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William R. "Will" Trentham

William R. "Will" Trentham

Male 1862 - 1899  (37 years)

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  1. 1.  William R. "Will" TrenthamWilliam R. "Will" Trentham was born 29 Jan 1862, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1899; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:


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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 107, 110-111.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 89.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

    William married Clarinda J. Mingus 2 Jun 1883, Swain County, North Carolina. Clarinda (daughter of Abe Mingus) was born 24 Apr 1861, Jackson County, North Carolina; died 24 Aug 1926, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Aug 1926, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Alice Trentham  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 May 1884; died 21 Nov 1903; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Nellie Trentham  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jan 1887; died 13 Mar 1906; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Abram Lee Trentham  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Aug 1888; died 29 Dec 1908; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Pearlie Trentham  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Mar 1891, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Josie Trentham  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Sep 1892, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1991; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Alice Trentham Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 28 May 1884; died 21 Nov 1903; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 57.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 86.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 111.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 148.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

    Alice married Sanford Allen Ogle 4 Nov 1902. Sanford (son of Rev. Russell S. Ogle and Mary "Polly" Ownby) was born 8 Nov 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1962; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Nellie Trentham Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 28 Jan 1887; died 13 Mar 1906; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 257.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 111.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 176.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

    Nellie married Bruce Reagan 19 May 1905, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Bruce (son of William Brownlow Reagan and Phebia E. King) was born 1876, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 May 1938; was buried Swain County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Abram Lee TrenthamAbram Lee Trentham Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 17 Aug 1888; died 29 Dec 1908; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 111.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.


  4. 5.  Pearlie Trentham Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 29 Mar 1891, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 111.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 271.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

    Pearlie — Stephen "Steve" Whaley. Stephen (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mary Ownby) was born 25 Dec 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1942, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 1942, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Charles Ray Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Apr 1909, Tennessee; died 9 Sep 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Sep 1946, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 8. Austin E. "Dick" Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Oct 1910, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1994, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 9. Beulah Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Dec 1913, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1968; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 10. Bruce Joseph Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Aug 1918, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Sep 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 11. Nancy Blanche Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Aug 1918, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 2014, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Mar 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 12. Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 2009; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Pearlie — G. F. Ownby. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Josie Trentham Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 3 Sep 1892, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1991; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 111, 166.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 84, 204, 206.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 68, 115, 271.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

    Josie — Isaac Lavator "Squire" Maples. Isaac (son of David Crockett Maples, Sr. and Mary R. "Polly" Ogle) was born 20 Feb 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1951; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Ellen Louise Maples  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Aug 1929, Knox County, Tennessee; died 1 Aug 1959; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Josie — David Ellis Watson. David (son of David Joel Watson and Mary Charity Ownby) was born 9 Nov 1888, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 1970; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Charles Ray Whaley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 17 Apr 1909, Tennessee; died 9 Sep 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Sep 1946, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 271.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 386.

    Charles — Mary Pearson. Mary (daughter of Brownlow Christopher Pearson and Laura Bell Cope) was born 9 Jan 1909; died 3 Dec 1998; was buried Highland Cemetery, Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Charles Edwin "Ed" Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jul 1931; died 26 Dec 2017; was buried 28 Dec 2017, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 8.  Austin E. "Dick" WhaleyAustin E. "Dick" Whaley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 19 Oct 1910, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1994, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Built the Watercress Cottages and had son Bob who managed Waley Motel.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22, 54, 206, 207.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 127.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 179, 387.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 262.

    Austin — Arlena Florence "Flossie" Maples. Arlena (daughter of Isaac Lavator "Squire" Maples and Jemima Whaley) was born 5 Feb 1907; died 20 Mar 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Austin married Martha E. Cole 6 Jun 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Albert Alexander Cole and Forance Mary Sims) was born 1 Apr 1910, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Robert J. "Bob" Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 May 1933, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 2003; was buried 12 Sep 2003, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 16. Robin Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 9.  Beulah Whaley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 22 Dec 1913, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1968; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 387.
    "Descendants of William Sherman Clabough", Wayne Ogle, p 3.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 134.

    Beulah married Mayford Osborne Clabo 5 Oct 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mayford (son of Elijah Newton Clabo and Julia Ann McFalls) was born 19 Aug 1909; died 14 May 1989. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Gary Lee Clabo  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Feb 1947.

  4. 10.  Bruce Joseph WhaleyBruce Joseph Whaley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 24 Aug 1918, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Sep 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Twin of Blanche.

    Built the Greystone Hotel.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 363, 387.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 192, 262.

    Bruce — Rosalind Mead. Rosalind (daughter of James Roger Mead and Rose Christenberry) was born 14 Feb 1916, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1963; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Stephen Roger Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Mar 1947.

