Beulah Frances Cooper

Female 1903 - 1996  (93 years)


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  • Name Beulah Frances Cooper 
    Born 20 Sep 1903  Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • She [Annie Rozelia Cranford Cooper] died with malaria fever in Texas. She was survived by one child, Beula Frances Cooper Decker. Rozelia wrote her parents about what a precious baby Beulah was, walking, etc. I, Evelyn Decker Wester remember reading the letters. Also enclosed in the letters was a lock of Beulah's blond hair. She was 11 months old when her mother died and was brought back to her maternal grandparents by her father to be raised (that was Rozelia's request). (This note was found on Rozelia's name in a family tree researched by Lacy Weston b. abt 1921. He was married to Florence Cranford.)
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Nov 1996  [2, 3
    Buried Whiton, DeKalb, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    Whiton United Methodist Church Cemetery
    Whiton, Alabama 
    Person ID I253  Cranford-Bales
    Last Modified 7 May 2015 

    Father Uyless James Cooper,   b. 10 Sep 1882, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1967, DeKalb, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Annie Rozelia Cranford,   b. 7 Oct 1882, Marshall, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1904, Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years) 
    Family ID F19  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Brockman Decker,   b. 7 May 1903,   d. 2 Mar 1965, Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 24 Nov 1921  Marshall, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Evelyn Decker,   b. 1925, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Ruth Decker,   b. 15 Jul 1926, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 2015  (Age 88 years)
     4. Nell Decker,   b. 1929, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Living
    Last Modified 12 May 2015 
    Family ID F93  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Sep 1903 - Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Nov 1921 - Marshall, Alabama, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    Whiton United Methodist Church Cemetery
    Whiton, Alabama - - Whiton, DeKalb, Alabama, United States
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  • Documents
    1910 United States Federal Census- Thompson, Marshall, Alabama- John and Susan Cranford Family
    1910 United States Federal Census- Thompson, Marshall, Alabama- John and Susan Cranford Family
    Home in 1910: Thompson, Marshall, Alabama
    Household Members:
    John Cranford 60
    Susan Cranford 67
    Joel Cranford 22
    Margie Cranford 19
    Beulah Cooper 7
    1920 United States Federal Census- Thompson, Marshall, Alabama- John and Susan Cranford Family
    1920 United States Federal Census- Thompson, Marshall, Alabama- John and Susan Cranford Family
    Home in 1920: Thompsons, Marshall, Alabama
    Home Owned or Rented: Own
    Household Members:
    John C Branford 69
    Susan Branford 70
    Bulah Cooper 16
    Marriage License for Robert Decker and Beulah Cooper
    Marriage License for Robert Decker and Beulah Cooper
    Name: Robert B Decker
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Marshall, Alabama, United States
    Gender: Male
    Marriage License Place: Marshall, Alabama, United States
    Spouse's Name: Beulah Cooper
    Spouse's Gender: Female
    1930 United States Federal Census for the Robert Decker Family
    1930 United States Federal Census for the Robert Decker Family
    Home in 1930: Whiton, Dekalb, Alabama
    Street address: Whiton to Cannon Road
    Household Members:
    Robert B Decker 26
    Bulah F Decker 26
    James A Decker 6
    Evelyn Decker 5
    Ruth Decker 3
    [3 8/12]
    Nell Decker 1
    [1 11/12]
    George S Decker 63
    1940 United States Federal Census for the Robert Decker Family
    1940 United States Federal Census for the Robert Decker Family
    Home in 1940: Whiton, DeKalb, Alabama
    Map of Home in 1940: View Map
    Street: Cannon To Whiton
    Farm: Yes
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Whiton, DeKalb, Alabama
    Residence in 1935: Same House
    Household Members:
    Robert B Dicker 36
    Beula Dicker 36
    Arvil Dicker 16
    Evelyn Dicker 15
    Roth Dicker 13
    Nelle Dicker 11
    Arnold Dicker 9

    Headstones
    Headstone for Beulah Frances Cooper Decker
    Headstone for Beulah Frances Cooper Decker
    Name: Beulah C Decker
    Birth Date: 20 Sep 1903
    Death Date: 5 Nov 1996
    Cemetery: Whiton United Methodist Church Cemetery
    Burial or Cremation Place: Whiton, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA

  • Sources 
    1. [S27] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Thompsons, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T625_28; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 929, Accessed online 7 May 2015.

    2. [S21] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Number: 424-66-6838; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1965, Accessed online 7 May 2015.

    3. [S1] Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave Memorial# 66068329, Accessed online 7 May 2015.

    4. [S35] Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950, (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29NX-ZPW), GS Film Number: 002224255 , Digital Folder Number: 005333576 , Image Number: 01075, Accessed online 12 May 2015.