Document J.431 · newspaper obituary · transcription: verbatim
New Jersey Herald (Newton, NJ), Thu 18 Feb 1904, p. 4, article headed 'Dropped Dead at Allamuchy' (Newspapers.com image 1352449577)
What is transcribed: The article headed DROPPED DEAD AT ALLAMUCHY only (column 2, foot).
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Cooper | deceased | William Shafer Cooper 1825–1904 | death: 9 Feb 1904, Allamuchy [Warren Co., NJ], on his front stoop burial: Tranquility cemetery residence: 1904, Allamuchy, opposite the hotel; lived there 30 years, from Settlement near Tranquility |
| a wife | spouse | Catherine R (Dennis) Cooper 1834 | |
| A. J. Cooper | child | Andrew J. Cooper 1855–1911 | residence: 1904, Greensville, Sussex county |
| Abram | child | Abram David Cooper 1869–1954 | residence: 1904, Dover |
| William | child | William Cooper 1870–1947 | residence: 1904, Lake Culver |
| Harry | child | Harry Cooper 1873 | residence: 1904, at home [Allamuchy] |
| Edward | child | Edward Cooper 1875–1914 | residence: 1904, at home [Allamuchy] |
| Mrs. Addie Stanton, of Philadelphia | child | Sarah A. (Cooper) Stanton 1852–1933 candidate | residence: 1904, Philadelphia |
What this document records
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Shafer Cooper an aged and esteemed citizen of Allamuchy, dropped dead of heart failure on Tuesday of last week. The deceased was 80 years of age, and resided opposite the hotel in the village. It had been his custom for a long time to go across to the hotel converse with Mr. Heyder and read the daily papers. Tuesday morning he had passed an hour with Mr. Heyder in the reading room, and about noon as a gentlemen came in the hotel, Mr. Cooper remarked that he would go home, and passed out the door as the others passed in the rear room. A few seconds later Mr. Heyder had an occasion to go the front door and found Mr. Cooper dead on the front stoop, where he had fallen as he passed out of the house. Deceased has lived at Allamuchy for 30 years, removing there from Settlement, near Tranquility. He leaves a wife, and five sons and one daughter. The eldest son, A. J. Cooper, is a resident of Greensville, Sussex county; Abram, of Dover; William, of Lake Culver; Harry and Edward, at home; Mrs. Addie Stanton, of Philadelphia. The remains were interred at the Tranquility cemetery.
Reading notes
'Tuesday of last week' in an issue of Thursday 18 Feb 1904 is Tuesday 9 Feb 1904, the date in the same issue's death notice ([J.430]). No parents are named.