West Virginia Pioneers

Family: William W Cooper / Rachel S Woodington (F9015)

m. 11 Jan 1845


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  • Father | Male
    William W Cooper

    Born  Abt 1823  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef 31 Aug 1896   
    Buried     
    Married  11 Jan 1845  [1]  Philadelphia Co, PA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother | Female
    Rachel S Woodington

    Born  Dec 1828  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
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    Child 1 | Male
    Vincent H Cooper

    Born  23 Mar 1846  Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Dec 1889  Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Arthella Ann Frances Clark | F9018 
    Married  3 Dec 1863  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elida Ellen Berry | F28057 
    Married  27 Apr 1884  Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Rebecca Cooper

    Born  26 Jul 1847  Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    Sarah Cooper

    Born  Abt 1849  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Female
    Ann Eliza Cooper

    Born  11 Apr 1850  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jan 1925  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Aaron Bennett | F9016 
    Married  4 Feb 1869  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    William Warren Cooper

    Born  21 Aug 1854  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Female
    Martha Emma Cooper

    Born  21 Aug 1854  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
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    Child 7 | Female
    Julia Cooper

    Born  14 Sep 1859  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
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    Child 8 | Male
    Charles Jennings Cooper

    Born  Oct 1867  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
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    Spouse  Lucy Belle Vannoy | F9014 
    Married  2 Jan 1889  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 

    • Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
      Name: William W Cooper
      Event Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: 11 Jan 1845
      Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
      Spouse Name: Rachel S Woodington
      Organization Name: Trinity Church, Oxford

      1850 Bristol, Philadelphia, PA
      William Cooper 26 Spring Maker RE value $750 PA
      Rachel 21 PA
      Vincent H 4 PA
      Rebecca 2 PA
      Sarah 1 PA

      1860 Jackson, VA # 699-655
      Cooper, Wm W 36 Farm Labor PA
      Rachel 30 PA
      Rebe. 13 Oh
      Sarah 11 OH
      Eliza 9 Oh
      Wm 5 twin Oh
      Martha 5 twin Oh
      Vincent 14 VA
      Julia 8/12 VA

      1870 Gilmore Dist, Jackson, WV # 9
      Cooper, William W 47 PA
      Rachel S 41 PA
      Martha 13 VA
      Charles 1 Jackson Co

      1890 Veterans' Schedule, Jackson, WV
      William W Cooper, Union Dist, Private, Co K, 11th WVa Inf Aug 31, 1862- Sept 15, 1864, PO - Ravenswood, Disability - St Anthony's Desise
      Saint Anthony’s disease An obsolete term for:
      (1) Sydenham's chorea; a postinfectious chorea appearing several months after a streptococcal infection with subsequent rheumatic fever. The chorea typically involves the distal limbs and is associated with hypotonia and emotional lability. Improvement occurs over weeks or months and exacerbations occur without associated infection recurrence.
      (2) Ergot poisoning.a syndrome brought on by the consumption of bread (notably rye) contaminated by the ergot fungus, Claviceps purpurea (rye smut), the source of numerous ergot alkaloids. The effects observed include peripheral vascular constriction leading to gangrene, partial paralysis with numbing, tingling, and burning in the limbs, feeble pulse, restlessness, stupor, or delirium; can be fatal.

      1900 Ravenswood Dist, Jackson, WV
      l/w Charles
      Rachel S mother 12/1828 71 Wd 7-4 PA PA PA

      U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
      Name: William W Cooper
      State Filed: West Virginia
      Widow: Rachel Cooper
      Roll Number: T288_96
      Com. Sgt, 11th WVa Inf
      K 11th WVa Inf
      Claim filed 12/28/1886 by Invalid
      8/31/1896 by widow

      I don't know if this is their son or if there was another Wm who had a son with the same name:
      Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
      Name: Vincent Henry Cooper
      Birth Date: 23 Mar 1846
      Event Type: Baptism
      Baptism Date: 16 Jun 1850
      Baptism Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
      Baptism Age: 4
      Father Name: Wm W Cooper
      Mother Name: Mary Cooper
      Denomination: Methodist
      Organization Name: Rehoboth Methodist Episcopal Church
      Source Citation
      Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 944
      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
      Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
      Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1062] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.