Zebulon Cooper, III

ZEBULON WAS BORN IN THE OLD LOG CABIN ON HIS FATHERS FARM. HE WAS REARED ON THE HOMESTEAD AND ATTENDED THE PIONEER SCHOOLS OF HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. HE REMAINED WITH HIS PARENTS UNTIL HE WAS 30 YEARS OF AGE, ASSISTING HIS FATHER ON THE FARM AND IN 1846 SETTLED ON 109 ACRES OF THE SAME TRACT WHICH HIS FATHER HAD GIVEN HIM. HE RESIDED ON THIS HOMESTEAD FOR 9 YEARS, THEN SOLD IT. HE THEN PURCHASED 120 ACRES IN WORTH TOWNSHIP TO WHICH HE LATER ADDED 180 ACRES WHICH HE PURCHASED FROM JOHN T. MCNEESE, WHICH INCLUDES HIS PRESENT HOME. HE RESIDED THEIR FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS ENGAGING IN FARMING.

ZEBULON WAS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST PROSPEROUS CITIZENS OF WORTH TOWNSHIP AND WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED BY THE COMMUNITY.