Jonathan Henry "J. H." Cooper

1818 - 1897  (78 years)

• Name	Jonathan Henry "J. H." Cooper  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	J. H.
  Birth	22 Aug 1818	Mississippi   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Feb 1897	Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Burial	Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Notes	FindAGrave shows that Jonathan and Obedience "moved to Pineland, Sabine County, Texas in 1854 from Mississippi. They built their first home, a log house, a short distance from Pineland, and later build a larger house north of the present town site on the east side of Highway 87. He went into the mercantile business and owned a store and a sawmill at Yellowpine, Texas. He was also a farmer and a breeder of livestock. His hobbies were fishing and hunting and he was said to have been one of the best in his community. He was elected Commissioner of the Sabine County Board of Supervisors, and as Commissioner, he ordered the County to buy in 1870 the first iron safe for the records of the County Clerk. Later the courthouse burned and all the records were destroyed." (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census Mississippi, Hinds County Enumerated 5 and 6 Dec 1850 Stamped 222 1618-1618 Jonathan H Cooper 32 M Farmer 300 Miss Obedience 30 F Miss Martha J Cooper 10 F Miss Eliza A Cooper 9 F Miss James A Cooper 7 M Miss Jonathan H Cooper 4 M Miss Lucy B Cooper 6 F Miss Lewis Cooper 9/12 m Miss 1619-1619 John O and Lydia Cooper 1620-1620 CR and Sarah Clark 1860 Census Texas, Sabine County, Housan Bayou Beat 3, PO Hemphill Enumerated 22 Jun 1860 Page 64 Stamped 325 107-107 J H Cooper 41 M Farmer $--- $162 Miss Obediance Cooper 39 F Miss Martha Cooper 19 F Miss Adline 18 F Miss James Cooper 16 M Miss Lucy Cooper 12 F Miss Lewis Cooper 10 M Tx Robert Cooper 4 M Tx Julian Cooper 2 F Tx 1870 Census Texas, Sabine County, Beat 2, PO Sabine Town Enumerated 2 Aug 1870 Page 24 500-500 DM Cooper (Physician) and Grace B Cooper and family 501-501 Cooper J H 52 M W Farmer $500 Miss Cooper Obediener 50 F W Keeping House Miss Cooper Lucy 21 F W Miss Cooper Robert 14 M W Tx Cooper Julia 12 F W Tx Cooper John 10 M W Tx
  Person ID	I5658	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Gill Cooper,   b. 25 Mar 1777, South Carolina d. 24 Jan 1849, Rankin County, Mississippi (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Dempsey Donaho,   b. 5 Aug 1788, South Carolina d. 1 Oct 1843, Rankin County, Mississippi (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1808  [4, 5]
  	Source Citation: Source number: 1232.162; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; . Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie. FindAGrave shows them as the parents of 15 children in total. Only the two sons that migrated to Sabine County, Texas are included in this database. 1. LEWIS A. COOPER b: 29 MAR 1809 in NATCHEZ, ADAMS CO, MS 2. JOHN OLIVER COOPER b: 11 DEC 1810 in NATCHEZ, ADAMS CO, MS d: 28 JUN 1850 in RANKIN CO, MS 3. GEORGE WASHINGTON COOPER b: 30 JUN 1812 in NATCHEZ, ADAMS CO, MS 4. POLLY ANN COOPER b: 6 JAN 1814 in HINDS CO, MS 5. Judge HAMILTON COOPER b: 15 FEB 1815 in HINDS CO, MS d: 1 JUL 1894 in NEWTON CO, MS 6. JANE MELVILLE COOPER b: 1 JAN 1817 in HINDS CO, MS 7. JONATHAN HENRY COOPER b: 22 AUG 1818 in HINDS CO, MS 8. SARAH COOPER b: 19 JAN 1820 in HINDS CO, MS 9. ROBERT ANSEL COOPER b: 15 AUG 1821 in HINDS CO, MS 10. LUCINDA COOPER b: 1 AUG 1824 in HINDS CO, MS 11. ELIZABETH "ELIZA" COOPER b: 10 OCT 1825 in HINDS CO, MS 12. WILLIAM GILL COOPER, JR. b: 14 SEP 1827 in HINDS CO, MS d: 29 FEB, 1912 in TEXAS, buried COTTONWOOD CEMETERY, DALLAS, DALLAS CO, TX. His tombstone is inscribed: "A Soldier of the Mexican War 1846 A Hero of Buena Vista under Colonel Jefferson Davis In Co. G, First Miss. Volunteers" "A Soldier of the Confederate States of America 1861 in Co., G, Thirty- nineth Miss. Volunteers Take thy sleep, thy warfare's o'er!" 13. NANCY COOPER b: 30 APR 1829 in HINDS CO, MS 14. DANIEL MATTHEW COOPER b: 30 OCT 1830 in HINDS CO, MS 15. JAMES SIMPSON COOPER b: 26 NOV 1832 in HINDS CO, MS
  Family ID	F12540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Obediance "Obediah" ???,   b. 6 Jul 1820, Mississippi d. 3 Sep 1877, Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 3]
  Children	1. Martha Cooper,   b. Abt 1840, Mississippi d. Abt 1862, Texas (Age ~ 22 years)   2. Eliza Adeline Cooper,   b. Abt 1841, Mississippi d. Abt 1867 (Age ~ 26 years)   3. James Amberson Cooper,   b. 12 Nov 1843, Hinds County, Mississippi d. 5 Jan 1927, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 83 years)   4. Lucy B. Cooper,   b. Abt 1845, Hinds County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jonathan Henry Cooper, Jr.,   b. Abt 1846, Hinds County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   6. Lewis Ansel Cooper,   b. Abt 1850, Hinds County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   7. Elizabeth Alice Cooper,   b. 19 Dec 1852, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   8. Robert Hamilton Cooper,   b. 11 Feb 1856, Texas d. 15 Dec 1912, Texas (Age 56 years)   9. Julia Ann Cooper,   b. Abt 1858, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   10. John Daniel Cooper, M. D.,   b. 26 Jun 1861, Sabine County, Texas d. 10 Dec 1939, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F2951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Aug 1818 - Mississippi Death - 17 Feb 1897 - Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S65] McCary, Kay P. "Spring Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Hinds County Enumerated 5 and 6 Dec 1850 Stamped 222 1618-1618 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 32596314 (Reliability: 3). [S1283] Ancestry.com - U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 28556003 (Reliability: 3).