HEWITT-MATHENY-COOPER-LAYSON

HEWITT-MATHENY-COOPER-LAYSON

 

Isaiah Coopers daughters, Mary Polly and Racheal, with their husbands Daniel and Henry Younger Matheny brought their families across the Oregon Trail in The Great Emigration of 1843.  Adam Matheny and his bride Sarah Jane Layson, Elizabeth Matheny and her husband Henry Hewitt Jr., and Sarah Jane Matheny with her groom Aaron M. Layson were the only married children at the time. The rest of Daniel and Mary’s children and Henry and Rachel other daughter were on the wagon train.  Other members of the Cooper and Layson families followed several years later.  Among this group was Isaiah himself.

 

Descendants of Isaiah Cooper

Generation 1

 

  1. Isaiah Cooper-1 was born on 09 Dec 1778 in Bullitt Co., KY. He died in Oct 1849 in Coloma, CA.

 

Notes for Isaiah Cooper: General Notes:

 

IGI film # 1761080: B. 9 Dec., 1778, Bullitt, KY

 

He died in Oct 1849 in California Gold Fields near Coloma

 

Elizabeth Montier daughter of John (Montour) Montier was born on 11 Mar 1779 in MD. She died about 1844 in Pike Co., Ill.

 

Notes for Elizabeth Montier: General Notes:

 

IGI film #: 1761130 shows spelling of last name Monteer AFN: X67S-0D shows spelling Monteey

 

Isaiah Cooper and Elizabeth Montier were married on 11 Aug 1799 in Bullitt Co., KY[1]. They had the following children:

 

  1. i. Mary Polly Cooper was born on 23 Feb 1800 in Clark Co., IN. She married DanielMatheny on 19 Dec 1819 in Owen Co., IN. She died on 29 Sep 1856 in Hopewell, Yamhill

 

  1. ii. Rachael Cooper was born on 26 Mar 1803 in Clark Co., IN. She married Henry Younger Matheny on 19 Dec 1819 in Clark Co., IN. She died on 25 Jun 1877 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

  1. iii. Enoch S. Cooper was born on 12 Mar 1805 in Clark Co., IN. He married Ester Cowan on 03 Nov 1829 in Derry Twp., Pike Co., Ill. He died on 22 Feb 1885 in nr. Oakesdale, Whitman Co., WA.
  2. iv. Margaret Cooper was born on 15 Sep 1807 in Clark Co., IN. She died about 1807 in Clark Co., IN.

 

  1. v. Charlotte Cooper was born on 02 Feb 1810 in Clark Co., IN. She marriedBenjamin Shinn on 27 Feb 1828 in Pike Co., Ill. She died on 13 Mar 1852 in Pike Co., Ill.

 

  1. vi. John M. Cooper was born on 08 Oct 1812 in Clark Co., IN. He married Minerva Jane McClintock on 04 Sep 1849 in Pike Co., Ill. He died about Oct 1849 in Coloma, CA.

 

  1. vii. William Sheperd Cooper was born on 12 Dec 1813 in Clark Co., IN. He marriedMilly Crowder on 25 Nov 1832 in Pike Co., Ill. He died on 14 Jun 1888 in Wallings, Whitman Co., WA.

 

  1. viii. Isaiah Cooper Jr. was born on 18 Jun 1817 in Clark Co., IN. He marriedElizabeth Sigsworth on 06 Dec 1840 in Pike Co., Ill. He died on 08 Feb 1895 in Baxter Springs, Cherokee Co., KS.

Generation 2

 

  1. Mary Polly Cooper-2 (Isaiah-1) was born on 23 Feb 1800 in Clark Co., IN. She died on 29 Sep 1856 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

Daniel Matheny son of Isaiah Matheny and Rachel Younger was born on 11 Dec 1793 inShenendoah Valley, VA. He died on 01 Feb 1872 in Wheatland, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

Notes for Daniel Matheny: General Notes:

 

AFN: X67R-Xe B. 11 Dec 1793 Shenandoah Valley, VA, D. 1 Feb 1872, Wheatland, Yamhill Co., OR. Buried 1 Feb 1872 Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR

 

Daniel Matheny and Mary Polly Cooper were married on 19 Dec 1819 in Owen Co., IN. They had the following children:

 

  1. Adam M. Matheny was born on 20 Dec 1820 in Owen Co., IN. He married Sarah Jane Layson on 03 May 1843 in Platte Co., MO. He died on 07 Nov 1895 in Queets, Chehalis Co., WA.

