William Elvin Cooper

Settler of township lot: Lost 2, 3 & 4, Conc. 8, Guilford (Stanhope area)

Location: Map point is the approximate location on Lot 3 which is on the north side of Claypack Lake, south of Bat (Growler) Lake

Land acquisition: 1949 from Albert Ernest Cooper (his father) Ontario Land Parcel Register - Guilford (Images 5, 10 & 15).

Dates of residency:

Interesting facts:

From Ancestry.ca. mkcooper6017 wrote "my fathers headstone: I had my Fathers headstone made in Michigan.  We brought him up to bury him in the family cemetary.  My aunt Gladys Cooper Peck Bailey helped me arrange a luncheon and put this wonderful man to rest surrounded by those who loved him. He is buried on top of his mother."

Preceding landowner: 1938 Albert Ernest Cooper (his father) from C. L.& E. Ltd 1865 from The Crown

Succeeding landowner: 1967 Brown Camps Leasing Limited

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

  • William Elvin Cooper, b. 15 Sep 1907, Maple Lake, d. 12 Feb 1992, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, (Age 84 years) Buried: Maple Lake Cemetery
    Parents:
    • Albert Ernest Cooper, b. 25 Jan 1882, Stanhope, d. 14 Nov 1939, Guilford,  (Age 57 years)
    • Luella Gertrude Sawyer, b. 8 Nov 1880, Stanhope,  d. 1951  (Age 70 years)
  • Gail Alma Erickson, b. Abt 1907, Illinois, USA d. 24 Jul 1981, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 74 years)

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