Birth: 5 April 1900 Rumney, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Father: Burton (Bert) Jeremiah Reed 1872-1931
Mother: Clara Melissa Heath [Teasdale] 1880-1964
Marriage: 7 May 1922 Westborough, Worcester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Husband: Oliver Lloyd Cooper 1894-1967
Death: 6 November 1979 Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Muriel Ona Cooper 1923-a1944
Glendon Ira Cooper 1930-2019
There is an entry in Ancestry New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904 for Reed, born on 5 April 1900 in Rumney, Grafton, parents Bert H Reed and Clara Heath, but her ethnicity is given as canadian. There is another entry for Ena Leone Reed with the same information.
Similar information is in the IGI New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900 but the original states her father was a farmer aged 26 and mother a housewife aged 19, she was the first child, but no mention of canadian ethnicity. The first letter appears to be an E possibly changed to an I or v.v. Her father was born in Groton and mother in Rumney.
In the 1900 census as Ina L Reed aged one month, born in New Hampshire, and living with her parents (Burton and Clarah M, both born in New Hampshire), in Rumney, Grafton, New Hampshire. Her maternal grandparents (Ira O and Jennie L Heath) were living at the previous address and paternal grandparents at the next address.
In the 1910 census as Ina L Reed aged 10, born in New Hampshire, and living with her parents (Burton J and Clara M), three boarders (Arthur Corliss aged 39, born in New Hampshire, single, and a laborer on the railroad, Harold H Palmer aged 27, born in New Hampshire, single, and a physician MD working on his own account, and Herman J Wallace aged 33, born in New Hampshire, married and a laborer on the railroad) and a servant (Harry E Hill aged 33, born in New Hampshire, divorced, and a laborer doing odd jobs) in Rumney, Grafton, New Hampshire.
There are two entries in Ancestry U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) for Ina L Reed, a phone operator, living at Warren, Marlborough, Massachusetts, City Directory in 1918 and 1921. In 1918 Ira O Heath (grandfather?) and in 1921 Mrs Clara L Reed (mother?), Ira O Heath (grandfather?) and Sadie Heath (aunt?) were living at the same address.
In the 1920 census as Ina L Reed aged 19, born in New Hampshire, single, a worker in a tape mill, and living with her grandparents (Ira O and Jennie L Heath), her mother (Clara M Heath - sic in the index, Reed on the original), and aunt (Sadie Heath) at 6 Warren Street, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts
Entry in Ancestry Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Iua (sic) Leone Reed, parents Burton and Clara Heath Reed, aged 21, and Aliner Loyd Cooper on 7 May 1922 in Westborough. "1922 Index to the Marriages in the Town of Westborough [...] [No.] 12 May 7 Westborough Oliver Loyd (sic) Cooper of Westbow [aged] 27 [a] Leatherworker [born in] Somerville, [parents] James [and] Ada ? Cooper, first [marriage] [and] Ida Leone Reed of Westbow [aged] 21 [a] Weaver [born in] Rumney, [parents] Burton [and] Clara Heath Reed, first [marriage]"
Her daughter was born in Westborough in 1923, parents Oliner L Cooper and Ino L Peed (the orginal is somewhat illegible - place of birth is 80 South Street).
Her son was born at 80 South Street, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts in 1930, parents Oliver S Cooper, an engineer born in Somerville, Massachusetts and Ina S Reed born in Rumney, New Hampshire. The L's on the original look like S's.
In the 1930 census as Ina L Cooper aged 29, born in New Hampshire, employed as a fireman (should this be foreman?) in a factory, and living with her husband (Oliver L), son (Glendon T) and daughter (Muriel O) at 80 South Street, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts. Her father was born in Massachusetts and mother in New Hampshire.
In the 1940 census as Ina L Cooper aged 39, born in New Hampshire, and living witth her husband (Oliver L), son (Glenden I) and daughter (Mureil O) at 80 South Street, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts. Two other families rented rooms at this address including Jasper R and Ada S Cooper - aged 77 born in England and 72 born in Canada I assume these were her parents-in-law.
There are three entries in Ancestry U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) for Ina L Cooper (Westboro) living at es Pocasset 10378 Ft $200 in the Worcester, Massachusetts, City Directory in 1948, 1952 and 1956. There are no entries for her husband.
Her husband died on 3 June 1967, last residence 01581 Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Entry in Ancestry Social Security Death Index for Ina Cooper born on 5 April 1900, social security number 028-14-9293 issued in Massachusetts (before 1951) in November 1979, last residence 01581 Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Entry in the IGI Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003 for Ina L Cooper, born in New Hampshire, in Worcester, Massachusetts on 6 November 1979.
Entry in Find a Grave for Ina Leone Cooper born 5 April 1900 in Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA, father Burton J Reed, husband Oliver Lloyd Cooper, children Glendon Ira Cooper, died 6 November 1979 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA and buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. On a headstone "Heath/1840 Ira O Heath 1933/Sister?)/1848 Jennie L 1925/1873B B. J. Reed 1931/1894 Oliver L Cooper 1967/His Wife/1900 Ina L Reed 1979"
There is sixteen entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Ina Leone Reed.
Ina Leone Reed was the daughter of Clara M Heath, wife of Cornelius Teasdale, husband of Emily Croucher, my grandaunt.
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