The Coopers of Long Hill

Elizabeth Louise (Cooper) Maher 1929–2011

Catalog ID p.2371 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/2371/

Elizabeth Louise (Cooper) Maher was born in 1929, the daughter of Fredrick Driscoll Cooper. She married Frank G. Maher (1949). She probably died on 12 Mar 2011 in Hopewell, Virginia and was buried at Lake Worth Memory Gardens, Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach Co., Florida. Two children are recorded.

Also recorded as: Betty Lou Maher J.411; Elizabet L Cooper N.57

Facts

EventDatePlace / detailCertaintySources
birth 1929 certain G.658, N.57
residence 1930 Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey certain N.57
residence 1 Apr 1940 Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey - his/her father's household, ED 19-1 sheet 5B, household 117, Main St, rented at $12 certain D.865
residence 1 Apr 1950 7-13 Tonnele Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson Co., New Jersey certain D.866
residence 1954 Jersey City, New Jersey probable J.409
residence 1976 Jersey City, New Jersey certain J.411
residence 1998 Chester, Virginia certain J.544
occupation 1 Apr 1950 Operator, Machine Shop certain D.866
death 12 Mar 2011 Hopewell, Virginia probable G.658
burial Lake Worth Memory Gardens, Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach Co., Florida certain G.658

Family

Parents

Spouses

  • Frank G. Maher 1927–2017
    married Jul 1949, Newton, Sussex Co., New Jersey
    N.57, G.658

Siblings

Children

  1. Pamela Ann (Maher) Hurley 1954–1998 G.660, N.59
  2. Living N.59

Family tree

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

Frank G. MaherFrank G. Maher1927–2017Elizabeth Louise (Cooper) MaherElizabeth Louise (Coope…1929–2011Fredrick Driscoll CooperFredrick Driscoll Cooper1894–1954Amos Kennedy CooperAmos Kennedy Cooper1868–1940Pamela Ann (Maher) HurleyPamela Ann (Maher) Hurl…1954–1998

In the documents

Every published document that names Elizabeth Louise (Cooper) Maher, in date order, with what that document itself records.

DateDocumentRoleWhat it records
1 Apr 1940 D.865 federal census
1940 US Federal Census — Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey, ED 19-1, sheet 5B, household 117: the Fredrick D. Cooper household of nine, closing the sheet.
 child
as "" Elizabeth L"
residence: 1 Apr 1940, Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey
1 Apr 1950 D.866 federal census
1950 US Federal Census - Jersey City, Hudson Co., New Jersey, ED 29-297, page 12, lines 1-3 (dwelling 126, 7-13 Tonnele Avenue): the Frank G. Maher household of…
 spouse
as "" Elizabeth L."
residence: 1 Apr 1950, 7-13 Tonnele Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson Co., New Jersey
occupation: 1 Apr 1950, Operator, Machine Shop; class of worker P (private); 40 hours

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

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

ancestry all 2026-10-22 · HER 1950 CENSUS, searched under her MARRIED name, which is the whole trick: she married Frank Maher in July 1949 [N.57], so on census...
Searched for: HER 1950 CENSUS, searched under her MARRIED name, which is the whole trick: she married Frank Maher in July 1949 [N.57], so on census day she had been a Maher for nine months and is not findable as a Cooper. Ancestry coll. 62308, ?name=Elizabeth_Maher&birth=1929&birth_x=1-0-0&count=50 - 1,675 ranked, page 1 read. No residence filter was used or needed.
Result: FOUND -> [D.866], and she is ROW 1 of the ranked list: Elizabeth L Maher, wife of Frank G, Jersey City, Hudson Co., born New Jersey about 1929. The plate adds the fact this file most lacked - she was in PAID WORK at 21, an Operator in a machine shop, 40 hours a week, while her husband silk-screened at a glass plant for the same 40 hours. Her mother-in-law Catherine M Catherine M.[?] Maher completes the household.
ancestry all 2026-10-19 · THE 1940 CENSUS, which at this age is the HOUSEHOLD's record and not this person's. Searched on the father Fredrick Driscoll Cooper;...
Searched for: THE 1940 CENSUS, which at this age is the HOUSEHOLD's record and not this person's. Searched on the father Fredrick Driscoll Cooper; full parameters are recorded once, at Fredrick Driscoll Cooper.
Result: FOUND -> [D.865]: the whole household of NINE at Andover, household 117, Main St, rented at $12. ONE PLATE CLOSED FOUR SEPARATE WORKLIST GAPS -- Jean Kathryn (Cooper) Kilpatrick, Laura Bell (Cooper) Taylor, Elizabeth Louise (Cooper) Maher and Living each carried an independent '1940 census, no search recorded' -- and covered Frederick William Cooper and Gary R Cooper in passing. The lesson is the one the sweep keeps re-learning: a child's census gap is never the child's, it is the household's.
findagrave 2026-10-14 · Find a Grave: Maher, Elizabeth, b. 1929 +/-1, d. 2011 +/-1.
Searched for: Find a Grave: Maher, Elizabeth, b. 1929 +/-1, d. 2011 +/-1.
Result: FOUND memorial 186849819 -> [G.658]; its Ancestry links opened per the 2026-10-14 rule (NJ marriage index, 1930 census -> [N.57]); 1940 and 1950 census rows not opened.
google 2026-10-14 · Google (browser): "Elizabeth" Maher obituary 2011 Cooper Newton OR Sussex New Jersey.
Searched for: Google (browser): "Elizabeth" Maher obituary 2011 Cooper Newton OR Sussex New Jersey.
Result: NULL - nothing relevant.
genealogybank 2026-10-14 · Obituaries: Betty Maher 2010-2012; surname Maher with keyword Cooper 2011-2012. Sign-in NOT confirmed on the results page - does not...
Searched for: Obituaries: Betty Maher 2010-2012; surname Maher with keyword Cooper 2011-2012. Sign-in NOT confirmed on the results page - does not close the GenealogyBank search.
Result: NULL - a Betty Lou Maher of Vacaville, Calif. (b. Arkansas 1930) is a different woman.

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