John Wallace Cooper 1835–1885
Catalog ID p.911 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/911/
John Wallace Cooper was born in Nov 1835 in Fayette Co., KY, the son of Reuben H Cooper. He married Caltha Ann Evans (1859). He died in Feb 1885. Six children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | Nov 1835 | Fayette Co., KY | certain | C.60, L.4 |
| 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 | 5 Jul 1860 | Farmer | certain | D.440 |
| death | Feb 1885 | certain | L.4 |
Family
Parents
- Father Reuben H Cooper 1814
Spouses
- Caltha Ann (Evans) Cooper 1840–1916married 6 Sep 1859, Fayette Co. KYC.60
Siblings
- Daniel Cooper 1838
- William B Cooper 1841
- Steven Letcher Cooper 1848
- Sarah Ann Elizabeth Cooper 1848
- Reuben Cooper 1854–1857
Children
- Wallace Cooper 1860–1913
- William Cotton Cooper 1864
- Kate (Cooper) Bass 1868–1946
- John Fenimore Cooper 1870–1944
- Joseph Evans Cooper 1873–1931
- Joseph Evans Cooper
Family tree
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In the documents
Every published document that names John Wallace Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
child as "John W[?] Cooper" |
residence: 1850, District No. 1, Fayette Co., Kentucky |
| 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 "John W Cooper" |
residence: 5 Jul 1860, District No. 2, Fayette Co., Kentucky (P.O. Lexington) occupation: 5 Jul 1860, Farmer |
| 1880 | D.441 federal census 1880 U.S. Census — Georgetown, Scott Co., Kentucky — John W. Cooper household. pr.14 — names 4 gen-6 Cooper Y-carrier sons (the leading edge toward living males… |
head as "John W. Cooper" |
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| 1916 | G.289 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 33766688 - Mrs Catha Ann “Kate” Evans Cooper, The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky |
spouse as "John Wallace Cooper" |
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Burial not yet found.
Documents
- L.4 Hand-drawn Family Tree: Descendants of Daniel Cooper and Grace Runyon (1695–1895)
- D.440 1860 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 - District No. 2, Fayette County, Kentucky; post office Lexington; page 47; enumerated 5 July 1860.
- C.60 Marriage register — John W. Cooper [p.911] × Kate (Caltha) Evans [p.1595], 6 Sep 1859, Fayette Co., KY (+ Cooper Collection abstract naming her father Joseph Evans)
- 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.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)
- G.289 Find a Grave memorial 33766688 - Mrs Catha Ann “Kate” Evans Cooper, The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- 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.