Richard Cooper 1942–1976
Catalog ID p.614 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/614/
Richard Cooper was born on 20 Jun 1942 in Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ, the child of Fredrick Driscoll Cooper. Richard married Eileen L. Iversen (1965). Richard died on 25 Feb 1976 in Newton Memorial Hospital, Newton, Sussex Co., NJ and was buried at Tranquility Cemetery, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ. Two children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 20 Jun 1942 | Green Township, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | L.130, G.221 |
| residence | 1976 | Van Horn Road, Fredon, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | J.411 |
| occupation | plumber | certain | J.411 | |
| death | 25 Feb 1976 | Newton Memorial Hospital, Newton, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | G.221, J.411 |
| burial | Tranquility Cemetery, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ | certain | G.221, J.411 |
Family
Parents
- Father Fredrick Driscoll Cooper 1894–1954
Spouses
- Eileen L. (Iversen) Cooper 1946–2023married Jan 1965, Stanhope, Sussex Co., New Jersey (per Ancestry's decode of place code 1976)C.164, J.411
Siblings
- Jean Kathryn (Cooper) Kilpatrick 1923–2005
- Frederick William Cooper 1924–2004
- Laura Bell (Cooper) Taylor 1926–2007
- Elizabeth Louise (Cooper) Maher 1929–2011
- Carl Orpen Cooper 1930–1977
- Living
- Gary R Cooper 1939–2026
Children
- Living (2) J.411, J.464, J.480
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 Richard Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1950 | D.359 census population 1950 1950 U.S. census, Green Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey, E.D. 19-15, sheet 6, lines 1-6 |
child as "Rickard" |
residence: 10 Apr 1950, Green Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey |
7 further documents not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
Searches recorded
ancestry all 2026-10-19 · THE MARRIAGE OF Richard Cooper AND Eileen L. (Iversen) Cooper, and with it HER MAIDEN NAME - the open question on her file since it was...
Searched for: THE MARRIAGE OF Richard Cooper AND Eileen L. (Iversen) Cooper, and with it HER MAIDEN NAME - the open question on her file since it was created on 2026-10-04 ('Maiden name - open'), which thirteen recorded searches across Ancestry, newspapers.com, GenealogyBank, Find a Grave and Google had failed to document.
THE MOVE THAT WORKED WAS TO STOP SEARCHING FOR HER. Every previous attempt needed a maiden name to search on, which is precisely what was missing. This one went at the marriage from the HUSBAND's side, where the catalog has a full name and firm dates.
Ancestry 'New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016' (coll. 61253), SIGNED IN:
?name=Richard_Cooper&count=50 - 349 rows over 7 pages; PAGES 1 AND 2 READ (100 rows), and the row is #62, on page 2. Pages 3-7 were not read; nothing is claimed for them, and nothing needs to be, since the target was found.Result: FOUND = [C.164], and it answers two questions at once.
'Richard Cooper | Jan 1965 | Stanhope, Sussex, New Jersey | Eileen L Iversen | certificate 02264'. Image downloaded, filed and read on three
ratable_stitch.py stitches: IVERSEN EILEEN L | COOPER RICHARD | 02264 | 1976 | 01/65.
HER MAIDEN NAME IS IVERSEN, and the SPELLING is settled by the page itself: her line reads IVERSEN and two lines below it stands IVERSON GAIL P, so the printout distinguishes the two. This file's prose had been using Iversen and Iverson interchangeably - a marriage-return order on the wrong one would come back empty.
Her middle initial L is attested for the first time; this file carried middle: ''.
THE CATALOG'S OWN HYPOTHESIS IS CONFIRMED, NOT REPLACED. The 'Maiden name - open' section already argued for Iversen from two independent directions: a public-records index listing her at Carolina Shores, N.C. as 'Eileen Iversen Hawke', b. Aug 1946, and [J.479] placing Mrs. Mary Iverson of Byram - mother of her brother Norman S. Petterson - in Sussex Co. in 1970. Byram Township adjoins Stanhope. ⇒ Hypothesis documented; graded certain.
PLACE IS A CODE (1976), NOT A TOWN; 'Stanhope' is Ancestry's decode and is recorded as such. The date reads 01/65 - month and year, no day.
State file no. 02264 makes the RETURN orderable, and it would give her PARENTS - which is the next open question on this file, and the one her brother's surname (Petterson) against her mother's (Iverson) makes interesting.familysearch tree 2026-10-12 · Family Tree: Richard Cooper, b. 1941-1943, d. 1975-1977 (first 100 read); profile GQ4N-7ST families read via the tree API.
Searched for: Family Tree: Richard Cooper, b. 1941-1943, d. 1975-1977 (first 100 read); profile GQ4N-7ST families read via the tree API.
