Catherine Jeanette (Wiley) Cooper 1867–1908
Catalog ID p.29 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/29/
Catherine Jeanette (Wiley) Cooper was born on 16 Nov 1867 in near Hamilton, Caldwell Co., Missouri, the daughter of George G. Wiley and Charlottie Ann (Carlile) Cooper. She married Charles Franklin Cooper (1885). She died on 16 May 1908 in the home six miles south of Nickerson (Salt Creek Twp), Reno Co., Kansas and was buried at Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas. Ten children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 16 Nov 1867 | near Hamilton, Caldwell Co., Missouri | certain | J.515, G.632 |
| residence | 1874-1908 | the neighborhood of Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas | certain | J.515 |
| residence | 18 Jun 1880 | Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas | certain | D.836 |
| residence | 1900 | Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., Kansas | certain | D.263 |
| religion | M. E. church of Nickerson, member since 1884 | certain | J.515 | |
| death | 16 May 1908 | the home six miles south of Nickerson (Salt Creek Twp), Reno Co., Kansas | certain | J.515, G.632 |
| burial | Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas | certain | G.132, G.632 |
Family
Parents
Spouses
- Charles Franklin Cooper 1861–1938married 20 May 1885J.515
Children
- Ernest F Cooper 1887–1978
- Charles Levitt Cooper 1890–1982
- Ward Walcott Cooper 1892–1986
- Elden Cooper 1896–1981
- Freddie Cooper 1900–1918
- Ivan L. Cooper 1903–1981 D.769
- Alma May (Cooper) Colle 1907–1951 D.769
- George L. Cooper G.632
- Russel Cooper 1894 G.632
- Gladys Cooper 1898 G.632
Family tree
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In the documents
Every published document that names Catherine Jeanette (Wiley) Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | G.632 cemetery memorial Find a Grave memorial 68354591, 'Catherine Jeanette "Nettie" Wiley Cooper' (1867-1908), Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas |
deceased as "Catherine Jeanette "Nettie" Wiley Cooper (1867-1908)" |
birth: 16 Nov 1867, Caldwell County, Missouri death: 16 May 1908, Salt Creek, Reno County, Kansas burial: Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas |
| 1867 | J.515 newspaper obituary The Nickerson Argosy (Nickerson, Kan.), Thu 28 May 1908, p. 4, 'Obituary-Mrs. C. F. Cooper.' (Newspapers.com image 419957853) |
deceased as "Mrs. Nettie Cooper, wife of Charles F. Cooper / Mrs. C. F. Cooper" |
birth: 16 Nov 1867, near Hamilton, Mo. death: 16 May 1908, the home six miles south of Nickerson, Kansas residence: 1874-1908, the neighborhood of Nickerson, Kansas religion: M. E. church of Nickerson, member since 1884 |
| 1880 | D.836 federal census 1880 US Federal Census, Schedule 1, Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas — Supervisor's District 2, Enumeration District 286, Page No. 21 (stamped 471d), enumerated 18 J… |
child as "Nettie" |
residence: 18 Jun 1880, Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas occupation: At School |
| 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… |
mother as "Nettie Wiley" |
3 further documents not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
Searches recorded
ancestry all 2026-10-18 · HER 1870 CENSUS, searched through her father's household because she was three years old and had no separate identity in it. 1870 US...
