Document J.392 · obituary and death notice · transcription: verbatim
New Jersey Herald -- Supplement (Newton, N.J.), Thursday 17 April 1913, page 9, Andover Borough column (obituary) and DIED column; newspapers.com image 1352498607.
- repository
- newspapers.com, New Jersey Herald, 17 Apr 1913, p. 9 (image 1352498607)
- date
- 1913-04-17
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb S. Cooper | deceased | Caleb Swayze Cooper 1834–1913 | birth: 20 Mar 1834, three miles south of Johnsonsburg [Warren Co., NJ] death: 13 Apr 1913, Tranquility [Sussex Co., NJ] marriages: 30 Jan 1858 occupation: farmer (the Watson Laing farm near Johnsonsburg, then in charge of the Amos H. Kennedy farms) |
| Miss Jennie Batley | spouse | Amanda J. (Batley) Cooper 1838–1915 | |
| Elmer E. | child | Elmer Ellsworth Cooper 1861–1938 | |
| Amos K. | child | Amos Kennedy Cooper 1868–1940 | |
| George | child | George Armstrong Cooper 1875–1945 | |
| Watson | child | Watson Constant Cooper 1869–1936 | |
| Emma L. | child | Emma Louise (Cooper) Drake 1864–1944 | |
| Mrs. William VanRiper | child | Malinda Arabella (Cooper) VanRiper 1859–1884 | |
| Calvin C. | sibling | Calvin Chandler Cooper 1836–1919 | |
| Robert | sibling | Robert Marshall Cooper 1838–1913 |
What this document records
The cooper datum
Obituary of Caleb S. Cooper of Tranquility, d. Sunday 13 April 1913 aged 79; b. 20 March 1834 three miles south of Johnsonsburg; m. Miss Jennie Batley 30 January 1858; survived by his widow, sons Elmer E., Amos K., George and Watson, daughter Emma L. (Mrs. Elwood Drake), and brothers Calvin C. of Bangor, Pa., and Robert of near Blairstown; an eldest daughter, Mrs. William VanRiper, died earlier.
Reading notes
'died at his home Tranquility' - no 'in' is visible at the line break (read at 3x); recorded as printed.
What this document does not say
His parents' names; any sister; any brother other than Calvin C. and Robert.