He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7, 10, 11). He was 31 years old when he was enlisted (3, 4 [42], 7 [33, perhaps in 1863], 10 [33 at death in 1862], 11 [29 in 1860]).
In 1860, he was living in the 19th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with Sarah Cooker (presumably his wife), Sarah Cooker (presumably their daughter), and Charles Thimm (11). He was a laborer (11).
He was 6 feet tall, and had a sandy complexion, grey eyes, and sandy hair (7).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 30 September 1861 (1, 3, 4, 5, 7). He was enlisted for three years, by Colonel Zinn, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3, 4, 7). He was mustered in as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3, 4). He initially served as a private in company D (1).
He was transferred to company H on 31 October 1861 (2, 3 [from H to D], 5).
He was discharged at Camp Stanton, Washington, DC, on 11 March 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 4, 6, 7).
He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of phthisis pulmonalis, on 21 April 1862 (10). He was married (10). He was a laborer (10). He died at, or was buried from, the corner of Gordon and Tulip Streets, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10). He was buried on 23 April 1862 at "West st", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10).
On 22 May 1863, his widow, Sarah A Cooker, unsuccessfully applied for a pension (8, 9).
On 3 [?] March [?] 1866, a minor dependent, Sarah A Wetzel, applied successfully for a pension (8, 9).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Adam Cooper)
2 company D, register of men transferred, entry 5 (Adam Cooper)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 8 August 2004 (Adam Cooper [co.D])
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 27 July 2004 (Adam Cooper [co.H])
5 company H, register of men transferred (Adam Cooper)
6 company H, register of men discharged, #11 (Adam Cooker [sic])
7 company H, descriptive roll, #27 (Adam Cooker [sic])
8 pension index, by name (Adam Cooker [sic])
9 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (Adam Cooker)
10 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 21 April 1862 (Adam Cooker)
11 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 19, microfilm series M653, film 1169, page 250 = 250 handwritten (Adam Cooker [sic])
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry index to the 1890 veteran's census (searched May 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the LDS pilot index to the 1850 census (searched May 2009)]
[I did not find him in RootsWeb WorldConnect (searched ay 2009)]
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Dwelling number | [1788] | |||
| Family number | 2010 | |||
| Name | Adam Cooker | Sarah | Sarah | Charles Thimm |
| Age | 29 | 27 | 8/12 | 70 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m |
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| Occupation | " [sc. Labr] | " | ||
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| Place of birth | Pa | [blank] | [blank] | N.J. |
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| Cannot read & write | 1 | |||
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