Dorothy (Cooper) Dowling 1925–2009
Catalog ID p.606 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/606/
Dorothy (Cooper) Dowling was born in 1925, probably the daughter of Clark Caleb Cooper and Nellie M (Washer) Cooper. She married William Dowling. She died on 17 Feb 2009 in The Villages, Sumter Co., Florida and was probably buried at Newton Cemetery, Newton, Sussex Co., New Jersey. Three children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 1925 | certain | G.215 | |
| residence | 1950 | Newton, Sussex Co., New Jersey | certain | D.717 |
| occupation | Limestone Products, Andover (retired) | certain | J.410 | |
| death | 17 Feb 2009 | The Villages, Sumter Co., Florida | certain | J.410 |
| burial | Newton Cemetery, Newton, Sussex Co., New Jersey | probable | G.623 |
Family
Parents
- Father Clark Caleb Cooper 1888–1943
- Mother Nellie M (Washer) Cooper 1902–2000 probable D.717
Spouses
- William Dowling 1924–1999 G.215, J.410
Siblings
- Harry Clark Cooper 1906–1974 half
- Robert A Cooper 1917–1938 half
- Charles G Cooper 1926–2006
Children
- Living (3) J.410
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 Dorothy (Cooper) Dowling, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | G.623 cemetery memorial Find a Grave memorial 63697508, 'Dorothy C. Dowling' (1925-), Newton Cemetery, Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, with a photograph of the Clark C. Cooper famil… |
deceased as "Dorothy C. Dowling / DOROTHY C. DOWLING" |
birth: 1925 |
| 5 Apr 1930 | D.353 federal census 1930 US Federal Census (Fifteenth Census), Population Schedule - Andover Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey; Enumeration District 19-2, sheet 2A; enumerated 5 Apr… |
child as "Dorothy" |
residence: 5 Apr 1930, Andover Twp, Sussex Co., NJ |
| 29 Apr 1940 | D.354 federal census 1940 US Federal Census (Sixteenth Census), Population Schedule - Andover Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey; Supervisor's District 7, Enumeration District 19-2, s… |
child as "Dorothy" |
residence: 29 Apr 1940, Andover Twp, Sussex Co., NJ |
| 26 May 1950 | D.717 census population 1950 1950 U.S. census, Newton (Township), Sussex Co., New Jersey, ED 19-30, sheet 15, lines 23-28 (serial 141) - NARA |
spouse as "Dorothy" |
residence: 1950, Newton, Sussex Co., New Jersey |
5 further documents not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Birthplace not established.
Searches recorded
ancestry all 2026-10-19 · HER MARRIAGE TO William Dowling WILLIAM J. DOWLING - the gap the sweep's worklist carried at 'no search recorded'. Ancestry 'New Jersey,...
Searched for: HER MARRIAGE TO William Dowling WILLIAM J. DOWLING - the gap the sweep's worklist carried at 'no search recorded'. Ancestry 'New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016' (coll. 61253), SIGNED IN - the collection that dated four other marriages in this family today ([C.160]-[C.164]).
Searched on the RARER of the two surnames:
?name=William_Dowling&count=50 - 79 rows, BOTH PAGES READ, i.e. the whole of the engine's answer. The set is a fuzzy surname match and includes Dehling, Dahling, Dilling and Dooling, so a true 'Dowling' row cannot have been excluded by spelling.
Reciprocal check from her side: ?name=Dorothy_Cooper&count=50 - 277 rows over 6 pages, page 1 scanned for a Dowling spouse. Pages 2-6 not read, and nothing is claimed for them; the Dowling read is the one that carries the result.Result: NULL, AND IT IS A COMPLETE READ ON THE SURNAME THAT MATTERS. No William Dowling marriage to any Cooper appears anywhere in the New Jersey index, 1901-2016.
AND BOTH DIRECTIONS ARE COVERED BY THAT ONE SEARCH, which is worth stating because it is what makes the null worth anything: Ancestry indexes BOTH PARTIES out of these volumes - [C.162]'s Carl O Cooper row is drawn from a Bride index - so a marriage entered under the bride's name still returns when the groom is searched.
WHAT IT BOUNDS. She was born 1925 and was at Newton, Sussex Co. in 1950 [D.717]; he was born 1924 and died 1999; they lie together in Newton Cemetery on the Clark C. Cooper family stone [G.622], and her 2009 obituary calls her 'predeceased by her husband, William' [J.410]. ⇒ A marriage certainly happened; New Jersey has no indexed record of it.
