Reuben Leon Cooper

1845 - 1912  (~ 67 years)

• Name	Reuben Leon Cooper
  Born	Jun 1845	Meigs County, Ohio, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Aug 1912
  Buried	East Liverpool, Ohio
  Notes	Reuben Leon Cooper moved to Chester, W.V., with his second family where his daughter Hattie (Cooper) Miller nursed him and laid him to rest in the Civil War section of the Riverside Cemetery in East Liverpool, Ohio, 43920. Office of Riverview Cemetery No. 3896 East Liverpool, Ohio Aug 3, 1912 1 Name of Deceased, Rubin Cooper, Co. I 11 Reg. W.Va. 2 Place of Nativity, Ripley, West Va (location of Jackson Co. Court House) 3 Late Residence, Chester, W. Va. (Hancock Co.) 4 Date of Birth, or Age, 68 years 5 Date of Death, Aug 2, 1912 6 Date of Interment, Aug 4, 1912 7 Disease, old age 8 Name of Parents or Kindred, 9 In whose lot interred, GAR #44 10 Section 1 , Lot No. 63 11 Location of Grave, 12 Name of Undertaker Arner & Bower, Chester, WVa 13 Name of Physician, Dr. Pyle 14 Size of Box, 15 Place of Death, Chester, WVa 16 Single, Married or Widowed, Married 17 Occupation, Farmer
  Person ID	I661	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Reuben W Cooper,   b. Abt 1792, Virginia, USA ,   d. Between 1860 and 1870  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Van Ransiller,   b. 24 Jan 1814, New Hampshire, USA ,   d. 20 Jun 1882  (Age 68 years)
  Married	1840  [3]
  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 1	Mary Caroline Safreed,   b. Abt 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 27 Sep 1877  (Age ~ 24 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1868	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	1870 Grant Dist, Jackson, WV # 146 Reuben 25 Mary C 15 Sarah C 1 Margaret W 2/12
  Children	1. Sarah C or E Cooper,   b. Abt 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Margaret W 'Maggie' Cooper,   b. 24 Apr 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Oct 1931, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 62 years)   3. Phoebe Jane Cooper,   b. 1871, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joseph D Cooper,   b. 22 Jul 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 1949, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F2992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary L Rector,   b. 3 Feb 1852,   d. 1927  (Age 74 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1877	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	JCMR, shows they married same day as her cousin Annie, d/o Steptoe 1880 Grant, Jackson, West Virginia Page 533B Reuben W. COOPER Self M M W 28 WV Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: NY Mary E. COOPER Wife F M W 26 WV Sarah E. COOPER Dau F S W 12 WV Margaret COOPER Dau F S W 10 WV Phebe J. COOPER Dau F S W 8 WV Joseph COOPER Son M S W 7 WV Wade H. COOPER Son M S W 2 WV 1900 Grant, Jackson, WV Cooper, Reuben 6/1845 m 23y OH VA OH Mary wife 9/1854 m 23y 5-5 children WV VA VA Wade H spm 7/1877 s WV OH WV Hoyt W son 7/1879 WV OH WV Levy son 7/1881 WV OH WV Hattie da 3/1885 WV OH WV Ruby da 9/1887 WV OH WV Hiles, Mahala J lodger 8/1834 wd 6-3 children VA VA VA Gravestone shows Mary's birthdate as 2/3/1852 - Rector Cemetery
  Children	1. Wade H Cooper,   b. 21 Jul 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Hoyt W Cooper,   b. Jul 1879, West Virginia, USA ,   d. young   3. Levi Cooper,   b. Jul 1881, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Hattie Cooper,   b. Mar 1885, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Oct 1945  (Age ~ 60 years)   5. Ruby Cooper,   b. Sep 1887, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S1205] Census. [S283] Kathlyn (Wilson) Watters.