C. PERRY COOPER.

C. PERRY COOPER.
C. Perry Cooper, a stockman of Sheridan county and deputy game warden, makes his home in Parkman. He was born in Missouri, April 16, 1863, and is a son of Joseph D. and Sarah (Worth) Cooper, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. They remained residents of that state for a number of years and afterward removed to Missouri, casting in their lot with the early settlers of that state. The father died in Missouri and the mother afterward became a resident of the state of Washington, where she passed away. In their family were six children, of whom three are now living. C. Perry Cooper was reared in Missouri and is indebted to its public school system for the educational privileges which he enjoyed. In May, 1884, he came to Wyoming and settled in Sheridan county on what is known as Five Mile creek. He took up his abode upon a farm and he now owns five hundred and sixty acres of splendidly improved land, much of which he has brought under a high state of cultivation. He is engaged in raising Hereford cattle and has a fine herd upon his farm. Mr. Cooper is also known as the noted wolf hunter of the state of Wyoming and at one time had all of the gray wolves cleaned out of Sheridan county and the Bighorn mountain district. He has developed two large fish ponds on his ranch which are stocked with black bass and catfish. In 1887 Mr. Cooper was united in marriage to Miss Rhoda A. Engle, a native of Missouri, and to them have been born eight children, namely: May, now deceased; June, the wife of Herman Frame, a resident of Montana; Hattie, the wife of Elmer Anderson, also living in Montana; Nettie, the wife of Frank Auchenbach; Edgar J., who is now a fireman on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad; and Byron, Elbert and Rhoda, all at home. Mr. Cooper votes with the democratic party and has served on the school board of his district for some years. He is one of the prominent residents of Wyoming and has assisted materially in the upbuilding and development of Sheridan county, leaving the impress of his individuality and ability upon many public works and movements which have been of great benefit to this section of the state.

C. Perry Cooper, a stockman of Sheridan county and deputy game warden, makes his home in Parkman. He was born in Missouri, April 16, 1863, and is a son of Joseph D. and Sarah (Worth) Cooper, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. They remained residents of that state for a number of years and afterward removed to Missouri, casting in their lot with the early settlers of that state. The father died in Missouri and the mother afterward became a resident of the state of Washington, where she passed away. In their family were six children, of whom three are now living.
C. Perry Cooper was reared in Missouri and is indebted to its public school system for the educational privileges which he enjoyed. In May, 1884, he came to Wyoming and settled in Sheridan county on what is known as Five Mile creek. He took up his abode upon a farm and he now owns five hundred and sixty acres of splendidly improved land, much of which he has brought under a high state of cultivation. He is engaged in raising Hereford cattle and has a fine herd upon his farm. Mr. Cooper is also known as the noted wolf hunter of the state of Wyoming and at one time had all of the gray wolves cleaned out of Sheridan county and the Bighorn mountain district. He has developed two large fish ponds on his ranch which are stocked with black bass and catfish.
In 1887 Mr. Cooper was united in marriage to Miss Rhoda A. Engle, a native of Missouri, and to them have been born eight children, namely: May, now deceased; June, the wife of Herman Frame, a resident of Montana; Hattie, the wife of Elmer Anderson, also living in Montana; Nettie, the wife of Frank Auchenbach; Edgar J., who is now a fireman on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad; and Byron, Elbert and Rhoda, all at home.
Mr. Cooper votes with the democratic party and has served on the school board of his district for some years. He is one of the prominent residents of Wyoming and has assisted materially in the upbuilding and development of Sheridan county, leaving the impress of his individuality and ability upon many public works and movements which have been of great benefit to this section of the state.