Martha Jane Cooper

1857 - 1949  (91 years)

Martha Jane Cooper

1857 - 1949  (91 years)

Birth	24 Feb 1857	Murray County, Georgia
Died	20 Jan 1949	Denison, Grayson County, Texas
Buried	21 Jan 1949	Kemp Cemetery, Kemp, Bryan County, Oklahoma
Father	Seaborn Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Mother	Nancy Rogers,   b. Abt 1837, maybe Georgia
Family 1	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
Children	+ 1. Sarah Ann May,   b. 07 Jul 1877, Tennessee + 2. Margaret Elizabeth May,   b. 29 Sep 1878, Tennessee   3. Rosa Rebeca May,   b. 12 Nov 1880   4. William Henry May,   b. 06 Apr 1882, Tennessee   5. Thomas Martin May,   b. Abt 1885, Tennessee   6. Samuel M. May,   b. 15 Feb 1886, Tennessee + 7. Millie Bell May,   b. 30 Aug 1887, Tennessee   8. Ida Emile May,   b. 10 Nov 1889   9. Johnnie Proof May,   b. 18 May 1891, Fannin County, Texas + 10. Minnie E. May,   b. 25 Jan 1895, Trenton, Texas + 11. Jim Cooper May,   b. 26 May 1897, Trenton, Texas
Family 2	Elmer Blackburn,   b. Abt 1869, Ohio
Married	20 Oct 1929	Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma

John Thomas May

1856 - 1926  (70 years)

Birth	Oct 1856	Georgia
Died	29 Nov 1926	Kemp, Bryan County, Oklahoma
Buried	30 Nov 1926	Kemp Cemetery, Kemp, Bryan County, Oklahoma
Father	Luther Samuel May,   b. Abt 1836, Blount County, Tennessee
Mother	Milla Ann Duncan,   b. Abt 1838, Pendleton Co., South Carolina
Married	18 Nov 1854	Whitfield County, Georgia
Family	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
Children	+ 1. Sarah Ann May,   b. 07 Jul 1877, Tennessee + 2. Margaret Elizabeth May,   b. 29 Sep 1878, Tennessee   3. Rosa Rebeca May,   b. 12 Nov 1880   4. William Henry May,   b. 06 Apr 1882, Tennessee   5. Thomas Martin May,   b. Abt 1885, Tennessee   6. Samuel M. May,   b. 15 Feb 1886, Tennessee + 7. Millie Bell May,   b. 30 Aug 1887, Tennessee   8. Ida Emile May,   b. 10 Nov 1889   9. Johnnie Proof May,   b. 18 May 1891, Fannin County, Texas + 10. Minnie E. May,   b. 25 Jan 1895, Trenton, Texas + 11. Jim Cooper May,   b. 26 May 1897, Trenton, Texas

Elmer Blackburn

Abt 1869 -

Birth	Abt 1869	Ohio
Family	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	20 Oct 1929	Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma

Seaborn Cooper

1857 - 1949  (91 years)

Birth	24 Feb 1857	Murray County, Georgia
Died	20 Jan 1949	Denison, Grayson County, Texas
Family	Nancy Rogers,   b. Abt 1837, maybe Georgia
Children	+ 1. Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia

Nancy Rogers

Abt 1837 -

Birth	Abt 1837	maybe Georgia
Family	Seaborn Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Children	+ 1. Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia

Seaborn Cooper

1857 - 1949  (91 years)

Birth	24 Feb 1857	Murray County, Georgia
Died	20 Jan 1949	Denison, Grayson County, Texas
Family	Nancy Rogers,   b. Abt 1837, maybe Georgia
Children	+ 1. Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia

Nancy Rogers

Abt 1837 -

Birth	Abt 1837	maybe Georgia
Family	Seaborn Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Children	+ 1. Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia

John Thomas May

1856 - 1926  (70 years)

Birth	Oct 1856	Georgia
Died	29 Nov 1926	Kemp, Bryan County, Oklahoma
Buried	30 Nov 1926	Kemp Cemetery, Kemp, Bryan County, Oklahoma
Father	Luther Samuel May,   b. Abt 1836, Blount County, Tennessee
Mother	Milla Ann Duncan,   b. Abt 1838, Pendleton Co., South Carolina
Married	18 Nov 1854	Whitfield County, Georgia
Family	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
Children	+ 1. Sarah Ann May,   b. 07 Jul 1877, Tennessee + 2. Margaret Elizabeth May,   b. 29 Sep 1878, Tennessee   3. Rosa Rebeca May,   b. 12 Nov 1880   4. William Henry May,   b. 06 Apr 1882, Tennessee   5. Thomas Martin May,   b. Abt 1885, Tennessee   6. Samuel M. May,   b. 15 Feb 1886, Tennessee + 7. Millie Bell May,   b. 30 Aug 1887, Tennessee   8. Ida Emile May,   b. 10 Nov 1889   9. Johnnie Proof May,   b. 18 May 1891, Fannin County, Texas + 10. Minnie E. May,   b. 25 Jan 1895, Trenton, Texas + 11. Jim Cooper May,   b. 26 May 1897, Trenton, Texas

