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Vincent H Cooper

Male 1846 - 1889  (43 years)


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  • Name Vincent H Cooper 
    Born 23 Mar 1846  Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Dec 1889  Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • I suspect this is him although there might have been another William who had a son Vincent H about the same time - but mother should be Rachel, not Mary, same for Rebecca.
      Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
      Name: Vincent Henry Cooper
      Birth Date: 23 Mar 1846
      Event Type: Baptism
      Baptism Date: 16 Jun 1850
      Baptism Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
      Baptism Age: 4
      Father Name: Wm W Cooper
      Mother Name: Mary Cooper
      Denomination: Methodist
      Organization Name: Rehoboth Methodist Episcopal Church
      Source Citation
      Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 944

      Name: Rebecca Cooper
      Birth Date: 26 Jul 1847
      Event Type: Baptism
      Baptism Date: 16 Jun 1850
      Baptism Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
      Baptism Age: 2
      Father Name: Wm W Cooper
      Mother Name: Mary Cooper
      Denomination: Methodist
      Organization Name: Rehoboth Methodist Episcopal Church

      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
      Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
      Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History.

      Death Record
      Name: V. H./Cooper
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 28 Dec 1889
      Death Place: Cabell, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 47y 6d
      Burial Place: Cabell, West Virginia
      Burial Date: 30 Dec 1889
      Birth Place: Ohio
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: Farmer
    Person ID I29671  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2016 

    Father William W Cooper,   b. Abt 1823, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 31 Aug 1896  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Rachel S Woodington,   b. Dec 1828, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 11 Jan 1845  Philadelphia Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
      Name: William W Cooper
      Event Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: 11 Jan 1845
      Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
      Spouse Name: Rachel S Woodington
      Organization Name: Trinity Church, Oxford

      1850 Bristol, Philadelphia, PA
      William Cooper 26 Spring Maker RE value $750 PA
      Rachel 21 PA
      Vincent H 4 PA
      Rebecca 2 PA
      Sarah 1 PA

      1860 Jackson, VA # 699-655
      Cooper, Wm W 36 Farm Labor PA
      Rachel 30 PA
      Rebe. 13 Oh
      Sarah 11 OH
      Eliza 9 Oh
      Wm 5 twin Oh
      Martha 5 twin Oh
      Vincent 14 VA
      Julia 8/12 VA

      1870 Gilmore Dist, Jackson, WV # 9
      Cooper, William W 47 PA
      Rachel S 41 PA
      Martha 13 VA
      Charles 1 Jackson Co

      1890 Veterans' Schedule, Jackson, WV
      William W Cooper, Union Dist, Private, Co K, 11th WVa Inf Aug 31, 1862- Sept 15, 1864, PO - Ravenswood, Disability - St Anthony's Desise
      Saint Anthony’s disease An obsolete term for:
      (1) Sydenham's chorea; a postinfectious chorea appearing several months after a streptococcal infection with subsequent rheumatic fever. The chorea typically involves the distal limbs and is associated with hypotonia and emotional lability. Improvement occurs over weeks or months and exacerbations occur without associated infection recurrence.
      (2) Ergot poisoning.a syndrome brought on by the consumption of bread (notably rye) contaminated by the ergot fungus, Claviceps purpurea (rye smut), the source of numerous ergot alkaloids. The effects observed include peripheral vascular constriction leading to gangrene, partial paralysis with numbing, tingling, and burning in the limbs, feeble pulse, restlessness, stupor, or delirium; can be fatal.

      1900 Ravenswood Dist, Jackson, WV
      l/w Charles
      Rachel S mother 12/1828 71 Wd 7-4 PA PA PA

      U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
      Name: William W Cooper
      State Filed: West Virginia
      Widow: Rachel Cooper
      Roll Number: T288_96
      Com. Sgt, 11th WVa Inf
      K 11th WVa Inf
      Claim filed 12/28/1886 by Invalid
      8/31/1896 by widow

      I don't know if this is their son or if there was another Wm who had a son with the same name:
      Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
      Name: Vincent Henry Cooper
      Birth Date: 23 Mar 1846
      Event Type: Baptism
      Baptism Date: 16 Jun 1850
      Baptism Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
      Baptism Age: 4
      Father Name: Wm W Cooper
      Mother Name: Mary Cooper
      Denomination: Methodist
      Organization Name: Rehoboth Methodist Episcopal Church
      Source Citation
      Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 944
      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
      Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
      Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History.
    Family ID F9015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Arthella Ann Frances Clark,   b. Abt 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1883, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1863  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/3/1863
      Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Vincent Cooper, 19, Philadephia Co, PA, Jackson Co, VA, William & Rachel Cooper
      Arthelia Ann F Clark, 17, (no POB) res Jackson Co, VA, Rich'd & Cath'n Clark

