RBH_Report_Keene_Cooper_Philip_H.pdf

extracted text: Philip Henry Cooper
Keene, NH

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Family Timeline
1892: Philip Henry Cooper was born 3 Feb 1892 in Keene, NH, the first child of 24 year old
George H. Cooper and 23 year old Mamie Atwood. Parents were both from Worcester, MA.
George was working as a furniture maker in Keene at the time. All three in the family are listed
as negro. He was delivered by JB Hyland, MD.1
1942: Philip Henry Cooper was a 50 year old black male residing in Worcester in 1942,
according to his WWII draft registration card. He worked at the New York, New Haven, &
Hartford Railroad in Worcester. He was born 3 Feb 1892 in Keene, NH. His brother is listed as
Joseph R. Cooper of 192 Chandler Street, the same as his residence. Philip was 5'4.5", 140
pounds, black and gray hair, negro, brown eyes, black complexion.2

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NH US Birth Index, on ancestry.com. 1892, Keene, NH
WWII Registration Card on ancestry.com

Jennifer Carroll

ITEMIZED RESEARCH FINDINGS
Census Records
1870 U.S. Census

RESOURCES USED
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Website: Ancestry.com
Website: Keene Evening Sentinel. http://keene.advantage-preservation.com/
Book: Upper Ashuelot: a History of Keene, New Hampshire
Book: A History of the Town of Keene from 1732, when the Township was Granted by
Massachusetts, to 1874, when it Became a City by S. G. Griffin, M. A.

FURTHER RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS

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Recovering Black History in the Monadnock Region project: Keene, NH