LeRoy David Cooper, son of Isaac and Rachel Boor Cooper, was born near Somerset, Perry County, Ohio on October 23, 1843 and departed this life at the home of his son in Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa on March 24, 1933, at the age of 89 years, 5 months, and 1 day. He grew to manhood in the community of his birth. February 24, 1874 he was united in marriage to Minerva E Barker, who was native to the same community as the deceased, and who preceded her husband in death by almost nine years. To this union one son, Elmer, was born.
In 1875, the deceased and his wife came to Adams County, Iowa, settling on a farm a short distance north of Brooks. The following year they moved to Van Buren County in this state. Six years later they moved back to Adams County, and in 1884 settled on the farm which wad theirs until the last illness. What time the deceased did not spend in the old home, was spent in the son's house nearby. As long as he was able he would make daily trips to his farmstead to do chores and putter around.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church from boyhood. He relationship with the church, when he was able, were active. He served on many boards and filled many offices. One of the many activities was on the building comity of the North Class Church. To this enterprise he gave generously of time and money. He was a great student of the Bible and believed in His God. To him there was a God, a Heavenly Father.
In 1860 when Lincoln sent out the call for meant to defend our country, the deceased, at the age of 17, answered. He first enlisted in the light artillery. From this branch of the service he was discharged when a musket ball caused the partial removal of three fingers on the left hand. He again enlisted, this time as an infantryman. In all he saw about three years of service. Nothing pleased him more than to get in the company of another, "old soldier" and talk over the experiences through which they had gone.
One son, Elmer and his wife, Florence, and four grandchildren, Wanda, Wayne, Willis, and Estella, besides many friends are left to mourn.
One has gone from among us who was honest and fearless. He was most appreciative of attention given yet he did his best to avoid being a burden to any one. Nothing roused his temper quicker than what, to him at least seemed wrong against his fellow man. Goodness, as he was permitted to see it, was his guide.Funeral services were held at the Corning M.E. Church Sunday, March 28th, the Rev Harman being in charge, assisted by Rev. Eastman. Interment was made in the Quincy Cemetery.
Adams County Free Press, March 30, 1933, page 2
The Cooper family stone is shared by LeRoy, Minerva, Elmer & FlorenceCivil War Service:
Private, Ohio Light Artillery, 5th Indpt. Battery.
Corporal, 160th Regiment Ohio Infantry, Company G.
Biographical sketch from a genealogical publication, Adams County, Iowa:
LeRoy Dillon Cooper, 1843-1933, was born in Perry County, Ohio and spent his boyhood in that area. In 1861 he enlisted in the 5th Ohio Independent Battery. He was wounded and discharged in 1862. In 1863 he reenlisted in the 160th Ohio Volunteer Infantry serving under General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley and was again discharged in 1864.
He married Minerva Barker, 1846-1924, also from Perry County, Ohio in 1874. In the late 1870's they moved to Van Buren County, Iowa, but stayed only a short time, moving back to Ohio. Iowa had somehow gotten in their blood, and early in the 1880's they moved to Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa, and remained there the rest of their lives.
They had one son, Elmer E. Cooper, born in 1883. LeRoy and Minerva are at rest in the Quincy cemetery. Submitted by Willis Cooper.
In 1875, the deceased and his wife came to Adams County, Iowa, settling on a farm a short distance north of Brooks. The following year they moved to Van Buren County in this state. Six years later they moved back to Adams County, and in 1884 settled on the farm which wad theirs until the last illness. What time the deceased did not spend in the old home, was spent in the son's house nearby. As long as he was able he would make daily trips to his farmstead to do chores and putter around.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church from boyhood. He relationship with the church, when he was able, were active. He served on many boards and filled many offices. One of the many activities was on the building comity of the North Class Church. To this enterprise he gave generously of time and money. He was a great student of the Bible and believed in His God. To him there was a God, a Heavenly Father.
