Philip A. Cooper and Ellen Slusher

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Husband Philip A. Cooper ^{1 2}

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           Born: 12 Feb 1839 - South Franklin Twp, Washington Co, PA 1 3
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         Father: Jonas Cooper (1814-1893) 3 4
         Mother: Sarah Axtell (      -1885) 3 4

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       Marriage: 4 Jan 1870 1

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Wife Ellen Slusher ^{1 5}

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         Father: Michael Slusher (      -      ) 1 3
         Mother: Lavinia Paul (      -      ) 6

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Children

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1 F Addie M. Cooper ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Herbert Conklin (      -      ) 3

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2 M Ashton Carey Cooper ^{1 3}

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3 F Nora B. Cooper ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: James Pipes (      -      ) 3

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4 M Howard D. Cooper ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Mary Bainer (      -      ) 3

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5 M Lewis C. Cooper ^{1 3}

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General Notes: Husband - Philip A. Cooper

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South Franklin Twp, Washington Co, PA

He enlisted in August, 1862, in Company C, One Hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, which was first sent to Maryland to guard the railroads, and then joined Hancock's division. He participated in many of the hardest fought battles of the army of the Potomac, including Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Ford's Tavern, Deep Bottom, Charles City Cross Roads, Beams Station, Petersburg, and many others, and was present at Lee's surrender. On his return home he commenced farming. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and in politics he was once a Republican, but later was a Prohibitionist.

He attended the schools of South Franklin Township and his first independent business was tanning, which he folowed both before and after his long term of service as a soldier. He enlisted in August, 1862, in Co. C, 140th Pa. Vol. Inf., which became a part of the Army of the Potomac and of the 2nd Army Corps, and during a large portion of his term of service, his division was under the command of General Miles. He participated in the battle of Chancellorsville and for some time thereafter was detailed for hospital duty. After his return to his regiment he saw much steady fighting and was in the thickest of it at Todd's Tavern and at the siege of Petersburg, and took part in the struggles which led up to the surrender of Gen. Lee, at Appomattox, at which time he had a place on the firing line. Mr. Cooper was honorably discharged on May 31, 1865, and returned then to Washington County. Company C participated in some of the hardest fighting of the war and of its original 110 men, twenty-seven gave up their lives. As long as Luther Day Post, G. A. R., at Prosperity, was sustained, Mr. Cooper was identified with it.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 499.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 607, 928.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 929.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 498.

5 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 607, 929.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 352.