Marcellus Eugene Cooper

1873 - 1967  (94 years)

• Name	Marcellus Eugene Cooper  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	15 Jun 1873	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Sep 1967	Midland, Midland County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Burial	Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Notes	On Jim Cooper's "Trails to Texas" blog http://www.trailstotexas.com/ Shown as Marcellus Eugene Cooper (1873-1967). Married Ada Eudora McElroy (1877-1905). They had 5 sons. After her death, married her identical twin sister, Ida Victoria McElroy (1877-1952). They had 3 daughters and 1 son. A post to Rootsweb by Jim Cooper about the makeup of this family can also be found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MCELROY/2000-12/0978230334 When he registered for the draft during the First World War, he was a resident of Pineland, and listed his occupation as farner. He was of medium heighth and build, with blue eyes and dark hair. He was a Mason. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3SP-KHM name: Marcelus Eugene Cooper event: Death event date: 13 Sep 1967 event place: Midland, Midland, Texas, United States occupation farmer gender: Male marital status: Widowed birth date: 15 Jun 1873 birthplace: Sabine, Texas father's name: James A Cooper mother's name: Amelia Jax cemetery Jacks Cemetery Pineland Texas Informant S. O. Cooper, son certificate number: 60502 film number: 2138740 digital folder number: 005145121 image number: 02315 Collection: Marcelus Eugene Cooper, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976" (Research): Census Listings: 1900 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 3, District 70 Sheet 10B 176-177 Cooper, Eugene Head M W Jun 1873 27 m3 Tx Miss La Farmer Cooper, Ada Wf W F Feb 1877 23 m 3 2/1 Tx Mo La Cooper, Icy Dau (sic) W F (sic) Oct 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx 1910 Census Texas, Sabine, Precinct 3 Enumerated 16 May 1910 SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 17B 367-372 Cooper, Eugene Head M W 35 m2 1 Tx Miss Tx Proprietor Lumber Mill Cooper, Ida Wf F W 33 m1 1 1/0 Tx Mo La Cooper, Icy Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Oscar Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Armon Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx Cooper, Everette Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx 1920 Census not located 1930 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 2 Enumerated 16 Apr 1930 ED 202-4 SD 19 Sheet 4A 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 F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I41741	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 May 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)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1867	Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3, 7, 8, 9]
  	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 1	Ada Eudora McElroy,   b. 19 Feb 1877, Sabine County, Texas d. 16 Sep 1905, Sabine County, Texas (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1896	Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3, 5]
  Children	1. Vernon Edgar Cooper,   b. 20 Sep 1897, Sabine County, Texas d. 22 Mar 1898, Sabine County, Texas (Age 0 years)   2. Icy Grady Cooper,   b. 17 Oct 1898, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 7 Oct 1918, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 19 years)   3. Samuel Oscar Cooper,   b. 28 Jul 1900, Sabine County, Texas d. 3 May 1972, Midland, Midland County, Texas (Age 71 years)   4. Armon Scott Cooper,   b. 29 Mar 1902, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Jul 1966, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas (Age 64 years)   5. Everette James Cooper,   b. 14 Apr 1904, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 2 Mar 1963, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F12565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Ida Victoria McElroy,   b. 19 Feb 1877, Texas d. 16 Jan 1952, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1909	Texas   [10]
  Children	1. Hilda Etheline Cooper,   b. 10 Jun 1909, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Apr 1910, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 0 years)   2. Aselee Cooper,   b. 14 Jun 1909, Sabine County, Texas d. 13 Apr 1910, Sabine County, Texas (Age 0 years)   3. Amelia Adeline "Dollie" Cooper,   b. 19 Jan 1911, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 4 Aug 2004, Brownwood, Brown County, Texas (Age 93 years)   4. Opal Leona Cooper,   b. 8 Jul 1913, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 9 May 1914, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 0 years)   5. Lonnie Maurice Cooper,   b. 30 Jun 1917, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 25 Dec 2010, Odessa, Ector County, Texas (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F12564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Jun 1873 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 3 Aug 1896 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - Abt 1909 - Texas Death - 13 Sep 1967 - Midland, Midland County, Texas Burial - - 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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