 

  1. Elizabeth Matheny was born on 26 Mar 1823 in Spencer, Owen Co., IN. She marriedHenry Hewitt Jr. on 25 Feb 1841 in Platte, Platte Co., MO. She died on 15 Oct 1899 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

  1. Rachel Matheny was born on 09 Dec 1824 in Spencer Co., IND. She died about 1828 in Edgar Co., Ill.

 

  1. Isaiah Cooper Matheny was born on 02 Dec 1826 in Edgar Co., Ill. He marriedEmeline Allen on 14 Mar 1850 in Yamhill Co., OR. He died on 09 Mar 1906 in Ashland, OR.

 

  1. Daniel Boone Matheny Jr. was born on 05 Jan 1829 in Edgar Co., Ill. He marriedMargaret E. McDonald on 17 Jul 1851 in Polk Co., OR. He died about 1889 in Wallowa Co., WA buried atop Elk Mtn..

 

  1. Mary Elizabeth Matheny was born on 24 Apr 1832 in Schuyler Co., Ill. She marriedJoseph M Garrison on 16 Apr 1846 in Wheatland, Yamhill Co., OR. She died about 1906 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR.

 

  1. Jasper Newton Matheny was born on 04 Aug 1834 in Schuylar Co., Ill. He marriedMary Bell Ring on 26 Dec 1852 in Wheatland, Yamhill Co., OR. He died on 15 Jun 1893 in San Francisco, CA.

 

  1. Charlotte Matheny was born on 05 May 1838 in Platte Co., MO. She married John B. Kirkwood on 26 Dec 1852 in Wheatland, Yamhill Co., OR. She died on 25 Nov 1926 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA.

 

  1. David Matheny was born about 1843.

 

  1. Rachael Cooper-2 (Isaiah-1) was born on 26 Mar 1803 in Clark Co., IN. She died on 25 Jun 1877 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

Henry Younger Matheny son of Isaiah Matheny and Rachel Younger was born about 1795 in Shenandoah Valley, VA. He died about Oct 1849 in nr. Sacramento, California.

 

Notes for Henry Younger Matheny: General Notes:

 

Henry Younger Matheny died on the South Fork of the American River, near Coloma, CA., in 1849 just below Sutter’s Mill. He and several members of the family, his father in law Isaiah Cooper, brother in law John Cooper, and daughter Sarah Jane Layson (nee Matheny), died of camp fever and were buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Coloma, CA., along with other 49er miners stricken with the same plague.

 

Henry Younger Matheny and Rachael Cooper were married on 19 Dec 1819 in Clark Co., IN. They had the following children:

 

  1. Sarah Jane Matheny was born about 1826 in Owen Co., IN. She married Aaron Maxwell Layson on 03 May 1843 in Platte Co., MO. She died about Oct 1849 in nr. Sacramento, California.

 

Notes or Sarah Jane Matheny: General Notes:

 

Henry Younger Matheny died on the South Fork of the American River, near Coloma, CA., in 1849 just below Sutter’s Mill. He and several members of the family, his father in law

 

  1. Louisiana “LucyAnn” Catherine Matheny was born on 08 Mar 1829 in Spencer, Owen Co., IN. She married Joseph Isaiah Kirkwood Sr. on 16 Apr 1847 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR. She died on 06 Jan 1908 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

  1. Enoch S. Cooper-2 (Isaiah-1) was born on 12 Mar 1805 in Clark Co., IN. He died on 22 Feb 1885 in nr. Oakesdale, Whitman Co., WA.

