Randolph County  GA  Bios   Mr. S.L. Cooper

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Article from the Calhoun County Courier, Arlington, Calhoun Co, Ga
newspaper.
The Courier was "copying" from the Cuthbert, Randolph County GA
Liberal-Enterprise.

24 July 1896
"A Veteran of Three Wars.
The Liberal-Enterprise had a call yesterday from perhaps
the oldest citizen of the county, Mr. S. L. Cooper.  In
many respects Mr. Cooper is a very remarkable man.  He is
89 years of age, yet is as hale and hearty as most men
who are many years younger, doing regular farm work every
day.  He has served his country through three wars-the
Creek Indian war of 1836, the Mexican war of 1847 and the
late war between the states.  He came in yesterday to
attend the confederate reunion, the first time he has
been to town since the day Atkinson and Bacon spoke here
two years ago, not withstanding the fact that he lives
within 4 miles of the city.  He has never had but one
spell of sickness which required the service of a
physician, that being a spell of typhoid fever some
thirty years ago.  He has been a life-long democrat and
predicts a glorious victory for democracy this year.---
The Cuthbert Liberal."