Sarah Jane Cooper

     Sarah Jane Cooper was born on 3 January 1838 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.^1,3 She was the daughter of Stephen Cooper and Jane Brasher.^1,2 Sarah Jane Cooper was baptized on 23 September 1838 in St. John's Church, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England,, The mother's name is given as "Mary" on the IGI.⁴ In 1860 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, Sarah married Francis Gladwin, son of George Gladwin and Elizabeth Gilbert.^2,5 Sarah Jane Cooper and Francis Gladwin appeared on the Census of 1861 in Penkhull, Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England.³ Sarah Jane Cooper is listed in the family of Jane Brasher in 1861 census in Penkhull, Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England.³ Sarah Jane Cooper and Francis Gladwin immigrated in 1868 to Akron, Summit County, Ohio.⁶ Sarah Jane Cooper and Francis Gladwin appeared on the Census of 1870 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio.⁷ Sarah Jane Cooper was naturalized in 1870.⁸ She and Francis Gladwin appeared on the Census of 1880 in 508 East Thornton Street, Akron, Summit County, Ohio.⁹ She was active in the Women's Christian Temperance Union.² As of 2 January 1900, the address of Sarah Jane Cooper and Francis Gladwin was 508 East Voris Street, Akron, Summit County, Ohio.¹⁰ Sarah Jane Cooper appeared on the Census of 1900 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio.⁸ As of 1910, the address of Sarah Jane Cooper was 68 East Voris Street, Akron, Summit County, Ohio.¹¹ She died on Tuesday, 20 February 1912 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, at age 74 years, 1 month and 17 days of bronchitis and arterial degeneration.^1,12,13,2,14 She was buried on 22 February 1912 in Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, in Section 25, Lot 224.^1,13,12 Sarah's gravestone inscription in Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, reads:

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