Document G.355 · find a grave memorial · transcription: verbatim
Find a Grave memorial 18782628 - Justus Cooper, Yelverton Cemetery, Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County, Ohio
G.355: Find a Grave memorial 18782628 - Justus Cooper, Yelverton Cemetery, Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County, OhioPeople named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Cooper | deceased | Justus J Cooper 1771–1837 | birth: 1771, New Jersey death: 7 Feb 1837, Hardin County, Ohio burial: Yelverton Cemetery, Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County, Ohio |
| Moses Cooper II | parent | Moses Cooper Jr 1754–1831 | |
| Hannah Kemp Cooper Wilcox | spouse | Hannah Kemp Cooper Wilcox 1781–1861 | |
| William Cooper | sibling | William Cooper 1785–1840 | |
| Priscilla Cooper Smith | sibling | ||
| Andrew Cooper | child | ||
| John Cooper | child | ||
| William Cooper | child | William Cooper 1785–1840 | |
| Phebe Cooper Dickinson | child | ||
| Lemuel Cooper | child | ||
| Elizabeth Cooper Wilcox | child | ||
| Amos Christopher Cooper | child | Amos Christopher Cooper 1823–1910 |
Transcription and notes
- Name: "Justus Cooper"
- Birth: "1771 - New Jersey, USA"
- Death: "7 Feb 1837 (aged 65-66) - Hardin County, Ohio, USA"
- Burial: "Yelverton Cemetery", "Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County, Ohio, USA"
Bio, as given on the memorial:
Believed, but not proven, to be related to the early Washington Co., PA Cooper's who all came from New Jersey. Justus was a War of 1812 veteran, serving as a private in Captain Garvin Johnston's Company from Hamilton Co., Ohio in 1812. Also listed in Capt Wm B. Jones Company from SW Ohio, in 1814. This Company was part of Finley's mounted 1st regiment. From Records of Men enlisted in the US Army Prior to the Peace Establishment May 17, 1815....Cooper, Justis enlisted July 5, 1814 at Xenia, Ohio in 19th US Infantry, listed age 38, born New Jersey ca1776; height - 5 foot 11 inches; Col Geo Paull H/o Hannah Kemp; F/o Andrew, William, John, Lemuel, Phebe, Elizabeth and Amos C.
Family panel: - parent: "Moses Cooper II", 1754-1831, memorial 218824204 - spouse: "Hannah Kemp Cooper Wilcox", 1781-1861, memorial 18782887 - sibling: "William Cooper", 1785-1840, memorial 218567463 - sibling: "Priscilla Cooper Smith", 1790-1841, memorial 52317175 - child: "Andrew Cooper", 1804-1884, memorial 55080650 - child: "John Cooper", 1809-1889, memorial 75092239 - child: "William Cooper", 1809-1849, memorial 18782290 - child: "Phebe Cooper Dickinson", 1814-1894, memorial 20036358 - child: "Lemuel Cooper", 1815-1884, memorial 84945591 - child: "Elizabeth Cooper Wilcox", 1819-1903, memorial 16813184 - child: "Amos Christopher Cooper", 1823-1910, memorial 18249858
Photographs (headstone, two views; weathered sandstone with a carved willow):
[illegible] Cooper [d.] Feb. 7th 1[illegible] [A]ged 66 [illegible] [illegible]
Image (register page, with a typed caption):
US Army Register of Enlistments 1798-1914 1798-May 17, 1815 - C image# 305 soldier# 3430 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1198/images/MIUSA1798_102862-00309
Row 3430: No. "3430"; Name "Cooper Justis"; Rank "Recruit"; Regiment "19 US Infy"; Regimental commander "Col Geo Paull"; Height "5" feet "11" inches; Age "[3 or 8]8" (the first digit is blotted); Where born, state "NJ"; Enlistment when "July 5 1814", where "Xenia"; Remarks "[illegible] dated July 1814 -".
Photograph: a general view of the cemetery; no inscription legible.