Hopefully this will help us find out! Debra In a message dated 3/14/2005 8:11:51 PM US Eastern Standard Time, NELSONMN7@aol.com writes: Hi Joyce, This John Cooper that I am looking for the estate records of IS the one listed in the 1860 census. Who his parents were? I wish I knew! What do you have on Cunningham Sample Cooper and was he born in Maryland? Thanks for any info. Diane