, Augustus Henry Beach and Middleton Hewett Beach.3
Birth*20 April 1840Mary Cooper was born on 20 April 1840.2 
Marriage*8 October 1862She married Barton Warren Campbell, son of Joseph Campbell and Sophia Kennedy, on 8 October 1862 in Macon County, Illinois.3,1 
Death*23 February 1923She died on 23 February 1923 at age 822 
Burial* and was buried in Clay Center Cemetery, Clay Center, Clay County, Nebraska.2 

Family

 Barton Warren Campbell b. 27 May 1838, d. 26 May 1916

Citations

  1. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, Barton Campbell and Mary Cooper, Macon County, 8 October 1862. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary (Cooper) Campbell, Memorial# 52627872. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1737] Mary Ann (Hewett) Beach Campbell Family Bible, from copies of original Bible pages shared online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Mary Ann (Hewett) Beach Campbell Family Bible.

Merle Cooper1

b. 28 December 1899, d. 13 November 1989
Family
Father*Coleman Cooper1 b. 26 Apr 1857, d. 12 Jan 1926
Mother*Josephine Logan1 b. 10 Mar 1863, d. 23 Nov 1942
Birth*28 December 1899Merle Cooper was born on 28 December 1899 in Missouri.2,3 
(Daughter) Census US 190018 June 1900Merle was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 18 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Miller, Gentry County, Missouri. She was five months old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 191018 April 1910Merle was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 18 April 1910 in the household of her parents in Athens, Gentry County, Missouri. She was 10 years old and had attended school within the census year.4 
Marriage*11 April 1925She married Walter E. Smith on 11 April 1925 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri. They were both residents of Maryville, and Merle reported her age as 24 years, although she was likely age 25. Walter also reported his age as 24 years, although he was likely age 22, and four days short of being age 23.5,6 
(Sister) Death18 November 1950Merle's brother, Whitney Logan Cooper, was shot and killed by his wife, Viola Irene Cooper, during an argument in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, on 18 November 1950. Whitney was 66 years of age.7,8,9,10 
(Sister) Murder18 November 1950Coverage of her brother's murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
____________

Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
____________


According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
____________


And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
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The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
____________

Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
____________


Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
____________.11,12
 
(Wife) Death12 February 1986Merle became a widow when Walter E. Smith died on 12 February 1986 at age 83.13 
Death*13 November 1989She died on 13 November 1989 in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, at age 8914 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Section 2, Row 5, N-S, of Miriam Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.14,13 

Family

 Walter E. Smith b. 15 Apr 1902, d. 12 Feb 1986

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Colman and Josie Cooper, Year: 1900; Census Place: Miller, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 855; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240855. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Colman and Josie Cooper, Year: 1900; Census Place: Miller, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 855; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240855, reporting Merle was five months old when the 1900 census was taken in June.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Merle (Cooper) Smith, Memorial# 27373937, recording her year of date of birth as 28 December 1900. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Coleman and Josephine Cooper, Year: 1910; Census Place: Athens, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: T624_781; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1374794. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 April 1925 in Nodaway County, Missouri, USA, of Merle Cooper and Walter E Smith, both of Maryville and both age 24, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  6. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 April 1925 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA, of Merle Cooper and Walter E Smith, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].
  7. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  8. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  9. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  11. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  12. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Walter E. Smith, Memorial# 27373956.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Merle (Cooper) Smith, Memorial# 27373937.

Morris Cooper1

b. 1805
Family
Birth*1805Morris Cooper was born about 1805 in Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Phoebe __?__, probably in Pennsylvania.1 
Census US 1870*1 July 1870Phoebe and Morris Cooper were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 1 July 1870 in Bart, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Morris was 65 years of age and a retired farmer with real estate valued at $15,000 and a personal estate of $1400. Phoebe was 66 years of age and was keeping house. Their household consisted of members of their extended family.1 

Family

 Phoebe __?__ b. 1804
Child 1.Susan Cooper1 b. bt 1839 - 1840, d. 31 Dec 1929

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Morris Cooper, Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1354; Page: 14A; Image: 32; Family History Library Film: 552853. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Richard Cooper1

Deed Memorial*21 April 1789A memorial of an indenture of lease dated 21 April 1789 was made between Richard Cooper of Rathescar in the county of Louth, Esq. of the one part and John Gerrard of Chamberstown, County Meath, of the other part.

Whereby the said Richard Cooper did, for the considerations therein mentioned, devise, grant, set and to farm let unto the said John Gerrard, his heirs and assigns, all that and those the town and lands of Chamberstown situate, lying and being in the parish of Rathkenny, barony of Navan, and county of Meath containing 232 acres, 1 rood and 34 perches plantation measure be the same more or less as described by the map thereunto annexed, excepting as therein is excepted.

