Roly Orvell Cooper 1893–1946
Catalog ID p.2304 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/2304/
Roly Orvell Cooper was born on 21 Sep 1893 in Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas, the son of Andrew Peter Cooper. He married Elizabeth Rebecca Daniels (1930). He died on 6 Aug 1946 in Los Angeles County, California and was buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California (plot 126, 13/RD).
Also recorded as: R. O. Cooper D.781, G.615
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 21 Sep 1893 | Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas | certain | B.135, G.614 |
| residence | 1910 | Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California (father's household) | certain | D.694 |
| residence | 5 Jun 1917 | Ocean Ave, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California | certain | B.135 |
| residence | 1920 | Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California (father's household) | certain | D.695 |
| residence | 1930 | 609 [street not read], Santa Barbara, California (father's household) | certain | D.696 |
| residence | 1935 | Santa Barbara, California | certain | D.781 |
| residence | 30 Apr 1940 | Hollister Ave., Goleta Valley, Santa Barbara Co., California (owner, $1500) | certain | D.781 |
| residence | 1942 | RFD | certain | G.615 |
| residence | Jan 1944 | 428 South Canada street, Santa Barbara, California | certain | J.465 |
| occupation | 1930 | Mechanic, Automobiles | certain | D.696 |
| occupation | 1940 | Ice man, Ice Co. | certain | D.781 |
| death | 6 Aug 1946 | Los Angeles County, California | certain | G.614 |
| burial | Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California (plot 126, 13/RD) | certain | G.614 |
Family
Parents
- Father Andrew Peter Cooper 1858–1934
Spouses
- Elizabeth Rebecca (Daniels) Coopermarried about Jun 1930, [licence applied for at San Jose, Santa Clara Co., California]J.560, G.614
Siblings
- Glen Sylvester Cooper 1882–1944
Children
None recorded.
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 Roly Orvell Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1917 | B.135 draft registration World War I draft registration card and registrar's report, Precinct 4, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California, registered 5 June 1917 — Roly Orvell Cooper, seri… |
registrant as "Roly Orvell Cooper" |
birth: 21 Sep 1893, Nickerson, Kansas residence: 5 Jun 1917, Ocean Ave, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California occupation: Laborer, employed by the Kieselguhr Co., Lompoc |
| 30 Apr 1940 | D.781 census population 1940 1940 U.S. census, Goleta Valley, Twp. 3, Santa Barbara Co., California, S.D. 10, E.D. 42-45, sheet 8 B, lines 62-64 |
head as "Cooper, R. O." |
residence: 30 Apr 1940, Hollister Ave., Goleta Valley, Santa Barbara Co., California occupation: Ice man, Ice Co. |
7 further documents not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
Searches recorded
ancestry all 2026-10-19 · THE ALL-COLLECTIONS SEARCH, which this file had never had: ancestry.com/search/?name=Roly_Cooper&birth=1893&birth_x=1-0-0&count=50 -...
Searched for: THE ALL-COLLECTIONS SEARCH, which this file had never had:
ancestry.com/search/?name=Roly_Cooper&birth=1893&birth_x=1-0-0&count=50 - 2,140 ranked rows, PAGE 1 READ; his own records sort to the top because the given name is rare. Then the row that mattered was opened in its own collection - 'U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current' (coll. 62116) rec. 357571249 - and from there the ARTICLE ITSELF on Newspapers.com, signed in.Result: FOUND -> [J.560], the newspaper page downloaded and filed. 'Roly O. Cooper, 37, and Elizabeth R. Rainey, 44, both of Santa Barbara', in the marriage-licence column of The Peninsula Times Tribune, 27 May 1930, applied for at SAN JOSE. That dates his marriage from a record for the first time and names his wife from something other than a Find a Grave panel - and it points the search for the marriage record at SANTA CLARA COUNTY, where nobody has looked. FOUR UNOPENED RECORDS WORTH HAVING, all now todos: his WWI draft card, his WWII draft card, his SSACI row (which names parents), and two member-uploaded photo items - this file has no image at all.
familysearch records 2026-10-15 · HIS 1900 WHEREABOUTS, aged 6 - raised by [D.795], the newly found 1900 census of his parents' household at Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co.,...
Searched for: HIS 1900 WHEREABOUTS, aged 6 - raised by [D.795], the newly found 1900 census of his parents' household at Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., Kansas, in which HE DOES NOT APPEAR. 1900 census (coll. 1325221): surname Cooper, given name Ro* (wildcard), born 1892-1895 in Kansas, residence Kansas - 8 results, all read.