Searched for: HER 1870 CENSUS, searched through her father's household because she was three years old and had no separate identity in it. 1870 US Federal Census (Ancestry coll. 7163), two ways: (a)
name=George_Wiley with name_x=1_1 — exact surname AND given name, no place filter, 50 per page: 274 rows, all six pages read (&pg=2 … &pg=6), scanned for a Charlotte spouse and for Missouri or Ohio residence. (b) name=Charlott*_Wiley, birth=1845_england: 16 rows, all read. Then (c) the whole of Caldwell County, Missouri — the county [J.515] names for her birth — as a complete-county list, ?name=_Wiley&count=50&residence=_caldwell-missouri-usa_443&residence_x=1-0-0_1-0: 4 rows. Full parameters, the near-miss decoys and the migration argument are at George G. Wiley; this row exists so her own file does not read "no search recorded" for a gap that was worked.Result: NULL FROM EVERY ANGLE. No
George Wiley in the United States in 1870 has a wife Charlotte; none of the 16 Charlott* Wiley rows is England-born (her mother was London-born); and the four Caldwell Co. Wiley-family rows are Eldridge J Willey, Martha M Willey, Joseph Willey and Jacob Wyly — none of them this family. The null is informative rather than empty: the family had left Caldwell County by June 1870, three years after she was born there, which fits [D.836] exactly, where the next child Sarah is born in OHIO about 1871. ⇒ The migration reads Ohio → Missouri (1867-69) → back to Ohio (by 1871) → Kansas (by 1875), and the 1870 household should be sought in Ohio. The spelling worry is largely handled by the engine itself — Ancestry returned Willey and Wyly unprompted from a search on Wiley — so what is missing is not more spellings but Charlotte and the children in an Ohio county, or George inside someone else's household. Open at George G. Wiley.genealogybank 2026-10-13 · SIGNED IN. Newspaper Archives: first Nettie, last Cooper, keyword Nickerson, 1908-1908 (0).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. Newspaper Archives: first Nettie, last Cooper, keyword Nickerson, 1908-1908 (0).
Result: NULL - her obituary is held from the Nickerson Argosy [J.515], a paper GenealogyBank does not return here.
findagrave 2026-10-13 · Find a Grave: surname Cooper, b. 1866 +/-2, d. 1908, Kansas (3).
Searched for: Find a Grave: surname Cooper, b. 1866 +/-2, d. 1908, Kansas (3).
Result: FOUND: memorial 68354591 -> [G.632] (parents, siblings and three infant children on the panel).
newspapers com 2026-10-13 · SIGNED IN. Reached through the Ancestry Newspapers.com Obituary Index row 568614417 linked from [G.632].
Searched for: SIGNED IN. Reached through the Ancestry Newspapers.com Obituary Index row 568614417 linked from [G.632].
Result: FOUND: Nickerson Argosy 28 May 1908 p. 4, 'Obituary-Mrs. C. F. Cooper.' -> [J.515] (page downloaded).
ancestry all 2026-10-13 · Newspapers.com Obituary Index record 568614417 opened from the memorial; its suggested records (1880 census 'Nettie Wiley', Kansas state...
Searched for: Newspapers.com Obituary Index record 568614417 opened from the memorial; its suggested records (1880 census 'Nettie Wiley', Kansas state census 'Nettie Wiley', Iowa marriage 'Nettie Wiley', 1900 census) noted, not opened.
Result: Index row 'C. F. Cooper', b. 16 Nov 1867 Hamilton, Caldwell, Missouri, m. 20 May 1885, d. 16 May 1908 (machine-read; = [J.515]).
Documents
- D.263 1900 US Federal Census, Salt Creek Township, Reno Co., Kansas (Enumeration District 215, enumerated 18 Jun 1900) — the Charles F. Cooper household (Charles 39, Nettie 33, and sons Ernest, Levitt, Ward, Elden, Freddie).
- E.6 1885 Kansas State Census, Nickerson, Reno Co., KS (enumerated 1 Mar 1885), page 12 — the Cooper and Wiley individuals in a shared-dwelling cluster (Lewis S Cooper, C. F. Cooper + Mrs Cooper, and the Charlotte Wiley / Nettie Wiley household).
- 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.
- J.515 The Nickerson Argosy (Nickerson, Kan.), Thu 28 May 1908, p. 4, 'Obituary-Mrs. C. F. Cooper.' (Newspapers.com image 419957853)
- G.632 Find a Grave memorial 68354591, 'Catherine Jeanette "Nettie" Wiley Cooper' (1867-1908), Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas
- D.836 1880 US Federal Census, Schedule 1, Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas — Supervisor's District 2, Enumeration District 286, Page No. 21 (stamped 471d), enumerated 18 June 1880 by A. Sievert; lines 42-48, dwelling 82 / family 84, the George Wiley household of seven.