Joseph Brandon Cooper and Kitty Burke

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Husband Joseph Brandon Cooper ¹

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           Born: 21 Sep 1875 - Forward Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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         Father: James Cooper (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Caroline Marburger (      -      ) 2 3

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       Marriage: 17 Apr 1901 2

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Wife Kitty Burke ²

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         Father: F. E. Burke (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Sylvia Tealsmith (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Frances Seeland Cooper ²

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           Born: 6 Sep 1906 2
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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Brandon Cooper

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He spent his boyhood days on the home place in Forward Town­ship, Butler County, Pennsylvania, and attended the district schools of that vicinity and later the high schools at Evans City for two terms. He engaged in agricultural pursuits on the home place until 1904, when he purchased a half in­terest in the store of Mr. A. J. Smathers, who had been in business in Evans City since 1888.

Mr. Smathers had the misfor­tune of being struck by the street car at Mars, Pennsylvania, June 7, 1908, his death resulting from the accident.

Re­ligiously, the family were members of the United Presbyterian Church, of which he was a trustee. In political affiliation, he was a Democrat. Fraternally, he was a member of Evans City Lodge No. 817, I. O. O. F.; and Encampment No. 317, I. O. O. F.

1 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 966.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 967.

3 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 682.