Result: NULL. None of the eight is him: Roxie (Neodesha, Wilson Co., parents Elze M and Ella L), Roy (Labette, parents Eliza J and Bush P), Robert (Topeka, parents Robert and Lizzie), Rodolph R (Medicine Twp, Rooks Co., parents Randolph and Maud M), Rodrick (Arkansas City, Cowley Co.), two further Roys (Lyon Co.; Labette Co.) and Rosie (Labette). No Reno Co. row, and none with Andrew/Hannah as parents. TWO HYPOTHESES REMAIN OPEN AND THIS SEARCH DOES NOT CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM. (a) He was enumerated elsewhere in June 1900 - with his mother's Gingrich kin, say - under a spelling the Ro* wildcard misses. (b) He IS [D.795]'s line 50, "Roy O.", and this file's 21 Sep 1893 is wrong by ten years. Against (b): [G.614] gives 21 Sep 1893, and [D.694] (16 in 1910), [D.696] (36 in 1930) and [D.781] (46 in 1940) all agree with it. Against (a): he is simply missing from the index. Note what (b) would require - [D.795] line 50 was read on a census_stitch stitch at 2x and gives "Sept 1883" in the Date-of-Birth columns AND "16" in the age column, two independent fields, so (b) needs the enumerator wrong twice. NEXT: search the 1900 Gingrich households in Reno Co.; and read [D.694] (1910) to see whether its "16" is a stated age or a calculated one.
familysearch records 2026-10-11 · Roly Cooper, b. 1892-1896, all collections; and surname Cooper with father's given name Roly (any dates).
Searched for: Roly Cooper, b. 1892-1896, all collections; and surname Cooper with father's given name Roly (any dates).
Result: 1910, 1920, 1930 censuses (held); 1940 census 1:1:K9DP-JSN -> [D.781]; California Death Index and county death record (6 Aug 1946, Los Angeles; index only); WWI and WWII draft cards (index only); NUMIDENT; BillionGraves and Find a Grave indexes; VA Master Index. NULL: no Cooper child indexed with father Roly.
familysearch tree 2026-10-11 · Roly Cooper, b. 1892-1895 (tree search); profile LRG6-BJ3 read with its families.
Searched for: Roly Cooper, b. 1892-1895 (tree search); profile LRG6-BJ3 read with its families.
Result: LRG6-BJ3 'Roly Orvell Cooper' 1893-1946, b. Nickerson, Reno, Kansas, m. 30 Jun 1930 Santa Barbara, d. 6 Aug 1946 Los Angeles; parents Andrew Peter Cooper (99ZS-2KN) and Hannah Ann Gingrich; spouse Elizabeth Rebecca Daniels (1886-1936, GGH3-VTP); NO children. Leads only.
findagrave 2026-10-11 · Find a Grave: first name Roly, surname Cooper, no dates or place (146).
Searched for: Find a Grave: first name Roly, surname Cooper, no dates or place (146).
Result: Memorial 3698894 -> [G.614]. No children linked.
newspapers com 2026-10-11 · SIGNED IN. "Roly Cooper", California, 1930-1946 (29; 27 Santa Barbara County).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Roly Cooper", California, 1930-1946 (29; 27 Santa Barbara County).
Result: Santa Barbara News-Press 28 Aug 1946 p. 12 probate notice -> [J.466] (the same notice runs 28 Aug - 2 Sep 1946). Not opened: 6, 20, 27 Sep 1946 (probably later estate notices) and 25 Aug 1942 p. 5. No obituary located in this result set.
genealogybank 2026-10-11 · SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Newspapers: first name Roly, last name Cooper (83; California 17 - the state filter did not apply).
Searched for: SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Newspapers: first name Roly, last name Cooper (83; California 17 - the state filter did not apply).
Result: Page 1 California hits are San Jose Evening News 26 May and 2 Jun 1930 and Riverside 2000 - not opened. No Santa Barbara title in the hits seen.
ancestry all 2026-10-11 · Ancestry all collections: Roly Cooper, b. 1893 Kansas (exact), d. 1946 California (1,319; page 1 read).
Searched for: Ancestry all collections: Roly Cooper, b. 1893 Kansas (exact), d. 1946 California (1,319; page 1 read).
Result: Find a Grave index, California Death Index (mother 'Gingrich'), Veterans' Gravesites, Headstone Applications, WWI draft (Santa Barbara Co.), WWII draft (residence 'Elwood'), 1910 and 1930 censuses, SSACI, Newspapers.com Marriage Index ('Roly O Cooper', marriage abt 1930, Santa Barbara). Tree 'Sheaf Boettcher Paternal DNA Tree' (spouse Elizabeth Daniels). No children.
Documents
- D.694 1910 U.S. census, Township 5, Lompoc City (Precinct No. 3), Santa Barbara Co., California, ED 181, sheet 12B, lines 88-91 (dwelling 333, family 333) — NARA T624
- D.695 1920 U.S. census, Precinct 4, Lompoc (Ward 4), Santa Barbara Co., California, ED 107, sheet 12A, lines 17-20 (dwelling 459, family 465) — NARA T625
- D.696 1930 U.S. census, Santa Barbara City, Ward 6 (part), Block 7, Santa Barbara Co., California, ED 42-25, sheet 2A, lines 9-11 (house 609, dwelling 9, family 9) — NARA T626
- D.781 1940 U.S. census, Goleta Valley, Twp. 3, Santa Barbara Co., California, S.D. 10, E.D. 42-45, sheet 8 B, lines 62-64
- B.135 World War I draft registration card and registrar's report, Precinct 4, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California, registered 5 June 1917 — Roly Orvell Cooper, serial 3749, card No. 14.