The Coopers of Long Hill

Document G.316 · find a grave memorial · transcription: verbatim

Find a Grave memorial 70855557 - Elizabeth F Cooper Travis, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey

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1913

What is transcribed: The whole memorial: header with plot, bio (a contributor's transcription of 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1910 census households and a marriage record), family panel (two parents and four siblings, with memorial ids) and one photograph of her headstone. The parser returned no Ancestry record links.

People named

As writtenRoleIdentified asWhat this document says
Elizabeth F Cooper Travis deceased Elizabeth F (Cooper) Travis 1859–1913
birth: 21 Oct 1859, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
death: 2 Jun 1913, East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
burial: Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
Alexander Cooper parent Alexander Cooper 1828–1898
Abigail Parrot Cooper parent
Martha Cooper sibling Martha 'Mattie' P. Cooper 1855–1894
Walter A Cooper sibling Walter A Cooper 1857–1859
Abram P. Cooper sibling Abram P Cooper 1861–1912
George P Cooper sibling George P Cooper ?–1851

Transcription and notes

Bio, as given on the memorial:

1860 USA Census: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey. Dwelling 988, family 1014 COOPER, Alexander, age 32, born NJ, farmer, Real estate value $10,000; personal estate value $3,000 Abigail, age 33, born NJ Children born NJ: Susan 9; William 8; Martha 7; Elizabeth 7 months Susan, age 72, mother, born NJ Brother William next family on census. 1870 USA Census for Passaic, Morris, New Jersey COOPER, Alexander, age 42, born NJ, farmer, real estate value $15,000, personal estate $2700 Abigail, age 42, born NJ, keeping house Children all born NJ: Susan, 19; William, 18, clerk in store; Martha, 15; Lissie, 10; Abraham, 8; Anna, 6; Mary, 4 1880 USA Census: Passaic, Morris, New Jersey, dwelling 96 COOPER, Alex, age 52, born NJ, parents NJ, farmer Abigail, age 53, born NJ Children born NJ: Abram 18, at Claverack Col.; Mattie 25; Lizzie 20; Anna 16; Mary 14 Plus one labourer James Hanlon, age 38 1910 USA Census: East Orange ward 5, Essex, New Jersey TRAVIS, Elizabeth C, 49, widow, 5 children birthed- all living, born NJ Children, father born NY, mother born NJ: Loyd C, 24, born NJ, clerk Insurance; Mildred, 22, born NY, clerk newspaper; Madeline, 22, born NJ, clerk insurance; Olive A, 218, born NJ; Agusta, 13, born NJ. Son Lloyd C. Travis marriage record: born Millington, NJ, son of James Travis and Elizabeth Cooper. Contributor: Karen Hanna (48273566)

Family panel: - parent: "Alexander Cooper", 1828-1898, memorial 70801829 - parent: "Abigail Parrot Cooper", 1827-1908, memorial 70801808 - sibling: "Martha Cooper", 1855-1894, memorial 70802127 - sibling: "Walter A Cooper", 1857-1859, memorial 70802289 - sibling: "Abram P. Cooper", 1861-1912, memorial 6362808 - sibling: "George P Cooper", ?-1851, memorial 70802017

Photograph (headstone):

ELIZABETH F. COOPER WIFE OF JAMES M. TRAVIS 185[9] -- 191[3]