Hardesty's History of Calhoun County, West Virginia

SAMUEL B. COOPER 
     
     Samuel B. Cooper is one of the farming residents of Washington 
district, Calhoun County, West Virginia, a son of Thomas and Nancy 
(Basnett) Cooper, deceased. He was born in Marion County, Virginia, 
March 4, 18??, was married in the same county, in December, 1845, and 
he took up his residence in Calhoun County, West Virginia, in 1877. 
He has buried his wife and three of the six children of their union, 
Mary A., daughter of John and Henrietta (Lang) Darley, who became his 
wife, was born in Marion County, in April 17, 18??. The children 
were: Louisa E., born April 8, 1847; George E. January 21, 1849; 
William R,, January 6, 1852; died September 4, 1854; Henrietta, March 
22, 1854, died August 3, 1878; Ulysses E., April 2, 1860 died 
February 21, 1872; Ida V., September 3, 1857. 
     The post office address of Samuel B. Cooper is Minnora, Calhoun 
County, West Virginia. 

(Linda Fluharty)