Peter Cooper Eastern Cherokee Claims III

Eastern Cherokee Claims of 1906-1909
Peter Cooper E.C. Files (Document III)

Original research and transcript by Judith Gail Crabtree Dunn
of Kentucky. Transcript reproduced by Southern Muse
with permission of Judith Dunn.

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Peter Cooper
5 mi. So. of Long Island, Ala, Jackson, Ala.
Born May 9th, 1843, Dade Co., Ga.
Married Malinda E. Sizemore Cooper age 58 yrs,
To what tribe does she belong? None.
Name of Children:

A.G. Cooper	42	5-6-1865
Nancy J. Cooper (Morgan)	39	4-3-1868
James Cooper	34	Feb 28, 1873
Nuton Cooper	32	May 15, 1875
Mary Cooper (Rhoads)	30	Feb 10, 1877
Isaac Cooper	28	Mar 29, 1879
Sarah Wiggley	26	Mar 7, 1881
John Cooper	24	June 28, 1883
Richard Cooper	22	Mar 10, 1885
Toodelche Carvens	18	July 30, 1889
(Lou Della Colvin).1

Nov. 25, 1907
THE STATE OF ALABAMA
JACKSON COUNTY
Before me W. R. GROSS a Notary Public in and for said Said² STATE AND COUNTY personally appeared PETER COOPER who being by me duly sworn desposes and in support of his claim befor THE COMMISSION OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS APPLICATION NO 19589 AS FOLLOWS:
Father and Grandfather I think my father died 1845 or 1846 Grandfather died in the Mexican War He served until the surrender and was on his way home he taken sick and died don't remember at what place I and I claim through Isaac Cooper (Grandfather) He resided in Dekalb Co Ala in 19353 I cant tell why he was not enroled he was dead in 1851 I don't know whether he was a party to the treaty or not of 1835-6 in 1846 I think he was in the war I pass as white and none of my ancestor was ever held as slaves as I know of by the Indians My grandmother Jane Cooper always said the the Indian Chief Fox always claimed to be akind to Grandfather Isaac Cooper It has been claimed by the old people that we had Cheroke blood and especially by one Dick or Richard Keyse who claimed to be 1/2 Indian
Sworn and subscribed
to before me this
June 19th 1908

W.R. Gross

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Peter Cooper