Verna M. (Cooper) Mark 1907–1978
Catalog ID p.2497 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/2497/
Verna M. (Cooper) Mark was probably born between 2 Apr 1907 and 15 Apr 1907 in Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey, the daughter of Warren Edgar Cooper and Carrie F. (McDavitt) Cooper. She probably married Ray E Mark (1928). She probably died on 4 Feb 1978 in Newton, Sussex Co., New Jersey. One child is recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | between 2 Apr 1907 and 15 Apr 1907 | Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey | probable | D.875, D.881, D.879, D.883 |
| residence | 30 Apr 1910 | Andover Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 4 / family 4 | certain | D.875 |
| residence | 30 Apr 1910 | Andover Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey | certain | D.364 |
| residence | 9 Jan 1920 | Township of Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 65 / family 68 | certain | D.881 |
| residence | 1920 | Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey | probable | |
| residence | 15 Apr 1930 | Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 24 / family 24 | certain | D.879 |
| residence | 15 Apr 1930 | Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey | certain | D.365 |
| residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey - Main Street, household 68 | certain | D.883 |
| residence | 1940 | Andover Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey | probable | |
| residence | 1 Apr 1950 | Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling serial 7 | certain | D.366 |
| death | 4 Feb 1978 | Newton, Sussex Co., New Jersey | probable | F.392 |
Family
Parents
- Father Warren Edgar Cooper 1874–1938
- Mother Carrie F. (McDavitt) Cooper 1880–1957
Spouses
- Ray E Mark 1902 probablemarried 9 Dec 1928, New Jersey - place code 57 (the index gives a numeric municipality code, not a name)C.174, D.879, D.883
Siblings
- Adolph Stephen Cooper 1899–1949
- Roland Warren Cooper 1901–1971
- Myrtle E. (Cooper) Current 1910–1988
Children
- Living
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 Verna M. (Cooper) Mark, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1910 | D.364 federal census 1910 US Federal Census, Population - Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; E.D. 168, sheet 4A; enumerated 30 April 1910 by Edgar Hunt [?]. |
child as "Verna M." |
residence: 30 Apr 1910, Andover Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey |
| 30 Apr 1910 | D.875 federal census household 1910 U.S. federal census, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 168, sheet 17A, dwelling 4 / family 4, lines 6-10 - the Warren E. Cooper household of … |
child as "- Verna M" |
residence: 30 Apr 1910, Andover Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey |
| 5 Jun 1915 | E.37 state census household Census of the State of New Jersey, 1915, County of Sussex, Andover Borough, sheet 3, line 37 - dwelling/family 66, the Warren E. Cooper household of six, with M… |
child as "Verna M" |
residence: 5 Jun 1915, Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey |
| 9 Jan 1920 | D.881 federal census household 1920 U.S. federal census, Township of Andover, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 126, sheet 4A, dwelling 65 / family 68, lines 12-17 - the Warren E. Cooper househol… |
child as "Cooper, Verna M" |
residence: 1920, Township of Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 65 / family 68 |
| 15 Apr 1930 | D.365 federal census 1930 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Andover Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 1, E.D. 19-1, sheet 1B; enumerated 15 April 1930 by Mrs Mabel Wil… |
child as "Verna" |
residence: 15 Apr 1930, Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey |
| 15 Apr 1930 | D.879 federal census household 1930 U.S. federal census, Andover Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 1-1, sheet 1B, dwelling 24 / family 24, lines 76-82 - the Warren Cooper household of se… |
child as "- Verna" |
residence: 15 Apr 1930, Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey |
| 1 Apr 1940 | D.883 federal census household 1940 U.S. federal census, Andover Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 19-1, sheet 3B, household 68, Main Street, lines 65-68 - the Ray E. Mark household of f… |
spouse as "Mark, Verna M" |
residence: 1 Apr 1940, Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey - Main Street, household 68 |
2 further documents not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Burial not yet found.
1 search recorded:
findagrave 2026-10-25 · HER BURIAL, under her MARRIED surname and bound to her county - run immediately after [F.392] established that she died 4 February 1978...
Searched for: HER BURIAL, under her MARRIED surname and bound to her county - run immediately after [F.392] established that she died 4 February 1978 at Newton, Sussex Co. SurnameMark, no given name, no years, location Sussex County, New Jersey (locationId=county_1925, the id this catalog CONTROL-TESTED on 2026-10-24 for Anna (Antrim) Cooper and recorded there; it is not a guess). (link)Result: NULL FOR HER AND FOR HER HUSBAND. 16 records, all of them genuinely in Sussex County, so the filter bound: Mark, Markel, Marker, Markey, Markle, Marks, Markus, Markwis and two Vander Marks, across Andover, Branchville, Stillwater, Hardyston, Montague, Newton, Wantage, Clove, Glenwood and Beemerville cemeteries. No Verna. No Ray E. Mark. BUT THE MARK FAMILY IS AT ANDOVER CEMETERY, which is the Coopers' own burial ground ([G.700], where her parents lie):John Mark Jr.(23 Sep 1923 - 28 Feb 1982) andArthine June Roesler Mark(7 Jun 1923 - 1 Sep 2017) are both there. Neither is her generation and neither is pursued here, but it means a Mark plot at Andover exists. A NULL ON FIND A GRAVE IS NOT A STATEMENT ABOUT WHERE SHE IS BURIED - it says only that nobody has created a memorial for her in that county. Given [F.392] puts her death at Newton and her residence at a different municipality, the Andover plot remains the first place to look in person, and the two Marks above are the handle.
