Document F.152 · death certificate · transcription: verbatim
Iowa, Return of Deaths in the County of Clarke for the Year Ending October 1st A.D. 1888 — page 126, row 4444: Israel Cooper, d. 31 May 1888 Hopeville IA; cause Gastralgia + Bilious Pneumonia, 7 days; age recorded as 60 (⇒ b. ~1828); born 'New Jersey' (state only). Parents are NOT named.
F.152: Iowa, Return of Deaths in the County of Clarke for the Year Ending October 1st A.D…Transcription and notes
Source
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Document type | "Return of Deaths in the County of Clarke For the Year Ending October 1st, A.D. 1888" |
| Authority | Iowa State Board of Health (State Board of Health, Form 67, 9-25-1897-2,000 — printed footer; pre-printed bookform) |
| Page | 126 |
| Entry number | 4444 |
| Date filed | November 1st, 1888 (= page-bottom certification date) |
| Certified by | John A [Jamieson?], Clerk of District Court |
| Local file | (image held in the family archive) |
Verbatim entry (row 4444)
| Column | Value |
|---|---|
| No. | 4444 |
| Date of Record | July 17, 1888 |
| Name | Israel Cooper |
| Age — Year | 60 |
| Age — Month | (blank) |
| Age — Days | (blank) |
| Date of Death — Month/Day/Year | May 31, 1888 |
| Sex | Male |
| Color | White |
| Occupation | (blank — appears to be unfilled) |
| Marital status | (blank — appears to be unfilled) |
| Nationality | American |
| Where Born | New Jersey |
| Place of Death | Hopeville Iowa |
| Complication | Gastralgia |
| Cause of Death | Bilious Pneumonia |
| Duration of Disease | 7 days |
| Place of Burial | Hopeville Cemetery |
| Date of Burial | June 1st, 1888 |
| Name + Residence of Physician | W. O. Carrell, Hopeville Iowa |
| Returning Certificate | (blank or unclear) |
Adjacent entries on page 126 (context)
(Partial; for cluster-context. Other entries on this page include Jonathan [unclear] April 6 1888, [unclear] March 28 1888, James G/C Sarvis Dec 29 1887, Martha A. Martin June 26 1888, Sarah Sragel July 31 1888, A.C. Estes Sept 5 1888, Jemina Whinney Aug 14 1888, Geo Banna Aug 13 1888.)
Cross-references
- p.204 Israel Ezra Cooper — subject
- F.151 William Oliver Cooper death cert 1945 — son's death cert (= NEW primary source 2026-05-21 corroborating Israel's NJ birth at Monmouth Co. level)
- D.4 — 1850 Independence Twp Warren NJ Cooper-cluster (Israel age 24)
- D.10 — 1860 Goshen Twp Stark Co. IL Israel
- D.19 — 1880 Doyle Twp Clarke Co. IA Israel (age 53)
- Find A Grave #18765104 — Find A Grave memorial (medium tier)
Open follow-ups
- Israel's parents— F.152 does NOT name parents. Still open.
- Reconcile age 60 (this cert) vs 62y 2m 28d (Find A Grave)— informant-reliability question; may need to check whether Iowa 1888 collected birth-date directly from informant or estimated.
- Hopeville Cemetery photo of Israel's headstone— Find A Grave memorial #18765104 has a photo (added by Jeanne Gaumer); cross-check whether headstone shows specific birth-date vs Find A Grave's b. 3 Mar 1826.
- W. O. Carrell biographical context— Hopeville-Murray-area doctor 1880s; would help confirm Hopeville locale chronology.
- Adjacent-row deaths on page 126— multiple 1888 Hopeville-area deaths; not directly catalog-relevant but provides community-context for Israel's last weeks.
Interpretation — relocated
What this entry concluded now lives in p.204 (p.204 Israel Ezra Cooper.md). An entry holds verbatim source content and navigational pointers; the reasoning belongs with the person, family or thread it is about. Moved 2026-08-03.