Charles Austin Cooper (abt. 1882 - 1963)

Born about 19 Jan 1882 in Ozark, Arkansas, United States [uncertain]

Died 7 Jan 1963 at about age 80 in Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States

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Biography

Charles was born in 1882. He passed away in 1963.^[1]

Honey Grove (Spl) - Charlie Austin Cooper, 80, Route 2, Honey Grove, died at Page rest home here Monday night, Jan. 7, 1963. He had been in declinging health several months.

Funeral services will be held at the Baptist Church at Dial at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon with the Rev. Larry Baker officiating. Interment will be in the Windom Cemetery with Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home directing.

Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Lucy Fortenberry Cooper of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Mildred Bridges of Dodd City, Mrs. Mary Reece of Dallas, Mrs. Minnie Hargrove of Barstow, Calif. and Mrs. Betty Charles of Paris; three sons, Raymond Cooper of Corsicana and Allen and Joe Cooper of Dallas; a stepson, Odell Fortenberry of Honey Grove; a brother, Warren Cooper of Honey Grove; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Born Jan. 20, 1882, in Ozark, Ark., Mr. Cooper was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Cooper. He married Miss Belle Fox and she died in 1921. He married Mrs. Lucy Campbell Fortenberry later.

Mr. Cooper was a member of the Baptist Church at Dial and a past member of the Windom and Dodd City IOOF lodge. He was a retired farmer. ^[2]

• Fact: Nickname Charlie
• Fact: Residence (1900) Justice Precinct 8, Fannin, Texas, United States^[3]
• Fact: Marriage (25 Nov 1906) Lorena Bell Fox Fannin, Texas, United States^[4]
• Fact: Residence (1910) Justice Precinct 8, Fannin, Texas, United States^[5]
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1917-1918) Collin, Texas, United States^[6]
• Fact: Residence (1920) Windom, Fannin, Texas, United States^[7]
• Fact: Residence (1930) Precinct 8, Fannin, Texas, United States^[8]
• Fact: Residence (1940) Justice Precinct 8, Fannin, Texas, United States^[9]
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1942) Honey Grove, Lamar, Texas, United States^[10]
• Fact: Burial (1963) Windom, Fannin, Texas, United States of America^[2]
• Fact: Residence Honey Grove, Lamar, Texas
• Fact: Citizenship United States

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch [1] : 5 January 2015, Charlie Austin Cooper, 07 Jan 1963; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 2277, Fannin, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79754925/charles-austin-cooper: accessed 15 January 2024), memorial page for Charles Austin “Charlie” Cooper (19 Jan 1882–7 Jan 1963), Find A Grave: Memorial #79754925, citing Windom Cemetery, Windom, Fannin County, Texas, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch [2] : Wed Oct 04 23:50:06 UTC 2023, Entry for Sam I Cooper and Ellen Cooper, 1900
4. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977", , FamilySearch [3] : Thu Nov 30 11:12:33 UTC 2023, Entry for C A Cooper and Cooper, 25 Nov 1906.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch [4] : Tue Oct 03 04:37:46 UTC 2023, Entry for Charley A Cooper and Belle Cooper, 1910.
6. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch [5] : 29 December 2021, Charlie Austin Cooper, 1917-1918.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch [6] : Thu Dec 07 20:16:02 UTC 2023, Entry for Charly A Cooper and Lorena B Cooper, 1920.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch [7] : Fri Oct 06 06:12:50 UTC 2023, Entry for Charles A Cosper and Lula Cosper, 1930.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch [8] : Tue Nov 28 17:37:28 UTC 2023, Entry for Charles A Cooper and Lula Cooper, 1940.
10. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", , FamilySearch [9] : Tue Oct 10 09:35:33 UTC 2023, Entry for Charlie Austin Cooper, 1942.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 November 2023, 08:42), entry for Charles Austin Cooper (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K418-P6D ); contributed by various users.