[or-roots] Question

[Marsha Bradley-Luthy]

I have a book on the early Coopers in Oregon
Centennial souvenir

Seven

Cooper Brothers

and three

sisters

Children and descendants of

Elder E. E. Cooper

and

Nancy Cooper

1812 to 1813

1912 to 1913





Eld. Elbert E. Cooper

Nancy Wann Cooper

Elbert Emerson Cooper, born March 28 1812, in Wayne County, Kentucky. His
father's name was Henry Cooper, a baptist minister and son of Frederick
Cooper who enlisted in the Revolutionary forces under Captain Lart, at York,
Pennsylvania, in 1777, at the age

of seventeen

Elbert's mother's maiden name was Patience Back. When he was fifteen years
of age his father died and left him the eldest of seven

children, to assist his mother in providing for and educating them.

Working at home and abroad at such occupations as were offered. He was
married







August 8,1833 to Miss Nancy Wann, daughter of William and Lydia Stockton
Wann, in Meigs County, Tennessee. Later they settled in Bradley County, in
that state, beign then in the Cherokee Nation. In this primitive home

three children were born:

William Henry Cooper

Daniel Jackson Cooper

Elizabeth Ann Cooper

The little growing family then moved to Missouri in 1839 and settled on

a land claim in Rock Prairie, near where is now Halltown, Lawrence County
where is now Halltown Lawrence County, where nine more children were born to
them:

James Shelby Cooper

Louisa Ellen Cooper

Jacob Calvin Cooper

Sarah Jane Cooper

Riley Davis Cooper

Lydia Margaret Cooper

John Emerson Cooper

Elbert Woods Cooper

Nancy Patience Cooper

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In the Autumn of 1856 the family moved to Ceder Creek, in the

western part of the county.

In the Spring of 1863 Elder Cooper moved to Oregon, crossing the plains by
ox teams, and with his wife and five youngest children settled on a little
farm in Spring Valley, Polk County. He moved to Salem in 1876 then to his
farm in West Salem in 1878

where he died August 12,1880.

At the age of 22, Elder Cooper became a member of the regular

Baptist church better known as the Old School Baptist and accepted the
calling of a minister of that faith, which he followed until a few years
prior to his death. He was a prominent

and honored leader in that denomination wherever he labored.

According to that faith, he relied on the scriptural promise and gave hishis
stewardship "without money and without price."

In politics Elder Cooper was a freesoil or Benton Democrat, esposed the
Union cause at the begining of the

page eight

Great Rebellion, for which he suffered persecutions that caused him to take
family from the war belt. Then a Republican until his death. Then a
republican until his death.

Elder Cooper was about 5 feet 9 inches in height, weight 140 lbs. complexion
dark, eyes black.

Nancy Wann born in Kentucky January 26, 1813 and like her husband received
little school education. She was
tall, fair, bluie eyes and very dark auburn hair; a comely woman with an
excellent constitution. With a modest patient, kindley disposition, a model
woman to be the mother of generations of men and women and a fit compaion
for a
pioneer minister. She died at Independence, Oregon May 30, 1890 and now
lies buried beside her husband near the little Spring Valley church at Zena.

The low way here is the highway home,
They traveled in this and no other,
To us then sweeterdoes duty come
To honor our father and mother.
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Note I started next on page Seventeen due to the questions.
my family line
Wiliam H. Cooper
Mary Bolin Cooper
note there are pictures here of William and May here


William Henry Cooper was born June 7, 1834 in Meigs County, Tennessee, lived
with his parents until he was fifteen years of age, when he began to learn
the saddler and harness trade at Springfield, Missour. Later he worked at
this trade in Mt. Vernon.

Henry Cooper was married to Mary Bolin, at Center Creek, April 18, 1858.
Five
children were born to them.
page Seventeen

Oliver Clayton Cooper July 29, 1859
Loretta Elvina Cooper January 23, 1863
Emerson Elbert Cooper March 25, 1867
Cora Wann Cooper April 14, 1871
William Otto, November 30, 1871

At the begining of the civil war the family moved to Kansas, living at
Olathe, Leavenworth and Fort Scott, moving from the latter place to Oregon,
via New York and Panama, the Spring 68, located at Bethel in Polk County,
moved to Salem in 80's and to Stayton in the Spring of 84.