And reserving unto the said John Gerrard, his heirs and assigns, for and during the life and lives of Christopher Gerrard, John Gerrard and Thomas Gerrard, sons of the lessee, and the survivors and survivor of them, or the term of 31 years and 6 months to be completed from the first day of November last at the yearly rent of £290,10s sterling.

In which lease was contained several covenants and clauses, and which lease was witnessed by Michael Martin of Carlanstown in the county of Meath, shopkeeper, and Samuel Bingham of Dunleer in the county of Louth, shopkeeper, and the memorial was witnessed by the said Michael Martin and Stephen Reid of the city of Dublin, gentleman. John Gerrard signed, sealed and executed the lease in the presence of Michael Martin and Stephen Reid and the above-named Michael Martin gave his oath that he had seen the above-named Richard Cooper duly execute the indenture of lease whereof the above writing was a memorial and also saw the above-named John Gerrard sign and execute this memorial. It was registered on 27 March 1795.1 

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1789; Film# 535727, Volume 487, pages 291-292, deed number 312965, images 153-154. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

Samuel Cooper1

b. 28 March 1725, d. 29 December 1783
Family
Father*Reverend William Cooper2 b. 20 Mar 1694, d. 13 Dec 1743
Mother*Judith Sewall2 b. 2 Jan 1701/2, d. 23 Dec 1740
Birth*28 March 1725Samuel Cooper was born on 28 March 1725 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),2,3 
Baptism4 April 1725 and was baptized on 4 April 1725 at Brattle Square Church, Boston.3,4 
Occupation*1743Reverend Samuel Cooper, known as"Silver-tongue-Sam", succeeded his father after he died in 1743 as colleague to the Reverend Benjamin Colman at Boston.2 
Marriage*11 September 1746He married Judith Bulfinch, daughter of Thomas Bulfinch and Judith Colman, on 11 September 1746 at Boston.3,5 
(Heir) Will25 March 1747Samuel Cooper, described as his beloved colleague, was named as a beneficiary in the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. The will gave the Reverend Samuel Cooper £50, old tenor, in bills of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay.1 
Death*29 December 1783He died on 29 December 1783 in Boston at age 58.3 

Family

 Judith Bulfinch b. 28 Mar 1725, d. Nov 1795

Citations

  1. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  2. [S1059] Annie Haven Thwing, The Crooked and Narrow Streets of the Town Of Boston, 1630-1822, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: Marshall Jones Company, 1920), Brattle Square Church, pages 99-100. Hereinafter cited as Boston Streets, 1630-1822.
  3. [S1060] Frederick Tuckerman, "Thomas Cooper, of Boston, and his Descendants", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 44, pages 53-61 (January 1890). Hereinafter cited as "Thomas Cooper of Boston."
  4. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 146. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  5. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 246.

Susan Cooper1

b. between 1839 and 1840, d. 31 December 1929
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Morris Cooper2 b. 1805
Mother*Phoebe __?__2 b. 1804
Birth*between 1839 and 1840Susan Cooper was born about between 1839 and 1840 in Pennsylvania.3,2 
(Daughter) Census US 18701 July 1870Susan, transcribed as "Susen", appeared on the 1870 census taken on 1 July 1870 in the household of her parents in Bart, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was 31 years old and her occupation was reported as "at home."2 
Occupation*She was a physician, with a practice in Homeopathy. She had attended the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1875. She obtained her license to practice in Ohio in 1896, and in Colorado in 1901.4 
Marriage*18 January 1876She married, as his second wife, James Guthrie Heaton, son of Weaver Heaton and Rebecca Naylor Sharp, on 18 January 1876, probably in Stark County, Ohio. They were both doctors.1,5 
(Wife) Death27 June 1876James and Susan had decided to travel to California for his health and stopped on the way to visit his brother, William Naylor Heaton, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Susan became a widow when James died there on 27 June 1876 at age 38. They had been married only five months.5,1 
Residence*Susan returned to Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, after her husband's death and continued her medical practice.6 
Census US 1880*21 June 1880Susan R.C. Heaton appeared as Head of Household on the 1880 census taken on 19 and 21 June 1880 in Lexington, Stark County, Ohio. At age 40, she was a widow and a physician. Her stepson, Clyde W. Heaton, who was 13 years old and attended school, lived with her.3 
Death*31 December 1929She died as Susan R.C. Heaton on 31 December 1929 at about 89 years of age.4 

Family

 James Heaton b. 5 Feb 1838, d. 27 Jun 1876

Citations

  1. [S1437] Extended Heaton Family, miscellaneous notes from previous generations. Handwritten notes from multiple hands, not dated, LHB Notebook - Document Copies, Summerlin, Nevada. Hereinafter cited as Extended Heaton Family.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Morris Cooper, Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1354; Page: 14A; Image: 32; Family History Library Film: 552853. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of S.R.C. Heaton, Lexington, Stark, Ohio; Roll: 1067; Family History Film: 1255067; Page: 101B; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 0460. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1438] Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929.
  5. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 7, page 262. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  6. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 7, page 261.

Walter V. Cooper1

b. 5 September 1890, d. 1964
Family
Father*Coleman Cooper2 b. 26 Apr 1857, d. 12 Jan 1926
Mother*Josephine Logan2 b. 10 Mar 1863, d. 23 Nov 1942
Birth*5 September 1890Walter V. Cooper was born on 5 September 1890 in Missouri.2,3,1 
Name VariationHis full name was Walter Vesta Cooper.2,3 
Name VariationHe was called Vesta.2 
(Son) Census US 190018 June 1900Vesta was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 18 June 1900 in the household of his parents in Miller, Gentry County, Missouri. He was 9 years old.2 
(Son) Census US 191018 April 1910Walter V. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 18 April 1910 in the household of his parents in Athens, Gentry County, Missouri. He was 19 years old and worked as a laborer on the family farm.4 
Marriage*16 February 1911He married Roxie Dea Osborn, daughter of Thomas Jefferson Osborn and Mary Jane Armstrong, on 16 February 1911 in the parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Albany, Gentry County, Missouri.5,1,6 
(Brother) Death18 November 1950Walter's brother, Whitney Logan Cooper, was shot and killed by his wife, Viola Irene Cooper, during an argument in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, on 18 November 1950. Whitney was 66 years of age.7,8,9,10 
(Brother) Murder18 November 1950Coverage of his brother's murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
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Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
____________


According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
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And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
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The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
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Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
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Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
____________.11,12
 
Death*1964He died in 1964 at about age 741 
Burial* and was buried in Block 70 of Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado.1 

Family

 Roxie Dea Osborn b. 1884, d. 1981

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Walter V. Cooper, Memorial# 20822759. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Colman and Josie Cooper, Year: 1900; Census Place: Miller, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 855; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240855. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card for Walter Vest Cooper, born on 5 September 1890, residence in 1917-1918 at Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri, USA, married, wife and three children; his physical build was Medium, height was Tall, hair was Dark Brown, eyes were Blue, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Gentry County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Coleman and Josephine Cooper, Year: 1910; Census Place: Athens, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: T624_781; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1374794. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Roxie Dea (Osborn) Cooper, Memorial# 20822821.
  6. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Walter V. Cooper, son of Coleman Cooper, and Dea Osborn, daughter of T. J. Osborn, on 15 February 1911 in the parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Albany, Missouri, USA, referencing The Albany Capital, published on 16 February 1911 in Albany, Missouri, USA, citing https://www.newspapers.com/image/212969675/,0.06742211,0.17944789,0.31876114&xid=3398. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  7. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  8. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  9. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  11. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  12. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.

Whitney Logan Cooper1

b. 12 December 1883, d. 18 November 1950
Family
Father*Coleman Cooper2,3,1 b. 26 Apr 1857, d. 12 Jan 1926
Mother*Josephine Logan4,1 b. 10 Mar 1863, d. 23 Nov 1942
Birth*12 December 1883Whitney Logan Cooper was born on 12 December 1883 in Appleton City, St. Clair County, Missouri.1 
Name VariationHe was called Whit.5 
(Son) Census US 190018 June 1900Whitney was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 18 June 1900 in the household of his parents in Miller, Gentry County, Missouri. He was 16 years old, was recorded as at school, was able to read and write and had attended school for 2 months of the census year.2 
(Son) Census US 191018 April 1910Whitney was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 18 April 1910 in the household of his parents in Athens, Gentry County, Missouri. He was single, 26 years of age and worked as a laborer on the family farm.6 
Marriage*27 April 1910He married first Jennie Lu Tressie Langford, daughter of John Lankford and Sarah Nevada Shepherd, on 27 April 1910 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. They had obtained a marriage license on the same day, and were married by Frank M. Lemmon, Justice of the Peace.1,7,8 
Census US 1920*14 January 1920Jennie L. and Whitney L. Cooper were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 14 January 1920 in Miller, Gentry County, Missouri. Whitney was 36 years of age and a general farmer working on his own account, and Jennie was 38 years of age and did not work outside the home. They owned their farm with a mortgage, and Jennie's widowed mother, Sarah N. Langford, who was 63 years of age, was enumerated with them in 1920. Everyone in the household was able to read and write.9 
Census US 1930*5 April 1930Whitney L. Cooper was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 5 April 1930 as a lodger in a hotel at the corner of North Polk and West Jackson Streets, Albany, Gentry County, Missouri. Whitney and his wife, Jennie Lu Tressie (Langford) Cooper, would be legally divorced in 1934, and were likely already permanently separated by 1930, although both were reported as married on their respective censuses. Whitney was 46 years of age, had been age 26 when he married, and worked as a contractor in the building industry. He paid $12 per month for his lodgings in the hotel which was located about half a mile away from Jennie, who was enumerated that year in her mother's house on East Clay Street.10 
Divorce*September 1934Jennie filed for divorce against Whitney in 1934, possibly because of the daughter he had conceived with another woman while married to Jennie, and who was born in 1932. In the case of Jennie L. Cooper, Plaintiff, vs. Whitney L. Cooper, Defendant, in September 1934, the Circuit Court in Gentry County, Missouri, found for the plaintiff and granted Jennie a Decree of Divorce.11,12 
Marriage*He married second, as her third husband, Viola Irene (Chapman) Williams Walker, daughter of Robert P. Chapman and Charlotte E. Power.13 
Census US 1940*8 April 1940Irene and Whitney L. Cooper were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 8 April 1940 on Bartlett Street, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Whitney was 49 years of age, had completed his education through two years of college, and worked as a carpenter doing building construction for the government. Irene was 35 years of age, had completed her education through the 8th grade of elementary school, and was doing the housework. Irene's daughter from her second marriage, Dolores J. Walker, was enumerated with the surname Cooper. She was 13 years old, had completed her education through the 6th grade of elementary school, and had attended school within the census year. Everyone in the household was recorded as having lived in rural Gentry County, Missouri on 1 April 1935. Of note is that nine days after this census was taken, Irene's daughter, Dolores, would be enumerated a second time in the household of her maternal grandfather, Robert Price Chapman, in Wilson, Gentry County, Missouri who lived just five households away, on the next census page, from Dolores's uncle, Martin E. Walker, brother of Dolores's deceased father.14,15,16 
(Son-in-Law) Social NewsDecember 1940The Stanberry, Missouri newspaper's Social News reported that the Coopers, Whit, Irene and their daughter, Charlotte, who lived in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, were visited in December 1940 by Irene's father, Price Chapman, and his granddaughter, Dolores Walker, Irene's other daughter, who lived with her maternal grandfather in Gentry County, Missouri.17 
(Son-in-Law) Social News29 March 1945The Stanberry, Missouri newspaper's Social News reported on 29 March 1945 that Whitney's father-in-law, Price Chapman, had returned home from a visit of several months with his daughter and son-in-law, Irene and Whitney L. Cooper, in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.18 
Census US 1950*20 April 1950Irene and Whitney Logan Cooper were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 20 April 1950 in Washington, St. Clair County, Missouri.13 
Death*18 November 1950He was shot and killed by his wife, Viola Irene Cooper, on 18 November 1950 in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, at age 6619,20,21,22 
Burial*24 November 1950 and was buried on 24 November 1950 with his parents, in Section D, Row 9, of Grandview Cemetery, Albany, after the completion of an inquest regarding his death.1,23 
Murder18 November 1950Coverage of his murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
____________

Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
____________


According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
____________


And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
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The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
____________

Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
____________


Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
____________.24,23
 

Family 1

 Jennie Lu Tressie Langford b. 8 Jul 1881, d. 11 May 1937

Family 2

 Viola Irene Chapman b. 1905, d. 17 Aug 1994
Child 1.Charlotte Cooper25 b. 11 Mar 1932, d. 7 Jun 1994

