Martha Alice Cooper

Notes:

On Jim Cooper's "Trails to Texas" blog, http://www.trailstotexas.com/

Shown as Martha Alice Cooper is shown as living 1868-1888. Married Lipscomb Norville Martin (1859-1916). They had 3 sons. One died at birth along with Martha.

Family/Spouse: Lipscomb "Lip" Nordell Martin. Lipscomb (son of Thomas Jefferson Martin and Rebecca "Becky" Richardson) was born in Oct 1859 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Amberson Jefferson Martin was born on 11 Jul 1885 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Feb 1934 in Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
2. William E. Martin was born in Oct 1886 in Texas; and died.

Notes:

Virgie Speights shows his middle name as Anderson, but all other researchers indicate it was actually Amberson. This is supported by the Widow's Application for a Confederate Pension application completed by Amelia Cooper, listing the full name of her husband as James Amberson Cooper. She also referenced that he had previously drawn a pension, citing file number 33200. Ancestry.com shows in their Civil War Service Records database that J. A. Cooper served in the Eleventh Texas Infantry, entering as a private and being discharged as a Corporal.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, SubDiv 84
Enumerated 16 and 17 Jun 1880
Page 6B SD 1 ED 84
47-51
Cooper, James W M 22 Farmer Miss Miss Miss
Cooper, Emelia W F 32 Wf Keeps House La
Cooper, Alice W F 12 Dtr Tx Miss La
Cooper, Mathilde W F 10 Dtr Tx Miss La
Cooper, Eugene W M 6 Son Tx Miss La
Cooper, Louis W M 4 Son Tx Miss La

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 3
Enumerated 17 June 1900
SD 8 ED 70 Sheet 10 A Stamped 127
Cooper, James head W M Nov 1843 56 M 30 Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Cooper, Amelia Wf W F Feb 1847 53 m 30 11/7 La La La
Cooper, James S Son W M Jan 1883 17 S Tx Miss La
Cooper, Leona Dau W F Jan 1885 15 S Tx Miss La
Cooper, Emory Son W M Mar 1887 13 S Tx Miss La
Cooper, Ernest Son W M Mar 18871 13 S Tx Miss La
Jacks, Taylor Lodger W M Aug 1880 20 - Tx La La


1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 3
Enumerated 29 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 17B
325-330
Cooper, J. Scott and Alpha and children
327-332
Cooper, James A Head M W 66 m1 43 Miss Miss Miss farmer
Cooper, Amelia Wf F W 63 m1 43 11/7 La La La
Cooper, Ernest Son M W 23 S Tx Miss Laborer Lumber Mill
Cooper, Emory Son M W 23 S Tx Miss La Laborer Lumber Mill
Jacks, Taylor Boarder m W 35 S Tx La Miss Laborer Farm

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
Enumerated 21 and 22 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 169 Sheet 17A
Pineland and Brookeland Road
331-331
Cooper, James A Head m W 76 M Miss Tn Miss Farmer
Cooper, Amelia Wf F W 72 m La La La
332-332
Cooper, D Earnest Head M W 33 M Tx Miss La
Cooper, Hettie Wf F W 27 M Tx Tx Tx
Jacks, Taylor Lodger m W 48 S Tx La Miss Farm laborer
330-332
Cooper, Scott Head M W 37 m Tx Miss La farmer
Cooper, Alpha Wf F W 32 m Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Jewel Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Adrian Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Oda Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Ruby Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Elton Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Floy M Dtr F W 1 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx

James married Amelia Elizabeth Jacks on 14 Mar 1867 in Sabine County, Texas. Amelia (daughter of Nicholas Jacks, Jr. and Caroline Matilda Kemp) was born on 22 Feb 1847 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 7 Jan 1939 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3MN-319
name: Amelia Elizabeth Cooper
event: Death
event date: 07 Jan 1939
event place: Pineland, Sabine, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
name of spouse James Ambson Cooper
birth date: 22 Feb 1837
birthplace: Sabine, Louisiana
father's name: Nicalos Jacks
mother's name: Matilda C Kemp
Informant ME Cooper
Cemetery Pineland
certificate number: 4476
film number: 2117863
digital folder number: 005144953
image number: 00559
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Amelia Elizabeth Cooper, 1939

(Research):

Census Listings:


1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
Enumerated 16 Apr 1930
ED 202-4 SD 19 Sheet 4A Stamped 43
66-75
Cooper, Amelia Head F W 83 Wd la La Miss
---76
Cooper, Eugene M Son M W 56 m 28 Tx Miss La Farmer
Cooper, Lela v Wf F W 53 m 21 Tx Mo Tx
---77
Cooper, Louis W Head M W 54 m 24 Tx Miss La Farmer
Cooper, Huelan Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Hollie L Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx

Notes:

Married:
Jim Cooper writes on his blog, "Trails to Texas," http://www.trailstotexas.com/

"On the 1900 census, Amelia reports that she has had 11 children, 7 of whom were alive at that time. Only the 10 children below have been identified. Apparently one child whose name is now not known died at birth or very soon thereafter. If anyone has any information about this child, please contact me at mailto: jimcooper@austin.rr.com."

