Freddie Cooper 1900–1918

Catalog ID p.34 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/34/

Freddie Cooper was born on 29 Jan 1900, the son of Charles Franklin Cooper and Catherine Jeanette (Wiley) Cooper. He married Gertrude Burch (1918). He died on 30 Nov 1918 in Lyons, Rice Co., Kansas and was buried on 1 Dec 1918 at Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas. One child is recorded.

Facts

Event	Date	Place / detail	Certainty	Sources
birth	29 Jan 1900		certain	B.124
residence	1900	Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., Kansas	certain	D.263
residence	7 May 1910	Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., Kansas	certain	D.769
residence	Mar 1915	Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., Kansas	certain	E.32
residence	12 Sep [1918]	R 2, Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas	certain	B.124
residence	Jun 1918	Hutchinson, Kansas	certain	J.452
occupation	1918	Farming (self)	certain	B.124
death	30 Nov 1918	Lyons, Rice Co., Kansas	certain	J.450
burial	1 Dec 1918	Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas	certain	J.450

Family

Parents

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

Spouses

Gertrude (Burch) Snyder 1900–1992
married Jun 1918, Reno Co., Kansas (licence, Hutchinson)
J.452

Siblings

Ernest F Cooper 1887–1978
Charles Levitt Cooper 1890–1982
Ward Walcott Cooper 1892–1986
Elden Cooper 1896–1981
Ivan L. Cooper 1903–1981
Alma May (Cooper) Colle 1907–1951
Helen Maurine (Cooper) Redding 1914–2005 half

Children

Gilbert Louis Cooper 1918–1992 G.609, J.452, J.450, J.451, D.774

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 Freddie Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.

Date	Document	Role	What it records
1900	B.124 draft registration World War I draft registration card (P.M.G.O. Form No. 1 (Red)), Fred R Cooper, Reno Co., Kansas, serial 2145, order 4005, with registrar's report	registrant as "Fred R Cooper"	birth: 29 Jan 1900 residence: 12 Sep [1918], R 2, Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas occupation: Farming; employer Self
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 "Fred, 9"	residence: 1910, Salt Creek Twp, Reno Co., Kansas
1918	J.450 newspaper obituary The Nickerson Argosy (Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas), Thu 5 Dec 1918 (Vol. 42 No. 1), p. 1, notice 'DEATH OF FRED COOPER' and the opening of 'The Grim Reaper Has …	deceased as "Fred Cooper, the son of C. F. Cooper"	death: 30 Nov 1918, Lyons [Rice Co.], Kansas burial: 1 Dec 1918, Wildmeade Cemetery, Nickerson, Kansas
1918	J.452 newspaper marriage licenses Hutchinson News (Hutchinson, Kansas), Mon 10 Jun 1918, p. 2, notice headed FOUR LICENSES ISSUED (Newspapers.com image 477693350)	groom as "Fred Cooper, 18, Hutchinson (consent of father.)"	residence: Jun 1918, Hutchinson, Reno Co., Kansas

1 further document not published (they may name living people).

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Birthplace not established.

Searches recorded

familysearch records 2026-10-16 · HIS 1910 CENSUS - reported as a gap with 'no search recorded'. NO PROVIDER WAS OPENED. The sheets the catalog already holds for his...

Searched for: HIS 1910 CENSUS - reported as a gap with 'no search recorded'. NO PROVIDER WAS OPENED. The sheets the catalog already holds for his father and brothers in that year were grepped first, per the standing note on [D.769] itself.

Result: ALREADY HELD -> [D.769]. He is line 15 of his father's household: 'Fred', son, 9, b. Kansas - the row the entry had transcribed but deliberately left unlinked pending a grade on this file. GRADED HERE AS CERTAIN: it is his father's household in the township where the family lived, the birthplace and relationship fit, and no other son named Fred exists in this family. The one discrepancy is the AGE, 9 where 10 is expected from his 29 Jan 1900 birth [B.124]; census ages in this household are loose (his brother Ward's row in the same year is also soft) and it does not displace the identification. [D.769] line 15 now carries p.34. ⇒ THE GAP WAS NEVER A MISSING RECORD - it was a missing LINK, and the gap report cannot tell the difference, which is exactly what [D.769]'s own reading note warned about six days ago.

familysearch records 2026-10-11 · Fred Cooper, marriage 1914-1918 Kansas; b. 1899-1901 residence Kansas; WWI draft b. 1899-1901 any place Kansas.

