Document G.130 · find a grave memorial · transcription: verbatim
Find a Grave memorials 15136843, 42112931, 37389902 and 15136864 - Joseph Benjamin Cooper (West End Cemetery, Stephenville, Texas) and his sons James Henry, John Luther and Frank E. Cooper
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- 1908
View memorial 15136843 on Find a Grave
What is transcribed: Four Find a Grave memorials saved together: Joseph Benjamin Cooper (15136843) in full, and the header, bio and family panel of his sons James Henry (42112931), John Luther (37389902) and Frank E. (15136864). The parser returned no Ancestry record links on any of them.
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Benjamin Cooper | deceased | Joseph Benjamin Cooper 1852–1908 | birth: 16 Aug 1852, Warren County, New Jersey death: 4 Feb 1908, Stephenville, Erath County, Texas burial: West End Cemetery, Stephenville, Erath County, Texas |
| Lewis Sanford Cooper | parent | Lewis Sanford Cooper 1825–1905 | |
| Mary Jane Jones Cooper | parent | ||
| Sarah Harriett Starr Cooper | spouse | ||
| George M. Cooper | sibling | George M Cooper Jr 1850–1936 | |
| Sarah Eliza Cooper Gingrich | sibling | ||
| Andrew Peter Cooper | sibling | Andrew Peter Cooper 1858–1934 | |
| Charles Franklin "Frank" Cooper | sibling | Charles Franklin Cooper 1861–1938 | |
| Susan Elsie Cooper Howerton | sibling | Susan Elsie (Cooper) Howerton 1867–1945 | |
| Maggie Cooper Newton | child | Mary Margaret (Cooper) Newton 1881–1918 | |
| James Henry Cooper | child | James Henry Cooper 1885–1958 | |
| John Luther Cooper | child | John Luther Cooper 1887–1967 | |
| Myrtle C "Laura Myrtle" Cooper Dickson | child | Laura Myrtle (Cooper) Dickson 1890–1979 | |
| Frank E. Cooper | child | Frank E Cooper 1892–1962 |
Transcription and notes
- Name: "Joseph Benjamin Cooper"
- Birth: "16 Aug 1852 - Warren County, New Jersey, USA"
- Death: "4 Feb 1908 (aged 55) - Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, USA"
- Burial: "West End Cemetery", "Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, USA"
Bio, as given on the memorial:
Joseph B. Cooper - New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980 Name: Joseph B. Cooper Event Type: Birth Event Date: 20 Jul 1852 Event Place: Independence Township, Warren, New Jersey, United States Event Place (Original): Independence Twp, Warren, New Jersey, United States Gender: Male Father's Name: Lewis Cooper Mother's Name: Jane J B Cooper - Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 Name: J B Cooper Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Feb 1875 Event Place: Cherokee, Texas, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Sarah H Starr Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss Spouse's Gender: Female Page: 25 Masonic symbol
Family panel: - parent: "Lewis Sanford Cooper", 1825-1905, memorial 70788117 - parent: "Mary Jane Jones Cooper", 1827-1880, memorial 129168842 - spouse: "Sarah Harriett Starr Cooper", 1853-1927, memorial 42112842 - sibling: "George M. Cooper", 1850-1936, memorial 16880937 - sibling: "Sarah Eliza Cooper Gingrich", 1855-1920, memorial 140271250 - sibling: "Andrew Peter Cooper", 1858-1934, memorial 86795846 - sibling: "Charles Franklin "Frank" Cooper", 1861-1938, memorial 42178187 - sibling: "Susan Elsie Cooper Howerton", 1867-1945, memorial 16982954 - child: "Maggie Cooper Newton", 1881-1918, memorial 84633197 - child: "James Henry Cooper", 1885-1958, memorial 42112931 - child: "John Luther Cooper", 1887-1967, memorial 37389902 - child: "Myrtle C "Laura Myrtle" Cooper Dickson", 1890-1979, memorial 107742543 - child: "Frank E. Cooper", 1892-1962, memorial 15136864
Photograph (headstone, Joseph Benjamin; a square-and-compasses emblem above):
[AS]LEEP [IN JESUS?] J. B. COOPER BORN AUG 16, 18[5 or 6]2 DIED FEB 4 1908
