Phoebe A. (Schenck) Cooper 1841–1932
Catalog ID p.170 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/170/
Phoebe A. (Schenck) Cooper was born on 22 Jan 1841 in Great Meadows, Warren Co. NJ. She married Robert Marshall Cooper (1864). She died on 30 Mar 1932 in Stroudsburg, Monroe Co. PA and was probably buried at Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren Co., New Jersey. Eight children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 22 Jan 1841 | Great Meadows, Warren Co. NJ | certain | F.154 |
| residence | 1850 | Independence Twp, Warren Co., NJ (in John Schenck household, dw. 235) | certain | D.4 |
| residence | 1860 | Independence Twp, Warren Co., NJ (in John Schenck household) | certain | D.724 |
| residence | 1905 | Frelinghuysen Twp, Warren Co., NJ | certain | E.22 |
| residence | 1920 | Hope Twp, Warren Co., NJ (in son Hector A. Cooper household) | certain | D.699 |
| residence | 1932 | Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA (at her daughter's home) | certain | J.414 |
| death | 30 Mar 1932 | Stroudsburg, Monroe Co. PA | certain | F.154, J.414 |
| burial | Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren Co., New Jersey | probable | G.673 |
Family
Parents
Not identified.
Spouses
- Robert Marshall Cooper 1838–1913married 1864C.28, D.298
Children
- Addie M Cooper 1865–1887
- Minnie M Cooper 1872–1902
- Hector A Cooper 1867–1923
- Agatha V Cooper 1870–1894
- Albert P Cooper 1875–1913
- Samuel E Cooper 1861–1947
- Sadie S. (Cooper) Pierce 1881–1964
- Elizabeth W. (Cooper) Hartung 1879–1964
Family tree
Solid lines and outlines: certain. Dashed: probable or weaker. Open the full tree (four generations)
In the documents
Every published document that names Phoebe A. (Schenck) Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
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| 1850 | D.4 federal census 1850 US Federal Census, Independence Township, Warren Co., NJ (enumerated Aug 1850) — the four-Cooper cluster in adjacent dwellings 236-239 (the Israel, John, J… |
child as "Phoebe Ann Schenck" |
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| 20 Jun 1860 | D.724 census population 1860 1860 U.S. census, Independence Township, Warren Co., New Jersey, page 46, lines 27-35 (dwelling 312, family 86), P.O. Danville - NARA M653 |
child as "Phebe Ann" |
residence: 1860, Independence Twp, Warren Co., New Jersey |
| 1865 | G.666 cemetery memorial Find a Grave memorial 33947876, 'Addie M Cooper' (1865-1887), Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren County, New Jersey |
parent as "Phoebe A Schenck Cooper (1841-1932)" |
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| 1872 | G.667 cemetery memorial Find a Grave memorial 33948280, 'Minnie M Cooper' (1872-1902), Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren County, New Jersey |
parent as "Phoebe A Schenck Cooper (1841-1932)" |
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| 1885 | E.27 census state nj 1885 1885 New Jersey state census, Township of Allamuchy, Warren Co., page 7, lines 1-9 (dwelling 1, family 1) |
spouse as "Phebe Cooper" |
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| 1895 | E.28 census state nj 1895 1895 New Jersey state census, Township of Allamuchy, Warren Co., page 1, lines 1-7 (dwelling 1, family 1) |
spouse as "Pheeb Cooper" |
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| 1895 | G.164 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 33947865 - Agatha V Cooper, Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren County, New Jersey |
parent as "Phoebe A Schenck Cooper" |
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| 10 Jun 1905 | E.22 state census 1905 New Jersey state census, Schedule No. 1, Frelinghuysen Township, Warren Co., sheet 4A, lines 46-50 (dwelling 91, family 93) |
listed as "Cooper Phoebe A" |
residence: 1905, Frelinghuysen Twp, Warren Co., NJ birth: 21 Jun 1841, New Jersey |
| 1913 | G.151 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 33948360 - Robert M Cooper, Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren County, New Jersey |
spouse as "Phoebe A Schenck Cooper" |
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| 1913 | G.156 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 33948318 - Albert P “Bertie” Cooper, Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren County, New Jersey |
parent as "Phoebe A Schenck Cooper" |
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| 16 Oct 1913 | J.393 death notice (local column) New Jersey Herald (Newton, N.J.), Thursday 16 October 1913, page 7, Stillwater column; newspapers.com image 1352500647. |
spouse as "his widow" |
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| 3 Jun 1915 | E.24 census state nj 1915 1915 New Jersey state census, Hope Township, Warren Co., sheet 2B, lines 84-85 (dwelling 45, family 46) — FamilySearch microfilm DGS 005877746 |
household member as "Cooper Pheba" |
residence: 1915, Hope Twp, Warren Co., New Jersey |
| 20 Jan 1920 | D.699 census population 1920 1920 U.S. census, Hope Township, Warren Co., New Jersey, ED 159, sheet 5B, lines 79-80 (dwelling 135, family 137) — NARA T625 |
mother as "Phebe A" |
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| 1923 | G.157 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 33948372 - Hector A Cooper, Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren County, New Jersey |
parent as "Phoebe A Schenck Cooper" |
10 further documents not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Parents not identified.
