John Henry Cooper: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

John Henry Cooper was born on 23 May 1896 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Sep 1973 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas; was buried in Oak Lawn Memorial Park, Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas.

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976., shows that he was a farmer and married at the time of his death. He was listed as a farmer, the son of A. R. Cooper and Lula Fullen, and the informant was Mrs. Mary Louise Cooper, spouse.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K38R-B37
name: John H Cooper
event: Death
event date: 26 Sep 1973
event place: Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, United States
gender: Male
marital status: Married
birth date: 23 May 1896
birthplace: Milam, Texas
father's name: A R Cooper
mother's name: Lula Fullen
certificate number: 73196
film number: 2242913
digital folder number: 005145755
image number: 01117
Collection: John H Cooper, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"

(Research):Note: It is not known if the article below relates to the John Henry Cooper who is the the son of Alex COOPER and Leala (Fullen) COOPER or of Henry and Sallie COOPER. It is transcribed below simply as a starting point for doing further research.

San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, June 8, 2006
"1936 by: Harry P. Noble"

July

Sheriff H.S. Sharp and his deputy, Jim Greer, arrested John Henry Cooper and Clyde Robinson in Rebecca (southern part of San Augustine county) and charged them with assault to murder Dennis Armstrong. Dr. Ellington, who treated Armstrong, said he had a severe head injury. His skull was fractured when he was struck with a shotgun breaking the stock.