Bayless Cooper, Jr. b. 25 May 1823 Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 23 Jan 1886 White Oak, Boone Co., WV; burial: Three-Mile Cem., White Oak, Boone Co., WV: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1823 - 1886 (62 years)

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Name	Bayless Cooper
Suffix	Jr.
Birth	25 May 1823	Kanawha Co., (West) VA
Gender	Male
Death	23 Jan 1886	White Oak, Boone Co., WV; burial: Three-Mile Cem., White Oak, Boone Co., WV
Person ID	I7915	forneyclark
Last Modified	2 Aug 2026

Father	Bayless Cooper, Sr.
Mother	Rebecca Thompson
Family ID	F3147	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Julia Toney, b. 25 Oct 1817, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 25 Oct 1892, White Oak, Boone Co., WV; burial: Three-Mile Cem., White Oak, Boone Co., WV (Age 75 years)

Children

	1. John Prince Cooper, b. 12 Nov 1847, White Oak, Boone Co., VA d. 8 Jul 1937, Kanawha Co., WV; burial: Scott Family Cem., Kanawha/Boone Co., WV (Age 89 years)
	2. Charles Cooper, b. Nov 1849, White Oak, Boone Co., VA d. 3 Feb 1937, Kayford, Kanawha Co., WV; burial: Kayford, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 87 years)
	3. Mary "Polly" (twin) Cooper, b. 27 Mar 1853, White Oak, Boone Co., VA d. 5 Apr 1930, Boone Co., WV; burial: Three-Mile Cem., White Oak, Boone Co., WV (Age 77 years)
	4. Sarah (twin) Cooper, b. 27 Mar 1853, White Oak, Boone Co., VA d. 1 Apr 1853, White Oak, Boone Co., VA (Age 0 years)
	5. Blackburn Edward Cooper, Sr., b. 22 Oct 1854, White Oak, Boone Co., VA d. 13 Dec 1928, Kanawha Valley Hospital, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 74 years)
	6. Emma Elizabeth Cooper, b. 25 Oct 1856, White Oak, Boone Co., VA d. 2 Jan 1937, Kanawha Co., WV; burial: Giles, WV (Age 80 years)
	7. Calvirn Cooper, b. 18 May 1858, White Oak, Boone Co., VA d. 30 Apr 1941, Boone Co., WV (Age 82 years)
	8. William Thomas Cooper, b. 16 Sep 1864, White Oak, Boone Co., VA d. 31 Dec 1955, Burial: Mordue Cem., Sylvester/Whitesville, Boone Co., WV (Age 91 years)

Family ID F2706 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 2 Aug 2026

Notes

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Source:
Donna Forney Clark:
This individual appears in more than one place in our family tree. To avoid a confusing merge, it is necessary to make each appearance of this individual separate.
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Source:
Mae (Cooper) and Ed Long:
Descendants of John F. Toney
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
Generation No. 2
2. JULIA2 TONEY (JOHN F.1) was born October 25, 1817 in Kanawha County, Virginia, and died October 25, 1892 in White Oak, Boone County, WV. She married (1) NOAH FOSTER, son of THOMAS FOSTER and MARY MCGOVNEY. He was born Abt. 1808 in Kanawha County, Va., and died August 17, 1863. She married (2) BAYLESS COOPER, JR., SON of BAYLESS COOPER and REBECCA THOMPSON. He was born May 25, 1823 in Kanawha County, Virginia, and died January 23, 1886 in White Oak, Boone County WV.
Notes for JULIA TONEY:
Her Vital Dates were copied from her Grave Marker.
More About JULIA TONEY:
Burial: Three-Mile Cemetery, White Oak, Boone County, West Virginia
Notes for BAYLESS COOPER, JR.:
Three-Mile Cemetery is located up White Oak Creek in Boone County, West Virginia. It is up a steep slope about 75 yards above the Creek, you really need a guide with a off-road vehicle and/or a very detailed map.
Our guide was his Great Grandson Hillard Edward Cooper. There are several Coopers buried there and his grave marker has the name spelled as BAYLESS. That alone was the strongest 'spelling' documentation we ever found. 23 Cooper descendants made that journey.
Interviews with five of his Grandchildren and nine of his Great Grandchildren, all said that the name spelled as Bayless is correct. Those family members also indicated that he was referred to as being a JUNIOR. Their wishes shall be honored with respect to ORAL FAMILY HISTORY 'as presented'.
There is one un-solved mystery >> at this Cemetery, there is a marker that reads Wilson Cooper with these vital dates, born Dec 22, 1857 and died Jul 4, 1878. There are some recorders who say that he is the son of Bayless Cooper, Jr, we cannot document that via the National Census or other records or family interviews but it is clear that those 'MARKER' vital dates would conflict with his other children's dates. We need help.
More About BAYLESS COOPER, JR.:
Burial: Three-Mile Cemetery, White Oak, Boone County, West Virginia
Children of JULIA TONEY and NOAH FOSTER are:
i. CYNTHIA3 FOSTER, b. June 17, 1840; m. J. M. MASON.
ii. SETH FOSTER, b. November 05, 1842, Kanawha County, Va.; d. August 29, 1864, Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia; m. SARAH JANE FARLEY; b. January 04, 1842; d. March 28, 1925.
More About SARAH JANE FARLEY:
Burial: Foster Cemetery, Dawes Mountain, Boone/Kanawha County, WV
Children of JULIA TONEY and BAYLESS COOPER are:
5. JOHN P.3 COOPER, b. November 12, 1847, White Oak, Boone Co., Va.; d. July 08, 1937, Kanawha Co.,WV.
6. iv. CHARLES COOPER, b. November 1849, White Oak, Boone County, Va.; d. February 03, 1937, Kayford,Kanawha County, WV.
7. v. MARY POLLY COOPER, b. March 27, 1853, White Oak, Boone Co., Va.; d. April 05, 1930, Boone Co.,WV.
vi. SARAH COOPER, b. March 27, 1853, White Oak, Boone Co., Va.; d. April 01, 1853, White Oak, Boone
County, Va..
8. vii. BLACKBURN EDWARD COOPER, SR, b. October 22, 1854, White Oak, Boone County, Virginia; d.
December 13, 1928, Kanawha Valley Hospital, Charleston, WV.
9. viii. EMMA ELIZABETH COOPER, b. October 25, 1856, White Oak, Boone Co., Va.; d. January 02, 1937,Kanawha County, WV.
ix. CALVIRN COOPER, b. May 18, 1858, White Oak, Boone Co., Va.; d. April 30, 1941, Boone Co., WV.
Notes for CALVIRN COOPER:
Never married and some researchers/recorders incorrectly spell his name as Calvin. The grave markerclearly has CALVIRN.
More About CALVIRN COOPER:
Burial: Three-Mile Cemetery, White Oak, Boone County, West Virginia
10. x. WILLIAM THOMAS COOPER, b. September 16, 1864, White Oak, Boone Co., WV; d. December 31, 1955.
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