Athalia Scott (Cooper) Oliver 1853–1913

Catalog ID p.1961 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/1961/

Athalia Scott (Cooper) Oliver was born on 5 Sep 1853 in New Jersey ("Auburn Park" per [J.324], unidentified), probably the daughter of Joseph Cooper. She probably married James K. Oliver (1872). She died on 7 Aug 1913 in Abbyville, Reno Co., Kansas and was buried on 9 Aug 1913 at Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas. Three children are recorded.

Facts

Event	Date	Place / detail	Certainty	Sources
birth	5 Sep 1853	New Jersey ("Auburn Park" per [J.324], unidentified)	certain	J.324, D.588, D.589
residence	1860	Independence Twp, Warren Co., New Jersey	certain	D.610
residence	1870	Doyle Township, Clarke Co., Iowa	certain	D.589
residence	1885	Stafford Twp, Stafford Co., Kansas	certain	D.613
residence	1900	Stafford Township, Stafford Co., Kansas	certain	D.588
residence	by 1908	Oklahoma	certain	J.233
residence	1913	Abbyville, Reno Co., Kansas	certain	J.233
death	7 Aug 1913	Abbyville, Reno Co., Kansas	certain	J.233
burial	9 Aug 1913	Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas	certain	J.233, G.528

Family

Parents

Father Joseph Cooper 1817–1893 probable D.589
Mother Elizabeth Cooper 1819–1888 possible D.610

Spouses

James K. Oliver 1853–1930 probable
married 11 Jul 1872, Clarke County, Iowa
D.588

Siblings

Edgar Cooper 1846–1908
Watson Cooper 1849

Children

Laura L. (Oliver) Evans 1875–1942 probable G.528, J.233
Clay D. Oliver probable D.588
Aran C. Oliver probable D.588

Family tree

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In the documents

Every published document that names Athalia Scott (Cooper) Oliver, in date order, with what that document itself records.

Date	Document	Role	What it records
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 "Halia"	birth: about 1854, N Jersey (ditto) residence: 1860, Independence Twp, Warren Co., New Jersey
1 Mar 1885	D.613 state census 1885 Kansas state census, Schedule 1 — Inhabitants in the Township of Stafford, Stafford County, Kansas (P.O. Stafford), as of 1 March 1885, page 6, lines 18–31…	head as "Athalia Oliver"	residence: 1885, Stafford Twp, Stafford Co., Kansas
14 Aug 1913	J.324 obituary Stafford Courier (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 14 August 1913, page 5 - "Obituary" (Athalia Scott Cooper / Mrs. J. K. Oliver); newspapers.com image 422512332.	deceased as "Athalia Scott Cooper / Mrs. Oliver"	birth: 5 Sep 1853, Auburn Park, New Jersey death: 7 Aug 1913, home of her daughter Mrs. C. W. Evans, Abbyville, Kansas marriage: 11 Jul 1872, Westerville, Iowa burial: the Stafford cemetery religion: M. E. church

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

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

findagrave 2026-10-03 · Athalia Oliver, b. 1853 +/- 2, d. 1913 +/- 1, any location (4 matches).

Searched for: Athalia Oliver, b. 1853 +/- 2, d. 1913 +/- 1, any location (4 matches). (link)

Result: Her memorial 94984878 (1853-1913, Stafford Cemetery, Block C Lot 17) - already [G.528]. Nothing new.

familysearch tree 2026-10-03 · Athalia Cooper, b. 1851-1855.

Searched for: Athalia Cooper, b. 1851-1855.

Result: Profile GF2G-X83: b. Sep 1853 NJ; spouse James K Oliver (b. 1853); children Aran C (1878), Clay I (1890), Clay Dean (1893-1945); no parents. Nothing new.

ancestry all 2026-10-03 · Athalia Oliver, b. 1853 +/- 2 New Jersey, d. 1913 Kansas, all collections (19 results).

Searched for: Athalia Oliver, b. 1853 +/- 2 New Jersey, d. 1913 Kansas, all collections (19 results).

Result: 'Cooper-Patterson' tree gives her parents as 'Joseph Cooper' and 'Catherine Cooper' (unsourced; mother's name differs from the catalog's Elizabeth); residence Iowa. Find a Grave index. Lead only.

newspapers com 2026-10-03 · SIGNED IN. Oliver Abbyville, Kansas papers, 7 Aug - 15 Sep 1913 (8 matches).

Searched for: SIGNED IN. Oliver Abbyville, Kansas papers, 7 Aug - 15 Sep 1913 (8 matches). (link)

Result: NEW: Stafford Courier 14 Aug 1913 p. 5 'Obituary' - downloaded and catalogued as [J.324]: 'Athalia Scott Cooper', born Sept. 5th, 1853 in 'Auburn Park, New Jersey'; came with her parents to Iowa in childhood; married J. K. Oliver at Westerville, Iowa, July 11th, 1872; to Stafford 1876; son Edgar died aged six. Stafford County Republican 14 Aug 1913 p. 1 = [J.233].

genealogybank 2026-10-03 · SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Surname Oliver, keyword Abbyville, Kansas papers, 7 Aug - 30 Sep 1913.

Searched for: SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Surname Oliver, keyword Abbyville, Kansas papers, 7 Aug - 30 Sep 1913.

Result: NULL (no matches).

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.
J.233 "Mrs. Oliver Dead" — Stafford County Republican (Stafford, Kansas), Thu 14 Aug 1913, p. 1. Death notice for Mrs. Athalia Oliver, died at Abbyville, Kansas 7 August 1913, buried Stafford cemetery.
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.
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.
D.613 1885 Kansas state census, Schedule 1 — Inhabitants in the Township of Stafford, Stafford County, Kansas (P.O. Stafford), as of 1 March 1885, page 6, lines 18–31. Kansas State Historical Society roll KS1885_133.
J.324 Stafford Courier (Stafford, Kansas), Thursday 14 August 1913, page 5 - "Obituary" (Athalia Scott Cooper / Mrs. J. K. Oliver); newspapers.com image 422512332.