Reuben H Cooper 1814

Catalog ID p.844 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/844/

Reuben H Cooper was born about 1814, the son of Daniel Cooper. Six children are recorded.

Facts

Event	Date	Place / detail	Certainty	Sources
birth	about 1814		certain	D.439, L.4 (cid 52)
residence	1850	District No. 1, Fayette Co., Kentucky	certain	D.439
residence	5 Jul 1860	District No. 2, Fayette Co., Kentucky (P.O. Lexington)	certain	D.440
occupation	1850	Farmer	certain	D.439
occupation	5 Jul 1860	Farmer	certain	D.440
death			certain	K.66, K.67, K.64

Family

Parents

Father Daniel Cooper 1779–1850

Spouses

None recorded.

Siblings

Children

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 Reuben H Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.

Date	Document	Role	What it records
1846-12	A.112 will register copy Will of Daniel Cooper and his estate record, Scott County Court, Georgetown, Kentucky, Will Book "L" pp. 252-454 (1850-1851)	child as "Reuben H. Cooper"
16 Sep 1850	A.111 court order series Scott Co., Kentucky County Court Order Books F and G — the court's side of Daniel Cooper III's estate: will proved 16 September 1850, appraisement and sale bill…	executor as "Reuben H. Cooper"
27 Sep 1850	D.439 federal census 1850 US Federal Census, Schedule I - District No. 1, Fayette County, Kentucky; page 1 lines 40-42 and continuation page lines 1-4; enumerated 27 September 1850.	head as "[illegible] H[?] Cooper"	residence: 1850, District No. 1, Fayette Co., Kentucky occupation: 1850, Farmer
5 Jul 1860	D.440 federal census 1860 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 - District No. 2, Fayette County, Kentucky; post office Lexington; page 47; enumerated 5 July 1860.	head as "Reuben H Cooper"	residence: 5 Jul 1860, District No. 2, Fayette Co., Kentucky (P.O. Lexington) occupation: 5 Jul 1860, Farmer

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Birthplace not established.
Death not yet found.
Burial not yet found.

Documents

L.4 Hand-drawn Family Tree: Descendants of Daniel Cooper and Grace Runyon (1695–1895)
D.439 1850 US Federal Census, Schedule I - District No. 1, Fayette County, Kentucky; page 1 lines 40-42 and continuation page lines 1-4; enumerated 27 September 1850.
D.440 1860 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 - District No. 2, Fayette County, Kentucky; post office Lexington; page 47; enumerated 5 July 1860.
K.64 Scott Co. KY Deed Book 4, pp.50-54 (deeds dated 3 Jan 1862, rec. 18 Feb 1862) — DIVISION of Reuben H. Cooper decd's estate: Fayette Co. commissioner W.D. Boswell allots his Scott Co. land + widow's dower among heirs (widow Jane E.; John W., Daniel, William, Sally A., Stephen L. Cooper — last 3 infants under 21; guardians John W. + Jane E.). PRIMARY-SOURCE: Reuben dead by Jan 1862 + full heir roster.
K.66 Scott Co. KY Deed Book (bk p.456, img 628; deed + rec. 31 May 1861) — Geo. E. Prentiss, Master Commissioner of the Scott Circuit Court, conveys to Reuben H. Cooper an 88-acre Cane Run tract he bought ($2,958.25) at the court-ordered sale in the Sprake partition suit. The tract ADJOINS 'Danl Cooper.' Reuben alive & buying land 7 months before his estate division [K.64] -> narrows his death to Jun-Dec 1861.
K.67 Fayette Co., KY Land Division Records (IGN 007553665, img 80) — Reuben H. Cooper's [p.844] ESTATE DIVISION, reported 1 Nov 1861: widow Jane E. (Wallace) dower + lands & slaves divided among his 5 children (John W., Daniel, William, Stephen, Sarah Cooper)
A.111 Scott Co., Kentucky County Court Order Books F and G — the court's side of Daniel Cooper III's estate: will proved 16 September 1850, appraisement and sale bill January 1851, settlement November 1851.
A.112 Will of Daniel Cooper and his estate record, Scott County Court, Georgetown, Kentucky, Will Book "L" pp. 252-454 (1850-1851)