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William Alexander Cooper (1846 - 1922)

Captain William Alexander Cooper
Born in Wythe, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 1865 in Pulaski County VAmap
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Died at age 76 in Milton, Cabell, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Captain William Cooper served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA

William Alexander Cooper was born 12 Apr 1846 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.

Parents:

Alexander Cooper (1818 - 1900)
Mary Ann Farmer Cooper (1820 - 1905)

Siblings:

Robert Craig Cooper (1840 - 1908)*
James L. Cooper (1841 - 1917)*
Thomas Richard Cooper (1842 - 1922)*
Mary Elizabeth Cooper DeHart (1844 - 1936)*
William Alexander Cooper (1846 - 1922)
Amanda Jane Cooper Rodes (1847 - 1877)*
Jacob A Cooper (1849 - 1912)*
Rhoda Ann Elizabeth Cooper Pack (1851 - 1937)*
Ephriam Washington Cooper (1853 - 1939)*
John C. B. Cooper (1855 - 1899)*
Laura Salstine Cooper Ellison (1859 - 1951)*
Andrew M. Cooper (1863 - 1863)*
Nancy Miriah Cooper Adkins (1868 - 1941)*

Spouse:

Manarcus Shufflebarger Cooper (1840 - 1896)*

Children:

Lee T. Cooper (1866 - 1913)*
Nancy Ann Cooper McClain (1868 - 1963)*
William Jackson Cooper (1870 - 1941)*
Eliza Emmaline Cooper Brown (1872 - 1963)*
Laura Maria Cooper Brown (1873 - 1958)*
Charles Thomas Cooper (1875 - 1949)*
John Alexander Cooper (1877 - 1954)*
Sarah Agnes Cooper Rowsey (1880 - 1934)*
David Walter Cooper (1881 - 1964)*
Elizabeth Cooper Chapman (1884 - 1958)*

Military Service: Civil War info: Captain K Co 51st Infantry Reg Vol 5 Page 483

William Alexander Cooper died 21 Dec 1922 in Milton, Cabell, West Virginia, United States. He was buried at the Teays Valley Memorial Gardens, in Winfield. Putnam County, West Virginia, United States/

Sources

  • United States Census, 1850 - Name William Cooper

Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Wythe county, Wythe, Virginia, United States Gender Male Age 4 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1846 Birthplace Virginia

House Number 686
Alexander Cooper M 33 Virginia
Ann Cooper F 29 Virginia
Robert Cooper M 9 Virginia
James Cooper M 8 Virginia
Thomas Cooper M 7 Virginia
Elizabeth Cooper F 6 Virginia
William Cooper M 4 Virginia
Manda Cooper F 3 Virginia
Jacob Cooper M 1 Virginia
Citing this Record - "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DB-TM7 : 12 April 2016), William Cooper in household of Alexander Cooper, Wythe county, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing family 686, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6T7-5XB : 14 November 2020), William A. Cooper, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 130, sheet 165B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,412.
  • West Virginia Death Register, Name William Alexander Cooper

Event Date 21 Dec 1922 Event Place Cabell, West Virginia Gender Male Father's Name Alex Cooper Affiliate Repository Type County Records Citing this Record - "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1R5-7MQ : 4 December 2014), William Alexander Cooper, 21 Dec 1922; citing Cabell, West Virginia, County Records, 14031, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,051.





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