Document L.114 · Family Trees · transcription: verbatim
Ancestry Family Tree #106929328, person ID 180059597562 — Stephen Beach Cooper (b. 25 May 1815 NJ – d. 20 Nov 1877 Denville Rockaway Morris NJ) — son of William Cooper 1778-1856 × Hannah Moore 1778-1858; two marriages: (1) 15 Apr 1826 Temperance Crammer [DATE-ANOMALY: Stephen age 10 = tree error] (2) 27 Sep 1836 Sarah Ann 'Sally' Oliver 1812-1888; 4 daughters + 1 son enumerated
L.114: Ancestry Family Tree #106929328, person ID 180059597562…Transcription and notes
Source identification
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Source type | Ancestry Member Family Tree (user-built) |
| Certainty | LOW |
| Tree ID | 106929328 (= same tree as L.113 + L.115) |
| Person ID | 180059597562 |
| URL | https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/106929328/person/180059597562/facts |
| Local file | (image held in the family archive) |
| Date accessed | 27 May 2026 |
Tree-level facts about Stephen Beach Cooper
| Field | Value | Cross-confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Stephen Beach Cooper | Catalog p.337 |
| Birth | 25 May 1815 • New Jersey | Supports I.28a narrative 1815 + D.321 age 35 in Aug 1850 → confirms 1815 over p.337 cemetery-section's "25 Mar 1817" |
| Death | 20 Nov 1877 • Denville, Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey | I.28a Crayon + p.337 |
| Burial | Rockaway, Morris County, NJ | I.28a |
| Father | William Cooper 1778-1856 | p.197 |
| Mother | Hannah Moore 1778-1858 | p.199 |
| Spouse 1 | Temperance Crammer, m. 15 Apr 1826 • Morris Co. NJ | TREE-ERROR ANOMALY: Stephen b. 1815 → age 10 (not 11!) at this marriage date. Either (a) wrong date, (b) wrong person, or (c) Temperance is a different Stephen Cooper |
| Spouse 2 | Sarah Ann "Sally" Oliver 1812-1888, m. 27 Sep 1836 Morris Co. NJ | Per I.28a (=1835) — 1-year discrepancy with tree (1836) |
Timeline events (tree-attested)
| Year | Age | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1815 | 0 | Birth 25 May 1815 NJ |
| 1826 | 10 | Marriage to Temperance Crammer Morris Co. NJ (= TREE ERROR) |
| 1836 | 21 | Marriage to Sarah Ann "Sally" Oliver Morris Co. NJ |
| 1838 | 23 | Birth of daughter Mary A NJ |
| 1840 | 25 | Birth of daughter Sarah Elmira NJ |
| 1841 | 26 | Birth of daughter Cornelia 12 Oct 1841 NJ |
| 1845 | 29 | Birth of son Cummins C or O 15 Mar 1845 Denville Morris NJ |
| 1850 | 35 | Residence Rockaway Morris NJ (= D.321) |
| 1856 | 40 | Death of father William Cooper 1 Jan 1856 Denville Morris NJ |
| 1858 | 43 | Death of mother Hannah Moore 5 Nov 1858 "Dairette Morris Camden NJ" (= tree-error for Denville Morris) |
| 1860 | 45 | Residence Rockaway Morris NJ |
| 1866 | 50 | Death of daughter Cornelia 22 Jan 1866 Denville Morris NJ |
| 1870 | 55 | Residence Rockaway Morris NJ — P.O. Rockaway |
| 1877 | 62 | Death 20 Nov 1877 Denville Rockaway Morris NJ |
Temperance Crammer 1826 marriage anomaly
The tree shows Stephen × Temperance Crammer m. 15 April 1826 in Morris Co. NJ. Stephen was b. 25 May 1815 → age 10 (almost 11) on that date. Impossible for a marriage.
Possible resolutions: 1. Date is wrong — should be 1836 OR 1846, tree-author transcribed wrong year 2. Different person — the 1826 marriage was a different Stephen Cooper of Morris Co. (= the tree-author erroneously attached it to our p.337) 3. Year-misread — possibly "1846" written cursive as "1826"
Resolution requires pulling the actual 1826 marriage record from Morris Co. NJ Marriage Records 1670-1965.
Note: I.28a Crayon names Stephen B as marrying Sarah Ann Oliver 27 Sep 1835 (= 1835, not 1836; not 1826). No Temperance Crammer is mentioned in Crayon. Either the tree erroneously added Temperance OR the 1826 marriage is to a different Stephen Cooper.
Mark Temperance Crammer as [possible — tree-only attestation] candidate spouse pending Morris Co. NJ marriage-record verification.
Tree-cited Ancestry sources (8 collections)
- 1850 United States Federal Census (= D.321)
- 1860 United States Federal Census
- 1870 United States Federal Census
- New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index 1643-1890
- New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index 1798-1971
- New Jersey, Marriage Records 1670-1965 (×2 — for both marriages?)
- U.S., Find A Grave Index 1600s-Current
Cross-confirmations
- Birth year 1815 — corroborated by D.321 1850 census age 35 + I.28a narrative section "25 May 1814" (1-year close)
- Father William Cooper 1778-1856 = p.197
- Mother Hannah Moore 1778-1858 = p.199
- 1850 residence Rockaway = D.321
- Death 20 Nov 1877 Denville = I.28a Crayon
Follow-ups
- PRIORITY 1: Pull Morris Co. NJ Marriage Record 15 Apr 1826 Cooper × Crammer — verify whether (a) Stephen-different-person OR (b) date-misread OR (c) tree error
- Pull NJ Marriage Records 27 Sep 1836 (or 1835) Stephen Cooper × Sarah Ann Oliver = primary-source-locks the marriage
- Find A Grave for Stephen Beach Cooper d. 1877 — pull memorial linked from this tree
- Resolve mother Hannah Moore death-place "Dairette Morris Camden NJ" tree-error vs Denville Morris NJ