Cooper

Cooper Lineage
Wells Cooper 1784-1836, father of Abner Lee Cooper 1825-1911, father of Ransom F Cooper 1864-1919, father of Boyd Williamson Cooper 1902-1961, father of Anna Louise Cooper 1934-2003

Cooper Migration
Halifax, North Carolina > Tennessee > Christian, Kentucky > Lyon County Kentucky > Livingston County, Kentucky  

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Anna Louise Cooper, Mother
6 December 1934 - 3 June 2003
b. Livingston County, Kentucky
d. Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky

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Parents:
Boyd Williamson Cooper 1902-1961
Artey Murtle Jefferson 1899-1976

Maternal Lineage:
Sarah Jane Riley 1847-1919, mother of Nancy E Guess 1874-1934, mother of Artey Murtle Jefferson 1899-1976

Spouse: James Clifton Robertson 1921-2007
Married: TBD
Children:

1. Cheryl Dean Robertson, Living
2. Marielle Robertson, Living
3. Dianne Robertson, Living
4. Lela Gay Robertson, Living 

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Boyd Williamson Cooper, Grandfather
Sources vary as to the name Boyd Williamson or Williamson Boyd
24 November 1902 - 22 July 1961
b. Livingston County, Kentucky
d. Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky

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Parents:
Ransom F Cooper 1864-1919
Mary Catherine Doom 1873-1950

Maternal Lineage:
Mary E Smith 1830-1890, mother of Martha Ellen Sexton 1852-1900, mother of Mary Catherine Doom 1879-1950, mother of Boyd Williamson Cooper

Spouse: Artey Murtle Jefferson 1899-1976
Married: TBD
Children:

1. Mary Katherine Cooper 1927-2000
2. William Lester Cooper 1932-1999
3. Ida Lucille Cooper 1934-2013
4. Anna Louise Cooper 1934-2003

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Ransom F Cooper, Great-Grandfather
15 April 1864 - 18 March 1919 (54)
b. Lyon County, Kentucky
d. Livingston County

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Nickname: Rance

Parents:
Abner Lee Cooper 1825-1911
Sarah R West 1826-1901

Maternal Lineage:
Martha Pruitt 1803-1880, mother of Sarah R West 1826-1901, mother of Ransom F Cooper

Spouse: Mary Catherine Doom 1873-1950
Married: 1890
Children: 5

1. Frankie Cooper 1900-1927
2. Edmonia Cooper 1906-1970
3. Grace Cooper 1894-1854
4. Elva Cooper 1895-1962
5. Boyd Williamson Cooper 1902-1961

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Abner Lee Cooper, 2nd Great-Grandfather
15 Sep 1825 - 27 Feb 1911
b. Tennessee
d. Livingston County, Kentucky

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Parents:
Wells Cooper 1784-1936
Elizabeth Hogan 1792-1880

Maternal Lineage:
Elizabeth Hogan 1792-1880

Spouse: Sarah R West 1826-1901
Married: 1846
Children: 9

1. Charles M Cooper 1844-1904
2. Martha Cooper 1847-1917
3. Jesse Washington Cooper 1851-1932
4. Joseph Cooper 1853-1913
5. Mary Ann Cooper 1857-1946
6. Abner Berry Cooper 1862-1941
7. Ransom F Cooper 1864-1919
8. Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Cooper 1865-1934
9. Mahala "Lalie" Frances Cooper 1868-1938

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Wells Cooper, 3rd Great-Grandfather
1784 - 1 May 1835
b. Halifax, North Carolina
d. Christian, Kentucky

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Elizabeth Hogan 1792-1880
Married: 1 June 1813
Children: 8

1. Malinda Cooper 1815-1882
2. Fannie Cooper 1819-1880
3. Ira Cooper 1819-1860
4. Temperance Cooper 1819-1888
5. Abner Lee Cooper 1825-1911
6. Alford Cooper 1826-1881
7. Martha Cooper 1830-1858
8. Sophia E Cooper 1832-1892

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Bibliography

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 17 October 2025.

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 17 October 2025.

Miscellanea
The original date of this post: 9 October 2025
Most recently updated: 17 October 2025

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