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Col William Greyer Coop

Birth	:	26 Feb 1805 Greene County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	4 Jun 1874 Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Antioch Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1002998, -91.9147034
Plot	:	Stone/Lot 44
Description	:	Note: the middle name sometimes vary with family sources. Will use "Greyer" for this memorial, but family researchers may also find it as "Greer" in other sources. Not easily resolved. --------- Farmer & Iowa State Senator. Colonel, 44th Reg. Illinois Militia, Black Hawk War. Married Nancy Harris August 26, 1829 in Lexington, KY. Of several children born, most notable was William Henry Coop born July 13, 1836 as the first white child born in Jefferson County, Iowa. William G. Coop was instrumental in the settling and establishment of Jefferson County. -------- CENTENNIAL EDITION, The Fairfield (Iowa) Daily Ledger,... Read More	Note: the middle name sometimes vary with family sources. Will use "Greyer" for this memorial, but family researchers may also find it as "Greer" in other sources. Not easily resolved. --------- Farmer & Iowa State Senator. Colonel, 44th Reg. Illinois Militia, Black Hawk War. Married Nancy Harris August 26, 1829 in Lexington, KY. Of several children born, most notable was William Henry Coop born July 13, 1836 as the first white child born in Jefferson County, Iowa. William G. Coop was instrumental in the settling and establishment of Jefferson County. -------- CENTENNIAL EDITION, The Fairfield (Iowa) Daily Ledger, Monday, October 2, 1939, Section E, Page Two: "Colonel (W.G.) Coop's last public act was to deed to the Trustees of Penn Township and their successors for a period of ninety-nine years a tract of land for a cemetery. In addition to this he deeded three extra acres for a church ground. Ths is known as the Antioch Church, and the burial ground to one side is the Antioch Cemetery." -------- COOP, Gen. Wm. G., deceased, was born in Greene Co., Va., Feb. 26, 1805; in 1809 he removed with his parents to Tenn., thence to Washington Co., Penn., remaining about two years, then to Wabash Co., Ind.; in 1830 they moved to Macoupin Co., Ill. . . . . .was elected Captain of a company of volunteers, and immediately promoted to Colonel of a regiment, to serve in the Black Hawk War. . . . Jan. 28, 1832 was commissioned Major General of the 44th Reg. Illinois Militia, by Governor Reynolds. . . . .He died on the 4th of June 1874. . . . .His wife was Miss Nancy F. Harris, a native of Lexington Co., Ky.; they were married in 1829; their children are: Polly, born July 13, 1830, died Dec. 20, 1848; David L., born June 29, 1831; Elizabeth Isabel, now Mrs. R. Simmons, born March 28, 1833; John died, aged 7 months; William Henry, the first white child born in this county, was born July 13, 1836; Jefferson S., born March 1, 1839; Nancy Ann, now Mrs. S. Parks, born Nov. 8, 1840; Lafayette, born April 15, 1842; Christiana, now Mrs. T. Gilbert, born May 25, 1844; Margaret, born Oct. 27, 1845, died in 1864; Clarinda, now Mrs. F. M. Henderson, born Feb. 15, 1847; Mildred M., born April 6, 1849, died in 1853; Emanuel W., born Jan. 30, 1851, died in 1863; Sarah Ellen, now Mrs. W. Dawes, born Jan. 30, 1854. 1879 History of Jefferson County, p. 550 - Penn Township. Col. W. G. Coop (long). . . . . Fairfield Ledger Nov. 22, 1882, 1-5. ----------------- Re photo of headstones: Monument for Nancy (L) and Col. William Coop (R). The stones have eroded with age and weathering, making all but large engraved lettering illegible to the naked eye. ------------------ "The Fairfield Ledger" Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Front Page and Page 7 Pioneer family's Bible given to local Carnegie museum By Vicki Tillis Ledger news editor The nearly 200-year-old family Bible of the COOP family -- one of the pioneer families of Jefferson County -- was presented to the Carnegie Historical Museum Tuesday afternoon. "Several months ago when I was in Fairfield, I visited your museum and saw that you had some items associated with my COOP ancestors -- William Greer COOP, his mother Christiana and his wife Nancy," said Kenneth L. COOP of Los Alamos, N.M. COOP told museum director Mark Shafer he possessed William Greer COOP's Bible, which is considered the COOP family Bible, and he would like to place it somewhere in Jefferson County where all the COOPs and any other interested person could view it now and in the future. Shafer and COOP made arrangements for COOP, on behalf of the entire COOP family, to present the Bible to the museum Tuesday afternoon. The Bible belonged to William Greer COOP, who was born Feb. 26, 1805, in Virginia, the son of David and Christiana STOUFFER COOP. The family moved to Tennessee, Pennsylvania and then to Indiana. William Greer COOP married Nancy Ann HARRIS Aug. 16, 1829, and they moved to Illinois. William Greer COOP served as a colonel of a regiment in the Blackhawk War, and, in 1832, was commissioned a major general. He served six consecutive terms as the elected sheriff in Macoupin County in Illinois. In the spring of 1836, William and Nancy Ann, and three children set out for land beyond the Mississippi River in an ox-drawn wagon. His brother David, along with his wife and their two children also went west. They arrived June 6 to stake their claims in what was then Des Moines County and, in 1839, became Jefferson County. Five weeks later, July 13, 1836, William Henry COOP was born -- the first white child born in the area. Two women neighbors and a Native American Indian midwife attended his mother, and he was born in the covered wagon, with the wheels removed, where the family was living while William Greer built their house. William Henry COOP, as an older man, is depicted in the statue "William Henry Coop and Friend" in Central Park. William Greer COOP's Bible was passed to his son Jefferson, then to Jefferson's daughter May COOP BILLINGSLEY. Eventually, the Bible made its way to the family branch of William Greer COOP's son Ransom Lafayette COOP. May BILLINGSLEY wrote from Pasadena, Calif., in 1937 to Ransom's daughter Bertha COOP FLINSPACH that she could keep the Bible as long as she wanted, but "I should like for it to be left in the hands of a 'Coop.' ... Maybe it would be well to place it in the 'Jefferson County Society [a fore-runner of the Carnegie Historical Museum].' ...I prized it very highly. It is a quaint book, with all those names and dates of births. So, I hope you will cherish it, too." Bertha FLINSPACH gave the Bible to her brother Albert COOP, who passed it on to his son Roy COOP, and Roy gave it to his son Kenneth L. COOP -- the great-great-grandson of William Greer COOP. Today, per May's wish written 74 years ago, the historic family Bible has been placed in the local museum. Shafer said the 1829 bible is "on an end table of the era, coupled with the other COOP memorabilia for a nice display." ------------------- CENTENNIAL EDITION, The Fairfield (Iowa) Daily Ledger, Monday, October 2, 1939, Section E, Page Two: "Colonel (W.G.) Coop's last public act was to deed to the Trustees of Penn Township and their successors for a period of ninety-nine years a tract of land for a cemetery. In addition to this he deeded three extra acres for a church ground. Ths is known as the Antioch Church, and the burial ground to one side is the Antioch Cemetery."

