Pauline Katherine (Janisch) Cooper 1889–1945
Catalog ID p.174 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/174/
Pauline Katherine (Janisch) Cooper was born on 2 Apr 1889 in South Dakota. She married George Melville Cooper (1921). She died on 30 Sep 1945 in Fergus Falls Township, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota and was buried at Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Rosholt, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA. Five children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 2 Apr 1889 | South Dakota | certain | G.158, D.734 |
| residence | 1900 | Nutley Twp, Day Co., SD (niece in Stephen Janisch household) | certain | D.734 |
| residence | 1910 | Buffalo Twp, Marshall Co., SD (daughter in Michael Janisch household) | certain | D.788 |
| residence | May 1921 | Fairmount, Richland Co., ND | certain | C.144 |
| death | 30 Sep 1945 | Fergus Falls Township, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota | certain | G.158 |
| burial | Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Rosholt, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA | certain | G.158 |
Family
Parents
Not identified.
Spouses
- George Melville Cooper 1885–1962married 11 May 1921, Fairmount, Richland Co., North DakotaC.144, G.158
Children
- Clarence F Cooper 1931–1946
- Helen Laura (Cooper) Dew 1925–2005 J.545, G.663
- Evelyn Anna (Cooper) Robertson 1923–1992 N.61, G.662
- Lorraine Rachel (Cooper) Kuehn 1927–2000 N.60, G.661
- Eugene George Cooper 1933–1977 probable
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 Pauline Katherine (Janisch) Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 1900 | D.734 census population 1900 1900 U.S. census, Nutley Township, Day Co., South Dakota, SD 2, ED 121, sheet 5B (stamped 1366), lines 63-68 (dwelling 75, family 78) - NARA T623 |
niece as "Pauline" |
residence: 1900, Nutley Twp, Day Co., South Dakota |
| 1910-08 | D.788 census population 1910 1910 U.S. census, Buffalo Township, Marshall Co., South Dakota, SD 1, ED 305, sheet 9A (stamped 175), lines 43-49 (dwelling 7, family 7) - NARA T624 roll 1484 |
child as "Pauline" |
residence: 1910, Buffalo Twp, Marshall Co., South Dakota |
| 1921 | C.144 marriage license Marriage application, licence and certificate, Richland Co., North Dakota County Court, 11 May 1921 (register page 152), George [I or J]. M. Cooper and Miss Pau… |
bride as "Miss Pauline C. Janisch" |
marriage: 11 May 1921, Fairmount, Richland Co., North Dakota residence: May 1921, Fairmount, Richland Co., North Dakota |
| 24 Apr 1930 | D.731 census population 1930 1930 U.S. census, Eden Village, Marshall Co., South Dakota, ED 46-5, sheet 1B (stamped 7001), lines 82-87 (family 23) - NARA T626 |
spouse as "Pauline" |
residence: 1930, Eden, Marshall Co., South Dakota |
| 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 |
spouse as "Pauline K." |
residence: 1940, White Rock Twp, Roberts Co., South Dakota occupation: 1940, Seamstress, sewing project (public emergency work) |
8 further documents not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Parents not identified.
Searches recorded
findagrave 2026-10-14 · Find a Grave: Cooper, Pauline, b. 1889 +/-1, d. 1945 +/-1, any location.
Searched for: Find a Grave: Cooper, Pauline, b. 1889 +/-1, d. 1945 +/-1, any location.
Result: Her own memorial 29659418, Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Rosholt -> [G.674]; parsed. Panel: parents Michael Janisch Sr (1844-1912) and Elizabeth Loeb Janisch (1855-1930); siblings Katherine Janisch Wachtler, Ludmilla Elizabeth Janisch Wachtler, Michael 'Mike' Janisch, Anna Elizabeth Janisch Wurzinger, Rudolph Janisch; children Lorraine and Clarence only. Ancestry links: 1930 and 1940 censuses (= [D.731], [D.732]); 1910 census (see below); North Dakota marriage record (-> [C.144]); Geneanet tree (not opened).
familysearch tree 2026-10-04 · Not run this pass.
Searched for: Not run this pass.
Result: Not run.
ancestry all 2026-10-14 · Ancestry records linked from her memorial: ND Select County Marriage Records 61305/900060754 and 1910 census 7884/173598851.
Searched for: Ancestry records linked from her memorial: ND Select County Marriage Records 61305/900060754 and 1910 census 7884/173598851.
