Individual Details
Alonzo Oratio Cooper
(1 Jun 1878 - Dec 1966)
== Biography ==
'''Born'''
1 JUN 1878.
'''Died'''
DEC 1966.
'''Buried'''
'''Note:''' Mine Foreman. Helped build the railroads (that eventually became part of Norfolk & Western) that lead to the coal mines. When that was done, he became a foreman in one of the mines. He was back was injured in a mine accident andhe retired. The family supported itself by renting rooms in a house they owned on top of a hill in Pearisburg, VA.
2 He still lived in that house in the late fifties, when his son Charlie would visit with his family. Chris Bull (Cooper) and Clark Cooper have vivid memories of the grand view from the front porch of that house that looked down upon the New River. There was a hammock that was strung between two large trees in the front and also a tire swing. At the extreme up part of the swing, you couldn't see the ground beneath you due to the steep hill and it felt like you were flying.
2 It was always a challenge making it up the steep dirt driveway to the house on those visits. At the time of those visits, A.O. still kept chickens, and the grandchildren can remember collecting eggs and the spectacle of a chicken being beheaded for Sunday dinner.
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Mine Foreman
Helped build the railroads (that eventually became part of Norfolk & Western) that lead to the coal mines. When that was done, he became a foreman in one of the mines. He was back was injured in a mine accident and he retired. The family supported itself by renting rooms in a house they owned on top of a hill in Pearisburg, VA.
He still lived in that house in the late fifties, when his son Charlie would visit with his family. Chris Bull (Cooper) and Clark Cooper have vivid memories of the grand view from the front porch of that house that looked down upon the New River. There was a hammock that was strung between two large trees in the front and also a tire swing. At the extreme up part of the swing, you couldn't see the ground beneath you due to the steep hill and it felt like you were flying.
It was always a challenge making it up the steep dirt driveway to the house on those visits. At the time of those visits, A.O. still kept chickens, and the grandchildren can remember collecting eggs and the spectacle of a chicken being beheaded for Sunday dinner.
'''Born'''
1 JUN 1878.
'''Died'''
DEC 1966.
'''Buried'''
'''Note:''' Mine Foreman. Helped build the railroads (that eventually became part of Norfolk & Western) that lead to the coal mines. When that was done, he became a foreman in one of the mines. He was back was injured in a mine accident andhe retired. The family supported itself by renting rooms in a house they owned on top of a hill in Pearisburg, VA.
2 He still lived in that house in the late fifties, when his son Charlie would visit with his family. Chris Bull (Cooper) and Clark Cooper have vivid memories of the grand view from the front porch of that house that looked down upon the New River. There was a hammock that was strung between two large trees in the front and also a tire swing. At the extreme up part of the swing, you couldn't see the ground beneath you due to the steep hill and it felt like you were flying.
2 It was always a challenge making it up the steep dirt driveway to the house on those visits. At the time of those visits, A.O. still kept chickens, and the grandchildren can remember collecting eggs and the spectacle of a chicken being beheaded for Sunday dinner.
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== Sources ==
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Mine Foreman
Helped build the railroads (that eventually became part of Norfolk & Western) that lead to the coal mines. When that was done, he became a foreman in one of the mines. He was back was injured in a mine accident and he retired. The family supported itself by renting rooms in a house they owned on top of a hill in Pearisburg, VA.
He still lived in that house in the late fifties, when his son Charlie would visit with his family. Chris Bull (Cooper) and Clark Cooper have vivid memories of the grand view from the front porch of that house that looked down upon the New River. There was a hammock that was strung between two large trees in the front and also a tire swing. At the extreme up part of the swing, you couldn't see the ground beneath you due to the steep hill and it felt like you were flying.
It was always a challenge making it up the steep dirt driveway to the house on those visits. At the time of those visits, A.O. still kept chickens, and the grandchildren can remember collecting eggs and the spectacle of a chicken being beheaded for Sunday dinner.
Events
| Birth | 1 Jun 1878 | ||||
| Marriage | Abt 1910 | ||||
| Death | Dec 1966 | ||||
| Reference No | 13111290 | ||||
| Reference No | 14004535 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 | ||||
| Burial |
Families
| Mother | Keron Thankful Oakes (1850 - 1919) |
| Father | Daniel Andrew Cooper (1849 - 1923) |
| Mother | Keron Thankful Oakes (1850 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Henry Armistead Cooper (1869 - 1947) |
| Sibling | John William Cooper (1870 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Kasier Elizabeth Cooper (1872 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Kezia Elizabeth Cooper (1872 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Samuel J. Cooper (1874 - 1946) |
| Sibling | John W. Cooper (1875 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Elonser O. Cooper (1878 - ) |
| Sibling | Cleveland Cooper (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | Daniel Dickerson Cooper (1881 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Guy Cooper (1889 - ) |
| Sibling | Luther Albert Cooper (1882 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Ord Cooper (1890 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Grover Cleveland Cooper (1885 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Jeb J. Cooper (1894 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Guy Cooper (1888 - 1967) |