Sherry, Here are a few. Are any of these in your line? Floyd Cooper Chele Henry Ward, Ruby A. Coulter married to Max C. Cooper, Mattie Zanovia Coulter married to Robert Ithamer Ward, Mary Amanda Coulter married to Alonzo Lafayette Cooper, John Walter Ward married to Lizzie Etta Cooper, G. Victor Williams married to Robert F. Cooper and John Williams married to Jane Fielding. Also thought you might be interested in the following newspaper clipping. Floyd Cooper The following newspaper clipping was taken from the June 29, 1899 Ringgold, Georgia newspaper: (this paper is torn and brittle so some words are not distinguishable.) MASONIC FESTIVAL AT WOODS STATION Hundreds Gather There At Last Saturday's Celebration MANY LOGES REPRESENTED A Trio of Distinguished Orators, Hon. J.W. Maddox, Dr. W.G. England And B.F. Thurman Present. ---------------------------------------------- MAS_ _ _ NICLY the gathering at Woods Station Saturday June 24, 1899 was the largest ever held in Ca_ _ _sa county. The festival had been judiciously advertised and invitations had been extended all loges in the adjacent territory, and as a result there were representatives there from many different organizations. At an early hour people from all sections of the country and all kinds of vehicles _ _ _ horseback _ _ _ as pedestrians began to assemble on the grounds of the Masonic hall. The committee in charge of the arrangements had exercised good judgement and had everything satisfactorily arranged. _ large stand for the speakers, well shaded, and artistically decorated in the national colors, red, white and blue, occupied a conspicuous place on the grounds. In front of this stand was a place for the choir and Mason_ _ and in the rear seats for the ladies and their escorts. Above the stand, enclosed in a frame draped in the national colors was the word "welcome" encircling the Masonic emblem. The masons met in the lodge room and marched in a body to the cemetery, where they dedicated the monument of R.A. Jones. Afterwards they returned to the stand and the exercises began by Dr. J.E. Peace introducing to the vast audience W. Trox Bankston of Ringgold, who delivered the welcome address. Next on the program came the address of Assistant District Deputy Dr. W.G. England, of this Masonic district. It was an interesting paper and replete with the growth and benefits of masonry from the building of the temple up to the present time. This was followed by music, and afterwards one of the most important features of the day, dinner was announced. Such a dinner as it was will never be forgotten by the large crowd which sur- - - - - - the temporary table which had been erected for the occasion. It _ _ _irly groaned under its weight of _ _ _ _itables. I would be a useless effort to enumerate all the good things they had to eat. All you had to do was shut your eyes and wish for what you wanted, and the person next to you would pass it along. The eatables on this occasion established the reputation of the fair ladies of North Georgia as culinary artist of the highest ability, and the hospitality of her people was proverbial. After the choir had rendered some excellent songs, the orator of the day Congressman John W. Maddox, of Rome, was introduced and in his own eloquent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ duties of the Masons, the building _ _ _ character and the great reunion i_ _ _ temple in the skies. The choir followed with appropriate music. B.F. Thurman, of LaFayette, followed with his address which was attentively listened to by those present. Taken altogether the day was a most pleasant one and heartily commemorates St. John the Baptist, who was a member of the ancient order. The members of Woodstation Lodge No. 233 F. & A.M., and the people of Woodstation Valley are to be congratulated on the success of this auspicious occasion which will be one _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ asan_ __ _pts_ _ _ _ rred_ _ _ in_ _ _ _ by the Masons of the future. Below we give a brief sketch of the lodge, its officers and its members, and a portrait of the present worshipful master, Chas. A. Cooper. Woodstation Lodge was organized April 11, 1891 with the following charter members as officers: A.I. Leet, W.M.J.H. Black, S.W.W.P. Jones, J.W.J.P. Williams, Treas