Sarah Matilda (Cooper) Kinney 1865–1944
Catalog ID p.2487 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/2487/
Sarah Matilda (Cooper) Kinney was probably born in Aug 1865 in New Jersey, probably the daughter of Roderick Byanton Cooper and Rosetta C. (Sickles) Cooper. She probably married George R. Kinney (1896). She probably died in 1944 and was probably buried at Andover Cemetery, Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey. Three children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | Aug 1865 | New Jersey | probable | G.692 |
| residence | 1870 | Independence Twp., Warren Co., New Jersey | probable | D.565 |
| residence | 12 Jun 1880 | Allamuchy Twp., Warren Co., New Jersey | probable | D.392 |
| residence | 1885 | Allamuchy Twp, Warren Co., New Jersey | certain | E.35 |
| residence | 1895 | Andover Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 236 / family 251 | possible | E.36 |
| residence | 1900 | Allamuchy Twp., Warren Co., New Jersey | probable | |
| residence | 1 Jun 1915 | Byram Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey - family 58 | certain | E.39 |
| residence | 1 Jan 1920 | Byram Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 44 / family 45 | certain | D.884 |
| residence | 1 Apr 1930 | Byram Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey - Amity Hill, dwelling 61 / family 61 | certain | D.882 |
| residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Byram Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey | probable | |
| death | 1944 | probable | G.692 | |
| burial | Andover Cemetery, Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey | probable | G.692 |
Family
Parents
- Father Roderick Byanton Cooper 1838–1889 probable G.692, D.565, D.392
- Mother Rosetta C. (Sickles) Cooper 1844 probable G.692, D.392
Spouses
- George R. Kinney 1867–1939 probablemarried 30 Mar 1896, Andover, Sussex Co., New JerseyC.173, G.692
Siblings
- Ida Elizabeth (Cooper) Masters 1862–1940
- James W. Cooper 1868–1889
- Margaret Luella (Cooper) Kinney 1870–1935
- Warren Edgar Cooper 1874–1938
- Alfred L. Cooper 1877–1905
- Albert Alvin Cooper 1878–1949
- Grover C. Cooper 1885
- Calvin Cooper
Children
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 Sarah Matilda (Cooper) Kinney, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | D.565 federal census 1870 US Federal Census, Independence Twp, Warren Co., NJ, page 36[?] - the RODERICK COOPER household (dwelling 287 / family 302): Roderick 31 day labourer, Rose… |
child as "Sarah M" |
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| 12 Jun 1880 | D.392 census population 1880 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 (inhabitants), Allamuchy Township, Warren County, New Jersey, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 189, page 8; enum… |
child as "Sarah M. Cooper" |
residence: 12 Jun 1880, Allamuchy Twp., Warren Co., New Jersey |
| 1885 | E.35 census state nj 1885 1885 New Jersey state census, County of Warren, Township of Allamuchy, enumeration made by Jno. W. H[ibler?] - the two-page opening carrying dwelling 14 / famil… |
child as "Matilda Cooper" |
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| 1889 | G.343 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 14794772 - Roderick Byanton Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey |
child as "Sarah Matilda Cooper Kinney" |
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| 1889 | G.512 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 14794772 - Roderick Byanton Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey |
child as "Sarah Matilda Cooper Kinney" |
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| 1895 | E.36 state census household New Jersey State Census, A.D. 1895, County of Sussex, Township of Andover, page 35, lines 1-12 - dwelling 236 / family 251 (six Coopers, persons 1021-1026) and … |
enumerated as "Sarah M Cooper" |
residence: 1895, Andover Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 236 / family 251 probable |
| 30 Mar 1896 | C.173 marriage index entry New Jersey State Archives, Marriage Records - index entry for Matilda Cooper, aged 31, and George R. Kinney, married 30 March 1896 at Andover, Sussex County; fi… |
bride as "Matilda Cooper" |
marriage: 30 Mar 1896, Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey probable |
| 1905 | G.344 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 14823699 - Alfred Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey |
sibling as "Sarah Matilda Cooper Kinney" |
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| 1 Jun 1915 | E.39 state census household Census of the State of New Jersey 1915 (Form 5), Byram Township, Sussex County, sheet 5 side A, lines 19-24 - family 58, the George Kinney household; enumerated… |
spouse as "- Matilda" |
residence: 1 Jun 1915, Byram Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey - family 58 occupation: 1915, Housewife |
| 1 Jan 1920 | D.884 federal census household Fourteenth Census of the United States 1920 - Population, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, Enumeration District 127, sheet 5 A, lines 11-16 - dwelling… |
spouse as "- , Matilda" |
residence: 1 Jan 1920, Byram Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 44 / family 45 |
| 1 Apr 1930 | D.882 federal census household 1930 U.S. federal census, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 0005, sheet 3A, dwelling 61 / family 61, Amity Hill, lines 15-21 - the George R. Kinney … |
spouse as "Kinney, Sarah M" |
residence: 1 Apr 1930, Byram Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey - Amity Hill, dwelling 61 / family 61 |
2 further documents not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
Searches recorded
findagrave 2026-10-24 · Reached from Roderick Byanton Cooper Roderick Byanton Cooper's memorial family panel, not by a name search. Memorial 19511084 then...
