Raymond Elmer Cooper (1905 - 1979)

Born 8 Feb 1905 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Husband of Marguerite Jane (West) Cooper — married about 1944 in Maryland, United States

Died 18 Sep 1979 at age 74 in Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Raymond was born in 1905. He was the son of Walter Cooper and Maude Unknown. He married Lucile Bernice Jones about 1927. He married Marguerite Jane West about 1944. He passed away in 1979.

Sources

• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 155, sheet 1A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 457; FHL microfilm 1,374,470.
  FamilySearch Record: M2ZF-GSJ (accessed 16 October 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJZ-2L6 Image number 00663
  Raymond Cooper (4), single son, in household of Walter Cooper (39) in Topeka Ward 2, Shawnee, Kansas, United States. Born in Kansas.
• 1915 Census: "Kansas State Census, 1915"
  citing Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States, 566, 29, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
  FamilySearch Record: QGTG-FHWK (accessed 16 October 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS7M-3JYG Image number 00654
  Raymond Cooper (9) in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States. Born in Ks.
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 27A, line 4, family 246, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 722; FHL microfilm 2,340,457.
  FamilySearch Record: X77X-12R (accessed 16 October 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R4P-FVZ Image number 00882
  Raymond E Cooper (25), married head of household in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States. Born in Kansas.
• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 42;
  FamilySearch Record: VR2D-MCH (accessed 16 October 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MR-771R
  Raymond E Cooper (35), married head of household in Topeka Township, Shawnee, Kansas, United States. Born in Kansas.
• Military: "Kansas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  citing Record number: 0;
  FamilySearch Record: QGR6-NGKG (accessed 16 October 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSG9-L3VC-W Image number 00331
  Name: Raymond Elmer Cooper; Military Draft Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Residence Place: Shawnee, Kansas, Topeka; Birth Date: 8 Feb 1905; Birth Place: Kansas, Topeka; Race: White; Weight: 172; Eye Color: Gray; Complexion: Ruddy; Occupation Employer: A T And S F Railway Company Stationary Dept; Height: 5 9; Hair: Brown; Record Type: Military.
• Military: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
  citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  FamilySearch Record: KMFG-JW1 (accessed 16 October 2022)
  Name: Raymond E Cooper; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Military Service Date: 09 Oct 1942; Military Service Place: Langley Field, Virginia, United States; Birth Date: 1905; Birth Place: KANSAS; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Branch Alpha Orig: AC; Branch Code: Air Corps; Branch Code Orig: 20; Civil Occupation: Policemen and detectives, public service; Civil Occupation Orig: 266; Component: Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status); Component Orig: 3; Deferment Month: 00; Deferment Year: 03; Education: 4 years of high school; Education Orig: 4; Enlistment Day: 09; Enlistment Month: Oct; Enlistment Month Orig: 10; Enlistment Place: LANGLEY FIELD VIRGINIA; Enlistment Place Orig: 3368; Enlistment Year: 1942; Enlistment Year Orig: 42; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: PVT; Grade Code: Private; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 0; Military Occupation: 0000; Reel Box Card: 01221.122; Serial Number: 13071440; Source: Civil Life; Source Orig: 0.
• Marriage License: Newspapers.com
  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64892790/
  The Daily Times - 20 Apr 1944 - Page 5
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  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: Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Sheet Number: 3; Enumeration District: 1-29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #113391326 (accessed 16 October 2022)
  Raymond Cooper (44), married head of household in Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, USA. Born in Kansas.
• Death: "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
  citing Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  FamilySearch Record: QVRH-CLRQ (accessed 16 October 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9PY-BJ9C Image number 00376
  Raymond Elmer Cooper death 18 Sep 1979 (born 8 Feb 1905), son of Walter Cooper & Maude Fink, husband of Marguerite West Cooper, in Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, United States.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #166400544 (accessed 16 October 2022)
  Memorial page for Raymond Elmer Cooper (8 Feb 1905-18 Sep 1979), citing Parksley Cemetery, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Corey & Douglas Marshall-Steele (contributor 47477063).
• Obituary: Newspapes.com
  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111446882/
  The Daily Times - 20 Sep 1979 - Page 39