John B. GROVE. (or Groves) He was born 6 Feb 1841 in Ohio and married Harriet Elizabeth COOPER on 4 Apr 1866 in Perry County, Ohio. John died 3 July 1920 in Union Twp, Licking, Ohio.
Harriet Elizabeth COOPER [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born on 1 Apr 1847 in Thorn Twp, Perry County, Ohio. She married John B. GROVE on 4 Apr 1866 in Perry County, Ohio. She Passed away 3 Mar 1922 and was buried in Granville, Licking County, Ohio.
Owen B. COOPER [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born 24 Apr 1855 in Thorn Twp, Perry County, Ohio. He married Mary Florence KENNY on 7 Mar 1877 in Perry, Ohio. Owen died on 28 Aug 1939 and was laid to rest in Lutheran Reformed Cemetery, Thorn Twp, Perry, Ohio.
Obituary from an unknown newspaper, Perry County, Ohio:
Owen Cooper, aged 84, died at the home of his son, Guy Cooper, early Monday morning after a week's illness. He was the son of Joel and Martha Cooper and lived most of his life in the Thornville vicinity. He is the last of a family of ten, his brother Elmer having died five weeks ago. His wife, Florence, preceded him in death four years ago.
He is survived by four daughters; Mrs. Reed Boring of Newark, Mrs. Earl Bugh of Thornville, Mrs. Laura Church of New Salem, Mrs. George Edmund of Lancaster; and three sons, Guy of Glenford, Hubert and Harry of Thornville. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon with burial in Lutheran Reformed cemetery.
Mary Florence KENNY [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born on 13 Nov 1859 in Ohio. She died on 10 Jul 1935 in Thorn Twp, Perry, Ohio, and was buried in Lutheran Reformed Cemetery. She married Owen B. COOPER on 7 Mar 1877 in Perry County, Ohio.
They had the following children:
F i Eva Blanch COOPER F ii Martha L. COOPER F iii Lulu Belle COOPER M iv James Herbert COOPER M v William Guy COOPER F vi Marguerite COOPER M vii Harry Dell COOPER
Martin Van Buren KENNY. He married Mary Anne WHITEHURST.
Mary Anne WHITEHURST. She married Martin Van Buren KENNY.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Florence KENNY
Elmer E. COOPER [Parents] 1, 2 was born on 5 Aug 1861 in Thorn Twp, Perry County, Ohio. He married Myrtle C. WATSON on 8 Jan 1885. Elmer passed away on 24 Jul 1939 in Thorn Twp, Perry, Ohio. He was buried on 26 Jul 1939 in Lutheran Reformed Cemetery.
Obituary from the Somerset Press, Somerset, Ohio, Thursday, July 27, 1939, Page 1:
Elmer Cooper of Thornville Dies --- Elmer Cooper, age 78, died at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Henderson, after an illness of a few weeks.
Surviving in addition to the daughter are one son, William Cooper; one brother, Owen Cooper; two children, and three grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Yost and Mrs. John Bowers, are deceased.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Trinity Reformed church. Rev. Paul Berkenstock officiated. Burial was made in the Lutheran and Reformed cemetery.Article from the Somerset Press, Somerset, Ohio, Thursday, August 3, 1939:
The estate of Elmer E. Cooper late of Thorn township is estimated to value $10,000 in real estate and $100 in personal property according to letters testamentary issued in probate court Tuesday to William J. Cooper, a son. Bond was dispensed with under terms of the will which gives to Dollie Henderson, a daughter, a lifetime interest in a 73 acre farm in Thorn township, to pass at her death to Charles E. Cooper, a grandson. A 164 acre farm, also in Thorn township, is left to William J. Cooper. The will was dated Feb. 14, 1929 and a codicil was executed Sept. 29, 1932.
Myrtle C. WATSON [Parents] "Myrtie" 1, 2 was born on 9 Jan 1864 in Thorn Twp, Perry County, Ohio. She married Elmer E. COOPER on 8 Jan 1885. Myrtle died on 2 Dec 1926 and was laid to rest in Lutheran Reformed Cemetery, Thorn Twp, Perry, Ohio.