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Colman and Josie Cooper, Year: 1900; Census Place: Miller, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 855; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240855. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Coleman Cooper, Memorial# 18233244.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Josephine (Logan) Cooper, Memorial# 18233246.
  5. [S2301] Price Chapman, Dolores Walker, Irene, Whitney and Charlotte Cooper (December 1940) Visit, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 2 January 1941, page 4, Alanthus and Community Social News: Price Chapman and Dolores Walker visited last week with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Whit Cooper, and daughter, Charlotte, in St. Joseph. Hereinafter cited as Price Chapman, Dolores Walker, Irene, Whitney and Charlotte Cooper (December 1940) Visit.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Coleman and Josephine Cooper, Year: 1910; Census Place: Athens, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: T624_781; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1374794. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jennie Lu Tressie (Langford) Cooper, Memorial# 111492837.
  8. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 27 April 1910 in St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney L Cooper, over the age of 21 years, and Jennie L Langford, over the age of 18 years, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  9. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Whitney L. and Jennie L. Cooper, Year: 1920; Census Place: Miller, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: T625_919; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 94. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, a small hotel, Fred L. Smith, proprietor, Year: 1930; Census Place: Albany, Gentry, Missouri; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340923. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S2303] Jennie L. Cooper, Plaintiff, vs. Whitney L. Cooper, Defendant, 1934 Divorce Filing, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 August 1934, page 8, regarding the divorce filing of Jennie L. Cooper, plaintiff, vs. Whitney L. Cooper, defendant, Circuit Court of Gentry County announced the case would be heard during the September Court. Hereinafter cited as Jennie L. Cooper, Plaintiff, vs. Whitney L. Cooper, Defendant, 1934 Divorce Filing.
  12. [S2302] Jennie L. Cooper, Plaintiff, vs. Whitney L. Cooper, Defendant, 1934 Divorce Decree, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 13 September 1934, page 10, regarding the divorce filing of Jennie L. Cooper, plaintiff, vs. Whitney L. Cooper, defendant, Circuit Court of Gentry County issued Decree of Divorce for the plaintiff. Hereinafter cited as Jennie L. Cooper, Plaintiff, vs. Whitney L. Cooper, Defendant, 1934 Divorce Decree.
  13. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Whitney L. and Irene Cooper, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Washington, St Clair, Missouri; Roll: 4034; Sheet Number: 72; Enumeration District: 93-26. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  14. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of W. L. and Irene Cooper, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02088; Pages: 7A and 7B; Enumeration District: 11-55. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. Price Chapman, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02106; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 38-18.
  16. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Martin E. and Hazel I. Walker, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02106; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 38-18.
  17. [S2304] Price Chapman, Dolores Walker, Irene, Whitney and Charlotte Cooper (December 1940) Visit, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 2 January 1941, page 4, Alanthus and Community Social News: Price Chapman and Dolores Walker visited last week with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Whit Cooper, and daughter, Charlotte, in St. Joseph. Hereinafter cited as Price Chapman, Dolores Walker, Irene, Whitney and Charlotte Cooper (December 1940) Visit.
  18. [S2305] Price Chapman Visit to Cooper Daughter and Son-in-Law (Winter 1945), online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 29 March 1945, page 9, Social News: Price Chapman has returned home from a visit of several months in the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Cooper, at Kansas City, Kansas. Hereinafter cited as Price Chapman Visit to Cooper Daughter and Son-in-Law (Winter 1945).
  19. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  20. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  21. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  22. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  23. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.
  24. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  25. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Charlotte Joan Cooper, born on 1 March 1930 at Alanthus Gen, Missouri, child of Whitney L Cooper and Viola I Chapman, died in 7 June 1994, agency notes: Mar 1946: Name listed as CHARLOTTE JOAN COOPER; Jan 1947: Name listed as CHARLOTTE J HEITZMAN; Jan 1955: Name listed as CHARLOTTE JOAN LESTER; Jul 1956: Name listed as CHARLOTTE JOAN LOHMEIER; 15 Jun 1994: Name listed as CHARLOTTE J LOHMEIER. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Reverend William Cooper1

b. 20 March 1694, d. 13 December 1743
Family
Birth*20 March 1694William Cooper was born on 20 March 1694 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Occupation*23 May 1716Reverend William Cooper was ordained on 23 May 1716 as colleague to the Reverend Benjamin Colman at Brattle Square Church, Boston.1 
Marriage*12 May 1720He married Judith Sewall, daughter of Samuel Sewall and Hannah Hull, on 12 May 1720 in Boston.1,4 
Death*13 December 1743He died on 13 December 1743 in Boston at age 49.1,5,2 

Family

 Judith Sewall b. 2 Jan 1701/2, d. 23 Dec 1740
Child 1.Samuel Cooper1 b. 28 Mar 1725, d. 29 Dec 1783

Citations

  1. [S1059] Annie Haven Thwing, The Crooked and Narrow Streets of the Town Of Boston, 1630-1822, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: Marshall Jones Company, 1920), Brattle Square Church, pages 99-100. Hereinafter cited as Boston Streets, 1630-1822.
  2. [S1060] Frederick Tuckerman, "Thomas Cooper, of Boston, and his Descendants", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 44, pages 53-61 (January 1890). Hereinafter cited as "Thomas Cooper of Boston."
  3. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, age at death noted as 50. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  4. [S180] Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809, online at www.Ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Boston Marriages, 1700-1809.
  5. [S979] Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com.