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From: "Abordo" <>
Subject: [MDSTMARY] Robert E Coooper
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 19:15:42 -0800
References: <00c201c75a08$9118ac60$26ae3542@DC5FLF51><45E449A3.000001.02608@HPPAV>

Please excuse my slow reply. I've been away at a Computer Using Educators
Conference since Wednesday evening.

If I am correct, you are seeking information on Robert Emmet Cooper son of
John Micheal Cooper and Harriet Ann Johnson. I'd adore a copy of that photo!
Please see if this all fits:
Descendants of John Micheal Cooper




Generation No. 1


1. JOHN MICHEAL8 COOPER (PHILIP BASIL7, BASIL PHILLIP B P6, HENRY5,
NATHANIEL4, NATHANIEL3, RICHARD2, THOMAS1) was born September 29, 1861 in
Marion Co., KY, and died May 20, 1934 in Lebanon, Marion County, KY. He
married HARRIET ANN JOHNSON November 21, 1886, daughter of THOMAS JOHNSON
and MARGARET SPALDING.


Children of JOHN COOPER and HARRIET JOHNSON are:

i. PHILIP BASIL9 COOPER, b. February 28, 1890, Lebanon, Marion County, KY;
d. November 09, 1913, Lebanon, Marion County, KY.

ii. THOMAS HOWARD COOPER, b. December 15, 1891, Louisville, Jefferson Co.,
Kentucky; m. CARRIE GOODIN.

2. iii. ROBERT EMMET COOPER, b. May 08, 1893, Lebanon, Marion County, KY; d.
April 13, 1967, Dayton, Ohio.

3. iv. RICHARD JOSEPH COOPER, b. July 17, 1895, St. Joseph, Marion Co., KY;
d. April 28, 1987, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.

v. MARY ELLEN ELLA COOPER, b. September 17, 1897, Lebanon, Marion County,
KY; d. Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.

4. vi. MARY ROSE COOPER, b. January 17, 1901, Lebanon, Marion County, KY.



Generation No. 2


2. ROBERT EMMET9 COOPER (JOHN MICHEAL8, PHILIP BASIL7, BASIL PHILLIP B P6,
HENRY5, NATHANIEL4, NATHANIEL3, RICHARD2, THOMAS1) was born May 08, 1893 in
Lebanon, Marion County, KY, and died April 13, 1967 in Dayton, Ohio. He
married (1) ALMA ERNST. He married (2) CECELIA MARY HEMLEBEN.


Children of ROBERT COOPER and ALMA ERNST are:

i. ROBERT EMMET10 COOPER, b. October 16, 1926, Dayton, Ohio.

ii. JAMES DONALD COOPER, b. April 08, 1928, Dayton, Ohio.

iii. MICHAEL HENRY COOPER, b. December 12, 1929, Dayton, Ohio.

iv. PAUL WILLIAM COOPER, b. July 28, 1931, Dayton, Ohio; d. June 15, 1978,
Windsor Ontario, Canada.

v. JOHN COOPER, b. December 22, 1932, Dayton, Ohio.

3. RICHARD JOSEPH9 COOPER (JOHN MICHEAL8, PHILIP BASIL7, BASIL PHILLIP B P6,
HENRY5, NATHANIEL4, NATHANIEL3, RICHARD2, THOMAS1) was born July 17, 1895 in
St. Joseph, Marion Co., KY, and died April 28, 1987 in Louisville, Jefferson
Co., Kentucky. He married MARIE JOHANNA HUMKEY November 19, 1919 in St.
Augustine, Lebanon, Marion Co., KY, daughter of HENRY HUMKEY and MELISSIA
VOWELS.


Children of RICHARD COOPER and MARIE HUMKEY are:

i. SUSAN ELEANOR10 COOPER, b. September 17, 1920, Lebanon, KY; d. June 26,
1950.

ii. RICHARD JOSEPH COOPER, b. 1921, Lebanon, KY; m. MARY ROSE PRICE.

