Andrew J. Cooper 1855–1911
Catalog ID p.1792 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/1792/
Andrew J. Cooper was probably born on 22 Nov 1855 in New Jersey, the son of William Shafer Cooper and Catherine R (Dennis) Cooper. He married twice: probably Mary E. Hendershot and Angeline Sarah Kishpaugh (1875). He died on 26 Mar 1911 and was probably buried at Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ - plot 1/99. Five children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 22 Nov 1855 | New Jersey | probable | G.508, D.554, D.226, D.546, D.553, C.86 |
| residence | 1880 | Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | D.553 |
| residence | 1885 | Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | D.557 |
| residence | 1895 | Paterson, 8th Ward, Passaic Co., NJ | unproven | D.558 |
| residence | 1900 | Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | D.554 |
| occupation | 1880 | Farm Laborer | certain | D.553 |
| occupation | 1900 | Mason | certain | D.554 |
| death | 26 Mar 1911 | certain | A.132, G.508, L.159 | |
| burial | Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ - plot 1/99 | probable | G.508 |
Family
Parents
- Father William Shafer Cooper 1825–1904
- Mother Catherine R (Dennis) Cooper 1834
Spouses
- Mary E. (Hendershot) Cooper 1858–1894 probable G.508
- Angeline Sarah (Kishpaugh) Cooper 1856–1885married 19 Apr 1875, Newton, Sussex Co., NJC.86
Siblings
- Sarah A. (Cooper) Stanton 1852–1933
- Emma E. Cooper 1854–1863
- Anna M. Cooper 1858–1863
- Abram David Cooper 1869–1954
- William Cooper 1870–1947
- Harry Cooper 1873
- Edward Cooper 1875–1914
Children
- Clarence W. Cooper 1882–1950
- Ulysses Grant Cooper 1878–1953
- Sadie B. (Cooper) Beers 1875–1913
- Della A. (Cooper) Howell 1877–1965
- Cora Anna (Cooper) Stickle 1881–1962
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 Andrew J. Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1875 | C.86 marriage return NJ Return of Marriages, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 1 June 1874 – 1 June 1875, page 303, entry 4 — Andrew J. Cooper × Angaline S. Kishpaugh, married at Newto… |
groom as "Andrew J Cooper" |
residence: Sussex Co N J occupation: Farmer probable |
| 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 "Andrew J Cooper" |
occupation: Farmer |
| 4 Jun 1877 | F.335 birth register New Jersey return of births, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 1 June 1876 - 1 June 1877, page 389, entry 1 |
father as "Andrew J Cooper" |
occupation: Farmer |
| 1880 | D.553 federal census 1880 US Federal Census, Green Twp., Sussex Co., NJ, ED 177 page 1, dwelling/family 6 — the ANDREW J. COOPER household: Andrew J. 25, wife Angie, daughters Sadie… |
head as "Cooper, Andrew J." |
residence: 1880, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ occupation: Farm Laborer |
| 1885 | D.557 state census NEW JERSEY STATE CENSUS, 1885 — Sussex Co., Green Township, page 23, dwelling 4 / family 4, lines 23–28 — the ANDREW J. COOPER household five months after his w… |
head as "Andrew J. Cooper" |
residence: 1885, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ |
| 5 Jun 1900 | D.554 federal census 1900 US Federal Census, Schedule No. 1 Population - Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 3, E.D. 165, sheet 4B (stamped 7905); enumerated 5 June 1900… |
head as "Cooper Andrew J." |
residence: 5 Jun 1900, Green Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey occupation: 5 Jun 1900, Mason |
| 1904 | J.431 newspaper obituary New Jersey Herald (Newton, NJ), Thu 18 Feb 1904, p. 4, article headed 'Dropped Dead at Allamuchy' (Newspapers.com image 1352449577) |
child as "A. J. Cooper" |
residence: 1904, Greensville, Sussex county |
| 1910-05 | D.357 federal census 1910 US Federal Census, Population - Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; E.D. 171, sheet [?]B (stamped 4697); enumerated 18-19 May 1910 by Laura[?] M. Wa… |
head as "Cooper Andrew" |
residence: May 1910, Green Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey (Greenville Road) occupation: May 1910, Mason, Days work |
| 1911 | A.132 probate index Sussex Co., N.J. ESTATE INDEX, page 14 — the C-R × A/B given-name cell: two Cooper estates, files 1664 (Ann) and 1665 (Andrew J.). |
mentioned as "Cooper, Andrew J" |
death: 26 Mar 1911, Green Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey |
| 1911 | G.508 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 14967131 - Andrew J. Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey |
deceased as "Andrew J. Cooper" |
birth: 22 Nov 1855 death: 26 Mar 1911 burial: Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey |
| 30 Jan 1912 | A.157 estate receipts Five distributive receipts in the estate of Andrew J. Cooper of Green Twp., Sussex Co., N.J. — Sussex Receipts Book M, pp. 559–564, taken 30 January 1912 and fi… |
deceased as "Andrew J. Cooper" |
residence: Green Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey |
| G.507 cemetery memorial Find a Grave memorial 14967134 - Angeline Sarah Kishpaugh Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ |
spouse as "Andrew J. Cooper" |
1 further document not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
Searches recorded
ancestry all 2026-10-08 · Ancestry coll. 62483 (New Jersey Birth, Marriage and Death Records 1711-1878): Andrew Cooper, born 1855 +/-5; and surname Cooper with...
