The Coopers of Long Hill

Jay Manning Cooper 1892–1984

Catalog ID p.192 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/192/

Jay Manning Cooper was born on 18 May 1892 in Green, Sussex County, NJ, the child of Watson Constant Cooper. Jay married Ida Vogt. Jay died on 30 Dec 1984 and was buried at Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township.

Facts

EventDatePlace / detailCertaintySources
birth 18 May 1892 Green, Sussex County, NJ certain L.91
residence 1924 492 Park av, East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey certain J.552
residence 1927 East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey certain J.516
residence 1930 East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey certain D.777
residence 1940 East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey (lodger) certain D.780
residence 1975 91 W. Shore Trail, Sparta, Sussex Co., New Jersey certain J.461
occupation 1930 Insurance Broker certain D.777
death 30 Dec 1984 certain G.220
burial Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township certain G.220

Family

Parents

Spouses

Children

None recorded.

Family tree

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Ida (Vogt) CooperIda (Vogt) CooperJay Manning CooperJay Manning Cooper1892–1984Watson Constant CooperWatson Constant Cooper1869–1936Caleb Swayze CooperCaleb Swayze Cooper1834–1913Amanda J. (Batley) CooperAmanda J. (Batley) Coop…1838–1915

In the documents

Every published document that names Jay Manning Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.

DateDocumentRoleWhat it records
2 Jun 1900 D.700 census population 1900
1900 U.S. census, Green Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, ED 165, sheet 1B, lines 73-76 (dwelling 18, family 18) — NARA T623
 child
as "Jay M, 8"
28 Apr 1910 D.701 census population 1910
1910 U.S. census, Allamuchy Township, Warren Co., New Jersey, ED 121, sheet 4B, lines 76-79 (dwelling 92, family 95) — NARA T624
 child
as "Jay M, 18"
7 Jan 1920 D.702 census population 1920
1920 U.S. census, Frelinghuysen Township (Johnsonburg, not incorporated), Warren Co., New Jersey, ED 153, sheet 2A, lines 1-4 (dwelling 29, family 31) — NARA T6…
 child
as "Jay M, 27, single, farm manager"
2 Apr 1930 D.777 census population 1930
1930 U.S. census, East Orange City, Essex Co., New Jersey, Ward 5 (part), E.D. 7-423, sheet 1B, line 65
 head
as "Cooper, Jay M, 37"
residence: 2 Apr 1930, East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey
occupation: Insurance Broker
1940-04 D.780 census population 1940
1940 U.S. census, East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey, Ward 5, E.D. 7-142, sheet 9A, line 34
 lodger
as "Cooper, Jay M."
residence: Apr 1940, East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey (lodger in the Morrow household)
occupation: Broker, Insurance

