man‎Leason Q. Cooper‏‎ 1), son of James Reed Cooper and Rebecca Jane Whitacre‏.
Born ‎ May 27, 1895 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, died ‎ Nov 22, 1976 at Leechburg, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 81 years, buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings.
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 2)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Coal miner. Living with father, sister Olive and her husband, and brother Joseph. 3)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children.
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children.
Located: (‎ Jan 1949 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) 4)
Located: (‎ Aug 1967 at Armstrong Co. PA)

Married ‎± 1922 Marriage date estimate based on Leason's and Ruth's ages at first marriage as reported on the 1930 census. (approximately 51 years married) to:

womanRuth Susan McIntire‏
Born ‎ Apr 14, 1903 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, died ‎ Apr 15, 1973 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 70 years, buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA
Ruth's obituary identifies her parents as William and Elizabeth (Gontz) McIntire.
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children.
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children.

Children:

1.
man‎William LeRoy Cooper‏‎
Born ‎ Apr 27, 1923 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA, died ‎ Dec 7, 1993‎, 70 years
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brother.
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings.
Located: (‎ Nov 1976 at Blasdell, Erie Co. NY)
Located: (‎ Oct 1982 at Blasdell, Erie Co. NY)

2.
man‎Wilmer Laurence "William Lawrence Cooper" Cooper‏‎
Born ‎ Feb 12, 1927 at PA, died ‎ Feb 14, 1927 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA
Birth and death dates inscribed on grave marker.

3.
manWalter Leason Cooper‏ 5)
Born ‎ Mar 5, 1928 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, died ‎ Jan 1, 2007 at Coudersport, Potter Co. PA‎, 78 years, buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA
Full birth and death dates inscribed on grave marker.
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brother.
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings.
Located: (‎ May 1961 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA)
Located: (‎ Nov 1976 at Leechburg, Armstrong Co. PA)
Located: (‎ Oct 1982 at Washington, Washington Co. PA)

4.
woman‎Mary Evelyn Cooper‏‎
Born ‎ May 27, 1930 at PA, died ‎ May 27, 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA

5.
man‎Curtis Laird Cooper‏‎
Born ‎ Feb 21, 1933 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA, died ‎ Oct 9, 1982 at Trenton, Wayne Co. MI‎, 49 years, buried ‎ at Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Ford City, Armstrong Co. PA
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings.
Located: (‎ Nov 1976 at Trenton, Wayne Co. MI)


Sources

1) source: Obituary of Curtis R. Cooper
2) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 11, Sheet 11-A, Dwelling 187, Family 191, Reid Cooper Family
3) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (Western District), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 6, Sheets 1-A and 1-B, Dwelling 11, Family 11, J. R. Cooper Family
4) source: DUNMIRE
5) source: Obituary of Wilda Mart [sic] Stewart

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Leason Q. Cooper & Ruth Susan McIntire." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=36&id=F6373&main_person=I17660 : accessed 28 April 2025) Leason Q. Cooper #I11432, born ‎ May 27, 1895 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA


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