Searched for: Fred Cooper, marriage 1914-1918 Kansas; b. 1899-1901 residence Kansas; WWI draft b. 1899-1901 any place Kansas.

Result: No marriage record indexed. WWI draft card Fred R Cooper, b. 29 Jan 1900, R 2 Nickerson, nearest relative 'Gerade Cooper' -> [B.124]. Then 1920 census search (Cooper b. 1916-1918, Reno Co.) found the widow and son -> [D.774].

newspapers com 2026-10-11 · SIGNED IN. "Gertrude Burch", Kansas, 1916-1919 (7 matches).

Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Gertrude Burch", Kansas, 1916-1919 (7 matches).

Result: Hutchinson News 10 Jun 1918 p. 2, marriage licences -> [J.452]. Not yet opened: Sterling Kansas Bulletin 12 Oct and 2 Nov 1916 (a Gertrude Burch at Sterling).

newspapers com 2026-10-10 · SIGNED IN. "Fred Cooper" Nickerson, 1914-1925 (335 matches).

Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Fred Cooper" Nickerson, 1914-1925 (335 matches).

Result: Nickerson Argosy 5 Dec 1918 p. 1 -> [J.450]. Other Nickerson Argosy and Hutchinson Gazette hits 1914-1920 not yet opened.

newspapers com 2026-10-10 · SIGNED IN. "Fred Cooper", Kansas, 6 Dec 1918 - 31 Jan 1919 (12).

Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Fred Cooper", Kansas, 6 Dec 1918 - 31 Jan 1919 (12).

Result: Nickerson Argosy 19 Dec 1918 p. 3 -> [J.451]. Lyons Daily News 10 Jan 1919 p. 1 opened (viewer only, not downloaded): 'Mrs. Ola Wright ... visiting at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Welday and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cooper' at Pollard - a DIFFERENT, living Fred Cooper (ours died 30 Nov 1918); do not conflate. Not yet opened: Sterling Kansas Bulletin 12 Dec 1918 p. 4; Lyons Daily News 24 Jan 1919 p. 2.

familysearch tree 2026-10-07 · Fred Cooper, b. 1885-1901, father Charles Cooper, mother Nettie

Searched for: Fred Cooper, b. 1885-1901, father Charles Cooper, mother Nettie

Result: KVW5-BPG Fred Cooper, b. 1901 - d. 1915, Reno Co., Kansas. The tree also has a sister Gladys, b. and d. 1898.

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.769 1910 U.S. census, Salt Creek Township, Reno Co., Kansas, E.D. 155, sheet 7A, lines 10-18
E.32 1915 Kansas state census, Population Schedule 1, Salt Creek Township, Reno Co., page 4 (left-hand page), lines 1-12
J.450 The Nickerson Argosy (Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas), Thu 5 Dec 1918 (Vol. 42 No. 1), p. 1, notice 'DEATH OF FRED COOPER' and the opening of 'The Grim Reaper Has Been Busy' (Newspapers.com image 420213265)
J.451 The Nickerson Argosy (Nickerson, Kansas), Thu 19 Dec 1918, p. 3, Correspondence, 'SALT CREEK SAYINGS' (Newspapers.com image 420214457)
B.124 World War I draft registration card (P.M.G.O. Form No. 1 (Red)), Fred R Cooper, Reno Co., Kansas, serial 2145, order 4005, with registrar's report
J.452 Hutchinson News (Hutchinson, Kansas), Mon 10 Jun 1918, p. 2, notice headed FOUR LICENSES ISSUED (Newspapers.com image 477693350)
D.774 1920 U.S. census, Hutchinson City, Reno Co., Kansas, Ward 3 (part) Precinct 1, E.D. 173, sheet 14B, lines 59-67