1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #12.
Listed as Oswell B. Cook, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, Robert M. Cooke.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 43; WV Archives Web Site.
Oswell B. Cook; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Rockview, WV; son of Robert M. and
Elizabeth Cook; married on 8 Apr 1916 at my home, E.I. Hill, minister; Victoria Cook; age 29; born
in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Rockview, WV; daughter of Thomas and Kesiah Jackson.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration #603; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
Oswell Bodine Cook; age 25; born on 23 Jan 1892 at Rockview, WV; living at Rockview; farmer;
married; dependent wife and 1 child; tall; with slender build; blue eyes and light hair.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 93B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #77/77.
Listed as Oswell Cook; age 29; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 7 May 1930; Page 151A; Image 15 of 41;
Family #105/110.
Listed as Oswell Cook; age 37; born in WV; farmer; married at 19; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 243; WV Archives Web Site.
Oswell Cook; age 43; born in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; sheriff; living at Pineville, WV;
son of R.M. and Elizabeth; married on 9 Apr 1936 at Pineville, WV; Martha Smith; age 26;
born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; daughter of J.L. and Mary.
7. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; E.D. 55-6; taken on 19 Apr 1940; Page 118A;
Image 17 of 65; Household #153.
Listed as Oswell Cook; age 48; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; farmer; head of household.
8. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol # 5 (1956); Page 4; WV Archives Web Ste.
Oswell B. Cook; born 21 (sic, 23) Jan 1892 in WV; married; deputy sheriff of county; son of Robert M.
and Elizabeth (Farley) Cook; died 2 Nov 1956 from probable coronary occlusion; in the line of duty;
buried 4 Nov 1956 in Walker Cemetery; informant, Martha Cook.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 13/15 Jan 1920; Page 198A;
Image 5 of 16; Family #43/43.
Listed as Martha J. Smith; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Smith.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 161B; Image
36 of 40; Family #102/102.
Listed as Martha Smith; age 19; born in WV; single; in household of father, John L. Smith.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 243; WV Archives Web Site.
Oswell Cook; age 43; born in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; sheriff; living at Pineville, WV;
son of R.M. and Elizabeth; married on 9 Apr 1936 at Pineville, WV; Martha Smith; age 26;
born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; daughter of J.L. and Mary.
4. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; E.D. 55-6; taken on 19 Apr 1940; Page 118A;
Image 17 of 65; Household #153.
Listed as Martha Cook; age 29; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Oswell B. Cook.
5. US Public Records; LDS Web Site.
Martha Jane Cook; born 1 Aug 1910; living at Pineville, WV on 1 Jun 2002.
6. Calfee Funeral Services; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Martha Jane Smith Cook, 104, of Pineville passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Wyoming Nursing and Rehab, New Richmond following a short illness."Born August 1, 1910 at Woosley, WV she was the daughter of the late John L. Smith and Mary Sizemore Smith.
"Martha was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed driving her car to visit family and friends and visiting families at the funeral home.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ozwald Cook; a son, Ozwald “Ozzie” Cook, Jr.; two brothers, Andrew J. “Buster” Smith and Calvin Smith; two sisters, Laura Morgan and Bessie Scott Smith and two grandsons, Ozzie Cook, III and Robert Mitch Cook.
"Survivors include her nephew and guardian, Johnny Smith of Clear Fork
"2 grandchildren, Catherine Ann Hawkins of Knoxville, TN and Jeffrey H. Cook of Lenoir City, TN
"She is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins.
"A celebration of Martha’s life will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday, January 25, 2015 in the Calfee Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Evan Arkell officiating.
"Burial will follow at the Walker Family Cemetery..."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22/23
Apr 1940; Page 755B; Image 25 of 35; Household #182.
Listed as Ronald Morgan; age 6; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived in Asco,
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William R. Morgan.
1. Jackson Co, WV; Death registry; Vol #__(1898); Page 45; WV Archives Web Site.
G.H. Duff; age 66 yrs, 10 mons, 7 days; married; husband of J.W. Duff; son of J. H. and M.A. Duff;
died on 25 Sep 1898 at Mt, Tell, Jackson Co, WV from liver and kidney diease;
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Tams, taken on 8 Jan 1920, Page 90A, Family #155.