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

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

familysearch records 2026-10-15 · First wife, with no birth-year filter (marriage indexes carry none): Jay Cooper (exact given + surname), marriage 1919-1929, marriage...
Searched for: First wife, with no birth-year filter (marriage indexes carry none): Jay Cooper (exact given + surname), marriage 1919-1929, marriage place New York (92) and New Jersey (44); all rows read.
Result: NULL - no marriage row for him in either state; the hits are censuses, NUMIDENTs and other Jays.
familysearch records 2026-10-15 · First wife: Jay Cooper, b. 1891-1893, marriage 1920-1928 (62,896 fuzzy; page 1 of 100 read).
Searched for: First wife: Jay Cooper, b. 1891-1893, marriage 1920-1928 (62,896 fuzzy; page 1 of 100 read).
Result: NULL for a marriage - his own rows only (1892 NJ birth, 1905/1915 state and 1910/1920/1930/1940 federal censuses, WWI VA index, 1942 draft, SSDI, Find a Grave 'Ens Jay Manning Cooper'); the Jay Cooper marriages on the page are Indiana (Effie M Loomis, 1921) and Florida (Frank Jay, 1925).
ancestry all 2026-10-15 · First wife: Jay M Cooper, b. 1892 +/-1, marriage 1924 +/-5 (1,805; page 1 read). Opened the two Oranges city-directory hits: 1929 (image...
Searched for: First wife: Jay M Cooper, b. 1892 +/-1, marriage 1924 +/-5 (1,805; page 1 read). Opened the two Oranges city-directory hits: 1929 (image 486, a street guide) and 1924 (image 1016, a street guide) - then the 1924 alphabetical page (image 141) -> [J.552].
Result: No marriage record on page 1. Directories: 1924 'Jay M ins NY h (16) 492 Park av EO' [J.552] - no wife named (this directory prints none for men). The 1929 hit is in the street guide (head's name only), not transcribed.
familysearch tree 2026-10-15 · For his first wife (m. c. 1923-24): tree search Jay Cooper, b. 1891-1893, birthplace New Jersey; profiles 9674-2WC and PHWY-38X opened.
Searched for: For his first wife (m. c. 1923-24): tree search Jay Cooper, b. 1891-1893, birthplace New Jersey; profiles 9674-2WC and PHWY-38X opened.
Result: NULL - 9674-2WC (Jay M. Cooper, b. 18 May 1891 [sic], son of Watson C. and Hattie Irene Slockbower) carries NO spouse; PHWY-38X is only his 1940 census (East Orange, Divorced). No first wife on the tree.
familysearch records 2026-10-15 · Jay Cooper (surname exact), b. 1891-1893, residence New Jersey 1924-1926 (looking for the 1925 NJ state census household with his first wife).
Searched for: Jay Cooper (surname exact), b. 1891-1893, residence New Jersey 1924-1926 (looking for the 1925 NJ state census household with his first wife).
Result: NULL - only records already held or known (1942 draft card, NJ birth index, SSDI, VA Master Index 1917-1940 at Johnsonburg, Find a Grave). No 1925 state-census row indexed for him.
ancestry all 2026-10-12 · Collection 61253 (New Jersey Marriage Index 1901-2016): (a) Jay Cooper, marriage 1924 +/-3 (0); (b) J Cooper, marriage 1924 +/-5 (1, not him).
Searched for: Collection 61253 (New Jersey Marriage Index 1901-2016): (a) Jay Cooper, marriage 1924 +/-3 (0); (b) J Cooper, marriage 1924 +/-5 (1, not him).
Result: NULL - his first marriage is not in that index.
familysearch records 2026-10-12 · Jay Cooper, marriage 1919-1928, New Jersey (17,473; page 1).
Searched for: Jay Cooper, marriage 1919-1928, New Jersey (17,473; page 1).
Result: NULL - only his 1900, 1910, 1930, 1940 census rows (already held).
newspapers com 2026-10-12 · SIGNED IN. (a) "Jay M. Cooper", 1920-1926 (4 - the NJ Herald 14 May 1925 item already noted, and California/Nebraska papers); (b) "Jay...
Searched for: SIGNED IN. (a) "Jay M. Cooper", 1920-1926 (4 - the NJ Herald 14 May 1925 item already noted, and California/Nebraska papers); (b) "Jay Cooper" married, 1921-1926 (240; the one New Jersey hit, Central New Jersey Home News 21 Dec 1923 p. 13, opened - a vaudeville review naming an actor Jay Cooper, not him).
Result: NULL.
familysearch records 2026-10-11 · Jay Cooper, marriage 1919-1927, place New York (page 1); surname Cooper, given name J*, father's given name Watson (any record).
Searched for: Jay Cooper, marriage 1919-1927, place New York (page 1); surname Cooper, given name J*, father's given name Watson (any record).
Result: NULL - New York City marriage records of other Jay Coopers only; the father-name search returns only his 1910 Allamuchy census row (MK17-V3J, with Watson C, Irene H, Leona H).
newspapers com 2026-10-11 · SIGNED IN. "Mrs. Jay M. Cooper", all regions, 1922-1935 (3: NJ Herald 14 May 1925, 27 Oct 1927, 10 Mar 1932, all p. 5).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Mrs. Jay M. Cooper", all regions, 1922-1935 (3: NJ Herald 14 May 1925, 27 Oct 1927, 10 Mar 1932, all p. 5).
