William J. Cooper was born about 1842. He is the son of Frederick Cooper and Fanny Unknown.
The 1880 United States Census lists William as living in a household with his wife Susie and mother, Fanny. He is retired from the hotel business.
In 1887, William along with his cousin, Charles and his mother, Fanny, made a gift of one acre of land to the Board of School Directors in West Nottingham Township for the purpose of building a school.[1]
William's interest in philanthropy continued. In 1890 two newspaper articles describe William's gift of an original muster roll of the of Company D 12th Battallion Virginia Light Artillery to the State of Virginia Librarian for preservation.[2][3]
William passed away on 25 November 1896. He is interred in the family plot beside his parents, Frederick Cooper and Fanny Cooper, in Lancaster Cemetery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[4]
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HG-BYH : 12 April 2016), William J Cooper in household of Daniel Cooper, Lancaster city, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 677, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX5Q-4XK : 13 December 2017), William J Cooper in entry for Frederick Cooper, 1860.
"Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WN-9Q2S : accessed 22 May 2018), William J. Cooper and Susan Ott, 15 Jan 1868; citing Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, various churches and archives, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,312,444.
"Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V26B-9XK : 11 February 2018), William J. Cooper and Wife Susie Ott, 15 Jan 1868; citing Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,765,118.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPF-C4J : 12 April 2016), William J Cooper, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 2, family 5, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,855.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFB-N4T : 16 July 2017), Wm J Cooper, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 146, sheet 5A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1142; FHL microfilm 1,255,142.
"For Rent: The Store Room #41" Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, Lancaster, PA; Monday, April 4, 1881, page 4. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83032300/1881-04-04/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=1789&index=7&rows=20&words=COOPER+J+WILLIAM&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Pennsylvania&date2=1963&proxtext=William+J.+Cooper&y=13&x=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
Cooper, William J. listed in Barnes Annual Lancaster City Directory, Lancaster, PA, 1886 http://digitalcollections.powerlibrary.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/slchs-cd01/id/9568
Cooper, William J., listed in Directory of Lancaster City , 1873-1874, page 35. http://digitalcollections.powerlibrary.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/slchs-cd01/id/3094
"Before the Great Battle", Lancaster daily intelligencer. (Lancaster, Pa.), 22 May 1886. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83032300/1886-05-22/ed-1/seq-6/> (William J. Cooper elected Clerk of Ward 1 under Reinoehl)
(Confederate Army Muster Roll of Company D 12th Battallion Virginia Light Artillery)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34346991/william-cooper
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