The Coopers of Long Hill

Nellie H. (Cruver) Cooper 1903–1994

Catalog ID p.178 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/178/

Nellie H. (Cruver) Cooper was born in 1903 in Portland, Northampton Co., PA, the daughter of Simpson B Cruver and Hattie (Hoover) Cruver. She probably married Lewis Cooper (1924). She died on 16 May 1994 in Easton Hospital, Easton, Northampton Co., PA. Five children are recorded.

Facts

EventDatePlace / detailCertaintySources
birth 1903 Portland, Northampton Co., PA certain G.161, J.417, D.727
residence 1910 Upper Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton Co., PA certain D.727
residence 1920 Mt. Bethel village, Upper Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton Co., PA (servant, Margaret Stem household) certain D.728
residence 16 Nov 1924 Portland [Upper Mount Bethel Twp], Northampton Co., PA certain J.561
residence 4 Apr 1930 Stroud Township, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania certain D.379
residence 1994 Richmond Road, Forks Twp, Northampton Co., PA certain J.417
occupation owner, Grey-Am Tourist Home, Forks Twp (1940s); house-parent, Northampton Co. Juvenile Court System certain J.417
death 16 May 1994 Easton Hospital, Easton, Northampton Co., PA certain J.417, G.161

Family

Parents

  • Father Simpson B Cruver 1869–1937
  • Mother Hattie (Hoover) Cruver 1870–1946

Spouses

  • Lewis Cooper 1899–1985 probable
    married Nov 1924, Portland, Upper Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
    J.561, J.396

Siblings

Children

  1. Lois A. (Cooper) Supers 1936–2017
  2. Carl Lewis Cooper 1928–2017
  3. Shirley Cooper 1937–2015
  4. Joan H. (Cooper) Focht 1941–2020
  5. LeRoy S Cooper 1943–2018

Family tree

Solid lines and outlines: certain. Dashed: probable or weaker. Open the full tree (four generations)

Lewis CooperLewis Cooper1899–1985Nellie H. (Cruver) CooperNellie H. (Cruver) Coop…1903–1994Simpson B Cruver1869–1937Hattie (Hoover) Cruver1870–1946Carl Lewis CooperCarl Lewis Cooper1928–2017Lois A. (Cooper) SupersLois A. (Cooper) Supers1936–2017Shirley CooperShirley Cooper1937–2015Joan H. (Cooper) FochtJoan H. (Cooper) Focht1941–2020LeRoy S CooperLeRoy S Cooper1943–2018

In the documents

Every published document that names Nellie H. (Cruver) Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.

DateDocumentRoleWhat it records
15 Apr 1910 D.727 census population 1910
1910 U.S. census, Upper Mt. Bethel Township (part of), Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, SD 7, ED 124, sheet 6A (stamped 212), lines 41-50 (dwelling 136, family 13…
 child
as "Nellie"
residence: 1910, Upper Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
28 Jan 1920 D.728 census population 1920
1920 U.S. census, Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, SD 7, ED 162, sheet 9B, lines 96-97 (dwelling 122, family 123) - NARA T625 roll 1609
 servant
as "Cruver Nellie"
residence: 1920, Mt. Bethel village, Upper Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
occupation: 1920, Servant, private family
16 Nov 1924 J.561 newspaper marriage licence notice
The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.), Sunday 16 November 1924, page 10 — the "MARRIAGE LICENSES" column, nine entries.
 bride
as "Miss Nellie H. Cruver"
residence: 16 Nov 1924, Portland, Upper Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
4 Apr 1930 D.379 federal census
1930 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Stroud Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania; S.D. 11, E.D. 45-19, sheet 4A; enumerated 4 April 1930 by Mrs. Olive…
 spouse
as "Nellie H"
residence: 4 Apr 1930, Stroud Township, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania
19 Apr 1940 D.380 federal census
1940 US Federal Census — Palmer Township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, ED 48-111, sheet 7A, lines 4–5 (household 128): a two-person Lewis and Nellie Cooper ho…
 spouse
as "Cooper, Nellie"
residence: 1 Apr 1940, Palmer Twp, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
1950-04 D.382 federal census
1950 US Census, Forks Twp, Northampton Co. PA (ED 48-72, sheet 2) — Lewis Cooper household (dwelling 15): Lewis 51 b. NEW JERSEY (foreman, vending machine manuf…
 spouse
as "Nellie H."

