WALTER COOPER
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IL13  WALTER COOPER was a native of Carden Bottom, Yell County, Arkansas. He 
was born December 3, 1881 at Lakeview (Potts farm) the son of  James J. and   Nancy 
Parr Cooper. He was born in a log house and was delivered by and old Negro woman,  
Jintz Wells, a midwife.
   
The family bought and lived on a farm near the Arkansas river north of Fowler. They 
then bought land at old Neely community and moved there before the death of 
Walter's father in 1886. Nancy was left with three children,  George Cooper,   Viola 
Cooper Clark and  Walter. A son was born but died soon after the father's death.
   
In 1898  Nancy,  Walter and  Lee (adopted) moved to White Oak mountain and lived 
while  George drove cattle to Oklahoma. He attended a three months term of school at 
New Hope with the Person and Phillips brothers. He also attended school at old Neely 
and went several terms to a Catholic priest in Cleary neighorhood.
  
In 1899 and 1900 the family lived at Nimrod on Fourche River. During these and 
several more years  Walter herded cattle for his brother  George. He started farming for 
himself in 1904 at old Neely on what is now in 1968 known as the W. H. McClure 
farm. He  slowly built up a good sized farm of Arkansas river bottom land.
    
His mother lived with him until her death in 1918. Then his widowed sister,  Viola, 
lived with him until 1941.
   
On April 12, 1938  Walter married   Lola Person of Carden Bottom. They lived on the 
farm for three years and then bought a home in Dardenelle and moved there June 30, 
1941. They had no issue.
   
 John J. Cooper (Walter's father) owned and operated the "Stump Grocery" store near 
Breaks Corner in Carden Bottom some time before 1886.