Jane Cooper Pension Files Summary with Descriptions

Pension Files of Jane Cooper

I.	Files of 1850
	A. Cover Letter of May 1850. File name: jane1850a    See transcript.
	B. Pension Application of 1850. File name: jane1850b    See transcript.
	C. Oaths of Witnesses of 1850. File name: jane1850c    See transcript.
II.	Files of 1853
	A. Cover letter of June 1853. This appears to be Jane's first application of 1853 for the reinstatement of her pension. Apparently, the proofs were never enclosed or were lost, because followup letters refer to lack of proof. Dated 17 June 1853. File name: jane1853a    See transcript.
	B. Followup letter of September 1853. This letter, from George C. White, informs the court that Jane has received no reply to her earlier application (that is, her application of June 1853). Dated 20 September 1853. File name: jane1853b    See transcript.
	C. Cover letter of October 1853. Jane's cover letter for her enclosed proofs, as she once again begs the court to consider her application for renewal of pension. Dated 28 October 1853, written about a week after the oath. File name: jane1853c    See transcript.
	D. The "proofs": Oath & declarations of October 1853. Jane's proof of eligibility for renewal of pension: the declaration itself and the oaths of several witnesses and justices. Dated 17 October 1853. File name: jane1853d    See transcript.

III.	Files of 1858
	A. Court Brief of 1858. File name: jane1858a    See transcript.
	B. Pension Application of 1858. File name: jane1858b    See transcript.
	C. Oaths of Witnesses of 1858. File name: jane1858c    See transcript.
	D. Approval of 1858 Pension Renewal. File name: jane1858d    See transcript.

IV.	Files of 1868
	A. Pension Application of 1868. File name: jane1868a    See transcript.
	B. Oath of Allegiance of 1868. Transcript of Jane's post-war Oath of Allegiance to the United States, along with the cover and back cover of the 1868 pension file. File name: jane1868b    See transcript.

Pension Files of Peter Cooper

I.	File of 1885 File name: pete1885    See transcript.
II.	File of 1887 File name: pete1887    See transcript.
III.	File of 1893 File name: pete1893    See transcript.
IV.	File of 1894 File name: pete1894    See transcript.
V.	File of 1896 File name: pete1896    See transcript.
VI.	Files of 1897 File name: pete1897    See transcript.
VII.	File of 1898 File name: pete1898    See transcript.
VIII.	File of 1899 File name: pete1899    See transcript.

Pension Files of Malinda Sizemore Cooper

I.	File of 1915 File name: mal_1915    See transcript.
II.	File of 1920 File name: mal_1920    See transcript.
III.	File of 1927 File name: mal_1927    See transcript.
IV.	File of 1928 File name: mal_1928    See transcript.

Eastern Cherokee Claim Files of Peter Cooper

I.	Original Claim by Peter Cooper File name: pete_ec01    See transcript.
II.	Letters of 1907, regarding claim no. 19589 File name: pete_ec02    See transcript.
III.	Supplemental Application for Minor Children ~ 1908 File name: pete_ec03    See transcript.
IV.	Peter Cooper claim no. 41086 File name: pete_ec04    See transcript.

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AIG and Valic - Valic was retirement account for CS at one time

The company names you never can remember!

AIG was the company that was "too big to fail" (and it failed). You had to help L- request her annuities. Not a big problem, but they seemed wilfully stupid and unforthcoming about info needed to process the request. Took two or three months for this simple request!

VALIC was owned by them. It was the retirement account for CS at one time. Worse than wilfully stupid about processing a simple request for a complete distribution. Lord! Back and forth on the phone with them for months--with their staff giving conflicting info and then the next one denying they ever would have said such a thing. Made you want to start drinking! Thankfully, CS switched to a different fund, and it then took about one week to get the distribution. Ha!

Sarah Mullinax clues - link to Mary Emily Mullinax

Your mystery Mullinax, Sarah, is probably actually Mary Emily Mullinax (though she could also be Mary's sister, Martha, who married William Caylor).

Mary Emily Mullinax married William P. Dunn. Originally someone had different parents for him, but I think he is William P. Dunn, brother of Rhoda (Dunn) Headrick, who is John Scott Headrick's wife. My reason for thinking this about William P. Dunn and Mary Emily Mullinax, is that, right after the marriage, a couple of newlyweds named William and Mary E Dunn are living right beside .

She is one of those Mullinax children whose household was split up, with the children scattered among nearby Caylors and Dovers in 1870. The parents had disappeared or died: Malinda, the biological mother, between 1851 and 1856; Benjamin, the father, in 1869. Mary, the stepmother, lived until 1927, and remarried Charles M. Dover in 1869--so some of the children are found in the Dover household.

