Asahel Walker Cooper, Sr. b. 5 Sep 1806 Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania d. 22 May 1883 New Orleans, Louisiana: Genealogy at Pitard.net

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Name Asahel Walker Cooper [1, 2]

Suffix Sr.

Birth 5 Sep 1806 Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania

Gender Male

Census 1840 New Orleans, Louisiana [3]

p. 109

Census 1850 New Orleans, Louisiana

"builder"

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Age	BirthDate	Gender	Occupation	BirthPlace
Image								Transcript
10	2223	A W	Cooper	40	1810	Male	Builder	Pennsylvania
11	2223	A n	Cooper	36	1814	Female		England
12	2223	Sarah J	Cooper	7	1843	Female		Louisiana
13	2223	Margt	Cooper	3	1847	Female		Louisiana
14	2223	Mary	Sullivan	16	1834	Female		England
15	2223	Mary A	Cooper	9	1841	Female		Louisiana

Roll: 237 Page: 185B ED: Ward 3 Enumerated: 11 March. 1850

Census 1860 New Orleans, Louisiana

"builder"

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Age	BirthDate	Gender	Occupation	BirthPlace
Image								Transcript
7	311	A W	Cooper	45	1815	Male	Grader	Pennsylvania
8	311	Ann	Cooper	48	1812	Female		England
9	311	Sarah	Cooper	15	1845	Female		Louisiana
10	311	Margaret	Cooper	11	1849	Female		Louisiana

Page: 355 ED: Ward 2 Microfilm: M653 Enumerated: 5 June 1860

Census 1870 New Orleans, Louisiana

"builder," living with his son-in-law Alden McLellan

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Age	BirthDate	Gender	Race	Occupation	BirthPlace
Image									Transcript
13	979	Alden	Mclellan	34	1836	Male	White	RR Secretary	Maine
14	979	Sarah	Mclellan	25	1845	Female	White	Keeping House	Louisiana
15	979	Asahel	Mclellan	2	1868	Male	White		Louisiana
16	979	Asahel	Cooper	63	1807	Male	White	Builder	Pennsylvania
17	979	Catherine	Brice	36	1834	Female	White	Domestic Servant	Ireland

NARA Pub: M593 Roll: M593_519 Page: 380A ED: Ward 02 Enumerated: 28 June 1870

Census 1880 121 Race St., New Orleans, Louisiana [4]

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother	Occupation	Street
Image															Transcript
8	86	Asahel W.	Cooper	Self	Male	White	Abt 1807	73	Married	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Retired Builder	Race St
9	86	Eliza	Cooper	Wife	Female	White	Abt 1843	37	Married	Canada	Canada	Canada	Keeping House	Race St
10	86	A. W.	Cooper	Son	Male	White	Abt 1875	5	Single	Louisiana	Pennsylvania	Canada		Race St
11	86	Mary J.	Barry		Female	White	Abt 1851	29	Single	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Servant	Race St
12	86	Kate	Soutley		Female	White	Abt 1859	21	Single	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Servant	Race St

NARA Pub: T9 Roll: 458 Page: 28D ED: 002 Image: 00061 Enumerated: 3 June 1880

Legal Documents a note about probate, The Times-Democrat, 7 July 1883, p3:

Judgment recognizing Mrs. Sarah Jane Cooper, wife of Alden McLellan, Mrs. Margaret Ann Cooper, wife of T.Y.P. Tureman, and the minor Asahel W. Cooper, as sole heirs of A.W. Cooper, and putting them in possession of his estate.

Obituary Mortuary notice, The Times-Democrat, Sun. 27 May 1883, p13:

Cooper—On Tuesday, May 22, 1883, at 5 p.m., Asahel W. Cooper, aged 76 years, 8 months and 17 days, native of Lancaster county, Pa., and a resident of this city for 53 years.

