William married at least five times. His 1st wife is unknown, she was the mother of Leonidas and Carlita.
His 2nd wife was Alice Victoria Callahan, b. abt 1872, whom he married abt 1894. Her death date and burial location is unknown. The last record found for her was the 1900 US census in Taylor Co., FL. Victoria Cooper was listed on this census as the mother of 4 children with 2 living. They were William O Cooper, (b. Dec 1895 in FL - d. unknown); and Nancy Pauline Cooper. Victoria was probably the mother of Eva Katherine Cooper as well, though Eva was not enumerated on this 1900 census. Eva Cooper was however enumerated along with Pauline Cooper on the 1910 US census in the household of their grandparents, Aaron & Nancy Callahan in Savannah, Chatham, GA.
William's 3rd wife was Annie Deloris Powell Whaley, married 16 Dec 1900 in Leon Co., FL. They had one daughter, Annie Bly Cooper.
His 4th wife was Mary Samantha Kelly, married 4 Apr1914 in Leon Co., FL. They had one daughter, Louise Margaret Cooper, before divorcing.
William married his last wife Bertha Pearl Smith in 1918, they had 5 children: Minnie; J W; Calvin; Bertie; & James. After William's death Bertha married C K Anderson, then she married C K's brother, Clarence Anderson.
William married at least five times. His 1st wife is unknown, she was the mother of Leonidas and Carlita.
His 2nd wife was Alice Victoria Callahan, b. abt 1872, whom he married abt 1894. Her death date and burial location is unknown. The last record found for her was the 1900 US census in Taylor Co., FL. Victoria Cooper was listed on this census as the mother of 4 children with 2 living. They were William O Cooper, (b. Dec 1895 in FL - d. unknown); and Nancy Pauline Cooper. Victoria was probably the mother of Eva Katherine Cooper as well, though Eva was not enumerated on this 1900 census. Eva Cooper was however enumerated along with Pauline Cooper on the 1910 US census in the household of their grandparents, Aaron & Nancy Callahan in Savannah, Chatham, GA.
William's 3rd wife was Annie Deloris Powell Whaley, married 16 Dec 1900 in Leon Co., FL. They had one daughter, Annie Bly Cooper.
His 4th wife was Mary Samantha Kelly, married 4 Apr1914 in Leon Co., FL. They had one daughter, Louise Margaret Cooper, before divorcing.
William married his last wife Bertha Pearl Smith in 1918, they had 5 children: Minnie; J W; Calvin; Bertie; & James. After William's death Bertha married C K Anderson, then she married C K's brother, Clarence Anderson.
Family Members
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Leonidas Isman "Lonnie" Cooper
1887–1960
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Carlita Cooper Ament
1889–1958
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Pauline Cooper Snipes
1897–1984
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Eva Katherine Cooper
1898–1945
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Annie B Cooper Page
1907–1984
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Louise Margaret Cooper Coleman
1916–1995
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Minnie Julia Cooper
1919–1919
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Jefferson Wesley Cooper
1921–2000
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Calvin C Cooper
1925–2014
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Bertie Lee Cooper Luke
1927–2003
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James W. Cooper
1930–2005
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