Sangamon County Biographies

COOPER, STEPHEN L., born May 6, 1840, in Sangamon county, enlisted in Springfield, July 20, 1861, for three years, in what became Co. B, 11th Mo. Inf., served full term, and was honorably discharged Aug. 1, 1864. He was married Oct. 11, 1865, to Rebecca Summers, who was born Nov. 5, 1842, in Bracken county, Ky. They have two children, RUFUS and ALVEY, and live near Dawson. [Source: "History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois" By John Carroll Power, Sarah A. Harris Power, 1876 - Submitted by K. Torp]

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