Minnie Belle (McMillin) Cooper 1886–1942
Catalog ID p.2421 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/2421/
Minnie Belle (McMillin) Cooper was probably born on 15 Jan 1886 in Taylor Co., Iowa, probably the daughter of Frank Mason and Abraham Matt McMillin and Bedelia L (Dugan) McMillin. She married Ernest F Cooper (1910). She died on 24 Feb 1942 in K.C. General Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri and was buried on 26 Feb 1942 at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 15 Jan 1886 | Taylor Co., Iowa | probable | F.366, F.115, D.796 |
| residence | 1910 | Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., Kansas | certain | D.796 |
| residence | 1920 | Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., Kansas | certain | D.797 |
| residence | 1930 | 521 East 5th, Hutchinson, Reno Co., Kansas | certain | D.798 |
| residence | 1 Apr 1935 | Hutchinson, Reno Co., Kansas | certain | D.799 |
| residence | 1940 | E. 39th Street, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | certain | D.799 |
| education | 1940 | 7th grade (highest grade completed) | certain | D.799 |
| death | 24 Feb 1942 | K.C. General Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | certain | F.366 |
| burial | 26 Feb 1942 | Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | certain | F.366, G.602 |
Family
Parents
Spouses
- Ernest F Cooper 1887–1978married 5 Jan 1910, home of Rev. S. E. Henry, Bedford, Taylor Co., IowaF.115
Children
None recorded.
Family tree
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In the documents
Every published document that names Minnie Belle (McMillin) Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1900 | D.801 federal census 1900 U.S. census, Bedford Township / Bedford City (3rd ward, Bent Street), Taylor Co., Iowa, S.D. 8, E.D. 115, sheet 7A, lines 28-30 (dwelling and family 110), … |
child as "Minnie B" |
birth: Jan 1886, Iowa residence: 1900, Bedford City (3rd ward), Taylor Co., Iowa education: 1900, At school, 9 months attended |
| 7 May 1910 | D.796 census population 1910 1910 U.S. census, Salt Creek Township, Reno Co., Kansas, E.D. 155, sheet 7A, lines 24-26 (dwelling and family 132) |
spouse as "Minnie" |
residence: 1910, Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., Kansas birth: about 1886, Iowa |
| 5 Jan 1910 | F.115 marriage return Iowa State Board of Health, Return of Marriages, County of Taylor, for the year ending 30 June 1910 — licence no. 58, the entry of Ernest Franklin Cooper and Mi… |
bride as "Minnie Belle Mc Millin" |
residence: 3 Jan 1910, Taylor County, Iowa birth: Taylor County, Iowa |
| 1 Mar 1920 | D.797 federal census 1920 U.S. census, Salt Creek Township, Reno Co., Kansas, S.D. 7, E.D. 193, sheet 6B, lines 73-76 (dwelling 131, family 132), enumerated 1 March 1920 (NARA T625 … |
spouse as "Minnie B" |
residence: 1920, Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., Kansas |
| 7 Apr 1930 | D.798 federal census 1930 U.S. census, Hutchinson City (Precinct 15), Reno Co., Kansas, S.D. 8, E.D. 78-32, sheet 7B, lines 88-91 (521 East 5th; dwelling 176, family 170), enumerate… |
spouse as "Minnie" |
residence: 1930, 521 East 5th, Hutchinson, Reno Co., Kansas |
| 6 Apr 1940 | D.799 federal census 1940 U.S. census, Kansas City (Ward 7, block 5), Jackson Co., Missouri, S.D. 5, E.D. 116-128A, sheet 5A, lines 6-7 and 10 (E. 39th Street; households 91 and 92)… |
spouse as "-- , Minnie" |
residence: 1940, E. 39th Street, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri residence 1935: 1 Apr 1935, Hutchinson, Reno Co., Kansas education: 1940, 7th grade (highest grade completed) |
1 further document not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
Searches recorded
familysearch records 2026-10-16 · Iowa State Census, 1895 — the one year that could show her under a different surname. Given name Minnie, residence Taylor, Iowa,...
Searched for: Iowa State Census, 1895 — the one year that could show her under a different surname. Given name Minnie, residence Taylor, Iowa, residence date 1895-1895; ~100 rows read, all of them 1895 Taylor Co. (Run on FamilySearch because Ancestry's index of the 1895 return had returned nothing for Taylor Co. — see the row below.)