Searches recorded
newspapers com 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN. "Phoebe Cooper" OR "Phebe Cooper" OR "Phoebe A. Cooper", all places, 30 Mar - 30 Apr 1932 (17 matches).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Phoebe Cooper" OR "Phebe Cooper" OR "Phoebe A. Cooper", all places, 30 Mar - 30 Apr 1932 (17 matches).
Result: FOUND: New Jersey Herald 7 Apr 1932 p. 6 obituary [J.414], downloaded. Also Herald 7 Apr p. 3 (Stillwater column snippet) and Morning Call 1 Apr p. 20 - not opened.
findagrave 2026-10-14 · Find a Grave: Cooper, Phoebe, b. 1841 +/-2, d. 1932 +/-1, any location.
Searched for: Find a Grave: Cooper, Phoebe, b. 1841 +/-2, d. 1932 +/-1, any location.
Result: Memorial 33948347, Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery -> [G.673]; parsed. Panel: mother Elizabeth Mary Luce Schenck (1815-1903), seven Schenck siblings, husband and eight children. Its Ancestry links: 1850 census (= [D.4] dw. 235 - see the correction below), NJ marriage 1864 (= [C.28]; index 'Single', as the register reads), PA death certificate (= [F.154]), 1910 census (= [D.298]), Geneanet tree index (not opened - tree, low value).
familysearch tree 2026-10-04 · Not run this pass.
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ancestry all 2026-10-14 · Ancestry records linked from her memorial: 1850 census 8054/4672983 ('Phoebe Ann Schenck', 8, Independence; roll 465 p. 519b) and NJ...
Searched for: Ancestry records linked from her memorial: 1850 census 8054/4672983 ('Phoebe Ann Schenck', 8, Independence; roll 465 p. 519b) and NJ marriages 62483/90747614.
Result: 1850: household of John Schenck 35, Elisabeth 34, Phoebe Ann 8, William H 4, John Marshall 2, Joseph W 0, Nancy Crigger 21 - the household is on the SAME PAGE as the Joseph Cooper cluster, already held as [D.4] (dw. 235/fam. 262; Ancestry's index gives dwelling 242). Marriage index: Phebe Ann Schenck, single, 23, 28 May 1864, Independence, parents John and Eliz Schenck, spouse Robert M Cooper (= [C.28]).
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familysearch records 2026-10-05 · Phoebe Cooper, b. 1839-1843, birthplace New Jersey (rows read for 1850-1930); Phebe Schenck, b. 1838-1844, birthplace New Jersey; Phebe...
Searched for: Phoebe Cooper, b. 1839-1843, birthplace New Jersey (rows read for 1850-1930); Phebe Schenck, b. 1838-1844, birthplace New Jersey; Phebe Schenck, b. 1838-1845, 1850 census collection; all Schenck, residence Warren Co. NJ, 1850 census collection (10 Warren rows, read); John Schenck, b. 1813-1819, residence Warren Co. NJ; Phebe Cooper, b. 1838-1845, 1930 census collection; Sadie Pierce, residence Monroe Co. PA, 1930 census collection.
