(submitted by Shirley and Viola White)
John Cooper (1877 - 1948) was born in Dundee, Scotland. He came to Canada at age five with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cooper. They settled in West Williams Twp., Middlesex County, later moving to Warwick Twp. in Lambton County.
In WarwickTwp. John married Mabel Moore. They resided on Con. 2 NER, west of the Nauvoo Rd., until they retired to Watford.
John Cooper served as a pollmaster for a number of years. He was on the Board of Education for 15 years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He took an active interest in all community work.
John and Mabel Cooper raised a family of seven daughters and two sons: Edna (m. Gordon Stacey), Marjorie (m. William Inches), Doris (m. Robert Vivian), twins Meryle (m. Milton Williamson), and Marie (m. John Pedden), Eunice (m. Earl McKay), Maxine (m. James Elliott), Harold and Ross. Another daughter, Annabell, died in infancy.
Meryle stayed in Watford; Marie, Harold and Ross all lived in Warwick Twp.
Eventually Ross moved from the farm, first to Watford and then Alvinston. He was killed in a train accident. Harold lived on the north side of the Egremont Road, just east of the Nauvoo Road, until his death.
Marie Cooper (1913 - 1979) married John Pedden in 1939. They lived on Lot 25, Con. 1 SER. Their three children are Viola, Shirley, and Gerald. Marie and her husband John were killed in a tragic auto accident about 1/4 mile from their home on the Egremont in 1979.
Viola married Mac White. They raised their two sons, Brian and Bradley, in Arkona. Shirley married Douglas White (1935 - 2003) and they raised their sons, Darren and Daryl, in Arkona. Their daughter Deanna died in infancy (1964 - 1965). Gerald married Mary Hendrickx. They lived at Lot 26, Con. 1 SER where they trained and raised standard bred horses. Their daughters, Tracey and Nicole, continue to train horses.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Cooper Family
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