Result: The 1932 item (viewer only, not filed) is 'Jay M. Cooper, of East Orange, was a recent visitor with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cooper' - alone; the phrase match was on a neighbouring 'Mrs.'. The wife is still unnamed.
newspapers com 2026-10-11 · SIGNED IN. "Jay M. Cooper", all regions, 1919-1935 (29; NJ Herald p. 5 items 1927-1932); "Jay Cooper" bride, New Jersey, 1921-1925 (1,...
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Jay M. Cooper", all regions, 1919-1935 (29; NJ Herald p. 5 items 1927-1932); "Jay Cooper" bride, New Jersey, 1921-1925 (1, New Brunswick, not his); "W. C. Cooper" Jay, New Jersey, 1921-1926 (4).
Result: NJ Herald 27 Oct 1927 p. 5 (viewer only, not filed): 'Mrs. H. Alberta Vas[?] of Oshawa, Canada, and Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Cooper of East Orange, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cooper' - the wife again unnamed. Montclair Times 9 Sep 1922 p. 8 is a different W. C. Cooper (building permit). No wedding notice found; the 1931-1932 NJ Herald items not opened.
familysearch records 2026-10-11 · Jay Cooper, b. 1891-1893, any place New Jersey; Jay Cooper, marriage New Jersey 1914-1960; Cooper children with father Jay, b. 1915-1935 NJ.
Searched for: Jay Cooper, b. 1891-1893, any place New Jersey; Jay Cooper, marriage New Jersey 1914-1960; Cooper children with father Jay, b. 1915-1935 NJ.
Result: 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920 (parents' households), 1930 East Orange [D.777], 1940 East Orange (lodger, divorced), 1942 draft (Sparta), WWI service, death Dec 1984 Sparta (SSDI). No NJ marriage record for him indexed; no Cooper child with father Jay.
newspapers com 2026-10-11 · SIGNED IN. "Jay M. Cooper", New Jersey, 1914-1985 (405, mostly NJ Herald 1945-1966, not opened); "Jay M. Cooper" 1914-1944 (85; NJ...
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Jay M. Cooper", New Jersey, 1914-1985 (405, mostly NJ Herald 1945-1966, not opened); "Jay M. Cooper" 1914-1944 (85; NJ Herald 1936 hits not opened); "Jay Cooper" / "Jay M. Cooper" NJ, 30 Dec 1984 - 31 Jan 1985 (0); Cooper Sparta, NJ, same dates (84, Star-Ledger/Daily Record pages not opened); "Ida Cooper" OR "Mrs. Jay M. Cooper", NJ, 1975 (3).
Result: Ida's obituary -> [J.461]. No obituary for Jay found.
newspapers com 2026-10-11 · SIGNED IN. "Jay M. Cooper" OR "Jay Manning Cooper", all regions, 1919-1929 (20).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Jay M. Cooper" OR "Jay Manning Cooper", all regions, 1919-1929 (20).
Result: New Jersey Herald 14 May 1925 p. 5 (viewer only, not filed): 'Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cooper entertained over the week-end their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Cooper ... of East Orange' - the first wife exists by May 1925 but is not named. NJ Herald 27 Oct 1927 p. 5 not opened.
ancestry all 2026-10-11 · Jay M Cooper, b. 1892 New Jersey (exact), marriage 1924 +/-3 New Jersey.
Searched for: Jay M Cooper, b. 1892 New Jersey (exact), marriage 1924 +/-3 New Jersey.
Result: 37 results, none his (Virginia, Michigan, Arkansas marriages of other Coopers).
newspapers com 2026-10-13 · SIGNED IN. "Mrs. Jay Cooper", New Jersey, 1922-1935 (7 - Montclair Times 15 Jan 1932; NJ Herald 14 May 1925, 27 Oct 1927, 10 Mar 1932;...
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Mrs. Jay Cooper", New Jersey, 1922-1935 (7 - Montclair Times 15 Jan 1932; NJ Herald 14 May 1925, 27 Oct 1927, 10 Mar 1932; Camden Courier-Post 1924-1926).
Result: FOUND: NJ Herald 27 Oct 1927 p. 5 - 'Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Cooper, of East Orange' visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cooper, with 'Mrs. H. Alberta Vasbinder, of Oshawa Canada' -> [J.516] (page downloaded). NJ Herald 10 Mar 1932 p. 5: 'Jay M. Cooper, of East Orange, was a recent visitor with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cooper' - alone (not downloaded). Montclair Times and Camden items not opened. The wife is never named.
ancestry all 2026-10-13 · (a) All collections - Jay Cooper, b. 1892 +/-1, marriage 1924 +/-4 (134; page 1 of 50 read); (b) Ontario Marriages 1826-1943 (coll....
Searched for: (a) All collections - Jay Cooper, b. 1892 +/-1, marriage 1924 +/-4 (134; page 1 of 50 read); (b) Ontario Marriages 1826-1943 (coll. 7921) - Jay Cooper, marriage 1924 +/-5 (12); (c) surname Vasbinder, spouse Jay Cooper (70,756 - unfocused).
Result: NULL - no marriage for him in any of the three.

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