Born circa 1817, based on an approximation of age found in several newspaper mentions of his death.
"An old blind man by the name of Cooper was found dead in Holderman's Hollow, near Elmira, on Monday, having doubtless become lost while trying to find his way to his home in the city, and perished of cold. His wife was also found dead in their miserable home on Sunday, she evidently having frozen to death. The old couple were maintained by charity." (The Ovid Independebt, 11 January 1887)
Mr. Cooper claimed to have lost his sight during the War of the Rebellion.
He also claimed to have been descended from a wealthy and influential family of Leeds, England.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper were reported to have been "addicted to the opium habit" in their later years.
"An old blind man by the name of Cooper was found dead in Holderman's Hollow, near Elmira, on Monday, having doubtless become lost while trying to find his way to his home in the city, and perished of cold. His wife was also found dead in their miserable home on Sunday, she evidently having frozen to death. The old couple were maintained by charity." (The Ovid Independebt, 11 January 1887)
Mr. Cooper claimed to have lost his sight during the War of the Rebellion.
He also claimed to have been descended from a wealthy and influential family of Leeds, England.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper were reported to have been "addicted to the opium habit" in their later years.
Born circa 1817, based on an approximation of age found in several newspaper mentions of his death.
"An old blind man by the name of Cooper was found dead in Holderman's Hollow, near Elmira, on Monday, having doubtless become lost while trying to find his way to his home in the city, and perished of cold. His wife was also found dead in their miserable home on Sunday, she evidently having frozen to death. The old couple were maintained by charity." (The Ovid Independebt, 11 January 1887)
Mr. Cooper claimed to have lost his sight during the War of the Rebellion.
He also claimed to have been descended from a wealthy and influential family of Leeds, England.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper were reported to have been "addicted to the opium habit" in their later years.
"An old blind man by the name of Cooper was found dead in Holderman's Hollow, near Elmira, on Monday, having doubtless become lost while trying to find his way to his home in the city, and perished of cold. His wife was also found dead in their miserable home on Sunday, she evidently having frozen to death. The old couple were maintained by charity." (The Ovid Independebt, 11 January 1887)
Mr. Cooper claimed to have lost his sight during the War of the Rebellion.
He also claimed to have been descended from a wealthy and influential family of Leeds, England.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper were reported to have been "addicted to the opium habit" in their later years.
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