http://www.trailstotexas.com/2012/05/james-amberson-coopoer-and-amelia.html

Notes:

FindAGrave shows that Jonathan and Obedience "moved to Pineland, Sabine County, Texas in 1854 from Mississippi. They built their first home, a log house, a short distance from Pineland, and later build a larger house north of the present town site on the east side of Highway 87. He went into the mercantile business and owned a store and a sawmill at Yellowpine, Texas. He was also a farmer and a breeder of livestock. His hobbies were fishing and hunting and he was said to have been one of the best in his community. He was elected Commissioner of the Sabine County Board of Supervisors, and as Commissioner, he ordered the County to buy in 1870 the first iron safe for the records of the County Clerk. Later the courthouse burned and all the records were destroyed."

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Hinds County
Enumerated 5 and 6 Dec 1850
Stamped 222
1618-1618
Jonathan H Cooper 32 M Farmer 300 Miss
Obedience 30 F Miss
Martha J Cooper 10 F Miss
Eliza A Cooper 9 F Miss
James A Cooper 7 M Miss
Jonathan H Cooper 4 M Miss
Lucy B Cooper 6 F Miss
Lewis Cooper 9/12 m Miss
1619-1619
John O and Lydia Cooper
1620-1620
CR and Sarah Clark

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Housan Bayou Beat 3, PO Hemphill
Enumerated 22 Jun 1860
Page 64 Stamped 325
107-107
J H Cooper 41 M Farmer $--- $162 Miss
Obediance Cooper 39 F Miss
Martha Cooper 19 F Miss
Adline 18 F Miss
James Cooper 16 M Miss
Lucy Cooper 12 F Miss
Lewis Cooper 10 M Tx
Robert Cooper 4 M Tx
Julian Cooper 2 F Tx

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat 2, PO Sabine Town
Enumerated 2 Aug 1870
Page 24
500-500
DM Cooper (Physician) and Grace B Cooper and family
501-501
Cooper J H 52 M W Farmer $500 Miss
Cooper Obediener 50 F W Keeping House Miss
Cooper Lucy 21 F W Miss
Cooper Robert 14 M W Tx
Cooper Julia 12 F W Tx
Cooper John 10 M W Tx

Jonathan married Obediance "Obediah" ???. Obediance was born on 6 Jul 1820 in Mississippi; died on 3 Sep 1877 in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary shows her last name as CHANCE. This is supported by the Texas Death Certificate of her son, John Daniel Cooper, on which his parents are shown as Jonathan Henry Cooper and Abedia Chance. The informant was J. E. Cooper, presumably Johnnie Elisha Cooper, a grandson of Jonathan and Obediah. Other researchers, including Barbara Yancey Dore and Jim Cooper, instead list her maiden name as BRENT. She is also shown as BRENT on FindAGrave.

Notes:

Kathy Casagranda writes that this family moved to Sabine County, Texas where Nicholas died February 23, 1889. Caroline Matilda Kemp died February 28, 1865. The family can be located in the 1860 Census for Sabine County, Texas. Nicholas is no longer listed with his wife.

(Research):
Census Information:

1850 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish
Enumerate 2 Oct 1850 by J.H. Gallion
HH 561-563
Nicolas Jacks 35 M Farmer LA
Matilda Jacks 35 F La
Andrew Jacks 7 M La
Martha Jacks 5 F La
Amelia Jacks 3 F La
Mary Jacks 2 F La
HH 562-564
Andrew and Loucille Jacks
HH 563-565
Nicholas and Amelia Jacks

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, SubDiv 84
Enumerated 16 and 17 Jun 1880
Page 6B SD 1 ED 84
47-52
James and Amelia (nee Jacks) COOPER
48-52
J. W. and Phoebe JORDAN and family
49-50
Jacks, N. W M 63 Farmer La Ten SC
JORDAN, Andrew W M 22 Farmer Tx Tx Tx
Jordan, Mary W F 31 Wife Tx La La
Jordan, Minnie W F 1 D Tx Tx Tx
Jacks, Mary W F 20 Niece la La Ohio
50-54
Martin, W. F. W M 32 Farmer Tx Miss La
Martin, Mary W F 24 Wf Keep House Tx Tx Tx
Martin, Elvy W F 5 Dau Tx Tx Tx
Martin, Mary A W F 4 Dau Tx Tx Tx
Martin, Wm W M 3 Son Tx Tx Tx
Martin, Wallace W M 1 Son Tx Tx Tx
Richard Raymond W M 11 Adopted Son Q Tx Tx Tx

Nicholas married Caroline Matilda Kemp about 1840. Caroline was born about 1817 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kathy Casagranda lists her as the daughter of John Bradford KEMP and Druscilla CAMPBELL.Jim Cooper also shows them as her parents. Kay Parker McCary shows her as Matilda G Kemp vs. Caroline Matilda.

