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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



COOPER, JACOB, was born Dec. 18, 1800, in Jefferson county, Tenn., was married there to Anna Walden. One child was born in Tennessee, and they came to Sangamon county, Ill., with his brother, Rev. John Cooper, in 1819. Their second child was born in Sangamon county. One child died, and Mrs. Anna Cooper died Feb. 22, 1830. Jacob Cooper was married to Jane Kelly, daughter of William Kelly, of Springfield. They had five children. Of his children--

JOHN WESLEY was born Dec. 18, 1822, in Sangamon county; went to Missouri when grown, and married there to Anna Waldron. He died there, leaving a widow and two children.

Children of the second marriage were--

MELCINA A., born Nov. 22, 1830, in Sangamon county, married March 3, 1848, to Milton D. McCoy. See his name.

MELVINA C., born Aug. 27, 1832, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 27, 1849, to Benjamin F. Stokes. See his name. She died Sept. 15, 1850.

ELZIRAH C., born May 29, 1834, married Benjamin F. Stokes. See his name.

ALMARINDA, born June 26, 1836, married Joseph A. Waddell. They have six children, and reside in Rochester township.

WILLIAM JAMEISON, born Jan. 4, 1844, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 7, 1865, to Mattie S. West, of Rochester. They have two children, NORA BELL and MATTIE. Mrs. Mattie Cooper died April 25, 1873, and Wm. J. Cooper married Dec. 31, 1874, to Leonora O'Leary, of East. St. Louis. W. J. Cooper resides two miles south of Rochester.

Jacob Cooper died Aug. 22, 1864, and Mrs. Jane Cooper died Aug. 24, 1864, both in Sangamon county, Ill.



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