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JAMES COOPER, farmer; P. O. Heyworth; was born July 24, 1828, in Ross Co., Ohio, on a farm, and remained there until 2 ½ years old, when he moved with his parents to Madison Co., Ohio, and settled on a farm, remaining there until 1837; he moved from there to Illinois, settling at Lexington, McLean Co., and engaging in farming, renting of A. C. Gridley for three years; from there they came to the head of Money Creek timber and engaged in farming, renting of Isaac Funk; he moved from there to mouth of Money Creek and settled on Stroud’s farm, moving from there to Randolph Township, and engaged in working by the month, at $9, for Benjamin Slatten; he worked next season on farm for John Low, after which he commenced farming for himself; was renting of Mortin Bishop for two years, renting next of George Stillman one year; he moved from there by wagon to Texas and settled in Burnett Co., and engaged in farming, remaining there four years; he then returned to McLean Co., and settled on Judge Davis’ farm (the one now occupied by J. O. Davis), remaining there until 1865; he next moved to Judge Davis’ farm in Macon Co., and engaged in farming in partnership with Judge Davis and Lyman Betts in raising cattle and hogs; was there seven years; in 1872, he settled on the present farm of 300 acres which they have earned entirely by their own labor and management. He was married Jan. 23, 1865, to Frances Veatch, born in 1842 in McLean Co., Ill. He was in the civil war, enlisting in Co. C, 94th I. V. I., under James McFarland, Captain; was in service eighteen months. Mr. Cooper has held offices connected with schools. In 1878, he met with quite a loss by his home burning down, but now has almost completed a beautiful mansion on his magnificent farm.