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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Dan</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>None of the Cooper's in Independence cemetery are
mine. I have mine all accounted for and none were in this part of Oregon. GrGr
grandparents, Nathaniel Parda Cooper married Sophia Lucinda Cowles in 1835
in Pultneyville, NY in 1835. They had my gr grandfather, Hulburt DeWitt Cooper
in 1836 in PA (somewhere). Second son was James FitzJames Cooper, b 1839 in
Frankfort, KY. They were in Iowa, Wash. Co. by 1843 until 1860 where they had
several daughters and one more son, Theodore Henry (Harry) Cooper. Moving on to
CO by 1862 they settled there near Ft Collins until Nathaniel died in 1870. A
couple years later all of the boys, one sister and Sophia were in Jackson
Co., Oregon. My grandfather, Guy Colin Scott Cooper was b in CO in 1872. James
was a school teacher, DeWitt a farmer. In 1884 Sophia made a land purchase in
Baker co. near Weatherby. She died there in 1893 and is buried on her 160
acres, high on a hill overlooking the Burnt River, Hwy I-84 and the railroad,
all of which run north to south, through the middle of what was her
land,. This was also a part of the pioneer trail from Idaho to Baker City. Last
Oct. a son took me to Baker City where we found a great many documents and were
also able to contact the people who now own a part of her land. They took us
up their private road, through their private gate and way up on a hill, so
high the big rigs looked like little toys. There we saw the CW headstone for
James. It reads: Com. Sgt. (Commisary Sergent), Co. M, 2nd Colorado Calvary with
his initials of J.F.J. Cooper. There was no date but he died, never having
married, Dec. 25 IBible record) or Dec 26 (Military record), 1889. My
grandfather was the only Cooper male from the three brothers. He and his father
ended up in Portland around 1906 and both are buried at the Multnomah Park
Cemetery at 82nd and Holgate in Portland. All of my Cooper's are accounted for
and none are related to other Oregon Cooper's. There were several sisters who
are also accounted for and have been in touch with descendants of the youngest
one, Edmonia Cooper Ryan whose daughter Grace married a Himmel - lived in
Silverton. Just wanted to set the record straight - No Julia in our
family.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Carroll Cooper Summers</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>There is
a "J.S Cooper Block" in Independence, OR. The building/s are of<BR>brick. The
building fascinated me and I have made a drawing of it as it
<BR>looks<BR>today. This is not, however, a part of my Cooper
line.<BR><BR>Carroll Cooper Summers<BR>thought I would mention my Coopers are
the ones who made the big Cooper<BR>brick company in Independence
Oregon.<BR>There is also a very large Cooper headstone in the cemetery out
there,<BR>not sure if it is one of my Coopers
tho.<BR>Dan</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>