When Elsie Lee (McBride)Cooper,Meredith was born on December 22, 1907, in Wilson, Texas, her father, Sam, was 32 and her mother, Willena, was 24. Her headstone says b 21 Dec 1907. Her death cert confirms b 22 Dec 1907. Informant was her son, Clyde.

FATHER: Sam 'HOUSTON' McBride
Birth 8 Apr 1875 in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, USA
Death 13 Dec 1941 in Baytown, Harris, Texas, USA
Find A Grave Memorial# 97054121

MOTHER: Willena ‘Willie' Lee (Wiley) McBride
Birth 12 Jan 1883 in Union Valley, Wilson County, Texas, USA
Death 10 Aug 1953 in Baytown, Harris, Texas, USA
Find A Grave Memorial# 97054133

Sam & Willie married in 1897 in Gonzales, Texas. They had six children as follows:

1. Ellen FAY (McBride) Fowler (1898-1974) Find A Grave Memorial# 57665539
2. Nannie May (McBride) Loomis (1899-1973) no findagrave.
3. Vance HOUSTON McBride, SR. (1906-1964) Find A Grave Memorial# 90097437
4. ELSIE Lee (McBride) Cooper, Meredith (1907-1990) Find A Grave Memorial# 127563485
5. Annie Ada 'BABE'or 'BEBE' (McBride) Dickens (1909-1972) She was informant who signed her mother's death cert. Find A Grave Memorial# 80698554
6. Janette (McBride) (1910- bef.1920) DIED INFANT? She was In 1910 Census & not in 1920 Census. No findagrave.


FIRST SPOUSE: Ernest Everett Cooper
Birth 09/07/1904 in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, USA
Death 03/04/1974 in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Find A Grave Memorial# 47002289

Ernest & Elsie had one daughter as follows:

1. Evelyn(Cooper)Seiver (1926-1998)

SECOND SPOUSE: Oswald 'Slim' Whitney Meredith - A Freemason
Birth 20 Jun 1906 in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA
Death 14 Sep 1975 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Buried: Forest Park Cemetery in Houston. Find A Grave Memorial# 92493869


Oswald & Elsie had one son as follows:

1. Clyde James Meredith (1946-1997)

Elsie was a Committee Member of the Order of the Eastern Star from about 1957-1965.

Death Cert confirms she died on March 19, 1990 at her residence on 524 Sheldon Rd, Channelview, Precinct 1, Harris Co, Texas at the age of 82, and was buried at Forest Park - Lawndale Cemetery in Houston, Texas.

CEMETERY: Elsie and Oswald are in Sec 20, Lot 258. Elsie is in Space 7 and Oswald is in Space 6. Their son, Clyde is buried next to them.