Edgar Cooper 1846–1908

Catalog ID p.1951 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/1951/

Edgar Cooper was born on 10 Jul 1846 in Warren County, New Jersey, the son of Joseph Cooper. He married twice: Alice Dugan (1869) and Amanda Fountain (1895). He died on 21 Dec 1908 in his home, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas and was probably buried at Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas. Four children are recorded.

Facts

Event	Date	Place / detail	Certainty	Sources
birth	10 Jul 1846	Warren County, New Jersey	certain	J.312, J.311, D.588, D.589, D.590
residence	1850	Roxbury Twp, Morris Co., New Jersey	certain	D.611
residence	1860	Independence Twp, Warren Co., New Jersey	certain	D.610
residence	1870	Doyle Township, Clarke Co., Iowa	certain	D.589
residence	1880	Polk Township, Taylor Co., Iowa	certain	D.590
residence	1881	Ross Twp / Bedford, Taylor Co., Iowa	certain	D.588
residence	1885	Stafford, Kansas	certain	D.588
residence	1895	Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas	certain	D.588
residence	19 Jun 1900	Stafford Township / Stafford City, Stafford Co., Kansas — ED 309, sheet 12, dwelling 239 / family 248	certain	D.838
residence	1905	Stafford, Kansas	certain	D.588
occupation	1880	Polk Township, Taylor Co., Iowa; Farmer	certain	D.590
occupation	1900	Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas; Butcher	certain	D.838
death	21 Dec 1908	his home, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas	certain	J.312, J.311, G.543
burial		Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas	probable	G.543

Family

Parents

Father Joseph Cooper 1817–1893 J.262, D.612, D.589
Mother Elizabeth Cooper 1819–1888 possible D.611, D.610

Spouses

Alice (Dugan) Cooper 1850–1893
married 23 Sep 1869, Stark Co., Illinois
J.312, D.588, D.590, C.178
Amanda (Fountain) Cooper 1853
married 3 Jan 1895
J.312, D.588

Siblings

Watson Cooper 1849
Athalia Scott (Cooper) Oliver 1853–1913

Children

Maud Cooper 1870–1922 D.590, D.588
Thomas Joseph Cooper 1875–1943 D.590
Happy Chancy Cooper 1877–1911 D.590, D.588
Elnora Cooper 1881–1967 D.838, D.588

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

Date	Document	Role	What it records
1839/1900	C.178 marriage index entry Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 (Illinois State Archives and Illinois State Genealogical Society) - four queries read 2026-10-26: all COOPER marria…	groom as "COOPER, EDGAR"	marriage: 23 Sep 1869, Stark County, Illinois
1846	G.543 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorials 18773947 (Joseph Cooper), 18773945 (Elizabeth Scott Cooper) and 18773948 (Edgar "Ed" Cooper), Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford Count…	deceased as "Edgar "Ed" Cooper"	birth: 10 Jul 1846, New Jersey death: 21 Dec 1908, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas burial: Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas
12 Aug 1850	D.611 federal census 1850 U.S. federal census, Schedule I — Free Inhabitants in the Township of Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey, page 203 (also numbered 407), dwelling 4 / family…	child as "Edgar"	birth: about 1847 residence: 1850, Roxbury Twp, Morris Co., New Jersey
1850	G.568 cemetery memorial Find a Grave memorial 18773951 - Alice Dugan Cooper, 1850 - 1893, Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford County, Kansas; two headstone photographs and family pan…	spouse as "Edgar "Ed" Cooper"
23 Jun 1860	D.610 federal census 1860 U.S. federal census, Schedule 1 — Free Inhabitants in Independence, Warren County, New Jersey, page 54, dwelling 373 / family 149, lines 19–23. NARA M653 r…	child as "Edgar"	birth: about 1846, N Jersey (ditto) residence: 1860, Independence Twp, Warren Co., New Jersey
1893	J.262 obituary Local item, "Joseph Cooper, died at the home of his son Ed. Cooper…" — Stafford County Republican (Stafford, Kansas), issue of Thursday 26 October 1893 (Vol. 8,…	child as "Ed. Cooper"
1900	D.838 federal census 1900 US Federal Census, Schedule No. 1, Stafford Township / Stafford City, Stafford Co., Kansas — Supervisor's District 7, Enumeration District 309, Sheet 12 (s…	head as "Cooper Edward"	residence: 19 Jun 1900, Stafford Twp / Stafford City, Stafford Co., Kansas occupation: Butcher birth: Jul 1846, New Jersey
24 Dec 1908	J.311 obituary Stafford County Republican (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 24 December 1908, page 7 - "Ed Cooper is Dead."; newspapers.com image 422123883.	deceased as "Ed Cooper"	birth: 10 Jul 1846, Marion county, N. J. death: Stafford, Kansas burial: the Stafford cemetery residence: 1883, a farm southwest of Stafford, then the town
24 Dec 1908	J.312 obituary Stafford Courier (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 24 December 1908, page 8 - "Death of Ed Cooper."; newspapers.com image 423388094.	deceased as "Edgar Cooper"	birth: 10 Jul 1846, Warren county, N. J. death: 21 Dec 1908, his home, Stafford, Kansas marriage: 23 Sep 1869, Stark county, Ill. marriage 2: 3 Jan 1895
12 Oct 1911	J.347 obituary Stafford County Republican (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 12 October 1911, page 8 - "MISS HAPPIE COOPER DEAD."; newspapers.com image 422205896.	parent as "Mr. ... Ed. Cooper"
17 Aug 1922	J.346 obituary Stafford Courier (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 17 August 1922, page 8 - "Death of Mrs. Maude Cooper." and "Attended Cooper Funeral."; newspapers.com image 422560…	parent as "Edgar ... Cooper"