Result: MARRIAGE: 'Miss Pauline C Janisch', 32, 11 May 1921, Fairmount, Richland, spouse 'George I M Cooper' - image downloaded and read -> [C.144]. 1910 -> [D.788] (image filed, read on stitches): 'Pauline', 20, daughter, single, in the Michael Janisch household; Ancestry index 'Pauline Jansch', 20, daughter, single, b. S.D., parents b. Austria, Buffalo Twp, Marshall Co., S.D., ED 305 sheet 9A; household Micheal Jansch 66 (head), Tingey 57 (wife), Pauline 20, Anna 18, Rudolph 16, Frank 11, Edward Smith 4 (grandson).
newspapers com 2026-10-14 · SIGNED IN. 30 Sep - 20 Oct 1945: (a) Cooper Rosholt, all places (22 - mostly Stevens Point WI; Grand Forks Herald 3 Oct p. 7, Fargo...
Searched for: SIGNED IN. 30 Sep - 20 Oct 1945: (a) Cooper Rosholt, all places (22 - mostly Stevens Point WI; Grand Forks Herald 3 Oct p. 7, Fargo Forum 12 Oct p. 2, Forum 13 Oct p. 3); (b) "Mrs. George Cooper", region Minnesota (0).
Result: NULL so far - the Fargo Forum 12 Oct 1945 p. 2 hit (opened) is a list of returning servicemen ('John T. Cooper, Minot'), not her; the Grand Forks and 13 Oct Forum hits were not opened. newspapers.com may not hold the Fergus Falls or Roberts Co. papers for 1945.
genealogybank 2026-10-04 · Not run this pass.
Searched for: Not run this pass.
Result: Not run.
familysearch records 2026-10-05 · Pauline Cooper, b. 1886-1891, any place South Dakota; Pauline Janisch~ (fuzzy), b. 1886-1892.
Searched for: Pauline Cooper, b. 1886-1891, any place South Dakota; Pauline Janisch~ (fuzzy), b. 1886-1892.
Result: FOUND: 1900 Nutley Twp, Day Co. SD [D.734] - Pauline, 11, b. Apr 1889, NIECE of Stephen Janisch; already held/linked 1930 [D.731], 1940 [D.732]. INDEX ONLY (no image link): SD birth index - Pauline Janisch b. 2 Apr 1889, Day Co., parents Michael Janisch and Eliza[beth]; SD state censuses 1905, 1915 (Janisch) and 1935 (Cooper, Eden, married 1921); NUMIDENT (Pauline Katherine Janisch, b. 2 Apr 1889); Minnesota death index - d. 30 Sep 1945 Fergus Falls Twp, Otter Tail Co., cert. 11518, parents Michael Janisch and Elizabeth Loeb. NULL: 1910, 1920 not opened; 1921 marriage to George Cooper not indexed; probate and land not online.
Documents
- D.788 1910 U.S. census, Buffalo Township, Marshall Co., South Dakota, SD 1, ED 305, sheet 9A (stamped 175), lines 43-49 (dwelling 7, family 7) - NARA T624 roll 1484
- C.144 Marriage application, licence and certificate, Richland Co., North Dakota County Court, 11 May 1921 (register page 152), George [I or J]. M. Cooper and Miss Pauline C. Janisch, both of Fairmount — via Ancestry collection 61305
- I.161 David de Sola Pool, Portraits Etched in Stone: Early Jewish Settlers, 1682–1831 (Columbia Univ. Press, 1952) — the definitive ~160-biography roster of colonial Congregation Shearith Israel (NYC). Cooper-relevant: (1) p.448 — Abraham Coriell, merchant, sued by Saul Brown (Pardo), Shearith Israel's first hazzan, in NYC court 30 Sept 1702; (2) p.174 — Moses Curiel (= Geronimo Nunes da Costa, the Amsterdam Sephardic patriarch) cited as a Marrano name-reversion. NO Coriell appears as a synagogue MEMBER (= family was Christian); the Shearith-Israel-membership path for Daniel Sr's origin is NULL, but the 1702 hazzan-lawsuit documents the Coriells in the NYC Sephardic-Jewish commercial orbit. [verbatim]
- D.731 1930 U.S. census, Eden Village, Marshall Co., South Dakota, ED 46-5, sheet 1B (stamped 7001), lines 82-87 (family 23) - NARA T626
- 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
- D.734 1900 U.S. census, Nutley Township, Day Co., South Dakota, SD 2, ED 121, sheet 5B (stamped 1366), lines 63-68 (dwelling 75, family 78) - NARA T623