Listed as Harry C. Cooper, age 11 months, born in WV, in household of father, Fred H. Cooper, Sr.
2. US Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946; Ancestry.om Web Site.
Mitchell H. Cooper; born 1919 in WV; living in Raleigh Co, WV; enlisted on 28 Jun 1941 at
Huntington, WV; as private; grammer school; sales clerk; single; without dependents; height 70";
weight 138 lbs.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 19; WV Archives Web Site.
Mitchell H. Cooper; age 25; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Killarney, WV; son of Fred H.
and Josephine Cooper; married on 14 Feb 1945 at Itmann, WV; Hazel Cook, age 22; born in
Huntington, WV; single; living at Itmann, WV; daughter of Clair L. and Goldia B. Cook.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mitchell H. Cooper; born on 12 Feb 1919; died on 29 Aug 1992; card issued in WV before 1951.
5. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Mitchell H. Cooper; born on 12 Feb 1919; died on 29 Aug 1992; " SSgt,
US Army, WW II"; buried in Mitchell Harris Cook (aka Cook Chapel) Cemetery,
Keyrock, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 250A; Image 7 of 44;
Family #69/71.
Listed as Hazel Cook; age 7; born in WV; in household of adoptive father, Clair L. Cook.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 19; WV Archives Web Site.
Mitchell H. Cooper; age 25; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Killarney, WV; son of Fred H.
and Josephine Cooper; married on 14 Feb 1945 at Itmann, WV; Hazel Cook, age 22; born in
Huntington, WV; single; living at Itmann, WV; daughter of Clair L. and Goldia B. Cook.
3. "Charleston Gazette"; Charleston, WV; Newspaper Obit.
"...Beckley - Hazel Cooper, 74, of Beckley died April 10, 197, in a local hospital.
"She was a menber of Tilden Community Church and a 60-year resident of Raleigh County.
"Surviving: daughter Anita L. Neal of Madison; sons, Mitchell "Mickey" H. II of Crab Orchard. Leslie R.
of Stephenson, Starlin F. of Beckley; nien grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
"Service will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Edward Garten and
the Rev. Call Sellards officiating. Burial will be in Cooke Cemetery, Keyrock..."
4. Social Security death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Hazel C. Cooper; born on 25 Aug 1922; died on 10 Apr 1997; living at Daniels, Raleigh Co, WV at
death; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. Raleigh Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 106; WV Archives Web Site.
Eugene Lee Neal; age 20; born on 10 Jun 1945 at Matewan, WV; single; living at Pineville, WV;
son of Eugene L. and Margaret Alice (Knight) Neal; was issued a maggiage license on 28 Aug 1965
in Raleigh Co, WV to marry Anita Louise Cooper; age 18; born on 1 Jan 1947 at Beckley, WV; single;
living at Killarney, WV; daughter of Mitchell H. and Hazel (Cook) Cooper; no return by minister.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eugene Lee Neal II; born on 10 Jun 1945; living at Madison, WV.
1. Raleigh Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 106; WV Archives Web Site.
Eugene Lee Neal; age 20; born on 10 Jun 1945 at Matewan, WV; single; living at Pineville, WV;
son of Eugene L. and Margaret Alice (Knight) Neal; was issued a maggiage license on 28 Aug 1965
in Raleigh Co, WV to marry Anita Louise Cooper; age 18; born on 1 Jan 1947 at Beckley, WV; single;
living at Killarney, WV; daughter of Mitchell H. and Hazel (Cook) Cooper; no return by minister.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Alice L. Neal; born on 15 Jan 1947; living at Madison, WV.
1. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Margaret Neal; born on 9 Jan 1922; died on 25 Jul 2003; card issued in WV in 1960.
Mitchell Harrison "Mickey" Cooper Jr
1. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mitchell H. Cooper II; born on 29 Apr 1950; living at Midway, WV.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Berreda Diane Cooper; born on 9 Apr 1952; living at Midway, WV.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Tabantha L. Neal; born on 31 Dec 1966; living at Madison, WV.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leslie R. Cooper; born on 14 Nov 1952; living at Stephenson, WV.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joann Cooper; born on 4 Dec 1951; living at Stephenson, WV.