Born
in
Tennessee, USA
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Descendants
Died
at about age 40
in
Wright County, Missouri, USA
Problems/Questions
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Biography
BIRTH
- Eli Cooper (son of Benjamin Cooper and Nancy Jennings)
- Find A Grave Memorial# 19149464
- Eli Cooper
- Birth: 1827
- Death: Mar. 18, 1867
- Inscription:Pvt. Co. G. 8 Mo. Cav. Vols
- (headstone pictured with info at listed above)
- Burial: Spillman Cemetery, Wright County, Missouri, USA
- Created by: bill
- Record added: Apr 30, 2007
- Unsourced middle name: Washington
MARRIAGE
- Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
- Name: Elinda Adcock
- Spouse: Eli Cooper
- Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1846
- Marriage County: White
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=fletaaday&id=I882
- Elinda Cooper's pension records, 1888, state that her maiden name was Adcock,
- and she was married to Ely Cooper 28 December, 1846 at Sparta, White County, TN
- Marriage performed by Robert Ritchie, a Minister of the Gospel.
- Her post office address in 1888 was Cassville, Barry County, Missouri.
- She signed with her mark.
CENSUS / TIMELINE
- 1850 Census: District 6, White, Tennessee, family#742
- Eli Coopey ............ 24 ... TN … farmer
- Hillinda Coopey ... 25 ... TN … cannot read/write
- James Coopey ........ 3 ... TN
- John S Coopey ....... 1 ... TN
- Living close to family#747: Eli's parents: Benjamin Cooper, age 65 VA, Nancy age 55
- 1852: living in Tennessee, per birth of son Benjamin
- 1853: living in Missouri, per birth of son Cornelius
- 1860 Census: Hartville, Wright, Missouri, family#590
- Eli Cooper .............. 35 ... TN … farmer … personal $250
- Ellinda Cooper ...... 36 ... TN … cannot read/write
- John S Cooper ....... 11 ... TN … attends school
- Benjamin Cooper ... 8 ... TN … attends school
- Cornelius Cooper ... 7 ... MO
- Geo W Cooper ........ 4 ... MO
- Mary L Cooper ........ 3 ... MO
- Rebecca Cooper ..... 2 ... MO
- 1862: living in Arkansas, per birth of Jane (ref 1870 census)
- Somewhat confirmed by Eli’s widowed mother living in Arkansas
- 1867: death of Eli Cooper
- 1870: widowed wife and children living in Oak Grove, Oregon, Missouri
Sources
- Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002
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