Mary Jane (Jones) Cooper 1827–1880
Catalog ID p.43 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/43/
Mary Jane (Jones) Cooper was born on 17 Oct 1827 in Reading, Berks Co., Pennsylvania. She married Lewis Sanford Cooper (1849). She died in Jan 1880 in Westminster and Plevna Twps, Reno Co., Kansas and was buried at unknown. Five children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 17 Oct 1827 | Reading, Berks Co., Pennsylvania | certain | G.633, D.786 |
| occupation | 1880 | Keeping house | certain | D.786 |
| death | Jan 1880 | Westminster and Plevna Twps, Reno Co., Kansas | certain | D.786, G.633 |
| burial | unknown | certain | G.633 |
Family
Parents
Not identified.
Spouses
- Lewis Sanford Cooper 1825–1905married 27 May 1849, Wyandot Co., OhioC.135
Children
- George M Cooper Jr 1850–1936
- Andrew Peter Cooper 1858–1934
- Marinda Cooper 1859
- Charles Franklin Cooper 1861–1938
- Joseph Benjamin Cooper 1852–1908
Family tree
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In the documents
Every published document that names Mary Jane (Jones) Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1827 | G.633 cemetery memorial Find a Grave memorial 129168842, 'Mary Jane Jones Cooper' (1827-1880), burial details unknown |
deceased as "Mary Jane Jones Cooper (1827-1880)" |
birth: 17 Oct 1827, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania death: Jan 1880, Plevna, Reno County, Kansas |
| 27 May 1849 | C.135 marriage record Wyandot County, Ohio, marriage license affidavit no. 358 (vol. 1 p. 117) and marriage record (vol. 1 p. 140), Lewis S. Cooper and Mary Jane Jones, May 1849 — Fa… |
bride as "Mary Jane Jones" |
marriage: 27 May 1849, Wyandot Co., Ohio |
| 9 Jun 1854 | A.211 probate receipts Warren Co., N.J. Surrogate — Receipts and Discharges 1825-1867 vol. 1-3, book pages 140-143 and 449-452: seven receipts to Edward Chandler, administrator of Jos… |
spouse as "Mary Jane Cooper (wife of Lewis S.)" |
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| 1855 | G.589 cemetery memorial Find a Grave memorial 140271250, Sarah Eliza Cooper Gingrich (1855-1920), Santa Maria Cemetery District, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Co., California |
parent as "Mary Jane Jones Cooper" |
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| 1880 | D.786 census mortality schedule 1880 US Census, Schedule 5 (Persons who Died during the Year ending May 31, 1880), Westminster and Plevna Townships, Reno Co., Kansas, Sup. Dist. 2, ED 2[5?]9 (… |
deceased as "Mary J. Cooper" |
death: Jan 1880, Westminster and Plevna Twps, Reno Co., Kansas occupation: Keeping house |
| 1905 | G.133 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 70788117 - Lewis Sanford Cooper, Santa Maria Cemetery District, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California |
spouse as "Mary Jane Jones Cooper" |
1 further document not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Parents not identified.
Searches recorded
genealogybank 2026-10-13 · SIGNED IN. Newspaper Archives: first Mary, last Cooper, keyword Reno, 1880-1880 (0).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. Newspaper Archives: first Mary, last Cooper, keyword Reno, 1880-1880 (0).
Result: NULL.
findagrave 2026-10-13 · (a) Find a Grave: Mary Cooper, b. 1828 +/-3, Kansas (3 - Mary J Bonnelle, Mary Jane French, Mary Jane Kitchell; none hers); (b) Mary...
Searched for: (a) Find a Grave: Mary Cooper, b. 1828 +/-3, Kansas (3 - Mary J Bonnelle, Mary Jane French, Mary Jane Kitchell; none hers); (b) Mary Jane Cooper, b. 1827, d. 1880, no place (1).
Result: FOUND: memorial 129168842 'Mary Jane Jones Cooper', 17 Oct 1827 Reading PA - Jan 1880 Plevna KS, burial unknown -> [G.633] (parents Levi Jones and Hannah Jones Tobridge on the panel).
ancestry all 2026-10-13 · Collection 8756 (U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1885) - Mary Cooper, d. 1880, keyword Reno (69).
Searched for: Collection 8756 (U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1885) - Mary Cooper, d. 1880, keyword Reno (69).
