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William Cornelius Cooper, Sr

Male 1903 - 1988  (85 years)


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  • Name William Cornelius Cooper  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 31 Aug 1903  Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1931  [1] 
    Farmer Occupation: Farmer 
    Residence 1935  Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1940  Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    StreetAddress: West Haven; Age: 37; Owner Occupation: Owner; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 6; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 64-39; GradeCompleted: High School, 4th year; HomeOwnership: Owned; HoursWorked: 30; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: Yes; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; Respondent: Yes; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 12000; WeeksWorked: 52; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head 
    Residence 1988  Cumberland, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Divorced MaritalStatus: Divorced 
    Social Security Number 723072167  [4] 
    Death 9 Nov 1988  Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Burial Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Falcon, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I43880  tng Genealogy

    Father Erastus R Cooper,   b. 13 Jan 1845, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1935, Black River, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lou S Duncan,   b. 27 Mar 1867, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1943, Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F12474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. William Edward Cooper,   b. 12 Jun 1927, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1929, Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Wallace E Cooper,   b. 17 May 1924, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1926, Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Elsie Jean Cooper,   b. 2 Nov 1925, Harnett, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 2012, Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F16527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Willie Pierce Odom,   b. 16 Jul 1898, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1967, Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 11 Dec 1931  Richmond, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Marriage License Richmond, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. William Cornelius Cooper, Jr,   b. 5 Jun 1934, Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 2017, Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Doris Ann Cooper,   b. 11 Nov 1936, Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 2012, Virginia Beach, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F16531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Aug 1903 - Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - StreetAddress: West Haven; Age: 37; Owner Occupation: Owner; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 6; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 64-39; GradeCompleted: High School, 4th year; HomeOwnership: Owned; HoursWorked: 30; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: Yes; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; Respondent: Yes; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 12000; WeeksWorked: 52; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head - 1940 - Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S702] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;).
      Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62154&h=623884&indiv=try
      [ View marriage certificate]
      Name: William Cornelius Cooper
      Race: White
      Age: 28
      Birth Date: abt 1903
      Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1931
      Marriage Place: Virginia, USA
      Marriage License Place: Orion, Richmond
      Person performing the Ceremony: J H Binford Peay
      Parent 1: E R Cooper
      Parent 2: Lou Duncan
      Spouse:
      Willie O Carpenter
      Occupation: Farmer

    2. [S342] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
      Record for William Cornelius Cooper
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8783&h=5360347&indiv=try
      [ View birth certificate]
      Name: William Cornelius Cooper
      Event Type: Delayed Birth
      Birth Date: 31 Aug 1903
      Birth County: Sampson
      Parent1 Name: Erastus R Cooper
      Roll number: NCVR_B_C087_68001
      Volume: 11
      Page: 322

    3. [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74653475/william-cornelius-cooper.
      Record for William Cornelius Sr Cooper
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=47412919&indiv=try
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=47412919&indiv=try

    4. [S343] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      Record for William Cornelius Sr Cooper
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8908&h=6248100&indiv=try
      Name: William Cornelius Cooper Sr
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Age: 85
      Birth Date: 31 Aug 1903
      Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
      Residence Place: Cumberland, North Carolina
      Death Date: 9 Nov 1988
      Death Place: Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina
      Social Security Number: 723072167
      Father's Last Name: Cooper
      Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1988-92
      Notes: Disposition: Cremation in state, Autopsy: No, Attendant: Physician, Hospital Status: General Hospital

    5. [S474] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02949; Page: 34A; Enumeration District: 64-39
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=153722383&indiv=try
      [ View Federal Census Document]
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=153722383&indiv=try



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