Sarah Ann May

1877 - 1933  (55 years)

Nickname	Sally
Birth	07 Jul 1877	Tennessee
Died	17 Jan 1933	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
Father	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Mother	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
Family	Christopher Columbus Stevens,   b. 07 Dec 1870, Missouri City, Fort Bend County, Texas
Children	1. Maggie Velma Stevens,   b. 21 Feb 1915, Corum, Stephens County, Oklahoma

Christopher Columbus Stevens

1870 - 1959  (88 years)

Birth	07 Dec 1870	Missouri City, Fort Bend County, Texas
Died	14 Oct 1959	Stratford, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Family	Sarah Ann May,   b. 07 Jul 1877, Tennessee
Children	1. Maggie Velma Stevens,   b. 21 Feb 1915, Corum, Stephens County, Oklahoma

Margaret Elizabeth May

1878 - 1966  (88 years)

Nickname	Maggie
Birth	29 Sep 1878	Tennessee
Died	07 Dec 1966	Denison, Grayson County, Texas
Buried	Colbert Cemetery, Colbert, Okahoma
Father	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Mother	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
Family	Thomas Smith Shaw,   b. Abt 1867, Mississippi
Children	+ 1. Gracie Virginia Shaw,   b. 10 Sep 1896, Texas   2. Johnnie Shaw,   b. 1901, Texas   3. Sallie Shaw,   b. 1903, Texas   4. Minnie Maybell Shaw,   b. 14 Apr 1905, La Rue, Henderson County, Texas   5. Marie Shaw,   b. 1908, Texas   6. Joe L. Shaw,   b. 18 Nov 1912, Texas

Thomas Smith Shaw

Abt 1867 -

Birth	Abt 1867	Mississippi
Father	Thomas Jefferson Shaw,   b. Abt 1840, Mississippi
Mother	Sallie J. Loveless,   b. 25 Jan 1851, Mississippi
Married	14 Jan 1867	Noxubee County, Mississippi
Family	Margaret Elizabeth May,   b. 29 Sep 1878, Tennessee
Children	+ 1. Gracie Virginia Shaw,   b. 10 Sep 1896, Texas   2. Johnnie Shaw,   b. 1901, Texas   3. Sallie Shaw,   b. 1903, Texas   4. Minnie Maybell Shaw,   b. 14 Apr 1905, La Rue, Henderson County, Texas   5. Marie Shaw,   b. 1908, Texas   6. Joe L. Shaw,   b. 18 Nov 1912, Texas

Rosa Rebeca May

1880 -

Birth	12 Nov 1880
Father	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Mother	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
Family 1	Tom Wilson
Family 2	??? Owens
Family 3	Charles Hale

Tom Wilson

Family	Rosa Rebeca May,   b. 12 Nov 1880

??? Owens

Family	Rosa Rebeca May,   b. 12 Nov 1880

Charles Hale

Family	Rosa Rebeca May,   b. 12 Nov 1880

William Henry May

1882 -

Birth	06 Apr 1882	Tennessee
Father	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Mother	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee

Thomas Martin May

Abt 1885 -

Birth	Abt 1885	Tennessee
Father	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Mother	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee

Samuel M. May

1886 - 1966  (80 years)

Birth	15 Feb 1886	Tennessee
Died	06 Dec 1966	Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas
Buried	08 Dec 1966	West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas
Father	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Mother	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
Family	Myrtle O. Cantrell,   b. 15 Dec 1893

Myrtle O. Cantrell

1893 - 1962  (68 years)

Birth	15 Dec 1893
Died	9 Oct 1962
Buried	West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas
Family	Samuel M. May,   b. 15 Feb 1886, Tennessee

Millie Bell May

1887 - 1967  (79 years)

