Pittser Coop (abt. 1842 - 1926)

Born about 5 Dec 1842 in Virginia

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Died 31 May 1926 at about age 83 in Varnel, Clinton County, KY

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Biography

Pittser was born between 1839 and 1842. He is the son of John Coop and Susannah Monk. Pitser died in 1926. ^[1]

Timeline

1839-42: born on December 5 in Virginia. The date of birth listed on his Grave Marker is 1839, census records seem to indicate 1840 or 1841, and his Kentucky death record lists 1842. ^[2]

1850: Lived in Scott County, Virginia according to the Census: Head/Husband John Coop, wife Susannah, and sons John E., David, Neel, Pittser, Adam, George, and Milborn. ^[3]

• The family moved from Virginia to Kentucky

1860: Lived in Clinton County, Kentucky according to the Census: Head/Husband John Coop, wife Susannah, and children Peter, Adam, George, and Melburn. ^[4]

• Pitser fought in the Civil War:

1861-4: Pitser Coop served in the Union Army during the Civil War: Private, First Regiment, Company J, Kentucky Cavalry. Pitser served alongside his brother Adam Coop for the identical enlistment and in the same unit. Both survived the war. ^{[5] [6]}

• Pittser formed a family of his own:

1870: Lived in Clinton County, Kentucky according to the Census: Head/Husband Pitser Coop, wife Gracia A., and children Saml, and Sally. ^[7]

1880: Lived in Piney Woods, Clinton County, Kentucky according to the Census: Head/Husband Fitz Coop, wife Gracy, and children Samuel, Sallie, Jamima, and Nancy. ^[8]

• 1890 US Census unavailable.

1890: Living in Kettle Creek / Carys Precinct, Cumberland County, Kentucky according to the United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War. ^[9]

1900: Lived in Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky according to the Census: Head/Husband Pitsen Coop, wife Annie, daughter Myrtie, grandson Pitsen Coop, granddaughter Mary H. Coop; daughter Jemima Crawford, granddaughter Myrtie Crawford, and grandson William Crawford. ^[10]

1910: Lived in Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky according to the Census: Head/Husband Pitser Coop, wife Gracy A., and daughter Jemima, and granddaughters Mertie Crawford and Vera Crawford. ^[11]

1920: Lived in Clinton County, Kentucky according to the Census: Head/Husband Pitzer Coop, wife Grace A., daughter Jemima Kelly, and granddaughter Mary V. Crawford. ^[12]

1926: Died on May 31 in Varnel, Clinton County, KY. ^[13]

1926: Pitser Coop is buried at Choate Cemetery in Wayne County, Kentucky. ^[14]

• Pittser's son Sam Coop died in 1941. He is recorded as his father in the Death Record. ^[15]

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1. ↑ Entered by Michael Gabbard, Aug 20, 2012
2. ↑ Multiple sources, including Kentucky Death Records and Grave Marker at Choate Cemetery in Wayne County, KY.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1850; Index, FamilySearch
4. ↑ United States Census, 1860; Index, FamilySearch
5. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S6-KZQ : accessed 2 March 2016), Pitser Coop, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,162.
6. ↑ "Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8F2-CHW : accessed 2 March 2016), Pitser Coop, 1863; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky," Fold3.com; citing military unit First Cavalry, Cl-De, NARA microfilm publication M397, roll 3, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
7. ↑ United States Census, 1870; Index, FamilySearch
8. ↑ United States Census, 1880; Index, FamilySearch
9. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S6-KZQ : accessed 2 March 2016), Pitser Coop, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,162.
10. ↑ United States Census, 1900; Index, FamilySearch
11. ↑ United States Census, 1910; Index, FamilySearch
12. ↑ United States Census, 1920; Index, FamilySearch
13. ↑ Kentucky, Death Records, 1911-1955; Index, FamilySearch
14. ↑ Grave Marker at Choate Cemetery in Wayne County, KY.
15. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9R6-RG6 : accessed 2 March 2016), Sam Coop, 1941.