Cooper, Nellie

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• Reference Number: COOP.N001

Family/Spouse: Collier, William Ira. William was born on 24 May 1878 in Madison, Missouri; died in 1918 in Vandervoort, Polk County, Arkansas; was buried in Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Collier, Ethel May was born on 9 May 1902 in Madison, Missouri.
2. Collier, Gilbert Charles was born on 1 Mar 1905 in Madison, Missouri; died on 20 Jan 1973 in Grannis, Polk County, Arkansas; was buried in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas.

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• Reference Number: COOP.J001
• _FGRAVE: 13528590

John married Fryman, Sarah Ellen. Sarah (daughter of Fryman, David and Hornick, Mary Christina) was born on 29 Oct 1862 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 7 Apr 1922 in Saco, Madison County, Missouri; was buried in Antioch Cemetery,Twelvemile, Madison County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HORN.S002
• _FGRAVE: 13528609

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• Reference Number: COOP.S001
• _FGRAVE: 13528827
• Military Service: American Civil War, Company B, 145th Indiana Infantry

Notes:

He served with Company B, 145th Indiana Infantry, Cartersville, Georgia, during the Civil War. Spencer died as the result of a fall from a train. He hemmoraged to death when they got him back to camp in Cartersville, Georgia. He was intered at Cartersville Cemetery until they opened the National Cemetery at Marietta, Georgia, where he was re-intered.

Buried:
Section C, Grave 1741

Spencer married Flynn, Rebecca. Rebecca was born on 4 Nov 1839 in Indiana; died on 1 Jan 1915 in Willow Hill, Jasper County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: FLYN.R001
• _FGRAVE: 16947466

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THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, VOL. XXXVIII., NO. 9, Page 1, Column 4, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, January 14, 1915, "DEATH'S HARVEST-AULT."

Rebecca (FLYNN) AULT was born Nov. 4, 1842 [sic], in Indiana, and died at the home of her son, J. R. AULT, in Willow Hill, Ill., Jan. 1, 1915. In 1863 [sic] she was married to Spencer L. [sic] COOPER. To this union four children were born - three sons and one daughter. Mr. COOPER died in a few years and she was again married to James W. AULT, in Feb. 1883. One son was born to this union. She united with the Christian church at Koleen in girlhood, of which church she was a member until death. She was a good christian woman, loving wife, devoted mother and kind neighbor. She spent the greater part of her life in Indiana, but moved with her son to Illinois a few years ago. She leaves four children, J. B. COOPER, of Frederickstown, Mo.; E. H. COOPER and J. R. AULT, of Willow Hill, Ill., and S. L. COOPER, of Bloomfield, also several grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a number of other relatives to mourn her death. Funeral was conducted by Rev. SPENCER at Walnut Grove, Jan 3. Interment in Mood Cemetery.

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• Reference Number: FRYM.D002
• _FGRAVE: 21042397

Notes:

[Nancy Delphenich's Notes:]
1870 Federal Census, Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois, No. 160.
Death: Wife Mary is listed as a widow in the 1880 Federal Census. May have died in Missouri as that was birthplace of last child born in 1878.

David married Hornick, Mary Christina on 19 Dec 1861. Mary (daughter of Hornick, Christopher Columbus and Baity, Rachel) was born on 12 Apr 1844 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 16 Dec 1919 in Madison County, Missouri; was buried in Antioch Cemetery,Twelvemile, Madison County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HORN.M001

Notes:

[Nancy Delphenich's notes:]
1850 Federal Census, Fayette County, Illinois, No. 169-172.
1860 Federal Census, Richland County, Illinois, No. 574-578.
1870 Federal Census, Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois, No. 160.
1880 Federal Census, Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois, No. 87.
Listed as widow - living in household of Mary Smith. Marriage Record,
Richland County, Illinois, recorded in Early Marriages of Richland County,
Illinois by Lola B. Taylor, 1840-1899, 977.377, V25t, p. 38.

E.J. married Worrel, E. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HORN.C001
• _FGRAVE: 91249312

Notes:

[Nancy Delphenich's notes:]
1850 Federal Census, Fayette County, Illinois, No. 169-172.
1860 Federal Census, Richland County, Illinois, No 574-578.
1880 Federal Census, Knox County, Indiana, No. 217-219, living with daughter
Isabell Graham.
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Marriage record revealed Christopher C Hornick and Rachel Baity married on Apr 9, 1837 in Clay Co, Illinois.

Christopher and Rachel were both about twenty-four when they married.

The Illinois, Compiled Census and Census Substitute Index 1810-1890 revealed that in 1840 they were living in Clay Co, Illinois.

The 1850 census revealed Christopher was a farmer. They were living in Fayette Co, Illinois, their real estate was valued at $400. They had two sons and six daughters living with them.

Their daughter Susan died before the age of eleven.

The 1860 census revealed they were living in Decker, Richland Co, Illinois, their real estate was valued at $1,000. Rachel could not read or write, they had three daughters living with them.

The 1865 Illinois census revealed they were still living in Richland Co.

Their children:

Charles E Hornick (b.1837)
Geo W Hornick (b.1838)
Elisabeth A Hornick (b.1840)
Rebecca J Hornick (b.1842)
Mary C Hornick (b.1843)
Nancy E Hornick (b.1845)
Henrietta Angeline Hornick (b.1846)
Susan A Hornick (b.1849)DY
Lydia Hornick (b.1854)

The 1866 Tax Roll of Illinois revealed he was a Cattle Rancher.

In 1880 Christopher Hornick (widower) was living with his daughter, Rebecca Isabell Graham and her husband Riley Graham in Busseron, Knox, Indiana.

White County Illinois, Death Register revealed Hornick, Chris, male, white, Farmer, German nationality, widower, age 73 years. Died 10 a.m. Feb. 25, 1888 in Mill Shoals of unknown cause. Buried Feb. 26, 1888. Resident 60 years.

Mill Shoals Column of the Wayne County Press, March 1, 1888
Feb. 27 "Christofer Hornick, aged 75 years, died...last Sat. Morning...burial at Shrewsberry graveyard."

Census:
NOTES FROM CARL WAYNE GRAY:
In the 1850 census, his last name is spelled "Hornic":

Christopher married Baity, Rachel on 9 Apr 1837 in Clay County, Illinois. Rachel (daughter of Baity, George Jr. and Allgood, Rebecca) was born on 24 Oct 1813 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 17 Oct 1875 in Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Shrewsbury Cemetery, Mill Shoals, White County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: BAIT.R001
• _FGRAVE: 91249337

Notes:

Birthdate is also listed as Oct 14, 1813 [Nancy Hashimoto]
[Nancy Delphenich's notes:]
1850 Federal Census, Fayette County, Illinois
1860 Federal Census, Richland County, Illinois
Marriage Record No. 1-48, Old Number 1 Book of Marriages, Clay County,
Illinois

Birth:
Illinois Death index for Rebecca Isabelle Graham says Rachel was born in Illinois