Document L.132 · Family Tree Charts and Manuscripts · transcription: partial
Ancestry Grimm Family Tree (tree 63528288) — Roderick Byanton Cooper (1838–1889) facts page [partial]
Transcription and notes
Filename: (image held in the family archive) (maintainer browser-save) → parsed to Research/Ancestry Family Trees/Roderick Byanton Cooper (1838-1889) [ancestry 63528288].md via scripts/parse_ancestry_tree.py 2026-06-08.
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Tree name | Grimm Family Tree |
| Tree ID | 63528288 |
| Person ID | 46108606019 |
| Subject | Roderick Byanton Cooper |
| Source-tier | Ancestry tree = low certainty (lead, not evidence) — but here heavily census-backed |
Data from the tree (= what the tree states)
- Roderick Byanton Cooper — b. 1838 Allamuchy, Warren Co. NJ; resid. Independence Warren 1850/1860/1870, Allamuchy 1880/1885; d. 1 Mar 1889 Sussex NJ; probate 12 Nov 1889 Warren NJ; bur. Tranquility, Sussex Co.
- Parents: John D Cooper (1790–1849) + Anna Antrim (1800–1860).
- Spouse: Rosetta C. Sickles (1844–1935).
- Children (12): Ida Elizabeth (1862–1940), Jesse E. (1863–), Sarah Matilda (1865–1944), James W. (1868–1889), Matilda (1869–), Margaret Luella "Maggie" (1870–1935), Warren Edgar (1874–1938), Albert Alvin (1883–1949), Alfred A. (1883–1905), Calvin (1883–1967), Frank, Vera. Dates unreliable + two phantom sons: the WW1 draft card (B.65) primary-source-fixes Albert Alvin at b. 17 Sep 1878 (not 1883). The three "1883" sons are a tree artifact: "Calvin (1883–1967)" and "Alfred A. (1883–1967)" are phantom duplicates of Albert Alvin (same 7-Sep birthday + 1967 death) — see p.627 (FALSIFIED). Roderick's real Alfred was 1877–1905 (p.623).
- Siblings: James S. (1827–1896), Sarah J. (1829–1846), Samuel (1832–1888), Levi H. (1834–1909), Jane (1844–); half-sib Anna (1847–).
- Source records cited (14): 1850/1860/1870/1880 US census; 1885 NJ State Census; NJ Births & Christenings; NJ Wills & Probate 1739–1991 (×3); US Civil War Draft 1863–1865; Find A Grave; County Land Ownership Maps (×2).
Catalog significance
Backbone of the 2026-06-08 resolution of the p.113 John Cooper of Independence household — the parents (John×Anna) + siblings (Samuel + Levi = p.113's D.4-1850 sons) confirm p.621 Roderick Byanton Cooper = the "R. Byington" son, and document the John-of-Independence Y-line continuing through Roderick's sons. Tree-tier; the underlying census + probate + draft records (some now on disk) are the corroborating evidence.
2026-09-18 — where this tree's James S. Cooper parentage comes from (maintainer)
Ancestry's Saved Family Trees comparison for James S. Cooper (captured by the maintainer, 2026-09-18) sets this tree beside the Perry Family Tree (owner Amber Perry, [L.166] tree 88812818):
| Perry | Grimm (this tree) | |
|---|---|---|
| James S. | b. 10 Sep 1827, Sussex, NJ · d. 29 Jun 1896 Essex, Kankakee Co. | the same |
| father | John D Cooper (1785–1857) | John D Cooper (1790–1849) |
| mother | (blank) | Anna Antrim (1800–1860) |
| sources | 1 | 1 — "Ancestry Family Trees" |
⇒ This tree's James S. has one source, another member tree, and that tree does not match it: Perry gives different dates for John D. and no mother, and its child list is polluted (Addie Blanch twice, Carrie Alice and Carrie both 1864/66–1929, plus Michael, Anna, William, John, May, Elmer, who belong to other families). The Anna Antrim mother and the link to the Independence family are this compiler's own addition, apparently a slip. No outreach — maintainer's decision, 2026-09-18: "not worth messaging her, she just mistyped something." ⇒ [L.132] carries no evidential weight on James S.'s parentage.