James I. Cooper (1860 - 1938)

Born 21 Mar 1860 in Millersburg, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Keim — married 15 Nov 1885 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died 19 Jul 1938 at age 78 in Clinton Township, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Died 19 JUL 1938. Clinton Township, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. ^[1][2]

Buried AFT 19 JUL 1938. Brown Cemetery, Millersburg, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. ^[3][4]

Occupation: Farmer. 1900^[5] Butcher. 1910^[6] Railroad laborer. 1920^[7] Butcher. 1930^[8]

Note: #N213.

Marriage Husband James I. Cooper. Wife Emma Keim. Child: Melba Geneva Cooper. Marriage 15 NOV 1885. Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. ^[9] Event: Census 01 JUN 1900. ED 4, Millersburg, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. ^[10]

Husband James I. Cooper. Wife @I8436@. Marriage 03 OCT 1931. ^[11]

Husband John A. Cooper. Wife @I684@. Child: James I. Cooper. Marriage 28 SEP 1851. Clinton Township, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. ^[12] Event: Census 28 JUL 1860. Middlebury, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. ^[13]

Notes

Note N2131860 Census: Age listed as 4 months on 7/281860; birthplace Indiana.

1900 Census: Age listed as 40 on 621900; birth listed as Mar 1860. 1

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S332 Wed., 20 Jul 1938, p. 2 James I. Cooper, 78, died at 11 p.m. Tuesday at his home in Millersburg following a year's illness. He had been bedfast for three weeks. He was born March 21, 1860, north of Millersburg, the son of John and Lydia Cooper. He married Emma Keim in 1883. She died in 1930, and in 1932 he married Mrs. Flora Juday, who survives. He was a member of the Millersburg Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. James Gangwer of Millersburg and Mrs. Cecil Decker of Mishiwaka, a sister, Mrs. Jacob Thomas of Goshen and three grandchildren.
2. ↑ Source: #S724 Name: Cooper, James I. Obituary Date: July 20, 1938 Newspaper Section: Page 2 Date of Death: July 19, 1938 Date of Birth: March 21, 1860
3. ↑ Source: #S177 Vol I Lookup in Volume 1 provided by Sandra Price, 12 Jul 2007 Hi David, James and his wife and child are in Section one Row 15 Plot 22 & 23. If you are in the cemetery that is the plot to the west side of the cemetery.
4. ↑ Source: #S355 #50663111
5. ↑ Source: #S45
6. ↑ Source: #S49
7. ↑ Source: #S53
8. ↑ Source: #S56
9. ↑ Source: #S476 237 County: Elkhart Name: James I. Cooper Spouse: Emma Keim Marriage Date: 15 Nov 1885 Book: 6 Original Source Page: 572
10. ↑ Source: #S45 Sheet 5A
11. ↑ Source: #S484 "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXB5-SSK : accessed 15 June 2015), James I Cooper and Florence S Juday, 03 Oct 1931; citing , county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,845,570. Name: James I Cooper Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 03 Oct 1931 Registration Place: , Elkhart, Indiana, United States Marriage License Date: 03 Oct 1931 Residence Place: Millersburg, , Indiana Gender: Male Age (Estimated): 71 Race (Original): White Birth Date: 21 Mar 1860 Birthplace: Millersburg, Elkhart, Indiana Father's Name: John Cooper Mother's Name: Lydia Stiver Spouse's Name: Florence S Juday Spouse's Residence Place: Millersburg, , Indiana Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age (Estimated): 65 Spouse's Race (Original): White Spouse's Birth Date: 15 Oct 1866 Spouse's Birthplace: , Elkhart, Indiana Spouse's Father's Name: David Unrue Spouse's Mother's Name: Matilda Simpson Officiator's Name: Chas P Fribley Page: 593 Number of Images: 1
12. ↑ Source: #S783
13. ↑ Source: #S21 Page 137

• Source: S177 Elkhart County Genealogical Society Cemeteries of Elkhart County, Indiana Vol I-III Publication: Name: 1991; Repository: #R349 NOTESource Medium: Book Online index to volumes 1-3.
• Repository: R349 http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/cemindex.htm; http://elkhartcogensoc.org/cemeteryRecords.php
• Source: S332 Truth Publishing Elkhart Truth Repository: #R355 NOTESource Medium: Newspaper
• Repository: R355 Elkhart County Library, Elkhart, IN
• Source: S355 Find-A-Grave Repository: #R115 NOTESource Medium: Internet
• Repository: R115 www.findagrave.com
• Source: S45 National Archives and Records Administration 1900 U.S. Census Repository: #R7 NOTESource Medium: Census
• Repository: R7 www.ancestry.com
• Source: S49 U.S. Census Bureau 1910 U.S. Census Repository: #R21 NOTESource Medium: Book
• Repository: R21 National Archives and Records Administration
• Source: S53 National Archives and Records Administration 1920 U.S. Census Repository: #R7 NOTESource Medium: Microfilm
• Source: S56 National Archives and Records Administration 1930 U.S. Census Repository: #R1 NOTESource Medium: Microfilm
• Repository: R1 www.familysearch.org
• Source: S724 Elkhart Public Library Obituary Index - Elkhart Truth Repository: #R354 NOTESource Medium: Electronic
• Repository: R354 http://www.myepl.org/epl/cgi-bin/obituary_search.php