Mabel Clare WittyAge: 75 years1876–1951
- Name
- Mabel Clare Witty
- Given names
- Mabel Clare
- Surname
- Witty
- Married name
- Mabel Clare Cooper
- Married name
- Mabel Clare Powell
Mabel Clare Atherton
- Name
- Mabel Clare Atherton
- Given names
- Mabel Clare
- Surname
- Atherton
Note: Atherton was Mabel's original surname. She was adopted by the Witty's upon the death of her mother, at her birth. Her father, John Atherton, had died as a result of a tragic train accident prior to Mabel's birth. John was employed by the railroad as was John Witty, her adoptive father.
| Birth | March 13, 1876 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death of a mother | Gertrude …(Atherton) March 13, 1876 Cause: Died during childbirth of daughter, Mabel Clare Atherton Witty Cooper Powell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage | Homer Oriel Cooper — View this family December 24, 1895 (Age 19 years) Note: Family records show ceremony was held on 25 DEC 1895, Christmas Day, rather than 24 DEC 1895. Possibly the license was issued on the 24th? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth of a son #1 | Roland Bartlett Cooper January 14, 1897 (Age 20 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth of a son #2 | Homer 'Kenneth' “Kenny and Ken” Cooper November 13, 1899 (Age 23 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | Homer Oriel Cooper — View this family April 21, 1910 (Age 34 years) Note: HF: 109/109, LN: 29/32, SD 7, ED 51, Sheet 5A, 2261 N Alabama St, Indianapolis, Center Twp, Marion Co, IN by Adam W Marsh
Homer Cooper, Head, M-W-37-M-14, IN-IN-IN, Contractor - City
Mable Cooper, Wife, F-W-34-M-14, 2/2, KY-IN-England, none
Rolland Cooper, Son, M-W-13-S, N/Y/Y, IN-KY-IN, none
Kenneth Cooper, Son, M-W-10-S, N/Y/Y, IN-KY-IN, None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | Homer Oriel Cooper — View this family January 9, 1920 (Age 43 years) Note: HF: 281/298, LN: 65/68, SD 7, ED 41, Sheet 13B, 2315 N Broadway St, Indianapolis, Center Twp, Marion Co, IN by Violet P Wellson
Homer O Cooper, Head, 0/F, M-W-47-M, N/Y/Y, IN-IN-IN, Street Contractor - Offices
Mable Cooper, Wife, F-W-43-M, N/Y/Y, KY-IN-England, none
Roland Cooper, Son, M-W-22-S, N/Y/Y, IN-KY-IN, Street Contractor - Offices
Kenneth Cooper, Son, M-W-20-S, N/Y/Y, IN-KY-IN, None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Divorce | Homer Oriel Cooper — View this family November 16, 1921 (Age 45 years) Note: Mabel continues to reside with her son, Homer Kenneth Cooper and his new wife, Jeannett Crawley. During this period she is wooed by a neighbor, my GGF, John Powell. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage | John Powell — View this family March 9, 1922 (Age 45 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Roland Eugene “Rollie Gene” Cooper February 21, 1929 (Age 52 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | John Powell — View this family April 7, 1930 (Age 54 years) Note: Referenc: SD 8, ED 49-25, Sheet 10B, Ward 2, Block 66, enumerated by Marguerite L C LaBaugh
Location: 2455 Broadway, Indianapolis, Center Twp, Marion Co, Indiana, USA
John Powell, Head, 0/15000/R/N, M-W-54-M-23, N/Y, IN-KY-IN, Commission Merchant - Live Stock
Mabel Powell, Wife-H, F-W-53-M-19, N/Y, KY-IN-England, None
Ransdell Powell, Son, M-W-23-S, N/Y, IN-IN-OH, Bookeeper - Stockyards
Virginia Powell, Dau, F-W-15-S, Y/Y, IN-IN-OH, none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death of a husband | Homer Oriel Cooper February 18, 1935 – 8:30 am (Age 58 years) Address: 1545 Burnett Ln
Vincennes, Vincennes Twp, Knox Co, Indiana, USA Cause: Asphyxiation by gas, suicide Note: Found by his then wife, Ruth Cooper. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | John Powell — View this family April 16, 1940 (Age 64 years) Address: 2455 N Broadway St, Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana, USA Shared note: 1940 USA Federal Census Transcription -
