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Cyrus Douglas Cooper

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Birth	:	20 Apr 1856 Union County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	8 Aug 1937
Burial	:	West Lawn Cemetery, Gering, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8167000, -103.6849976
Description	:	------------------------- Biography published in the "History of Western Nebraska and its People" Vol. III pages 259 and 260. Published in 1921. This book is long out of print and no longer copyrighted. CYRUS D. COOPER has proved himself the possessor of a large amount of that excellent manhood and that self-reliance, which united with perseverance and industry, have enabled him to become one of the valued men of Scottsbluff county. Mr Cooper was born in Union County, Iowa, in 1856, the son of Amos C. and Ruth Amanda (Thurlow) Cooper, the former a Buckeye by birth, being reared and educated... Read More	------------------------- Biography published in the "History of Western Nebraska and its People" Vol. III pages 259 and 260. Published in 1921. This book is long out of print and no longer copyrighted. CYRUS D. COOPER has proved himself the possessor of a large amount of that excellent manhood and that self-reliance, which united with perseverance and industry, have enabled him to become one of the valued men of Scottsbluff county. Mr Cooper was born in Union County, Iowa, in 1856, the son of Amos C. and Ruth Amanda (Thurlow) Cooper, the former a Buckeye by birth, being reared and educated in the excellent public schools of Ohio, where he engaged in farming after his academic career closed. Subsequently Mr. Cooper removed to Missouri and later still to Iowa, where he bought land and became one of the prosperous and progressive farmers of his locality, being engaged in raising general farm products and a good grade of cattle. There was a good stream of water on his land and he soon realized that this could be turned to profit in water power, with this end in view he constructed a dam across the stream, erected a mill and after the initial outlay had a good paying business as a miller. He and his wife are now deceased. there were nine children in the Cooper family: David, who enlisted at the outbreak of the Civil War in the Twenty-ninth Iowa Volunteer infantry, died at Little Rock, Arkansas; John D., deceased; William F., a merchant in Des Moines, Iowa; Amos C., owns a livery business at Thayer, Iowa; Cyrus; James H., a Kansas farmer; Edward M., deceased; Ruth, the wife of Thomas Weeter of Union county, Iowa; and Robert M., an osteopathic physician of Garden City, Kansas. The father was a Democrat and Prohibitionist in his views while he and his wife belonged to the Christian church. Cyrus grew up on his father's farm, sturdy and self reliant as a boy in a large family on the frontier must be, to survive the hard knocks incident to life in a new country. He received all the educational advantages afforded in the public school near his home and early learned the practical business of farming from his father. When he grew to manhood he chose agriculture as a profession and followed this in Iowa until 1904. In the meantime he had studied up on intensive farming under irrigation and when he was offered an attractive price for his place in Iowa, disposed of it and came to the Panhandle to obtain cheaper land and more of it than before. Mr. Cooper purchased eighty acres in section 12, township twenty-five, all of which is under ditch. Since locating in the valley he has engaged in general farming to some extent but devotes most of his time and energies to general truck farming, which under his capable management has proved most profitable and he is one of the prosperous and responsible men of this line in the Gering locality, which does not lack for capable men. In 1879 occurred the marriage of Mr. Cooper and Miss Elizabeth Poe, a native of Iowa, now deceased. She became the mother of two children: Edna, the wife of James W. Tillman of Stanford, Montana, and Lizzie, who married J. W. Reynolds, a ranchman of Wyoming. for his second wife Mr. Cooper married Mary E. Miller, a Canadian by birth, the daughter of William and Jerusha (Townsend) Miller, both now deceased. five children were born to the second union, William M., a farmer of Scottsbluff county; Alice M., the wife of J. O. Rose, a Banner county farmer; Oran C., in Wyoming, farming in Campbell county; Mark T., who works for his brothers; and Ward M., also working for him. Mr Cooper is and Independent in politics, voting for the man best qualified for office, while he and his wife are members of the Methodist church. While the family resided in Iowa, Mr. Cooper served as assessor for his district and while he has never held office since coming west, is a public spirited citizen who advocates and supports all movements for the development of his community and the country. -------------------------

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Latitude: 41.8167000
Longitude: -103.6849976

Family Members:

Parent

Amos Christopher Cooper

(1823 - 1910)

Ruth Martha Thurlow Cooper

(1829 - 1913)

Spouse

Mary Annetta Cooper

(1865 - 1936)

Siblings

John Daniel Cooper

(1847 - 1879)

William Perry Cooper

(1852 - 1919)

Amos Christopher “Chris” Cooper Jr.

(1855 - 1929)

Edward Miles Cooper

(1860 - 1888)

Ruth Amanda Cooper Weeter

(1862 - 1938)

Children

William Miller Cooper

(1887 - 1951)

Mark Townsend Cooper

(1898 - 1993)

Ward Milo Cooper

(1902 - 1977)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. West Lawn Cemetery
Gering, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8167000, -103.6849976

2. Saint Francis Episcopal Church Columbarium
Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8665000, -103.6617500

3. Fairview Cemetery
Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8857994, -103.6536026

4. Pierre Didier Papin Gravesite
Gering, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7353783, -103.6983490

5. Sunset Memorial Park
Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8997002, -103.7166977

6. Pioneer Graves
Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8057785, -103.8303909

7. Creighton Valley Cemetery
Melbeta, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7482300, -103.5580400

8. Mitchell Valley Cemetery
Mitchell, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8877983, -103.8311005

9. East Lawn Cemetery
Minatare, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8591995, -103.5177994

10. Mitchell Cemetery
Mitchell, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9585991, -103.8214035

11. Caldwell Pioneer Graves
Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8911812, -103.9287087

12. High Butte Cemetery
McGrew, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7289009, -103.4353027

13. Caldwell Cemetery
Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8997002, -103.9768982

14. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Harrisburg, Banner County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6699982, -103.9449997

15. Forest Lawn Cemetery
Morrill, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9919014, -103.9128036

16. Jensen Cemetery
Banner County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5719550, -103.8112790

17. Bayard Cemetery
Bayard, Morrill County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7666910, -103.3236600

18. Harrisburg Cemetery
Banner County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5427010, -103.7158430

19. Chimney Rock Cemetery
Morrill County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6991997, -103.3399963

20. Gabe Rock Cemetery
Banner County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5668200, -103.8700200

21. Henry Crypt
Henry, Scotts Bluff County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0001000, -104.0454000

22. Morrill County Rural Burial Site
Bayard, Morrill County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7312100, -103.2353100

23. Kirk Cemetery
Harrisburg, Banner County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5103480, -103.4653220

24. Chaulk Creek Cemetery
Harrisburg, Banner County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5496560, -103.3781240