Caleb Swayze Cooper 1834–1913
Catalog ID p.163 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/163/
Caleb Swayze Cooper was born on 20 Mar 1834 in Vienna, Warren County, New Jersey, the son of Joseph Cooper and Elsie (Stackhouse) Cooper. He married Amanda J. Batley (1858). He died on 13 Apr 1913 in Tranquility, Sussex County, New Jersey and was buried at Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA, Plot 1/188. Seven children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 20 Mar 1834 | Vienna, Warren County, New Jersey | certain | L.90, D.286, G.152 |
| residence | 26 Jun 1870 | Township of Green, Sussex Co., New Jersey | certain | D.360 |
| residence | 4 Jun 1880 | Greene Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey | certain | D.361 |
| residence | 1885 | Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | E.19 |
| residence | 1895 | Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | E.20 |
| residence | 1905 | Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | E.21 |
| occupation | 26 Jun 1870 | Farmer | certain | D.360 |
| occupation | 4 Jun 1880 | Farmer | certain | D.361 |
| death | 13 Apr 1913 | Tranquility, Sussex County, New Jersey | certain | G.152, L.90 |
| burial | Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA, Plot 1/188 | certain | G.152 |
Family
Parents
- Father Joseph Cooper 1785–1852
- Mother Elsie (Stackhouse) Cooper 1800–1860 C.29
Spouses
- Amanda J. (Batley) Cooper 1838–1915married 1858, TwpC.29, D.286, D.100
Siblings
- Lewis Sanford Cooper 1825–1905
- George Monroe Cooper 1830–1913
- Margaret Elisabeth (Cooper) Johnson 1832–1896
- Calvin Chandler Cooper 1836–1919
- Robert Marshall Cooper 1838–1913
Children
- Malinda Arabella (Cooper) VanRiper 1859–1884
- Emma Louise (Cooper) Drake 1864–1944
- Amos Kennedy Cooper 1868–1940
- Watson Constant Cooper 1869–1936
- George Armstrong Cooper 1875–1945
- Elmer Ellsworth Cooper 1861–1938
- No Name (female) 4 Jan 1878 F.359, G.678
Family tree
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In the documents
Every published document that names Caleb Swayze Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 1853 | A.212 probate letters Warren Co., N.J. Surrogate — Letters of administration and guardianship 1851-1870, book p. 30 (administration of Geo[?] Batty, 6 April 1853), with the index lin… |
distributee as "Cooper Caleb S" |
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| 9 Jun 1854 | A.211 probate receipts Warren Co., N.J. Surrogate — Receipts and Discharges 1825-1867 vol. 1-3, book pages 140-143 and 449-452: seven receipts to Edward Chandler, administrator of Jos… |
distributee as "Caleb S. Cooper" |
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| 1858 | C.29 marriage return New Jersey, Return of Marriages in the Township of Independence, County of Warren, 1857–1858, Vol. AH printed page 145 — the entry for Caleb S. Cooper and Amand… |
groom as "Caleb S Cooper" |
marriage: 30 Jan 1858, Vienna, Independence Twp, Warren Co., New Jersey residence: 1858, Great Meadows, Independence Twp, Warren Co., New Jersey occupation: 1858, Farmer |
| 1860 | D.100 federal census 1860 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 (Free Inhabitants), Frelinghuysen Township, Warren Co., New Jersey, page 17 (stamped 199), post office Johnsonsburg, enumerat… |
head as "Caleb Cooper" |
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| 30 Aug 1865 | F.358 birth register New Jersey return of births, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 1 May 1864 - 1 May 1865, page 27[5?], entry for Emma L. Cooper |
father as "Caleb S Cooper" |
occupation: Farmer |
| 8 Jul 1868 | F.357 birth register New Jersey return of births, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 20 August 1867 - 20 August 1868, page 967, entry 7 |
father as "Caleb Cooper" |
occupation: Farmer residence: 1868, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ |
| 1870 | D.360 federal census 1870 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 (inhabitants), Township of Green, Sussex County, New Jersey, page 18; enumerated 26 June 1870 by Joseph H[?]ice, Ass't Marsha… |
head as "Cooper, Caleb" |
residence: 26 Jun 1870, Township of Green, Sussex Co., New Jersey (P.O. Newton) occupation: 26 Jun 1870, Farmer |