Mary Emily Mullinax PID -- think of her as "probably a.k.a. Sarah":
LKKH-LVB

Attach these sources to Kimbrough

Go to these search pages and attach the relevant sources to R. T. Kimbrough (aka R. Q. or R. I. Kimbrough, bc they misread the handwriting).

https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22r%20t%20q%20i%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Akimbrough~%20%2Bany_place%3Aalabama~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3A%22sarah%20elizabeth%20lizzie%20may%22~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3Acline~&https://www.familysearch.org/search/hr/search=undefined


https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22R%20T%22~%20%2Bsurname%3AKimbrough~%20%2Bmarriage_place%3A%22%27Alabama%2C%20United%20States%27%22~%20%2Bmarriage_year%3A1904-1908~&treeref=LLMZ-KRP


You were working on that bunch of impossible Keels and Eslingers. This marriage is one of the extended family.
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Also, check and see if this Francis Kimbrough (female; married a Keel) is related to the above Kimbrough (male, married a Keel). Perhaps sisters married brothers or something:

Name: Shelby E Keel
Titles and Terms:
Name Prefix:
Event Date: 16 Jun 1918
Event Place: Point Rock, Jackson, Alabama
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Age (Original): 32y
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Birth Date (Original):
Birthplace: Point Rock, Ala.
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name Prefix:
Father's Name: C C Keel
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Name Prefix:
Father's Birthplace: Point Rock, Ala.
Mother's Name: Francis Kimbrough
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name Prefix:
Mother's Birthplace: Tenn.
Occupation: Telegraph Operator
Address:
Residence Place:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Point Rock, Ala.
Burial Date:
Funeral Home:
Informant's Name:
Informant's Name (Original):
GS Film number: 1908197
Reference ID: cn 29


Citing this Record
"Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDVK-2PN : 15 February 2018), Francis Kimbrough in entry for Shelby E Keel, 16 Jun 1918; citing reference cn 29, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,197.

Stapp lineage to work on - do a biog and make a blog post

Go back to Family Search, work up a biog. on this lineage:

Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 for Emmett Staff: Catoosa County, Georgia, Record of Marriages, Book B, page 242: Emmitt Stapp (Staff) married Julia Garret on 18 Aug 1901. (JR Mury? NT & JP). Recorded four days later by J C Hix, Ordinary.

Jessie James Stapp, aged 37, residing at 101 Crawford Ave., Rossville, Walker, Ga. Birth: 30 Sep 1904, Ringgold, Ga. [Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia]. Contact person is Mrs. Jessie James Stapp. Employer: Self (at 101 Crawford Ave., Rossville, Walker, Ga.) Signed: Jessie James Stapp.

(1) L1JG-57V Robert Emmett Stapp, born 29 August 1879, in Georgia; (right guy for sure); was a mechanic; married Julia Garrett. Disappeared from census, apparently, unless duplicate of...

(2) L12P-Q21 Robert Emmett Stapp, born 29 August 1884, Atlanta (or) Gwinnett Co., Georgia; was a mechanic; married/partnered w/Ruby Aycock/Eckardt; moved a lot.

(3) LV62-R8Y Emmett Stapp, son of Jesse William Stapp and Martha Lou Sinda.

I think the above three will eventually be merged.

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Audrey Beatrice Schroeder
 in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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Name: Audrey Beatrice Schroeder
[Audrey Beatrice Stapp]
[Audrey Weir]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1922
Birth Place: Detroit Wayn, Michigan
Death Date: 26 May 1991
Father: Edward Schroeder
Mother: Emma Lorenz
SSN: 384147391
Notes: Dec 1940: Name listed as Audrey Beatrice Schroeder; May 1943: Name listed as Audrey Beatrice Stapp; Feb 1968: Name listed as Audrey Schroeder Weir; 31 May 1991: Name listed as Audrey S Weir.


Put it on North Georgia Kin when it's done.

You want to do this, because people on FamilySearch will probably detach sources and make a mess of it!

Lemuel Smith / Mary Dickson - similar couples, but very far apart, generationally

Working on Charlene's Pollard line...

While attaching an attributed son, I found some people in Texas born decades later, but having such similar names in both sides of their family, that I thought they might bear researching to see if distantly related. I was attaching this son: John Smith (born 1818, Georgia; attributed to parent, Lemuel Smith, by an Ancestry user; no sources). When skimming people suggested as matching, this person came up. The birth is so far removed, there's no possibility of a match; however the naming patterns in that family look very similar to the naming patterns in this family:

James Lemuel Smith (PID K84W-P7J ; born 1861) married Mary Esther Dickson (born 1861); married on 31 Oct 1883, Cuthand, Rr, Tx.

Then look at Charlene's line:

Lemuel Smith, born 1788 (PID LDJH-1F7) married Mary Dickson (born 1795); married on 8 Nov 1810, Hancock Co., Georgia.

The births of these people are decades apart, but the southern families are always so clannish, I thought the names looked promising. Could just be a coincidence, but it won't hurt to play with that Texas line and see if it leads back to the Georgia one.