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James Madison Cooper

Birth	:	23 Oct 1858 Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Mar 1957 Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Carmel Cemetery, Tenafly, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.9118996, -73.9666977
Description	:	A man who boldly faces the responsibilities of life and by determined and untiring energy carves out for himself an honorable success exerts a powerful influence upon the lives of those who follow him. To them life is so real that they find no time to plot either mischief or vice. Their lives are bound up in their duties; they feel the weight of their citizenship and take pleasure in sowing the seeds that will spring up a golden harvest. Such men constitute the foundation of our republican institutions and are the pride of our civilization. ... Read More	A man who boldly faces the responsibilities of life and by determined and untiring energy carves out for himself an honorable success exerts a powerful influence upon the lives of those who follow him. To them life is so real that they find no time to plot either mischief or vice. Their lives are bound up in their duties; they feel the weight of their citizenship and take pleasure in sowing the seeds that will spring up a golden harvest. Such men constitute the foundation of our republican institutions and are the pride of our civilization. Such has been the career of the subject of this brief notice. James M. Cooper, better known as Madison Cooper, was born in Ellis township, Hardin county, Iowa, October 23, 1859, and he has continued to make this favored section of the great Hawkeye state his place of abode. He is the son of Henry Cooper, who was born near Terre Haute, Indiana, he being of Scotch descent. He married Jane Rockwell, also born near Terre Haute, Indiana. He grew to manhood in that vicinity and received a limited education in the common schools. His parents died when he was a child and he was early thrown upon his own resources. He made the long overland trip to California in 1851 and was gone two years. He returned to Indiana and later settled in Illinois. About 1854 or 1855 he came to Hardin county, Iowa, and settled in Ellis township, where he got forty acres of land, most all timbered. He added to this until he owned an excellent farm of two hundred and twenty-three acres, which he cleared and improved and became one of the leading farmers of the early days in this township. He was an independent voter and held many offices of his township. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His death occurred on May 4, 1909, his wife having preceded him to the grave on February 24, 1904. They were the parents of eleven children, namely: Lemuel is a lumber dealer of Alden, Iowa; the second son died in infancy; Sylvester died in Kansas; May married James Beem and lives at Ledyard, Iowa; James M., of this review; the next child died in infancy; Eva married Christ Kinney and they live at Buckeye, Iowa, where Wilder R. also lives; Ed. is farming in Missouri; Mertie married L. T. Briggs and they live at Linton, North Dakota; Jennie, who remained single, is deceased. James M. Cooper was educated in the common schools of Ellis township and he lived at home, assisting with the general work around the place, until he was twenty-four years of age. He went to Daws County, Nebraska, where he remained six years, having taken a claim there. He then returned to Ellis township, this county, and has since resided here. On August 28, 1905, he married Mrs. Sarah Alice Mitterer Collins, widow of E. J. Collins, a native of the state of New York, whose death occurred in 1896. Mrs. Cooper is the daughter of Augustus Mitterer, and he was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, on August 16, 1823, the son of Peter and Hannah (Ripman) Mitterer, both natives of Germany, where they spent their lives. Augustus Mitterer came to America in 1846, landing in New York; he settled in Virginia and was there until May, 1855, when he came to Hardin county, Iowa, and settled at Point Pleasant, there being but one house there when they arrived. During the four months following he built four houses, which he sold to settlers as they came in. He took an active part in building the Presbyterian church there, of which he laid the foundation and drove the last nail. On September 2, 1849, he married Ann Z. Shipman, and this union resulted in the birth of nine children, namely: Clara A., Sarah A., Augustus W., Martha J., Joseph S., Ernest F., John L. Two died in infancy. Mr. Mitterer learned the trade of tanner in Virginia and he worked at it in Point Pleasant. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, Thirty-second Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served in Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee. He was seized with illness at Brownsville, Arkansas, in August 1863, and in October of that year he was sent to the hospital at Little Rock, where he remained six months and was discharged from the service on February 14, 1864, for disability. He was always a Republican and active in party affairs, and also took a great deal of interest in educational matters. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. After the war he devoted himself to farming until his death. Mrs. Cooper had five children by her first marriage, namely: Louisa Ellen married Robert C. Racine, of Buckeye township, and they have three children, Gladys, Arlouene and Blanche; Aggie M. married Fred Palo, of Hubbard, Iowa, and they have two children, Alice and Herbert; J. Roy, who married Emma King, is farming in Ellis township, this county; Nellie Ann, who married John Lage, lives at Hubbard, Iowa; Frederick L. is single and living at home. Mr. Cooper has lived on his present farm in Ellis township since 1905. He has made all the improvements on the place and he carried on a general farming business, having devoted his life to this line of endeavor. In connection with farming, he raises an excellent grade of Norman horses and Duroc-Jersey Red hogs. He has a well improved and well kept farm and a good home. He votes independently and has never aspired to political office. James M. Cooper Obituary in Iowa Falls Citizen on March 21, 1957 James M. Cooper, 98, a life-long resident of Hardin County and Ellis township, died this morning (Thursday) at the Long Nursing Home here. the body was taken to the Anderson Home for Funerals where services are pending. Mr. Cooper was born in Ellis township on Oct. 23, 1858, the son of Henry and Jane Rockwell Cooper. He married Alice Collins in 1905. The latter preceded him in death about 20 years ago. Survivors include a brother, E. L. Cooper, Ipswich, S. Dak., and a sister Mrs. Myrta Briggs, Wilson, N. Dak.