Result: GQ4N-7ST Richard Cooper, b. 20 Jun 1942 Green Twp, d. 25 Feb 1976 Newton; parents Fredrick Driscoll Cooper L48X-FT3 and Emma Augusta Orpen L1HV-G4N; NO spouse and NO children on the profile. Siblings on the tree: Marion Augusta, Jean K, Frederick William, Laura Bell, Elizabeth Louise, Carl Orpen, Gail L (1938), Gary R (1940, GKHM-X3W - also no spouse).
familysearch records 2026-10-11 · SIGNED IN (maintainer's Chrome). Sons Fred and Gregory: Gregory Cooper, b. 1962-1976, residence Sussex, New Jersey (361); Fred* Cooper,...
Searched for: SIGNED IN (maintainer's Chrome). Sons Fred and Gregory: Gregory Cooper, b. 1962-1976, residence Sussex, New Jersey (361); Fred* Cooper, b. 1962-1976, residence Sussex, New Jersey.
Result: INDEX ONLY, NOT TIED TO THIS FAMILY: Sussex-County Gregory Coopers - 'Gregory G/Judith Ann Cooper' b. 31 Mar 1970, Stanhope 2004 and 'Gregory Cooper' b. Mar 1970, Stanhope 1988/1998 (Public Records / Residence Database); 'Gregory Cooper' b. Dec 1969, Hopatcong 1977 and 'Gregory L Cooper' b. 28 Dec 1969, Hopatcong 2004. Nothing names Richard or Eileen; Hopatcong and Stanhope are not Fredon. No Sussex-County Fred/Frederick Cooper of that age.
ancestry all 2026-10-11 · SIGNED IN. Collection 62209 (Index to Public Records 1994-2019): Gregory Cooper, b. 1968 +/-10 NJ, residence Sussex NJ (4,145, filter...
Searched for: SIGNED IN. Collection 62209 (Index to Public Records 1994-2019): Gregory Cooper, b. 1968 +/-10 NJ, residence Sussex NJ (4,145, filter not applied); exact-residence runs for Myrtle Beach SC, Horry Co. SC and Sussex Co. NJ, b. 1967 +/-5 (0 each).
Result: Nothing usable.
newspapers com 2026-10-11 · SIGNED IN. "Richard Cooper" Newton son, NJ, 1961-1976 (151, unworked); "Richard Cooper" Eileen, NJ, 1958-1976 (248; page 1 = graduation...
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Richard Cooper" Newton son, NJ, 1961-1976 (151, unworked); "Richard Cooper" Eileen, NJ, 1958-1976 (248; page 1 = graduation lists); "Mrs. Richard Cooper" son, NJ, 1960-1976 (329).
Result: NJ Herald 17 Mar 1970: 'Mrs. Richard Cooper of Van Horn Road, Fredon', sister of merchant seaman Norman S. Petterson -> [J.479]. No birth notice for Fred or Gregory found yet.
newspapers com 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN. "Richard Cooper" OR "Richard F. Cooper", New Jersey, 25 Feb - 20 Mar 1976 (17 matches).
Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Richard Cooper" OR "Richard F. Cooper", New Jersey, 25 Feb - 20 Mar 1976 (17 matches).
Result: FOUND: New Jersey Herald 26 Feb 1976 p. 2 obituary [J.411], downloaded - widow Eileen, sons Fred and Gregory.
findagrave 2026-10-04 · Not re-run; memorial already in [G.221].
Searched for: Not re-run; memorial already in [G.221].
Result: Not run.
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.
genealogybank 2026-10-04 · Not run this pass.
Searched for: Not run this pass.
Result: Not run.
familysearch records 2026-10-05 · Richard Cooper, b. 1941-1943, d. 1975-1977 (23,319; first 12 read).
Searched for: Richard Cooper, b. 1941-1943, d. 1975-1977 (23,319; first 12 read).
Result: FOUND (index only): SSDI 1:1:VSVM-259 - Richard Cooper, b. 20 Jun 1942, d. Feb 1976, last residence Sussex Co., NJ - agrees with [G.221]/[J.411]; Find a Grave index 1:1:QVV2-5WDL (= [G.221]). Census 1950 [D.359] held; the 1940 census predates his birth (b. 20 Jun 1942). NULL: marriage to Eileen (c. 1960s) not online; 1976 NJ death certificate not online; no Sussex probate or land index online for 1976.
ancestry all 2026-10-06 · Ancestry 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' (coll. 60901): Richard Cooper, birth 1942 +/-1 (name search;...
Searched for: Ancestry 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' (coll. 60901): Richard Cooper, birth 1942 +/-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.
Documents
- D.359 1950 U.S. census, Green Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey, E.D. 19-15, sheet 6, lines 1-6