Permelia Cooper 1851–1882
Catalog ID p.2144 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/2144/
Permelia Cooper was born about 1851 in Illinois. She probably married Levi H. Cooper (1880). She probably died in 1882 in Asherville, Mitchell Co., Kansas.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | about 1851 | Illinois | certain | D.587 |
| death | 1882 | Asherville, Mitchell Co., Kansas | probable | B.108 |
Family
Parents
Not identified.
Spouses
- Levi H. Cooper 1831–1909 probablemarried before Jun 1880D.587
Children
None recorded.
Family tree
Solid lines and outlines: certain. Dashed: probable or weaker. Open the full tree (four generations)
In the documents
Every published document that names Permelia Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B.108 military service and pension file NARA compiled military service record (21 pp.), invalid pension file certificate 34380 (67 pp.) and medical file (1 p.) for Levi H. Cooper, Private, Company B, … |
spouse as "Permelia Lees[?]" |
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Parents not identified.
- Burial not yet found.
1 search recorded:
findagrave 2026-10-04 · Permelia Cooper, d. 1882 +/- 2 (no place); and surname Cooper, d. 1882 +/- 1, Mitchell Co., Kansas (the county filter did not hold -...
Searched for: Permelia Cooper, d. 1882 +/- 2 (no place); and surname Cooper, d. 1882 +/- 1, Mitchell Co., Kansas (the county filter did not hold - results national). (link)Result: NULL: no Permelia Cooper memorial; nothing in Mitchell Co. surfaced (memorial 36130398, 'Cooper' d. 18 Aug 1882, is Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana). Not evidence that she has no grave.
Other searches recorded
familysearch tree 2026-10-04 · Permelia Cooper, b. 1848-1854; and Permelia, spouse Levi Cooper.
Searched for: Permelia Cooper, b. 1848-1854; and Permelia, spouse Levi Cooper. (link)
Result: The spouse search finds 'Permelia Deao' (LCXK-5QP): b. 1851 West Jersey, Stark Co., Illinois; marriage 16 Mar 1867 Stark Co.; parents Eli M Deao (1824-1899) and Mary Ann Simmerman (1835-1869); spouses Levi H Cooper (LCXK-PYY) and Slyvester [sic] W Smith (b. 1842). No death given. Leads only - the 1898 pension circular reads her maiden name 'Lees[?]'.
ancestry all 2026-10-04 · Permelia Cooper, b. 1851 +/- 2 Illinois, d. 1882 +/- 2, spouse Levi Cooper, all collections (5 results).
Searched for: Permelia Cooper, b. 1851 +/- 2 Illinois, d. 1882 +/- 2, spouse Levi Cooper, all collections (5 results).
Result: NULL: other women only (Philadelphia, Mississippi). (An Ancestry tree seen earlier for Levi names his wife 'Permelia Deao'.)
newspapers com 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN. Kansas papers, Jun 1881 - Jun 1883: "Levi Cooper" (127 matches, almost all Beloit Gazette / Beloit Courier); "Mrs. Cooper"...
Searched for: SIGNED IN. Kansas papers, Jun 1881 - Jun 1883: "Levi Cooper" (127 matches, almost all Beloit Gazette / Beloit Courier); "Mrs. Cooper" Asherville (61 matches); Cooper Asherville, 1880-1883 (670 matches).
Result: NOT RESOLVED: too many hits to read in this pass. One page opened (Beloit Gazette 25 Mar 1882 p. 3) - a G. W. Cooper item, not her. The Beloit papers are the right ones for Asherville; a page-by-page sweep of 1882 is a to-do.
genealogybank 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Surname Cooper, keyword Asherville, Kansas papers, 1881-1883; and Permelia Cooper, all papers, 1873-1883.
Searched for: SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Surname Cooper, keyword Asherville, Kansas papers, 1881-1883; and Permelia Cooper, all papers, 1873-1883.
Result: NULL (GenealogyBank's one hit is Magnolia, Arkansas, 1881 - another woman). GenealogyBank does not appear to hold the Beloit papers for these years.
Documents
- D.587 Three census households for a Levi (H.) Cooper born in New Jersey — West Jersey Twp, Stark Co., Illinois 1870 (dwelling 230, p. 32); Asherville, Mitchell Co., Kansas 1880 (ED 176, p. 30); Glasco, Solomon Twp, Cloud Co., Kansas 1900 (ED 26, sheet 15A). All three sheets downloaded and read.
- B.108 NARA compiled military service record (21 pp.), invalid pension file certificate 34380 (67 pp.) and medical file (1 p.) for Levi H. Cooper, Private, Company B, 15th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry — digitized by Gopher Records, order 015339, delivered 16 Sep 2026.