was born February 21, 1816, in Hancock county Georgia. He is a son of John and Sarah COOPER, natives of Virginia. In 1836 he moved with his mother to Carroll County, Missouri. Alfred's chances for attending schools were few and he may be justly considered a self-educated man.
He was married June 31, 1836, to Miss Micah GENTRY, daughter of Robert and Guly GENTRY, natives of Kentucky. Mr. COOPER's first marriage was blessed with ten children, nine of whom are living: John W., Guly A., Francis M., Sarah J., deceased; Robert G., Alfred T., Reuben B., Abbott H., Micah E. and Parthenia S.
Mrs. COOPER died in July 1873, after an illness of phthisic, for many years.
Mr. COOPER prepared himself for the ministry, by studying at the plow and by the light made by shellbark of hickory. He entered the ministry in 1846, and preached his first sermon at Stokes Mound.
Mr COOPER owns seventy acres of land on which is a nice little home. It is located on section 2 of Leslie township. Mr. COOPER is a Cumberland Presbyterian, and is also a member of the Masonic Fraternity.
I have a lot of later census records of most of his children, including my g-grandmother, Micah COOPER, who married back into her Mother's family, the GENTRYs. Alfred spent most of his life in Carroll Co., and is buried beside his daughter, Parthenia S. MALLATT, in Oak Forest Cemetery, Douglas Co, about 5 miles from Norwood, Wright Co MO. He died in 1900.
Note: Gary YOUNG, who is descended from Laura BRADEN, widow of Jeremiah BRADEN, says that the name HARTHCOTT, listed as her maiden name, in Alfred's biography is incorrect, and is really NORTHCUTT. Thanks to him, I have a tintype of Alfred T. COOPER. Picture is from that tintype.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Archives at Memphis TN, has created a page for Alfred.
Link to A.T. Cooper at Cumberland Presbyterian Archives.
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