| birth | 1816 |
| children | Frank, 1847, John 1849, Martha 1850, Ellen F. 1851, Nancy 1853, Musedore 1855, Matilda 1856, Josephine 1858, Hannah 1862, Charles 1863 |
| death | Jul. 1, 1911 |
| emancipation | |
| first name | Joseph Stephen |
| misc. information | Registered Aug. 31, 1846. Born free in Rockbdridge, son of Joseph Cooper, a free man of color. Registered Oct. 4, 1852. Joseph and Elvira moved to Marysville, Union Co., Ohio by 1860. She died in the 1860s, and he married Isabella. Joseph was living with Leota, his son Jame's wife, in 1910, age 94. He died at 95 and is buried in Oakdale Cemetery in Marysville. |
| occupation | Shoemaker |
| parents | Joseph Cooper |
| sources (see key to sources sheet) | R; C 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1910; FG |
| spouse | (1) Elvira Bolin, Aug. 19, 1847. (2) Isabella Taborn, Marysville, Ohio. |
| surname | Cooper |