| 16 Jun 1870 | F.360 birth register New Jersey return of births, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 1 June 1869 - 1 June 1870, page 371, entry 29 |
father as "Calep [Caleb] Cooper" |
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| 24 Jun 1876 | F.334 birth register New Jersey return of births, Township of Greene, Sussex Co., 1 August 1875 - 1 August 1876, page 443, entry 2 |
father as "Caleb S Cooper" |
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| 1878-08 | F.359 birth register New Jersey return of births, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 1 May 1877 - 1 June [1878], page 320, entry 13 |
father as "Caleb S Cooper" |
occupation: Farming residence: 1878, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ |
| 4 Jun 1880 | D.361 federal census 1880 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 Inhabitants - Greene Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 1, E.D. 177, page 4; enumerated 4 June 1880 by Hudson Roe. |
head as "Cooper Caleb S." |
residence: 4 Jun 1880, Greene Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey occupation: 4 Jun 1880, Farmer |
| 1884 | G.222 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 14838415 - Malinda A. Cooper VanRiper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey |
parent as "Caleb S. Cooper" |
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| 1885 | E.19 state census 1885 New Jersey state census, Green Township, Sussex Co., page 14 lines 24-30 and page 15 line 1 (dwelling 6, family 6) — FHL microfilm 888639 |
listed as "Caleb S. Cooper" |
residence: 1885, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ |
| 1895 | E.20 state census 1895 New Jersey state census, Green Township, Sussex Co., page 12 lines 334-336 (dwelling 53, family 55) and page 13 lines 370-373 (dwelling 91, family 93) |
listed as "Caleb Cooper" |
residence: 1895, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ |
| 27 Jun 1905 | E.21 state census 1905 New Jersey state census, Schedule No. 1, Green Township, Sussex Co., sheet 5B, lines 70-71 (dwelling 116, family 116) |
head as "Cooper Caleb" |
residence: 1905, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ birth: Mar 1834, New Jersey occupation: 1905, Laborer |
| 1913 | G.152 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 14967123 - Caleb S. Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey |
deceased as "Caleb S. Cooper" |
birth: 1834 death: 13 Apr 1913 burial: Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey |
| 17 Apr 1913 | J.392 obituary and death notice New Jersey Herald -- Supplement (Newton, N.J.), Thursday 17 April 1913, page 9, Andover Borough column (obituary) and DIED column; newspapers.com image 13524986… |
deceased as "Caleb S. Cooper" |
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) |
| 1915 | G.223 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 14967125 - Amanda J. Batley Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey |
spouse as "Caleb S. Cooper" |
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| 25 Nov 1915 | J.415 obituary The New Jersey Herald (Newton, N.J.), Thursday 25 November 1915, page 5, "Obituary: Amanda J. Cooper" (Andover dateline); newspapers.com image 1352415982. |
spouse as "Caleb S. Cooper" |
death: 13 Apr 1913 |
7 further documents not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
Searches recorded
ancestry all 2026-10-14 · NJ Birth, Marriage and Death Records 1711-1878 (62483): surname Cooper with father Caleb Cooper / mother Amanda Cooper (any date); Elmer...
Searched for: NJ Birth, Marriage and Death Records 1711-1878 (62483): surname Cooper with father Caleb Cooper / mother Amanda Cooper (any date); Elmer Cooper b. 1861 +/-2; Malinda Cooper b. 1859 +/-2.
genealogybank 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Caleb Cooper, New Jersey papers, 13 Apr - 30 Jun 1913 (0 results).
Searched for: SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Caleb Cooper, New Jersey papers, 13 Apr - 30 Jun 1913 (0 results).
Result: NULL. (GenealogyBank holds no Sussex/Warren title for 1913.)
newspapers com 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN. "Caleb Cooper" OR "C. S. Cooper", New Jersey, 13 Apr - 30 Jun 1913 (7 matches).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Caleb Cooper" OR "C. S. Cooper", New Jersey, 13 Apr - 30 Jun 1913 (7 matches).