Notes for RICHARD JOSEPH COOPER:

Richard Cooper

3814 Jupiter

Louisville, Kentucky 402-4708

He a very kind and generous researcher and attends Mass at St. Martha's with
Uncle Charlie and Aunt Marty

an e-mail of 2/27/99:

By the way, I grew up in Lebanon, Kentucky and went through grade and high
school at St. Augustine.

iii. ELIZABETH MARIE COOPER, b. December 31, 1923, Lebanon, KY.

iv. MARY JANE COOPER, b. October 20, 1925, Lebanon, KY.

v. PHILIP BASIL COOPER, b. April 19, 1928, Lebanon, KY.

vi. WILLIAM LOUIS COOPER, b. April 22, 1929, Lebanon, KY; d. May 31, 1931,
Lebanon, KY.

vii. ROSE ANN COOPER, b. March 22, 1932, Lebanon, KY.

viii. CAROLYN JEAN COOPER, b. August 31, 1934, Lebanon, KY.

ix. CHARLES BERNARD COOPER, b. May 19, 1937, Lebanon, KY.

4. MARY ROSE9 COOPER (JOHN MICHEAL8, PHILIP BASIL7, BASIL PHILLIP B P6,
HENRY5, NATHANIEL4, NATHANIEL3, RICHARD2, THOMAS1) was born January 17, 1901
in Lebanon, Marion County, KY. She married FRANCIS J O'DANIEL.


Children of MARY COOPER and FRANCIS O'DANIEL are:

i. ANN CLOTEAL10 O'DANIEL, m. JOE FUNK.

ii. ROSE O'DANIEL.


----- Original Message -----
From: "djhimes" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 7:09 AM
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] HENERY COOPER Sr. Part II


