This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cooper, Bruce, Singleton, Fletcher, Argyle, Darby, Booth, Pauly Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1599 Message Board Post: During her retirement, Mabel Bridges (4/6/1891 - 4/18/1976), using a card file, gathered notes on the earliest of the pioneers in Fremont county. I'm copying the following from Mabel's notes. 1.--John Cooper laid out the townsite of Kansas City; later moved to Hamburg, farmed, developed a fine strain of corn, followed advanced farming practices; served county as state representative.--Hamburg Reporter, Oct. 24, 1946; section 11, page 76. Has picture of John Cooper. 2.--1820: John Cooper married Mrs. America Bruce on Jan. 17, 1850; born in Brown county, Ohio, on Oct. 13, 1820; moved to Mason county, KY, at the age of one year; came to Clay county, Missouri, in 1837; carried the chain when laying out Kansas City.--Hist. Atlas of Mills - Fremont, section 2, page 11, by D.D. Darby. 3.--1850: Born in Ohio; came to Fremont county in 1850. Elected to State Legislature in 1874, anti-monopoly ticket. Married Jan. 17, 1850 to Mrs. America Bruce, born Singleton, a native of Kentucky.--Hist. of Fremont county, 1881, page 633. 4.--1850: John Cooper was a cousin of Peter Cooper, the noted financier, who ran for president on the Greenback ticket in 1876. Married Miss (!!) America Bruce in 1850. Two children, William and Mrs. Hallie Fletcher.--Hist. Atlas of Mills and Fremont counties, page 270. 5.--1850: Member of the first grand jury for the District Court held in 1850 at the house of A.H. Argyle.--Hist. Atlas of Iowa, page 423. 6.--1850: Federal Census for Fremont county, Iowa. John Cooper.....30.....b. KY America...........24.........KY Hetty Bruce.......4.........MO William Bruce....2.........MO 7.--851: Member of the Grand Jury for May 1851, term of District Court held at Austin.--Lingenfelter, page 11. 8.--1852: Fremont county census, "Franklin township". John Cooper.....6m....7f 9.--1853: Land entry May 18, 1853 made at Council Bluffs for the east half of the northeast quarter of section 12 township 67 range 42; and for the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 12 township 67 range 42.--Courthouse transcript. 10.--1854: Fremont county census, "Madison township". John Cooper.....4m....2f....1 voter....2 militia....no aliens 11.--1856: Iowa State Census, Fremont county, "Madison township" John Cooper.......36....b. KY.....6 yrs. in State America.............29........KY. Hetty J. Bruce....11........MO William Bruce......9........MO Benton Cooper...10........MO William Booth.....22.......KY Christian Pauly...21.......Germany
Thank you so very much for alland any information on our "LINGENFELTER", Surname. Geri Lingenfelter Quoting farwellwalter@hotmail.com: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Cooper, Bruce, Singleton, Fletcher, Argyle, Darby, Booth, Pauly > Classification: Biography > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1599 > > Message Board Post: > > During her retirement, Mabel Bridges (4/6/1891 - 4/18/1976), using a card > file, gathered notes on the earliest of the pioneers in Fremont county. I'm > copying the following from Mabel's notes. > > 1.--John Cooper laid out the townsite of Kansas City; later moved to Hamburg, > farmed, developed a fine strain of corn, followed advanced farming practices; > served county as state representative.--Hamburg Reporter, Oct. 24, 1946; > section 11, page 76. Has picture of John Cooper. > > 2.--1820: John Cooper married Mrs. America Bruce on Jan. 17, 1850; born in > Brown county, Ohio, on Oct. 13, 1820; moved to Mason county, KY, at the age > of one year; came to Clay county, Missouri, in 1837; carried the chain when > laying out Kansas City.--Hist. Atlas of Mills - Fremont, section 2, page 11, > by D.D. Darby. > > 3.--1850: Born in Ohio; came to Fremont county in 1850. Elected to State > Legislature in 1874, anti-monopoly ticket. Married Jan. 17, 1850 to Mrs. > America Bruce, born Singleton, a native of Kentucky.--Hist. of Fremont > county, 1881, page 633. > > 4.--1850: John Cooper was a cousin of Peter Cooper, the noted financier, who > ran for president on the Greenback ticket in 1876. Married Miss (!!) America > Bruce in 1850. Two children, William and Mrs. Hallie Fletcher.--Hist. Atlas > of Mills and Fremont counties, page 270. > > 5.--1850: Member of the first grand jury for the District Court held in 1850 > at the house of A.H. Argyle.--Hist. Atlas of Iowa, page 423. > > 6.--1850: Federal Census for Fremont county, Iowa. > > John Cooper.....30.....b. KY > America...........24.........KY > Hetty Bruce.......4.........MO > William Bruce....2.........MO > > 7.--851: Member of the Grand Jury for May 1851, term of District Court held > at Austin.--Lingenfelter, page 11. > > 8.--1852: Fremont county census, "Franklin township". > > John Cooper.....6m....7f > > 9.--1853: Land entry May 18, 1853 made at Council Bluffs for the east half of > the northeast quarter of section 12 township 67 range 42; and for the > southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 12 township 67 range > 42.--Courthouse transcript. > > 10.--1854: Fremont county census, "Madison township". > > John Cooper.....4m....2f....1 voter....2 militia....no aliens > > 11.--1856: Iowa State Census, Fremont county, "Madison township" > > John Cooper.......36....b. KY.....6 yrs. in State > America.............29........KY. > Hetty J. Bruce....11........MO > William Bruce......9........MO > Benton Cooper...10........MO > William Booth.....22.......KY > Christian Pauly...21.......Germany > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/