"Hardesty's Biographical Atlas of Tyler County West Virginia"
H. H. Hardesty, 1872

REES COOPER deceased - was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and passed 
his life in the county and State of his birth, following in manhood the 
trade of a shoemaker. He was a Federal soldier during the war detween the 
States and was twice married, and departed this life on the 19th of 
August 1864. His first wife was Eliza Hollcroff, of Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania. In Tyler county, April 1, 1858, Rees Cooper united in 
marriage with Clarissa Grimm and their children are four: William M., 
born January 20, 1859, lives in Tyler county; Barbara E., November 30, 
1860, lives in Indian territory; Jesse C., January 20, 1862, lives in 
Centreville district; Rees, August 22, 1864, died in Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania. The mother of their children was born in Tyler county, 
December 18, 1840, and she died September 20, 1865. She was a daughter of 
Levi and Barbara (Nicely) Grimm. Her parents were from Pennsylvania, and 
her father died in Tyler county, where her mother continues to reside. 
Jesse C. Cooper, for whom this sketch was compiled, is one of the most 
successful teachers of Tyler county, and is one of its rising young men. 
His post office address is Bearsville, Tyler county, West Virginia.

Submitted by Susie Koehrsen.