Document G.354 · find a grave memorial · transcription: verbatim
Find a Grave memorial 18765104 - Israel Ezra Cooper, Hopeville Cemetery, Hopeville, Clarke County, Iowa
G.354: Find a Grave memorial 18765104 - Israel Ezra Cooper, Hopeville Cemetery, Hopeville, Clarke County, IowaPeople named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Ezra Cooper | deceased | Israel Ezra Cooper 1826–1888 | birth: 3 Mar 1826, Monmouth County, New Jersey death: 31 May 1888, Hopeville, Clarke County, Iowa burial: Hopeville Cemetery, Hopeville, Clarke County, Iowa |
| Elizabeth Y. Masters Cooper | spouse | Elizabeth Y. (Masters) Cooper 1832–1900 | |
| Elizabeth Ann "Lil" Cooper Ferbrache | child | ||
| Jason F. Cooper | child | ||
| Infant Cooper | child | ||
| Infant Cooper | child | ||
| Benjamin Franklin Cooper | child | ||
| Melissa Jane Cooper Bishop | child | ||
| Oliver William Cooper | child | ||
| Junette O "Nettie" Cooper Serviss | child | ||
| Warren Alton Cooper | child | ||
| Otto Cooper | child | ||
| Jessie May Cooper | child | ||
| Rev Harry Mahlon Cooper | child |
Transcription and notes
- Name: "Israel Ezra Cooper"
- Birth: "3 Mar 1826 - Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA"
- Death: "31 May 1888 (aged 62) - Hopeville, Clarke County, Iowa, USA"
- Burial: "Hopeville Cemetery", "Hopeville, Clarke County, Iowa, USA"
- Plot: "06-08"
Bio, as given on the memorial:
Son of Justice J. Cooper and Hannah Kemp. He married Elizabeth Y. Masters in Warren, NJ about 1848. Their 9 children are listed with his wife. Israel died age 62 years 2 months and 28 days. Inscription "A loved one has gone from our circle, on earth we shall meet him no more, he has gone to his home in heaven, and all his afflictions are o'er." The Osceola Sentinel, Thursday, June 7, 1888, pg.3, col. 1 Israel Cooper died at Hopeville, May 31st and was buried June 1st. He had been sick for a good while, but we have no particulars of his illness. He was one of the old settlers of Doyle township, where he has lived perhaps more than twenty years. He had just had a new house completed and moved into it. He leaves a wife and several children, mostly grown and settled. Military: According to the Civil War Pension Records, Israel joined the war on September 27, 1864 and was discharged June 5, 1865. He was part of Company I, 20th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, and held the rank of Private. He fought on the Union side. Family history says that he had a brother who went to fight for the Confederate side and had nothing to do with the family after that.
Family panel: - spouse: "Elizabeth Y. Masters Cooper", 1832-1900, m. 1849, memorial 18765042 - child: "Elizabeth Ann "Lil" Cooper Ferbrache", 1849-1943, memorial 114308169 - child: "Jason F. Cooper", 1851-1879, memorial 18754212 - child: "Infant Cooper", 1853-1853, memorial 293171317 - child: "Infant Cooper", 1854-1854, memorial 293171353 - child: "Benjamin Franklin Cooper", 1854-1917, memorial 36346364 - child: "Melissa Jane Cooper Bishop", 1857-1915, memorial 269653192 - child: "Oliver William Cooper", 1859-1945, memorial 18763841 - child: "Junette O "Nettie" Cooper Serviss", 1861-1946, memorial 293162670 - child: "Warren Alton Cooper", 1866-1950, memorial 28298270 - child: "Otto Cooper", 1868-1931, memorial 136801179 - child: "Jessie May Cooper", 1870-1893, memorial 18755134 - child: "Rev Harry Mahlon Cooper", 1873-1930, memorial 35798948
Photograph (headstone):
ISRAEL HUSB. OF E.Y. COOPER DIED M[a]y 31, 1888. AGED 62Y. 2M. 28D.
The base carries a four-line verse, [illegible] at this resolution (the bio gives a verse beginning "A loved one has gone from our circle").