Anderson County Biographies "Portrait and Biographical Record of Southeastern Kansas" Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1894
WILLIAM H. COOPER, an enterprising agriculturist of Reeder Township, has been a
resident of Anderson County for a period
of about thirty-five years, during which time he
has taken a leading part in furthering the welfare
of this region. His well improved farm is situated on section 27, where he is engaged in general farming.
The birth of Mr. Cooper occurred in Berkshire
County, Mass., October 24, 1838. He is the son of
Austin O. and Abbie (Churchill) Cooper. The
former was a native of Connecticut, and the latter
of Massachusetts. After their marriage they continued to reside in Berkshire County until 1849,
when they removed with their family to Hillsdale
County, Mich. After making the it home there for
ten years they emigrated to Kansas, finally making
a settlement in Reeder Township, Anderson County. On this farm they passed their remaining
years, the father dying February 6, 1885, and his
wife some years previously, May 10, 1874. They
were worthy citizens, highly respected in this community.
The early boyhood of William H. Cooper was
passed in his native county. When he was twelve
years old he went with his parents to Hillsdale
County, Mich., and during the ten years of his
residence there obtained a good education in the
common schools. In the spring of 1859 he came
to Anderson County, and has since made his home
here with the exception of three years when he
was in California. Prior to leaving Michigan he
had learned the carpenter's trade, and this line of
business he followed both in Kansas and California. After his return from the west he engaged
in farming, and has engaged in agricultural pursuits up to the present time.
In Reeder Township, on the 15th of May, 1862,
was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Cooper and
Miss Margaret Davis. Mrs. Cooper was born near
Montrose, Iowa. Three children were born of this
union: Edna D., Helen and Everett. Helen was
attending school in Garnett, this state, in the fall
of 1890, when she was called to her final home,
being then nearly fifteen years of age. Mr. and
Mrs. Cooper are highly esteemed members of the
Presbyterian Church, to which their daughter also
belongs.
Our subject owns and operates a farm of one
hundred and twenty acres, which is exceedingly
fertile land and under good cultivation. He has
erected a good set of farm buildings and has a
substantial residence, which is the abode of hospitality and good cheer. He is numbered among
the leading agriculturists of this locality, and his
farm is a model of thrift and enterprise. His
many friends and neighbors have often elected
him to fill local offices of responsibility and
trust, and he has justified their choice by the able
manner in which he has discharged the duties pertaining to each office. In the early part of the
'60s he was given the position of Postmaster of
Central City, and continued as such for several
years. Personally, he is a man of high character
and integrity, and has won the good will and
friendship of all who know him.
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