Fredrick Driscoll Cooper 1894–1954

Catalog ID p.195 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/195/

Fredrick Driscoll Cooper was born on 18 Sep 1894 in Andover/Tranquility , Sussex County, NJ, the child of Amos Kennedy Cooper. Fredrick probably married Emma Orpen (1921). Fredrick died on 8 Apr 1954 and was buried at Tranquility Cemetery, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ. Nine children are recorded.

Facts

Event	Date	Place / detail	Certainty	Sources
birth	18 Sep 1894	Andover/Tranquility , Sussex County, NJ	certain	L.92, L.130
residence	2 Jun 1900	Green Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey	certain	D.351
residence	May 1910	Green Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey (Greenville Road)	certain	D.357
residence	1920	Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ	certain	D.352
residence	1930	Andover Twp, Sussex Co., NJ	certain	D.668
residence	1 Apr 1940	Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey - ED 19-1 sheet 5B, household 117, Main St, rented at $12	certain	D.865
residence	1950	Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ	certain	D.359
occupation	20 Jan 1920	Laborer, general farm	certain	D.352
occupation	1950	Farming, own farm (50 hours in the week before 10 April 1950)	certain	D.359
occupation		farmer	certain	J.409
death	8 Apr 1954		certain	G.219, L.130
burial		Tranquility Cemetery, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ	certain	J.409

Family

Parents

Father Amos Kennedy Cooper 1868–1940

Spouses

Emma (Orpen) Cooper 1901–1997 probable
married 15 Nov 1921, New Jersey
C.159, J.409, L.130

Siblings

Clark Caleb Cooper 1888–1943
Arthur Robert Cooper 1891–1979

Children

Living D.359
Marion Augusta Cooper 1922 probable L.130, J.409
Jean Kathryn (Cooper) Kilpatrick 1923–2005 J.460
Frederick William Cooper 1924–2004
Laura Bell (Cooper) Taylor 1926–2007 N.58, L.130, J.398, J.409
Elizabeth Louise (Cooper) Maher 1929–2011 N.57, L.130, J.398, J.409
Carl Orpen Cooper 1930–1977
Gary R Cooper 1939–2026
Richard Cooper 1942–1976

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 Fredrick Driscoll Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.

Date	Document	Role	What it records
2 Jun 1900	D.351 federal census 1900 US Federal Census, Schedule No. 1 Population - Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 3, E.D. 165, sheet 2 (stamped 56 A); enumerated 2 June 1900 …	child as "Fredrick D."	residence: 2 Jun 1900, Green Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey
10 Jun 1905	E.25 census state nj 1905 1905 New Jersey state census, Town of Newton, Sussex Co., First Enumeration District, sheet 10A, lines 34-38 (house 85, dwelling 221, family 229)	child as "Cooper Fred D., 10"
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…	child as "Fred B"	residence: May 1910, Green Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey (Greenville Road)
1920	D.352 federal census 1920 US Federal Census (NARA T625), Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, Supervisor's District 6, Enumeration District 184, sheet 8B; enumerated 20 Januar…	child as "Cooper, Fred D."	residence: 20 Jan 1920, Green Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey occupation: 20 Jan 1920, Laborer, general farm
1921	C.159 marriage index New Jersey State Archives, Index of Marriages in New Jersey 1920–29, BRIDE index, surname range L–O, image 684 of 700 — the typed index page carrying the line f…	groom as "FC"
2 Apr 1930	D.668 census population 1930 1930 U.S. census, Andover Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, ED 19-2, sheet 1A, lines 11-17 (dwelling 4, family 4) — NARA T626	head as "Cooper, Fred D"	residence: 1930, Andover Twp, Sussex Co., NJ occupation: 1930, Driller, road construction
15 Apr 1940	D.358 census population 1940 1940 U.S. census, Andover Boro, Sussex Co., New Jersey, S.D. 7, E.D. 19-1[?], sheet 5 B, lines 72-80	head as "Cooper, Fredrich D"	residence: 15 Apr 1940, Andover Boro, Sussex Co., New Jersey
1 Apr 1940	D.865 federal census 1940 US Federal Census — Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey, ED 19-1, sheet 5B, household 117: the Fredrick D. Cooper household of nine, closing the sheet.	head as "Cooper, Fredrich D"	residence: 1 Apr 1940, Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey (household 117, Main St, rented)
10 Apr 1950	D.359 census population 1950 1950 U.S. census, Green Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey, E.D. 19-15, sheet 6, lines 1-6	head as "Cooper, Fred D"	residence: 10 Apr 1950, Green Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey occupation: Farming

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

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

ancestry all 2026-10-19 · THE 1940 CENSUS, searched on the FATHER Fredrick Driscoll Cooper because at these ages none of the children has a separate identity...

Searched for: THE 1940 CENSUS, searched on the FATHER Fredrick Driscoll Cooper because at these ages none of the children has a separate identity worth searching and three of the daughters later changed surname. Ancestry coll. 2442, ?name=Fred_Cooper&count=50&residence=_sussex-new+jersey-usa_2837&residence_x=1-0-0_1-0 -- 5 rows, the second of which is this household. (Sussex Co., N.J. = place id 2837, already verified in this catalog.)

Result: FOUND -> [D.865]: the whole household of NINE at Andover, household 117, Main St, rented at $12. ONE PLATE CLOSED FOUR SEPARATE WORKLIST GAPS -- Jean Kathryn (Cooper) Kilpatrick, Laura Bell (Cooper) Taylor, Elizabeth Louise (Cooper) Maher and Living each carried an independent '1940 census, no search recorded' -- and covered Frederick William Cooper and Gary R Cooper in passing. The lesson is the one the sweep keeps re-learning: a child's census gap is never the child's, it is the household's.

ancestry all 2026-10-19 · HIS MARRIAGE TO Emma (Orpen) Cooper EMMA AUGUSTA ORPEN, which stood at 'no search recorded' on the gap report and tree-tier-only on this...

