The sixth son of John Henry and Selina (Daubner) Cooper (eighth of eleven children). His baby sister Alice May (twin of Alvin Ray) died in Sept. 1894.
Namesake of his Uncle Peter (1851-1889) who was shot a killed a month before his birth.
Peter had an 8th grade education through June 1904.
His brother James died at age 37 in Dec. 1915.
Peter served in the US Army during World War I (1917-1919).
Occupation: Farmer and Fruit grower (orchardist) and owned part of the land originally owned by his grandfather John Cooper. He was a member of the Fruit Growers of America. He also worked as an assembler for the manufacturer company Allis-Chalmers for a time. In addition, Peter Cooper served as Town Board Chairman (West Allis) from 1928 to 1930 and Town Supervisor from 1930 to 1932. Lastly, he was also co-owner/partner of a sand and gravel/trucking company since about 1928 or 1929 until his death.
Peter had grey eyes and brown hair and was the tallest of the Cooper brothers (George was the next tallest).
Like his brother Milton (who he had the closest bond with), Peter didn't marry until later in life. He was the last of his siblings to marry. On June 7, 1930, at age 40, he married Antoinette M. Kienzle (b. Aug 1906) in West Allis. They had two daughters, Ellen, b. July 1931, and Selina "Sally", b. Mar. 1936. They resided in West Allis (nit far from the original Cooper homestead. Later (about 1949), they lived at 2769 S. 124th Street in New Berlin (on the border between Milwaukee and Waukesha County) .
His mother died on his 48th birthday in 1937.
Both of his daughters married in 1954. He and his wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in June 1955.
Peter Cooper died of a heart attack at age 69 in 1959. He was survived by his wife Toni, daughters Mrs. Ellen (Jack) Bell and Mrs. Sally (Joseph) Roso and by two grandchildren (Daniel Bell, b. Jan. 1955, and Antoinette Roso, b. June 1955). His siblings Bert, Mabel, George (Anna), Milton (Neoda), Inez and Ray (Henrietta) also survived him. He also had 7 living nephews and 4 living nieces on the Cooper side.
Namesake of his Uncle Peter (1851-1889) who was shot a killed a month before his birth.
Peter had an 8th grade education through June 1904.
His brother James died at age 37 in Dec. 1915.
Peter served in the US Army during World War I (1917-1919).
Occupation: Farmer and Fruit grower (orchardist) and owned part of the land originally owned by his grandfather John Cooper. He was a member of the Fruit Growers of America. He also worked as an assembler for the manufacturer company Allis-Chalmers for a time. In addition, Peter Cooper served as Town Board Chairman (West Allis) from 1928 to 1930 and Town Supervisor from 1930 to 1932. Lastly, he was also co-owner/partner of a sand and gravel/trucking company since about 1928 or 1929 until his death.
Peter had grey eyes and brown hair and was the tallest of the Cooper brothers (George was the next tallest).
Like his brother Milton (who he had the closest bond with), Peter didn't marry until later in life. He was the last of his siblings to marry. On June 7, 1930, at age 40, he married Antoinette M. Kienzle (b. Aug 1906) in West Allis. They had two daughters, Ellen, b. July 1931, and Selina "Sally", b. Mar. 1936. They resided in West Allis (nit far from the original Cooper homestead. Later (about 1949), they lived at 2769 S. 124th Street in New Berlin (on the border between Milwaukee and Waukesha County) .
His mother died on his 48th birthday in 1937.
Both of his daughters married in 1954. He and his wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in June 1955.
Peter Cooper died of a heart attack at age 69 in 1959. He was survived by his wife Toni, daughters Mrs. Ellen (Jack) Bell and Mrs. Sally (Joseph) Roso and by two grandchildren (Daniel Bell, b. Jan. 1955, and Antoinette Roso, b. June 1955). His siblings Bert, Mabel, George (Anna), Milton (Neoda), Inez and Ray (Henrietta) also survived him. He also had 7 living nephews and 4 living nieces on the Cooper side.