In 1860 when Lincoln sent out the call for meant to defend our country, the deceased, at the age of 17, answered. He first enlisted in the light artillery. From this branch of the service he was discharged when a musket ball caused the partial removal of three fingers on the left hand. He again enlisted, this time as an infantryman. In all he saw about three years of service. Nothing pleased him more than to get in the company of another, "old soldier" and talk over the experiences through which they had gone.
One son, Elmer and his wife, Florence, and four grandchildren, Wanda, Wayne, Willis, and Estella, besides many friends are left to mourn.
One has gone from among us who was honest and fearless. He was most appreciative of attention given yet he did his best to avoid being a burden to any one. Nothing roused his temper quicker than what, to him at least seemed wrong against his fellow man. Goodness, as he was permitted to see it, was his guide.Funeral services were held at the Corning M.E. Church Sunday, March 28th, the Rev Harman being in charge, assisted by Rev. Eastman. Interment was made in the Quincy Cemetery.
Adams County Free Press, March 30, 1933, page 2
The Cooper family stone is shared by LeRoy, Minerva, Elmer & FlorenceCivil War Service:
Private, Ohio Light Artillery, 5th Indpt. Battery.
Corporal, 160th Regiment Ohio Infantry, Company G.
Biographical sketch from a genealogical publication, Adams County, Iowa:
LeRoy Dillon Cooper, 1843-1933, was born in Perry County, Ohio and spent his boyhood in that area. In 1861 he enlisted in the 5th Ohio Independent Battery. He was wounded and discharged in 1862. In 1863 he reenlisted in the 160th Ohio Volunteer Infantry serving under General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley and was again discharged in 1864.
He married Minerva Barker, 1846-1924, also from Perry County, Ohio in 1874. In the late 1870's they moved to Van Buren County, Iowa, but stayed only a short time, moving back to Ohio. Iowa had somehow gotten in their blood, and early in the 1880's they moved to Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa, and remained there the rest of their lives.
They had one son, Elmer E. Cooper, born in 1883. LeRoy and Minerva are at rest in the Quincy cemetery. Submitted by Willis Cooper.
LeRoy David Cooper, son of Isaac and Rachel Boor Cooper, was born near Somerset, Perry County, Ohio on October 23, 1843 and departed this life at the home of his son in Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa on March 24, 1933, at the age of 89 years, 5 months, and 1 day. He grew to manhood in the community of his birth. February 24, 1874 he was united in marriage to Minerva E Barker, who was native to the same community as the deceased, and who preceded her husband in death by almost nine years. To this union one son, Elmer, was born.
In 1875, the deceased and his wife came to Adams County, Iowa, settling on a farm a short distance north of Brooks. The following year they moved to Van Buren County in this state. Six years later they moved back to Adams County, and in 1884 settled on the farm which wad theirs until the last illness. What time the deceased did not spend in the old home, was spent in the son's house nearby. As long as he was able he would make daily trips to his farmstead to do chores and putter around.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church from boyhood. He relationship with the church, when he was able, were active. He served on many boards and filled many offices. One of the many activities was on the building comity of the North Class Church. To this enterprise he gave generously of time and money. He was a great student of the Bible and believed in His God. To him there was a God, a Heavenly Father.
In 1860 when Lincoln sent out the call for meant to defend our country, the deceased, at the age of 17, answered. He first enlisted in the light artillery. From this branch of the service he was discharged when a musket ball caused the partial removal of three fingers on the left hand. He again enlisted, this time as an infantryman. In all he saw about three years of service. Nothing pleased him more than to get in the company of another, "old soldier" and talk over the experiences through which they had gone.
One son, Elmer and his wife, Florence, and four grandchildren, Wanda, Wayne, Willis, and Estella, besides many friends are left to mourn.
One has gone from among us who was honest and fearless. He was most appreciative of attention given yet he did his best to avoid being a burden to any one. Nothing roused his temper quicker than what, to him at least seemed wrong against his fellow man. Goodness, as he was permitted to see it, was his guide.Funeral services were held at the Corning M.E. Church Sunday, March 28th, the Rev Harman being in charge, assisted by Rev. Eastman. Interment was made in the Quincy Cemetery.
