Elder Interview-William Bill Cooper
A.2008.001.053 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-William "Bill" CooperEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.053Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Cooper, William “Bill” Born 7/18/35 Parents: Absolom Cooper and Katie (Antone) Cooper Maternal Grandparents: Eunice Antone and Wilson Antone Paternal Grandparents: Martin Cooper and Margaret (Summers) Cooper His father went to 5th grade at a Oneida Boarding School. His mother use to clean houses in Green Bay. William went to the service and when he got out he got married to Rose Mary Munger in August of 1959. He moved to Chicago and went to school for electronics. He got his certificate and worked in Chicago for a number of years. He was in the Army for 2 years. He worked at Sears in Chicago for about 12 years and got transferred to Sheboygan for 22 years. He worked at the Oneida Shuttle Department for a few years. He retired in December of 2000. He has 9 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. William and Rose live in Oneida in the elderly housing on Overland Road. His father use to sing with the Oneida Singers before he passed away. He did a lot of Sucker fishing in the spring and did some small game hunting. He never went deer hunting because he was never interested in it. He went to a boarding school and he also went to Seymour. His advice to the youth is stay away from alcohol, booze, and drugs. And get a good education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military