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Cooper County, Missouri
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31 families documented in Cooper County, Missouri, reconstructed from public-domain county histories and obituaries. Each page shows the family as the record gives it: parents, spouse, and children, with the source named.

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The Bane Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

James S. Bane

parentsRobert Bane
James S. Bane ⚭ Rose L. Smith
childrenLoren Ardee Bane · Irma Bane · Vivien Pearl Bane
  • Reared in Morgan County, MO.
  • Came to Cooper County 1893, bought 155-acre farm in Otterville township.
  • Bought garage at Otterville 1918, sold automobiles.
  • Stockholder/director Farmers and Merchants Bank of Otterville.
  • Democrat, Presbyterian.
  • Married Rose L. Smith Dec. 1, 1886.
  • Fourth of five children of Robert Bane.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Bane Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

Loren Ardee Bane b. 1889

grandparentsRobert Bane
parentsJames S. Bane & Rose L. Smith
Loren Ardee Bane ⚭ Nancy E. Monroe
childrenLoren Edwin Bane
  • Born Aug. 30, 1889.
  • Schooled at Otterville College.
  • Farmed in Arkansas.
  • WWI soldier, Company C, 156th Infantry, 89th Division.
  • Discharged at Camp Taylor, Louisville, KY, April 21, 1919.
  • Wife Nancy E. Monroe of Otterville died leaving son Loren Edwin.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Boiler Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

Gustav F. Boiler

parentsFred J. Boiler & Dora Wehling
Gustav F. Boiler ⚭ Clara M. Goodman
childrenGoodman F. Boiler
  • Educated in Boonville district schools, graduated high school 1905.
  • Clerk at Hirlinger bakery, bookkeeper at Boonville elevator.
  • Joined Hirsch Wholesale Grocer Company 1907 as shipping clerk, became bookkeeper, stockholder and treasurer (1914), and general city salesman.
  • Republican.
  • Member of the Evangelical Church (trustee).
  • Knights of Pythias and Ancient Order of United Workmen.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Bozarth Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

F. R. Bozarth

parentsJefferson Bozarth
F. R. Bozarth ⚭ Frances Roberts
childrenAlvin J. Bozarth
  • Native of Monroe County, Mo.
  • Son of Jefferson Bozarth.
  • Married Frances Roberts, also a native of Monroe County.
  • Father of Alvin J. Bozarth of Boonville.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Chappell Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

Anderson Chappell 1845 – 1897

Anderson Chappell ⚭ Sarah Morland
childrenMary Ellen Chappell · Harriett Chappell · Joseph Chappell
  • Civil War veteran, served four years in the Union Army.
  • Settled in Cooper County, MO near Gooch Mill.
  • Died Feb. 21, 1897, aged 52 (birth year approx.).
  • Father of Mrs. Mary Ellen Jenry.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Dishion Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

James F. Dishion d. 1911

James F. Dishion ⚭ Nancy J. Adair
childrenLaura Dishion
  • Farmer in Prairie Home township, Cooper County, MO.
  • Died 1911.
  • Married Nancy J. Adair.
  • Father of Laura (Mrs. Frank H. Deuel).

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Dobyns Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

Thomas Jefferson Dobyns 1801 – 1865

Thomas Jefferson Dobyns
childrenJennie Dobyns
  • Col. Thomas Jefferson Dobyns.
  • Confederate colonel of the Second Louisiana Regiment ('Tiger Rifles'), Second Polish Brigade of Louisiana.
  • Fought at Gettysburg.
  • Born 1801, died 1865 of chills and fever contracted in service.
  • Father of Jennie (Dobyns) Andrews.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The George Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

Todd M. George

Todd M. George ⚭ Florie Andrews
childrenTodd M. George · Hardage Virginia George · Florie Ann George
  • Treasurer of Jackson County, MO.
  • Resided at Lees Summit, MO.
  • Married Florie Andrews.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Hansberger Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · from Rockingham County, Virginia · documented from the public record

Emanuel Hansberger 1825 – 1888

Emanuel Hansberger ⚭ Cordelia Stephens
childrenMargaret Hansberger · Lawrence H. Hansberger · Alfred G. Hansberger
  • Born Rockingham County, VA about 1825.
  • Came to Missouri 1853, located near Bunceton, later moved to Pettis County.
  • Died 1888 while in Texas.
  • Four children (first died in infancy).

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Nelson Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · from Virginia · documented from the public record

George Nelson 1827 – 1867

George Nelson ⚭ Pauline E. Wyan
childrenPauline W. (Nelson) Sappington · Sallie N. (Nelson) Chandler
  • Dr. George Nelson, native of Virginia, one of the honored pioneer physicians of Cooper County.
  • Died Aug 13, 1867 at age 40 (birth year approx. 1827).
  • Buried in Walnut Grove cemetery.
  • Nelson High School named in family's honor.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Popper Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · from Austria · documented from the public record

Adelbert Popper

Adelbert Popper ⚭ Johanna Popper
  • A merchant and farmer in Austria.
  • Father of Joseph Popper of Bunceton, Mo. Wife Johanna Popper.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Sappington Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

Cardwell Wyan Sappington 1876 – 1918

parentsJohn Cardwell Sappington & Pauline W. Nelson
Cardwell Wyan Sappington ⚭ May Hupp
childrenPauline Sappington · Arthur Cardwell Sappington · Lena May Sappington
  • Successful farmer and stockman near Columbia, Mo.
  • Graduate of Nelson High School.
  • Died Dec 18, 1918 at age 42 (birth year approx. 1876).
  • Buried in Walnut Grove cemetery.
  • Wife May (Hupp) Sappington, formerly of Marshall, Mo. Daughter Lena May died April 11, 1910 at Boonville.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Schnack Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · from Hornerkirchen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · documented from the public record

Christian Frederick Schnack

Christian Frederick Schnack ⚭ Magdalene Pingel
  • Father of Herman Schnack.
  • He and wife Magdalene (Pingel) lived all their lives in their native German village.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Schupp Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

Christian Schupp

Christian Schupp ⚭ Mary Masel
childrenCurry Schupp
  • Father of Curry Schupp (b. 1852).
  • Early settler of Clear Creek township, Cooper County.
  • Wife Mary (Masel) Schupp.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Schuster Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · from Germany · documented from the public record

Moritz Schuster 1844 – 1915

Moritz Schuster ⚭ Rachel Hildebrant
childrenFrank Schuster
  • Pioneer of LaMine township.
  • Came to America with his parents in 1849 at age five (birth year ~1844 estimated) and located in Cooper County.
  • Civil War veteran.
  • Died spring 1915.
  • Republican.
  • Wife Rachel Hildebrant was a native of Virginia.
  • They had nine children, seven living at time of writing.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Speed Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

Laura Speed Speed d. 1912

Laura Speed Speed ⚭ Colonel Elliot
childrenJohn Speed Elliot
  • Wife of Colonel Elliot of Boonville.
  • Laura Speed Elliot High School (built on the donated 'Hayden' lot) named in her memory. 'Speed' taken as her maiden name from 'Laura Speed Elliot'.
  • Her death caused Col. Elliot's grief and death ~3 years later.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Stephens Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · from Tennessee · documented from the public record

Lawrence Stephens

Lawrence Stephens ⚭ Margaret Moore
childrenCordelia Stephens
  • Judge.
  • Native of Tennessee, man of much influence near Bunceton, Cooper County, MO.
  • Wife Margaret Moore a native of North Carolina.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Windsor Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

Eugene A. Windsor b. 1870

grandparentsHorace Simeon Windsor
Eugene A. Windsor ⚭ Gertrude Hudson
childrenEugene A. Windsor, Jr. · Horace Hudson Windsor
  • Born on the Windsor homestead six miles south of Boonville, Jan. 4, 1870.
  • Successful real estate and farm loan dealer of Boonville.
  • Educated at Cooper Institute and Pilot Grove Collegiate Institute.
  • Owned 700 acres and the Choteau Springs Resort (purchased 1900).
  • Grandson of Horace Simeon Windsor.
  • Married Gertrude Hudson March 20, 1907.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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The Windsor Family

of Cooper County, Missouri · documented from the public record

John H. Windsor

parentsHorace Simeon Windsor
John H. Windsor
  • Deceased ('the late John H. Windsor') by publication.
  • Father of Eugene A. Windsor.
  • Son of Horace Simeon Windsor of Cooper County.

Source: History of Cooper County, Missouri (1919)

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