      1870 Letart, Meigs, OH
      Cooper, Vincent, 24 WV
      Athelia 23 WV
      Charles 3 OH

      1880 Letart, Meigs, OH
      Cooper, Vincent H 34 PA PA PA
      Athelia A F 33 wife OH MD OH
      Charles H 13 son WV PA OH
      Edward C 3 son OH PA OH
      Roush, Joseph 16 works on farm WV WV OH

      Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973
      Name: Edward C. Cooper
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 6 Oct 1876
      Birth Place: Letart, Meigs, Ohio
      Father: V. H. Cooper
      Mother: A. F. Clark
      FHL Film Number: 313460

      West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985
      Cabell Co, WV
      (3) Guardian Bond - JM Clark, principal and Samuel A Berry, surity - guardian of E C Cooper infant child of V.H. an A.B.F. Cooper, deceased, late of this county, age 16 yr - 7/10/1893
    Children 
     1. Charles H Cooper,   b. CA 1867, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Edward C Cooper,   b. 6 Oct 1876, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F9018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elida Ellen Berry,   b. 20 Mar 1864, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1950, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 27 Apr 1884  Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 27 Apr 1884
      Place: Cabell, West Virginia
      Vincent H Cooper, 38, Philadelphia Co, PA; Cabell Co
      Eliza E Berry, 22, Cabell Co, Cabell Co

      1900 Union, Cabell, WV
      Sanders, Silas M 2/1870 m 7y OH OH OH
      Eliza E wife 1863 m 7y 6-6 children WV Maine OH
      Creaver S son 2/1894 WV OH WV
      Curtis son 2/1897 WV OH WV
      ___ son 5/1900 WV OH WV
      Cooper, Harry E ss 2/1885 WV OH WV
      Nellie sd 11/1887 WV OH WV
      Everett V ss 8/1889 WV OH WV

      1910 Union, Cabell, WV
      Sanders, Silas M 40 m1- 17y OH OH OH
      Eliza E wife 50 m2- 17y 8-7 children WV Maine OH
      Cooper, Nellie S sd 21 WV PA WV
      Everett V ss 18 WV PA WV
      Sanders, Creaver S son 16 WV OH WV
      Curtis son 15 WV OH WV
      Neva Waneta da 7 WV OH WV
      Moline da 3 WV OH WV

      U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
      Name: Vincent H Cooper
      State Filed: West Virginia
      Widow: Eliza E Cooper
      Roll Number: T288_96
      Minor: Eliza E. Sanders, Gdn.
      Co K - 11th W.Va. Inf
      Filing date:
      1/17/1876, Invalid
      10/23/1890, Widow
      10/24/1894, Minor
      Source Information
      National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
      Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.

      West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985
      Cabell Co, WV
      (1)Cooper, V.H,, Set. Sale and Apr, 1886-1897, Book 2, pps 358,208, 209

      (2) Guardian Bond - Eliza E Cooper, principal & E Kyle surety - guardian of Harry E, Sarah N & Everett Cooper, infant children of V.H. Cooper, deceased, aged 5 and 4 years and 8 months respectively. 4/28/1890

      (3) Guardian Bond - JM Clark, principal and Samuel A Berry, surity - guardian of E C Cooper infant child of V.H. an A.B.F. Cooper, deceased, late of this county, age 16 yr - 7/10/1893

      (4) Guardian Bond - S A Berry, principal & W T/I? Mount, surity - guaridan of Harry E, Sarah N & Everett Cooper, infant children of V.H. Cooper, aged 9,8, $ 5 - 11/19/1894

      (5) Sam'l A Berry posted bond as guardian of Harry C Cooper, Sarah N & Everett Cooper, infant children of V.H. Cooper, Oct 29, 1895

      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
      Original data: West Virginia County, District and Probate Courts.
    Children 
     1. Harry Eblen Cooper,   b. 22 Feb 1885, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1960  (Age 75 years)
     2. Sarah Nellie Cooper,   b. 11 Nov 1886, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Everett Vincent Cooper,   b. 20 Aug 1889, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1960  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F28057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1062] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.

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

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

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.