William Henry Cooper was born in Northamptonshire County, England; he was the son of William Henry Cooper, Sr., and Sarah Cole.
William Henry Cooper married Mary Ann Duncan by 1850, and they were the parents of several children:
1. Mary Jane Cooper born ca. 1851.
2. Charles Cooper born April 26, 1853
3. Luther Cooper born about 1856; died before 1880.
4. William Franklin "Bill" Cooper born August 27, 1859
5. Laura Isabell Cooper born August 25, 1865
6. Joseph Cooper born about 1869; he died as a young man in a sawmill accident in Kountze, Texas.
7. Emma Josephine Cooper born February 18, 1873
8. Baptiste F. Cooper born about 1876; died between 1880-1900.
9. Jesse G. Cooper born about 1878; died between 1880-1900.
William H. Cooper was a Civil War Veteran.
He served in the 11th Regiment,
Texas Infantry (Roberts)
Company F
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
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After the death of their oldest daughter, Mary Jane Cooper Robinson, from childbirth in July of 1885; William Henry Cooper and his wife took Mary Robinson's infant daughter, Annie, and raised her. The family story is that Annie required a special baby formula that could only be bought in Galveston. William Henry Cooper would travel in his skiff from his home in Cove through Trinity Bay into Galveston Bay and onto the city of Galveston to buy the formula for Annie. He made these trips in the last months of his life as Annie was only 10 months of age when William Henry Cooper died in 1886.
William Henry Cooper married Mary Ann Duncan by 1850, and they were the parents of several children:
1. Mary Jane Cooper born ca. 1851.
2. Charles Cooper born April 26, 1853
3. Luther Cooper born about 1856; died before 1880.
4. William Franklin "Bill" Cooper born August 27, 1859
5. Laura Isabell Cooper born August 25, 1865
6. Joseph Cooper born about 1869; he died as a young man in a sawmill accident in Kountze, Texas.
7. Emma Josephine Cooper born February 18, 1873
8. Baptiste F. Cooper born about 1876; died between 1880-1900.
9. Jesse G. Cooper born about 1878; died between 1880-1900.
William H. Cooper was a Civil War Veteran.
He served in the 11th Regiment,
Texas Infantry (Roberts)
Company F
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
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After the death of their oldest daughter, Mary Jane Cooper Robinson, from childbirth in July of 1885; William Henry Cooper and his wife took Mary Robinson's infant daughter, Annie, and raised her. The family story is that Annie required a special baby formula that could only be bought in Galveston. William Henry Cooper would travel in his skiff from his home in Cove through Trinity Bay into Galveston Bay and onto the city of Galveston to buy the formula for Annie. He made these trips in the last months of his life as Annie was only 10 months of age when William Henry Cooper died in 1886.
William Henry Cooper was born in Northamptonshire County, England; he was the son of William Henry Cooper, Sr., and Sarah Cole.
William Henry Cooper married Mary Ann Duncan by 1850, and they were the parents of several children:
1. Mary Jane Cooper born ca. 1851.
2. Charles Cooper born April 26, 1853
3. Luther Cooper born about 1856; died before 1880.
4. William Franklin "Bill" Cooper born August 27, 1859
5. Laura Isabell Cooper born August 25, 1865
6. Joseph Cooper born about 1869; he died as a young man in a sawmill accident in Kountze, Texas.
7. Emma Josephine Cooper born February 18, 1873
8. Baptiste F. Cooper born about 1876; died between 1880-1900.
9. Jesse G. Cooper born about 1878; died between 1880-1900.
William H. Cooper was a Civil War Veteran.
He served in the 11th Regiment,
Texas Infantry (Roberts)
Company F
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
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After the death of their oldest daughter, Mary Jane Cooper Robinson, from childbirth in July of 1885; William Henry Cooper and his wife took Mary Robinson's infant daughter, Annie, and raised her. The family story is that Annie required a special baby formula that could only be bought in Galveston. William Henry Cooper would travel in his skiff from his home in Cove through Trinity Bay into Galveston Bay and onto the city of Galveston to buy the formula for Annie. He made these trips in the last months of his life as Annie was only 10 months of age when William Henry Cooper died in 1886.
William Henry Cooper married Mary Ann Duncan by 1850, and they were the parents of several children:
1. Mary Jane Cooper born ca. 1851.
2. Charles Cooper born April 26, 1853
3. Luther Cooper born about 1856; died before 1880.
4. William Franklin "Bill" Cooper born August 27, 1859
5. Laura Isabell Cooper born August 25, 1865
6. Joseph Cooper born about 1869; he died as a young man in a sawmill accident in Kountze, Texas.
7. Emma Josephine Cooper born February 18, 1873
8. Baptiste F. Cooper born about 1876; died between 1880-1900.
9. Jesse G. Cooper born about 1878; died between 1880-1900.
William H. Cooper was a Civil War Veteran.
He served in the 11th Regiment,
Texas Infantry (Roberts)
Company F
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
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After the death of their oldest daughter, Mary Jane Cooper Robinson, from childbirth in July of 1885; William Henry Cooper and his wife took Mary Robinson's infant daughter, Annie, and raised her. The family story is that Annie required a special baby formula that could only be bought in Galveston. William Henry Cooper would travel in his skiff from his home in Cove through Trinity Bay into Galveston Bay and onto the city of Galveston to buy the formula for Annie. He made these trips in the last months of his life as Annie was only 10 months of age when William Henry Cooper died in 1886.
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