Not sure whether this will help or not, Velda. It's the rough draft of what we have so far for the upcoming Supplement to "Genealogies of Marion Co. Families 1811-1900." C O O P E R, M a r y NEW 1 MARY ADELINE (MASSEY) COOPER b TN 1834. She is a widow in Liberty Township 1900. 1 Children of Mary A. (Massey) Cooper 2 (child) COOPER. 3 JOHN W. COOPER b AR March 1867 d MCAR 18 Nov 1903 in a mine explosion bu Water Creek Cemetery m ALLIE JOSEPHINE M. "Joe" MOODY b MO Aug 1867. In Water Creek Township 1890, Liberty Township 1900. 4 (child) COOPER. 5 (child) COOPER. 6 BERRY COOPER b AR Oct 1874 m/1 MCAR 13 Sep 1898 (not recorded) FLORA CANNON; m/2 MCAR 29 Aug 1899 CORDELIA MAY FAULKENBERRY (daughter of David James & Mary Ann [Mears] Faulkenberry) b AR Jan 1882; m/3 MCAR 20 Jan 1901 MARY M. DAVIS (daughter of Joseph & Damie [Grinder] Davis) b Jan 1885. In Water Creek Township 1890, Liberty Township 1900. (see Faulkenberry family page 141) 3 Children of John W. & Allie Josephine M. "Joe" (Moody) Cooper 7 WILLIAM T. "Willie" COOPER b MCAR Nov 1886 m MCAR 28 March 1904 LURA LAY aged 17 of Bruno. 8 SUSAN E. COOPER b MCAR Feb 1889 m MCAR 30 Aug 1904 JAMES MADISON "Mat" WILSHER (son of John A. & Martha Jane [Kyles] Wilsher) b MCAR 25 Dec 1884 d OK 21 Feb 1969. (see Wilsher family page 451) 9 TABITHA COOPER b MCAR Jan 1891. 10 EULALIA "Ula" COOPER b MCAR Nov 1893. 11 ROBERT "Bob" COOPER b MCAR Jan 1895 d MCAR 1928 bu Water Creek Cemetery m MCAR 22 Jan 1914 DELPHIA GRINDER. Consent for his underage marriage was given by his mother Allie Cooper. 12 BENJAMIN COOPER b MCAR 1898. 13 MARGARETTE COOPER b MCAR May 1900. SOURCE: Marion Co. 1900 census; "Marion Co. Marriage Records 1896-1905" by Marian Burnes & Vicki Roberts; "Marion Co. Marriage Records 1905-1917" by Marian Burnes & Vicki Roberts; "Marion Co. 1890" by Helen McMindes Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com "Genealogy without documentation is mythology" ----- Original Message ----- From: Velda Bradley <jbradley@geotec.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 9:02 PM Subject: Maxey or Maxie > My great great grandmother was Mary Adeline Maxey (Maxie) daughter of Richard Maxey and Betty Stacey Maxey. Mary A. was born Nov. 12, 1830 or possibly Feb. 1834 (I have two different dates). Mary A. married John C. Cooper and she died October 16, 1928 in Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas. > > In the 1900 Marion County census, Liberty Township, she is listed as living in the household with her son, Berry Cooper. It lists her birthday as February 1834, her age 66, a widow, mother of 5, 4 living; born in Tennessee and her mother and father both born in Tennessee. > > Her death certificate lists her date of birth as Nov. 12, 1830 and Berry Cooper is the informant. > > Does anyone have any information that could help me? > > Velda Jo > > >