The Coopers of Long Hill

Happy Chancy Cooper 1877–1911

Catalog ID p.2149 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/2149/

Happy Chancy Cooper was born in Dec 1877 in Iowa, the daughter of Edgar Cooper and Alice (Dugan) Cooper. She died on 30 Sep 1911 in her home in Brenham, Texas and was buried at Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas, Block B, lot 56.

Also recorded as: Happie; Happie Chancy Cooper (memorial); Miss Happie Cooper

Facts

EventDatePlace / detailCertaintySources
birth Dec 1877 Iowa certain D.590, G.568
residence 1911 Brenham, Texas certain J.347
death 30 Sep 1911 her home in Brenham, Texas certain J.347, G.568
burial Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford Co., Kansas, Block B, lot 56 certain J.347, G.568

Family

Parents

Spouses

None recorded.

Siblings

Children

None recorded.

Family tree

Solid lines and outlines: certain. Dashed: probable or weaker. Open the full tree (four generations)

Happy Chancy CooperHappy Chancy Cooper1877–1911Edgar CooperEdgar Cooper1846–1908Joseph CooperJoseph Cooper1817–1893Elizabeth CooperElizabeth Cooper1819–1888Alice (Dugan) CooperAlice (Dugan) Cooper1850–1893

In the documents

Every published document that names Happy Chancy Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.

DateDocumentRoleWhat it records
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.
 deceased
as "Miss Happie Cooper"
death: 30 Sep 1911, her home in Brenham, Texas
burial: Stafford cemetery, Stafford, Kansas
residence: 1911, Brenham, Texas

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

findagrave 2026-10-04 · Memorial 18773954 (from her mother's family panel, [G.568]); re-fetched with the parser.
Searched for: Memorial 18773954 (from her mother's family panel, [G.568]); re-fetched with the parser. (link)
Result: Happie Chancy Cooper, Dec 1877 Iowa - 30 Sep 1911 Kansas, Stafford Cemetery, Block B lot 56; two photos. Already linked from [G.543]/[G.568].
familysearch tree 2026-10-04 · Happie Cooper, b. 1876-1879, father's given name Edgar.
Searched for: Happie Cooper, b. 1876-1879, father's given name Edgar. (link)
Result: GF2G-2KC Happie Cooper, b. Dec 1877 Iowa; parents given as 'Edward Cooper' and Amady E Cooper (her stepmother Amanda, Amanda (Fountain) Cooper) - a census-built profile. Lead only.
ancestry all 2026-10-04 · Happie Cooper, b. 1877 +/- 1, d. 1911 (60,692 results; page 1 read).
Searched for: Happie Cooper, b. 1877 +/- 1, d. 1911 (60,692 results; page 1 read).
Result: Find a Grave index; 1900 census (Stafford, = [D.590]); Newspapers.com Obituary Index row; a Newspapers.com Marriage Index 'Happie Cooper, parent L. B Cooper, Feb 1902, Town Creek' (another woman). Nothing new.
newspapers com 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN. "Happie Cooper" OR "Miss Cooper" OR "Happy Cooper", Kansas papers, 30 Sep - 15 Nov 1911 (one Stafford hit).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Happie Cooper" OR "Miss Cooper" OR "Happy Cooper", Kansas papers, 30 Sep - 15 Nov 1911 (one Stafford hit).
Result: FOUND: Stafford County Republican 12 Oct 1911 p. 8, 'MISS HAPPIE COOPER DEAD.' - downloaded and catalogued as [J.347]. Stafford Courier of 12 Oct 1911 not opened; Texas papers not searched.
genealogybank 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Happie Cooper, all papers, 30 Sep - 15 Nov 1911.
Searched for: SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Happie Cooper, all papers, 30 Sep - 15 Nov 1911.
Result: NULL (0 newspaper results).

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