Cooper
Mountain Cemetery
Established
1899
Historical Marker
Dedication
An invitation was extended to all to
attend the
dedication
of the historical marker.
Saturday, April 28, 2001
10 AM
To all who pause in this place,
may this marker make effective
the voice of the memorial. May it remind them
of the nobility of life well lived...
Chris Meinicke
with Mary O'Donnell 
Mary O'Donnell had a special interest in
old cemeteries. Several years ago she proposed to Beaver Chapter DAR
that we adopt Cooper Mountain Cemetery as our special project. The
cemetery has quite a history.
The
land on which it is located was owned by Perry Cooper through a
Donation Land Claim in 1853. Mr. Cooper donated one acre for the
cemetery.
Cooper Mountain Cemetery officially
became a cemetery in 1899 when Moses and Martha Dillaboy bought the
land. The earliest burial was in 1899. Many of the early residents of
the area are buried there.
The
upkeep of the cemetery had over the years been quite a challenge with
all the blackberries, brush and broken grave stones. There was a one
room church, the United Brethern Church, on the property, but it
deteriorated so much that it had to be torn down.
With the encouragement of Mr. Howard
Grabhorn, the Cemetery Association President,
Beaver Chapter members have been there in the fall and spring to clean,
rake, and help keep it beautiful.
Beaver
Chapter DAR applied to the NSDAR Historian General in Washington, DC;
for approval to mark the cemetery with a historical plaque. Approval
was granted based upon the documentation provided. A chapter garage
sale was held to earn the money to buy the plaque. On the 28th of April
2001 the dedication ceremony was held.
We are aware that nothing is really
ended until it is forgotten. Whatever is kept in memory still endures.
Therefore, we Beaver Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
chose to dedicate this marker in grateful recognition of the
significance of this site.
Chris
Last update CAK on 3 March 2012