Searched for: Reached from Roderick Byanton Cooper Roderick Byanton Cooper's memorial family panel, not by a name search. Memorial 19511084 then PARSED with
scripts/fetch_findagrave.ps1 -Memorial 19511084; report filed at Death/Find-a-Grave/Sarah Matilda Cooper Kinney (1865-1944) [19511084].yaml. (link)Result: FOUND. Spouse George R. Kinney (1867-1939, memorial 19511070), parent Roderick (14794772), three siblings, one child (Raymond Leon Kinney, 23944855). Bio: "Daughter of R. B. Cooper and Rosetta C. Sickels." Plot "Front Section". Two photographs attached, not yet examined.
ancestry all 2026-10-24 · NOT RUN. Owed: Sarah Matilda Cooper / Kinney, b. Aug 1865 New Jersey, d. 1944, spouse George R. Kinney, Sussex Co., New Jersey, all collections.
Searched for: NOT RUN. Owed: Sarah Matilda Cooper / Kinney, b. Aug 1865 New Jersey, d. 1944, spouse George R. Kinney, Sussex Co., New Jersey, all collections.
Result: Recorded as NOT RUN rather than as a null. Five Ancestry records are already named on her memorial and are carried as a todo below.
familysearch tree 2026-10-24 · NOT RUN - owed. Sarah Matilda Cooper/Kinney, b. 1865 NJ, d. 1944, father Roderick B. Cooper.
Searched for: NOT RUN - owed. Sarah Matilda Cooper/Kinney, b. 1865 NJ, d. 1944, father Roderick B. Cooper.
Result: Recorded as NOT RUN rather than as a null.
newspapers com 2026-10-24 · NOT RUN - owed. An obituary, Sussex Co. NJ papers, 1944; and her husband's, 1939.
Searched for: NOT RUN - owed. An obituary, Sussex Co. NJ papers, 1944; and her husband's, 1939.
Result: Recorded as NOT RUN rather than as a null.
genealogybank 2026-10-24 · NOT RUN - owed. Same two searches as newspapers.com; the holdings differ.
Searched for: NOT RUN - owed. Same two searches as newspapers.com; the holdings differ.
Result: Recorded as NOT RUN rather than as a null.
Documents
- C.173 New Jersey State Archives, Marriage Records - index entry for Matilda Cooper, aged 31, and George R. Kinney, married 30 March 1896 at Andover, Sussex County; film 004211077. INDEX ONLY - the return itself has not been seen.
- D.392 1880 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 (inhabitants), Allamuchy Township, Warren County, New Jersey, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 189, page 8; enumerated 12 June 1880
- D.565 1870 US Federal Census, Independence Twp, Warren Co., NJ, page 36[?] - the RODERICK COOPER household (dwelling 287 / family 302): Roderick 31 day labourer, Rosetta C 25, and three children - plus his elder brother SAMUEL COOPER, 38, enumerated in the household and marked "Idiot" in the disability column. Roderick's age here is one of THREE independent primary sources putting his birth at ~1838, against the 1850 census's outlying "8".
- L.132 Ancestry Grimm Family Tree (tree 63528288) — Roderick Byanton Cooper (1838–1889) facts page [partial]
- E.35 1885 New Jersey state census, County of Warren, Township of Allamuchy, enumeration made by Jno. W. H[ibler?] - the two-page opening carrying dwelling 14 / family 15, a nine-person household running from the foot of the left page (lines 57-60) onto the facing page (lines 1-5). Ancestry collection 61556, image 48180_548637-00005; NJ State Archive film 44.
- E.36 New Jersey State Census, A.D. 1895, County of Sussex, Township of Andover, page 35, lines 1-12 - dwelling 236 / family 251 (six Coopers, persons 1021-1026) and dwelling 237 / family 252 (six McDavits, persons 1027-1032). Ancestry collection 1054, roll V227_103, image 41246_040532-00024.
- D.882 1930 U.S. federal census, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 0005, sheet 3A, dwelling 61 / family 61, Amity Hill, lines 15-21 - the George R. Kinney household of seven, the last member entered as "Maines Rosetta, Mother, 86"; NARA T626, FHL microfilm 2341119.
- E.39 Census of the State of New Jersey 1915 (Form 5), Byram Township, Sussex County, sheet 5 side A, lines 19-24 - family 58, the George Kinney household; enumerated 1[?] and 12 June 1915 by John E. Spranger[?]; NJSA reference L-15, film 59.
- D.884 Fourteenth Census of the United States 1920 - Population, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, Enumeration District 127, sheet 5 A, lines 11-16 - dwelling 44 / family 45, the George Kinney household; enumerated 22 and 23 January 1920 by Leon P. Kays[?]; NARA T625 roll 1068.
- G.343 Find a Grave memorial 14794772 - Roderick Byanton Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey
- G.344 Find a Grave memorial 14823699 - Alfred Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey
- G.512 Find a Grave memorial 14794772 - Roderick Byanton Cooper, Tranquility Cemetery, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey