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Family: William Gill Cooper / Dempsey Donaho (F12540)

m. Abt 1808


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  • Male
    William Gill Cooper

    Birth  25 Mar 1777  South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  24 Jan 1849  Rankin County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Cooper-Smith Cemetery, Florence, Rankin County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  Abt 1808  [1, 2]   
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    Mother   

    Female
    Dempsey Donaho

    Birth  5 Aug 1788  South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1 Oct 1843  Rankin County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Cooper-Smith Cemetery, Florence, Rankin County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Male
    Jonathan Henry "J. H." Cooper

    Birth  22 Aug 1818  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  17 Feb 1897  Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Obediance "Obediah" ??? | F2951 
    Marriage     

    Male
    Daniel Matthew Cooper, M. D.

    Birth  Abt 1827  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Yes, date unknown   
    Burial     
    Spouse  Gracie Berintha Harper | F1879 
    Marriage  Abt 1863   

  • Notes  Married:
    • Source Citation: Source number: 1232.162; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; .
      Source Information:
      Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
      Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.

      FindAGrave shows them as the parents of 15 children in total. Only the two sons that migrated to Sabine County, Texas are included in this database.

      1. LEWIS A. COOPER b: 29 MAR 1809 in NATCHEZ, ADAMS CO, MS

      2. JOHN OLIVER COOPER b: 11 DEC 1810 in NATCHEZ, ADAMS CO, MS d: 28 JUN 1850 in RANKIN CO, MS

      3. GEORGE WASHINGTON COOPER b: 30 JUN 1812 in NATCHEZ, ADAMS CO, MS

      4. POLLY ANN COOPER b: 6 JAN 1814 in HINDS CO, MS

      5. Judge HAMILTON COOPER b: 15 FEB 1815 in HINDS CO, MS d: 1 JUL 1894 in NEWTON CO, MS

      6. JANE MELVILLE COOPER b: 1 JAN 1817 in HINDS CO, MS

      7. JONATHAN HENRY COOPER b: 22 AUG 1818 in HINDS CO, MS

      8. SARAH COOPER b: 19 JAN 1820 in HINDS CO, MS

      9. ROBERT ANSEL COOPER b: 15 AUG 1821 in HINDS CO, MS

      10. LUCINDA COOPER b: 1 AUG 1824 in HINDS CO, MS

      11. ELIZABETH "ELIZA" COOPER b: 10 OCT 1825 in HINDS CO, MS

      12. WILLIAM GILL COOPER, JR. b: 14 SEP 1827 in HINDS CO, MS d: 29 FEB, 1912 in TEXAS, buried COTTONWOOD CEMETERY, DALLAS, DALLAS CO, TX.

      His tombstone is inscribed:
      "A Soldier of the
      Mexican War 1846
      A Hero of Buena Vista
      under Colonel Jefferson Davis
      In Co. G, First Miss. Volunteers"

      "A Soldier of the Confederate States
      of America 1861 in Co., G, Thirty-
      nineth Miss. Volunteers
      Take thy sleep, thy warfare's o'er!"

      13. NANCY COOPER b: 30 APR 1829 in HINDS CO, MS

      14. DANIEL MATTHEW COOPER b: 30 OCT 1830 in HINDS CO, MS

      15. JAMES SIMPSON COOPER b: 26 NOV 1832 in HINDS CO, MS

  • Sources 
    1. [S1283] Ancestry.com - U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 28556003 (Reliability: 3).