James Hayes Shofner "Jim" Cooper (June 19, 1954)



JAMES HAYES SHOFNER "JIM" COOPER, the son of WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER and HORTENSE HAYES POWELL, was born on June 19, 1954, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.  He married MARTHA BRYAN "OOKIE" HAYS on April 06, 1985, in Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA, the daughter of DR. ARTHUR VERNON HAYS and DR. MARTHA ELISE ADAMS.  She was born September 13, 1954, in Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA, and died February 04, 2021, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.


Children of JAMES HAYES SHOFNER COOPER and MARTHA BRYAN "OOKIE" HAYS are:

  1. MARY ARGENTINE ADAMS COOPER, b. January 19, 1990, Washington, District of Columbia, Virginia, USA, Columbia Hosptial.
  2. JOHN JAMES AUDUBON "JAMIE" COOPER, b. April 18, 1991, Washington, District of Columbia, Virginia, USA, Columbia Hosptial.
  3. HAYES HIGHTOWER COOPER, b. July 27, 1995, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.


Marriage of JAMES HAYES SHOFNER "JIM" COOPER and MARTHA BRYAN "OOKIE" HAYS:

  • Marriage: April 06, 1985, Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2023.




Educational History of JAMES HAYES SHOFNER COOPER:

  • Education:  Groton Christian Academy, Groton, Massachusetts
  • Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bachelor of Arts, History and Economics
  • Education: 1977, Oxford, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Politics and Economics
  • Education: 1980, Harvard Law School, J.D.
  • Education: Morehead-Cain Scholarship
  • Education:  Rhodes Scholarship
  • Education: Alpha Sigma Chapter of Chi Psi Fraternity

Educational History of MARTHA BRYAN HAYS:

  • Education:  1976, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar Virginia
  • Education:  Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, Master of Science, Ornithology


Occupational History of JAMES HAYES SHOFNER COOPER:

  • Occupation: Bet. 1980 - 1982, Waller, Lansden, Dortch, and Davis, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, Attorney at Law
  • Occupation: Bet. 1982 - 1995, House of Representatives, Congressman, Democratic Party, Tennseee-4th District
  • Occupation: Bet. 1995 - 2004, Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
  • Occupation: Bet. 2004 - 2013, House of Representatives, Congress, Democrat Party, Tennessee-5th District


Occupational History of MARTHA BRYAN HAYS:

  • Occupation:  VP for Science at World Wildlife Fund, Washington D.C.
  • Occupation:  Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History where she staffed the first two editions of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. 


Residential History of JAMES HAYES SHOFNER COOPER:

  • Residence: 2319 Woodmont Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Residence: 115 C St SE, Washington, District of Columbus
  • Residence: 2319 Woodmont Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Residence: 3609 Knollwood Road, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Residence: 413 E Lane Street, Nashville, Tennessee

Residential History of MARTHA BRYAN HAYS:

  • Residence: 2319 Woodmont Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee
  • Residence: 115 C St SE., Washington, District of Columbia
  • Residence: 3609 Knollwood Rd, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Residence: 41 D St SE, Washington, District of Columbia


Burial Records For MARTHA BRYAN HAYS:

Burial: February 2021, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.  Natural burial by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel of Shelbyville and Larkspur Conservation of Nashville. Anatomical gift to the Vanderbilt Brain and Biospecimen Bank


Sources For JAMES HAYES SHOFNER COOPER:

  1. Source: Ancestry.com. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006
  2. Source: Ancestry.com. Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
  3. Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020.
  4. Source: Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 942964
  5. Source: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/10/nashville-mayor-race-john-cooper-touts-developer-past/1594993001/
  6. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/02/03/upstaging-the-president/0d298400-397c-450d-8e40-b0466e098dd7/?noredirect=on
  7. Source: Original data: Gale Research Company. Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Detroit, MI, USA: Gale Research Company, 2008.
  8. Source: Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings


Sources For MARTHA BRYAN HAYS:

  • Source: Felthous Memorial Chapel; Publication Date: 2021; Publication Place: Shelbyville, USA; URL: https://www.feldhausmemorial.com/obituaries/Martha-Cooper-12/Obituary
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  • Source: Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 6 Oct 1980; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/278826970/?article=ee7a118a-2fd9-4b32-a83c-9a0c18de2d05&focus=0.52010417,0.65475345,0.681006,0.
  • Source: https://obits.tennessean.com/obituaries/tennessean/obituary.aspx?pid=197663304
  • Source: Publication Date: 30/ Oct/ 2013; Publication Place: Gulfport, Mississippi, USA; URL: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunherald/obituary.aspx?n=martha-taylor&pid=167765295


Photo Gallery:


1985, April 14, The Sun,Biloxi, Mississippi, Page 59

John James Audubon, President Obama, Martha Bryan Hays,
Mary Argentine Adams, James Hayes Shofner, and
Hayes Hightower Cooper

Martha Bryan Hays


Martha Bryan Hays

Martha Bryan Hays

John Hayes Shofner Cooper

John Hayes Shofner Cooper

1958, August 2, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 3

James Hayes Shofner Cooper

1981, August 23, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee

1981, August 23, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee

1982, August 3, Kingsport Times-News, Kingsport, Tennessee, page 32

1982, December 28, The Tennessean,
 Nashville, Tennessee, Page 24

1982, October 12, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 123

1983, January 2, The Tennessean, 
Nashville, Tennessee, page 2

1983, May 18, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 10

1984, December 19, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 25

1985, April 7, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 100

1985, April 14, The Sun, 
Biloxi, Mississippi, Page 59

1985, January 27, The Tennessean, 
Nashville, Tennessee, Page 85

James Hayes Shofner Cooper, 1993, June 6, 
The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Tennessee, Page 41


1994, november 2, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, page 4

1994, November 2, The Tennessee, Page 4

1994, November 3, The Rutherford Courier, Smyrna, Tennessee, page 22

1994, November 8, The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Tennessee, Page 1

1994, October 3, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 12

Martha Bryan Adams, John James Audubon, James Hayes Shofner, 
and Mary Argentine Adams Cooper
1994, The Rutheford Courier, Smyrna Tennessee, page 22

2002, August 2, The Tennessean, 
 Nashville, Tennessee, Page 2

James Hayes Shofner Cooper

James Hayes Shofner Cooper

James Hayes Shofner Cooper

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