Notes:

From FindAGrave:

Shown as a son of Capt. Robert Cooper and Jane Hamilton. His place of birth is also listed as Rankin County, Mississippi versus South Carolina.

WAR RECORD: WAR OF 1812 - PRIVATE IN CAPT. WM. SPENCER'S CO., NIXON'S REGIMENT, MISS. MILTIA, MAY 16 - OCT. 7, 1814 AND IN CAPT HARMON M. RUNNEL'S CO., NIXON'S 13TH REGIMENT, JAN. 8 - FEB. 7, 1815.

About 1843 he moved to the Spring Ridge Community southeast of Raymond in Hinds County. He bought a tract of some 240 acres and lived there until he died. His wife died shortly after he had bought the plantation; but he lived for another six years, dying the latter part of January of 1849. He and his wife are buried together in the garden near their home.

Today their graves are unmarked for later owners felt the little family plot was morbid. They tore down the iron fence; plowed over the graves and took the headstone into a field and threw it in a gully. Earl B. Cooper found the stone and removed it to his lot in the Smith-Cooper cemetery in the Monterey Community of Rankin County, Miss. Now in graves unmarked and unknown, with their son, John Oliver Cooper, they rest in everlasting peace in the soil they loved and had chosen for a home.

A copy of his estate papers were said to have been filed in Hinds County, Mississippi on 10 Sept 1859.

William married Dempsey Donaho about 1808. Dempsey was born on 5 Aug 1788 in South Carolina; died on 1 Oct 1843 in Rankin County, Mississippi; was buried in Cooper-Smith Cemetery, Florence, Rankin County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

FindAGrave shows her as a daughter of William Donaho and Esther Daniel.

Notes:

Married:
Source Citation: Source number: 1232.162; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; .
Source Information:
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.

FindAGrave shows them as the parents of 15 children in total. Only the two sons that migrated to Sabine County, Texas are included in this database.

1. LEWIS A. COOPER b: 29 MAR 1809 in NATCHEZ, ADAMS CO, MS

2. JOHN OLIVER COOPER b: 11 DEC 1810 in NATCHEZ, ADAMS CO, MS d: 28 JUN 1850 in RANKIN CO, MS

3. GEORGE WASHINGTON COOPER b: 30 JUN 1812 in NATCHEZ, ADAMS CO, MS

4. POLLY ANN COOPER b: 6 JAN 1814 in HINDS CO, MS

5. Judge HAMILTON COOPER b: 15 FEB 1815 in HINDS CO, MS d: 1 JUL 1894 in NEWTON CO, MS

6. JANE MELVILLE COOPER b: 1 JAN 1817 in HINDS CO, MS

7. JONATHAN HENRY COOPER b: 22 AUG 1818 in HINDS CO, MS

8. SARAH COOPER b: 19 JAN 1820 in HINDS CO, MS

9. ROBERT ANSEL COOPER b: 15 AUG 1821 in HINDS CO, MS

10. LUCINDA COOPER b: 1 AUG 1824 in HINDS CO, MS

11. ELIZABETH "ELIZA" COOPER b: 10 OCT 1825 in HINDS CO, MS

12. WILLIAM GILL COOPER, JR. b: 14 SEP 1827 in HINDS CO, MS d: 29 FEB, 1912 in TEXAS, buried COTTONWOOD CEMETERY, DALLAS, DALLAS CO, TX.

His tombstone is inscribed:
"A Soldier of the
Mexican War 1846
A Hero of Buena Vista
under Colonel Jefferson Davis
In Co. G, First Miss. Volunteers"

"A Soldier of the Confederate States
of America 1861 in Co., G, Thirty-
nineth Miss. Volunteers
Take thy sleep, thy warfare's o'er!"

13. NANCY COOPER b: 30 APR 1829 in HINDS CO, MS

14. DANIEL MATTHEW COOPER b: 30 OCT 1830 in HINDS CO, MS

15. JAMES SIMPSON COOPER b: 26 NOV 1832 in HINDS CO, MS

Notes:

(Research):Census Information:

Louisiana, Sabine Parish
Enumerated 2 Oct 1850 by J.H. Gallion

HH 561-563 Nicholas and Matilda Jacks
HH 562-564 Andrew and Loucille Jacks
HH 563-565
Nicholas Jacks son 65 Farmer Tenn
Amelia Jacks 60 F La
Gaines Jacks 18 M Laborer La
Elizabeth Jacks 15 F La

Nicholas married Amelia Grubb in Louisiana. Amelia was born about 1790 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On April 2, 2009, Philis Cook emailed me the following note:
What source do you have for the maiden name of Amelia Grappe married to Nicholas Marion Jacks? Everyone I have seen except you has her last name as Grubb. If this is incorrect, I would like to know and know the source of your information. Thanks for your help.
Philis Cook

My line is through their daughter, Mary Elvira.

Philis Cook
dptripplet@yahoo.com

White and Toole instead show her last name as Grappe.

Notes:

Married:
They had 16 children in all. (White and Toole, p 73).