Result: FOUND: New Jersey Herald Supplement 17 Apr 1913 p. 9 - obituary (Andover Borough column) + DIED entry [J.392], downloaded; names four sons, a daughter, and brothers Calvin C. and Robert. Herald 17 Apr p. 7 ('the late C. S. Cooper', snippet only), 22 May p. 5 and The Record (Hackensack) 9 May p. 7 not opened.
ancestry all 2026-10-04 · Caleb Cooper, b. 1834 +/- 1 New Jersey, d. 1913 Sussex Co., NJ (17 results).
Searched for: Caleb Cooper, b. 1834 +/- 1 New Jersey, d. 1913 Sussex Co., NJ (17 results).
Result: Only the Find a Grave index row (= [G.152]); the rest are other Coopers d. 1913 (Sarah C., Rebecca C., Henry C. of Columbus OH, W. C.).
familysearch tree 2026-10-04 · Caleb Cooper, b. 1833-1835, father Joseph (the search that found the parents' profile); opened 99ZS-25P.
Searched for: Caleb Cooper, b. 1833-1835, father Joseph (the search that found the parents' profile); opened 99ZS-25P. (link)
Result: Caleb Swayze Cooper, 20 Mar 1834 Frelinghuysen Twp - 13 Apr 1913 Tranquility; burial Tranquility; m. 30 Jan 1858 Independence Twp; residences 1850 Independence, 1860 Frelinghuysen, 1870/1880/1900/1910 Green Twp; parents Joseph Cooper G5G8-KQ2 and Elsy Stackhouse; 26 sources (not reviewed individually). Agrees with this file and with [J.392]'s marriage date.
findagrave 2026-10-04 · Caleb Cooper, b. 1834 +/- 2, d. 1913 +/- 1, New Jersey (1 result).
Searched for: Caleb Cooper, b. 1834 +/- 2, d. 1913 +/- 1, New Jersey (1 result).
Result: Memorial 14967123, Tranquility Cemetery plot 1/188 = [G.152]. Nothing new.
Documents
- F.334 New Jersey return of births, Township of Greene, Sussex Co., 1 August 1875 - 1 August 1876, page 443, entry 2
- F.360 New Jersey return of births, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 1 June 1869 - 1 June 1870, page 371, entry 29
- F.359 New Jersey return of births, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 1 May 1877 - 1 June [1878], page 320, entry 13
- F.358 New Jersey return of births, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 1 May 1864 - 1 May 1865, page 27[5?], entry for Emma L. Cooper
- F.357 New Jersey return of births, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 20 August 1867 - 20 August 1868, page 967, entry 7
- A.133 Sussex Co., N.J. PROCEEDINGS INDEX vol. 2, pages 23 and 24 — fifteen Cooper estates in one read, files 1662–1676, eight of them on page 23 alone.
- D.4 1850 US Federal Census, Independence Township, Warren Co., NJ (enumerated Aug 1850) — the four-Cooper cluster in adjacent dwellings 236-239 (the Israel, John, Joseph, and Robert Cooper households, 18 persons).
- D.100 1860 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 (Free Inhabitants), Frelinghuysen Township, Warren Co., New Jersey, page 17 (stamped 199), post office Johnsonsburg, enumerated 5 July 1860 by John M. Cureans[?], Ass't Marshal — two Cooper households on one sheet: William Cooper, 70, alone at dwelling 117, and the Caleb Cooper household of three at dwelling 133. FamilySearch United States, Census, 1860, Frelinghuysen Township image 17 of 33.
- D.286 1900 US Federal Census, Green Twp., Sussex Co., NJ - the Caleb S. Cooper household (dwelling 52/52; Caleb 66 + Amanda 61 + extended family).
- D.349 1910 US Federal Census, Green Twp. (Tranquility), Sussex Co., NJ (ED 171, Sheet 9B) - the Caleb S. Cooper household (dw.111/115) + son Elmer E. Cooper household (dw.114/118) + boarder Alfred Cooper.