10 further documents not published (they may name living people).

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

newspapers com 2026-10-19 · HER MARRIAGE to Lewis Cooper, searched on the couple rather than on either index: “Cruver” “Lewis Cooper” as two co-occurring exact...
Searched for: HER MARRIAGE to Lewis Cooper, searched on the couple rather than on either index: “Cruver” “Lewis Cooper” as two co-occurring exact phrases, 1924-1925, no place filter. The window came from [J.396]'s “60th wedding anniversary in November” (printed April 1985). Run after four index nulls recorded at Lewis Cooper — the New Jersey Marriage Index from both sides, and Ancestry coll. 61324 twice.
Result: ONE MATCH → [J.561], The Morning Call (Allentown) 16 Nov 1924 p. 10: “Lewis Cooper and Miss Nellie H. Cruver both of Portland.” Downloaded, filed and read at 3×. TWO THINGS THIS FILE DID NOT HAVE. (1) Her middle initial H. attested outside a census cell — the middle: key was empty and is now set, agreeing with [D.379] and [D.382]. (2) “Miss”, i.e. she had not been married before. That last is recorded because of Milton Cooper Cruver Milton Cooper Cruver, born at Portland ten months earlier to an Elsie Cruver Elsie (Cooper) Cruver; nothing here bears on that question either way, and it stays at Milton Cooper Cruver.
genealogybank 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN. Pennsylvania obituaries, Nellie Cooper, 1 Jan - 31 Dec 1994 (1 result).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. Pennsylvania obituaries, Nellie Cooper, 1 Jan - 31 Dec 1994 (1 result).
Result: FOUND: Morning Call 17 May 1994 obituary [J.417], text saved.
findagrave 2026-10-04 · Not re-run; memorial already in [G.161].
Searched for: Not re-run; memorial already in [G.161].
Result: Not run.
newspapers com 2026-10-04 · Not run this pass.
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Result: Not run.
familysearch tree 2026-10-04 · Not run this pass.
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ancestry all 2026-10-04 · Not run this pass.
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familysearch records 2026-10-05 · Nellie Cruver, b. 1901-1906 (all collections; first rows read).
Searched for: Nellie Cruver, b. 1901-1906 (all collections; first rows read).
Result: FOUND: 1910 Upper Mt. Bethel [D.727] - Nellie, 6, daughter of Simpson (41) and Hattie (40, 9 born / 9 living) Cruver; 1920 Upper Mt. Bethel [D.728] - 'Cruver Nellie', 16, Servant in Margaret Stem's household, Mt. Bethel village. INDEX ONLY (no image link on the record page): Pennsylvania Births and Christenings - Nellie Cruver, b. 20 Oct 1903, Northampton, father Simson B. Cruver, mother Hattie, source 'v 3 p 35'. Already held: 1930 [D.379], 1940 [D.380], 1950 [D.382]. NULL: marriage to Lewis Cooper (c. 1924-25 per [D.379]) - not indexed under Cruver; probate (Northampton Co., 1994) - not online; land and draft - n/a.
ancestry all 2026-10-06 · Ancestry 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' (coll. 60901): Nellie Cooper, birth 1903 +/-1 (name search; up...
Searched for: Ancestry 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' (coll. 60901): Nellie Cooper, birth 1903 +/-1 (name search; up to 12 candidate records opened and filtered on given name and birth year).
Result: PROBABLE (record 803112768): 'Nellie H Cooper', b. 20 Oct 1903, d. 16 May 1994; claims-only, no birthplace or parents. Birth day matches the birth index (20 Oct 1903) and death day matches this file.

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