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Husband:
Joseph William Rector Born: 3-Sep-1826 Died: Father: Samuel Rector Mother: Ruth Simpson Born in Wayne County, Ky. He married Ann Etta Cooper in Wayne Co., Ky sometime before he was age 23 and she as age 19. They do not appear in the 1860 census of Wanye Co., so sometime in between they migrated to Arkansas. There were many cooper families in Wayne County. A small post office and creek were named after them. The old patriarch of the family was Frederick Cooper. He was born in York Co., PA and served in the Revolutionary War with a Pennsylvania company where he drove a service wagon taking supplies to George Washington's army. Then he left that service after those first battles and moved to Rowan Co., N.C. In 1880, where records of the county show he enlisted as a corporal in Capt. Enoch's company. Later, under General Gates, he was captured by the British but managed to escape in a few days. He served under General Morgen at Cowpens and at Eutaw Springs. After the close of the war he married Dorothy Brown and moved to Wayne County, KY in 1799. He was the grandfather (or great-grandfather) of Ann Etta Cooper who married Joseph William Rector. |
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Wife:
Ann Etta Cooper Died: Father: Mother: The old patriarch of the family was Frederick Cooper. He was born in York Co. Penn and served in the Revolutionary War with a Penn. Company where he drove a service wagon taking supplies to George Washington's army. Then he left that service after those first battles, moved to Rowan Co., N.C., in 1780 where records of the county show he enlisted as a corporal in a Capt. Enoch's company. Later, under General Gates, he was captured by the British but managed to escape in a few days. He served under General Morgen at Cowpens atn Eutaw Springs. AFter the close of the war he married Dorothy Brown and moved to Wayne County, Ky. in 1799. He was the Grandfather (or Great grandfather of Anne Etta Cooper who married Joseph William Rector. |
Child 1:
Marshall RectorDied: Spouse: Children: |
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Child 2:
Kansas William Rector Born: 22-May-1858 Died: 18-Dec-1932 Spouse: Martha Caroline Bigham Children: Margaret Ellen Rector, Samuel Bigham Rector, Esther Jane Rector, Joe Lee Rector, Sr., Rufus Simpson Rector, Ursula Etta Rector, William Earl Rector, James Ursel Rector, Nobia Rector Born in Melbourne, Izard Co., Ark. |
Child 3:
Etta RectorDied: Spouse: Children: |
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Child 4:
Granville Simpson Rector Died: Spouse: Martha Hutto Children: Rosa Annie Rector, Kansas Pickney Rector, Mary Etta Rector, Dora Alma Rector, William Lee Rector, Mittie Mae Rector, James Shelby Rector, Augusta Evelyn Rector, Kemp Tony Rector |
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Child 5:
Elizabeth Rector Died: Spouse: Children: |
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Child 6:
Joseph Rector Died: Spouse: Children: |