Adams County Free Press, March 30, 1933, page 2
The Cooper family stone is shared by LeRoy, Minerva, Elmer & FlorenceCivil War Service:
Private, Ohio Light Artillery, 5th Indpt. Battery.
Corporal, 160th Regiment Ohio Infantry, Company G.
Biographical sketch from a genealogical publication, Adams County, Iowa:
LeRoy Dillon Cooper, 1843-1933, was born in Perry County, Ohio and spent his boyhood in that area. In 1861 he enlisted in the 5th Ohio Independent Battery. He was wounded and discharged in 1862. In 1863 he reenlisted in the 160th Ohio Volunteer Infantry serving under General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley and was again discharged in 1864.
He married Minerva Barker, 1846-1924, also from Perry County, Ohio in 1874. In the late 1870's they moved to Van Buren County, Iowa, but stayed only a short time, moving back to Ohio. Iowa had somehow gotten in their blood, and early in the 1880's they moved to Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa, and remained there the rest of their lives.
They had one son, Elmer E. Cooper, born in 1883. LeRoy and Minerva are at rest in the Quincy cemetery. Submitted by Willis Cooper.
In 1875, the deceased and his wife came to Adams County, Iowa, settling on a farm a short distance north of Brooks. The following year they moved to Van Buren County in this state. Six years later they moved back to Adams County, and in 1884 settled on the farm which wad theirs until the last illness. What time the deceased did not spend in the old home, was spent in the son's house nearby. As long as he was able he would make daily trips to his farmstead to do chores and putter around.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church from boyhood. He relationship with the church, when he was able, were active. He served on many boards and filled many offices. One of the many activities was on the building comity of the North Class Church. To this enterprise he gave generously of time and money. He was a great student of the Bible and believed in His God. To him there was a God, a Heavenly Father.
In 1860 when Lincoln sent out the call for meant to defend our country, the deceased, at the age of 17, answered. He first enlisted in the light artillery. From this branch of the service he was discharged when a musket ball caused the partial removal of three fingers on the left hand. He again enlisted, this time as an infantryman. In all he saw about three years of service. Nothing pleased him more than to get in the company of another, "old soldier" and talk over the experiences through which they had gone.
One son, Elmer and his wife, Florence, and four grandchildren, Wanda, Wayne, Willis, and Estella, besides many friends are left to mourn.
One has gone from among us who was honest and fearless. He was most appreciative of attention given yet he did his best to avoid being a burden to any one. Nothing roused his temper quicker than what, to him at least seemed wrong against his fellow man. Goodness, as he was permitted to see it, was his guide.Funeral services were held at the Corning M.E. Church Sunday, March 28th, the Rev Harman being in charge, assisted by Rev. Eastman. Interment was made in the Quincy Cemetery.
Adams County Free Press, March 30, 1933, page 2
The Cooper family stone is shared by LeRoy, Minerva, Elmer & FlorenceCivil War Service:
Private, Ohio Light Artillery, 5th Indpt. Battery.
Corporal, 160th Regiment Ohio Infantry, Company G.
Biographical sketch from a genealogical publication, Adams County, Iowa:
LeRoy Dillon Cooper, 1843-1933, was born in Perry County, Ohio and spent his boyhood in that area. In 1861 he enlisted in the 5th Ohio Independent Battery. He was wounded and discharged in 1862. In 1863 he reenlisted in the 160th Ohio Volunteer Infantry serving under General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley and was again discharged in 1864.
He married Minerva Barker, 1846-1924, also from Perry County, Ohio in 1874. In the late 1870's they moved to Van Buren County, Iowa, but stayed only a short time, moving back to Ohio. Iowa had somehow gotten in their blood, and early in the 1880's they moved to Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa, and remained there the rest of their lives.
They had one son, Elmer E. Cooper, born in 1883. LeRoy and Minerva are at rest in the Quincy cemetery. Submitted by Willis Cooper.
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