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Halley Lewis "Red" Cooper

Male 1921 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Halley Lewis "Red" Cooper  [1, 2
    Nickname Red 
    Birth 8 Dec 1921  Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    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."
    Person ID I41907  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 May 2014 

    Father Louis Warren Cooper,   b. 11 Jul 1873, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1956, Manor, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Margaret "Maggie" Emeline Greenwell,   b. 18 Sep 1881, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1926, Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1900 
    Family ID F12560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Evelyn Lois Bird,   b. 23 Apr 1921, Temple, Bell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 2002, Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1941 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Tammy Bird Cooper,   b. 5 Jan 1943, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 2012, Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     3. Living
    Family ID F13187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2014 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 2 Enumerated 16 Apr 1930 ED 202-4 SD 19 Sheets 4A and 4B Stamped 43 66-77 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1723] Cooper, James Lewis--Family researcher (jimcooper@austin.rr.com).