Charles Levitt Cooper 1890–1982

Catalog ID p.31 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/31/

Charles Levitt Cooper was born on 22 May 1890 in Wellington, Sumner Co., Kansas, the child of Charles Franklin Cooper and Catherine Jeanette (Wiley) Cooper. Charles married Lillian May Stuart (1911). Charles died on 28 Dec 1982 in Reno County, Kansas and was buried at Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas. Seven children are recorded.

Facts

Event	Date	Place / detail	Certainty	Sources
birth	22 May 1890	Wellington, Sumner Co., Kansas	certain	B.120, B.121
residence	1900	Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., KS	certain	D.263
residence	5 Jun 1917	R.F.D. #2 Nickerson, Kansas (Salt Creek precinct)	certain	B.120
residence	1920	Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., Kansas	certain	D.787
residence	1930	Nickerson, Reno Co., KS	certain	D.264
residence	1940	Nickerson, Reno Co., KS	certain	D.265
residence	1942	Nickerson, Reno Co., KS	certain	B.121
residence	1 Apr 1950	Nickerson City, Reno Co., Kansas	certain	D.802
occupation	1917	Farmer, by self	certain	B.120
occupation	18 Apr 1930	Laborer, Elevator	certain	D.264
occupation	23 Apr 1940	Laborer, Grain Elevator	certain	D.265
occupation	1942	Farmers Elevator, Nickerson	certain	B.121
death	28 Dec 1982	Reno County, Kansas	certain
burial		Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas	certain	G.132

Family

Parents

Father Charles Franklin Cooper 1861–1938 D.263, D.264, D.265
Mother Catherine Jeanette (Wiley) Cooper 1867–1908 D.263, D.264, D.265

Spouses

Lillian May (Stuart) Cooper 1896–1990
married about 1911

Siblings

Ernest F Cooper 1887–1978
Ward Walcott Cooper 1892–1986
Elden Cooper 1896–1981
Freddie Cooper 1900–1918
Ivan L. Cooper 1903–1981
Alma May (Cooper) Colle 1907–1951
Helen Maurine (Cooper) Redding 1914–2005 half

Children

Leona Cooper about 1912 D.787, D.264
Eldin L. Cooper 6 Dec 1914 D.787, D.264, G.132
Gerald R. Cooper 1917–1973
William F Cooper 1919–1940
Richard W. Cooper 31 Aug 1920 D.264, G.132
Harold E Cooper 1925–2007
(infant daughter) G.132

Family tree

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In the documents

Every published document that names Charles Levitt Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.

Date	Document	Role	What it records
7 May 1910	D.769 census population 1910 1910 U.S. census, Salt Creek Township, Reno Co., Kansas, E.D. 155, sheet 7A, lines 10-18	child as "Leavitt, 19"
5 Jun 1917	B.120 draft registration World War I draft registration card, Charles Levitt Cooper, Salt Creek precinct, Reno Co., Kansas, 5 June 1917 (serial 634, order 29)	registrant as "Charles Levitt Cooper"	birth: 22 May 1890, Wellington Kansas residence: 5 Jun 1917, R.F.D. #2 Nickerson, Kansas (Salt Creek precinct, Reno Co.) occupation: 1917, Farmer, by self
18 Apr 1930	D.264 federal census 1930 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Nickerson City, Reno Co., Kansas; S.D. 8, E.D. 78-45, sheets 8B and 9A; enumerated 18-19 April 1930 by Ethel M. Ja…	head as "Cooper, Charles L."	residence: 18 Apr 1930, Nickerson City, Reno Co., Kansas occupation: 18 Apr 1930, Laborer, Elevator
23 Apr 1940	D.265 federal census 1940 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Nickerson City, Ward 3, Grant Township, Reno Co., Kansas; S.D. 11, E.D. 78-45, sheet 13B; enumerated 23-24 April 1…	head as "Cooper, Levertt C"	residence: 23 Apr 1940, Ward 3, Nickerson City, Grant Township, Reno Co., Kansas occupation: 23 Apr 1940, Laborer, Grain Elevator

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

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

familysearch tree 2026-10-10 · Tree search Charles Levitt Cooper, b. 1889-1891, d. 1981-1983.

Searched for: Tree search Charles Levitt Cooper, b. 1889-1891, d. 1981-1983.

Result: KVWG-L5B: b. 22 May 1890 Wellington, Sumner, KS; d. 28 Dec 1982 Hutchinson, Reno, KS; parents Charles Franklin Cooper (KV75-JZL) and Esther Jeanette 'Nettie' Wiley (KVWJ-NZD); spouse Lillian May Stuart (GS5Z-K6G). Leads only.

ancestry all 2026-10-10 · All collections: Charles Levitt Cooper, b. 1890, d. 1982.

