| Zebulon "Zeb" Vance Cooper |
| Born: 1867 |
| Died: 1948 |
| Merchant |
| Frankie Ayers |
| Children (4): James Payton, William Vance, Thomas Boyd, and Bessie Lorene |
| Second marriage of Zeb Cooper: |
| Virginia "Belle" Weaver |
| Born: 1905 |
| Died: 2001 in Graham County, NC |
| Buried: Old Mother Church Cemetery, Robbinsville, NC |
| Children (5): Nathanel Frank, Edwin Floyd, Essie Mae, Mary Sue, and Ellen Maxine |
| Belle Cooper was cast as the mother of the Jodie Foster character in the movie "Nell" when the movie was being filmed in Graham County in 1994. She appears at the beginning of the movie, having just passed away, leaving Nell all alone in the deep backwoods. |
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