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Note: N0122 William Darby Cooper (from Ancestry.com)
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William Darby Cooper was born on March 10, 1828 In South Carolina. He w
as sixteen when he heard the Gospel and was baptized on Sept. 2, 1844 by A
lonzo LeBarren. He was the only member in his family to join the Church. W
illiam married Lydia Rochester in 1846 and moved west with the Saints arri
ving in the Salt Lake Valley in Sept. 1855. Here he entered into Plural ma
rriage by marrying Lydias sister, Mary Hannah Rochester. These are the th
oughts Jesse Cooper, Williams father, shared about Williams membersh
ip in the Church and in particular about the Churche's doctrine of plur
al marriage . . .(written to William in 1866) "Dear Son. . . I received yo
ur letter dated 23rd of April and was glad that you had peace and plent
y. I wish that I could say the same. I got a letter some time ago, in th
at you wanted me to come to you. My time of traveling so great a distan
ce is past on account of my age and infirmity. I am not able to underta
ke it. I am not able to work in the plantation, and if I was stout and hea
rty, I would hate to come on account of your wife system, for I cannot bel
ieve it to be right, no not if every man, and woman, and child was to prea
ch it. I believe it never was the will of God from Adam to this day, nor n
ever will be. There is one thing, if we were to do everything the ancien
ts did, we would be guilty of every crime that could be named, almost." "T
hese are honestly my sentiments. I feel that it is time for me to be plai
n, for I know that my time is short in this world.. . "I want no argume
nt at all with you. I am sorry that you ever got in the belief you have, f
or the United States will put your system down before five years. Wesley L
ee and Jane Harris wrote you this spring about it. Write both of them, a
nd I have written more letters than you have ever got, you dont get ha
lf of them. . ." "I wish you well and would rejoice to see you, but feel t
hat I shall not in this life.
(note ah: The following is text of two handwritten notes. The author ispro
bably Marilyn or Fae.)
"Information on my Great Grandfather, William Darby Cooper. Born UnionDist
rict, SC on March 10, 1828. Baptized by Alonzo LeBaron on September2, 184
4. Married to Hannah Rochester, by Brigham Young, at Salt Lake City on Aug
ust 31, 1856. Endowments at Salt Lake City in 1863. Vocation- carpente
r. He was 6 ft. 2" tall and 180 lbs. Eyes were blue, hair dark. Died of pn
eumonia at Washington, UT on December 4, 1867. 8 grandsons, 2 great grands
ons, and one great granddaugher filled honorable missions to August 192
8. He was a son of Jesse Cooper and Rebecca Darby and Grandson of Stacy Co
oper and Elizabeth Townsend. Came to Utah March,1855 arriving in Septemb
er that same year having left Georgia in March. It was the year of the gra
sshopper famine and the people suffered from lack of food. He was call
ed in 1859 to Echo Canyon." (note 1)
"W.D. Cooper took Lydia and Mary Hannah to Salt Lake city and went throu
gh the endowment house in 1863. Lydia had 5 children, Mary Hannah had 5 ch
ildren (2 girls died in infancy and Sarah {ah: Sarah's photo and a story a
bout her is in the scrapbook of Mary Hannah Cooper} died at16 years of a
ge suddenly of congestion and chills. She was a beautifulgirl.)". (note 2)
(note ah: pedigree shows that he was a carpenter - musician)
William married Mary Hannah Rochester, daughter of Asbury Rochester and Sa
rah Ann Lee, on 29 Aug 1856 in Salt Lake City, S-Lk, UT. (Mary Hannah Roch
ester was born on 26 Jul 1825 in Union, Union, SC, USA, died on 23 Apr 18
89 in Washington, Washington, UT, USA and was buried in Apr 1889 in Washin
gton, Washington, UT, USA.)
William next married Lydia Ellen Rochester, daughter of Asbury Rochester a
nd Sarah Ann Lee, on 13 Oct 1846 in Washington, Washington, UT, USA. (Lyd
ia Ellen Rochester was born on 23 Jul 1828 in Union, Union, SC, USA, di
ed on 9 Jan 1902 in Washington, Washington, UT, USA and was buried in J
an 1902 in Washington, Washington, UT, USA.)
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1850 Census:
Name: William Cooper
Residence: California , Cobb, Georgia
Age: 22 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1828
Birthplace: South Carolina
Gender: Male
Race (original): W
Race (expanded): White
Death Month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 7062
Digital GS Number: 4193235
Image Number: 00092
Line Number: 15
Dwelling House Number: 580
Family Number: 580
Marital Status:
Free or Slave:
Household Gender Age
William Cooper M 22y
Lydia Cooper F 22y
Diganidis Cooper M 3y
Martha Cooper F 1y
Frances Cooper F
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