George Cooper (abt. 1856 - abt. 1915)

Born about 6 Mar 1856 in Titus County, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died about 4 Nov 1915 at about age 59 in Brenham, Washington County, Texas, United States

Biography

George Cooper is a part of US Black heritage.

George Cooper was one of two sons born to John Cooper and Josephine West. He grew up in Texas. In 1874 he married Rachael Jackson. Eight children were born to this union. George and Rachael raised their eight children on their peanut farm in Lee County. All the children helped to work the peanut farm. The peanut brittle and peanuts were sold in all the surrounding communities. George was preceded in death by his father John Cooper, his brother Moses, and exactly one year after the death of his beloved, Rachael. After the death of his father his mother, Josephine moved to Lousiana to be near her parents. He leaves to mourn his passing, his mother, Josephine West who died one month after his death; his children, Posey, Precilla, Moses, Genora, Phably Sara, Arliene, Rebecca, and May; and his neices, nephews, grandchildren, and many friends.^[1]

George died on 4 November 1915 and was buried in Copperas Cemetery, Lincoln, Lee County, Texas, United States.^[2]

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Research Notes

There is a George F Cooper (1856-1915) and Rachel (Fillmore) Cooper (1856-1919) family about the same ages and same children names and ages in Anderson/ Bevar, Texas that are getting mixed up with this family.

This couple’s daughter Rebecca attached to wrong family.

Sources

1. ↑ copied bio from FindAGrave as two families are getting mixed together at other sites, see Research Notes. Hopefully this bio will help that these families are not confused here at WikiTree.
2. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #37102038
   Ancestry Record 60525 #20936742 (accessed 14 April 2024)
   George F Cooper burial (died on 4 Nov 1915) in Copperas Cemetery, Lincoln, Lee County, Texas, United States of America. Born on 6 Mar 1856.

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• First-hand information as remembered by General Smith-Shelby, Friday, January 23, 2015.