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Mary “Polly” Cooper

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Mary “Polly” Cooper

Birth
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Death
1879 (aged 60–61)
Ramseytown Township, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: Her Unmarked grave is somewhere in Little Creek (Lewisburg, Ramseytown) Yancey co., NC as that was her last residence living with her daughter Hannah before she died. Add to Map
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BIO SKETCH by B. Bradford (updated 1-15-2023)
The parents of Mary "Polly" Cooper are unknown however census records show that she was born in Tennessee and possibly connected with the Cooper line of Green Twp. in Yancey Co. She was the long term companion of William "Billy" Bradford and they had 4 children together spanning 20 years. In the 1860 Yancey Co. Census, Egypt Twp., "William Bradford" was noted in HH #744 age 45 and working as a Farmer along was his long-term companion "Polly Cooper" age 40 and their children: "Hannah Cooper" age 24, "John Cooper" age 16, "Belandera R. Cooper" age 14 and "Andrew Cooper" 9/12. Also living in the house was John Wilson age 20 working as a laborer. Hannah Cooper eventually married John Wilson.
BIO SKETCH by B. Bradford (updated 1-15-2023)
The parents of Mary "Polly" Cooper are unknown however census records show that she was born in Tennessee and possibly connected with the Cooper line of Green Twp. in Yancey Co. She was the long term companion of William "Billy" Bradford and they had 4 children together spanning 20 years. In the 1860 Yancey Co. Census, Egypt Twp., "William Bradford" was noted in HH #744 age 45 and working as a Farmer along was his long-term companion "Polly Cooper" age 40 and their children: "Hannah Cooper" age 24, "John Cooper" age 16, "Belandera R. Cooper" age 14 and "Andrew Cooper" 9/12. Also living in the house was John Wilson age 20 working as a laborer. Hannah Cooper eventually married John Wilson.


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