Justus Cooper^[1]

1771 - 1837  (66 years)

• Name	Justus Cooper
  Birth	1771	New Jersey, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	War of 1812
  Death	7 Feb 1837	Hardin County, Ohio, USA
  Burial	Yelverton Cemetery Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County, Ohio, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I21383	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2023

  
  

  Family	Hannah Kemp,   b. 18 Aug 1781   d. 16 Nov 1861, Hardin County, Ohio, USA (Age 80 years)
  Children	+ 1. Phebe Cooper,   b. 1 Apr 1814, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA d. 23 Oct 1894, Clarke County, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F7075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Believed, but not proven, to be related to the early Washington Co., PA Cooper's who all came from New Jersey. Justus was a War of 1812 veteran, serving as a private in Captain Garvin Johnston's Company from Hamilton Co., Ohio in 1812. Also listed in Capt Wm B. Jones Company from SW Ohio, in 1814. This Company was part of Finley's mounted 1st regiment. From Records of Men enlisted in the US Army Prior to the Peace Establishment May 17, 1815....Cooper, Justis enlisted July 5, 1814 at Xenia, Ohio in 19th US Infantry, listed age 38, born New Jersey ca1776; height - 5 foot 11 inches; Col Geo Paull H/o Hannah Kemp; F/o Andrew, William, John, Lemuel, Phebe, Elizabeth and Amos C.

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Website: Geni World Family Tree, (https://www.geni.com/family-tree/html/start), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-518448539/justus-cooper-war-of-1812-veteran-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Justus Cooper, War of 1812 veteran&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1771 - New Jersey&lt;br&gt;Death: Feb 7 1837 - Hardin County, OH, United States&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Hannah Wilcox (born Kemp)</a>&lt;br&gt;Child: <a>Phebe Dickinson (born Cooper)</a> [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18782628/justus-cooper.