Argentine "Argie" Shofner (April 3, 1873-April 4, 1954)






ARGENTINE "ARGIE" SHOFNER, daughter of JACOB MORTON SHOFNER and MELISSA EMMA LANDIS, was born April 03, 1873, in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA, and died April 04, 1954, in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.  She married WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER on October 25, 1894, in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA, son of DR. JAMES WILLIAM COOPER and ELIZA ANN FRANCES ROYSTER.  He was born September 27, 1870, in Smith Mills, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA, and died July 03, 1961, in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.


Children of ARGENTINE "ARGIE" SHOFNER and WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER are:

  1. WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER, b. September 28, 1895, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; d. May 18, 1969, Rochester, Olmstead County, Minnesota, USA, Mayo Clinic.
  2. MILDRED COOPER, b. September 29, 1898, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; d. October 10, 1898, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.


Marriage Records of WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER and ARGENTINE "ARGIE" SHOFNER:

  • Marriage: October 25, 1894, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  • Source: Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm

Census Records For ARGENTINE "ARGIE" SHOFNER:

  • Census 1880: Resided in Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA:  J.M. 38, M.E. 35, Alliece 17, Emma 15, Argia 7
  • Census 1900: Resided in Walnut Bottom, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA: William P. 29, Argentine 27, William P. 4. William H. Cabel 38 (boarder), Henry D. Canl 30 (Laborer), Forest Gilligan 19 (Servant)
  • Census 1910: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: William Cooper 40, Argie 37, Prentice 14, Morton 22
  • Census 1920: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: William P. 48, Argie 45, Prentice 24
  • Census 1930: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: William P. 60, Argentine S. 57, W. Prentice 34
  • Census 1940: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA:  WP 69, Argie 67, Prentice 44
  • Census 1950: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA:  William Cooper 79, Argentine 77, Prentice 54, Clemente Torregon 20, Hipoleto Flores 26


Census Records for WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER:

  • Census 1880: Resided in Smith Hill, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA: James W. 39, Eliza 31, Willie P. 9, Henry Lee 7, Eliza C. 2, Unknown 5 months
  • Census 1900: Resided in Walnut Bottom, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA: William P. 29, Argentine 27, William P. 4. William H. Cabel 38 (boarder), Henry D. Canl 30 (Laborer), Forest Gilligan 19 (Servant)
  • Census 1910: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: William Cooper 40, Argie 37, Prentice 14, Morton 22
  • Census 1920: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: William P. 48, Argie 45, Prentice 24
  • Census 1930: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: William P. 60, Argentine S. 57, W. Prentice 34
  • Census 1940: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA:  WP 69, Argie 67, Prentice 44
  • Census 1950: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA:  William Cooper 79, Argentine 77, Prentice 54, Clemente Torregon 20, Hipoleto Flores 26


Career of ARGENTINE "ARGIE" SHOFNER:

  • Appointment: Bet. 1939 - 1945, First Lady of Tennessee
  • Appointment: Bet. 1946 - 1948, Peru Ambassador


Career of WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER:

  • Appointment: Bet. 1915 - 1958, Trustee of the University of Tennessee
  • Elected: Bet. 1905 - 1907, Mayor, Democratic Party, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee
  • Elected: Bet. 1915 - 1917, Speaker of House of Representatives, Democrat Party, Tennessee


Burial Records for ARGENTINE "ARGIE" SHOFNER:


Burial Records For WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER:


Sources For ARGENTINE "ARGIE" SHOFNER:

  • Source: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000.
  • Source: "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874–1955." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
  • Source: Administrator's and Executor's Bonds and Letters, 1861-1965; Administrator's and Executor's Settlements, 1865-1934, 1937-1963...; Author: Bedford County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk; Probate Place: Bedford, Tennessee
  • Source: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  • Source: Cooper, William Prentice. “Ambassador Prentice Cooper, 1946-1948, Part II.” Tennessee Historical Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, 1986, pp. 169–181. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/42626591.
  • Source: https://archive.org/stream/historyofonebran00byushof/historyofonebran00byushof_djvu.txt
  • Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=Bym7Aw4K0NcC&pg=PT139&lpg=PT139&dq=What+children+did+Argentina+Shofner+Cooper+have&source=bl&ots=UFOSjyQheX&sig=ACfU3U1NPVWxtEhdwpfktqz_YHgA_cz3qA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiiiuTTwa_kAhXJnuAKHVDIBnkQ6AEwBHoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=
  • Source: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/45550bd2-8b1f-4153-8a97-30d47a90569c/
  • Source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/42626591?seq=8#metadata_info_tab_contents
  • Source: https://www.t-g.com/story/2101501.html
  • Source: Year: 1948; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 7628; Line: 2; Page Number: 2


Sources for WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER:

  • Source: Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
  • Source: Administrator's and Executor's Bonds and Letters, 1861-1965; Administrator's and Executor's Settlements, 1865-1934, 1937-1963...; Author: Bedford County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk; Probate Place: Bedford, Tennessee
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  • Source: Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 945395
  • Source: Original data: Gale Research Company. Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Detroit, MI, USA: Gale Research Company, 2008.

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