NEXT: the New York and Pennsylvania indexes (Sussex Co. is forty miles from Port Jervis, N.Y. and borders Pennsylvania at the Delaware), and pages 2-6 of the Dorothy Cooper list to make that side complete too.
One row noted and NOT pursued: 'Jason W Dowling | Aug 1952 | Newton, Sussex | Jennie M Reilinger' - a Dowling marrying at Newton in the right decade. Possibly his kin; nothing here connects them, and it is recorded so it is not re-noticed as new.
findagrave 2026-10-04 · Dorothy Dowling, b. 1925 +/- 1, New Jersey (2 results).
Searched for: Dorothy Dowling, b. 1925 +/- 1, New Jersey (2 results).
Result: Memorial 63697508 'Dorothy C. Dowling', 1925 - unknown, Newton Cemetery = [G.215]. The other result (Dorothy Crouse Dowling 1924-2009, Stewartsville) is a different woman.
genealogybank 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN. New Jersey obituaries, Dorothy Dowling, keyword Cooper (1 result).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. New Jersey obituaries, Dorothy Dowling, keyword Cooper (1 result).
Result: FOUND: New Jersey Herald 21 Feb 2009, 'DOWLING, DOROTHY COOPER: Memorial service: Today, 1 p.m., Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, The Villages.' (text only; cited in [J.410]).
newspapers com 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN. "Dorothy Dowling" OR "Dorothy C. Dowling", all places, 15 Jan - 15 Mar 2009 (6 matches).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Dorothy Dowling" OR "Dorothy C. Dowling", all places, 15 Jan - 15 Mar 2009 (6 matches).
Result: FOUND: New Jersey Herald 19 Feb 2009 p. A3, Deaths item and full obituary [J.410], downloaded.
familysearch tree 2026-10-04 · Not run this pass.
Searched for: Not run this pass.
Result: Not run.
ancestry all 2026-10-04 · Not run this pass.
Searched for: Not run this pass.
Result: Not run.
familysearch records 2026-10-05 · Dorothy Dowling, b. 1923-1927, spouse William (6,978); Dorothy Dowling, b. 1923-1927, any place New Jersey (767); William Dowling,...
Searched for: Dorothy Dowling, b. 1923-1927, spouse William (6,978); Dorothy Dowling, b. 1923-1927, any place New Jersey (767); William Dowling, spouse Dorothy, residence Sussex Co. NJ, 1950 census (3).
Result: FOUND: 1950 Newton [D.717] - with husband William (26, b. Pa., creamery laborer), Thomas 6, Judith E. 4, Linda 2, and her mother Nellie Cooper, 47, widow. NOT HER: Dorothy C. Dowling b. 2 Sep 1924, d. 8 Nov 2009, of Easton/Phillipsburg (GenealogyBank obituary index) - a different woman (ours d. 17 Feb 2009, The Villages, Fla. [J.410]). NULL: no marriage record (c. 1943, Thomas b. ~1944) found; Florida 2009 death record not online; no land index online.
ancestry all 2026-10-06 · Ancestry 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' (coll. 60901): Dorothy Dowling, birth 1925 +/-1 (name search;...
Searched for: Ancestry 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' (coll. 60901): Dorothy Dowling, birth 1925 +/-1 (name search; up to 12 candidate records opened and filtered on given name and birth year).
Result: NULL - no record matching name and birth year among the candidates.
ancestry all 2026-10-06 · Ancestry 'U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995' (coll. 2469): name 'Dorothy Dowling', keyword 'Newton' (rows kept where given name, initial,...
Searched for: Ancestry 'U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995' (coll. 2469): name 'Dorothy Dowling', keyword 'Newton' (rows kept where given name, initial, surname and town match).
Result: FOUND (index rows only): 'Dorothy Dowling', Newton, NJ, 1946, 1950, 1952; spouse 'William J Dowling' / 'William Dowling'.
Documents
- D.353 1930 US Federal Census (Fifteenth Census), Population Schedule - Andover Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey; Enumeration District 19-2, sheet 2A; enumerated 5 April 1930 by Mrs. Mabel Wilson.
- D.354 1940 US Federal Census (Sixteenth Census), Population Schedule - Andover Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey; Supervisor's District 7, Enumeration District 19-2, sheet 4A; enumerated 29 April 1940.
- D.717 1950 U.S. census, Newton (Township), Sussex Co., New Jersey, ED 19-30, sheet 15, lines 23-28 (serial 141) - NARA
- G.623 Find a Grave memorial 63697508, 'Dorothy C. Dowling' (1925-), Newton Cemetery, Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, with a photograph of the Clark C. Cooper family stone