Searched for: HIS MARRIAGE TO Emma (Orpen) Cooper EMMA AUGUSTA ORPEN, which stood at 'no search recorded' on the gap report and tree-tier-only on this file. THE METHOD IS THE POINT: this file's todo: already knew that two indexes carry the couple with his name destroyed - a New Jersey Marriage Index row indexed "F C" and a Newspapers.com row indexed "Mr. Fred D Coo Per" - so every search was keyed on the BRIDE'S SURNAME ALONE, with no given name at all. (a) 'New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016' (coll. 61253), ?name=_Orpen&count=50: 67 rows for the whole state across 115 years; page 1 (50) read, which covers the row. Narrowed to ?name=Emma_Orpen&count=50: 6 rows, all read. (b) 'New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965' (coll. 61376), ?name=_Orpen&count=50: 18 rows, all read.

Result: FOUND, AND IT GIVES AN EXACT DAY AND AN ORDERABLE CITATION = [C.159]. The 1921 row reads Orpen · Emma · **FC** · place mg **52** · **11 15 21** · vol. **8** p. **139** - 15 November 1921. Downloaded at 3300×5100, filed under Marriage/New Jersey/Marriage Index 1901-2016/Bride Index 1920-1929/, and read on two ratable_stitch.py stitches (the printed headings sit ~3,100 px above the row). THE GROOM IS TWO INITIALS AND NOTHING MORE, so the identification is probable, not certain; see the marriages: note. Volume 8, page 139 is the return that would settle it and name both sets of parents. (b) IS A COVERAGE ANSWER, NOT A NULL. Coll. 61376 holds 18 Orpen rows and none later than 1895 - it simply does not reach 1921. Recording it as a null would have been wrong.

newspapers com 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN. "Fred Cooper" OR "Fred D. Cooper" OR "Frederick Cooper" OR "Fredrick Cooper", New Jersey, 8 Apr - 15 May 1954 (21 matches).

Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Fred Cooper" OR "Fred D. Cooper" OR "Frederick Cooper" OR "Fredrick Cooper", New Jersey, 8 Apr - 15 May 1954 (21 matches).

Result: FOUND: New Jersey Herald 15 Apr 1954 p. 2 obituary 'Fred Driscoll Cooper' [J.409], downloaded - four sons and five daughters named. Also a card of thanks 22 Apr 1954 p. 2 (not downloaded).

findagrave 2026-10-04 · Not re-run; memorial already in [G.219].

Searched for: Not re-run; memorial already in [G.219].

Result: Not run.

familysearch tree 2026-10-13 · FamilySearch tree: reached from Carl Orpen Cooper GQ4F-KWQ (father link).

Searched for: FamilySearch tree: reached from Carl Orpen Cooper GQ4F-KWQ (father link).

Result: FOUND L48X-FT3: 18 Sep 1894 - 8 Apr 1954; spouse Emma Augusta Orpen L1HV-G4N, marriage ABT 1921; nine children Marion Augusta 1922-1972, Jean K 1923-2005, Frederick William 1924-2004, Laura Bell 1926-2007, Elizabeth Louise 1929-2011, Carl Orpen 1930-1977, Gail L 1938-, Gary R 1940-, Richard 1942-1976 - the same nine as the catalog; parents Amos Kennedy Cooper 1868-1940 (9HZJ-85B) and Rosannah A Whim 1868-1935, marriage 15 Dec 1887 Stillwater; siblings Clark Caleb 1888-1943, Arthur Robert 1891-1979. Nothing new.

ancestry all 2026-10-04 · Not run this pass.

Searched for: Not run this pass.

Result: Not run.

genealogybank 2026-10-04 · Not run this pass.

Searched for: Not run this pass.

Result: Not run.

ancestry all 2026-10-06 · Ancestry 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' (coll. 60901): Fredrick Driscoll Cooper, birth 1894 +/-1 (name...

Searched for: Ancestry 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' (coll. 60901): Fredrick Driscoll Cooper, birth 1894 +/-1 (name search; up to 12 candidate records opened and filtered on given name and birth year).

Result: NULL - no record matching name and birth year among the candidates.

ancestry all 2026-10-06 · Ancestry 'U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995' (coll. 2469): name 'Fred D Cooper', keyword 'Newton' (rows kept where given name, initial,...

Searched for: Ancestry 'U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995' (coll. 2469): name 'Fred D Cooper', keyword 'Newton' (rows kept where given name, initial, surname and town match).

Result: NULL - no matching row.

Documents

D.351 1900 US Federal Census, Schedule No. 1 Population - Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 3, E.D. 165, sheet 2 (stamped 56 A); enumerated 2 June 1900 by Elmer E. Hawk [?].
D.352 1920 US Federal Census (NARA T625), Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, Supervisor's District 6, Enumeration District 184, sheet 8B; enumerated 20 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.
D.358 1940 U.S. census, Andover Boro, Sussex Co., New Jersey, S.D. 7, E.D. 19-1[?], sheet 5 B, lines 72-80
D.359 1950 U.S. census, Green Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey, E.D. 19-15, sheet 6, lines 1-6
D.668 1930 U.S. census, Andover Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, ED 19-2, sheet 1A, lines 11-17 (dwelling 4, family 4) — NARA T626
C.159 New Jersey State Archives, Index of Marriages in New Jersey 1920–29, BRIDE index, surname range L–O, image 684 of 700 — the typed index page carrying the line for Orpen, Emma.
D.865 1940 US Federal Census — Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey, ED 19-1, sheet 5B, household 117: the Fredrick D. Cooper household of nine, closing the sheet.