Celia A. Cooper, the daughter of Kenada and Susannah Keesie Cooper, was born in 1820 in Tennessee. She married Samuel Carter about 1839, also in Tennessee. They moved to Arkansas with her family members prior to 1840.
Celia and Sam had three children. All three siblings were born in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas. They were:
Caroline Carter, b. Nov. 23, 1840, d. Oct. 23, 1927
Samuel Carter,Jr. b. abt. 1844, d. unknown
Julia Emeline Carter, b. Feb. 23, 1847, d. Aug. 14, 1919
Sam Carter, Sr. drown prior to 1850 in the War Eagle River near Huntsville, Arkansas. After his death, Celia and her children moved to Harmony, Johnson County, Arkansas. In the 1850 Census, she and her children were listed in the Horsehead Township, living with her parents.
In December of that year, Celia married William Jefferson Lee, son of Cader Lee, in Clarksville, Arkansas. William Jefferson Lee was a widower, as he had lost his spouse a short time earlier in 1850.
William Jefferson's first wife was Gillentine Cooper before they married, so she was probably related to Celia Cooper Carter's family in some way.
William Jefferson and Gillentine had several young children at the time of her death. Celia became a mother to those children and helped finish raising them.
Celia and William Jefferson were also the proud parents of three sons from their marriage union. They were:
Kennedy C. Lee, b. August, 1852 in Johnson County, AR, d. Sept. 29, 1937 in Yamhill County, Oregon
Milton Newton Lee, b. Dec. 23, 1853, Johnson County, AR, d. Aug. 31, 1909 in Hagerville, Johnson, Arkansas
Ebenezer N. Lee, b. 1857 in AR, d. unknown
Celia and William Jefferson's exact death dates and burial locations are unknown. However, it appears both passed away prior to 1900.
Celia and Sam had three children. All three siblings were born in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas. They were:
Caroline Carter, b. Nov. 23, 1840, d. Oct. 23, 1927
Samuel Carter,Jr. b. abt. 1844, d. unknown
Julia Emeline Carter, b. Feb. 23, 1847, d. Aug. 14, 1919
Sam Carter, Sr. drown prior to 1850 in the War Eagle River near Huntsville, Arkansas. After his death, Celia and her children moved to Harmony, Johnson County, Arkansas. In the 1850 Census, she and her children were listed in the Horsehead Township, living with her parents.
In December of that year, Celia married William Jefferson Lee, son of Cader Lee, in Clarksville, Arkansas. William Jefferson Lee was a widower, as he had lost his spouse a short time earlier in 1850.
William Jefferson's first wife was Gillentine Cooper before they married, so she was probably related to Celia Cooper Carter's family in some way.
William Jefferson and Gillentine had several young children at the time of her death. Celia became a mother to those children and helped finish raising them.
Celia and William Jefferson were also the proud parents of three sons from their marriage union. They were:
Kennedy C. Lee, b. August, 1852 in Johnson County, AR, d. Sept. 29, 1937 in Yamhill County, Oregon
Milton Newton Lee, b. Dec. 23, 1853, Johnson County, AR, d. Aug. 31, 1909 in Hagerville, Johnson, Arkansas
Ebenezer N. Lee, b. 1857 in AR, d. unknown
Celia and William Jefferson's exact death dates and burial locations are unknown. However, it appears both passed away prior to 1900.
Celia A. Cooper, the daughter of Kenada and Susannah Keesie Cooper, was born in 1820 in Tennessee. She married Samuel Carter about 1839, also in Tennessee. They moved to Arkansas with her family members prior to 1840.
Celia and Sam had three children. All three siblings were born in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas. They were:
Caroline Carter, b. Nov. 23, 1840, d. Oct. 23, 1927
Samuel Carter,Jr. b. abt. 1844, d. unknown
Julia Emeline Carter, b. Feb. 23, 1847, d. Aug. 14, 1919
Sam Carter, Sr. drown prior to 1850 in the War Eagle River near Huntsville, Arkansas. After his death, Celia and her children moved to Harmony, Johnson County, Arkansas. In the 1850 Census, she and her children were listed in the Horsehead Township, living with her parents.
In December of that year, Celia married William Jefferson Lee, son of Cader Lee, in Clarksville, Arkansas. William Jefferson Lee was a widower, as he had lost his spouse a short time earlier in 1850.
William Jefferson's first wife was Gillentine Cooper before they married, so she was probably related to Celia Cooper Carter's family in some way.
William Jefferson and Gillentine had several young children at the time of her death. Celia became a mother to those children and helped finish raising them.
Celia and William Jefferson were also the proud parents of three sons from their marriage union. They were:
Kennedy C. Lee, b. August, 1852 in Johnson County, AR, d. Sept. 29, 1937 in Yamhill County, Oregon
Milton Newton Lee, b. Dec. 23, 1853, Johnson County, AR, d. Aug. 31, 1909 in Hagerville, Johnson, Arkansas
Ebenezer N. Lee, b. 1857 in AR, d. unknown
Celia and William Jefferson's exact death dates and burial locations are unknown. However, it appears both passed away prior to 1900.
Celia and Sam had three children. All three siblings were born in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas. They were:
Caroline Carter, b. Nov. 23, 1840, d. Oct. 23, 1927
Samuel Carter,Jr. b. abt. 1844, d. unknown
Julia Emeline Carter, b. Feb. 23, 1847, d. Aug. 14, 1919
Sam Carter, Sr. drown prior to 1850 in the War Eagle River near Huntsville, Arkansas. After his death, Celia and her children moved to Harmony, Johnson County, Arkansas. In the 1850 Census, she and her children were listed in the Horsehead Township, living with her parents.
In December of that year, Celia married William Jefferson Lee, son of Cader Lee, in Clarksville, Arkansas. William Jefferson Lee was a widower, as he had lost his spouse a short time earlier in 1850.
William Jefferson's first wife was Gillentine Cooper before they married, so she was probably related to Celia Cooper Carter's family in some way.
William Jefferson and Gillentine had several young children at the time of her death. Celia became a mother to those children and helped finish raising them.
Celia and William Jefferson were also the proud parents of three sons from their marriage union. They were:
Kennedy C. Lee, b. August, 1852 in Johnson County, AR, d. Sept. 29, 1937 in Yamhill County, Oregon
Milton Newton Lee, b. Dec. 23, 1853, Johnson County, AR, d. Aug. 31, 1909 in Hagerville, Johnson, Arkansas
Ebenezer N. Lee, b. 1857 in AR, d. unknown
Celia and William Jefferson's exact death dates and burial locations are unknown. However, it appears both passed away prior to 1900.