>
> Attention: Mary Beth
>
> Thanks for sending the History of the Cooper Family written by Sister
> Gertude Marie Hamilton. I will print it off and
> know I will enjoy reading it. I appreciate your sharing it. I may have
> more questions but below is one that has had
> me puzzled for some time, and I am sure you must know the answer. Do you
> know the parents of Robert E. Cooper
> below. Robert E. Cooper moved from KY to Dayton, OH and was good friends
> with my parents. At the time, I was
> little and did not understand if he was a relative or just good friend.
> My
> Dad, Guy H. Porter, Sr. was best man in his wedding when Bob Cooper
> married
> in Dayton, OH as my father came to Dayton, OH 1926 as two of his brothers
> had moved there. They all worked for Frigidaire Corporation.
> Incidentally
> I have a copy of their wedding photo too and would be glad to send you
> a copy.
>
> Mary Beth, write to me personally, at and I will
> send
> you a copy if you would like one.
> Thanks again.
> Dottie Porter Himes
> Descendants of Robert E. Cooper, Sr.
> 1 Robert E. COOPER, Sr. b: Abt. 1898 d: Bef. 1984 Burial: Calvary
> Cemetery,
> Dayton, OH
> . +Cecilia HEMLEBEN b: Abt. 1898 m: 16 Jun 1938 d: 09 Jan 1984 Dayton, OH
> Burial: 11 Jan 1984 Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, OH
> 2 Robert E. COOPER, Jr. b: Abt. 1939
> 2 James D. COOPER, Dr. b: Abt. 1941
> 2 Michael H. COOPER b: Abt. 1943
> 2 Paul W. COOPER, Rev. b: Abt. 1945 d: Bef. 1984
>
> Dottie Himes
> Lewisport, KY 42351
>
>
> FAMILY=Father and Mother I love you! My Genealogy Surnames: Ahlers,
> Moehring
> Heim, Himes, Shroyer, Swadener / Brent, Burch, Clements, Gunnell, Hagan,
> Hutchins, Porter /Hayden, Mulligan, Riney, Young, and many more. Can we
> connect?
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From:
> Date: 02/26/07 21:07:20
> To:
> Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] HENERY COOPER Sr. Part II
>
> Dear Dottie,
>
> Oh my we do have much ancestry in common! My great Grandmother was Ann
> Lannette Hamilton ( d/o William Walter Hamilton and Ellen Elizabeth
> McAtee)
> who married Alexander Bean Cooper (s/o Augustine Cooper and Mahala Bean).
>
> Here is the History of the Cooper Family written by Sister Gertude Marie
> Hamilton. It came to me courtesy of Rose Burns daughter of Mary Rose
> Cooper
> and and Francis J. O'Daniel. Rose past away several years ago. She was
> such
> a gracious lady and the very soul of kindness!
>
> WRITTEN BY SISTER GERTRUDE MARIE HAMILTON ON APRIL 3, 1958, FOR THOMAS
> JOSEPH COOPER, M. D., NOW OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI:
> COOPER FAMILY (OF KENTUCKY)
> The pioneer Coopers in Kentucky were very reticent people, hence little is
> known of their early history, except that, like the Hills and Hamiltons,
> they emigrated to Kentucky; whether from Maryland or Virginia, and in what
> year is not known. Their reticence may be due to the fact that, early in
> their new pioneer life, they had gained a prestige with which they were
> content, and hence seldom referred to the former years spent in their
> native
> state.
> A story handed downin the Cooper family is: On the journey westward, the
> party of pioneers, including the Cooper family, tarried awhile in the
> vicinity of Lexington, and that one of the Cooper girls was married there
> ,
> but without the blessing of the church; that later, after the family had
> moved southwest to settle, she sent them her rosary and prayer book,
> stating
> that she would need them no longer. This shows the Cooper family was
> Catholic, and rumor has it, that they were well- to-do settlers. It is
> also
> a family tradition that one of her descendents, a Mr. Taggart, figured
> prominently at one time, in the ownership of the famous French Lick
> Springs,
> in Southern Indiana.
> The earliest known Cooper pioneer of our family was Basil Philip Cooper.