Result: FOUND: 1860 Independence Twp [D.724] - 'Phebe Ann', 18, in the household of John Schenck (44, farm laborer) and 'Eliz' (43), with Wm H, John W, Jos W, Chs C, Mary Reb and Rolph; 1920 Hope Twp - already held as [D.699] (mother in Hector A.'s household), now linked; marriage 28 May 1864 index (Phebe Ann Schenck x Robert M Cooper, Warren) - already held as [C.28]. NULL: 1850 - no Phebe Schenck in NJ, and no John/Eliz Schenck household among the 10 Warren Co. Schenck rows (only John J., b. 1819, Independence) [CORRECTED 2026-10-14: the household IS in 1850 - [D.4] dw. 235, the page already held for the Cooper cluster, with 'Phoebe Ann' 8; the FamilySearch index rows simply were not matched]; 1930 - not indexed as Phebe/Phoebe Cooper, and NOT in daughter Sadie S. Pierce's Stroudsburg household [D.725] on 14 Apr 1930. Probate: none indexed (Monroe Co. PA or Warren Co. NJ, 1932). Land and draft: n/a.
Documents
- 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).
- G.151 Find a Grave memorial 33948360 - Robert M Cooper, Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren County, New Jersey
- C.28 NJ Warren County Marriage Return 1864 — Robert M Cooper × Phebe Ann Schenck (Independence Twp); NAMES OF PARENTS col = 'Joseph & Elsy Cooper' | 'John & Eliz Schenck'. Now verbatim (2026-07-08).
- D.295 1870 US Federal Census, Washington Twp., Wyoming Co., PENNSYLVANIA (dwelling 148/148) - the Robert Cooper household (NJ-born family resident in PA in 1870).
- D.296 1880 US Federal Census, Independence Twp., Warren Co., NJ (dwelling 111/119) - the Robert Cooper household (9 persons: Robert + Phebe + 7 children).
- D.297 1900 US Federal Census, Hope Twp., Warren Co., NJ; Supervisor's Dist. 3, ED 189, sheet 8B, lines 59-65 (dwelling 176 / family 180) - the Robert M. Cooper household, 7 persons; NARA T623 roll 998.
- D.298 1910 US Federal Census, Hope Twp., Warren Co., NJ (dwelling 174/191) - the Robert M. Cooper household; both Robert AND Phebe marked 'M2' (second marriage for both).
- G.164 Find a Grave memorial 33947865 - Agatha V Cooper, Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren County, New Jersey
- F.155 NJ Return of Births, 1870, entry #27 — Vivia A Cooper, female, b. 2 May 1870, Wyoming Co., Pa.; parents Robt. M & Phebe Cooper; residence 'Settlement Quaker'.
- G.156 Find a Grave memorial 33948318 - Albert P “Bertie” Cooper, Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren County, New Jersey
- G.157 Find a Grave memorial 33948372 - Hector A Cooper, Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren County, New Jersey
- J.393 New Jersey Herald (Newton, N.J.), Thursday 16 October 1913, page 7, Stillwater column; newspapers.com image 1352500647.
- E.22 1905 New Jersey state census, Schedule No. 1, Frelinghuysen Township, Warren Co., sheet 4A, lines 46-50 (dwelling 91, family 93)
- E.27 1885 New Jersey state census, Township of Allamuchy, Warren Co., page 7, lines 1-9 (dwelling 1, family 1)
- E.28 1895 New Jersey state census, Township of Allamuchy, Warren Co., page 1, lines 1-7 (dwelling 1, family 1)
- D.699 1920 U.S. census, Hope Township, Warren Co., New Jersey, ED 159, sheet 5B, lines 79-80 (dwelling 135, family 137) — NARA T625
- D.724 1860 U.S. census, Independence Township, Warren Co., New Jersey, page 46, lines 27-35 (dwelling 312, family 86), P.O. Danville - NARA M653
- D.725 1930 U.S. census, Stroudsburg Borough, 3rd Ward, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania, ED 45-22, sheet 15A, lines 31-32 (house 851, dwelling 379, family 424) - NARA T626