man‎James Reed Cooper‏‎ 1) 2) 3) 4), son of James Cooper and Mary Mitchell‏.
Born ‎ Jul 2, 1854 at PA‎ 5) 6) 7) 8) 4), died ‎ Jan 21, 1922 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 67 years 7) 8), buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA 7)
Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandfather. 4)
Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 9)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and daughter. 5)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. 6)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. 10)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Widowed. Living with daughter Olive and her husband, and with sons Joseph and Leason. 11)

Married ‎± 1878 Marriage year estimate based on James's and Rebecca's statements on the 1900 census that they have been married for 22 years. 6) (approximately 38 years married) to:

womanRebecca Jane Whitacre‏ 2) 12) 3) 13), daughter of Joseph A. Whitacre and Ann "Anna Bear, Anna Rearick, Anna Rearigh" Rairigh‏.
Born ‎ Feb 24, 1859 at PA‎ 12) 14), died ‎ May 16, 1916 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 57 years 14) 15), buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA 14) 15)
On the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Rebecca states that she has had seven children, and all seven are living. 6) 10)
Alt. Birth: (‎ 1858) From photo of grave marker. 15)
Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 13)
Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 12)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and daughter. 5)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 6)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 10)

Children:

1.
womanAnna Mary Cooper‏ 3) 16)
Born ‎ Jul 15, 1879 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 5) 17) 18), died ‎ Aug 12, 1967 at Rayburn Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 88 years 16) 17) 18), buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA 16) 17) 18)
On the 1900 census, Anna Mary states that she has not had children.

On the 1910 census, Anna Mary states that she has had five children, and all five are living.
19) 20)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents. 5)
Located: (‎ Jun 1899 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) 21)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband. 20)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children, father-in-law, brother-in-law Howard Harkleroad, and husband's maternal grandmother Margaret Smail. 19)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and father-in-law. 22)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and father-in-law. 23)
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 24)
Located: (‎ Jan 1949 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) 25)

2.
womanLizzie Cooper‏ 3) 6)
Born ‎ Jul 1882 at PA‎ 6) 26), died ‎ Jan 14, 1949 at Blasdell, Erie Co. NY‎, 66 years 25) 26), buried ‎ at Hillcrest Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hamburg, Erie Co. NY 26)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)

3.
manCurtis R. Cooper‏ 27) 28) 2)
Born ‎ 1884 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 28) 3), died ‎ Apr 10, 1984 at Sellersville, Bucks Co. PA‎, 99 or 100 years 3), buried ‎ at Elderton Cemetery, Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA 3)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Located: (‎ Sep 1907 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Merchant. 2)
Census (‎ 1910 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife. 29)
Census (‎ 1920 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and daughter. 30)
Census (‎ 1930 at Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA) Manager of a gasoline station. Living with wife, daughters, and wife's nephew William N. Espey. 31)
Census (‎ 1940 at Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA) Operator of a gasoline service station. Living with wife and daughter. 28)
Located: (‎ Jan 1949 at Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA) 25)
Located: (‎ Aug 1967 at Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA) 17)
Located: (‎ Nov 1976 at Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA) 32)
Located: (‎ Nov 1981 at Norristown, Montgomery Co. PA) 33)

4.
manJames L. Cooper‏ 3) 6)
Born ‎ May 1889 at PA‎ 6), died ‎ Feb 1, 1962‎, 72 years 34)
Residence at time of death was Blasdell, Erie Co. NY. 34)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents and siblings. 10)
Located: (‎ Oct 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer. 35)
Census (‎ 1920 at Blasdell, Erie Co. NY) Pair heater in a sheet mill. Living with wife and children. 36)
Census (‎ 1930 at Eden Twp., Erie Co. NY) Manager of a garage. Living with wife and children. 37)
Census (‎ 1940 at Eden Twp., Erie Co. NY) Mechanic in an automotive garage. Living with wife and children. 38)
Located: (‎ Jan 1949 at Blasdell, Erie Co. NY) 25)

5.
manJoseph Ellwood Cooper‏ 3) 6) 39)
Born ‎ Dec 9, 1891 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 6) 40), died ‎ Nov 30, 1951 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎, 59 years 41) 40), buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA 41) 40)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents and siblings. 10)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Coal miner. Married but wife not listed in household. Living with father, sister Olive and her husband, and brother Leason. 11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Road work laborer. Living with wife and children. 42)
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. 43)
Located: (‎ Jan 1949 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) 25)

6.
manLeason Q. Cooper‏ 3) 6)
Born ‎ May 27, 1895 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 6) 32), died ‎ Nov 22, 1976 at Leechburg, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 81 years 32), buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA 32)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 10)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Coal miner. Living with father, sister Olive and her husband, and brother Joseph. 11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. 44)
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. 45)
Located: (‎ Jan 1949 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) 25)
Located: (‎ Aug 1967 at Armstrong Co. PA) 17)