1 further document not published (they may name living people).

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

state index 2026-10-26 · Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 (Illinois State Archives + ISGS), apps.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do: groom Cooper,...

Searched for: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 (Illinois State Archives + ISGS), apps.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do: groom Cooper, county STARK (value taken off the form's own dropdown) - 9 rows, all read. Run from Levi H. Cooper's side of the family, not his; he was not the target. (link)

Result: FOUND, with the register citation this marriage had never had: COOPER, EDGAR with DUGAN, ALICE, 1869-09-23, Stark Co. register vol 002 p 0023 -> [C.178]. No new fact - [J.312] already gave the date and county and this file already held it at certain - but the volume and page are what an order for the original return is placed against, and that return would give both parties' ages, residences, birthplaces and very possibly his father's name, which is the Joseph Cooper question. The index's county coverage for Stark is 1839-1900.

findagrave 2026-10-03 · Edgar Cooper, b. 1846 +/- 1, d. 1908 +/- 1, any location (7 matches).

Searched for: Edgar Cooper, b. 1846 +/- 1, d. 1908 +/- 1, any location (7 matches). (link)

Result: His own memorial 18773948 (Edgar 'Ed' Cooper, 10 Jul 1846 - 21 Dec 1908, Stafford Cemetery - already [G.543]). Nothing new; the obituaries [J.311]/[J.312] now confirm its dates.

familysearch tree 2026-10-03 · Edgar Cooper, b. 1845-1847, d. 1907-1910.

Searched for: Edgar Cooper, b. 1845-1847, d. 1907-1910.

Result: Profile LRY9-YPT: b. '7 July 1846' Warren NJ (obituaries say 10 July); marriage 23 Sep 1869 Stark, Illinois (agrees with [J.312]); d. 1908 Stafford; parents Joseph Cooper (GTW5-CVZ = Joseph Cooper) and Elizabeth Scott; spouse Alice Dugan (1850-1893). Leads only.

ancestry all 2026-10-03 · Edgar Cooper, b. 1846 +/- 1 New Jersey, d. 1908 Kansas, all collections (27 results).

Searched for: Edgar Cooper, b. 1846 +/- 1 New Jersey, d. 1908 Kansas, all collections (27 results).

Result: 'John Read tree': b. 10 Jul 1846, d. 21 Dec 1908 Stafford, wife Amady E, daughter Elnora, parents 'Joseph Brown Cooper' and 'Elizabeth Mosley Kaegler' (the Redding-tree Camden parentage, see Joseph Cooper). Find a Grave index. Nothing beyond that.

newspapers com 2026-10-03 · SIGNED IN. "Ed Cooper", Kansas papers, 1908-1909 (321 matches, first page read).

Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Ed Cooper", Kansas papers, 1908-1909 (321 matches, first page read). (link)

Result: TWO OBITUARIES, both 24 Dec 1908, downloaded and catalogued: Stafford County Republican p. 7 'Ed Cooper is Dead.' [J.311] and Stafford Courier p. 8 'Death of Ed Cooper.' [J.312]. The Courier prints the death 'Monday, December 21st, 1908' - resolving the 1908/1909 conflict - and adds birth 10 Jul 1846 Warren county, marriage to Alice Dugan 23 Sep 1869 Stark county Ill., her death 12 Sep 1893, marriage to Amanda Fountain 3 Jan 1895, four children, and 'one sister, Mrs. J K. Oliver of this city'. Other first-page hits (Clay Center, Glen Elder, Minneapolis, Coffeyville, Eskridge) not opened.

genealogybank 2026-10-03 · SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Edgar Cooper, Kansas papers, keyword Stafford, 1883-1910.

Searched for: SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Edgar Cooper, Kansas papers, keyword Stafford, 1883-1910.

Result: NULL: 'Sorry, we couldn't find any matches in Kansas for this search.' GenealogyBank holds no Stafford Co. paper for these years.

Documents

D.610 1860 U.S. federal census, Schedule 1 — Free Inhabitants in Independence, Warren County, New Jersey, page 54, dwelling 373 / family 149, lines 19–23. NARA M653 roll 711; enumerated 23 June 1860; P.O. Allamuchy.
D.611 1850 U.S. federal census, Schedule I — Free Inhabitants in the Township of Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey, page 203 (also numbered 407), dwelling 4 / family 4, lines 19–23. NARA M432 roll 458; enumerated 12 August 1850.
G.543 Find a Grave memorials 18773947 (Joseph Cooper), 18773945 (Elizabeth Scott Cooper) and 18773948 (Edgar "Ed" Cooper), Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford County, Kansas — with headstone photographs.
J.262 Local item, "Joseph Cooper, died at the home of his son Ed. Cooper…" — Stafford County Republican (Stafford, Kansas), issue of Thursday 26 October 1893 (Vol. 8, No. 28), page 8, column 2.
D.589 1870 US Federal Census, Doyle Township, Clarke County, Iowa — page 7, dwelling 53, family 55, lines 28–32. Enumerated July 1870 by Elihu Gardner; P.O. Smyrna.
D.590 1880 US Federal Census, Polk Township, Taylor County, Iowa — page 16, ED 216, dwelling 109, family 114, lines 13–17 — the Edgar Cooper household of five (Edgar 33 and wife Alice 30; children Maud 9, Thomas J 5, Happy 2). Enumerated 9 June 1880.
D.588 Seven-record sweep for Ed / Edward / Edgar Cooper of Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas, born New Jersey 1846/47 — Kansas state censuses 1885, 1895 and 1905, the 1900 federal census (ED 309 sheet 12A, image read), and three Iowa birth records for his daughter Elnora, 1881, Taylor Co.
J.232 "Death of Levi H. Cooper" — Stafford County Republican (Stafford, Kansas), Thu 23 Dec 1909, p. 8. Death notice giving his birth as Warren County, N.J., 11 January 1831, his burial in Stafford cemetery, and three relatives.
J.311 Stafford County Republican (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 24 December 1908, page 7 - "Ed Cooper is Dead."; newspapers.com image 422123883.
J.312 Stafford Courier (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 24 December 1908, page 8 - "Death of Ed Cooper."; newspapers.com image 423388094.
D.838 1900 US Federal Census, Schedule No. 1, Stafford Township / Stafford City, Stafford Co., Kansas — Supervisor's District 7, Enumeration District 309, Sheet 12 (stamped 371), enumerated 19 June 1900 by Mallie G. Wolf; lines 20-25, dwelling 239 / family 248 — the Edward Cooper household of six.
C.178 Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 (Illinois State Archives and Illinois State Genealogical Society) - four queries read 2026-10-26: all COOPER marriages in Stark County (9 rows; the index's coverage of Stark is 1839-1900); all LEVI COOPER marriages statewide (4 rows); all LUCY DAVISON brides statewide (3 rows); COOPER groom with GOBLE bride statewide (0 rows).