    Bruce — Ada Stott. Ada (daughter of Andy Freeman Stott and Sallie Victoria Swann) died Bef 16 May 1998. [Group Sheet]

    Bruce — Alice Willene "Polly" McGill. Alice (daughter of Rev. John Frederick McGill and Lavarina Jane Ring) was born 14 May 1928, Tennessee; died 27 Jul 2013; was buried 30 Jul 2013, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  5. 11.  Nancy Blanche WhaleyNancy Blanche Whaley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 24 Aug 1918, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 2014, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Mar 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Twin of Bruce.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22, 51.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 146.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 387.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 192.

    Nancy — Fred John Cooper. Fred (son of Samuel Cooper and Laurinda "Laura" Whaley) was born 29 Mar 1908, Georgia; died 23 Apr 1972; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Joanna Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 12.  Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 20 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 2009; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 363, 387.

    Mary — James Tinsley "Jim" Trotter. James (son of Emert Authur Trotter and Ollie Ware Tinsley) was born 3 Sep 1921, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1985; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. James Tinsley Trotter, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1947.
    2. 21. Robert Emert Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1951.

  7. 13.  Ellen Louise Maples Descendancy chart to this point (6.Josie2, 1.William1) was born 18 Aug 1929, Knox County, Tennessee; died 1 Aug 1959; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 68.

    Ellen — Clyde E. Cooper. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Clyde Edward Cooper, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Samuel David Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 24. Craig Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 25. Jo Anna Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 26. Diania Louise Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Charles Edwin "Ed" WhaleyCharles Edwin "Ed" Whaley Descendancy chart to this point (7.Charles3, 5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 8 Jul 1931; died 26 Dec 2017; was buried 28 Dec 2017, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Charles married Barbara F. Reagan 9 Feb 1957, Sevier County, Tennessee. Barbara (daughter of Richard Columbus "Fishing Dick" Reagan and Mary Beulah McCarter) was born 4 Apr 1934, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Mary Anne Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Oct 1958.
    2. 28. Patricia Gail Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 29. Camille Diane Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Mar 1964.
    4. 30. Ray Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 15.  Robert J. "Bob" Whaley Descendancy chart to this point (8.Austin3, 5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 9 May 1933, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 2003; was buried 12 Sep 2003, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Robert — Koleen B. Emert. Koleen (daughter of Crockett McKinley Emert and Zala Burns) was born 8 Dec 1932, Blount County, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 2012; was buried 25 Aug 2012, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  3. 16.  Robin Whaley Descendancy chart to this point (8.Austin3, 5.Pearlie2, 1.William1)

    Robin — Bill Andrews. [Group Sheet]


  4. 17.  Gary Lee Clabo Descendancy chart to this point (9.Beulah3, 5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 12 Feb 1947.

    Notes:

    Adopted?
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    Reference:
    "Descendants of William Sherman Clabough", Wayne Ogle, p 3, 6.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 134.

    Gary married Karen Beaver 8 Aug 1967. (daughter of James Harold Beaver and Alberta Ruth Bryant) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Shannon Renee Clabo  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Dec 1969.
    2. 32. Shawn Lee Clabo  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jul 1972.

  5. 18.  Stephen Roger WhaleyStephen Roger Whaley Descendancy chart to this point (10.Bruce3, 5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 11 Mar 1947.

    Stephen married Judy Anne Kirkland 17 Dec 1980, Sevier County, Tennessee. Judy was born 2 Mar 1949. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. David Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Claire Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 35. Toby E. Whaley  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 19.  Joanna Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (11.Nancy3, 5.Pearlie2, 1.William1)

    Joanna — Self. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Kimberly Ann Self  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 26 Mar 2014.
    2. 37. Fredrick Self  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 20.  James Tinsley Trotter, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (12.Mary3, 5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 1947.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 363.

    James — Cynthia Quigg. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 38. Shelley Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1966.

    James — Ramona Ross. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. James T. "Jamey" Trotter, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1976.
    2. 40. John Gregory "Greg" Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1979.

    James — Sharon. [Group Sheet]


  8. 21.  Robert Emert Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (12.Mary3, 5.Pearlie2, 1.William1) was born 1951.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 363.

    Robert — Chris. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Laura Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1971.

    Robert — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Robert — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Robert — Peggy. [Group Sheet]


  9. 22.  Clyde Edward Cooper, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ellen3, 6.Josie2, 1.William1)

  10. 23.  Samuel David Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ellen3, 6.Josie2, 1.William1)

  11. 24.  Craig Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ellen3, 6.Josie2, 1.William1)

  12. 25.  Jo Anna Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ellen3, 6.Josie2, 1.William1)

  13. 26.  Diania Louise Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ellen3, 6.Josie2, 1.William1)


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