James Cooper (abt. 1826 - 1908)

Born about 11 Jan 1826 in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mehitable Augusta (Flint) Cooper — married 27 Dec 1855 in Pulaski, Indiana, United States

Died 7 Oct 1908 at about age 82 in Medaryville, White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

From Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper, Newton, IN (1883): "James Cooper, farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of Muskingum County, Ohio; was born January 11, 1826, and is the fifth of the family of Thomas B. and Tacey (Simpson) Cooper, natives of Pennsylvania, and of Irish and English descent. Thomas B. Cooper moved to Ohio about 1814, where he married, and followed farming in Muskingum and Champaign Counties until 1851, when he came to this county, and located on eighty acres, where James now lives, and where he died August 16, 1855, aged sixty-two; his wife died in Ohio in 1858, aged sixty-three. Both were members of the Baptist Church. James Cooper began life empty handed, rented land and engaged in preparing railroad ties, having after three years saved sufficient means to purchase 160 acres of wild land, and after, ran a breaking team and farmed his father's land. In December, 1855, he married Miss Hettie A. Flint, born in Crawford County, Ohio, June 2, 1836, and daughter of Luther C. and Rebecca (Deda) Flint. Mr. Cooper has a fine, large two-story house and 320 acres, 60 of which are well cultivated; he is a leading stock-raiser; is now raising thoroughbred cattle, and has some sheep; he is an enterprising farmer, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church."

Sources

• Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001; Name: James Cooper; Gender: Male; Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage); Marriage Date: 22 Dec 1855; Marriage Place: Indiana, United States; Spouse: Mary Mehitable Augusta Flint; Page: 122; FHL Film Number: 001711097

• 1860 United States Federal Census; Name: James Cooper; Age: 34; Birth Year: abt 1826; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Place: Ohio; Home in 1860: Gillam, Jasper, Indiana; Post Office: Medaraville and Francesville; Dwelling Number: 683; Family Number: 665; Occupation: Farmer; Real Estate Value: 600; Personal Estate Value: 350; Household Members: James Cooper: 34; M A Cooper: 27

• Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Name: James Cooper; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 84; Marital status: Married; Birth Date: 11 Jan 1824; Birth Place: Muskingum Co Ohio; Death Date: 7 Oct 1908; Death Place: Medaryville, Pulaski, Indiana, USA; Father: Thomas Cooper; Mother: Tacey Cooper; Spouse: Augusta Cooper

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70297559/james-cooper