Clarence F Cooper 1931–1946
Catalog ID p.173 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/173/
Clarence F Cooper was born about 1931 in Eden, South Dakota, the child of George Melville Cooper and Pauline Katherine (Janisch) Cooper. Clarence died on 22 Jul 1946 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota and was buried at Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Rosholt, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | about 1931 | Eden, South Dakota | certain | G.159, D.732 |
| residence | 1935 | Eden, Marshall Co., SD | certain | G.159 |
| residence | 1940 | White Rock Twp, Roberts Co., SD | certain | D.732 |
| death | 22 Jul 1946 | Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota | certain | G.159 |
| burial | Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Rosholt, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA | certain | G.159 |
Family
Parents
- Father George Melville Cooper 1885–1962
- Mother Pauline Katherine (Janisch) Cooper 1889–1945
Spouses
None recorded.
Siblings
- Evelyn Anna (Cooper) Robertson 1923–1992
- Helen Laura (Cooper) Dew 1925–2005
- Lorraine Rachel (Cooper) Kuehn 1927–2000
- Eugene George Cooper 1933–1977
Children
None recorded.
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 Clarence F Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 1940 | D.732 census population 1940 1940 U.S. census, White Rock Township, Roberts Co., South Dakota, SD 3, ED 55-39, sheet 2B, lines 57-63 (household 32) - NARA T627 |
child as "Clarence" |
residence: 1940, White Rock Twp, Roberts Co., South Dakota |
4 further documents not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
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familysearch records 2026-10-05 · Clarence Cooper, b. 1929-1933, any place South Dakota.
Searched for: Clarence Cooper, b. 1929-1933, any place South Dakota.
Result: FOUND: 1940 White Rock Twp [D.732] (with younger brother Eugene Eugene George Cooper). INDEX ONLY: 1935 SD state census, Eden, Marshall Co. (age 3, b. Eden; no image link); Minnesota death index - d. 22 Jul 1946 Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co., age 15, b. 1931 Eden S.D., cert. 11683, parents George Cooper and Pauline Jaenisck (image not opened - the same MN death-certificate films returned HTTP 403 for [F.317]). Not born by the 1930 census (Apr 1930). Draft, marriage, probate, land: n/a (d. aged 15).
Documents
- A.84 Administration on Samuel Cooper Esq. of Newark, Essex Co., intestate — NJSA loose-paper File 883–888G plus the recorded grant at Vol. C p. 173; granted 22 August 1737 to his widow Experience Cooper.
- I.64 Index of wills, inventories, etc. in the Office of the Secretary of State prior to 1901 (NJ Department of State, 1912; compiled by Charles J. Aitkin, NJ State Archivist beginning 1907) — full 3-volume corpus = AUTHORITATIVE state-published index of ALL ~250,000 NJ wills/inventories/administrations/guardianships filed 1666-1900 in the Sec'y of State's office, organized alphabetically under each county. Companion series to [I.54](I.54.yaml) Documents Relating to the Colonial History of NJ (Series I Vols 1-42, 1631-1817 coverage) — Aitkin 1912 picks up post-1817 through 1900 + indexes ALL counties (vs I.54 selective coverage). v191.20 2026-05-10 corpus introduction surfaced William Cooper 1811-1880 docket 5781N (Inv. 1880, intestate) primary-source-INDEX-confirmation for [G.102](../G-Cemetery/G.102.yaml) probate (catalogued at [A.33](../A-Probate/A.33.yaml)) + Peter Cooper 1761-1847 WILL EXISTS at docket 3127N = NEW catalog discovery; never previously catalogued. Plus 50+ other Morris-Co. Cooper persons + cross-reference confirmation of [A.9](../A-Probate/A.9.yaml) Daniel Sr 1795 (873N B.36 p.67) + [A.10](../A-Probate/A.10.yaml) Daniel Jr 1787 (672N B.29 p.472) + [A.29](../A-Probate/A.29.yaml) John of Morristown 1778 (456N B.20 p.227). Vol 3 (Morris-Warren + Prerogative + Addenda) is the v191.20 priority volume; Vol 1 (Atlantic-Essex) + Vol 2 (Gloucester-Monmouth) cover remaining NJ counties for future Cooper rule-out and identification work. All 3 volumes online full-text-OCR-readable at archive.org (free). Also reprinted as 'New Jersey Index of Wills and Inventories, 1663-1900' (Heritage Books / Genealogical.com).
- 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]
- D.732 1940 U.S. census, White Rock Township, Roberts Co., South Dakota, SD 3, ED 55-39, sheet 2B, lines 57-63 (household 32) - NARA T627