Result: FOUND — "Minnie Belle Mcmillen, Iowa, State Census, 1895, Taylor, Iowa, birth 1886". She is already a McMillen at age 9, so whatever happened, happened BEFORE 1895. ⇒ The adoption window closes from 1886-1900 to 1886-1895, and she carried the name from childhood rather than acquiring it as an adolescent. NULL on the alternative: no Minnie born about 1886 appears under Mason anywhere in Taylor County in 1895. ⇒ If she was ever enumerated as a Mason, it was in the 1885 census — before she was born — or not in this county. Coverage note resolved: the 1895 return exists and is indexed on FamilySearch (it also holds "Abraham Mcmillen, b. 1851"); Ancestry's index of it is the thing that was incomplete. Index only — no image opened. The sheet itself would show the household and her relation.
ancestry all 2026-10-16 · SIGNED IN. 'Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925' (collection 1084), to bracket the adoption: (a) given name Minnie, b. 1886...
Searched for: SIGNED IN. 'Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925' (collection 1084), to bracket the adoption: (a) given name Minnie, b. 1886 +/-2, residence Taylor County, Iowa — 20 rows read; (b) surname McMillen (which also returns McMillin / McMillan / McMiller), residence Taylor County, Iowa — 50 rows read.
Result: FOUND, index only, no images opened: 1885 Taylor Co. — "Abram McMillen, abt 1852" and "Fidelia McMillen, abt 1855" and no one else, which is what a childless couple looks like nine months before this woman was born. 1905 Bedford, Taylor Co. — "Abe McMiller · Fidelia McMiller · Minnie Bell McMiller" (record 8920567), the household of three. ⇒ She is with them in 1900 ([D.801]) and 1905; they are alone in 1885. It also puts Abraham Matt McMillin alive in 1905, tightening his death window from ten years to five. COVERAGE, NOT A NULL: no 1895 Taylor County row appeared for either search — and resolved within the hour. FamilySearch's "Iowa, State Census, 1895" does index "Abraham Mcmillen, 1895, Taylor, Iowa, b. 1851" (seen in the Abraham Matt McMillin death search). ⇒ The 1895 return exists and holds this family; Ancestry's index of it is incomplete, which is a fact about the provider, not about the family. 1895 is the year that matters, because it is the only one that could show her under a different surname at age 9 — so run it on FamilySearch, by given name, and see what surname she carries. NULL on the direct question: no Minnie born about 1886 appears in Taylor County under Mason in any state-census year.
Documents
- D.796 1910 U.S. census, Salt Creek Township, Reno Co., Kansas, E.D. 155, sheet 7A, lines 24-26 (dwelling and family 132)
- D.797 1920 U.S. census, Salt Creek Township, Reno Co., Kansas, S.D. 7, E.D. 193, sheet 6B, lines 73-76 (dwelling 131, family 132), enumerated 1 March 1920 (NARA T625 roll 546)
- D.798 1930 U.S. census, Hutchinson City (Precinct 15), Reno Co., Kansas, S.D. 8, E.D. 78-32, sheet 7B, lines 88-91 (521 East 5th; dwelling 176, family 170), enumerated 7 April 1930 (NARA T626; FHL microfilm 2340452)
- D.799 1940 U.S. census, Kansas City (Ward 7, block 5), Jackson Co., Missouri, S.D. 5, E.D. 116-128A, sheet 5A, lines 6-7 and 10 (E. 39th Street; households 91 and 92), enumerated 6 April 1940 (NARA T627 roll m-t0627-02171)
- D.801 1900 U.S. census, Bedford Township / Bedford City (3rd ward, Bent Street), Taylor Co., Iowa, S.D. 8, E.D. 115, sheet 7A, lines 28-30 (dwelling and family 110), enumerated 11 June 1900 (NARA T623 roll 461)
- F.115 Iowa State Board of Health, Return of Marriages, County of Taylor, for the year ending 30 June 1910 — licence no. 58, the entry of Ernest Franklin Cooper and Minnie Belle McMillin. Bound register opening, document 87-1603, certified by the Clerk of the District Court 1 July 1910.