West Virginia Pioneers

John R Cooper

Male 1852 - 1914  (61 years)


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  • Name John R Cooper 
    Born 16 Mar 1852  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Jan 1914  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: John/Cooper
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 09 Jan 1914
      Death Place: Clay, Creek, Wirt, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 61y 9m 24d
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: Farmer
      Informant: Undertaker
    Person ID I28593  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2013 

    Father Reuben W Cooper,   b. Abt 1792, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1860 and 1870  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Van Ransiller,   b. 24 Jan 1814, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1882  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 1840  [4
    Notes 

    • 1850 Meigs Co, OH, Sutton Twp, # 1186-1212
      Reuben, 58 VA
      Eliza 35 Mass
      Marietta 14 Oh
      Marion 16
      Van Rauseller 9
      Reuben 6
      Betsy Jane 6
      Isaac 1
      # 1187-1213 son from previous marriage???
      Vincent Cooper, 33, OH farmer
      Susan 28, OH
      John 6 OH
      Riley 1 Oh
      Meigs MCR:
      Vincent Cooper
      Susan Hart 8/24/1843

      1860 Jackson, VA # 1126-1062
      Reuben 69 shoemaker, PA
      Elizabeth 46, New Hampshire
      Marion 20 Boatman Oh
      William R 18
      Betsy Jane 15
      Isaac N 11
      John 8 Oh
      [Can't find Lewis in Jackson or Meigs]

      1870 Meigs Co, OH, Sutton Twp, # 345-375
      Elizabeth, 56, NH
      Isaac N 20
      John 18

      1880 Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio Page 312C
      Elizabeth COOPER Self F W W 70 OH
      Fa: OH Mo: OH
      I. Nelson COOPER Other M W W 29 OH
      Occ: Farmer Fa: OH Mo: OH
    Family ID F2993  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minerva Frances Reed,   b. May 1858, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1940, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Married 27 Sep 1882  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/27/1882
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      John Cooper, 30, Meigs Co OH, Jackson Co WV
      Mrs Francis Fought, 22, Jackson Co WV, Jackson Co

      1900 Newark, Wirt, WV
      Cooper, John 3/1852
      Frances 9/1860
      John R 5/1889

      1910 Newark, Wirt, WV #38
      Cooper, John R 58 m1- 27y WV WV WV
      Frances 48 m2- 27y 3-2 children WV VA VA
      J Reed son 21 s WV
      Hamrick, Carrel H gs 9 WV WV WV
    Children 
     1. Julia Cooper,   b. Aug 1883, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1901  (Age ~ 17 years)
     2. John Reed Cooper,   b. 22 May 1889, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1967, Miami, Dade Co., FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F12034  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    4. [S283] Kathlyn (Wilson) Watters.