Caddo- My Home Town: The Cooper Connection

Attractions

The Caddo Cafe
Friday Night All-You-Can-Eat Catfish! Call 367-9800 for hours and details.
Rex II
Restored movie theater. Call 580-367-2000 for show times.
Indian Territory Museum and Library
A free look into Caddo's rich heritage. Open Tues.-Sat. from 10am to 3pm
Craighead's
This turn-of-the-century general store is a must see! Open: M-Th 'til 5:30 and F-Sat. 9:00-7:00.

Organizations

Caddo Alumni Association
The alumni association arranges a Caddo High School reunion every four years. Next one is 2012.
Caddo Educational Foundation
This group provides scholarships for community youth.
Caddo Civic and Cemetery Club
This group maintains and improves the cemetery and provides community service as needed.
Town Restoration Association of Caddo
The mission of TRAC is to provide visionary leadership, focus on historical preservation, and promote economic growth to enrich the quality of life in our community.
Caddo Community Association
The CCA holds the annual Heritage Day Celebration and participates in other community projects.

This entry is from Greg Moore. His great grandfather, Cornelius Cooper was related by marriage to my dad's family. Cornelius married my great-great-grandmother Rhoda's daughter, Mary Frances Elizabeth(Molly) Alexander . It was a second marriage for both of them, so there are lots of other cousins out there. And it gets really complicated when you add the fact that Lottie Cooper was married to my mother's aunt's brother-in-law, Frank B. Trimmer. If you're lost, don't worry. I can't follow it without notes. There are so many people in Caddo who are "related" by marriage I'm beginning to wonder if we shouldn't all make sure our children and grandchildren marry "outsiders". Anyway, if you are related to the Coopers we would love to hear from you.

Cornelius Cooper

Birth: Mar. 8, 1867
New Georgia
Paulding County
Georgia, USA

Death: Nov. 10, 1927
Caddo
Bryan County
Oklahoma, USA

Son of James Neighbors Cooper and Lucy Ann Hitchcock. Married Susan Ellen Thompson on 11 Feb. 1894. Father of Oscar Levi Cooper. Second wife: Molly Alexander. Daughters included Alcie Cooper Breedlove and Lucy (Ann) Cooper Ray.

This photo of the Coopers is in the Indian Territory Museum. Cornelius is the tall man in the middle.

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