Sarah Eliza (Cooper) Gingrich 1855–1920

Catalog ID p.44 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/44/

Sarah Eliza (Cooper) Gingrich was born in Jul 1855 in Wyandot County, Ohio, the daughter of Lewis Sanford Cooper. She probably married Isaac F. Gingrich (1876). She died on 15 Feb 1920 in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Co., California and was buried on 17 Feb 1920 at Santa Maria Cemetery District, Section ORIG Plot 34 Lot 4 (unmarked). Eight children are recorded.

Facts

Event	Date	Place / detail	Certainty	Sources
birth	Jul 1855	Wyandot County, Ohio	certain	G.589, D.285
residence	1880	Plevna Twp, Reno Co., Kansas	certain	D.267
residence	1 Jun 1900	Seventh Township, Santa Barbara Co., California	certain	D.268
residence	1910	Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Co., California	certain	D.669
residence	1920	Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Co., California	certain	D.670
death	15 Feb 1920	Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Co., California	certain	G.589
burial	17 Feb 1920	Santa Maria Cemetery District, Section ORIG Plot 34 Lot 4 (unmarked)	certain	G.589

Family

Parents

Father Lewis Sanford Cooper 1825–1905

Spouses

Isaac F. Gingrich 1848–1893 probable
married 6 Feb 1876, Reno, Kansas
G.589, J.130, D.268

Siblings

Children

Jes[se?] Gingrich about Jan 1880 probable D.786, G.637
Martha Rozella Gingrich 1873 probable G.589
Charles Ellis Gingrich 1877 probable G.589
Jesse Gingrich 1880 probable G.589
Iva Jane Gingrich 1881 probable G.589
Martha Jenette Gingrich 1884 probable G.589
James Isaac Gingrich 1886 probable G.589
Mathilda Edith Gingrich 1890 probable G.589

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 Sarah Eliza (Cooper) Gingrich, in date order, with what that document itself records.

Date	Document	Role	What it records
1848	G.637 cemetery memorial Find a Grave memorial 137938221, 'Isaac F. Gingrich Jr.' (1848-1893), Salem Cemetery, Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas	spouse as "Sarah Eliza Cooper Gingrich (1855-1920)"
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	deceased as "Sarah Eliza Cooper Gingrich"
1 Jun 1900	D.268 federal census 1900 US Federal Census, Schedule No. 1 Population - Seventh Township, Santa Barbara Co., California; S.D. 6, E.D. 161, sheet 2A; enumerated 1 June 1900 by Edw. …	head as "Gingrich, Sarah"	residence: 1 Jun 1900, Seventh Township, Santa Barbara Co., California
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	child as "Sarah Eliza Cooper Gingrich"
11 May 1910	D.669 census population 1910 1910 U.S. census, Township 7, Santa Maria city (Ward 3), Santa Barbara Co., California, ED 183, sheet 16B, lines 88-92 (dwelling 416, family 453) — NARA T624	head as "Gingrich, Sarah E"	residence: 1910, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Co., California
15 Jan 1920	D.670 census population 1920 1920 U.S. census, Santa Maria Precinct No. 3, Santa Maria city, Santa Barbara Co., California, ED 112, sheet 16A, lines 49-50 (dwelling 352, family 364) — NARA …	head as "Gingrich, Sarah E"	residence: 1920, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Co., California
16 Feb 1920	J.399 obituary The Santa Maria Daily Times (Santa Maria, Calif.), Monday 16 February 1920, page 1, "Death Claims Mrs. Gingrich"; newspapers.com image 629949790.	deceased as "Mrs. Sarah Ginrich / Mrs. Gingrich"	death: residence: South Pine street, Santa Maria, Calif.

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

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

genealogybank 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Surname Gingrich, California papers, 15 Feb - 31 Mar 1920 (0 results).

Searched for: SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Surname Gingrich, California papers, 15 Feb - 31 Mar 1920 (0 results).

Result: NULL.

newspapers com 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN. Keyword Gingrich, California, 15 Feb - 31 Mar 1920 (18 matches).

Searched for: SIGNED IN. Keyword Gingrich, California, 15 Feb - 31 Mar 1920 (18 matches).

