Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Alpha Cooper
Birth29 Oct 1868, Batesville, Noble Co, OH
Census13 Jun 1900, Marietta, Washington Co, OH
Memoroll#1331, pg 12
Census13 Jan 1920, Stanford, Santa Clara Co, CA
Memoroll#147, pg 1
Census10 Apr 1930, Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co, CA
Memoroll#217, pg 5
Death19 Sep 1939, Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co, CA
OccupationTeacher, University Professor
FatherAzariah C. Cooper (1841-1914)
MotherLucy W. Gebhart (1846-1931)
Misc. Notes
He married Mary Henrietta Grosvenor (b. 4 Apr 1872) on 17 Jun 1897 in Marietta, OH.
They were living in Marietta in 1900 with him working as a teacher (31, OH) married 3 yrs to Mary (Apr 1872, OH). His brothers David (Mar 1882, OH) and Charles (May 1884, OH) were living with them.
Mary died 17 Aug 1919 in Santa Clara Co, CA and is buried in Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto.
He is listed as a widowed Stanford University professor (51, OH) in 1920 with his son Grosvenor William Cooper (8, CA) and housekeeper Nellie S. Carpenter (51, OH). After the census, on 2 Sep 1920 he was remarried to Anna Meta Tietjen.
He was remarried by 1930 to Anna T. (51, CA), still working at Stanford (61, OH) with his son Grosvenor W. (18, CA) still at home.
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