History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . Louise and Annie. All are livingexcept Elizabeth, Nellie and Jane. F. H. Cooper learned the wagon makingtrade, and conducted a shop in Newton Centrefor several years. Since 1903 he has been work-ing at his trade in Milwaukie. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper have four children:—Katie E., born Jan. 25, 1882, and married , 1900 to Alfred Speed, and are living in Os-wego, N. Y. They have one son, Mason, bornFeb. 18, 1906, and a daughter, Kathryn, born ner, and a grandson of Lewis and Rachel Cos-ner who were among th
History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . Louise and Annie. All are livingexcept Elizabeth, Nellie and Jane. F. H. Cooper learned the wagon makingtrade, and conducted a shop in Newton Centrefor several years. Since 1903 he has been work-ing at his trade in Milwaukie. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper have four children:—Katie E., born Jan. 25, 1882, and married , 1900 to Alfred Speed, and are living in Os-wego, N. Y. They have one son, Mason, bornFeb. 18, 1906, and a daughter, Kathryn, born ner, and a grandson of Lewis and Rachel Cos-ner who were among the first settles of New-ton. They came from Sussex county, NewJersey. Mr. Cosner lived with his father until twenty-six years old. Then he spent fifteen years inthe West and Florida. January 9, 1890 hewas married to Emma Reed, who died Decem-ber 29, 1898. In April, 1891 he moved to thefarm where he now lives. ITe was married toJlis,^ Lillian Bennett, November 21,-1899. ]Mr. Cosner has two sons, Llarry L., who is aplumber and is living in Mill City. Lewis, Jr.,lives with his THE LATE DAVID COSNER AND WIFE Oct. 27, 1901. Katherine died lAIar. 7, 1902. J. Clinton was born May 17, 1883 and is liv-ing in Scran ton. Ruth E., a stenographer in Oswego, was bornJuly 16th, 1889. Frank E., a carpenter in Pittston, was bornJune 25th, 1893. John Cooper was born in Northamptoncounty, Dec. 4, 1828, and came to Newton withJames Lesh in the Spring of 1842, when hewas thirteen years of age, walking the entire dis-tance, driving a cow. Mr. Lesh established awagon shop in Newton Centre, where Mr. Coo-per learned the trade, and in 1852 he establish-ed a shop in the same town, which he conductedfor several years. The same year he was electedconstable. LEWIS COSNER Lewis Cosner is a son of David (b. Sept. 11,1813—d. May 4, 1899) and Amy (Hice) Cos- SELDON SCRANTON COSNER ;\Ir. Cosner is the youngest son of David andAmy (Hice) Cosner. He was born Jan. 22,1853, on the old homestead purchase
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