Death 22 May 1883 New Orleans, Louisiana

vol. 82, page 976

Probate 29 May 1883 New Orleans, Louisiana [5]

Religion Born Quaker; became Presbyterian

Burial Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana

Notes

His ancestry is thorougly Quaker, descending from families who emigrated from Ireland, Wales, and England to south-eastern Pennsylvania in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He is included on the Quaker Ancestors page.

According to his biography, below, he lived in Sadsbury until he was 17, until about 1823. In the separation of 1828 Sadsbury meeting became part of the Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends, so this might be part of the reason that he left. There might be a certificate of removal from Sadsbury to Philadelphia Monthly Meetings, if he were still a Friend at that point, though I can’t find one.

He arrived in New Orleans in about 1830, 7 years later, at about age 24. He and Ann were married in 1836, when he was about 30.

Did his marriage to her have to do with why he left Quakerism? I can’t find a record of Disownment in Sadsbury for him. His second wife was Catholic, however, and he became a Presbyterian.

He ran a cotton gin at the foot of Race Street in New Orleans.

From Passmore (1.184):

ASAHEL W., b. 9-5-1806, m. 6-14-1836, to Ann Sullivan. Ann b. 12-25-1815, d. 4-27-1807. Asahel W. m. 2nd time, 6-26-1872, to Eliza A. Loney. Asahel d. 5-2-1883, in New Orleans, La., where he removed when a young man. He became a prominent and influential citizen. Eliza A.’s residence, 917 Race St., New Orleans, La.

Here is a biography of his son which tells much about him; it is taken from Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 108-109. Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association:

Cooper, Asahel Walker, the lawyer, is a son of Asahel Walker Cooper, who was born in Lancaster County, Pa., Sept. 5, 1806, and died in New Orleans, May 22, 1883, and who was a son of a Quaker and educated in the common schools of his native state, where he learned the carpenter's trade, being bound out at the age of 17 to learn the trade in the city of Philadelphia, whence he came to New Orleans in 1830, coming by way of a sailing vessel. In New Orleans he applied himself to his trade, became a contracting architect and builder, and grew prosperous, accumulating prior to the war of secession much real estate property in New Orleans. Many buildings stand today in New Orleans as monuments to his excellent craftship as a builder. He retired from business in 1870. One of the noted pieces of property owned by Mr. Cooper was the Cooper Cotton Press, which he acquired before the war and which remained in the possession of the family until 1912, when it was sold to the Texas & Pacific.
Mr. Cooper was twice married. His first wife bore the maiden name of Ann Sullivan. She died in 1870, leaving 2 daughters, Sarah Jane and Margaret Ann. His second wife he married in 1872. Her maiden name was Eliza A. Loney and she was born in the province of Ontario, Canada, of French and Irish parents. She died in 1910, leaving 1 son, Asahel Walker Cooper, who was born in New Orleans, Nov. 26, 1874, educated at Jesuit College, then took a preparatory course at Andover, Mass., and graduated from Yale College with the degree of A. B. in 1897, and in 1898 obtained his degree of LL. B. from Tulane University. He read law with the late Judge A. G. Brice and was associated with him in the practice of law until the death of Judge Brice. He now holds rank among the lawyers of New Orleans. He comes of an excellent family of New Orleans. His father was a promment citizen of this city for many years, and numbered among that class of citizens who constituted what was known as the American colony in New Orleans. The elder Mr. Cooper was reared a Quaker, but in New Orleans was identified with the Presbyterian church. The present Asahel W. Cooper adheres to the church faith of his mother—the Roman Catholic. [6, 7]

Person ID I4354

Last Modified 23 Nov 2024

Father	George Cooper, Jr. b. 10 Feb 1773, Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania d. 22 Jan 1843 (Age 69 years)
Mother	Sarah Walker b. 11 mo. 24, 1785, Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania d. 18 Mar 1858 (Age 73 years)
Marriage	13 Nov 1805	Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Family ID	F3004	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Spouse / Partner 1 Ann Sullivan
b. 25 Dec 1815, Ireland
d. 27 Apr 1870 (Age 54 years)