Other searches recorded
ancestry all 2026-10-03 · Recorded on Warren Edgar Cooper, not run against her own name: the 1930/1940/1950 Andover households were reached through her father's...
Searched for: Recorded on Warren Edgar Cooper, not run against her own name: the 1930/1940/1950 Andover households were reached through her father's and are index-tier. NO all-collections search has ever been run on VERNA M. COOPER or VERNA MARK as the primary subject - that is t1/t2 below, and it is the reason this row says what it says instead of claiming a null.
Result: NOT RUN AS A SEARCH FOR HER. What is in
residence: came from her father's index rows. The one thing found under her own married name is the Social Security Death Index candidate in death: - "Verna Mark, b. 17 Apr 1907, d. Feb 1978", no state - which is graded possible and adopted into no field.ancestry all 2026-10-24 · Collection 61253 (New Jersey Marriage Index 1901-2016) only, twice. (a) bride "Verna Cooper", marriage 1927 +/- 5, any place in New...
Searched for: Collection 61253 (New Jersey Marriage Index 1901-2016) only, twice. (a) bride "Verna Cooper", marriage 1927 +/- 5, any place in New Jersey - 1 result. (b) groom "Ray Mark", marriage 1928 +/- 2 - 0 results. (link)
Result: (a) ONE ROW, AND IT FITS WITHOUT PROVING ANYTHING: "Verna Cooper, maiden name Cooper, Dec 1928, New Jersey, spouse R M" - no county, no certificate number, groom as initials. Graded
probable in marriages: and not higher; see the note there. (b) ZERO, AND THE ZERO IS STRUCTURAL, NOT A NULL. The 1920-1929 portion of this index is a BRIDE index (the row's own citation says "Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1920-1929"), so grooms are not indexed for those years at all. Searching it for a husband cannot succeed, and recording this as "no Ray Mark found" would be wrong in a way that would discourage the right search later.Documents
- D.875 1910 U.S. federal census, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 168, sheet 17A, dwelling 4 / family 4, lines 6-10 - the Warren E. Cooper household of five; enumerated 30 April 1910 by Edgar Hunt; NARA T624 roll 909, FHL microfilm 1374922.
- D.879 1930 U.S. federal census, Andover Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 1-1, sheet 1B, dwelling 24 / family 24, lines 76-82 - the Warren Cooper household of seven, with the McDavit household of dwelling 25 on line 83; enumerated 15 April 1930 by Mrs. Mabel Wilson; FHL microfilm 2341119.
- E.37 Census of the State of New Jersey, 1915, County of Sussex, Andover Borough, sheet 3, line 37 - dwelling/family 66, the Warren E. Cooper household of six, with Martin W. McDavitt on the line immediately above; enumerated 5 June 1915 by Roy C. Van Syckle. Ancestry collection 61558, image 48182_554666-00005; NJSA reference L-15, film 59.
- D.881 1920 U.S. federal census, Township of Andover, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 126, sheet 4A, dwelling 65 / family 68, lines 12-17 - the Warren E. Cooper household of six, with the Herbert J. Manis household of family 67 on lines 8-11 above it; enumerated 9-10 January 1920 by C[lare]nce[?] P. Fritts; NARA T625 roll 1068.
- D.883 1940 U.S. federal census, Andover Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 19-1, sheet 3B, household 68, Main Street, lines 65-68 - the Ray E. Mark household of four, with the supplementary-question block at the foot of the sheet carrying line 68; NARA T627 roll 2384.
- D.366 Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, Population and Housing, Form P1 - New Jersey, Sussex County, Andover, Enumeration District 19-1, sheet 1, lines 8-16 - dwelling serials 4 to 7. Sheet started 1 April 1950; enumerator's signature Lethia Cooper; checked 3 April 1950. Ancestry collection 62308, record 164485711, image 43290879-New_Jersey-157845-0002; NARA roll 4223, NAID 43290879.
- D.364 1910 US Federal Census, Population - Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; E.D. 168, sheet 4A; enumerated 30 April 1910 by Edgar Hunt [?].
- D.365 1930 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Andover Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 1, E.D. 19-1, sheet 1B; enumerated 15 April 1930 by Mrs Mabel Wilson.