Norman Gridley Cooper (1838 - 1913)

Born 5 Jul 1838 in Waterloo, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Lucelia Augusta (Quereau) Cooper — married 11 Sep 1866 in Quincy, Michigan

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1913 at age 74 in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio

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Biography

Served in the Civil War. He enlisted on May 17, 1861 in Elmira, NY as a Private in the 24th NY Inf. Norman was wounded and captured on Aug. 29, 1862 at the Second Battle at Bull Run near Groveton. Less than one week later there was a prisoner exchange and he was paroled and delivered at Gainesville, VA on Sept. 4, 1862. He rejoined the regiment on Dec. 17, 1862. Norman was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on Feb. 17, 1863 retroactive to Sept. 29, 1862. [1]

On September 11, 1866 he married Lucelia (Celia) A. Quereau at Quincy, Michigan. On their honeymoon in Niagara Falls, N.Y. they met another newly married Michigan couple, Alexander and Rebecca (Case) Forman. They had an instant mutual liking (possibly because both Alex and Norm served in the union army in Virginia). They vowed that should they have children, those children should marry.

Not one, but two of the Cooper's and Forman's children married. Ethel Cooper married James Foreman and Leon Cooper married Sarah Forman!

He was born in Waterloo NY (upstate NY). He grew up in that area of New York State. According to the 1860 U.S. Census, by the age of 22, he became a jeweler in Red Creek NY. Per the 1870 U.S. Census, after serving in the Civil War, he moved to Burr Oak, St. Joseph, Michigan and returned to work as a jeweler. Some time before the 1880 U.S. Census he became an insurance agent - probably a branch of the Foreman family insurance business. Before the 1900 U.S. Census he moved to Brooklyn, N.Y. and remained in the insurance business. Later he moved back to Michigan where he died in 1913. I cannot find any records of the 1890 or 1910 U.S, Census. That would have been useful to help fill in the blanks.

He received a pension as an army invalid. He died in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, and his death certificate lists him as a retired editor.

Sources

• Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten Family in America: A Genealogy and Brief History, Second Edition by William Henry Van Benschoten (West Park on Hudson, New York, 1907) p. 706. [2]
• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch accessed 1 March 2015), Norman G. Cooper, Fulton, Oswego, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).[3]
• "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch accessed 1 November 2015), Norman G Cooper in household of Levi Cooper, Fulton City, Volney, Oswego, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 857,437.
• "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch accessed 1 November 2015), Normon Cooper in household of Levi Cooper, Red Creek Village, Wayne, New York, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com; citing p. 33, household ID 277, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,877.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch accessed 1 November 2015, Norman G Cooper, Michigan, United States; citing p. 34, family 268, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,199.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch accessed 1 November 2015), Norman Cooper, Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district 202, sheet 475B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0603; FHL microfilm 1,254,603.
• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch accessed 1 March 2015, Norman G Cooper in household of James G Forman, Borough of Brooklyn, Election District 2 New York City Ward 24, Kings, New York, United States; citing sheet 10B, family 214, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,062.
• "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch accessed 1 November 2015), Norman G Cooper, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,500.
• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch accessed 1 November 2015, Norman Gridley Cooper, 04 Feb 1913; citing Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, reference fn 10204; FHL microfilm 1,953,599.
• New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900; Archive Collection #: 13775-83; Box #: 87; Roll #: 937-938[4]