A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎Robert Emmett Cooper‏‎ ¹⁾, son of James Cooper and Mary Mitchell‏. Born ‎ Dec 6, 1849 at PA, died ‎ Mar 8, 1918 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA‎, 68 years, buried ‎ at Masonic Memorial Park, Turnwater, Thurston Co. WA Robert's death notice in Simpsons' Daily Leader confirms him as a member of the Rural Valley Coopers and lists his place of death as Olympia, Washington. Place of death on his death certificate is Chambers Prairie, which is close to Olympia. Middle name inscribed on grave marker, which is shared with wife and minor children. ²⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandfather. Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Located: (‎ Apr 1877 at Omaha, Douglas Co. NE) Census (‎ 1900 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Day laborer. Living with wife and children. Census (‎ 1910 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. Married ‎ Apr 25, 1877 at Omaha, Douglas Co. NE (40 years married) to: ‎Anna Colman Crume‏‎ Born ‎ 1858 at IA, died ‎ 1918‎, 59 or 60 years, buried ‎ at Masonic Memorial Park, Turnwater, Thurston Co. WA On the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Anna states that she has had ten children, and seven are living. Full name inscribed on grave marker, which is shared with husband and minor children. Anna's marriage license identifies her parents as James B. Crune and Hannah Sears. Located: (‎ Apr 1877 at Omaha, Douglas Co. NE) Census (‎ 1900 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Living with husband and children. Census (‎ 1910 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Living with husband and children. Children: 1. ‎Birdie "Agatha B. Cooper" Cooper‏‎ Born ‎ May 1878 at NE Census (‎ 1900 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Public school teacher. Living with parents and siblings. 2. ‎Jennie Virginia Cooper‏‎ Born ‎ 1880, died ‎ 1894‎, 13 or 14 years, buried ‎ at Masonic Memorial Park, Turnwater, Thurston Co. WA Name, birth year and death year inscribed on grave marker, which is shared with parents and minor siblings. 3. ‎James M. Cooper‏‎ Born ‎ Mar 1882 at NE Census (‎ 1900 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Living with parents and siblings. Census (‎ 1910 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Loader in a logging camp. Living with parents and siblings. 4. ‎Daisy M. Cooper‏‎ Born ‎ May 1884 at NE Census (‎ 1900 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Living with parents and siblings. 5. ‎Cleve V. "Cleveland W. Cooper, Vanwick C. Cooper" Cooper‏‎ Born ‎ Jun 1886 at NE Census (‎ 1900 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Living with parents and siblings. Census (‎ 1910 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Farmer. Living with parents and siblings. 6. ‎Robert W. Cooper‏‎ Born ‎ Apr 1889 at WA Census (‎ 1900 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Living with parents and siblings. Census (‎ 1910 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Farmer. Living with parents and siblings. 7. ‎Lionel Emmet Cooper‏‎ Born ‎ 1891, died ‎ 1892‎, 0 or 1 years, buried ‎ at Masonic Memorial Park, Turnwater, Thurston Co. WA Name, birth year and death year inscribed on grave marker, which is shared with parents and minor siblings 8. ‎Victor Earl Cooper‏‎ Born ‎ 1893, died ‎ 1894‎, 0 or 1 years, buried ‎ at Masonic Memorial Park, Turnwater, Thurston Co. WA Name, birth year and death year inscribed on grave marker, which is shared with parents and minor siblings 9. ‎Samuel Vivien Reed Cooper‏‎ Born ‎ Apr 1895 at WA, died ‎ 1914‎, 18 or 19 years, buried ‎ at Masonic Memorial Park, Turnwater, Thurston Co. WA Full name and death year inscribed on grave marker, which is shared with parents and minor siblings Census (‎ 1900 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Living with parents and siblings. Census (‎ 1910 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Living with parents and siblings. 10. ‎Ruth A. Cooper‏‎ Born ‎ Oct 1897 at WA Census (‎ 1900 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Living with parents and siblings. Census (‎ 1910 at Chambers Prairie, Thurston Co. WA) Living with parents and siblings.

Sources

1) source: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, Vol. 2
2) source: Local Notes

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Robert Emmett Cooper & Anna Colman Crume." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=36&id=F6381&main_person=I17680 : accessed 28 April 2025) Robert Emmett Cooper #I10840, born ‎ Dec 6, 1849 at PA