Notes for Joseph J. Cooper: In the 1860 Census he is shown as 3 y/o. In the 1870 Census he is shown as 12 y/o, in his marriage license dated January 1883 he is shown as 24 y/o and in the 1880 Census he is shown as 22 y/o
The 1870 U.S. Census shows him as as 12 y/o, attending school, living with his father Edward Cooper and with an Elizabeth Cooper keeping house.
In the 1880 Census his is listed as living on a farm with the head of household listed as Sally D. Williams along with 5 other people and working as a farm laborer. The five people include Polly Sawyer who is likely his grandmother. He is shown there as 22 y/o.
More About Joseph J. Cooper and Naomi Cox: Marriage: Jan 07, 1883, Lake Landing, Hyde County, North Carolina.250, 251
Marriage Notes for Joseph J. Cooper and Naomi Cox: Joseph applied for a marriage license on January 6, 1883. The license stated that he was 24 years old. However, he does not show on the 1860 Census for his father Edward Cooper and mother Levina C. Cooper.
Joseph Cooper and Naomi Cox were married on January 7, 1883 at Joseph's house in Lake Landing, Hyde County, North Carolina. They were married by James M. Watson. Witnesses were George I. Watson and Thomas C. Mann et al.