| Date of Conference Journal Memoir/Obituary | March 21 - 25, 1906 |
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| Deceased Person | Eliza V. Farmer |
| Birth | 3/4/1833 near Berryville, Clark Co, Va. |
| Death | 9/5/1905 in Berlin, Md. Funeral at St. Paul's church & interment at St. Paul's cemetery with her daughter Mary. |
| Church Service, Charges Served, Affiliated Locations, and Other Biographical Information | Born a slave, property of Bennett Russel. Remained on farm until leaving for Pennsylvania in 1862. She & members of her family, had been willed to Jesssie, son of Bennet Russel, moving to his farm one day & left the next day. As Gen. Lee's army headed north, the family moved north to Greencastle & then to Harrisburg. Rebel army went into Penn. & invaded town. Her children (and others) were taken from them to be sent south into slavery, but were rescued & returned. Difficult to get food & shelter as farmers were afraid to help and her husband was away at war. Second husband took her money & left. Her son, Rev. Thomas W. Cooper graduated from Hampton Institute & now teaches school in Maryland. She moved to Berlin, Md with son who joined Delaware Conference. She was member of St. Paul's M.E. Church, Berin, Md. |
| Family and Other Information | Parents: Thomas & Rachel Swann Spouse: Henry Cooper md 1850 (he died in army in New Orleans in 1865. 2nd spouse: Obediah Farmer in 1870. He deserted her & her infant daughter. Her son, Thomas W. Copper was away at school at time. She had 3 children: Thomas W. & Franklin Cooper & Mary Ellen Farmer; only Thomas survives her. |
| Online PDF Page Number (if available) | haithi trust pdf pg 408 / pg 99 |
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