Walter Cooper papers, 1912-1923.
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Cooper, Walter, 1843-1924
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Walter Cooper, son of Andrew H. and Sarah E. (McGillvra) Cooper, of Sterling, Cayuga County, New York, was born on July 4, 1843. Six years later the Cooper family moved to Shiawassee County, Michigan. On the death of Andrew Cooper in 1851, Walter was sent to live with a relative in Lansing, Michigan, while the remainder of his family--his mother and five brothers--returned to New York. At the age of fifteen, Cooper began his journey west. He arrived in Leavenworth, Kansa...