Searched for: Ancestry coll. 62483 (New Jersey Birth, Marriage and Death Records 1711-1878): Andrew Cooper, born 1855 +/-5; and surname Cooper with father Andrew Cooper.
Documents
- A.157 Five distributive receipts in the estate of Andrew J. Cooper of Green Twp., Sussex Co., N.J. — Sussex Receipts Book M, pp. 559–564, taken 30 January 1912 and filed 9 February 1912. Each receiptor is styled “one of the children of Andrew J. Cooper.”
- D.600 US Census 1910 and 1930, Allamuchy Township, Warren Co., NJ — the Peterson Beers household (1910 ED 121 sheet 6A; 1930 ED 21-1 sheet 4A), with a 1991 GenealogyBank obituary index entry
- D.226 1860 US Federal Census, Green Twp., Sussex Co., NJ - three adjacent Cooper households (dwellings 95 / 98 / 99): a 'Shaver'[?] Cooper household, John W. Cooper, and Aaron Cooper Jr.
- D.546 FamilySearch 1850 census index sweep — every MALE Cooper born 1808–1828 resident in Warren or Sussex Co., NJ (collection 1401638). 26 index rows; 4 not previously in the catalog. Run for [pr.100] route 3 — Aaron Sr's three unaccounted-for sons, born ~1811–1825 per [D.330]'s brackets.
- D.553 1880 US Federal Census, Green Twp., Sussex Co., NJ, ED 177 page 1, dwelling/family 6 — the ANDREW J. COOPER household: Andrew J. 25, wife Angie, daughters Sadie B. and Della, and son ULYSSES G., aged 1 — the man the Sussex Estate Index records as 'Cooper, U Grant', d. 2 Feb 1953, Green Twp ([A.128]).
- D.554 1900 US Federal Census, Schedule No. 1 Population - Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 3, E.D. 165, sheet 4B (stamped 7905); enumerated 5 June 1900 by Elmer E. Hank[?].
- D.357 1910 US Federal Census, Population - Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; E.D. 171, sheet [?]B (stamped 4697); enumerated 18-19 May 1910 by Laura[?] M. Washer.
- D.557 NEW JERSEY STATE CENSUS, 1885 — Sussex Co., Green Township, page 23, dwelling 4 / family 4, lines 23–28 — the ANDREW J. COOPER household five months after his wife's death: Andrew J., Sattie B., Dellora, Ulisses G., Carrie A., and CLARANCE — a SECOND SON the catalog did not know, who is the "Cooper, Clarence, d. 30 Nov 1950, Green Twp" of [A.128].
- D.558 New Jersey State Census 1895 - City of Paterson, 8th Ward, Passaic County; page 25; enumerated by Alexander Ritchie.
- C.86 NJ Return of Marriages, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 1 June 1874 – 1 June 1875, page 303, entry 4 — Andrew J. Cooper × Angaline S. Kishpaugh, married at Newton by J. S. Boswell, 19 April [1875]. The Names of Parents column gives the groom's parents as Wm S. Cooper and Cathrine R. Cooper — the primary-source attestation that [p.1792] Andrew J. is the son of [p.1775] William Shafer Cooper and [p.1776] Catharine R. (Dennis) — and the bride's as Henry D. Kishpaugh and Elizabeth Kishpaugh.
- C.87 New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901–2016 — Bride Index 1904–1909, A–C: COOPER CORA × STICKLE JUDSON, 1904, volume 41, page 136. ⇒ resolves which of [p.1792] Andrew J. Cooper's daughters was the "Mrs. Judson Sickle" of [J.215]: it is CORA.
- C.88 New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670–1965 — Della A. Cooper, aged 19 (b. abt 1876) × Wm. C. Newman, 12 Sep 1895, Port Morris, Morris Co., NJ, film 004211075. Filed WITH a same-named look-alike on the same film — Della Cooper × Frank W. Parker, 13 Jun 1896, Lambertville, Hunterdon — which is NOT her.
- G.507 Find a Grave memorial 14967134 - Angeline Sarah Kishpaugh Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ
- G.508 Find a Grave memorial 14967131 - Andrew J. Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey
- A.132 Sussex Co., N.J. ESTATE INDEX, page 14 — the C-R × A/B given-name cell: two Cooper estates, files 1664 (Ann) and 1665 (Andrew J.).
- F.334 New Jersey return of births, Township of Greene, Sussex Co., 1 August 1875 - 1 August 1876, page 443, entry 2
- F.335 New Jersey return of births, Township of Green, Sussex Co., 1 June 1876 - 1 June 1877, page 389, entry 1