Hi, If you have a Cooper ( male) that would do a DNA test, you might find out a lot more information. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemary Metscher" <rosemaryb2@sbcglobal.net> To: <COOPER@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:54 AM Subject: [COOPER] Alvah/Alva Cooper from North Carolina > I'm trying to find the parents of Alva Cooper. According to the 1850 > National Census of Allegany County, New York he was born in North Carolina > in 1801. Family history says that he was a foreman on the building of the > Erie Canal. He has several grandchildren and ggrandchildren named > William. Maybe his father was named William? I would appreciate any help > on this. His wife's name is listed as Sarah Graves. I believe this was a > second marriage. Again, family history has his wife's name as Mary Otto. > I would appreciate any help on this. This family is one of my "brick > walls". His daughter, Elizabeth (Betsy) Cooper moved to Indiana and > married Benjamin Franklin Bridges. They are my ggrandparents. > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/761 - Release Date: 4/14/2007 > 9:36 PM > >