Reference: HF: 307, LN: 32/34, SD 12, ED 96-51, Sheet 17A, enumerated by Pearl Dorfman Location: 2455 N Broadway St, Blk 32,31, Ward 3, Indianapolis, Center Twp, Marion Co, Indiana, USA
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| Death of a son | Roland Bartlett Cooper September 20, 1943 (Age 67 years) Cause: Plane Crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | John Powell — View this family from 1928 to 1950 (Age 51 years) Address: 2455 N Broadway St
Indianapolis, IN 46205-4551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of children | John Powell — View this family 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death | November 9, 1951 (Age 75 years) Address: Died at home: Kessler Blvd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | November 12, 1951 (3 days after death) Cemetery: Crown Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Atherton Birth: about 1850 Death: December 1, 1875 — Kentucky, USA |
| mother |
Gertrude …(Atherton) Birth: January 1, 1855 Death: March 13, 1876 — Jefferson Co, Kentucky, USA |
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Marriage: December 1, 1875 — Louisville, Jefferson Co, Kentucky, USA |
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3 months herself |
Mabel Clare Witty Birth: March 13, 1876 — Jefferson Co, Kentucky, USA Death: November 9, 1951 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
| Family with Homer Oriel Cooper |
| ex-husband |
Homer Oriel Cooper Birth: September 22, 1872 — Putnam Co, Indiana, USA Death: February 18, 1935 — Knox Co, Indiana, USA |
| herself |
Mabel Clare Witty Birth: March 13, 1876 — Jefferson Co, Kentucky, USA Death: November 9, 1951 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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Marriage: December 24, 1895 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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Divorce: November 16, 1921 — Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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13 months son |
Roland Bartlett Cooper Birth: January 14, 1897 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: September 20, 1943 — Robeson Co, North Carolina, USA |
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3 years son |
Homer 'Kenneth' “Kenny and Ken” Cooper Birth: November 13, 1899 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: March 17, 1988 — Bexar Co, Texas, USA |
| Family with John Powell |
| husband |
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| herself |
Mabel Clare Witty Birth: March 13, 1876 — Jefferson Co, Kentucky, USA Death: November 9, 1951 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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Marriage: March 9, 1922 — Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
| Homer Oriel Cooper + Ruth House |
| ex-husband |
Homer Oriel Cooper Birth: September 22, 1872 — Putnam Co, Indiana, USA Death: February 18, 1935 — Knox Co, Indiana, USA |
| husband’s wife |
Ruth House Birth: about June 1897 — Indiana, USA Death: |
| step-son |
Private |
| step-son |
James House Cooper Birth: September 2, 1926 — Knox Co, Indiana, USA Death: January 3, 1997 — Knox Co, Indiana, USA |
| step-son |
Robert Wilmington “Coop” Cooper Birth: September 2, 1926 — Knox Co, Indiana, USA Death: May 2, 2015 — Hendricks Co, Indiana, USA |
| John Powell + Etta Ione Cyphers |
| husband |
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| husband’s wife |
Etta Ione Cyphers Birth: July 22, 1877 — Shelby Co, Ohio, USA Death: September 3, 1920 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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Marriage: November 3, 1897 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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14 months step-son |
Paul Irwin Powell Birth: 1898 Death: 1899 |
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2 years step-daughter |
Thelma Ione Powell Birth: April 28, 1900 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: May 1992 — Miami Co, Ohio, USA |
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3 years step-son |
John Maurice “Maury or JM” Powell Birth: June 2, 1903 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: December 13, 1961 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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18 months step-daughter |
Dorothea “Dorothy” Powell Birth: December 8, 1904 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: July 1989 |
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2 years step-son |
Ransdell “Bano” Powell Birth: December 5, 1906 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: October 8, 1987 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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8 years step-daughter |
Virginia Elizabeth Powell Birth: June 21, 1914 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: December 8, 2000 — Santa Clara Co, California, USA |
| Marriage | Family records show ceremony was held on 25 DEC 1895, Christmas Day, rather than 24 DEC 1895. Possibly the license was issued on the 24th? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | HF: 109/109, LN: 29/32, SD 7, ED 51, Sheet 5A, 2261 N Alabama St, Indianapolis, Center Twp, Marion Co, IN by Adam W Marsh
Homer Cooper, Head, M-W-37-M-14, IN-IN-IN, Contractor - City
Mable Cooper, Wife, F-W-34-M-14, 2/2, KY-IN-England, none
Rolland Cooper, Son, M-W-13-S, N/Y/Y, IN-KY-IN, none
Kenneth Cooper, Son, M-W-10-S, N/Y/Y, IN-KY-IN, None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | HF: 281/298, LN: 65/68, SD 7, ED 41, Sheet 13B, 2315 N Broadway St, Indianapolis, Center Twp, Marion Co, IN by Violet P Wellson
Homer O Cooper, Head, 0/F, M-W-47-M, N/Y/Y, IN-IN-IN, Street Contractor - Offices
Mable Cooper, Wife, F-W-43-M, N/Y/Y, KY-IN-England, none
Roland Cooper, Son, M-W-22-S, N/Y/Y, IN-KY-IN, Street Contractor - Offices
Kenneth Cooper, Son, M-W-20-S, N/Y/Y, IN-KY-IN, None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Divorce | Mabel continues to reside with her son, Homer Kenneth Cooper and his new wife, Jeannett Crawley. During this period she is wooed by a neighbor, my GGF, John Powell. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | Referenc: SD 8, ED 49-25, Sheet 10B, Ward 2, Block 66, enumerated by Marguerite L C LaBaugh
Location: 2455 Broadway, Indianapolis, Center Twp, Marion Co, Indiana, USA
John Powell, Head, 0/15000/R/N, M-W-54-M-23, N/Y, IN-KY-IN, Commission Merchant - Live Stock
Mabel Powell, Wife-H, F-W-53-M-19, N/Y, KY-IN-England, None
Ransdell Powell, Son, M-W-23-S, N/Y, IN-IN-OH, Bookeeper - Stockyards
Virginia Powell, Dau, F-W-15-S, Y/Y, IN-IN-OH, none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 USA Federal Census Transcription -
Reference: HF: 307, LN: 32/34, SD 12, ED 96-51, Sheet 17A, enumerated by Pearl Dorfman Location: 2455 N Broadway St, Blk 32,31, Ward 3, Indianapolis, Center Twp, Marion Co, Indiana, USA
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| Name | Atherton was Mabel's original surname. She was adopted by the Witty's upon the death of her mother, at her birth. Her father, John Atherton, had died as a result of a tragic train accident prior to Mabel's birth. John was employed by the railroad as was John Witty, her adoptive father. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | 1875
December 1st, the father of Mabel Witty, John Atherton, was killed in a train accident at the age of 25. He worked for the railroad.
1876
March 13th, Mabel Clare Witty [later Mrs. Homer O. Cooper] is born in Louisville, KY. Her mother, Gertrude (?) Atherton, died during childbirth at age 21. Her father, John Atherton, was killed in a train wreck before she was born. The orphaned Atherton infant was adopted by the Wiitys and had her Christened Mabel Clare Witty. The Wittys and the Athertons were close friends. The Wiitys had a daughter, Gertrude, who died in infancy. She had been named for Mrs. Atherton. Both men were railroaders and John Witty later became Road Master for the I.U.R.R. at Indianapolis, Indiana. |