Marriage 14 Jun 1836 [8]

Children

	1. George Cooper b. 4 Feb 1839, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 14 May 1839, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 0 years)
	2. Sarah Ann Cooper b. 8 Sep 1840, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 14 Dec 1840 (Age 0 years)
	3. Mary Ann Cooper b. 17 Dec 1841, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 12 Jul 1850 (Age 8 years)
+	4. Sarah Jane Cooper b. 2 Oct 1844, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 18 Oct 1911, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 67 years)
+	5. Margaret Anna Cooper b. 16 Jun 1848, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 2 Dec 1902, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 54 years)

Family ID F3003 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Nov 2024

Spouse / Partner 2 Eliza A. Loney
b. 12 Oct 1841, Ontario, Canada
d. 9 May 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 68 years)

Marriage 26 Jun 1872

Children

+	1. Asahel Walker Cooper, Jr. b. 26 Nov 1874, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 16 Jun 1935, 1819 Valence St., New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 60 years)
	2. Eliza A. Loney Cooper b. 26 Nov 1874, New Orleans, Louisiana

Family ID F3012 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Nov 2024

Event Map

	Birth - 5 Sep 1806 - Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
	Census - 1840 - New Orleans, Louisiana
	Census - 1850 - New Orleans, Louisiana
	Census - 1860 - New Orleans, Louisiana
	Census - 1870 - New Orleans, Louisiana
	Census - 1880 - 121 Race St., New Orleans, Louisiana
	Death - 22 May 1883 - New Orleans, Louisiana
	Probate - 29 May 1883 - New Orleans, Louisiana
	Burial - - Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Sources

[S250] John Andrew Moore Passmore, Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Moore, 1612-1897, (Lancaster: Wickersham Printing Co.), 1.184, 483.
[S317] Priscilla Walker Streets, Lewis Walker of Chester Valley and his Descendants . . . 1686-1896, (Philadelphia: Alfred J. Ferris), 219.
[S940] 1840 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTD-2D8.
[S947] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXM-SX7.
[S904] Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1756-1984, Will Book, Vol 21, 1880-1883, .
[S250] John Andrew Moore Passmore, Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Moore, 1612-1897, (Lancaster: Wickersham Printing Co.).
[S26] Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form., (Century Historical Association).
[S250] John Andrew Moore Passmore, Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Moore, 1612-1897, (Lancaster: Wickersham Printing Co.), 1.184.

Birth	4 Feb 1839	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	14 May 1839	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana

Father	Asahel Walker Cooper, Sr. b. 5 Sep 1806, Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Mother	Ann Sullivan b. 25 Dec 1815, Ireland
Married	14 Jun 1836

Birth	8 Sep 1840	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	14 Dec 1840
Buried	Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana

Father	Asahel Walker Cooper, Sr. b. 5 Sep 1806, Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Mother	Ann Sullivan b. 25 Dec 1815, Ireland
Married	14 Jun 1836

Birth	17 Dec 1841	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	12 Jul 1850
Buried	Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana

Father	Asahel Walker Cooper, Sr. b. 5 Sep 1806, Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Mother	Ann Sullivan b. 25 Dec 1815, Ireland
Married	14 Jun 1836

Birth	26 Nov 1874	New Orleans, Louisiana

Father	Asahel Walker Cooper, Sr. b. 5 Sep 1806, Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Mother	Eliza A. Loney b. 12 Oct 1841, Ontario, Canada
Married	26 Jun 1872

Asahel Walker Cooper, Sr.

George Cooper, Jr.

Sarah Walker

Ann Sullivan

George Cooper

Sarah Ann Cooper

Mary Ann Cooper

Sarah Jane Cooper

Margaret Anna Cooper

Eliza A. Loney

Asahel Walker Cooper, Jr.

Eliza A. Loney Cooper