Rosa (Shean) Cooper

Ms. Shean married Mr. Pius Cooper in the summer of 1885. By 1900, the couple had six children, one of whom died in childhood. They lived on Main Street, and he worked as a cook in the Westminster Hotel. She kept house for their large family. Her husband passed away in 1905, leaving her to raise their family. By 1910, out of her nine children, seven were still living and were with her on their house on Main Street. To support them, she worked as a cook for a private family, while her eldest daughter took in laundry and her eldest son did odd jobs.

A few years later, she fell ill and died in the spring of 1915. Mrs. Rosa (Shean) Cooper is buried next to her husband in Ellsworth Cemetery.