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Sarah Cooper

Sarah Cooper



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sarah CooperSarah Cooper was born in 1855 in Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA; died on 16 Sep 1916 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Lewis Hill. Lewis was born about 1850 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ada Mae Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1876 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Jul 1925 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 3. Edward Wellington Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Apr 1870 in Trenton, Burlington, New Jersey, USA; died on 26 Aug 1945 in Swatara, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 4. Ader Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1876 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 5. George B. Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1867 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Mar 1927 in 1735 North 7th Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ada Mae HillAda Mae Hill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born in Feb 1876 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Jul 1925 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Ada married Joseph S Shaw, I on 23 Jan 1893 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Joseph (son of Richard Shaw and Catherine Cumpton) was born in Oct 1870 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Feb 1930 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Josephine L Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Oct 1898 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 7. Sadie Catherine Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1894 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 8. Ada Rebecca Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Mar 1902 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Feb 1984 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 9. Luretta May Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1892 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 10. Richard Snavely Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1896 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died about 1933 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
    6. 11. Naomi C Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1903 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Sep 1971 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    7. 12. Joseph Wellington Shaw, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1905 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 8 Jan 1906 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    8. 13. Charles Edgar Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Dec 1906 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 14 Jul 1915 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Living Bailey  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Randolph R. Gilbert. Randolph (son of George F. Gilbert and Annie Gilbert) was born on 3 Aug 1895 in Fernandina Beach, Nassau, Florida, USA; died on 22 Feb 1948 in Edgemont, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Edward Wellington HillEdward Wellington Hill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 5 Apr 1870 in Trenton, Burlington, New Jersey, USA; died on 26 Aug 1945 in Swatara, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 4.  Ader HillAder Hill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born in 1876 in Pennsylvania, USA.

  4. 5.  George B. HillGeorge B. Hill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born in Jun 1867 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Mar 1927 in 1735 North 7th Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    George married Esther Adams on 1 Nov 1899 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Esther was born in Feb 1880 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Lewis M Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1890 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    George married Katie S. Shaw on 31 May 1894 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Katie (daughter of Richard Shaw and Catherine Cumpton) was born in 1867 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Sara Cooper. Sara was born about 1869 in Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. George E Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jan 1889 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 Jun 1945 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Wm Howard Day, Steelton, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Josephine L ShawJosephine L Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Oct 1898 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  2. 7.  Sadie Catherine ShawSadie Catherine Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Dec 1894 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Alonzo Lockhart. Alonzo (son of Robert Lockhart and Susan Lockhart) was born on 25 Feb 1879 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 6 Jul 1940 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Roy Watterson. Roy was born about 1894 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Living Waterson  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 8.  Ada Rebecca ShawAda Rebecca Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 18 Mar 1902 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Feb 1984 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Ada married Roy Augusta Keys, I on 1 May 1919 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Roy (son of Clarence Elmer Keys and Alice Prudence Hinton) was born on 17 Feb 1902 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Apr 1958 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Roy Augusta Keys, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jul 1921 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 Oct 1924 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 19. Living Keys  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. Living Keys  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 21. Sarah Alice Keys  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jul 1919 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Feb 2014 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 22. Esther Matilda Keys  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Sep 1926 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Jul 2003 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  4. 9.  Luretta May ShawLuretta May Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Mar 1892 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Wilbur Dunlap. Wilbur was born in 1903 in Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 10.  Richard Snavely ShawRichard Snavely Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Feb 1896 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died about 1933 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

    Richard married Elizabeth Brown on 26 Aug 1919 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Elizabeth was born about 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 11.  Naomi C ShawNaomi C Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1903 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Sep 1971 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Lawrence Veronon Matthews. Lawrence (son of John Matthews and Elvira Adams) was born on 6 Jan 1912 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 11 Oct 1959 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Barbara Anna Matthews  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1934 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 Mar 1935 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 24. Living Matthews  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 25. James Vernon Matthews  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Dec 1932 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Jun 2015 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 26. Ronald E Matthews  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1943 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Apr 1971 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 27. Lawrence Matthews, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1935 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 2003.

  7. 12.  Joseph Wellington Shaw, IIJoseph Wellington Shaw, II Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 25 Aug 1905 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 8 Jan 1906 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  8. 13.  Charles Edgar ShawCharles Edgar Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 15 Dec 1906 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 14 Jul 1915 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  9. 14.  Living BaileyLiving Bailey Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1)

  10. 15.  Lewis M HillLewis M Hill Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Aug 1890 in Pennsylvania, USA.

  11. 16.  George E HillGeorge E Hill Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 24 Jan 1889 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 Jun 1945 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Wm Howard Day, Steelton, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Living WatersonLiving Waterson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sadie3, 2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1)

  2. 18.  Roy Augusta Keys, IIRoy Augusta Keys, II Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ada3, 2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 30 Jul 1921 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 Oct 1924 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 19.  Living KeysLiving Keys Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ada3, 2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1)

  4. 20.  Living KeysLiving Keys Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ada3, 2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1)

  5. 21.  Sarah Alice KeysSarah Alice Keys Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ada3, 2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 15 Jul 1919 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Feb 2014 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  6. 22.  Esther Matilda KeysEsther Matilda Keys Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ada3, 2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 25 Sep 1926 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Jul 2003 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: James Clifton Hill. James (son of Roseina V Middletown, son of John Hill and Roseina V Middletown) was born on 23 Apr 1924 in Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, USA; died on 29 Aug 1998 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Harold Clifton Keys  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Oct 1942 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Nov 2014 in Lower Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Esther married Wilson Washington, II on 1 May 1947 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Wilson (son of Wilson Alexander Washington, I) was born on 19 Dec 1921 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 23.  Barbara Anna MatthewsBarbara Anna Matthews Descendancy chart to this point (11.Naomi3, 2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 21 Jun 1934 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 Mar 1935 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  8. 24.  Living MatthewsLiving Matthews Descendancy chart to this point (11.Naomi3, 2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1)

  9. 25.  James Vernon MatthewsJames Vernon Matthews Descendancy chart to this point (11.Naomi3, 2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 9 Dec 1932 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Jun 2015 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  10. 26.  Ronald E MatthewsRonald E Matthews Descendancy chart to this point (11.Naomi3, 2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1943 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Apr 1971 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  11. 27.  Lawrence Matthews, IILawrence Matthews, II Descendancy chart to this point (11.Naomi3, 2.Ada2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1935 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 2003.



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