Searched for: All collections: Charles Levitt Cooper, b. 1890, d. 1982.

Result: WWI draft card -> [B.120]; WWII draft card -> [B.121]; SSDI row 12306268 (index); a Newspapers.com Obituary Index row (1479365813) is a different man (Charles L. Cooper Sr, Marion, Indiana).

findagrave 2026-10-10 · Find a Grave: Cooper, Levitt (no dates/place).

Searched for: Find a Grave: Cooper, Levitt (no dates/place).

Result: Memorial 68354589, Levitt Cooper, 22 May 1890 - 28 Dec 1982, Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson (already [G.132]).

newspapers com 2026-10-10 · SIGNED IN. 'Levitt Cooper' quoted, Kansas, all dates (65 matches); Levitt Cooper, Kansas, 28 Dec 1982 - 10 Jan 1983 (9).

Searched for: SIGNED IN. 'Levitt Cooper' quoted, Kansas, all dates (65 matches); Levitt Cooper, Kansas, 28 Dec 1982 - 10 Jan 1983 (9).

Result: Wichita Eagle 30 Dec 1982 p.8 death list: 'Levitt Cooper, 92, retired farmer and grain elevator manager; GustafsonLamb Funeral Home, Nickerson' - no survivors named; not saved. No Hutchinson News for Dec 1982 in the results (coverage gap). Earlier hits (Nickerson Argosy 1919, Hutchinson News 1917-1919, Parsons Sun 1941/1957, Wichita 1973) not opened.

genealogybank 2026-10-10 · SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Newspapers, first name Levitt, last name Cooper, all dates.

Searched for: SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Newspapers, first name Levitt, last name Cooper, all dates.

Result: 0 Kansas hits (results elsewhere are other people) - no obituary there.

ancestry all 2026-10-16 · SIGNED IN. HIS 1950 CENSUS ROW - the one gap on this file with no search recorded. 1950 US Federal Census (coll. 62308), surname Cooper,...

Searched for: SIGNED IN. HIS 1950 CENSUS ROW - the one gap on this file with no search recorded. 1950 US Federal Census (coll. 62308), surname Cooper, NO given name and NO birth year, residence Nickerson, Reno, Kansas (exact). Deliberately unnamed on the given side: the household was expected to be indexed from a hard-to-read hand, and the place is small enough that every Cooper in it fits on one page. 50 rows returned, all read.

Result: FOUND -> [D.802]. 'Charles Cooper', 59, b. abt 1891 Kansas, head, dwelling 12, Nickerson, Reno, Kansas, ED 78-72, with wife 'Lillian', 53, b. Missouri. Age 59 on 1 Apr 1950 fits his 22 May 1890 birth (he turned 60 seven weeks later) and Lillian's 53 fits 1896 Missouri. Also returned, and relevant to this family: 'Harland Cooper', b. abt 1917 Kansas, in RENO Twp with wife Vesta Lee and daughters Sharon Lee (1942) and Gwendylon Kay (1945) - the Harland D. born c. Apr 1917 in Ward Walcott Cooper Ward W. Cooper's 1920 household [D.787]; recorded there as a todo, not asserted here.

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).
D.264 1930 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Nickerson City, Reno Co., Kansas; S.D. 8, E.D. 78-45, sheets 8B and 9A; enumerated 18-19 April 1930 by Ethel M. Jackson.
D.265 1940 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Nickerson City, Ward 3, Grant Township, Reno Co., Kansas; S.D. 11, E.D. 78-45, sheet 13B; enumerated 23-24 April 1940 by Roy G. Keating [?].
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.
B.120 World War I draft registration card, Charles Levitt Cooper, Salt Creek precinct, Reno Co., Kansas, 5 June 1917 (serial 634, order 29)
D.787 1920 US Federal Census, Salt Creek Township, Reno Co., Kansas, Sup. Dist. 7, ED 193, sheets 1B (lines 98-100) and 2A (lines 1-8), enumerated 28 January 1920 by Ernest F. Cooper (NARA T625 roll 546)
D.769 1910 U.S. census, Salt Creek Township, Reno Co., Kansas, E.D. 155, sheet 7A, lines 10-18
D.802 1950 US Federal Census, Nickerson City, Reno Co., Kansas, ED 78-72, sheet 1, lines 23-24, sheet started 1 April 1950 by enumerator Ruby Houston (NARA RG29, roll 2355)