James Franklin Cooper (1914 - 2006)

Born 12 Jan 1914 in Calhoun, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Eunice (Saffle) Cooper — married 12 May 1939 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States

Husband of Frances Marie (Forstrom) Cooper — married 1988 in Colorado, United States

Died 29 Jan 2006 at age 92 in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1914. He was the son of Frank Cooper and Eula Connolly. He passed away in 2006.

Sources

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Whitney, Hill, Texas; Roll: T625_1818; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 49
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #62867393 (accessed 7 July 2022)
  Jimmy T Cooper (5), single son, in household of Frank J Cooper (50) in Whitney, Hill, Texas. Born in Texas.
• Marriage: "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  McLennan County Clerk's Office; Waco, Texas; McLennan County Marriages, 1850-1965
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9168 #42060261 (accessed 7 July 2022)
  James Frank Cooper marriage to Mary Eunice Saffle on 12 May 1939 in McLennan, Texas, USA.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04099; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 155-2
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #154950173 (accessed 7 July 2022)
  James Cooper (25), married, Salesman, head of household in Waco, McLennan, Texas. Born in Texas.
• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 312
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #20548710 (accessed 7 July 2022)
  Age: 25; Hair Color: Brown; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Weight: 150; Name: Jimmie Frank Cooper; Birth Place: Port Lavaca, Texas, USA; Residence Place: Waco, Mclennan, Texas, USA; Complexion: Ruddy; Height: 5 11; Next of Kin: Eula Viola Cooper; Registration Place: Waco, Mclennan, Texas, USA; Gender: Male;
  Household Members Age Relationship:
  Jimmie Frank Cooper 25 Self (Head)
  Eula Viola Cooper Mother; Eye Color: Gray; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Employer: Schoenith Candy Company; Race: White; Birth Date: 12 Jan 1915.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dallas, Texas; Roll: 47; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 57-107C
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #189641298 (accessed 19 January 2024)
  Jimmy Cooper (35), married, Aircraft Mechanic, head of household in Dallas, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
  Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #183472445
  Ancestry Record 60525 #147702222 (accessed 19 January 2024)
  James Franklin Cooper burial (died on 29 Jan 2006) in Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, United States of America. Born on 12 Jan 1915.

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