Are descended from John Cooper (i), who came, at an early day,
to Hawkins County, Tenn. He was born April 5, 1768; married
Mary Young, born November 10, 1771. Their children were 8
sons and 4 daughters; bul we shall notice only those who came
to Platte in 1838:
I. JOHN Y. COOPER
Was born in Tennessee, June 9, 1803. In 1835 he came to Morgan
County, Mo., and married Isabel Masters, born August 3, 1813.
In 1838 they came to Platte, and settled three miles north of Platte
City, and here he died. He was an elder in the Presbyterian
Church, and was honored and revered. Ch:
I. JANE COOPER, b. Sept. 5, 1841; m’d March 2, 1869, Captain
James Synnamon, son of James Synnamon and Margaret
McNamara. He was b. in Philadelphia, Aug. 27, 1836.
After learning the carpenter’s trade, he came in 1857, to
Platte. At the first call, he volunteered for the Confederacy;
and after incurring untold dangers, was discharged upon
the return of peace. He reached the rank of brevet major.
He participated in scores of bloody battles, and his small
frame is covered with scars. His adventures, his sufferings,
his heroic deeds and hair-breadth escapes would make
an interesting volume. After his return and marriage, he
entered on a farm. In 1883 he was appointed assessor of
Platte County, and four years later he was elected to the
same office. In 1888 he was the nominee of the Democrats
for sheriff, and elected by a vote of 2,609, to 1,141 for S. Mc-
Comas. In 1890 his vote was 2,911, against 789 for W. H.
H. Baker. At the close of his second term he retired to a
farm five miles north of Platte City, where he is pursuing
successfully the calling to which he was trained. Ch:

John Synnamon, b. Dec. 22, 1869.
Mayyic. b. June 7, 1874.
William 0. Synnamon, b. June 18. 1871.
Lena, b. April 9, 1878.
Mary Synnamon, b. Julv 7. 1882.
II. ORLENIE COOPER, b. Dec. 5* 1842; m’d Marion Miller. (See.)
1H. OSCAR CO<)PER, b. May 1.1838; killed at the siege of Vicks
burg.
IV. JOHN COOPER, b. June 22. 1844.
V. HENRY, b. Feb. 15, 1846; m’d Oct. 10. 1869. C. J. Laswell.
II. HENRY COOPER
Died in September. 1845.
III. WYLIE COOPER
Was born

III. WYLIE COOPER
Was born August 4, 1809; married in November. 1839, Nancy A.
Blakley, born in 1819. daughter of Thomas. They lived for many
years on the road from Platte City to Weston. Children:
1879, MAY. 682 COOPER FAMILY.
I. THOMAS B. COOPER, b. Nov. 15, 1840; m’d Oct. 4, 1866,
Julia M. Horr. (See.)
IT. MARY COOPER, b. July 20, 1842; m’d William Pulley. Ch:

Jennie Pulley. 2. Jesse. 3. Lizzie. 4. Fannie.
Eddie. 6. Grundy. 7. Bruce Pulley.
HI. MARTHA COOPER, b. Jan. 8, 1844; m’d John Hedges; no
children.
IV. ELIZA J. COOPER, m’d Oct. 10, 1869, Uriah Laswell. Ch:
John Laswell. 2. Annie. 3. Uriah, etc.
V. JOHN W. COOPER, m’d Feb. 3, 1874, Laura V. Spratt, dr.
of John A. Spratt. (See.) Ch:
George B. 2. William. 3. Grace M.
VI. ANNA, m’d Andrew Crawford. Live in Kansas.
VII. WLILIAM N. COOPER, b. June 7. 1858.
VHI. ALICE COOPER, dead; m’d Dec. 16, 1883, Geo. Montgomery,
son of William.
IV. ROBERT Y. COOPER
Died in February, 1854.
V. JANE COOPER
Married John Nelson. They live in Lafayette County, Mo.
May 10—The Missouri River is cutting away the botton between’the
old and the present mouth of the Platte River.
May 11—A. T. Jenkins, of Kansas City, died. He was the
principal owner of the Parkville Bank. He was born in Madison
County, Ky., May 1, 1816.
JUNE.
June 3—The Landmark sold by the sheriff, under a chattel
mortgage, with power of sale, on one undivided half interest, and
N. B. Anderson becomes the purchaser for the beneficiaries, at
$450.
June 5—Commencement at Park College. Graduates: Susie
L. Elrod. Helen E. Hough, Alma F. Morgan, Win. T. Scott.
From sickness in the family, Daughters’ College had no regular
Commencement; yet Miss Alcesta Recht was granted a
diploma.
A calaboose for Platte City is suggested and discussed. All
talk!
Platte River is full, and the Missouri is rising. Railroads
are washed away in places.
Prospects for corn are fair, but not so for wheat.
Woodson & Wells are talking of opening a bank in Platte
City.
June 11—