 

Ester Cowan was born about 1802 in TN. She died on 15 Jan 1865 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

Enoch S. Cooper and Ester Cowan were married on 03 Nov 1829 in Derry Twp., Pike Co., Ill. They had the following children:

 

  1. Mary Elizabeth Cooper was born on 21 Aug 1832 in Derry Twp., Pike Co., Ill. She married Andrew Layson on 06 Apr 1852 in Yamhill Co., OR. She died on 21 Nov 1904 in Peach, Lincoln Co., WA.

 

  1. William Henry Cooper was born on 03 Apr 1834 in Pike Co., Ill. He died on 12 Jul 1836 in Pike Co., Ill.

 

  1. Minerva Jane Cooper was born on 18 Oct 1835 in Derry Twp., Pike Co., Ill. She married William Lumison on 10 Apr 1856 in Polk Co., OR. She died on 26 Apr 1883 in Oakesdale, Washington Co., WA.

 

  1. John Shepard Cooper was born on 12 Apr 1838 in Derry Twp., Pike Co., Ill. He married Louisiana Willis on 30 Jan 1865 in Yamhill Co., OR. He died on 27 Nov 1901 in Oakesdale, Whitman Co., WA.

 

  1. Rosannah Margaret Cooper was born on 18 Mar 1840 in Derry Twp., Pike Co., Ill. She died on 13 May 1865 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

  1. James Patrick Cooper was born on 07 Apr 1842 in Derry Twp., Pike Co., Ill. He married Harriet Matilda Burlingame about 1875 in Whitman Co., WA. He died on 03 Aug 1903 in Myers Falls, Stevens Co., WA.

 

  1. Emeline Cooper was born on 20 Sep 1844 in Pike Co., Ill. She died on 16 Jun 1855 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

  1. Charlotte Cooper-2 (Isaiah-1) was born on 02 Feb 1810 in Clark Co., IN. She died on 13 Mar 1852 in Pike Co., Ill.

 

Benjamin Shinn son of Daniel Shinn and Mary Shinn was born on 26 Feb 1807 in New Jersey. He died about 1883 in Davis Co., IO.

 

Benjamin Shinn and Charlotte Cooper were married on 27 Feb 1828 in Pike Co., Ill. They had the following children:

 

  1. William I Shinn was born about 1829.

 

  1. Nancy Shinn was born about 1831.

 

  1. Elizabeth Shinn was born about 1833.

 

  1. John M. Shinn was born about 1834. He died about 1866.

 

  1. Benjamin W. Shinn was born about 1838.

 

  1. Rachel Shinn was born about 1841.

 

  1. David S. Shinn was born about 1843.

 

  1. Charlotte Shinn was born about 1845.

 

  1. Henrietta Shinn was born about 1847.

 

  1. Sarah A. Shinn was born about 1850 in Pike Co., Ill. She died about 1938.

 

  1. John M. Cooper-2 (Isaiah-1) was born on 08 Oct 1812 in Clark Co., IN. He died about Oct 1849 in Coloma, CA.

 

Minerva Jane McClintock was born about 1820. She died about 1856 in OR.

 

John M. Cooper and Minerva Jane McClintock were married on 04 Sep 1849 in Pike Co., Ill. They had the following children:

 

  1. Anjanette Cooper was born on 16 Jul 1843 in Pike Co., Ill. She married Charles A.McKinley on 16 Mar 1863 in Yamhill Co., OR. She died about 1919 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Wa.

 

  1. Robert Alexander “Eck” Cooper was born on 16 May 1847 in Yamhill Co., OR. Hemarried Abigale Morgan on 27 Feb 1869 in Yamhill Co., OR. He died on 26 Nov 1919 in Yamhill Co., OR.

 

  1. William Sheperd Cooper-2 (Isaiah-1) was born on 12 Dec 1813 in Clark Co., IN. He died on 14 Jun 1888 in Wallings, Whitman Co., WA.

 

Notes for William Sheperd Cooper: General Notes:

 

DLC#4542;  Yamhill Co., Ore

COOPER, William S., born 1813, Clark Co., Ind.; married May Ann June 1840, Pike Co., Ill.; settled claim 16 Sept. 1850. James McKinley gave affidavit 17 April 1869 that May Ann Cooper died 13 years ago.

 

Affidavit:

Rueben H. Couch, Reuben Case, Wm. Crozier.

