Ulysses Grant Cooper 1878–1953
Catalog ID p.1793 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/1793/
Ulysses Grant Cooper was probably born about 1878 in New Jersey, the son of Andrew J. Cooper. He married Eva Athalia Hamilton (1904). He died on 2 Feb 1953 in Newton Memorial Hospital, Newton, Sussex Co., NJ and was buried at Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ - plot 535B. One child is recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | about 1878 | New Jersey | probable | G.504, J.215, D.555, D.357, D.553 |
| residence | 1880 | Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | D.553 |
| residence | 1910 | Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | D.357 |
| residence | 1920 | Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | D.555 |
| residence | 1930 | Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | D.745 |
| residence | 1940 | Greendell, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | D.746 |
| residence | 1950 | Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | D.747 |
| probate | 1953 | Sussex Co., NJ; Sussex Co. file 15839 | probable | A.128 |
| occupation | 1910 | Mason — Contractor | certain | D.357 |
| occupation | 1920 | Mason, general trade | certain | D.555 |
| occupation | 1930 | Mason, Building | certain | D.745 |
| occupation | 1940 | Farm-operator, Farm | certain | D.746 |
| occupation | 1950 | Farming, Chicken Farm | certain | D.747 |
| occupation | 1953 | Farmer | certain | J.215 |
| death | 2 Feb 1953 | Newton Memorial Hospital, Newton, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | J.215, A.129, A.128 |
| burial | Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ - plot 535B | certain | G.504, J.215 |
Family
Parents
- Father Andrew J. Cooper 1855–1911
Spouses
- Eva Athalia (Hamilton) Cooper 1884–1980married about 1904D.357, D.555
Siblings
- Sadie B. (Cooper) Beers 1875–1913
- Della A. (Cooper) Howell 1877–1965
- Cora Anna (Cooper) Stickle 1881–1962
- Clarence W. Cooper 1882–1950
Children
- Esther B. (Cooper) Gurnee 1906–1991
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 Ulysses Grant Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1664 | 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.). |
administrator as "Grant Cooper" |
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| 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… |
child as "Ulysses G." |
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| 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… |
child as "Ulisses G. Cooper" |
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| 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… |
child as "Grant" |
residence: 5 Jun 1900, Green Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey |
| 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 Grant" |
residence: May 1910, Green Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey (Greenville Road) occupation: May 1910, Mason, Contractor |
| 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… |
administrator as "Grant Cooper" |
residence: 1912, Green Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey |
| 19 Jan 1920 | D.555 federal census 1920 US Federal Census, Population - Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 6, E.D. 184, sheet 4A (stamped 3685); enumerated 19 January 1920 by R. M. D… |
head as "Cooper U. Grant" |
residence: 19 Jan 1920, Green Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey occupation: 19 Jan 1920, Mason, General trade |
| 2 Apr 1930 | D.745 census population 1930 1930 U.S. census, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ, E.D. 19-11, sheet 1B, lines 60-61 |
head as "Cooper - U. Grant" |
residence: 1930, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ occupation: Mason, Building |
| 2 May 1940 | D.746 census population 1940 1940 U.S. census, Greendell, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ, E.D. 19-11, sheet 1B, lines 57-58 |
head as "Cooper, Ulysses G." |
residence: 1940, Greendell, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ occupation: Farm-operator, Farm |
| 10 Apr 1950 | D.747 census population 1950 1950 U.S. census, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ, E.D. 19-15, sheet 6, lines 8-10 |
head as "Cooper, Grant V" |
residence: 1950, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ occupation: Farming, Chicken Farm |
8 further documents not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
Searches recorded
ancestry all 2026-10-08 · Ancestry coll. 2539 (NJ Births and Christenings Index 1660-1931): surname Cooper, father Andrew Cooper; and coll. 62483 births 1711-1878...
Searched for: Ancestry coll. 2539 (NJ Births and Christenings Index 1660-1931): surname Cooper, father Andrew Cooper; and coll. 62483 births 1711-1878 with father Andrew Cooper.
Result: No birth row for this child (found: Sada 1875 [F.334], Della 1877 [F.335], unnamed 17 Oct 1882 = Clarence Clarence W. Cooper).
Disproved claims
These sources link this person in a way the evidence has since disproved. The source is still transcribed as written.
- J.214: listed as referenced ("Ulysses Grant Cooper of Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ"); refuted.
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.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.555 1920 US Federal Census, Population - Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 6, E.D. 184, sheet 4A (stamped 3685); enumerated 19 January 1920 by R. M. Dennis.
- 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.
- 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.).
- D.745 1930 U.S. census, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ, E.D. 19-11, sheet 1B, lines 60-61
- D.746 1940 U.S. census, Greendell, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ, E.D. 19-11, sheet 1B, lines 57-58
- D.747 1950 U.S. census, Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ, E.D. 19-15, sheet 6, lines 8-10