James Scott Cooper

1883 - 1963  (80 years)

• Name	James Scott Cooper  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	12 Jan 1883	Pineland, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Apr 1963	Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas   [1, 3, 5, 7]
  Buried	Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 5]
  Notes	On Jim Cooper's "Trails to Texas" blog http://www.trailstotexas.com/ Shown James Scott Cooper (1883-1963). Married Alpha Olivia "Alphie" Martin (1887-1970). They had 6 daughters and 7 sons. Virgie Speights also shows that they were the parents of 13. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDYQ-P88 name: James Scott Cooper death date: 11 Apr 1963 death place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas residence Pineland gender: Male race: White death age: 80 years estimated birth date: birth date: 12 Jan 1883 birthplace: Sabine County, Texas marital status: Married occupation carpenter retired construction veteran? no spouse's name: father's name: James Cooper father's birthplace: mother's name: Amilia Jacks mother's birthplace: occupation: Carpenter place of residence: Pineland, Sabine, Texas cemetery: Jacks Cemetery burial place: Pineland, Texas informant Marvin Cooper burial date: 13 Apr 1963 additional relatives: X film number: 2117272 digital film number: 4028589 image number: 1570 reference number: CN25861 Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," James Scott Cooper, 1963 (Research): Census Listings: 1910 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 3 Enumerated 29 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 17B 325-330 Cooper, J. Scott Head M W 28 m1 5 Tx Miss Tx Laborer Odd Jobs Cooper, Alpha Wf F W 23 M1 5 3/3 Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Jewel Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Joy Dtr F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Adrian Son M W 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx 327-332 Cooper, James A Head M W 66 m1 43 Miss Miss Miss farmer Cooper, Amelia Wf F W 63 m1 43 11/7 La La La Cooper, Ernest Son M W 23 S Tx Miss Laborer Lumber Mill Cooper, Emory Son M W 23 S Tx Miss La Laborer Lumber Mill 1920 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 2 Enumerated 21 and 22 Jan 1920 SD 326 ED 169 Sheet 17A Pineland and Brookeland Road 331-331 Cooper, James A Head m W 76 M Miss Tn Miss Farmer Cooper, Amelia Wf F W 72 m La La La 332-332 Cooper, D Earnest Head M W 33 M Tx Miss La Cooper, Hettie Wf F W 27 M Tx Tx Tx Jacks, Taylor Lodger m W 48 S Tx La Miss Farm laborer 333-333 Cooper, Scott Head M W 37 m Tx Miss La farmer Cooper, Alpha Wf F W 32 m Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Jewel Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Adrian Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Oda Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Ruby Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Elton Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Floy M Dtr F W 1 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx 1930 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 2 Enumerated 16 Apr 1930 ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 3B Highway #8 57-65 Cooper, James S Head M W 47 M 22 Tx Miss Tx Farmer General farm Cooper, Alpha O Wf F W 33 m 18 Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Jewell O Dtr F W 23 D Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Otis J Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm Cooper, Ruby L Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm Cooper, Elton O Son M W 12 s Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm Cooper, Floy M Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Macill L Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Blanche E Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Marvin D Son M W 7 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Ircil D Son F M 1 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx Honeycutt, Weldon Grdson M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx Honeycutt, Carl E Grdson M W 2 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx Honeycutt, Joyce l Grddtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I41739	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	James Amberson Cooper,   b. 12 Nov 1843, Hinds County, Mississippi ,   d. 5 Jan 1927, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Amelia Elizabeth Jacks,   b. 22 Feb 1847, Sabine Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 7 Jan 1939, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 91 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1867	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 5, 8, 9, 10]
  	Jim Cooper writes on his blog, "Trails to Texas," http://www.trailstotexas.com/ "On the 1900 census, Amelia reports that she has had 11 children, 7 of whom were alive at that time. Only the 10 children below have been identified. Apparently one child whose name is now not known died at birth or very soon thereafter. If anyone has any information about this child, please contact me at mailto: jimcooper@austin.rr.com." http://www.trailstotexas.com/2012/05/james-amberson-coopoer-and-amelia.html
  Family ID	F12533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alpha Olivia Martin,   b. 23 Apr 1887, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 21 Dec 1970, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 83 years)
  Married	29 May 1905	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 4, 11, 12]
  	Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas March 5, 1964 Excerpts of the column written by Virgie Collier Speights [Alpha had hinted to her mother that she might soon be wed]...but her mother said she'd never give consent, so Mrs. Cooper said she had no choice but to slip off...she managed a brand new white leghorn hat.....also wrangled a brand new white dotted Swiss dresss, at 12 cents a yard.....[but didn't getting new white shoes, after her sister pointed out to her 'you haven't had the black ones long, if anyone gets new shoes, it should be me.'] [On the day they eloped]...Miss Martin kited over an 8-rail high back fence, and scooted down the road by the creek...Scott came driving up in his surrey, we went to the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Mrs. and Mrs. Will Bradshaw in Brookeland, where a J.P., Will Berryman, was waiting to perform the ceremony. "We set up housekeeping nearby, but about 20 years later rumors of $18 a day lured us to West Texas to pick cotton...we just stayed for two years. Wages were high all right, but so was living."
  Children	1. Jewel Carmen Cooper,   b. 12 Dec 1906, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 10 Sep 1973, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas  (Age 66 years)   2. Joy Ada Cooper,   b. 18 Apr 1909, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 1 Jun 1910, Texas  (Age 1 years)   3. Adrian Cooper,   b. 28 Jan 1910, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Otis J. Cooper,   b. Abt 1912, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ruby Lee Cooper,   b. 7 Jan 1913, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 13 Jun 2007, Vidor, Orange County, Texas  (Age 94 years)   6. Elton O. Cooper,   b. Abt 1915, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Laverne Lucille Cooper,   b. 29 Mar 1917, Texas ,   d. 16 Jun 1918, Texas  (Age 1 years)   8. Floy Mae Cooper,   b. Abt 1918, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Macil La'v Cooper,   b. 28 Oct 1920, Texas ,   d. 13 Feb 1990, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 69 years)   10. Elmore Eugene Cooper,   b. 6 Dec 1922, Texas ,   d. 19 Dec 1922, Texas  (Age 0 years)   11. Living   12. Marvin Dwain Cooper,   b. 30 May 1927, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 19 Jul 1994, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 67 years)   13. Orville Doyle Cooper,   b. 31 Jan 1929, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2013
  Family ID	F12534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jan 1883 - Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Married - 29 May 1905 - Sabine County, Texas Died - 11 Apr 1963 - Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas Buried - - Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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