Cooper, Thomas b. 1764 d. July 1, 1829 U.S. Congressman. Served in the Delaware State House of Representatives from 1803 to 1808 and the Delaware State Senate in 1808. Elected as represent Delaware as a U.S. Congressman and served from 1813 to 1817. (Bio by: Russ Pickett) Cooper Family Cemetery, Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Mitchell, Nathaniel b. 1753 d. February 21, 1814 Governor of Delaware. A farmer before the Revolutionary War, during the War he became an adjutant in Colonel Dogworth's battalion of militia, and afterward was with Colonel Patterson's battalion of the flying camp. Still later, he was with Colonel Grayson's Continental regiment, and in April 1779 he was transferred to Colonel Gist's regiment and subsequently was brigade major and inspector to General Peter Muhlenberg. A Continental Congressman from Delaware from 1786 to 1789, he served as...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver) Old Christ Church Cemetery, Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
b. September 3, 1825 d. April 8, 1895