Result: FOUND: Mary J Cooper, Jan 1880, Westminster, Reno, Kansas, ED 259 line 3 -> [D.786] (image downloaded). Suggested rows (1850/1860/1870 censuses, Ohio County Marriage Records 'Mary Jane Jones', Kansas state census) not opened.
Documents
- D.18 1870 US Federal Census, West Jersey Township, Stark Co., Illinois (dwelling 72/72, enumerated 6-7 Jun 1870 by Minott Silliman) — the Louis S. Cooper household of 8 (Louis 44, blind; wife Mary J; 6 children) plus his co-resident brother George M. Cooper Sr.
- D.266 1850 US Federal Census, Township of Green, Sussex Co., NJ — the Lewis Cooper household (Lewis Cooper 23, Mary Jane 22; a 2-person newlywed household).
- D.267 1880 US Federal Census, Plevna Township, Reno Co., Kansas, ED 2[8/5?]9, page 6, lines 37-43 (enumerated 7-8 Jun 1880 by George C. Cade) - dwelling/family 56, the Lewis S. Cooper household
- E.5 1875 Kansas State Census, Valley Twp, Reno Co., KS (enumerated 1 Mar 1875) — the L. S. Cooper household, 8 persons. Column-header-aligned transcription (3x zoom).
- F.116 Wyandot County, Ohio Marriage Record — Lewis S. Cooper × Mary Jane Jones, 27 May 1849; license 24 May 1849, certificate returned 4 June 1849, officiated by Benjamin Knapp, J.P. The record does NOT name parents (the standard 1849 Ohio register format has no parents-named clause).
- G.130 Find a Grave memorials 15136843, 42112931, 37389902 and 15136864 - Joseph Benjamin Cooper (West End Cemetery, Stephenville, Texas) and his sons James Henry, John Luther and Frank E. Cooper
- D.273 1900 US Federal Census, Justice Precinct #2, Hamilton Co., TEXAS (ED 83, Sheet 14B) - two adjacent Cooper households: Joseph B. Cooper (dw.246) + his son Egbert B. Cooper (dw.247).
- D.285 1860 US Federal Census, Tymochtee Twp, Wyandot Co., OH (p.4, dwelling 24) - the L. S. Cooper household (head 33, wife Mary 33, and 5 children).
- F.156 History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N.J., 1742-1885 (pt. 1: Records of trustees and session 1742-1882; pt. 2: Combined registers 1742-1885) — Morristown 'Banner' Steam Print, 1885 — 938-page published volume of trustee minutes + Session minutes + register of baptisms + marriages + deaths + communicants for the entire 1742-1885 church history. = The COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY-SOURCE PUBLICATION of Morristown First Presbyterian records. Cited by [F.100](F.100.yaml), [F.101](F.101.yaml), [F.128](F.128.yaml) as 'The Record' / 'The Record of the First Presbyterian Church'. KEY NEGATIVE FINDING 2026-05-22: Moses Cooper × Mary Coleman 20 April 1751 marriage NOT in this register (= marriage did NOT happen at Morristown First Presbyterian); contradicts [G.165](../G-Cemetery/G.165.yaml) Find A Grave body text's 'Morristown, Morris, New Jersey' claim.
- G.133 Find a Grave memorial 70788117 - Lewis Sanford Cooper, Santa Maria Cemetery District, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California
- C.135 Wyandot County, Ohio, marriage license affidavit no. 358 (vol. 1 p. 117) and marriage record (vol. 1 p. 140), Lewis S. Cooper and Mary Jane Jones, May 1849 — FamilySearch DGS 4017151 image 63 and DGS 4017166 image 96
- A.211 Warren Co., N.J. Surrogate — Receipts and Discharges 1825-1867 vol. 1-3, book pages 140-143 and 449-452: seven receipts to Edward Chandler, administrator of Joseph Cooper, dated 9 June 1854, 15 December 1856, 6 April 1857 and 14 May 1859, with acknowledgments
- D.786 1880 US Census, Schedule 5 (Persons who Died during the Year ending May 31, 1880), Westminster and Plevna Townships, Reno Co., Kansas, Sup. Dist. 2, ED 2[5?]9 (Ancestry index 259), page 1 (enumerator George C. Cade) - NARA T1130 roll 7 (Ancestry 8756, image KST1130_7-0379)
- G.633 Find a Grave memorial 129168842, 'Mary Jane Jones Cooper' (1827-1880), burial details unknown