During most of his life, Henry followed his chosen trade; saddle and harness
maker. He enlisted August 21 61' in Company E. Ninth Kansas Cav. Volunteers
was mustered out Feb 5 62 by Sp. Or. No. 74 of MajGen Hunter
Description then was age 27, height 5'9'' eyes and hair black occupation
saddler. Enlisted again October 6, 63
and mustered out July 17 65 at Duvalls Bluff. Arkansas, because of end of
war. Rank of Sergeant-saddler.

page Eighteen

William H Cooper

Henry was in all of the battles and campaigns of his regiments. He was a
member of the Masonic and B.P.O. E. Lodges and G.A.R.Post; was a Republican.
He died there August 20,11 his wife died September 24, 03.

Oliver Cooper went to Montana in 82 married Ella May Grant at Grantsdale May
29, '87. There children are:

Ollie M Cooper September 56, '88

Mary J Cooper November 12, 90

William Otto Cooper December 12, 92

died September 1, 93

Lysle V. Cooper September 23 94

Bessie Cooper April 23 97

Oliver was Sate Senator in 95-7

County Commissioner 08-12. Republican, merchant and banker.

Masonic K. T. Scottish Rite and Shriners I.O. O.F., K.P., B.P.

O.E, and F. O. E., Reside at Hamilton

Loretta E. Cooper was married to George W. Kearns, November 13, 86 at
Vancouver, Wash. To them two children are born, Georgie Pear, December 20,
89 Donald Cooper January 22, 1900. They reside at Grants Pass .

page Nineteen

Georgie Pearl Cooper was married to Joseph H. Brewer January 28, 1912, at
Salem and they now reside Stayton.

Emerson E. Cooper was married to Lillie M. Buck at Salem,

November 7, 1899; she was born November 1890. Emerson was deputy sheriff of
Marion County at one time, was also a member of the Salem police force is
now a carpenter and builder. Resides at Salem.

After his mothers death Cora W. Cooper was left to care for her fther and
the home. She is now chief accounting and sales clerk with the leading
mercantile firm in Stayton, where she now resides at the home place with her
brother, William O.

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Daniel J. Cooper

Arvazena A. Spillman -Cooper

Daniel Jackson Cooper born August 23, 1836 in Bradley county, Tennessee,
lived with his parents until he was of age. Went to California in 57, across
the plains as a cattle driver to the frazer river gold mines in 59 returning
to Missouri by way of California and the Isthmus in 61. He enlisted in C. c,
14th S. M. Cav. Vol. April 3, 62 but was left off the roll in the
reorganization of that Company

Page twenty-one

for the reason that he was in hospital ill with typhoid fever. The

original roll having been lost at battle of Neosho. He re-enlisted in the
76th regiment e. m. m., where he served as a Q. M. Sergeant until he started
to Oregon April 7 1863.

He was married May 9, 1861 to Arvazena Angeline Spillman, born April 13,
1845. To them weere born fifteen children;

Emily Belle Cooper January 18, 1862

married Dr. Willard Rinehart Mar 15, 82

died Oct 31 93

Children: Willard Sayre Cooper Jan 21 83

married Teresa McDonald Nov 07

daughter Emily Francis

born Aug 11 08

Jackson Carl Cooper born May 6 85

married Mary Pritchard 07

son James Harvey Cooper Aug 13 08

Harvey Earle Cooper born May 6 85

Phillip Cooper born Nov 23 88

Married Nellie Morton May

children 10.

Phyllis Cooper April 22, 11 Willard Morton Cooper Sept 21,12 Belle Cooper
married Dr. E. E. Ferguson, Feb. 24. 00 , dau. Ruth Cooper, Nov. 12 02
Founded

the hospital at the Dalles. Residein Portland

Page 22

Charles Calvin Cooper, July 7, '63, mar. Elenor Bailey, Children: Rodney
Elenor Cooper, Calvin Cooper and Forest Cooper, Dufer.

Mary ElizabethCooper, Oct. 27,'64, mar. Jas F. Thompson Children; Ewing
Thompson, Maurice Thompson and Donald Thompson.

Elbert Nathan Cooper, July 30,'66,mar Sarah L. Crampton; children: Harry
Lynn Cooper, Elbert Nathan Cooper and Homer Crampton Cooper. Billings
Montana.

Nancy Paralee Cooper, Feb 10,'68 mar Chas I. Thomas 1 dau Springwater

Prudence, Cooper Nov. 17,'69 mar, Fred W. Baily; children; Dorothy Baily,
Prudence Baily, Alfred Baily, Nancy Baily and Katherine Baily. The Dalles.

Cyrus Cooper, May 9,'71 mar Sarah McVey Oct 05.(children see page

25)

Ruth June Cooper 10 '74 mar. J. S. Fish: chldr. Sherman Cooper Fish, Mary
Emily Fish, Cardiff, Cal.

Daniel Cooper Jan 24, 1876 Billings

Virginia Griffith, July 1,'77; mar

Harry E. Northup Feb 20,'02; he died Oct 1911; children; David Wilmarth Apr.
4, 06 Daniel Hall May 23, 08,

Page Twenty-three

Nancy Harness, Sept. 22, '10. Portland.

Avery John Cooper, Feb. 7, '80 mar. Ona Caroline Gibson Nov. 24, '09;

(daughof Lieut. Col. Robt. J. Gibson, U. S. A., retired) son, Avery John,J
Jan 30, '12. John served as a private in Co. L 2nd Oregon, Phillipine war,
'98-9; Commissioned 2nd Lieut. Art. Corps U. S. Army Sept 23, 1901, 1st
Lieut. Jan 25, '07, Capt Mar. 11, '11. Stationed New York.

James Abram Cooper Nov. 29 '81; mar. Margaret Kinnersley, one son.

Kenneth Lee Cooper, Aug 3,'84 mar Aug 1906

Lynn David, Cooper Jan 16, '87, accidentdally killed Sept 4, '93

Mildred Cooper, January 22, 1890

When D. J.arrived in Oregon with his family, after the long journey across
the plains, he settled in Spring valley, Polk County. In 1867 he engaged in
the mercantile business and wheat buying at Lincoln Landing on the
Willamette River, near his home.

Page Twenty-four

His brother Jacob C. was associated with him, the firm name was Cooper
Brothers. They extended the business and started the villages of Zena and
Perrydale selling out in 1870.

He bought and operated the Silverton flouring mills for one year, then moved
to Wasco County in 1878, and bought land and stock, later moving to the
Dalles where he now resides.

He has taken active interest in living issues, delegate to many county and
state Republican conventions and was U.S. Swamp Land Inspector during
Mckinley's term. Wide awake and progressive, has filled many minor duties in
a long and useful life of good, temperate citizenship. Is now enjoying it's
fruits.

Cyrus Cooper mar. Oct 12,1905 Children:

Homer Maurice Cooper Sept 2,1906

Lois Belle Cooper, Dec 2, 1907

Allan Cyrus Cooper, July 28,1909

Marjorie Victoria Cooper March 1, 1911

Eunice Jean Cooper, January 1, 1913.

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James S. Cooper

Jennie M' N. L. Cooper

James Shelby Cooper born January 9, 1841, in a log cabin on his father's
farm near Haltown, Lawrence County, Missouri, living and

working to help support the growitn family until he was nearly grown.
Recieving only the meager education to be had in the primitive log school
house common to the pioneer perion. April 15,'60, started across the plains
to California by ox team.traveling continuously for five months, arriving
there

Page twenty-six

September 15. Unlike many pioneers, he refers to this trip as one of the
happiest periods of his life. Locating at Stockton, he followed teaming for
nearly four years, during this time he made thirteen trips across the
Sierras to Virginia City, Nevada, in the palmy days of that town, when $20
gold pieces were tossed about as indifferently as nickeles of the present
day.

Went overland to Oregon, February 16,'64 reached Spring Valley, Polk County,
march 19. Followed the dairy business for a year then went to Marion County
and made $500 in six months cutting cord wood. This fund he invested in a
season os study at McMinnville College under Prof. John M Johnson. Then four
years of farming.

Married Frances Olivia Graves, at Bethel, Polk County, Jan. 7, 1869.

There children are:

Estella Maud Cooper, Mar. 26, '73 married E. C. Ireland Oct. 5,'98 Portland

Dora Edit Cooper, Feb 16, '75. School

Page Tweny-seven

teaching in Washington.

Ella Pearl Cooper, June 28, '77, mar. W.D. Moreland June 4, '06; chldr:
William Dawson Jr. July 8, '07, James Cooper Jan 18, '09.

Tacoma.

Clarence Frances Cooper, June 30, '79, died Oct 6, same year.

The mother died in August, was burried at Behtel. During her life the family
lived in Wasco County 2 years, wher J. S. was engaged in the stock business.
Bought a farm 2 miles west of Salem where they lived until 1875. then moved
to Monmouth and engaged in the livery

business, which included mail contracts and staging. He moved to
Independence in Sept. '78 where he followed the same business for 2

years and where he still resides.