> His two sons were Augustine and Philip Basil. Augustine married Mahala
> Bean,
> settled in Washington County, and reared there a family , including three
> boys, Alex, Nathan and Richard. Alex married into the Spalding and
> Hamilton
> families of Marion County. Philip Basil Cooper married Cordelia Smith,
> sister of Thomas Smith (father of Dr. Albert, Walter, and Martie Smith of
> Lebanon) and Mary Smith Beaven (Mother of Ben, Tom, and Julia (Pud) Beaven
> of St. Mary's , KY) Philip and Cordelia evidently settled at least in the
> vicinity of the old Cooper home, now owned by Hamilton Spalding. There
> they
> reared a large family: Sam, Tom, Ben, Walter, Hugh, John, Mollie, Josie,
> and
> Lizzie.
> Tom and Walter-unmarried.
> Ben married Mary Teresa McAtee.
> Hugh married Amelia Pearson.
> John married Hadgie Johnson.
> Mollie married (1) John Graves
> (2) Alex. Craycroft
> Josie married Jimmy Kindred.
> Lizzie married Tom B. Spalding.
> Samuel Smith Cooper married (1) Susan Spalding
> (2) Kate
> Hamilton
> Children of Susan Spalding (Cooper) and Samuel Smith Cooper
> (1) Katie Cooper, deceased
> (2) Nettie, now Mrs. John W. Clarkson.
> Children of Kate Hamilton (Cooper) and Samuel Smith Cooper
> (1) Nellie, married James Marion (Mort) Spalding, Deceased
> (2) Samuel Phillip, married Elizabeth (Daut) Hill, deceased
> (3) Marion, married Thomas Johnson Hill, lives in Lebanon, KY
> (4) Hugh E., married Emily Murphy, lives Louisville, KY
> (5) Margaret, single, lives in Lousiville, KY
> Samuel Philip Cooper (son of Kate Hamilton & Samuel Smith Cooper), was
> born
> in Marion County, Kentucky. He was educated at St. Mary's College, Marion
> County, specializing in Accounting. He spent several years in Chicago,
> Illinios, following that vocation, then later was accountant at the Marion
> National Bank in Lebanon, KY. After a time he went into the coal business
> there, at the same time serving as City Assessor. In the meantime, he was
> married to Elizabeth (Daut) Hill at St. Augustine Church. He was a good
> christian man, and Eliza, an exemplary Catholic woman. To this union were
> born three boys, Clement Hill, Sam P., and Thomas Joseph. Finally Sam
> succumbed to a lingering illness and was buried in St. Augustine's
> Cemetary,
> Lebanon, which also holds both his and Daut's parents.
> Philip Cooper was reputed to have owned a 1000 acre farm and a number of
> slaves. At one time he was in partnership with Clem Hill (first cousin of
> his wife, Cordelia) in operating a distillery at Raywick, Kentucky. There
> seems to have been much litigation following the dissolving of the
> partnership. It is told by descendants of Philip Cooper that as a result
> of
> disagreement, Clem Hill threatened to sue Phil Cooper till all his means
> were exhausted. Law suits took place and Phil Cooper's wealth was at least
> reduced; however, he must have had considerable means left as his
> children's
> education required a goodly sum. The Coopers, in the main, were students -
> lovers of books and worth-while reading- no doubt a heritage form
> generations back.
> Information as to histories of Cooper and Hill families was taken from
> (1) 'CENTENARY OF CATHOLICITY IN KENTUCKY" by Benj. J. Webb, published in
> 1884
> (2) "THOMAS HILL AND DESCENDENTS" by John David Hill, published in 1900
> (3) Traditions in Hill, Hamilton, and Cooper Families.
> (Signed) Sr. G. M.
>
> I'm happy to share all my Cooper and Hamilton research should you wish
> anything else.
>
> Mary Beth
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "djhimes" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 3:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] HENERY COOPER Sr. Part II
>
>
>> Hi Mary Beth,
>>
>> I would be appreciative to have a copy of the Family History written by
>> SISTER GERTRUDE MARIE HAMILTON on April 3, 1958 for FOR THOMAS JOSEPH
>> COOPER
