William Wayne Cooper
1830 - 1903 (72 years)
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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 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 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 12 Jan 2025
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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";
- !NOTE:Several family dates and full names from Lori Potter;