This post interests me for two reasons; Benton Coopwood and also Forest City. As far as I have been able to determine, the Cooperwoods tended to be descended from slaves or workers on various Coopwood plantations.

I have a Coopwood tree at
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kidrolya...

I would be interested in any information you might have on Benton or descendents

1. I know of two Benton Coopwoods - but not much:
Descendants of Benjamin F. Coopwood

1 Benjamin F. Coopwood b: 1822 Lawrence Co, AL d: 1918 TX
.. +Eliza A. Nowlin b: 1826 TN m: Bef. 1850 d: Aft. 1870

......2 William Coopwood
......2 Benton Coopwood
......2 Edward Coopwood
............... 3 Benton Coopwood
............... 3 Jose Coopwood
......2 Nannie Coopwood


Forest City was where Matilda Elenor Coopwood married John Norfleet - I haven't been able to trace that line much either

Matilda's family/ancestors
Descendants of William Carroll Coopwood

1 William Carroll Coopwood b: March 26, 1795 Albemarle Co., VA d: March 08, 1851 Mt. Pleasant, MS
.. +Prudence Wallace Kemp b: October 09, 1798 m: VA d: February 03, 1868 DeSoto Co. MS ?
...... 2 Ann Coopwood b: Bef. 1817
.......... +x Sturdivant m: TX
...... 2 Delilah Wallace Coopwood b: May 20, 1817 Smith Co, Tn d: August 14, 1885 Center Hill, MS ?
.......... +Cornwall Perry Strickland b: February 28, 1813 Wake Co. NC m: February 25, 1838 Marshall Co. MS d: July 05, 1875 Shelby Co, TN
...... 2 Madison Kemp Coopwood b: May 06, 1819 d: January 19, 1870
.......... +Lydia Elizabeth Sentell b: July 28, 1826 GA m: March 18, 1844 Marshall Co, MS d: June 18, 1909
...... 2 Matilda Elenor Coopwood b: Abt. 1822
.......... +John R. Norfleet, Sr. m: October 26, 1840 Forest City, AR
...... 2 Candace D. Coopwood b: Abt. 1824
.......... +Richard E. B. "Dick" Bailey b: Abt. 1823 GA ? m: January 22, 1844 Marshall Co, MS
...... 2 Mary Caroline Coopwood b: Abt. 1826
.......... +John P. McAlexander b: Abt. 1832 AL m: December 12, 1844 Shelby Co, TN
...... 2 William Lafayette Coopwood, Sr. b: March 27, 1831 d: March 22, 1880 Nashville, AR
.......... +Cornelia A. Flinn b: April 15, 1835 Olive Branch, MS m: April 13, 1854 d: November 10, 1863
...... *2nd Wife of William Lafayette Coopwood, Sr.:
.......... +Anna Davis b: June 02, 1842 m: July 20, 1864 Tallahatchie, MS d: February 28, 1926
...... 2 Elfida Coopwood b: Abt. 1833 Center Hill, MS
.......... +John N. Bowen m: April 22, 1851 Shelby Co, TN
...... 2 T. D. Coopwood b: March 07, 1837 d: July 08, 1902
.......... +Martha Elizabeth "Eliza" Flinn b: August 03, 1840 MS m: February 25, 1859 Olive Branch, MS d: March 04, 1893
...... 2 Andrew J. Coopwood b: Abt. 1840 d: 1863
...... 2 Margaret Coopwood b: Abt. 1843
.......... +William John Polk b: 1825

Matilda's descendents:
Descendants of Matilda Elenor Coopwood

1 Matilda Elenor Coopwood b: Abt. 1822
.. +John R. Norfleet, Sr. m: October 26, 1840 Forest City, AR
......2 John Norfleet, Jr. b: 1844 Marshall Co, MS
............... 3 Cora Norfleet
................... +x Marshall
............... 3 Albert Norfleet
............... 3 Brooks Norfleet, Sr. d: Abt. 1925 Little Rock, AR
............... 3 William Norfleet
............... 3 Nell Norfleet
............... 3 Mary Norfleet d: See notes-possible SSDI
................... +x Rice m: Forest City, AR
............... 3 John Norfleet III
............... 3 Grace Norfleet
................... +x Bonner