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Obituary of Uriah Cooper 

Wednesday, 18 August 1920, Clark County (IL) Democrat

 
Uriah Cooper, son of Marmaduke and Nancy Cooper was born in
Virginia, June 25th 1835 and died at his home in Melrose township
August 9, 1920, aged 85 years, 1 month and 14 days.  His father
emigrated to Clark county when Uriah was only 6 years old, landing
at Old York on a flat boat in the latter part of the 1885 and soon
thereafter settled in Melrose township.

Mr. Cooper was married to Mary H. Lamb January 4, 1855, who departed
this life October 25th 1889.  To this union were born ten children,
only two of whom are living, Iradell Cooper and Mrs. Libbie
Lawrence, both of Oblong, Ill.  The deceased children are Alfred,
Perry, Florence, McClelland, Mrs. Charles Green, Mrs. Fred Ware,
Fred and Ora Cooper.

He was again married on February 25, 1892 to Drucilla Jeffers.  To
this union were born two children, Mrs. Herman Bartlett and Patience
who lived at home with him at the time of his death.  He is also
survived by five grandchildren and five great grandchildren, also
two brothers, David and John Cooper and one half brother, S. D.
Cooper.

He was a member of the United Brethren church at Plymouth and when
the organization there was discontinued, he moved his membership to
Potter's Hall where he remained a faithful member until death.  Mr.
Cooper endured the inconveniences and privations that were incident
to early pioneer life and by industry and frugality had accumulated
a competency for old age, having lived on the farm where he died,
for 65 years.  He was a kind father, agreeable neighbor, and a good
citizen and will be missed by all in the community where he lived.
His generous nature and....forgotten.  He has gone before, but is
only waiting for us to follow.

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