John P COOPER

1832 - 1863  (31 years)

• Name	John P COOPER
  Birth	1832	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer and Minister
  Military	Killed in battle at Battery Wagner, Morris Island, SC  [1]
  Death	25 Aug 1863	Morris Island, SC
  Military	31 Aug 1961  [1]
  	Pvt Co. C 23rd Georgia Reg., Floyd Springs Guards
  Person ID	I6857	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William COOPER
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary FAULKNER
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann HARRIS,   b. May 1836   d. 1915, Walker County, GA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1854
  Children	1. William James COOPER,   b. 10 Aug 1860, Chatooga, Floyd County, GA d. 27 Nov 1939, Rome, Floyd County, GA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Notes for John P. COOPER: According to a Betty McKenzies' notes, "John P. Cooper was a farmer and a minister. His son was a Primitive Baptist minister and believed his father was, also, a Primitive Baptist. Joh P. Cooper's Bible he carried during the Civil War is in the possesion of Betty Love McKenzie, his great granddaughter. John P. Cooper was mustered into the service of the Confederate States Army on the 31 day of Aug. 1861, by Captain William Bacon. He was a Private in Co. C, 23rd GA Reg. Floyd Springs Guards. He had served with the regiment in VA for almost two years. He was killed in battle on Aug. 21, 1863, Battery Wagner (Morris Island) South Carolina. Notes: Fact 1: Killed in the Civil War, believed to be in Co. I, 52nd Reg. Dawson Co GA Fact 2: 04 Mar 1862, Listed as private, died in TN in 1862. Fact 3: Lived near Rome, GA Fact 4: 1860, Listed on Floyd Co census, Floyd Springs district, can't read or write. Notes: Killed in the Civil War. (provided by Joyce Wood - March 2006)

  
  

• Sources

  [S224] Provided by: Joyce Wood.