7.
womanOlive Rebecca "Rebecca O. Cooper" Cooper‏ 32) 33) 3) 32) 6)
Born ‎ Sep 8, 1899 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 6) 33), died ‎ Nov 19, 1981 at Armstrong Co. PA‎, 82 years 33), buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA 33)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Referred to as "Alice" on census list. 10)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, father and brothers Joseph and Leason. 11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 46)
Located: (‎ Jan 1949 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) 25)
Located: (‎ Aug 1967 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 17)
Located: (‎ Nov 1976 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 32)


Sources

1) source: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, Vol. 2
2) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Curtis R. Cooper and Olive M. Rearick
3) source: Obituary of Curtis R. Cooper
4) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Pages 139-140 (Stamped), Dwelling 1635, Family 1633, James Cooper Family
5) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 86-C, Dwelling 58, Family 60, J. R. Cooper Family
6) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (South Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 2, Sheet 9-A, Dwelling 165, Family 169, James R. Cooper Family
7) source: Death Certificate of James Reed Cooper
8) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for James Reed Cooper (Memorial # 35581505)
9) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 121-B (Stamped), Dwelling 310, Family 319, James Cooper Family
10) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 11, Sheet 11-A, Dwelling 187, Family 191, Reid Cooper Family
11) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (Western District), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 6, Sheets 1-A and 1-B, Dwelling 11, Family 11, J. R. Cooper Family
12) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 105-A (Stamped), Dwelling 60, Family 62, Joseph Whittaker Family
13) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 130 (Stamped), Dwelling 1369, Family 1368, J. Whitacre Family
14) source: Death Certificate of Mrs. Rebecca Jane Cooper
15) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Rebecca Jane Whittacre Cooper (Memorial # 35581506)
16) source: Death Certificate of Anna Mary Harkleroad
17) source: Obituary of Anna Mary Harkleroad
18) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Anna Mary Cooper Harkleroad (Memorial # 29335975)
19) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 11, Sheet 11-A, Dwelling 183, Family 187, Marion Harkleroad Family
20) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (South Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 2, Sheet 9-A, Dwelling 166, Family 170, Francis O. Harkelroad Family
21) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Francis Harkleroad and Annie M. Cooper
22) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (Western District), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 6, Sheet 1-A, Dwelling 4, Family 4, Francis O. Harkleroad Family
23) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-11, Sheet 6-B, Dwelling 123, Family 123, Francis Harkleroad Family
24) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-13, Sheet 20-B, Household 358, Francis O. Harkleroad Family
25) source: DUNMIRE
26) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Lizzie Catherine Cooper Dunmire (Memorial # 205624280)
27) source: Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Rearick
28) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-20, Sheet 2-A, Household 25, Curtis R. Cooper Family
29) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Plumcreek Twp. (North), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 38, Sheet 7-B, Dwelling 146, Famkily 148, C.R. Cooper Family
30) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 16, Sheet 8-A, Dwelling 167, Family 168, C. R. Cooper Family
31) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-15, Sheet 3-B, Dwelling 71, Family 74, Curtis R. Cooper Family
32) source: Obituary of Leason Q. Cooper
33) source: Obituary of Olive Rebecca (Cooper) Gress
34) source: New York State Death Index, 1957-1970, extra text: Name: James L Cooper
Gender: Male
Age: 72
Birth Date: abt 1890
Residence Place: Blasdell, Erie, New York, USA
Death Date: 1 Feb 1962
Death Place: New York, USA, page: Entry for James L Cooper
35) source: Marriage License and Certificate of James L. Cooper and Ulela Maude Marshall
36) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Blasdell, Erie Co. NY, page: ED 304, Sheet 2-A, Dwelling 27, Family 32, James L. Cooper Family
37) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Eden, Erie Co. NY, page: ED 15-298, Sheet 13-B, Dwelling 300, Family 306, James L. Cooper Family
38) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Eden Twp., Erie Co. NY, page: ED 150-69m Sheet 61-A, Household 13, James L. Cooper Family
39) source: Obituary of Marea A. Cooper
40) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Joseph E. Cooper (Memorial # 35581499)
41) source: Death Certificate of Joseph E. Cooper
42) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-10, Sheet 18-B, Dwelling 56, Family 56, Joseph Cooper Family
43) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-13, Sheet 20-B, Household 362, Joseph E. Cooper Family
44) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-10, Sheet 18-B, Dwelling 55, Famliy 55, Leason Cooper Family
45) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-15, Sheet 17-B, Household 284, Leason Cooper Family
46) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-10, Sheet 18-B, Dwelling 58, Family 58, Paul Gress Family

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: James Reed Cooper & Rebecca Jane Whitacre." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=31&id=F4019&main_person=I11430 : accessed 29 March 2024) James Reed Cooper #I11426, born ‎ Jul 2, 1854 at PA


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