Malinda Elizabeth (Sizemore) Cooper (1848 - 1938)

Born 28 Mar 1848 in Dade, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Isaac Cooper — married 28 Aug 1864 in DeKalb, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1938 at age 90 in Bridgeport, Jackson, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Melinda was born in 1848. She was the daughter of Richard Sizemore and Elizabeth Forester.

Melinda passed away about 1938. ^[1] On her death certficate it states her father Richard was born in Madison Co AL. In the time period of 1800, his supposed birth year, Madison Co AL was actually called GEORGIA. Alabama was not a state until 1819.

Notes

Malinda Elizabeth "Lindy" Sizemore was the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Forrester) Sizemore, both born in South Carolina. The couple moved to near Shellmound, Tennessee, and then to northern Dekalb County, Alabama, where they are listed in census in 1860. Richard and Elizabeth Sizemore had twelve children. Malinda was born next to last.

Malinda Sizemore married Peter Cooper (son of William and Susan Burke Cooper) on August 28, 1864, in Dekalb County, Alabama. Peter and Malinda's first babies were infant twin boys, who were stillborn or died at birth. George Allen Cooper was their next-born child, followed by Susannah, Nancy Jane, Andrew Jackson, James Clayton "Jim," Gaines Newton "Newt," Mary, Isaac, Sarah Elizabeth, John Franklin, Richard L., and Lou Della Cooper. By 1900, the couple was living in a cabin in Long Island, Jackson County, Alabama, where they lived for the rest of their lives.

Malinda's husband, Peter Cooper fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War, having a leg shot off in battle. He survived and wore a wooden leg for the rest of his life. Malinda died in 1938 at Bridgeport, Alabama, and is buried at Moore's Chapel, Long Island, Alabama. On this grave, someone has placed a metal sign that says, "Mylinda Cooper."

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial #157683309

"Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDTY-4CK : accessed 13 March 2015), Malindy Cooper, 18 Sep 1938; citing reference cn 20228, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,569.

Malindy Cooper

Alabama Deaths

Name: Malindy Cooper

Event Date: 18 Sep 1938

Event Place: Bridgeport, Jackson Co., Alabama

Gender: Female

Age (Original): 90y, 4m

Birth Year (Estimated): 1848

Spouse's Name: Peter Cooper

Father's Name: Richard Sythmore

Mother's Name: Bettie Ann Foster

GS Film number: 1908569 , Reference ID: cn 20228

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"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHDG-MPC : accessed 13 March 2015), Malinda E Sizemore in household of Richard Sizemore, Northern Division, DeKalb, Alabama, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 30, household ID 184, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,009.

Malinda E Sizemore

United States Census, 1860

Name: Malinda E Sizemore

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1860

Event Place: Northern Division, DeKalb, Alabama, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 12

Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1848

Birthplace: Ga

Page: 30

Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Affiliate Publication Number: M653

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Richard Sizemore M 57 S C

Elizabeth Sizemore F 55 S C

Malinda E Sizemore F 12 Ga

Household ID: 184 , GS Film Number: 803009 , Digital Folder Number: 004211182 , Image Number: 00034

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District: 51 , Sheet Number and Letter: 8A , Household ID: 63 , Line Number: 17 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T625 , GS Film number: 1820019 , Digital Folder Number: 004292990 , Image Number: 00527

Malinda Cooper

United States Census, 1920

Name: Malinda Cooper

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1920

Event Place: Long Island, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 71

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: White

Race (Original): White

Can Read: Yes

Can Write: Yes

Relationship to Head of Household: Mother

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Mother

Birth Year (Estimated): 1849

Birthplace: Alabama

Father's Birthplace: Alabama

Mother's Birthplace: Alabama

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

John Cooper Head M 26 Alabama

Francais Cooper Wife F 31 Alabama

James Cooper Son M 13 Alabama

Kate Cooper Daughter F 11 Alabama

Myrtle Cooper Daughter F 8 Alabama

Samuel Cooper Son M 5 Alabama

Oliver Cooper Son M 1 Alabama

Malinda Cooper Mother F 71 Alabama

District: 0036 , Sheet Number and Letter: 8A , Household ID: 139 , Line Number: 23 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T626 , Affiliate Film Number: 21 , GS Film number: 2339756 , Digital Folder Number: 004532021 , Image Number: 00111

Malinda Cooper

United States Census, 1930

Name

Malinda Cooper

Event Type

Census

Event Year

1930

Event Place

Gross Spring, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Gender

Female

Age

81

Marital Status

Widowed

Race

White

Race (Original)

White

Relationship to Head of Household

Mother

Relationship to Head of Household (Original)

Mother

Birth Year (Estimated)

1849

Birthplace

Alabama

Father's Birthplace

Alabama

Mother's Birthplace

Alabama

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

John Cooper Head M 46 Alabama

Julina Cooper Wife F 42 Alabama

Samuel Cooper Son M 15 Alabama

Ollie Cooper Daughter F 10 Alabama

Jack Cooper Son M 8 Alabama

Dorthy Cooper Daughter F 5 Alabama

Millie S Cooper Daughter F 2 Alabama

Lee Cooper Nephew M 20 Alabama

Malinda Cooper Mother F 81 Alabama

Acknowledgments

First-hand information as remembered by Linda Mcallister, Sunday, February 8, 2015.