The sixth son of John Henry and Selina (Daubner) Cooper (eighth of eleven children). His baby sister Alice May (twin of Alvin Ray) died in Sept. 1894.
Namesake of his Uncle Peter (1851-1889) who was shot a killed a month before his birth.
Peter had an 8th grade education through June 1904.
His brother James died at age 37 in Dec. 1915.
Peter served in the US Army during World War I (1917-1919).
Occupation: Farmer and Fruit grower (orchardist) and owned part of the land originally owned by his grandfather John Cooper. He was a member of the Fruit Growers of America. He also worked as an assembler for the manufacturer company Allis-Chalmers for a time. In addition, Peter Cooper served as Town Board Chairman (West Allis) from 1928 to 1930 and Town Supervisor from 1930 to 1932. Lastly, he was also co-owner/partner of a sand and gravel/trucking company since about 1928 or 1929 until his death.
Peter had grey eyes and brown hair and was the tallest of the Cooper brothers (George was the next tallest).
Like his brother Milton (who he had the closest bond with), Peter didn't marry until later in life. He was the last of his siblings to marry. On June 7, 1930, at age 40, he married Antoinette M. Kienzle (b. Aug 1906) in West Allis. They had two daughters, Ellen, b. July 1931, and Selina "Sally", b. Mar. 1936. They resided in West Allis (nit far from the original Cooper homestead. Later (about 1949), they lived at 2769 S. 124th Street in New Berlin (on the border between Milwaukee and Waukesha County) .
His mother died on his 48th birthday in 1937.
Both of his daughters married in 1954. He and his wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in June 1955.
Peter Cooper died of a heart attack at age 69 in 1959. He was survived by his wife Toni, daughters Mrs. Ellen (Jack) Bell and Mrs. Sally (Joseph) Roso and by two grandchildren (Daniel Bell, b. Jan. 1955, and Antoinette Roso, b. June 1955). His siblings Bert, Mabel, George (Anna), Milton (Neoda), Inez and Ray (Henrietta) also survived him. He also had 7 living nephews and 4 living nieces on the Cooper side.
Namesake of his Uncle Peter (1851-1889) who was shot a killed a month before his birth.
Peter had an 8th grade education through June 1904.
His brother James died at age 37 in Dec. 1915.
Peter served in the US Army during World War I (1917-1919).
Occupation: Farmer and Fruit grower (orchardist) and owned part of the land originally owned by his grandfather John Cooper. He was a member of the Fruit Growers of America. He also worked as an assembler for the manufacturer company Allis-Chalmers for a time. In addition, Peter Cooper served as Town Board Chairman (West Allis) from 1928 to 1930 and Town Supervisor from 1930 to 1932. Lastly, he was also co-owner/partner of a sand and gravel/trucking company since about 1928 or 1929 until his death.
Peter had grey eyes and brown hair and was the tallest of the Cooper brothers (George was the next tallest).
Like his brother Milton (who he had the closest bond with), Peter didn't marry until later in life. He was the last of his siblings to marry. On June 7, 1930, at age 40, he married Antoinette M. Kienzle (b. Aug 1906) in West Allis. They had two daughters, Ellen, b. July 1931, and Selina "Sally", b. Mar. 1936. They resided in West Allis (nit far from the original Cooper homestead. Later (about 1949), they lived at 2769 S. 124th Street in New Berlin (on the border between Milwaukee and Waukesha County) .
His mother died on his 48th birthday in 1937.
Both of his daughters married in 1954. He and his wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in June 1955.
Peter Cooper died of a heart attack at age 69 in 1959. He was survived by his wife Toni, daughters Mrs. Ellen (Jack) Bell and Mrs. Sally (Joseph) Roso and by two grandchildren (Daniel Bell, b. Jan. 1955, and Antoinette Roso, b. June 1955). His siblings Bert, Mabel, George (Anna), Milton (Neoda), Inez and Ray (Henrietta) also survived him. He also had 7 living nephews and 4 living nieces on the Cooper side.
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