They had the following children:
F i Dollie V. COOPER M ii William Joel COOPER
William H. WATSON. He married Almida BRANDON.
Almida BRANDON. She married William H. WATSON.
They had the following children:
F i Myrtle C. WATSON
Reed A. BORING 1 He was born in Dec 1878 in Licking County, Ohio, and married Eva Blanch COOPER on 3 May 1899 in Perry County, Ohio. He died on 6 Jun 1945 in Newark, Ohio.
Eva Blanch COOPER [Parents] 1 was born 21 Aug 1878 in Licking County, Ohio. She wed Reed BORING on 3 May 1899 in Perry County, Ohio. She passed away on 16 Mar 1963.
Earl BUGH 1 was born about 1888. He married Martha L. COOPER on 28 Sep 1901.
Martha L. COOPER [Parents] 1 was born on 30 May 1881 in Licking County, Ohio. She died on 13 Jun 1944. She married Earl BUGH on 28 Sep 1901.
Riker CHURCH 1 (aka David Riker) He was born 9 Oct 1859 in Somerset, Perry, Ohio, a son of Sylverter Church and Sarah Jane Cooper. He married Lulu Belle COOPER on 30 Oct 1907. He died on 15 Sep 1935 in Fairfield County, Ohio..
Lulu Belle COOPER [Parents] 1 Lulu (or Lula) was born on 25 Sep 1882 in Licking County, Ohio. She died on 19 May 1961. She married Riker CHURCH on 30 Oct 1907.
William Guy COOPER [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born on 23 May 1891 in Licking Twp, Licking County, Ohio. He married Maude B. WHITE on 5 Aug 1917. William died on 14 Mar 1942 in Thorn Twp, Perry County, Ohio, and was laid to rest in Lutheran Reformed Cemetery.
Obituary printed in the Somerset Press, Somerset, Ohio, Thursday, March 19, 1942, Page 1:
Funeral services for Guy Cooper. age 51, of Thornville, were held at 2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home with Rev. Martin Kniker officiating. Burial was made in the Thornville cemetery. Mr. Cooper died Saturday at his home following a three-month illness of complications.
Proprietor of a sheet metal company at Thornville, he was a native of Licking County and had lived in Thornville, Perry County, the greater part of his life. He was the son of the late Owen and Florence Cooper.
Mr. Cooper was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Reformed church, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Masonic lodge of Thornville.
Surviving are his widow, Maude; a daughter, Miss Lois Irene Cooper of the home; four sisters, Mrs. Reed Boring of Newark, Mrs. Lulu Church of New Salem; Mrs. George Edmund of Lancaster, and Mrs. Earl Bugh of Thornville; and a brother, Harry Cooper of Thornville.
Maude Blanche WHITE [Parents] 1, 2 was born 31 Oct 1890 in Perry, Ohio. She married William Guy COOPER on 5 Aug 1917. Maude died on 29 Apr 1975 in Thorn Twp, Perry, Ohio. She was buried in Lutheran Reformed Cemetery.
Obituary from the Somerset (Ohio) Press, Thursday, May 8, 1975, Page 6:
Services for Maude B. Cooper, age 84, of 175 E. Columbus St, Thornville, were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Charles R. Boring Funeral Home, with Dr. Ray Sturch officiating. Burial was in Lutheran Reform Cemetery, Thornville.
Mrs. Cooper died Tuesday, April 29, in Bethesda Hospital, Zanesville. She was born October 31, 1890, in Perry County, to John and Louisia (Davis) White.
She was a member of the United Church of Christ of Thornville. She had lived in Thornville for 36 years. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lois Woods of Rt. 2, Roseville, and a sister, Mrs. Edith Wood, of the home.
They had the following children:
F i Lois Irene COOPER
George EDMUND was born on 1 Feb 1889. He married Marguerite COOPER on 12 Nov 1919. George died in Jan 1970 in Thorn Twp, Perry County, Ohio.
Marguerite COOPER [Parents] 1 was born on 2 Nov 1893 in Walnut Twp, Fairfield County, Ohio. She died in Oct 1975 in Thorn Twp, Perry, Ohio. She married George EDMUND on 12 Nov 1919.
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