Result: FOUND: Santa Maria Times 16 Feb 1920 p. 1 'Death Claims Mrs. Gingrich' [J.399], downloaded - names six children and her siblings George Cooper (Santa Maria), Susie Howerton and Andrew Cooper (Lompoc), Frank Cooper (Wichita, Kansas). Santa Maria Times 18 Feb p. 4 (card of thanks?) and Lompoc Record 20 Feb p. 4 not opened.

ancestry all 2026-10-04 · Sarah Gingrich, b. 1855 +/- 1 Ohio, d. 1920 California (1 result).

Searched for: Sarah Gingrich, b. 1855 +/- 1 Ohio, d. 1920 California (1 result).

Result: Only the Find a Grave index row (= [G.589]).

familysearch tree 2026-10-04 · Sarah Cooper, b. 1854-1856, father Lewis (10 results).

Searched for: Sarah Cooper, b. 1854-1856, father Lewis (10 results).

Result: NULL: no profile for her as a child of Lewis Cooper K8LH-6XW on page 1 (the first hit, KC56-2KN Sarah C. Cooper of Santa Rosa, is another woman).

findagrave 2026-10-04 · Sarah Gingrich, d. 1920 +/- 2, all locations (7 results).

Searched for: Sarah Gingrich, d. 1920 +/- 2, all locations (7 results). (link)

Result: FOUND: memorial 140271250, parser-fetched as [G.589] - Jul 1855 Wyandot Co. OH - 15 Feb 1920; marriage 6 Feb 1876 Reno KS; spouse Isaac Gingrich; 7 children.

Documents

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).
D.268 1900 US Federal Census, Schedule No. 1 Population - Seventh Township, Santa Barbara Co., California; S.D. 6, E.D. 161, sheet 2A; enumerated 1 June 1900 by Edw. G. Ketcham.
G.133 Find a Grave memorial 70788117 - Lewis Sanford Cooper, Santa Maria Cemetery District, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California
J.130 The Santa Maria Times (Santa Maria, California), Saturday August 5, 1905, page 1 — 'Octagenarian Joins Silent Majority' obituary of Louis S. Cooper (= Lewis Sanford Cooper [p.42](../../people/p.42%20Lewis%20Sanford%20Cooper.md), catalog Gen-3 chain link patriarch). PRIMARY-SOURCE NEWSPAPER OBITUARY: 'Louis S. Cooper, aged 80 years, 5 months and 5 days, died on Saturday last at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. E. Gingrich.' = PRIMARY-SOURCE-CONFIRMS daughter Sarah Eliza Cooper Gingrich [p.44](../../people/p.44%20Sarah%20Eliza%20Cooper%20Gingrich.md) at non-Find A Grave tier + her Santa Maria CA residence + caregiver role. Death date 'Saturday last' = 29 July 1905 matches [G.133](../G-Cemetery/G.133.yaml) Find A Grave + [F.117](../F-Church-Vital/F.117.yaml) CA Death Index. Age 80y5m5d precise = b. ~24 Feb 1825 (= 2-day discrepancy from [G.133](../G-Cemetery/G.133.yaml) Find A Grave 26 Feb 1825; within tolerance). Funeral Sunday 30 July 1905 at Santa Maria cemetery ( matches [G.133](../G-Cemetery/G.133.yaml) burial location) conducted by Rev. Powers. Biographical datum: Lewis had been 'an invalid for many years and for the past forty was almost totally blind' = blind from ~1865 (age ~40) = lifelong handicap shaped his post-1865 occupational evolution Farmer → Canvasser → invalid-care arrangement. Obit does NOT name Lewis's parents = does NOT directly close hop 3→2 (Joseph 1785 paternity); CA Death Certificate State File #3137 ([F.117](../F-Church-Vital/F.117.yaml)) remains the primary-source target for hop closure.
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).
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.
G.589 Find a Grave memorial 140271250, Sarah Eliza Cooper Gingrich (1855-1920), Santa Maria Cemetery District, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Co., California
J.399 The Santa Maria Daily Times (Santa Maria, Calif.), Monday 16 February 1920, page 1, "Death Claims Mrs. Gingrich"; newspapers.com image 629949790.
D.669 1910 U.S. census, Township 7, Santa Maria city (Ward 3), Santa Barbara Co., California, ED 183, sheet 16B, lines 88-92 (dwelling 416, family 453) — NARA T624
D.670 1920 U.S. census, Santa Maria Precinct No. 3, Santa Maria city, Santa Barbara Co., California, ED 112, sheet 16A, lines 49-50 (dwelling 352, family 364) — NARA T625 roll 146
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
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)