W.A. Weaver, Sec. J.N. Daily, Sr. D.J.H. Lowery, J.D.J.A. Arnold, Tyler, W.P. McCutcheon and S.G. Wilbanks stewards, R.P. Neal, Chaplain, T.A. Williams. During the eight years existence of the lodge twenty-one members have been initiated and raised to the sublime degree of a master mason. The growth has been a remarkable one as the statistics go to prove. Divided up in years the increase is as follows; 1891 A.H. Cooper G.T. McArthur 1892 A.J. Fielding J.H. Richardson 1893 C.A. Cooper 1894 N. Coulter 1895 J.M. Wilbanks 1896 R.L. Bird J.E. Peace 1897 J.F. Catlett C.F. Williams 1898 WH. Westbrooks W.I. Keowen M.A. Cooper J.W. Cooper R.M. Ward 1899 Lee Bird V.H. Ward R.I. Ward L.M. Williams AFFILIATED T.D Cooper W.A. Anderson R.A. Jones A.M. Tate J.H. Richardson F.M. Hullender W.H. Black J.W. Anderson A.J. Willorn Samuel Ezel J.L. Capehart R.H. Standfield J.A. Johnston W.A. Ducket T.C. Williams Jessie Goodson DIMITTED J.N. Daily R.R. McArthur F.M. Hullender R.L. Bird R.P. Neal J.H. Richardson R.H. Standfield DEATHS J.H. Lowrey A.I. Leet R.A. Jones T.A. Williams PRESENT OFFICERS C.A. Cooper----------Worshipful Master ____Jones-----------________________ ____Weaver--------________________ ____Williams------________________ C.F. Williams-------Junior Deacon A.H. Cooper----------Treasurer N. Coulter-------------Senior Steward A.J. Fielding---------Junior Steward Samuel Ezel--------Chaplain J.P. Williams-------Tyler Present membership 38 Since the organization of the lodge there has been three worshipful masters, as follows: A.I. Leet 1891-1892 J.H. Black 1892-1897 C.A. Cooper 1897-1899 NOTE!!!! The following families named in the above article were related to the Cooper's in that area of George: Catlett Coulter Fielding Hullender Standfield Tate Ward Williams

Is anyone familiar with Zeb S. Coulter who married Estelle Stoker in Walker Co. in 1916? Vince King ----- Original Message ----- From: <FCooper496@aol.com> To: <GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 12:50 AM Subject: Re: [GAWALKER] Walker County Surnames----Cooper, Coulter, Shaw & Ward > Sherry, > Here are a few. Are any of these in your line? > > Floyd Cooper > > Chele Henry Ward, Ruby A. Coulter married to Max C. Cooper, Mattie Zanovia > Coulter married to Robert Ithamer Ward, Mary Amanda Coulter married to Alonzo > Lafayette Cooper, John Walter Ward married to Lizzie Etta Cooper, G. Victor > Williams married to Robert F. Cooper and John Williams married to Jane Fielding. > Also thought you might be interested in the following newspaper clipping. > > Floyd Cooper > > The following newspaper clipping was taken from the June 29, 1899 Ringgold, > Georgia newspaper: (this paper is torn and brittle so some words are not > distinguishable.) > MASONIC FESTIVAL AT WOODS STATION > Hundreds Gather There At Last Saturday's Celebration > MANY LOGES REPRESENTED > A Trio of Distinguished Orators, Hon. J.W. Maddox, Dr. W.G. England And > B.F. Thurman Present. > > ---------------------------------------------- > MAS_ _ _ NICLY the gathering at Woods Station Saturday June 24, 1899 was > the largest ever held in Ca_ _ _sa county. The festival had been judiciously > advertised and invitations had been extended all loges in the adjacent > territory, and as a result there were representatives there from many different > organizations. > At an early hour people from all sections of the country and all kinds > of vehicles _ _ _ horseback _ _ _ as pedestrians began to assemble on the > grounds of the Masonic hall. > The committee in charge of the arrangements had exercised good judgement > and had everything satisfactorily arranged. _ large stand for the speakers, > well shaded, and artistically decorated in the national colors, red, white and > blue, occupied a conspicuous place on the grounds. In front of this stand was > a place for the choir and Mason_ _ and in the rear seats for the ladies and > their escorts. > Above the stand, enclosed in a frame draped in the national colors was > the word "welcome" encircling the Masonic emblem. > The masons met in the lodge room and marched in a body to the cemetery, > where they dedicated the monument of R.A. Jones. > Afterwards they returned to the stand and the exercises began by Dr. > J.E. Peace introducing to the vast