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According to John Chase: "The four '''Cooper brothers''' came to Santa Cruz County in the early 1850s, and all engaged in merchandising; Thomas S. ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118490972/thomas-sample-cooper 1827-1893]) and James A. ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118490161/james-alexander-cooper 1822-1878]) in Watsonville; John L. ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845092/john-leckey-cooper 1829-1887]) and William F. ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845099/william-franklin-cooper 1823-1894]) in Santa Cruz. The Cooper family came from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. They were related to author James Fenimore Cooper and, further back on the family tree, descendants of James Cooper of Stratford-on-Avon, who arrived in America in 1680. John Cooper, known as “Fatty,” was “a good-natured if somewhat straight-laced man.” William was known as a friend to the mission Indians and in 1876-78 was the first mayor under the reorganized municipal government [charter city]. The two brothers opened their general store in Santa Cruz in 1850 with goods transported across the plains by William." | According to John Chase: "The four '''Cooper brothers''' came to Santa Cruz County in the early 1850s, and all engaged in merchandising; Thomas S. ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118490972/thomas-sample-cooper 1827-1893]) and James A. ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118490161/james-alexander-cooper 1822-1878]) in Watsonville; John L. ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845092/john-leckey-cooper 1829-1887]) and William F. ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845099/william-franklin-cooper 1823-1894]) in Santa Cruz. The Cooper family came from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. They were related to author James Fenimore Cooper and, further back on the family tree, descendants of James Cooper of Stratford-on-Avon, who arrived in America in 1680. John Cooper, known as “Fatty,” was “a good-natured if somewhat straight-laced man.” William was known as a friend to the mission Indians and in 1876-78 was the first mayor under the reorganized municipal government [charter city]. The two brothers opened their general store in Santa Cruz in 1850 with goods transported across the plains by William." | ||
| − | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Five, item (57), page 169-170 | + | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Five, item (57), page 169-170 |
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| + | William Burton Cooper, a son of James, has a bio in Guinn. | ||
[[Category:Persons]] | [[Category:Persons]] | ||
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[[Category:Persons in Sidewalk Companion]] | [[Category:Persons in Sidewalk Companion]] | ||
[[Category:1850-1859 arrivals]] | [[Category:1850-1859 arrivals]] | ||
[[Category:1866 town property owners]] | [[Category:1866 town property owners]] | ||
Revision as of 20:44, 7 September 2023
According to John Chase: "The four Cooper brothers came to Santa Cruz County in the early 1850s, and all engaged in merchandising; Thomas S. (1827-1893) and James A. (1822-1878) in Watsonville; John L. (1829-1887) and William F. (1823-1894) in Santa Cruz. The Cooper family came from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. They were related to author James Fenimore Cooper and, further back on the family tree, descendants of James Cooper of Stratford-on-Avon, who arrived in America in 1680. John Cooper, known as “Fatty,” was “a good-natured if somewhat straight-laced man.” William was known as a friend to the mission Indians and in 1876-78 was the first mayor under the reorganized municipal government [charter city]. The two brothers opened their general store in Santa Cruz in 1850 with goods transported across the plains by William."
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Five, item (57), page 169-170
William Burton Cooper, a son of James, has a bio in Guinn.
