NATHAN COOPER
8^th TENNESSEE (DIBRELL'S) CAVALRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 4 Mar 1841 in White County, TN
Died: after 1900 possibly in Kentucky
Buried:
Parents: Thomas and Catherine (Rogers) Cooper

Married: Martha Rector about 1862 in Putnam County, TN
Born:9 Dec 1843 in Bledsoe County, TN
Died: 1 Jul 1915 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Algood Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: William "Bill" and Elizabeth "Bettie" (Parham) Rector

Children:

1. Hester/Hettie E. Cooper
2. Lee M. Cooper
3. Martha Cooper
4. Drusilla Cooper
5. Lawrence Cooper
6. Ava Cooper
7. Ova Cooper
8. Lou Vernia Copper
9. Nathan L. Cooper
10. Catherine Cooper

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

• Brother: Gabriel Marion Cooper - 13th (Gore's) Cavalry Regiment
• Brother: William K. Cooper - 13th (Gore's) Cavalry Regiment

MILITARY INFORMATION

13^th (Gore's) Tennessee Cavalry
(also known as 8^th Tennessee Cavalry)
Company C

ABSTRACT:

• Entered military as Private and left as a Private
• (Coming Soon)

28^th TENNESSEE INFANTRY REGIMENT
Company K

ABSTRACT:

• Entered military as Private and left as a Private
• Age: 28
• Enlisted: 13 Sep 1861 at Livingston
• Aug 6 - Oct 31, 1861: Down with Typhoid Fever
• Hauled Home on 18 Dec 1861
• Transferred 8th TN Cavalry on 16 Nov 1862
• 7 Jan 1864 -
  • Age: 19
  • Eyes: Blue
  • Hair: Dark
  • Complexion: Fair
  • Height: 5' 8"
  • Born in Bedford County

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S2542

ABSTRACT:

• Filed: 21 Feb 1900
• Rejected
• Residence: Algood, Putnam County, TN
• Member: Company D, 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment & Co. C 8th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment
• Wounds: Fever at Mill Springs, KY; in bed for 28 weeks at home. Rejoined command at Murfreesboro. Transferred to Co. C 8th Cavalry
• Born: 4 Mar 1841 in White County
• Enlisted: Col. J. P. Murray, Captain Parker Sims Co. C, 28th in Sep 1861 in Thelsobane?
• Transferred to Co. C. 8th TN Cavalry in Dec 1862
• Wife is 53 years old
• Has daughters living with him
• Attest: G. M. Moore & C. J. Davis

Supporting Documents:

• O. K. Holladay (10 Feb 1910) - NC left his family to go to Kentucky to become a foreman on the railroad. He has never written his family, and his wife wants to check to see if he is drawing a pension in Tennessee. His age is 73 years old.

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census:  Overton County, TN, Page 62
• 1860 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 37
• 1870 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 148
• 1880 Census:  Cumberland County, TN, Page 340A
• 1900 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 13A
• 1910 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 41A (Martha Cooper only)

ADDITIONAL DATA

• Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1915) - #131 - Martha Rector Cooper
• TN Confederate Widows Application: #4704 Martha (Rector) Cooper