Mildred Dorcas Cooper
1880 - 1936 (56 years)
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Name Mildred Dorcas Cooper - daughter of George W. Cooper and Mildred [1]
Born 16 Apr 1880 Linn County, Missouri 
[1, 2] Gender Female Died 25 Dec 1936 Linneus, Linn County, Missouri [1, 2] - Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1936/1936_00046575.PDF
Buried 27 Dec 1936 Morris Chapel Cemetery, Jackson Township, Linn County, Missouri [2] Person ID I49 Hedges Last Modified 24 Sep 2023
Father George William Cooper, b. 12 Feb 1844, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania , d. 17 Jan 1914, Jackson Township, Linn County, Missouri (Age 69 years) Mother Mildred Gooch, b. 9 Jul 1846, Linn County, Missouri , d. 14 Dec 1913, Jackson Township, Linn County, Missouri (Age 67 years) Married 12 Jul 1865 [1] Family ID F135 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elmer Grimes Alexander, b. 11 Oct 1877, Linn County, Missouri , d. 30 Aug 1958, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri (Age 80 years) Married 29 Jan 1899 [1] Children 1. Reva Malissa Alexander, b. 11 May 1914, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri , d. 13 Nov 2012, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri (Age 98 years)Last Modified 24 Sep 2023 Family ID F42 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 16 Apr 1880 - Linn County, Missouri 
Died - 25 Dec 1936 - Linneus, Linn County, Missouri 
Buried - 27 Dec 1936 - Morris Chapel Cemetery, Jackson Township, Linn County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Headstones Alexander Elmer, Mildred "Millie" Dorcas Cooper
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Notes - Mrs. Elmer Alexander
Mildred D. , daughter of George W. and Mildred Cooper, was born April 6th, 1880, and died December 25th, 1936.
She was married to Elmer Alexander, January 29, 1899, and to them the following children were born: Virgil, who died October 10, 1912, Clyde of Meadville, Mo., Raymond of Laclede, Mo., Mrs. Reva Smith of Chula, Mo., and Alpha, of the home. She also leaves four grandchildren.
Her living brothers and sisters are E.J. Cooper, of Solomon, Kas., Mrs. Nan King of Walker, Mo., Mrs. Belle Barnes, of Eden Idaho, Mrs. Alice Canada, of Jerome, Idaho, Herbert Cooper of Eden, Idaho, Grover Cooper, of Chula, MO., Wheeler Cooper of Laredo, Mo., Herman Cooper, of Purdin, Mo. R.J. Cooper and Homer Cooper have preceded her in death.
She united with the church at Morris Chapel in 1894 under the ministry of the Rev. E.E. Bostwick, and has lived a faithful member since.
Her entire life has been spent in Linn County with the exception of five years spent in Oklahoma.
Although she has been ill for several years, she has been a patient sufferer, and has always been concerned about the welfare of her family and friends who are left to mourn her passing.
“There is no death, the stars go down
To rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in Heaven’s jeweled crown
they shine forevermore.
The Daily News- Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri. Thursday, 11 December 1936.
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- Mrs. Elmer Alexander
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