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Where is James Madison Cooper's memorial?
James Madison Cooper's memorial is located at: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Tenafly, Bergen County, USA.
When did James Madison Cooper death?
James Madison Cooper death on 21 Mar 1957 in Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the James Madison Cooper's memorial?
Latitude: 40.9118996
Longitude: -73.9666977

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Cooper

(1822 - 1909)

Sarah Jane Rockwell Cooper

(1828 - 1904)

Spouse

Sarah Alice Mitterer Cooper

(1857 - 1931)

Siblings

Lemual Spencer Cooper

(1850 - 1918)

Mary E. Cooper Beem

(1856 - 1940)

Wilda R. Cooper

(1865 - 1930)

Myrta Josephine Cooper Briggs

(1867 - 1961)

Jennie Cooper

(1874 - 1894)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Carmel Cemetery
Tenafly, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9118996, -73.9666977

2. Brookside Cemetery
Englewood, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9057999, -73.9646988

3. Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
Tenafly, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9208300, -73.9811100

4. Saint Pauls Church Memorial Garden
Englewood, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8962750, -73.9705010

5. Trinity Lutheran Church Memory Garden
Tenafly, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9271160, -73.9772680

6. First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden
Englewood, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8910030, -73.9702980

7. African American Baptist Church Cemetery
Bergenfield, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9296600, -73.9839200

8. Undercliff Cemetery
Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8872400, -73.9423200

9. South Schraalenburgh Church Cemetery
Bergenfield, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9292800, -74.0030800

10. Old North Reformed Church Cemetery
Dumont, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9400000, -73.9950000

11. Woodside Cemetery
Dumont, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9406013, -74.0028000

12. Woodland Cemetery
Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8703510, -73.9653150

13. Leonia Slave Cemetery (Defunct)
Leonia, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8715410, -73.9809930

14. Lutheran Van Buskirk Cemetery
Teaneck, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9099190, -74.0240920

15. Monastery of the Visitation Cemetery
Bronx, Bronx County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9061010, -73.9092290

16. Sisters of Charity Cemetery
Riverdale, Bronx County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9134490, -73.9072730

17. Archer Family Plot
Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8825000, -73.9186111

18. Alpine Cemetery
Alpine, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9504267, -73.9281947

19. French Burying Ground
New Milford, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9247300, -74.0283900

20. Bell Tower Park Memorial
Riverdale, Bronx County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8892600, -73.9083400

21. Sautjes Taves Begraven Ground
Demarest, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9610870, -73.9569200

22. Madonna Cemetery
Fort Lee, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8619003, -73.9805984

23. Hackensack Cemetery
Hackensack, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9047203, -74.0361099

24. Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
Leonia, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8627280, -73.9935280