 

Milly Crowder. She died about 1833 in Pike Co., Ill.

 

William Sheperd Cooper and Milly Crowder were married on 25 Nov 1832 in Pike Co., Ill. They had the following children:

 

  1. Rachel Cooper was born on 31 Aug 1833 in Pike Co., Ill. She married William “Reuben” Caves on 18 Jun 1850 in Washington Co., OR. She died on 08 Apr 1894 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

Mary Ann Crosier was born about 1820 in Jefferson Co., IN. She died about 1856 in Polk Co., OR.

 

William Sheperd Cooper and Mary Ann Crosier were married on 28 Jun 1840 in Pike Co., Ill. They had the following children:

 

  1. Charlotte Elizabeth Cooper was born about 1842 in Pike Co., Ill. She married Greenville Blake on 04 Nov 1860 in Polk Co., OR. She died on 23 Jun 1911 in Lincoln Co., Wa.

 

  1. Enoch S. Cooper II was born about Sep 1843 in Pike Co., Ill. He married Melissa A. Stephens on 17 May 1866 in Yamhill Co., OR. He died on 15 Jun 1922 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

  1. Jane Ann Cooper was born on 01 Sep 1846 in OR. She died on 03 Nov 1928 in Stevens Co., WA.

 

  1. Sarah Margaret Cooper was born on 15 Aug 1848 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR. Shemarried Joseph Isaiah Kirkwood Jr. about 1879. She died on 15 Aug 1922 in Turk, Stevens Co., WA.

 

  1. James C. Cooper was born about 1851. He died on 02 Jan 1919 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Wa.

 

  1. Mariah Martha Cooper was born on 03 May 1853 in Wheatland, Yamhill Co., OR. She married Elisha Reasor Walling on 07 Sep 1870 in Wheatland, Yamhill Co., OR. She died on 09 Dec 1909 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Wa.

 

  1. Isaiah M. Cooper was born on 11 Aug 1855 in Hopewell, Yamhill Co., OR. He marriedFeatherkile A. Vinna about 1870 in WA. He died on 01 Jul 1928 in Amity, Yamhill Co., OR.

 

 

  1. Isaiah Cooper Jr.-2 (Isaiah-1) was born on 18 Jun 1817 in Clark Co., IN. He died on 08 Feb 1895 in Baxter Springs, Cherokee Co., KS.

 

Notes for Isaiah Cooper Jr.: General Notes:

 

IGI film # 1760831: B. 18 Jun 1817, Owen, IN

 

Elizabeth Sigsworth daughter of Joseph Sigsworth and Anna Jordan. She died on 16 Jan 1884 in Baxter Springs, Cherokee Co., KS.

 

Isaiah Cooper Jr. and Elizabeth Sigsworth were married on 06 Dec 1840 in Pike Co., Ill. They had the following children:

 

  1. John Milton Cooper was born on 11 Dec 1841 in Eldara, Pike Co., ILL. He married Emily Little on 24 Sep 1868. He died about 1914 in Baxter Springs, Cherokee Co., KS.

 

Notes for John Milton Cooper: General Notes:

 

History of Cherokee County Kansas and its representative citizens, ed. & comp. by Nathaniel Thompson Allison, 1904, transcribed by Lolly Qualls, student from USD 508, Baxter Springs Middle School, Baxter Springs, Kansas, 1/27/97.

 

 

 

  1. Joseph H. Cooper was born about 1843. He died about 1932 in Baxter Springs, Cherokee Co., KS.

 

 

  1. Ann Elizabeth Cooper was born about 1844. She died about 1900.

 

  1. William Shepard Cooper was born about 1845. He died on 30 Aug 1936 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA.

 

  1. Isaiah Matheny Cooper was born about 1846. He died in CA.

 

  1. George Elliott Cooper was born about 1847.

 

  1. Andrew Eugene Cooper was born about 1848.

 

  1. Blanche Ellen Cooper was born about 1849.

 

  1. Benjamin F. Cooper was born about 1850. He died about 1893.

 

  1. Charles Albert Cooper was born about 1851.

Prepared By: John Roger Carlisle

 

 

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