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Millie Cooper

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Millie Cooper

Birth
Death
25 Oct 1901 (aged 26–27)
Burial
Manson, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Lake City Graphic
October 24, 1901

Millie Cooper, assistant postmistress of Manson, became demented last Thursday and jumped from a railroad bridge into the Des Moines river at Ft. Dodge, a distance of forty feet, sustaining no injuries.

Lake City Graphic
Lake City, Iowa
Nov 14, 1901

Millie Cooper, the postmistress clerk at Manson, who recently leaped from the I. C. bridge over the Des Moines river at Ft. Dodge, and was rescued with slight injuries, placed the muzzle of the 22 caliber rifle in her mouth and fired a fatal shot last Friday. Insanity is hereditary in the Cooper family.
Lake City Graphic
October 24, 1901

Millie Cooper, assistant postmistress of Manson, became demented last Thursday and jumped from a railroad bridge into the Des Moines river at Ft. Dodge, a distance of forty feet, sustaining no injuries.

Lake City Graphic
Lake City, Iowa
Nov 14, 1901

Millie Cooper, the postmistress clerk at Manson, who recently leaped from the I. C. bridge over the Des Moines river at Ft. Dodge, and was rescued with slight injuries, placed the muzzle of the 22 caliber rifle in her mouth and fired a fatal shot last Friday. Insanity is hereditary in the Cooper family.


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  • Created by: Burt
  • Added: Dec 26, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23570861/millie-cooper: accessed ), memorial page for Millie Cooper (1874–25 Oct 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23570861, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Burt (contributor 46867609).