I am looking for information on two brothers, Raiford COOPER and Coore COOPER Jr. Information I have indicates Raiford moved to Bollinger Co., MO and Coore Jr. resided in Stoddard Co., MO from NC and TN. Their father was Coore Sr.and grandfather, Fleet Cooper Sr. Coore Jr. lived in Duck Creek, Stoddard County, MO in the 1860 USC. The Duck Creek Wild Life Area is located in the southern tip of Bollinger Co., Mo, close to Grassy, MO where Raiford resided. I have been unable to find Duck Creek on any map. It may be a ghost town now. Following is the 1850 & 1860 USC showing Coore and his son Benjamin in Gibson Co., TN and then Stoddard Co., MO. 1850 US Census, District 10, Gibson County, Tennessee, December 10, 1850, p. 242-B. Ancestry.com: p. 21. 1647-1647..Cooper,.Coor.........58...M..W....Farmer..NC ............................"..,.Benjamin...22...M..W....Farmer..NC ............................"..,.Scott........70....M..W....Farmer..NC ............................"..,.Elizabeth...67.....F..W.................NC .......................Smith,.Susan.......24.....F..W.................NC -------------------------------------- 1860 US Census, Duck Creek, Stoddard County, Missouri, September 18, 1860, p. 167. Ancestry.com: p. 7. 1346-1267..Cooper,.Core.........76...M..W....Farmer.....NC ............................"..,.Elizabeth...87...F..W......Spinster....NC.....[?..Blind..?] ------------------------- 1860 US Census, Duck Creek, Stoddard County, Missouri, September 19, 1860, p. 169. Ancestry.com: p. 9. 1375-1245..Cooper,.Benjamin...30..M..W.....Farmer...NC ............................"..,.Susan........21...F..W...................NC ............................"..,.William........4..M..W...................MO ---------------------------------------- Benjamin, Susan and William Cooper disappear after this census. I am wondering if any descendants of Raiford may have information on his brother, Coore Jr., and his descendants. H. Ben Cooper Bella Vista, AR bcooper@mc2k.com

Hi Ben...I have just been in touch with a Cooper family near me and they say they are connected with Rayford and Coore Cooper. I know they have male Coopers in the family..I have not gone into any detail with them, they may be the link you are looking for...if we could get them to take the DNA test... Later..Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Cooper" <bcooper@mc2k.com> To: <cooper-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [COOPER] Raiford & Coore Jr. COOPER [1850 - 1860] Bollinger &Stoddard Co., MO >I am looking for information on two brothers, Raiford COOPER and Coore COOPER Jr. Information I have indicates Raiford moved to Bollinger Co., MO and Coore Jr. resided in Stoddard Co., MO from NC and TN. Their father was Coore Sr.and grandfather, Fleet Cooper Sr. > > Coore Jr. lived in Duck Creek, Stoddard County, MO in the 1860 USC. The Duck Creek Wild Life Area is located in the southern tip of Bollinger Co., Mo, close to Grassy, MO where Raiford resided. I have been unable to find Duck Creek on any map. It may be a ghost town now. > > Following is the 1850 & 1860 USC showing Coore and his son Benjamin in Gibson Co., TN and then Stoddard Co., MO. > > 1850 US Census, District 10, Gibson County, Tennessee, December 10, 1850, p. 242-B. > Ancestry.com: p. 21. > > 1647-1647..Cooper,.Coor.........58...M..W....Farmer..NC > ............................"..,.Benjamin...22...M..W....Farmer..NC > ............................"..,.Scott........70....M..W....Farmer..NC > ............................"..,.Elizabeth...67.....F..W.................NC > .......................Smith,.Susan.......24.....F..W.................NC > -------------------------------------- > 1860 US Census, Duck Creek, Stoddard County, Missouri, September 18, 1860, p. 167. > Ancestry.com: p. 7. > > 1346-1267..Cooper,.Core.........76...M..W....Farmer.....NC > ............................"..,.Elizabeth...87...F..W......Spinster....NC.....[?..Blind..?] > ------------------------- > 1860 US Census, Duck Creek, Stoddard County, Missouri, September 19, 1860, p. 169. > Ancestry.com: p. 9. > > 1375-1245..Cooper,.Benjamin...30..M..W.....Farmer...NC > ............................"..,.Susan........21...F..W...................NC > ............................"..,.William........4..M..W...................MO > ---------------------------------------- > Benjamin, Susan and William Cooper disappear after this census. I am wondering if any descendants of Raiford may have information on his brother, Coore Jr., and his descendants. > > H. Ben Cooper > Bella Vista, AR > bcooper@mc2k.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOPER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >