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Mary had two marriages: To W. W. Merritt on 21 Dec 1871 in Claiborne Parish, LA and to George W. Cooper on 8 Dec 1892 in Bienville Parish, LA.

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1860 Census, Milltown, Northern Division, Chambers, Alabama, USA, NARA M653 (as enumerated on 6 Sep 1860)

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

Berry Strother Head M 55 Georgia (Farmer)
Julia A (Ann) Strother Wife F 48 North Carolina
Isaiah D (Durham) Strother Son M 24 Alabama (Farm Laborer)
Frances J (Jane) Strother Daughter F 22 Alabama
Wm (William) B Strother Son M 19 Alabama
Sarah Strother Daughter F 16 Alabama
John M (Melton) Strother Son M 14 (14 4/12) Alabama
Zachry (Zacheriah) T Strother Son M 12 Alabama
Nancy C Strother Daughter F 9 (9 4/12) Alabama
MARY V STROTHER Daughter F 7 (7 3/12) Alabama
James W (Warren) Strother Son M 4 (3 10/12) Alabama

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1870 Census, Louisiana, Ward 8, Claiborne, USA, NARA M593 (as enumerated on 19 Jun 1870)

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

B (Berry) Strother Head M 66 Georgia (Farmer)
Julian (Julia Ann Durham) Strother Wife F 38(58) North Carolina (Keeping House)
John (Melton) Strother Son M 23 (24 1/12) Alabama (Farmer)
Francis (Frances Jane) Strother Daughter F 25(31 9/12)) Alabama
Sarah Strother Daughter F 21(26) Alabama
Nancy (C) Strother Daughter F 19 (19 2/12) Alabama
MARY (V) STROTHER Daughter F 17 Alabama
James (Warren) Strother Son M 13 (13 8/12) Alabama
Willy Strother Son M 10 Alabama (No other record has been found of Willy Strother)

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1880 Census, Ward 8, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA, NARA T9 (as enumerated on 9 Jun 1880)

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

MARY (V Strother) MERIT (Merritt) Head (Widowed) F 27 Alabama (Farm Laborer) (Mary V Strother was married to W W Merritt on 21 Dec 1871 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana; he died about 1885 leaving her with a young daughter.)
Argus Merit (Artie Merritt) Daughter F 5 Arkansas

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1890 United States Federal Census Fragment:

No MARY V STROTHER MERRITT information was found in the remaining population schedules for the 1890 Federal Census of the United States, which was destroyed by a fire at the Commerce Department in Washington.

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1900 Census, Ward 5, Bienville, Louisiana, USA, NARA T623 (as enumerated on 5 Jun 1900)

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

G (George) W Cooper Head M 48 (48 10/12) Alabama (Farmer)
M V (Mary V Strother Merritt) COOPER Wife F 47 Alabama
(Mary V Strother Merritt was married to George W Cooper on 8 Dec 1892 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana)
A (Artie) I (Merritt) Cooper Daughter F 23 (23 5/12) Arkansas
C C Cooper Daughter F 6 (16 8/12) Louisiana
C H Cooper Daughter F 14 (15 3/12) Louisiana
G H Cooper Son M 11 (11 8/12) Louisiana
D L Cooper Nephew M 25 (25 1/12) Louisiana
Nora Riley Servant F 23 Louisiana
Wm (William) Napoleon Servant M 23 Louisiana
John Welsh Servant M 18 Louisiana

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1910 Census, Ward 1, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA, NARA T624 (as enumerated on 18 Apr 1910)

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

Geo (George W) Cooper Head M 55 (58 8/12) Alabama (Farmer-General Farm)
MARY (V Strother Merritt) COOPER Wife F 56 (56 10/12) Alabama
Nora Rolen (Riley) Servant F 33 Louisiana (Laborer-Home Farm)

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1920 Census, Ward 1, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA, NARA T625 (as enumerated on 4 Feb 1920)

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

George C (W) Cooper Head M 67 (68 6/12)) Alabama (Farmer-General Farm)
MARRY (Mary V Strother Merritt) COOPER Wife F 66 (66 8/12) Alabama
Charlie Roger Son-in-law M 58 Texas (Laborer-General Work)
Artie (Merritt Cooper) Roger Daughter F 48 (43 1/12) Arkansas
Trudie M Roger Granddaughter F 13 Louisiana

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Mary V Strother Merritt Cooper, 67, died of uterine cancer on 23 Oct 1920 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. She was buried on 24 Oct 1920 at Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.

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