Ruth Hancock Cooper was my gg grandaunt. Sarshal was killed by an indian while rocking a baby in his cabin at Coopers Fort on the banks of the Missouri River near Boonville, MO. Here is the family as I have it. Source is the "Hancock Brothers From Virginia" written by Maureen Hancock Ward., 1992. John Overfelt Centralia, MO 1. RUTH3 HANCOCK (STEPHEN2, BENJAMIN1) was born August 29, 1766 in Goochland, VA, and died Aft. May 07, 1828 in Howard County, MO. She married SARSHALL COOPER September 24, 1788 in Madison County, KY. He was born August 25, 1762 in Culpepper, VA, and died April 06, 1815 in Coopers Fort, Howard County, MO. Children of RUTH HANCOCK and SARSHALL COOPER are: i. NANCY BOONE4 COOPER, b. July 25, 1790, Madison, County, KY; d. Between 1850/1858 in Howard County, MO; m. GRAY BYRUM, December 20, 1812, St. Charles, MO. ii. BRAXTON COOPER, b. Abt. 1791, Abt 1790/1791 in Madison, County, KY; d. 1822, Near Santa Fe, NM; m. JENNIE TURNER, June 05, 1814, St. Charles, MO. iii. JOSEPH COOPER, b. October 1792, Madison, Ky; d. October 27, 1875, Howard County, MO; m. ELIZABETH EUSTIS, February 05, 1818, Howard County, MO. iv. ELIZABETH COOPER, b. Abt 1793/1794 at Madison, County, KY; d. August 05, 1830, Howard County, MO; m. ADAM MURRAY, Abt. 1815, Missouri. v. STEPHEN COOPER, b. March 10, 1797, Madison, County, KY; d. May 16, 1890, Winters, CA; m. MILINDA TATE, September 30, 1824, Howard County, MO. vi. FRANCES COOPER, b. 1798; d. December 19, 1873, Howard County, MO; m. THOMAS CAMPBELL, April 29, 1822, Howard County, MO. vii. HENDLEY M. COOPER, b. December 04, 1800, Madison, County, KY; d. December 29, 1873, Howard County, MO; m. ADALINE CARSON, October 23, 1828, Howard County, MO. viii. BENJAMIN COOPER, b. June 01, 1802, Madison, County, KY; d. October 23, 1830, Howard County, MO; m. MARTHA GALBRAITH, July 20, 1826. ix. RACHEL COOPER, b. 1804, Madison, County, KY; m. JAMES COOK, Abt. 1823. x. PATRICK COOPER, b. May 21, 1807, Madison, County, KY; d. December 14, 1883, Colusa, CA; m. DOCIA ANN HOY, August 25, 1831, Howard County, MO. xi. SUSANNA COOPER, b. May 04, 1810, St. Charles, MO; d. January 07, 1849, Saline, MO; m. SINGLETON VAUGHN, July 14, 1828, Howard County, MO. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JUPEP@aol.com> To: <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [MOHOWARD-L] Re: [MORANDOL-L] Higbee News, 23 Oct 1925 > Teri, > I have Sarshell COOPER (1805-1879) as son of Sarshall and Ruth HANCOCK COOPER. > I have Benjamin A. COOPER (1756-1841) married to Anne FULLERTON, abt 1785 > Madison Co., KY. Showing Benjamin died 11 Nov 1841, Saline Co., MO., buried > Cooper Cemetary, near Burton, Howard Co., MO. > > Linda > > In a message dated 9/18/02 4:42:41 PM, tchase@inreach.com writes: > > << Began doing some Cooper research and may have found the maiden name for > Thomas J. Cooper's wife, Anne, in this obit. My reason for > researching this family is regarding my great aunt Mary Sue Dougherty Cooper > Clark's first husband, Ferd Cooper. Fernando "Ferd" Cooper > is a son of Thomas J. Cooper. This family was originally from Boonslick Twp. > in Howard County. Moved to Fayette and then to Higbee. > Thomas J. Cooper (1862-1943) was the son of John A. Cooper (1833-1871) and > Arminta ?Chandler (1833-1887). John A. was the son of > Sarshell Cooper (1805-1879) and Elizabeth C. Leakey (1818-1888). Sarshell > was the son of Col. Benjamin Cooper (1775-?) and Anne > Fullerton (1775-?). > Teri C. >> >