William Wayne Cooper

1830 - 1903  (72 years)   Has 14 ancestors and 22 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William Wayne Cooper
  Birth	27 Oct 1830	Haywood Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	68C0888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400004C55
  Death	31 Mar 1903	Cherokee Co, NC
  Burial	Peachtree Cem, Cherokee Co, NC
  Person ID	I1902	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Jefferson Cooper,   b. 14 Oct 1804, SC d. 15 Aug 1890, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Frances Deaver,   b. 13 Apr 1807, Buncombe Co, NC d. 10 Aug 1875, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1827	Haywood Co, NC
  _UID	9657B586CE93DE49BFE1B395E8FE81BCBBF5
  Family ID	F1510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ann Hensley,   b. 26 Apr 1843, Monroe Co, TN d. 8 May 1907, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1860/1861	Cherokee Co, NC
  _UID	A519CD33ECF75847850BFE6C39B93DEC552A
  Children	1. Sarah Frances "Frankie" Cooper,   b. 27 Oct 1861, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1881, Graham Co, NC (Age > 21 years)   2. Mary Emeline Cooper,   b. 26 Oct 1864, Cherokee Co, NC d. 6 Oct 1955, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 90 years)   3. Robert Lafayette Cooper,   b. 11 May 1867, Cherokee Co, NC d. 9 Mar 1895, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 27 years)   4. Thomas Jefferson Cooper,   b. 20 Dec 1869, Cherokee Co, NC d. 22 Apr 1945, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 75 years)   5. John H Cooper,   b. 15 Oct 1871, Cherokee Co, NC   6. Nancy Cooper,   b. 27 Nov 1873, Graham Co, NC d. 20 Aug 1891, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 17 years)   7. Hariett Eva May Cooper,   b. 25 May 1876, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 25 years)   8. Samuel Luther Cooper,   b. 5 Nov 1878, Graham Co, NC d. 5 Jan 1934, Miami, Dade Co, FL (Age 55 years)   9. James B Cooper,   b. 20 Jul 1881, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 20 years)   10. Ellen S Cooper,   b. 30 Aug 1887, Cherokee Co, NC d. Miami, Dade Co, FL
  Family ID	F128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTE:Several family dates and full names from Lori Potter; !NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=cooper&GSiman=1&GScid=247078&GRid=5636028& !CENSUS:1840 Cherokee Co, NC pg 231 w/Thomas J. COOPER age 5-9 (1830/35); !CENSUS:1850 Cherokee Co., NC # 867/867 Thomas J. Cooper 46 Merchant M-M $600 SC Francis 44 NC Nathan F. 22 Farmer William W. 20 Farmer James W. 18 Farmer Elizabeth 15 Martha L. 12 Susanna E. 11 Harriet 6 Abram L. 3 Harvey A. 1/12; !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah # 713/713 Thomas J. Cooper 55 Farmer $1200/3000 Orange Co, NC Frances 54 Haywood William 27 Elizabeth R. 23 Martha 21 Elmina 19 Harriet 15 Cherokee Abram L. 13 Harvey A. 10 Nancy E. 6; !MARRIAGE:1860/1865 Cherokee Co, NC, no record found; !CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown, Valley Town PO # 74/74 William Cooper 40 Farmer $-/100 NC Margret 27 Keeping House TN Sarah 5 NC Mary 4 Robert 3 Thomas 11/12 June. *Next door to William's parents.; !CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Cheowah # 8/8 W. W. Cooper 49 M Farming NC-SC-NC Margarett 37 wife M TN-TN-TN Mary E. 14 dau NC-NC-TN Robert L. 12 son Thomas J. 11 son John H. 8 son Nancy 7 dau Harriett 5 dau Samuel L. 1 son; !CENSUS:1900 Cherokee Co., NC Murphy # 162/166 William W. Cooper head 21 Oct 1830* 69 M 39 NC-SC-NC Farmer Margaret A. wife 26 Apr 1843 57 M 39 10-8 TN-TN-TN James B. son 20 Jul 1881 18 S NC-NC-TN Student Ellen S. dau 30 Aug 1887 12 Student Ollie D. Slaughter gr-dau 2 Feb 1881 19 Student *This census taker gave full birth dates; !TOMBSTONE:Cherokee Co, NC Peachtree Cemetery: "W. W. Cooper Oct 27 1830 Mar 31 1903 The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want";