Alice (Dugan) Cooper 1850–1893
Catalog ID p.1953 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/1953/
Alice (Dugan) Cooper was probably born about 1850 in Stark County, Illinois. She married Edgar Cooper (1869). She died in 1893 and was buried at Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas. Four children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | about 1850 | Stark County, Illinois | probable | D.588, D.590 |
| 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 |
| occupation | 1880 | Keeping house | certain | D.590 |
| death | 1893 | certain | G.568 | |
| burial | Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas | certain | G.568 |
Family
Parents
Not identified.
Spouses
- Edgar Cooper 1846–1908married 23 Sep 1869, Stark County, IllinoisD.590, D.588, J.312, C.178
Children
- Maud Cooper 1870–1922 D.590
- Thomas Joseph Cooper 1875–1943 D.590
- Happy Chancy Cooper 1877–1911 D.590
- Elnora Cooper 1881–1967 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 Alice (Dugan) 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… |
bride as "DUGAN, ALICE" |
marriage: 23 Sep 1869, Stark County, Illinois |
| 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… |
deceased as "Alice Dugan Cooper" |
birth: 1850 death: 1893 burial: Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas |
| 31 Aug 1893 | J.335 news item (local column) Stafford County Republican (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 31 August 1893, page 5, "Additional Locals"; newspapers.com image 421792212. |
subject as "Mrs. Ed. Cooper" |
residence: 1893, Stafford, Kansas |
| 24 Dec 1908 | J.312 obituary Stafford Courier (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 24 December 1908, page 8 - "Death of Ed Cooper."; newspapers.com image 423388094. |
spouse as "Miss Alice Dugan ... Mrs. Alice Cooper" |
death: 12 Sep 1893 |
| 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 "Alice Cooper" |
1 further document not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Parents not identified.
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; and bride Davison, Lucy statewide, which is an unrelated query from the same pass. (link)Result: FOUND:
COOPER, EDGAR with DUGAN, ALICE, 1869-09-23, Stark Co. register vol 002 p 0023 -> [C.178]. This closes item 1 of the Next list as to WHICH jurisdiction - it is Stark Co., Illinois, not Taylor Co., Iowa - and supplies the volume and page to order. The index covers Stark 1839-1900. It adds no fact about her: her name is given as DUGAN, ALICE with no age, residence or parent, so the FamilySearch tree's Thomas Dugan and Mary Etta Laird remain unsourced leads.findagrave 2026-10-03 · Alice Cooper, b. 1850 +/- 2, d. 1893 +/- 10, Iowa (26 matches - location not honoured).
Searched for: Alice Cooper, b. 1850 +/- 2, d. 1893 +/- 10, Iowa (26 matches - location not honoured). (link)
Result: FOUND: her own memorial 18773951, Alice Dugan Cooper, 1850-1893, Stafford Cemetery, Kansas (headstone ALICE 1850_1893), panel: Edgar, Maude, Happie Chancy, Elnora. Catalogued as [G.568].
familysearch tree 2026-10-03 · Alice Dugan, b. 1847-1852, spouse surname Cooper.
Searched for: Alice Dugan, b. 1847-1852, spouse surname Cooper. (link)
Result: FOUND: K2FQ-C98 Alice Dugan, 1850 Stark Co., Illinois - 1893 Stafford, Kansas; married Edgar Cooper (1846-1908, LRY9-YPT) 23 Sep 1869 Stark Co., Illinois; parents Thomas Dugan 1813-1894 (279G-9KH) and Mary Etta Laird 1816-1881 (279G-PG2). Lead only.
ancestry all 2026-10-03 · Alice Cooper, b. 1850 +/- 1 Illinois, d. 1893 +/- 1 Kansas, spouse Edgar Cooper (15 results).
Searched for: Alice Cooper, b. 1850 +/- 1 Illinois, d. 1893 +/- 1 Kansas, spouse Edgar Cooper (15 results).
Result: Only the Find a Grave index row (Alice Cooper 1850-1893) = [G.568].
newspapers com 2026-10-03 · SIGNED IN. "Mrs. Ed Cooper", Kansas papers, 1893 (3 matches); then "Mrs. Cooper" OR "Mrs. Ed. Cooper" OR "Ed. Cooper", Kansas, Sep-Dec...
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Mrs. Ed Cooper", Kansas papers, 1893 (3 matches); then "Mrs. Cooper" OR "Mrs. Ed. Cooper" OR "Ed. Cooper", Kansas, Sep-Dec 1893 (527 matches; only Stafford hit opened).
Result: FOUND: Stafford County Republican 31 Aug 1893 p. 5 - her brother Geo. Dugan visiting 'Mrs. Ed. Cooper, who is quite sick' [J.335], downloaded. Stafford County Republican 28 Sep 1893 p. 4 is an Ed Cooper travel item (not her death). No death notice found; Stafford County Republican 27 Jul 1893 and Paola Times 17 Aug 1893 not opened.
genealogybank 2026-10-03 · SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Alice Cooper, Kansas papers, 1893.
Searched for: SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Alice Cooper, Kansas papers, 1893.
Result: NULL (no results).
Documents
- 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.
- 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.
- G.568 Find a Grave memorial 18773951 - Alice Dugan Cooper, 1850 - 1893, Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford County, Kansas; two headstone photographs and family panel
- J.335 Stafford County Republican (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 31 August 1893, page 5, "Additional Locals"; newspapers.com image 421792212.
- J.312 Stafford Courier (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 24 December 1908, page 8 - "Death of Ed Cooper."; newspapers.com image 423388094.
- 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).