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Where is Col William Greyer Coop's memorial?
Col William Greyer Coop's memorial is located at: Antioch Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA.
When did Col William Greyer Coop death?
Col William Greyer Coop death on 4 Jun 1874 in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.1002998
Longitude: -91.9147034

Family Members:

Parent

Christiana Stofer Coop

(1766 - 1850)

Spouse

Nancy Harris Coop

(1811 - 1874)

Siblings

Elizabeth G Coop Powell

(1800 - 1856)

David Coop

(1803 - 1837)

Ransom R Coop

(1811 - 1851)

Children

Mary Ann “Polly” Coop

(1830 - 1848)

David Lee Coop

(1830 - 1905)

Elizabeth Isabelle Coop Simmons

(1833 - 1912)

William Henry Coop

(1836 - 1915)

Jefferson Samuel “Sam” Coop

(1839 - 1915)

Lafayette “Lafe” Coop

(1842 - 1920)

Margaret Jane Coop

(1844 - 1863)

Christiana Coop Gilbert

(1844 - 1925)

Emanuel W Coop

(1850 - 1862)

Mildred Malinda Coop

(1859 - 1862)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Antioch Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1002998, -91.9147034

2. Moyer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1046982, -91.9330978

3. Wheeler Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0797000, -91.9185500

4. Perlee Cemetery
Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0805750, -91.8993380

5. Westenhaver Family Cemetery
Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0968240, -91.8829110

6. Walnut Creek Friends Cemetery
Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1237500, -91.8747500

7. McDowell Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1380997, -91.9460983

8. Upper Richwoods Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0602989, -91.8807983

9. Howard Grove Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1488991, -91.9419022

10. Friends Cemetery
Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1478004, -91.8636017

11. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1357994, -91.8463974

12. Switzer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0368996, -91.9096985

13. Polishville Cemetery
East Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1116982, -91.8131027

14. Chillcott Family Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0558000, -91.8286300

15. Lower Richwoods Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0882000, -91.8085000

16. Salina Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0419006, -91.8330994

17. Clay Cemetery
Rubio, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1857986, -91.9218979

18. Laux Park Family Cemetery
Brighton, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1913920, -91.9098620

19. Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0138600, -91.9562100

20. Old Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0148000, -91.9598000

21. Ann Gowey Cemetery
Brighton, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1999642, -91.8974728

22. Peterson Cemetery
Lockridge, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0393982, -91.8075027

23. Blue Point Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1618996, -92.0218964

24. Bethesda Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0019000, -91.8796000