Thomas Clay Cooper, Sr.: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Thomas Clay Cooper, Sr. was born on 12 Feb 1902 in Cherokee Co, Texas (son of John H.^ Cooper, (son of who?) and Maude Lee Hamilton, (half-sis to Francies)); died on 26 Jul 1976 in Tyler, Smith Co, Texas; was buried in Bradford Cem, Troup, Smith Co, Texas.

Thomas married Vera Quilly Kinchen about 1925. Vera (daughter of James Albert Kinchen and Maggie Lou Ford) was born on 24 Jan 1907 in Arkansas; died on 10 Jun 1987 in Smith Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Thomas Clay "Tom" Cooper, Jr. was born on 28 Jan 1926 in Oklahoma; died on 14 Dec 1950 in Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas.
Opal Edna Cooper was born on 25 Jan 1932 in Cherokee Co, Texas; died on 24 Sep 1998 in Whitehouse, Smith Co, Texas.

Generation: 2

John H.^ Cooper, (son of who?) was born in Oct 1844 in Louisiana; died before 1918 in of, Cherokee Co, or Palo Pinto Co, Texas.

John married Maude Lee Hamilton, (half-sis to Francies) in 1896. Maude was born in Mar 1875 in Texas; died after 1920 in of, Burke, Little River Co, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maude Lee Hamilton, (half-sis to Francies) was born in Mar 1875 in Texas; died after 1920 in of, Burke, Little River Co, Arkansas.

Children:

Eveline T. Cooper was born in Aug 1892 in Cherokee Co, Texas; died after 1900 in of, Cherokee Co, Texas.
Mineola Cooper was born in Dec 1894 in Cherokee Co, Texas; died after 1900 in of, Cherokee Co, Texas.
Henry Adams Cooper was born on 25 Oct 1898 in Cherokee Co, Texas; died on 15 Jul 1983 in Abilene, Taylor Co, Texas; was buried in Abilene Municipal Cem, Abilene, Taylor Co, Texas.
1. Thomas Clay Cooper, Sr. was born on 12 Feb 1902 in Cherokee Co, Texas; died on 26 Jul 1976 in Tyler, Smith Co, Texas; was buried in Bradford Cem, Troup, Smith Co, Texas.
Rittie G. Ruth Cooper was born on 1 Feb 1905 in Texas; died on 26 Jun 1949 in McCurtain Co, Oklahoma; was buried in Cooper Cem, Little River Co, Arkansas.
Mike Cagie Cooper was born on 9 May 1908 in Texas; died on 12 Feb 1982 in Troup, Smith Co, Texas; was buried in Old Union Cem, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
Dovie Cooper was born in 1913 in Texas; died after 1935 in of, Burke, Little River Co, Arkansas.
Viola Cooper (?), (sister) died after 1982.