Samuel Arthur Monroe (Sam) Cooper and Mabel Opal Toby

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Husband Samuel Arthur Monroe (Sam) Cooper ¹

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            AKA: Sam, Arthur Cooper
           Born: 9 Dec 1896 - Mobeetie, Wheeler County, TX
       Baptized: 
           Died: 3 Feb 1959 - Dallas, Dallas County, TX
         Buried:  - Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Irving, Dallas County, TX
Find A Grave ID: 144268215

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         Father: Chancy Lewis Cooper {FGID: 121696353} 1
         Mother: Frances L. Monk {FGID: 121694857} 1

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       Marriage: 13 Apr 1918 - Ward County, TX

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Wife Mabel Opal Toby ¹

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            AKA: Cooper
           Born: 9 Feb 1905 - Gustine, Comanche County, TX
       Baptized: 
           Died: 27 May 1997 - Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD
         Buried:  - Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Irving, Dallas County, TX
Find A Grave ID: 144268322

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Children

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1 M Howard Cooper ¹

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           Born: Cir 1930
       Baptized: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margie G. Morgan {FGID: 421537662}
           Marr: 28 Aug 1948 - Plainview, Hale County, TX

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Arthur Monroe (Sam) Cooper

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cooper-6034

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Research Notes: Husband - Samuel Arthur Monroe (Sam) Cooper

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Biography

Samuel Arthur Monroe Cooper was known as Arthur and as Sam. He was born 9 Dec 1896 in Mobeetie, Wheeler County, Texas.[1] A license for marriage was dated 5 Apr 1918 in Ward County, Texas. On 13 Apr 1918, he married Mabel Toby in a double wedding in a picnic area along a Texas road near NM. His parents lived in Pecos, Texas and her parents lived in Cooper, New Mexico near his grandparents.[2][3]

His World War I Draft Registration Card was signed on 5 Jun 1918: Name Samuel Arthur Monroe Cooper, age 21, born 9 Dec 1896 in Mobeetie, Texas. His father was born in Kansas. He worked for Pecos Auto Company, Pecos, Texas. Nearest Relative: Mable Opal Cooper, Pecos, Texas. Color of eyes: Blue, Color of Hair: Lt. Brown.[4] He enlisted 6 Sep 1918 in 27 Co 165 Depot Brigade, U. S. Army.[5]

Sam and Mabel lived in El Paso in 1920, Ancestry has omitted the images for the first part of Enumeration District 65, District 19. The abstractions on ancestry.com are incorrect. The family is listed on page 6B at 2526 San Diego Street in El Paso, Texas. They are listed as dwelling number 114 and family number 121. In the same dwelling are his sister Fern and her husband Leonard Alexander. [6] The family lived in Burkburnett, TX in 1930 and Electra, TX in 1940.[7]

World War II Draft Registration Card was signed S. A. M. Cooper on 27 Apr 1942. Samuel Arthur Monroe Cooper, resided in Electra, Wichita County, Texas, age 45, born 9 Dec 1896 in Mobeetie (Wheeler) Texas. Self-employed. "Person who will always know his address": Mrs. Mabel O. Cooper. Height 5 feet 10 inches, weight 207, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Light complexion.[8]

Sam died on 3 Feb 1959 in Dallas.[9] He was buried in Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Irving, Dallas County, Texas in lot 105A in the Garden of Peace.[10]

Sources

* 1. Draft Registration Card
* 2. Marriage License, picture and interviews
* 3. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch Marriage License Record accessed 12 December 2015, Arthur Cooper and Mabel Toby, 13 Apr 1918, Marriage; Citing county clerk offices, Texas; FHL microfilm 2032050.
* 4. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch WW I Draft Reg Cards Image accessed 12 December 2015, Samuel Arthur Monroe Cooper, 1917-1918; citing Reeves County, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1983581.
* 5. Enlistment record
* 6. 1920 Census, El Paso, TX, Family History Library film 1821799
* 7. Census
* 8. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch WW II Draft Reg Cards Image accessed 12 December 2015, Samuel Arthur Monroe Cooper, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
* 9. Death certificate
* 10. Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #144268215 in Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Irving, Dallas County, Texas, USA

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General Notes: Wife - Mabel Opal Toby

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Toby-59

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Research Notes: Wife - Mabel Opal Toby

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from WikiTree

Biography

Mabel Opal Toby was born 9 Feb 1905 in Gustine, Comanche Co, TX. Her parents were Martha "Mattie" Small and George Washington Toby.

On 13 Apr 1918, Samuel Arthur Monroe Cooper married Mabel Toby in a double wedding in a picnic area along a Texas road near NM. His parents lived in Pecos, Texas and her parents lived in Cooper, New Mexico near his grandparents.[1]

She died 27 May 1997 in Baltimore, MD. She is buried in Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Irving, Dallas County, Texas.[2]

Sources

* 1. Marriage License, picture and interviews
* 2. Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #144268322 in Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Irving, Dallas County, Texas, USA

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Notes: Marriage

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Toby-59

Sources

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1. WikiTree Wolverton Family.

1 WikiTree Wolverton Family.

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