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Note: Josephus Cooper, born December 08, 1808 in WV; died March 06, 1879 in Cerro Gordo Co, IA. He was the son of ??? Cooper. He married Ibby Tucker October 26, 1837 in Stephenson Co.,IL. Ibby Tucker, born 1823 in IL; died March 1860 in Floyd Co, IA. She was the daughter of Benjamin Tucker and Elizabeth Tucker. - Notes for Josephus Cooper: Josephus Cooper was a native of that portion of the State of Virginia which is now West Virginia. He was born in December, 1808, and when twenty-one years of age went to Illinois, where he settled in Stephenson county. The land he there purchased became his through government patent and he is. In a double sense a pioneer. He put his farm in good condition with improvements and in1857 sold out and came to Iowa. He tarried one year in Dubuque county and set out for Bremer county, then in its primal state. He located twelve miles north of Waverly, remaining until 1860, when he moved to Floyd county. Four years after he came to Lime Creek township [Cerro Gordo county] and purchased a farm on section 1. On this place he put up excellent buildings and first class improvements, and here he passed the remainder of his life. He died March 6, 1879. He was a kind-hearted, generous spirited man, and left a splendid record among his fellow men. His wife, Ibbie (Tucker) Cooper. died in 1860. Six of their eight children are living -- Jane, Emeline, Jesse, Emery, Rebecca and Josephine. Eliza died in 1866; Elizabeth, in 1876. Josephus, youngest son, occupies the homestead. His brother, Emery and a sister, reside with him. Emery Cooper owns a farm in Worth County. --History of Cerro Gordo Co., IA, published in 1883, p.901. Family page data derived from a personal letter from Aura Cooper, granddaughter of this Josephus Cooper, to Margaret Cooper Rummel, dated 8/30/1983. Josephus Cooper married Libby Tucker, Oct. 26, 1837, in Stephenson Co, IL-- per FTM CD #228, Marriage Index: IL & IN, 1790-1850. The 1860 Census for Rock Grove Twp, Floyd Co, IA, taken on July 19 1860. lists four families on page #367. At "Dwelling #373: James Cooper, 45 IN, farmer & wife, Mary J., 30 IN, and four children -- Randolph, 6 IA; Eli, 5 IA; Charity, 2 IA; and Ermina 3/12 IA. At "Dwelling #376: James M. Cooper, 25 IN, farmer, & wife Sarah A., 25 IN. At the same "Dwelling, #378": Josephus Cooper, age 52, and his 6 children: Elizabeth, 18; Eliza. 16; Jesse, 12; Emery, 10; Rebecca, 7 (all born in IL); and Josephus, age 5/12 born in IA. The other family consisted of Josephus Boutell, age 37, MA; his wife Emeline, 21, IL; Mary E, 10, IL; Addie, 7, WI; and Anne E., 2, IA. (Since these Cooper's all lived very close together, it is assumed that Josephus Cooper,52, and James Cooper, 45, were brothers, who migrated from VA, via IN, then IL, and then to IA; and that James M., 25, was a son of James, 45.) - More About Josephus Cooper: Burial: Oakwood Cem., Plymouth, Cerro Gordo Co, IA Children: 8 ch: 2 b., 6 g. Data Source: August 30, 1983, Letter from Aura Cooper; 1860 Floyd Co, IA Census Residence: 1850, West Point twp, Stephenson Co, IL (Census) - Notes for Ibby Tucker: 1850 U.S. Census for West Point, Stephenson Co, IL shows "Abby" as being born in OH. History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, printed in 1884, p. 725, refers to the wife of Jesse M. Cooper as "Eva Tucker Cooper". - Children of Josephus Cooper and Ibby Tucker are: i. Aletha Jane Cooper, born October 1837 in West Point, Stephenson Co, IL; died 1908 in MN; married (1) William Henry Basinger; born 1824 in West Point, IL; died Unknown; married (2) ??? Smith; born Abt. 1833 in West Point, IL; died Unknown. No children in second marriage. Census: 1850, name recorded as "Lucy" Data Source: LDS-Ancestral File ii. Emeline Cooper, born 1840 in West Point, IL; died Unknown; married Josephus A. Boutelle Bet. 1855 - 1857; born Bet. 1823 - 1836 in Mahoning co, OH; died Unknown. Notes for Josephus A. Boutelle: Farmer, lived in Floyd Co, IA (P.O. Rock Grove City) -- July 1860 Floyd Co, IA,Census. iii. Elizabeth Ann Cooper, born Abt. 1842 in West Point, Stephenson Co., IL; died April 11, 1878; married Jacob Kuapp; born 1838 in West Point, IL; died Unknown. Burial: Oakwood Cem., Plymouth, Cerro Gordo Co, IA Data Source: LDS-Ancestral File iv. Eliza Cooper, born Abt. 1844 in Stephenson co., IL; died 1866 in Floyd Co, IA. v. Jane Cooper, born Abt. 1846 in Stephenson Co., IL; died Bef. 1848 in