John Atkinson Cooper 1836–1914

Catalog ID p.919 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/919/

John Atkinson Cooper was born in Dec 1836 in Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, the son of William Cooper. He married twice: Sarah Warren (1872) and Lelia Frances Maynard (1880). He died on 30 Jul 1914 in Friars Point, Coahoma Co., MISSISSIPPI. Six children are recorded.

Facts

Event	Date	Place / detail	Certainty	Sources
birth	Dec 1836	Lexington, Fayette Co., KY	certain	G.295
residence	1 Jul 1860	District No. 2, Fayette Co., Kentucky (P.O. Lexington)	certain	D.459
residence	18 Apr 1910	Friars Point town, Beat 2, Coahoma Co., Mississippi	certain	D.457
occupation	18 Apr 1910	Physician, general practice	certain	D.457
death	30 Jul 1914	Friars Point, Coahoma Co., MISSISSIPPI	certain	G.295

Family

Parents

Father William Cooper 1810–1875

Spouses

Sarah (Warren) Cooper 1844–1876
married 10 Jan 1872, Coahoma Co., Mississippi
C.81
Lelia Frances (Maynard) Cooper 1857–1949
married 29 Jan 1880, Coahoma Co., Mississippi
C.82

Siblings

Children

Annie (Cooper) Sanders 1872–1961
Sallie Warren Cooper 1876–1877
Ethel Maynard (Cooper) Martin 1881–1966
John Atchinson Cooper Jr 1883–1960
Lelia Cooper 1888
Nettie Laughter (Cooper) Johnston 1891–1966

Family tree

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In the documents

Every published document that names John Atkinson Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.

Date	Document	Role	What it records
1 Jul 1860	D.459 federal census 1860 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 (Free Inhabitants) - District No. 2, Fayette County, Kentucky; page 49; enumerated 1 July 1860.	child as "Jhn A"	residence: 1 Jul 1860, District No. 2, Fayette Co., Kentucky (P.O. Lexington)
1876	G.296 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 15925089 - Sallie W. Cooper, Maynard Cemetery, Friars Point, Coahoma County, Mississippi	spouse as "Dr John A. Cooper"
28 Jan 1880	C.82 Marriage Bonds / Records Marriage bond, licence and celebrant's return of Dr J. A. Cooper and Miss Lelia F. Maynard, Coahoma Co., Mississippi — bond and licence 28 January 1880, ceremon…	groom as "Cooper, J. A. / Dr J A Cooper"	residence: 1880, Coahoma Co., Mississippi occupation: Dr
9 Jun 1900	D.456 federal census 1900 U.S. Census — Beat 2 (Friars Point), Coahoma Co., Mississippi — Dr John A. Cooper [p.919] household (2nd wife Lelia + 4 children incl. son John A. Jr [p.15…	head as "Cooper, John A."
18 Apr 1910	D.457 federal census 1910 US Federal Census, Population - Friars Point town, Beat 2, Coahoma County, Mississippi; S.D. 3, E.D. 25, sheet 3B; enumerated 18 April 1910.	head as "Cooper, John W"	residence: 18 Apr 1910, Friars Point town, Beat 2, Coahoma Co., Mississippi occupation: 18 Apr 1910, Physician, general practice
19 Apr 1913	A.109 will and probate file Estate of John A. Cooper of Friars Point, Coahoma Co., Mississippi — Chancery Court Estate No. 1855: a holographic will of 19 April 1913, proved 6 August 1914, …	testator as "John A. Cooper"	residence: Friars Point, Coahoma Co., Mississippi death: between 27 Jul 1914 and 30 Jul 1914
1914	G.295 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 15925093 - Dr John A. Cooper, Maynard Cemetery, Friars Point, Coahoma County, Mississippi	deceased as "Dr John A. Cooper"	birth: Dec 1836, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky death: 30 Jul 1914, Friars Point, Coahoma County, Mississippi burial: Maynard Cemetery, Friars Point, Coahoma County, Mississippi
1914	G.310 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 148701386 - Dr John Atchinson Cooper, Oakridge Cemetery, Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi	deceased as "Dr John Atchinson Cooper"	birth: Dec 1836, Kentucky death: 1914, Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi burial: Oakridge Cemetery, Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi

3 further documents not published (they may name living people).

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Burial not yet found.

Documents

L.4 Hand-drawn Family Tree: Descendants of Daniel Cooper and Grace Runyon (1695–1895)
G.295 Find a Grave memorial 15925093 - Dr John A. Cooper, Maynard Cemetery, Friars Point, Coahoma County, Mississippi
G.310 Find a Grave memorial 148701386 - Dr John Atchinson Cooper, Oakridge Cemetery, Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi
A.109 Estate of John A. Cooper of Friars Point, Coahoma Co., Mississippi — Chancery Court Estate No. 1855: a holographic will of 19 April 1913, proved 6 August 1914, naming all five children.
D.456 1900 U.S. Census — Beat 2 (Friars Point), Coahoma Co., Mississippi — Dr John A. Cooper [p.919] household (2nd wife Lelia + 4 children incl. son John A. Jr [p.1586])
D.457 1910 US Federal Census, Population - Friars Point town, Beat 2, Coahoma County, Mississippi; S.D. 3, E.D. 25, sheet 3B; enumerated 18 April 1910.
D.458 1920 U.S. Census — Clarksdale, Coahoma Co., Mississippi — John Atchinson Cooper Jr [p.1586] (bank cashier) household: wife Inez + son John Atchison Cooper II [p.1587] + dau. Lucy Lee
D.487 1880 US Federal Census, Friars Point, Coahoma Co., MS - the Dr J. A. Cooper household (physician 40, wife L. M. 23, daughter A. W. 7).
D.486 1940 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Clarksdale City, Coahoma County, Mississippi; S.D. 8, E.D. 14-17, sheet 1B; enumerated 1 April 1940.
J.196 The Vicksburg Post (Vicksburg, MS), Thu 23 Jan 1902, p.4 — 'Martin===Cooper' marriage notice: Dr. B. B. Martin × Miss Ethel Maynard Cooper (daughter of Dr. & Mrs. John Atchison Cooper of Friars Point MS), m. 22 Jan 1902 at the ME church, home of the bride. Confirms Ethel [p.1163] as Dr John A. Cooper's [p.919] daughter + the father ALIVE Jan 1902 (refutes the erroneous FaG 'd.1900').
G.296 Find a Grave memorial 15925089 - Sallie W. Cooper, Maynard Cemetery, Friars Point, Coahoma County, Mississippi
D.459 1860 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 (Free Inhabitants) - District No. 2, Fayette County, Kentucky; page 49; enumerated 1 July 1860.