>> M. D., of ST. Loius which includes charming but unproven oral traditions
>> of
>> the family. Should anyone wish a copy, please email me.
>>
>> I have the following info on Philip Basil Cooper including his wifes
>> name.
>> I am related through the Hamilton Family.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for the Family History.
>>
>> This is what I have
>>
>> Descendants of Samuel Smith
>> 1 Samuel SMITH b: Abt. 1794
>> . +Elizabeth "Betsy" HAMILTON, 15-8-9 b: 1794 Prince George Co., MD m:
>> Abt.
>> 1816 Father: Thomas Hamilton, 15-8, Patriot American Rev. Mother: Ann
>> (Hodgkin) Hoskins, 15-9, #2 W
>> 2 Lucy Cordelia SMITH, 15-8-9-1 b: 18 Jul 1817 d: 03 Sep 1879 Lebanon, KY
>> Burial: St. Augustine Cemetery, Lebanon, KY
>> .. +Philip Basil COOPER b: 07 Jun 1803 m: 20 Sep 1838 d: 06 Nov 1884
>> 2 Mary Ann SMITH, 15-8-9-2 b: Abt. 1819 Raywick, KY
>> .. +John BEAVEN b: 07 Sep 1806 d: 19 Jul 1871
>> 2 [1] William Thomas SMITH, 15-8-9-3 b: Abt. 1821 Marion Co., KY
>> .. +LaNette MCATEE, #1W b: Abt. 1821 d: 1853
>> . 3 Hugh SMITH, 15-8-9-3-1 b: Abt. 1841
>> . 3 Betty SMITH, 15-8-9-3-2 b: Abt. 1843
>> *2nd Wife of [1] William Thomas SMITH, 15-8-9-3:
>> .. +Julia Ann JARBOE, #2W b: 24 Jul 1833 Lebanon, KY d: Unknown Lebanon,
>> KY
>> Father: John Thomas Jarboe II Mother: Martina Nancy Thomas, #1W
>> . 3 Samuel Thomas SMITH, 15-8-9-3-3 b: 08 Mar 1858 d: 1928
>> . 3 Susan Mary SMITH, 15-8-9-3-4 b: 24 Mar 1860 d: 01 Feb 1888
>> . 3 William SMITH, 15-8-9-3-5 b: 23 Mar 1863
>> . 3 Eliza Alice SMITH, 15-8-9-3-6 b: 23 Jul 1865 d: 30 Jun 1890
>> . 3 Amanda Martina SMITH, 15-8-9-3-7 b: 10 Sep 1866 d: 21 Oct 1962
>> . 3 Richard Thomas SMITH, 15-8-9-3-8 b: 06 Jan 1869 d: 1935
>> . 3 Joseph Albert SMITH, "Dr" 15-8-9-3-9 b: 06 May 1874 d: 1957
>> . 3 James Walter SMITH, 15-8-9-3-10 b: 26 Feb 1877 d: 1952
>> Dottie Porter Himes
>> Parents and Grandparents from Lebanon, KY
>>
>>
>> Dottie Himes
>> Lewisport, KY 42351
>>
>>
>> FAMILY=Father and Mother I love you! My Genealogy Surnames: Ahlers,
>> Moehring
>> Heim, Himes, Shroyer, Swadener / Brent, Burch, Clements, Gunnell, Hagan,
>> Hutchins, Porter /Hayden, Mulligan, Riney, Young, and many more. Can we
>> connect?
>> -------Original Message-------
>>
>> From:
>> Date: 02/25/07 20:02:15
>> To:
>> Subject: [MDSTMARY] HENERY COOPER Sr. Part II
>>
>> Offspring of HENRY COOPER Sr. continued to move due to anti-Catholic
>> sentiments. These children included BASIL PHILLIP "BP" COOPER, PHILLIP
>> COOPER and HENRY COOPER, Jr.
>>
>> PHILLIP and HENRY COOPER settled in Cambria Co, PA ca. 1788 and can be
>> found
>> on the 1810 Cambria Co, PA Census. Only Henry appears on the 1820 Cambria
>> Co
>> PA Census. The DAR can provide interested parties with information
>> regarding the service of HENRY COOPER. Henry is also found in the records
>> of
>> Galitzen Chapel, Patton, Cambria Co., PA
>>
>> BASIL PHILLIP "BP" COOPER migrated to the Kentucky Holy Land (Kentucky: A
>> History of the State, Perrin, Battle, Kniffin, 4th ed., 1887, Marion
>> County,
>> Harford Co Historical Society, Bel Air, Harford Co, MD - "The Cooper
>> Family
>> of Maryland" by F. William Cooper, Gateway Press, Inc, Baltimore, pg 73,
>> Peden, Henry C.MARYLANDERS TO KENTUCKY 1775 - 1825 page 31) He appears on
>> the 1810 Washington Co., Ky Census, is possibly listed as Phill Cooper on
>> the 1820 Washington Co., Census asthe neighbors are the same, and is back
>> on
>> the 1830 Washington Co Census. In 1840 in is on the Marion Co Census.
>> Rather
>> than a move, I believe this to be a reshaping of county lines.
>>
>> I have a Family History written by SISTER GERTRUDE MARIE HAMILTON on
>> April
>> 3
>> 1958 for FOR THOMAS JOSEPH COOPER, M. D., of ST. Loius which includes
>> charming but unproven oral traditions of the family. Should anyone wish a
>> copy, please email me.
>>
>> Mary Beth
>>
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