A loving husband a[nd] father dear A faithful friend lies buried here
Memorial 42112931 (son James Henry Cooper):
- Name: "James Henry Cooper"
- Birth: "13 Sep 1885"
- Death: "14 Sep 1958 (aged 73)"
- Burial: "Oakwood Cemetery", "Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA"
- Family panel: parent "Joseph Benjamin Cooper" 1852-1908 (memorial 15136843); parent "Sarah Harriett Starr Cooper" 1853-1927 (memorial 42112842); spouse "Jennie Lee V. Rice McKey" 1883-1961 (memorial 92460138); spouse "Viva Aline Carrigan Cooper" 1893-1989 (memorial 43544846); sibling "Maggie Cooper Newton" 1881-1918 (memorial 84633197); sibling "John Luther Cooper" 1887-1967 (memorial 37389902); sibling "Myrtle C "Laura Myrtle" Cooper Dickson" 1890-1979 (memorial 107742543); sibling "Frank E. Cooper" 1892-1962 (memorial 15136864); child "Margaret Cooper Barnes" 1914-1944 (memorial 42113329); child "Marian S. Cooper" 1916-1917 (memorial 42112751); child "Lois Lucy Cooper Sanderson" 1918-1982 (memorial 44995478)
- Photographs on the memorial: 1 (not transcribed here)
Memorial 37389902 (son John Luther Cooper):
- Name: "John Luther Cooper"
- Birth: "7 Jul 1887 - Erath County, Texas, USA"
- Death: "21 Mar 1967 (aged 79) - Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, USA"
- Burial: "Hico Cemetery", "Hico, Hamilton County, Texas, USA"
- Gravesite: "On double marker with Lucy B. Cooper (1888-1953)"
- Bio: "1900 Census Name: Jno L Cooper Age: 12 Birth Date: Jul 1887 Birthplace: Texas, USA Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 2, Hamilton, Texas Father's Name: Joseph B Cooper Father's Birthplace: New Jersey, USA Mother's Name: Sarah H Cooper Mother's Birthplace: Texas, USA Age Relationship Joseph B Cooper 47 Head Sarah H Cooper 46 Wife William G Cooper 24 Son James H Cooper 14 Son Jno L Cooper 12 Son Myrtle Cooper 9 Daughter Frank E Cooper 8 Son Texas Death Name: John Luther Cooper Gender: Male Race: White Age: 79 Birth Date: 7 Jul 1887 Birth Place: Texas Residence: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA Death Date: 21 Mar 1967 Death Place: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA Father: Benjamin Joseph Cooper Mother: Hattie Starr Certificate Number: 18168 Did not serve in military"
- Family panel: parent "Joseph Benjamin Cooper" 1852-1908 (memorial 15136843); parent "Sarah Harriett Starr Cooper" 1853-1927 (memorial 42112842); spouse "Lucy B. Doty Cooper" 1888-1953 (memorial 37389901); sibling "Maggie Cooper Newton" 1881-1918 (memorial 84633197); sibling "James Henry Cooper" 1885-1958 (memorial 42112931); sibling "Myrtle C "Laura Myrtle" Cooper Dickson" 1890-1979 (memorial 107742543); sibling "Frank E. Cooper" 1892-1962 (memorial 15136864); child "Rita Ruth Cooper Anderson" 1907-1987 (memorial 26470835); child "Dorothy L Cooper Merchant" 1917-2004 (memorial 38630108); child "Myrtle Cooper Leach" 1921-2005 (memorial 80318497)
- Photographs on the memorial: 2 (not transcribed here)
Memorial 15136864 (son Frank E. Cooper):
- Name: "Frank E. Cooper"
- Birth: "28 May 1892 - Iredell, Bosque County, Texas, USA"
- Death: "13 Feb 1962 (aged 69) - Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA"
- Burial: "West End Cemetery", "Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, USA"
- Bio: "Military marker reads "Texas / CCM US Navy / World War I""
- Family panel: parent "Joseph Benjamin Cooper" 1852-1908 (memorial 15136843); parent "Sarah Harriett Starr Cooper" 1853-1927 (memorial 42112842); sibling "Maggie Cooper Newton" 1881-1918 (memorial 84633197); sibling "James Henry Cooper" 1885-1958 (memorial 42112931); sibling "John Luther Cooper" 1887-1967 (memorial 37389902); sibling "Myrtle C "Laura Myrtle" Cooper Dickson" 1890-1979 (memorial 107742543)
- Photographs on the memorial: 2 (not transcribed here)