Biographical Sketch of Daniel Cooper, Johnson County, Missouri
Jefferson Township
>From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," 
Kansas City Historical Co. 1881

DANIEL COOPER,

P.O. Windsor.  Is one of the successful farmers of the township.  He was
born in the state of Kentucky, January 3, 1822, and came to Missouri
with his father David Cooper, at the age of ten.  Uncle Dabner Pettis,
who taught a subscription school in a little log school house, was his
first pioneer teacher.  The teacher was no ordinary man, and young Dan
progressed rapidly, and will ever look back to that day with pleasure,
as the silver hairs of age are coming on.  He remained in bachelorhood
until he was forty-seven years of age, strictly attending to business
and improving his beautiful farm, and when the day did come for his
nuptial feast he was united in holy wedlock to a beautiful and pious
young lady, Miss Isabella A. McCray, daughter of a prominent farmer of
Green county, Mo., April 8, 1869.  Her father was a native of Tennessee,
and settled in Green county, about 1851.  During the late war, (1862) he
was shot down while standing in his own door, by Kansas jayhawkers.  By
this union three children were born.  Two are living, one of each sex;
Jennie Lee and Stonewall; aged respectively, twelve and ten.  In 1870,
his present commodious residence was erected at a cost of about $2,000,
in section sixteen, township forty-four, range twenty-four.  He owns 532
1/3 acres on the very best black limestone land.  In his life, Mr.
Cooper has made one move, and that was one mile south of his father's
old home, which will be, in January, 1882, fifty years since.  In
politics, he has never voted any other ticket but a straight Democratic
ticket.  In religion, he is a Baptist, and his wife a Southern
Methodist.  His location is among the finest in the township,
beautifully situated on the divide between the waters of the Osage and
Missouri rivers.  Mr. Cooper, during the late war was with Gen. Price,
and served honorably till the close of the struggle.  He was present at
the battle of Wilson Creek.  Since the close of the war he has been
counted among the enterprising husbandmen.  One of the first things he
did when he settled, was to plant a fine orchard.  He has 200 acres of
fine blue grass pasture, upon which graze fine cattle, sheep and horses.
Although it was late in life when he became the head of a family, yet he
is kind and social in the domestic circle, and around his fireside home,
"sweet home," is fully realized by the observer.  He is a liberal
contributor and supporter of his church, and very hospitable to friends
and strangers.


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