Birth	30 Aug 1887	Tennessee
Died	15 Jan 1967	Pampa, Gray County, Texas
Buried	18 Jan 1967	Duncan Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
Father	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Mother	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
Family 1	Alfred Edward Moran,   b. 5 Oct 1882, Mulberry, Bonham, Texas
Children	1. Marie Moran,   b. Abt 1908, Oklahoma   2. Bessie Moran,   b. Abt 1910, Oklahoma + 3. Bud Riley Moran,   b. 29 Sep 1911, Brady, Texas   4. Taleene Moran,   b. Abt 1914, Oklahoma   5. Eva Moran,   b. Abt 1915, Oklahoma   6. Alice Moran,   b. Abt 1918, Oklahoma   7. Viola Moran,   b. Abt 1921, Oklahoma
Family 2	William Calvin Merchant,   b. 7 Aug 1893
Children	1. Walter Harris Merchant,   b. Abt 1925, Oklahoma

Alfred Edward Moran

1882 - 1920  (37 years)

Birth	5 Oct 1882	Mulberry, Bonham, Texas
Died	30 Jul 1920
Family	Millie Bell May,   b. 30 Aug 1887, Tennessee
Children	1. Marie Moran,   b. Abt 1908, Oklahoma   2. Bessie Moran,   b. Abt 1910, Oklahoma + 3. Bud Riley Moran,   b. 29 Sep 1911, Brady, Texas   4. Taleene Moran,   b. Abt 1914, Oklahoma   5. Eva Moran,   b. Abt 1915, Oklahoma   6. Alice Moran,   b. Abt 1918, Oklahoma   7. Viola Moran,   b. Abt 1921, Oklahoma

William Calvin Merchant

1893 - 1936  (42 years)

Birth	7 Aug 1893
Died	15 Jan 1936
Buried	Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
Family	Millie Bell May,   b. 30 Aug 1887, Tennessee
Children	1. Walter Harris Merchant,   b. Abt 1925, Oklahoma

Ida Emile May

1889 -

Birth	10 Nov 1889
Father	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Mother	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee

Johnnie Proof May

1891 - 1966  (75 years)

Birth	18 May 1891	Fannin County, Texas
Died	07 Aug 1966	Electra, Wichita County, Texas
Buried	09 Aug 1966	Colbert Cemetery, Colbert, Okahoma
Father	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Mother	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
Family	Ruthie ???

Ruthie ???

Family	Johnnie Proof May,   b. 18 May 1891, Fannin County, Texas

Minnie E. May

1895 - 1985  (90 years)

Birth	25 Jan 1895	Trenton, Texas
Died	20 Feb 1985	Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma
Father	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Mother	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
Family	Fred Andrew Cantrell,   b. 15 Sep 1890, Eastland County, Texas
Married	29 Jan 1911	Mercury, Texas
Children	1. Anna Belle Cantrell,   b. Abt 1912, Texas   2. Seaburn Andrew Cantrell,   b. 26 May 1918, Texas   3. Harry Calvin Cantrell,   b. 11 Dec 1925, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas

Fred Andrew Cantrell

1890 - 1978  (87 years)

Birth	15 Sep 1890	Eastland County, Texas
Died	12 Jul 1978	Sherman, Grayson County, Texas
Family	Minnie E. May,   b. 25 Jan 1895, Trenton, Texas
Married	29 Jan 1911	Mercury, Texas
Children	1. Anna Belle Cantrell,   b. Abt 1912, Texas   2. Seaburn Andrew Cantrell,   b. 26 May 1918, Texas   3. Harry Calvin Cantrell,   b. 11 Dec 1925, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas

Jim Cooper May

1897 - 1966  (68 years)

Birth	26 May 1897	Trenton, Texas
Died	19 Jan 1966	San Diego, San Diego County, California
Father	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia
Mother	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
Family	Augusta Inez Harrison,   b. 6 Dec 1899, Menardville, Menard County, Texas
Children	+ 1. Thelma Marion (May) Miller,   b. 17 Oct 1921, Texas   2. Eva Bernice (May) Koontz,   b. Abt 1923, Texas   3. Faye (May) Blackman,   b. 26 Sept 1926, Texas   4. James William May,   b. 26 Jul 1927, Watch Horn, Oklahoma   5. Linden Earl (May) Trahan,   b. 12 Sep 1929, Sherman, Texas   6. Kenneth Lee May,   b. 19 Jan 1934, Texas

Augusta Inez Harrison

1899 - 1991  (91 years)