audience W. Trox Bankston of Ringgold, who > delivered the welcome address. > Next on the program came the address of Assistant District Deputy Dr. > W.G. England, of this Masonic district. It was an interesting paper and replete > with the growth and benefits of masonry from the building of the temple up to > the present time. > This was followed by music, and afterwards one of the most important > features of the day, dinner was announced. > Such a dinner as it was will never be forgotten by the large crowd which > sur- - - - - - the temporary table which had been erected for the occasion. > It _ _ _irly groaned under its weight of _ _ _ _itables. I would be a useless > effort to enumerate all the good things they had to eat. All you had to do was > shut your eyes and wish for what you wanted, and the person next to you would > pass it along. > The eatables on this occasion established the reputation of the fair > ladies of North Georgia as culinary artist of the highest ability, and the > hospitality of her people was proverbial. > After the choir had rendered some excellent songs, the orator of the day > Congressman John W. Maddox, of Rome, was introduced and in his own eloquent _ > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ duties of the Masons, the building _ _ _ character and the > great reunion i_ _ _ temple in the skies. > The choir followed with appropriate music. > B.F. Thurman, of LaFayette, followed with his address which was > attentively listened to by those present. > Taken altogether the day was a most pleasant one and heartily > commemorates St. John the Baptist, who was a member of the ancient order. > The members of Woodstation Lodge No. 233 F. & A.M., and the people of > Woodstation Valley are to be congratulated on the success of this auspicious > occasion which will be one _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ asan_ __ _pts_ _ _ _ rred_ _ _ in_ _ _ > _ by the Masons of the future. Below we give a brief sketch of the lodge, its > officers and its members, and a portrait of the present worshipful master, > Chas. A. Cooper. > Woodstation Lodge was organized April 11, 1891 with the following > charter members as officers: > A.I. Leet, W.M.J.H. Black, S.W.W.P. Jones, J.W.J.P. Williams, Treas W.A. > Weaver, Sec. J.N. Daily, Sr. D.J.H. Lowery, J.D.J.A. Arnold, Tyler, W.P. > McCutcheon and S.G. Wilbanks stewards, R.P. Neal, Chaplain, T.A. Williams. > During the eight years existence of the lodge twenty-one members have > been initiated and raised to the sublime degree of a master mason. The growth > has been a remarkable one as the statistics go to prove. Divided up in years the > increase is as follows; > 1891 > A.H. Cooper G.T. > McArthur > 1892 > A.J. Fielding J.H. > Richardson > 1893 > C.A. Cooper > 1894 > N. Coulter > 1895 > J.M. Wilbanks > 1896 > R.L. Bird J.E. > Peace > 1897 > J.F. Catlett C.F. > Williams > 1898 > WH. Westbrooks W.I. Keowen > M.A. Cooper J.W. > Cooper > R.M. Ward > 1899 > Lee Bird V.H. > Ward > R.I. Ward L.M. > Williams > AFFILIATED > T.D Cooper W.A. > Anderson > R.A. Jones A.M. > Tate > J.H. Richardson F.M. > Hullender > W.H. Black J.W. > Anderson > A.J. Willorn > Samuel Ezel > J.L. Capehart R.H. > Standfield > J.A. Johnston W.A. > Ducket > T.C. Williams Jessie > Goodson > DIMITTED > J.N. Daily R.R. > McArthur > F.M. Hullender R.L. Bird > R.P. Neal J.H. > Richardson > R.H. Standfield > DEATHS > J.H. Lowrey A.I. > Leet > R.A. Jones T.A. > Williams > PRESENT OFFICERS > C.A. Cooper----------Worshipful Master > ____Jones-----------________________ > ____Weaver--------________________ > ____Williams------________________ > C.F. Williams-------Junior Deacon > A.H. Cooper----------Treasurer > N. Coulter-------------Senior Steward > A.J. Fielding---------Junior Steward > Samuel Ezel--------Chaplain > J.P. Williams-------Tyler > Present membership 38 > Since the organization of the lodge there has been > three worshipful masters, as follows: > A.I. Leet 1891-1892 > J.H. Black 1892-1897 > C.A. Cooper 1897-1899 > > NOTE!!!! The following families named in the above article were > related to the Cooper's in that area of George: > Catlett > Coulter > Fielding > Hullender > Standfield > Tate > Ward > Williams > > > ==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net >