--WebTV-Mail-26371-2258 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Thanks to those who have responded to our query, Although we have not yet received the information which we seek, we feel that from such an interested group of researchers, our answers will come. There is another abiding interest with us. Grandfather Elbert M. Cooper was vital to the building of the Oak Grove Baptist Church ( designated " Hardshell" after the " DIVIDE " with the Old Regular Baptist Church ). Our grandfather died in 1934 but the church is prominent in the lives of many today in Keokee,VA and adjacent areas. Since so many of our early Coopers were members there, we are earnestly seeking the minutes of the Oak Grove Church as written thru the years. Perhaps one of you may know of availability ? BOB --WebTV-Mail-26371-2258 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpinvite-2001-2.public.lawson.webtv.net (172.16.213.202) by storefull-2372.public.lawson.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Tue, 8 Oct 2002 18:33:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from m2-cluster1.vcn.com (m2-cluster1.vcn.com [209.193.72.32]) by smtpinvite-2001-2.public.lawson.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP id 95E26FE19 for <bob8446@webtv.net>; Tue, 8 Oct 2002 18:33:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from default (vcn17.usrtc-1b.gill.wy.vcn.com [209.193.65.17]) by m2-cluster1.vcn.com (Vircom SMTPRS 5.3.232) with SMTP id <B0004805276@m2-cluster1.vcn.com> for <bob8446@webtv.net>; Tue, 8 Oct 2002 19:33:44 -0600 Message-ID: <005801c26f34$4b251860$1141c1d1@default> From: "Bill Green" <jagreen@vcn.com> To: <bob8446@webtv.net> Subject: Re: [SW_VA] Lee County, VA Coopers Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 19:36:29 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3612.1700 better still write ccdriver@attbi.net ask her about the same thing. Her maiden name is Chris Cooper. -----Original Message----- From: bob8446@webtv.net <bob8446@webtv.net> To: SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com <SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: October 08, 2002 6:55 AM Subject: [SW_VA] Lee County, VA Coopers > The Lee County census of 1850 lists Elizabeth Cooper 40 as Head of >Household. Her children are George 20, Martha 17, Catherine 15 and Mary >12. > By the time of the 1860 census, Elizabeth >has died. George is married to Elizabeth Gilbert. The three daughters >are living with >Morris relatives or benevolent neighbors. > We can trace our family in Lee county and >later, but prior to the 1850 census can not find >them. In subsequent marriages, all the siblings >list Elizabeth Cooper as mother and leave the >father's name blank. All list VA as place of >birth. > The will of Elias Morris mentions his children >including " the heirs of my eldest daughter, >Elizabeth Morris, deceased". > One can speculate that Elizabeth Morris, >the daughter of Elias Morris who was born >in Montgomery County, NC in 1776 and >died in Lee County, VA in 1859 married a >Cooper, was abandoned with four children >and no means of support and came to >get help from her Morris relatives. > We believe Elizabeth died of fever about >1854. We have not found the death record >nor have we found evidence of her marriage >to a Cooper. For several years now, we have >not been able to get evidence before the 1850 >census to tell us who we were. > Several genealogists have tried to help >us and we have exchanged many Emails >but our tragic situation remains. > This connection with all of you may be >finder's day for our Coopers. > THANKS, BOB > > >==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== >#7 Please send your SURNAMES to: Fred Preston <ohhenry@bigfoot.com> >They will be added to the database website. Go to: >http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/quarrybank/194/swabc.htm > --WebTV-Mail-26371-2258--