3rd wife of John H Moore
Email 28 Oct 2003
http://www.geocities.com/virginiastar/cooper.htmFrom Page 629, Carroll Co., MO, county history book, 1881
REV ALFRED T. COOPER
Was born Feb. 21 1816, in Hancock Co, Georgia. He is a son of John and Sarah COOPER, natives of Virginia. In 1836 he moved with his mother to Carroll County, Missouri. Alfred's chances for attending schools were few and he may be justly considered a self-educated man.
He was married June 31, 1836, to Miss Micah Gentry, daughter of Robert Guy Gentry, natives of Kentucky. Mr. Cooper's first marriage was blessed with ten children, nine of whom are living: John W., Guly A., Francis M., Sarah J., deceased; Robert G., Alfred T., Reuben B., Abbott H., Micah E., and Parthenia S.
Mrs. Cooper died July 1873, after an illness of phthisic, for many years.
Mr. Cooper prepared himself for the ministry, by studying at the plow and by the light made by shellbark of hickory. He entered the ministry n 1846, and preached his first sermon at Stokes Mound.
He was married the second time, August 29, 1875, to Mrs. Laura BRANDEN, relict of Jeremiah BRADEN, and daughter of John and Hannah HARTHCOTT, natives of Virginia. She was the mother of eight children when Mr. Cooper married her: Elizabeth F., George W., America, Malinda, Harriet E., Waltehr F., Charles H. and Emily A.
Mr. COOPER owns seventy acres of land on which is nice little home. Iti is located on section 2 of Leslie Township. Mr. Cooper is a Cumberland Presbyterian, and is also a member of the Masonic Fraternity.
I have a lot of latger Census records of most of his children, including my g-grandmother, Micah COOPER, who married back intoher Mother's family, the GENTRYs. Alfred spent most his life in Carroll Co., MO and is buried beside his daughter, Parthenia S. MALLATT, in Oak Forest Cemettery, Douglas Co., about 5 miles from Norwood, Wright Co., MO. He died in 1900.
NOTE: Gary YOUNG, who is descended from Laura BRANDEN, widow of Jeremiah BRADEN, says that the name HARTHCOTT listed as her maiden name, in Alfred's biography is incorrect, and is really NORTHCUTT. Thanks to him, I have a tintype of Alfred T. COOPER. Picture is from that tintype.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Archives at Memphis TN, has created a page for Alfred. Link to A.T. Cooper at Cumberland Presbyterian Archives.