Document J.390 · letter (funeral account) · transcription: verbatim
New Jersey Herald and Sussex County Democrat (Newton, N.J.), Thursday 19 February 1920, page 1, "An Affectionate Letter. (Published by Request.)"; newspapers.com image 1352410647.
- repository
- newspapers.com, New Jersey Herald, 19 Feb 1920, p. 1 (image 1352410647)
- date
- 1920-02-19
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Cooper | deceased | Alfred L. Cooper Jr. 1900–1920 | burial: |
| Miss Rosetta Cooper, Port Jervis, N. Y. | sibling |
What this document records
The cooper datum
A letter to Miss Rosetta Cooper of Port Jervis, N.Y., describing the military funeral at Mare Island, Calif., of 'your dear brother, Alfred Cooper', the same day as the letter.
Reading notes
The dateline is printed 'Jan. 30, '21' in a paper dated 19 Feb 1920 - recorded as printed (presumably a misprint for '20). The VA Master Index gives Alfred Allen Cooper of Andover a death date of 27 Jan 1920.
What this document does not say
Alfred's age, branch of service or cause of death; the cemetery's name.