James Henry Cooper (1847 - 1920)

Born 31 Jul 1847 in LeRoy Township, Bradford, Pa

Husband of Rebecca Pauline (Dyer) Cooper — married 13 Aug 1869 in Anoka, Anoka, Mn

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1920 at age 73 in Bethel, Anoka, Mn

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Burial

Burial:

Date: 2 SEP 1920

Place: Bethel, Anoka, Mn

User ID

User ID: 0B1C170DEAD90C4E99A09D4E47BAB70044D4

Note

Note: The 1860 US Census; LDS Microfilm # 803567; 14 Jun 1860 shows James Cooper age 55, farmer, $800 real estate, $500 pers prop, b. Ireland; Nancy L. age 39, b. NY; John, 24, Farmer, $100 real estate, $60 pers prop, b. PA; Wm. 22 farm laborer, b. PA; Elizabeth, 17; Margarette, 15; James H. 12, b. PA; Rocelana, 6; Samuel F. 1.

James became postmaster of Bethel in 1882. Held office until 1893, during which time he also kept a

General store. This corner is now (1991) on Hiway 65 at East Bethel.

Owned his father's preemption claim land and lived in the house his father built in 1859 with lumber sawn by hand.

The 1870 US Census, MN, Anoka Co.; Cooper, James H. (22),M,W, Farmer, b. Pennsylvania; Rebecca

(21), F, W, Keeping house, b. NB.

4 June 1885 - 1885 MN State Census, Anoka Co., Bethel:

J. H. Cooper, 37 M W b. Penn. father & mother foreign born

Leeland J. Cooper, 14 M W b. MN

Lavina J. Cooper, 11 F W b. MN

Guy W. Cooper, 8 M W b. MN

Stephen J. Cooper, 6 M W b. MN

13 June 1895 - 1895 MN State Census, Anoka Co., Bethel

James H. Cooper, 48 M W b. PA res: 37y 11m

Rebeca Cooper, 65 F W b. NB

Sara L. Cooper, 35 F W b. NB

Lieland J. Cooper, 24 M W b. MN

William G. Cooper, 18 M W b. MN

Stephen J. Cooper, 16, M W b. MN

Elizabeth R. Cooper, 7 F W b. MN

Beatrice L. Cooper, 4 F W b. MN

Olive E. Cooper, 2 F W b. MN

Blanch Cooper, 18 F W b. MN

1914 - There is land shown in a 1914 copy of a plat book, located in Range 23, Township 33 North,

Section 32, East half of the NW quarter and South half of the SW quarter of Section 29 belonging to J. H. Cooper. This property is shown having a school on it. I believe this land is on the west side of what is now Hiway 65 at "Cooper's Corner".

Source

Source: #S4

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@F1550@ FAM

Husband: @I6238@

Wife: @I24461@

User ID: 7D40797E92D1D7468BCF1DE9DF7E45B0E6AF

Child: @I1968@

Child: @I1246@

Child: @I16989@

Child: @I2709@

Marriage:

Date: 13 AUG 1869

Place: Anoka, Anoka, Mn

Source: #S4

Sources

Source S4

Title: Descendants of Jones Dyer, Senior

Author: Joseph W Pehousek, Punta Gorda, Fl

Publication: October 1999, and Feb.2006

Abbreviation: Descendants of Jones Dyer, Senior

Note: NS116823

Source Media Type: Manuscript

Master Listing Source: Y