Married Mrs. Jennie McNeal Logan in '83 at Independence. Their

children are:

Mabel, Cooper December 31, '83

Frances, Cooper August 17, '86

James Shelby Cooper Jr. March 3,88

Genevieve, Cooper January 14, '93

page twenty-eight

He organized, and was president of the First National Bank of Independence
eleven years, owning a majority of the captial stock,

which was $50.000. He quit the banking business in 1900.

Politically active he espoused the Union cause at the beginning of the war.
And at all times had been, and is now a consistent, active Republican,
member of several state conventions,k State Central committeeman, delegate
to Chicago convention that nominated harrison in 88, trustee, councilman and
mayor of Independence and president of the commercial club.

Represented Polk and Lincoln Counties in Legislature of 1905. Cast his first
vote for Lincoln in 1864, and always taken active interest in national,
state and local affairs.

Has been engaged in the hp industry for several years past.

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Jacob C. Cooper

Melzena P. Spillman Cooper

Jacob Calvin Cooper born Jan 16, 1845, at the home place near Haltown,
Lawrence County, Missouri. Lived at home on the farm,

attending school and helping with the farming, until the beginning of the
Civil War. Enlisted April 3, '62, in the 14th Mo. S.M. Cav. Vol.,

was assigned to Co. L of the 4th Feb. 22, '63 and to Co. G. same regiment,
Dec. '64 and was honorably discharged April 3, '65, at Warrensburg,
Missouri.

page thirty

Enlisted at Springfield, as bugler in Co. C, and was in the campaigns and
battles of his command. Was captured by guerrillas in Aug. '62,

while carrying dispatches,disguised; escaped by strategy. drove a six mule
freight team across the plains via the Platte, Big Horn and Yellowstone to
Helena to Walla Walla,finally reaching Salem October 17. Taught school that
winter.

Feb. 19, '68 left for Missouri via panama and New York, on the Ajaz which
cut its way thru miles of ice on the way to the sea. Married Melzena Paralee
Spillman April 26, ;68 born Nov. 29, 1850. On

return trip encountered great waterspouts in gulf of Tehauntepec. See
Harper's Wly. Au. 1

Lived at Lincoln, Zena, Perrydale, Bethel, Amity and moved to McMinnville,
Aug. 18, '76, where he still resides, fulfilling the duties of citizenship
in public and private, whether local, state, national or the wider field of
international.

page Thirty-one

Learned wagonmaker trade at Ft. Scott, Kan. '65; carpenter in Oregon '70-80;
U.S. Deputy and County Surveyor '81-9; McMinnville Postmaster '89-91; Indian
War Veteran commissioner to Washington D.C., 01; at Esperanto Congress, same
place 1910;

one of Lewis and Clarke Fair board of directors '04-5; manager Tilamook Fair
1906 and local fairs often.

Charter member Custer Post G. A. R. Sep. 20,'82 del. Nat. En. Detroit, '91,
Department Commander 1893-4.

Joined Masons at Amity 1871; Past Master Union Lodge Past High

Priest R. A.M. Council and Highpriesthood.

Active republican in county and state politcs until 1896; del. Nat. Sil.
Rep. convention at St. Louis progessive since; on Socialist ticket for U. S.
Senator in 1906.

Writer and lecturer on Circassian walnut growing; caue of Walnut Experiment
Station at McMinnville, Oregon.

Children: Lewis Jackson Cooper, March 25, '69. Died December 31, '85.

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Elnora Jane Cooper, Dec. 16, '70 mar Prof R.W. Doane Sept

7,'98; children

Margaret Elnora Doane Sep. 16 '02 died Jan 4 '05

Donald calvin Doane April 10, '06. Palo Alto California

Arthur Spillman Cooper, Sept. '72 dentist, many years in S.

America and Panama. Los Angeles.

Ina Paralee Cooper, Nov. 22, '74, mar. B.O. Lauerman Nov., '10

San Francisco.

Wells Calvin Cooper, Dec. 31, '76. In co. a 2nd Oregon, in all campaigns and
battles of Phillipine War. Seattle.

Nellie Arvazena Cooper, Dec., '78. stenographer. North Yakima, Wash.

Frederick Goss Cooper Dec. 29, '83 mar. Josephine K. Normand

Feb. 17, '06; children Lorna Paralee Cooper






































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