Louis Warren Cooper

Notes:

On Jim Cooper's "Trails to Texas" blog http://www.trailstotexas.com/

Shown as Lewis Warren Cooper (1875-1956). Married Margaret Emiline "Maggie" Greenwell (1881-1926). They had 4 daughters and 4 sons.

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name: Louis Warren Cooper
death date: 15 Jul 1956
death place: Manor, Travis, Texas
residence Foster Rest Home 1012 Karen Austin Texas
gender: Male
race: w
death age: 83 years 4 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 11 Jul 1873
birthplace: , Sabine, Tx
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
father's name: J.A. Cooper
father's birthplace: La
mother's name: Jacks
mother's birthplace: , Sabine, Tx
occupation: Farmer
place of residence: Austin, Travis, TX
cemetery:
burial place: Ballinger, Tx
burial date: 17 Jul 1956
informant Mrs. Hallie Currier
additional relatives:
film number: 2114768
digital film number: 4165140
image number: 1913
reference number: 39362
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Louis Warren Cooper, 1956

Jim Cooper emailed, in January 2014, "Note that Lewis' name is spelled both ways in various documents. Both my cousin and I were named after him, but his name was spelled Louis and mine Lewis. "


(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 and Alpha and children
327-332
Cooper, James A and Amelia and sons
329-334
Cooper, Louis W head M W 37 m1 10 Tx Miss La Laborer Lumber Mill
Cooper, Maggie Wf F W 27 m1 10 4/4 Tx Maryland Tx
Cooper, Herbert Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Hessie Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Herman Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Helene Dtr F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Davenport, Ed Boarder W M 38 S La La LaBookkeeper Lumber Mill
Greenwell, Charley Bro-in-law M W 20 S Tx Md Tx Laborer Lumber Mill
Stribling, Ben Boarder M W 30 S Tx US TxLaborer Lumber Mill
White, Clarence Boarder M W 30 M Tx Tx Tx Laborer Lumber Mill
Moore, Bob Boarder m W 20 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Lumber Mill

1920
not located

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
Enumerated 16 Apr 1930
ED 202-4 SD 19 Sheets 4A and 4B Stamped 43
66-75
Cooper, Amelia Head F W 83 Wd la La Miss
---76
Cooper, Eugene M Son M W 56 m 28 Tx Miss La Farmer
Cooper, Lela v Wf F W 53 m 21 Tx Mo Tx
---77
Cooper, Louis W Head M W 54 m 24 Tx Miss La Farmer
Cooper, Huelan Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Hollie L Dtr (SIC) F (SIC) W 8 S Tx Tx Tx

Louis married Margaret "Maggie" Emeline Greenwell about 1900. Margaret was born on 18 Sep 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Jul 1926 in Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His death certificate indicated he suffered a stab wound to his abdomen one day prior to his death. This occured at his cafe.

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name: Herman Idros Cooper
event: Death
event date: 10 Jan 1944
event place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Occupation Restaurant Owner
Residence 410 West Tenth Street Fort Worth Tx
gender: Male
marital status: Married
birth date: 24 Sep 1905
birthplace: Jasper, Texas
father's name: L W Cooper
mother's name: Maggie Greenwall
Informant Mrs. Ruby Lilliam Cooper 410 W. Tenth Street Fort Worth
certificate number: 5472
film number: 2137702
digital folder number: 005144817
image number: 01010
Collection: Herman Idros Cooper, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"

Helene married Roy Thomas Bledsoe about 1926. Roy was born about 1903 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jim Cooper emailed, in January 2014, that "She wanted to be a movie star and changed her name to Jean. She married a Thomas C Hewett and is shown on the 1930 census in Santa Anna as Jean Hewett. Shortly after the 1930 census she left for California, and after one letter, has not been heard from since."

Notes:

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name: Huelan Amberson Cooper
event: Birth
event date: 15 May 1916
event place: Goldsboro, Coleman, Texas, United States
gender: Male
father: Louis Warren Cooper
mother: Margrat Adiline Greenwell
certificate number: 18512
digital folder number: 004478151
image number: 00342
Collection: Huelan Amberson Cooper, "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"

Military Marker PFC US Army World War II

Notes:

She was living with another sister at the time of the 1930 census. She married a CURRIER, and is listed on Hollye Currier on both the SSDI and Texas Death Index.

Notes:

At the time of the 1940 census, he was a resident of Austin, Travis County, Texas, and a lodger in the home of Troy and Dolly Willingford. He was listed as Hallie Cooper, Male, White, age 20, Single, born in Texas, and working as a truck driver for Bell Factory Ice Cream. Jim Cooper writes that his nickname was "Red," and that he " drove for Kerrville Bus Lines for 43 years, working as a consultant for Greyhound upon his retirement. During World War II he served with the Navy in the South Pacific. As a Boy Scout leader, he was awarded the Scouter's Key and was inducted into the Order of the Arrow. He served as a Girl Scout leader as well. As a member of the Travis County Sheriff's Posse he performed with the mounted drill team and was a charter member of the Travis County Emergency Unit. Pioneer Farm honored him for his many volunteer hours there. He is first seen on the 1930 census listed erroneously as Hollie, the 8 year old daughter of Lewis Cooper."

Halley married Evelyn Lois Bird before 1941. Evelyn was born on 23 Apr 1921 in Temple, Bell County, Texas; died on 16 Nov 2002 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; was buried in Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The obituary of her sister, Bobbie June, referenced her as "...sister Billie Jean Bledsoe Sanders Benoit..."

Notes:

Bobbie June MacLean, 86, died early Tuesday, October 13, 2015 in Georgetown, Texas. She was born in Santa Anna, in Coleman County, Texas, the second of the "BJB" sisters: five daughters with those initials born to Roy Thomas Bledsoe and Helene Willie Cooper Bledsoe.

Bobbie's parents preceded her in death, along with her husbands Kenneth Clay Martin and Alexander Duncan MacLean, and sisters Billie Jean Bledsoe Sanders Benoit, Betty Joy Bledsoe Thurmond, and Barbara Jo Bledsoe Forster, and her half-siblings Marjorie Allene Bledsoe Smith, Roy Calhoun Bledsoe and Beulah Jaqueline Bledsoe Howard.

Bobbie is survived by her children, Michael Clay Martin, Debra Jane Cain and husband Michael, and Gaye Suzette Miller and husband Larry. She is also survived by her lone remaining sister, Bonita Jane Kendrick, her uncle, Halley L "Red" Cooper, as well as many grandchildren, great grandchildren, cousins and other relatives and friends.

(Courtesy of James L. Cooper)

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Tammy married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]