Birth	6 Dec 1899	Menardville, Menard County, Texas
Died	26 Jan 1991	San Diego County, California
Father	William Henry Keene-Harrison*,   b. 30 Aug 1864, Hamilton County, Texas
Mother	Charita Vianna Large,   b. 22 Dec 1868, Michigan
Family	Jim Cooper May,   b. 26 May 1897, Trenton, Texas
Children	+ 1. Thelma Marion (May) Miller,   b. 17 Oct 1921, Texas   2. Eva Bernice (May) Koontz,   b. Abt 1923, Texas   3. Faye (May) Blackman,   b. 26 Sept 1926, Texas   4. James William May,   b. 26 Jul 1927, Watch Horn, Oklahoma   5. Linden Earl (May) Trahan,   b. 12 Sep 1929, Sherman, Texas   6. Kenneth Lee May,   b. 19 Jan 1934, Texas

Elmer Blackburn

Abt 1869 -

Birth	Abt 1869	Ohio
Family	Martha Jane Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia
Married	20 Oct 1929	Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma

• Name	Martha Jane Cooper
  Birth	24 Feb 1857	Murray County, Georgia
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Jan 1949	Denison, Grayson County, Texas
  Burial	21 Jan 1949	Kemp Cemetery, Kemp, Bryan County, Oklahoma   [1]
  		Find A Grave Memorial - Martha Jane Cooper May Blackburn 1857 - 1949
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Seaborn Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia d. 20 Jan 1949, Denison, Grayson County, Texas  (Age 91 years)  (Father)  Nancy Rogers,   b. Abt 1837, maybe Georgia   (Mother)
  Person ID	I4308	FeldmanTree
  Last Modified	23 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Seaborn Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Murray County, Georgia d. 20 Jan 1949, Denison, Grayson County, Texas (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Nancy Rogers,   b. Abt 1837, maybe Georgia
  Family ID	F34994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Thomas May,   b. Oct 1856, Georgia d. 29 Nov 1926, Kemp, Bryan County, Oklahoma (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1876	Bradley County, Tennessee
  	Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Name: John May Spouse: Jane Cooper Marriage Date: 11 Jul 1876 Marriage County: Bradley Marriage State: Tennessee Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Ann May,   b. 07 Jul 1877, Tennessee d. 17 Jan 1933, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 55 years) ▻ Christopher Columbus Stevens + 2. Margaret Elizabeth May,   b. 29 Sep 1878, Tennessee d. 07 Dec 1966, Denison, Grayson County, Texas (Age 88 years) ▻ Thomas Smith Shaw   3. Rosa Rebeca May,   b. 12 Nov 1880 ▻ Tom Wilson;   ??? Owens;   Charles Hale   4. William Henry May,   b. 06 Apr 1882, Tennessee   5. Thomas Martin May,   b. Abt 1885, Tennessee   6. Samuel M. May,   b. 15 Feb 1886, Tennessee d. 06 Dec 1966, Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas (Age 80 years) ▻ Myrtle O. Cantrell + 7. Millie Bell May,   b. 30 Aug 1887, Tennessee d. 15 Jan 1967, Pampa, Gray County, Texas (Age 79 years) ▻ Alfred Edward Moran;   William Calvin Merchant   8. Ida Emile May,   b. 10 Nov 1889   9. Johnnie Proof May,   b. 18 May 1891, Fannin County, Texas d. 07 Aug 1966, Electra, Wichita County, Texas (Age 75 years) ▻ Ruthie ??? + 10. Minnie E. May,   b. 25 Jan 1895, Trenton, Texas d. 20 Feb 1985, Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma (Age 90 years) ▻ Fred Andrew Cantrell  m. 29 Jan 1911 + 11. Jim Cooper May,   b. 26 May 1897, Trenton, Texas d. 19 Jan 1966, San Diego, San Diego County, California (Age 68 years) ▻ Augusta Inez Harrison
  Documents		John Thomas May and Martha Jane Cooper Marriage Certificate
  Photos		John Thomas May and Martha Jane Cooper Family
  Family ID	F2194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Elmer Blackburn,   b. Abt 1869, Ohio
  Marriage	20 Oct 1929	Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma
  Family ID	F34687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 May 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Feb 1857 - Murray County, Georgia Marriage - 11 Jul 1876 - Bradley County, Tennessee Marriage - 20 Oct 1929 - Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma Death - 20 Jan 1949 - Denison, Grayson County, Texas Burial - 21 Jan 1949 - Kemp Cemetery, Kemp, Bryan County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		MARTHA JANE COOPER -MOTHER OF JAMES COOPER MAY 1/2 PHOTO
  		John Thomas May and Martha Jane Cooper Family
  		Martha Jane Cooper May

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Martha Jane Cooper". Our Stories and Family Tree. https://www.feldmanfamily.ws/genroot/getperson.php?personID=I4308&tree=FDF001 (accessed December 14, 2025).