Stephenson co, IL. vi. Jesse Martyn Tucker Cooper, born January 12, 1848 in Stephenson Co., IL; died June 13, 1930 in Worth Co, IA; married (1) Emily Ann Trebilcock March 14, 1868 in Cerro Gordo Co, IA; born July 18, 1848 in Toronto, Can.; died January 28, 1881; married (2) Mary L. Graves August 27, 1881; born May 16, 1855 in Elk co, PA; died August 19, 1914 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co, IA. Notes for Jesse Martyn Tucker Cooper: Jesse M. Cooper, one of the three American settlers of Brookfield Township, is a native of Stevenson County, Ill., born Jan. 12, 1848. He is the son of Josephus and Eva (Tucker) Cooper the father a native of Virginia, the mother of Illinois, where they were married. In 1854, Mr. Coper came to Iowa and stopped the first winter at Dubuque. The next spring they came to Bremer County and settled in Polk Township, where they remained until 1859, when they removed to Floyd County. There the mother died, and the father subsequently died at Plymouth, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa. They had a family of eight children. The subject of this sketch was the sixth child, and after arriving at maturity followed farming. In 1865 he came to Worth county, and in the spring of1872 settled on his present farm, on section 36, where he still lives. He was first married to Emily Trebel, a native of Canada, by whom he had five children, four of whom are still living -- Pomeroy F., Ralph A., Harry B., Lawson (deceased), and Clifford. His wife died Jan. 28, 1881. He was again married Aug. 27, 1881, to Mary L. Graves, born May 16, 1855. They have one child --Guy E. Mr. Cooper's farm contains eighty acres. He is a member of the M. E. Church. -- History of Mitchell & Worth Counties, Iowa, printed in 1884, page 725. OBIT: Northwood Anchor & Worth County Index (Iowa), Thurs., July 17, 1930:-- Jesse Cooper Dies At Home In Kensett. Jesse Cooper, who has been a resident of the vicinity of Kensett for approximately forty years, died at his home at Kensett last Sunday, after several months illness following a stroke. Several weeks ago Mr. Cooper had the misfortune to fall down a flight of stairs. No bones were broken in the fall but the shock and injuries sustained in addition to his previous enfeebled condition resulted in a steady decline which terminated in death. Mr. Cooper is survived by six sons and one daughter, P. F. Cooper, of Northwood; Ralph Cooper of Wadena, Minn.; Harry, Guy, Ross, Arne, and Miss Maud Cooper, all of Kensett. His wife, one daughter and three sons had preceded him; in death. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Kensett and were conducted by the Rev. Wm. Crossley, of Northwood. A large number of relatives, friends, and old neighbors of the deceased were present at these rites. More About Jesse Martyn Tucker Cooper: Data Source: LDS-Ancestral File; Po;;y Dishon Ashbaugh. Residence: Bet. 1854 - 1855, Dubuque, IA (with his parents) Notes for Emily Ann Trebilcock: Some of her descendants shortened their names to "Trebil". Emily Ann Trebilcock is the eighth daughter of John Trebilcock, who was the first settler of Danville Township in Worth County, Iowa. He built the first home there, which as of October 1999 was still standing and remained inhabited. More About Emily Ann Trebilcock: Burial: Kensett, IA vii. Emory Cooper, born September 1851 in Stephenson Co., IL; died June 15, 1917 in Cerro Gordo Co., IA; married Margaret Brenneman. viii. Rebecca Cooper, born August 12, 1853 in Stephenson co., IL; died July 07, 1934 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co, IA; married Albert Goldthorpe December 24, 1873 in Floyd Co, IA; born February 21, 1847; died October 15, 1920 in Cherokee, IA. Notes for Rebecca Cooper: Descendants of Rebecca Cooper and Albert Goldthorpe provided by Gerard Vandeberg on 10-31-1997. Burial: Pymouth, Cerro Gordo Co, IA More About Albert Goldthorpe: Burial: Plymouth, Cerro Gordo Co, IA ix. Josephus C. Cooper, born March 1860 in Floyd Co, IA; died November 1936; married Carrie B. McNitt Abt. 1880; born 1867 in WI; died 1935. Notes for Josephus C. Cooper: Lived on the homestead in Lime Creek Twp, Cerro Gordo Co., IA, after his father died in 1879. Burial: November 12, 1936, Oakwood Cem., Plymouth, Cerro Gordo Co, IA Notes for Carrie B. McNitt: Bioth parents were from New York. Burial: January 15, 1935, Oakwood Cem., Plymouth, Cerro Gordo Co, IA -
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