- D.360 1870 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 (inhabitants), Township of Green, Sussex County, New Jersey, page 18; enumerated 26 June 1870 by Joseph H[?]ice, Ass't Marshal; Post Office Newton
- D.361 1880 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 Inhabitants - Greene Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 1, E.D. 177, page 4; enumerated 4 June 1880 by Hudson Roe.
- G.152 Find a Grave memorial 14967123 - Caleb S. Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey
- C.29 New Jersey, Return of Marriages in the Township of Independence, County of Warren, 1857–1858, Vol. AH printed page 145 — the entry for Caleb S. Cooper and Amanda J. Batley[?]. Ancestry collection 62483, image group 004210793, image 155 of 623.
- L.90 Ancestry public tree — George Monroe COOPER (1830-1913) — Tree ID 33965336 / Person ID 18621242437 — names full sibling roster + parents Joseph Ellis Cooper × Elsie/Elcy Stackhouse + spouses (Martha E Stackhouse + Rachel Nancy Janes) + children (Mary L, Sarah, Laura Elbertine, Belle Florilla, George Ile Melvill). 11 timeline sources cited. = the keystone Ancestry-tree corroborating [F.139](../F-Church-Vital/F.139.yaml) PA death certificate primary-source-locking of Joseph Ellis Cooper × Elsie Stackhouse parentage [verbatim]
- L.129 Ancestry public tree — Caleb Swayze COOPER (1834–1913) — Tree ID 28515039 / Person ID 12054847630 — Caleb-rooted tree (distinct from the [L.90](L.90.yaml)–[L.94](L.94.yaml) tree 33965336). Names parents Joseph Ellis Cooper × Elsie Stackhouse + spouse Amanda Jane Batley + 7 children, with a specific marriage date 30 Jan 1858 (4 sources) and birthplace Johnsonburg, Warren (cf. L.90's 'Vienna'). Timeline cites 1850–1910 censuses + NJ Marriage Records + 1863 Civil War Draft Registration + Find A Grave. [verbatim]
- A.53 Inventory of Joseph Cooper of Independence Twp., Warren Co., made 5 November 1852 — Warren Surrogate Inventories Vol. 6 p. 87. A substantial farmer's goods; no family named.
- F.139 PA Death Certificate File No. 95246 — Calvin C. Cooper, b. 31 Mar 1836 NJ, d. 7 Sept 1919 Northampton Co. PA, age 83y 6m 7d, Laborer, Widower. Parents given as Joseph Cooper (b. NJ) and Elsie Stackhouse (b. NJ); informant his son Samuel S. [Jones] Cooper of Portland PA. [verbatim]
- J.392 New Jersey Herald -- Supplement (Newton, N.J.), Thursday 17 April 1913, page 9, Andover Borough column (obituary) and DIED column; newspapers.com image 1352498607.
- E.19 1885 New Jersey state census, Green Township, Sussex Co., page 14 lines 24-30 and page 15 line 1 (dwelling 6, family 6) — FHL microfilm 888639
- E.20 1895 New Jersey state census, Green Township, Sussex Co., page 12 lines 334-336 (dwelling 53, family 55) and page 13 lines 370-373 (dwelling 91, family 93)
- E.21 1905 New Jersey state census, Schedule No. 1, Green Township, Sussex Co., sheet 5B, lines 70-71 (dwelling 116, family 116)
- A.211 Warren Co., N.J. Surrogate — Receipts and Discharges 1825-1867 vol. 1-3, book pages 140-143 and 449-452: seven receipts to Edward Chandler, administrator of Joseph Cooper, dated 9 June 1854, 15 December 1856, 6 April 1857 and 14 May 1859, with acknowledgments
- A.212 Warren Co., N.J. Surrogate — Letters of administration and guardianship 1851-1870, book p. 30 (administration of Geo[?] Batty, 6 April 1853), with the index line of Receipts and Discharges 1825-1867 item 2 for a receipt of Caleb S. Cooper and wife to Huldah M. Batty (book p. 400)
- G.222 Find a Grave memorial 14838415 - Malinda A. Cooper VanRiper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey
- G.223 Find a Grave memorial 14967125 - Amanda J. Batley Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey