Roland Warren Cooper 1901–1971

Catalog ID p.624 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/624/

Roland Warren Cooper was born on 26 Oct 1901 in Andover, Sussex Co. NJ, the son of Warren Edgar Cooper. He married Lethia Smith (1930). He died on 12 Nov 1971 and was buried at Andover Cemetery, Andover, Sussex Co. NJ. One child is recorded.

Facts

Event	Date	Place / detail	Certainty	Sources
birth	26 Oct 1901	Andover, Sussex Co. NJ	certain	L.135, Find A Grave #27719462
residence	1 Jun 1905	Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 63 / family 65	certain	E.38
residence	30 Apr 1910	Andover Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey	certain	D.364
residence	9 Jan 1920	Township of Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 65 / family 68	certain	D.881
residence	15 Apr 1930	Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey	certain	D.365
residence	16 Feb 1942	Main St., Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey	certain	B.136
residence	1 Apr 1950	Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey - Main Road [index-tier], dwelling serial 5, a farm	certain	D.366
occupation	1920	Laborer, steam railway	certain	D.881
occupation	15 Apr 1930	Laborer, Highway	certain	D.365
occupation	16 Feb 1942	Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey	certain	B.136
occupation	1950	Assistant Foreman, Railroad	certain	D.366
occupation		U.S. Navy, Carpenter's Mate 3rd Class (enlisted 30 Sep 1925, discharged 30 Sep 1929; service no. 288-14-85)	certain	B.110
death	12 Nov 1971		certain	Find A Grave #27719462, B.110
burial		Andover Cemetery, Andover, Sussex Co. NJ	certain	Find A Grave #27719462, B.110

Family

Parents

Father Warren Edgar Cooper 1874–1938

Spouses

Lethia (Smith) Cooper 1909–2003
married Mar 1930, Hackettstown, Warren Co., N.J.
C.182, L.135, J.258, C.134

Siblings

Children

Roland W Cooper Jr 1931

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

Date	Document	Role	What it records
5 Jun 1905	E.38 state census household New Jersey State Census 1905, Schedule No. 1 - Population, Andover Borough, Sussex County, sheet 3, lines 1-12 - dwelling 61 (Thomas W. Cooper), dwelling 62 / f…	enumerated as "Cooper, Roland W."	residence: 1 Jun 1905, Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 63 / family 65
30 Apr 1910	D.364 federal census 1910 US Federal Census, Population - Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; E.D. 168, sheet 4A; enumerated 30 April 1910 by Edgar Hunt [?].	child as "Roland W."	residence: 30 Apr 1910, Andover Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey
30 Apr 1910	D.875 federal census household 1910 U.S. federal census, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 168, sheet 17A, dwelling 4 / family 4, lines 6-10 - the Warren E. Cooper household of …	child as "- Roland W"	residence: 30 Apr 1910, Andover Twp, Sussex Co., New Jersey
5 Jun 1915	E.37 state census household Census of the State of New Jersey, 1915, County of Sussex, Andover Borough, sheet 3, line 37 - dwelling/family 66, the Warren E. Cooper household of six, with M…	child as "Roland W"	birth: Oct 1901 probable residence: 5 Jun 1915, Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey
9 Jan 1920	D.881 federal census household 1920 U.S. federal census, Township of Andover, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 126, sheet 4A, dwelling 65 / family 68, lines 12-17 - the Warren E. Cooper househol…	child as "Cooper, Roland W"	residence: 1920, Township of Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 65 / family 68 occupation: 1920, Laborer, steam railway
15 Apr 1930	D.365 federal census 1930 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Andover Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 1, E.D. 19-1, sheet 1B; enumerated 15 April 1930 by Mrs Mabel Wil…	child as "Roland"	residence: 15 Apr 1930, Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey occupation: 15 Apr 1930, Laborer, Highway
15 Apr 1930	D.879 federal census household 1930 U.S. federal census, Andover Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 1-1, sheet 1B, dwelling 24 / family 24, lines 76-82 - the Warren Cooper household of se…	child as "- Roland"	residence: 15 Apr 1930, Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey
10 Apr 1940	D.373 federal census 1940 US Federal Census (Sixteenth Census), Population Schedule - Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey; Supervisor's District 7, Enumeration District 19-1, sh…	head as "Cooper, Roland W."	residence: 10 Apr 1940, Andover Borough, Sussex Co., NJ occupation: 10 Apr 1940, Truck Driver, County Road
1 Apr 1950	D.366 federal census household Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, Population and Housing, Form P1 - New Jersey, Sussex County, Andover, Enumeration District 19-1, sheet 1, lines 8…	head as "Cooper, Roland W."	residence: 1 Apr 1950, Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey - Main Road [index-tier], dwelling serial 5, a farm occupation: Assistant Foreman, Railroad, class of worker P (private employer)

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

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

findagrave 2026-10-03 · Roland Cooper, b. 1901 +/- 1, d. 1971 +/- 1, New Jersey (7 matches).

Searched for: Roland Cooper, b. 1901 +/- 1, d. 1971 +/- 1, New Jersey (7 matches). (link)

Result: Only his own memorial: Roland W Cooper, 26 Oct 1901 - 12 Nov 1971, Andover Cemetery, Andover, Sussex Co., memorial 27719462 (already cited). The rest are R-middle-initial Coopers in FL, TN, PA, OH. Nothing new.

familysearch tree 2026-10-03 · Roland Cooper, b. 1900-1902, d. 1970-1972.

Searched for: Roland Cooper, b. 1900-1902, d. 1970-1972.

Result: Profile GSTD-Z17, Roland W Cooper: b. 26 Oct 1901 NJ; marriage 1930 NJ; d. 12 Nov 1971; parents Warren Edgar Cooper (9NY6-3XM) and Carrie F McDavit; spouse Lethia Smith (GK8L-9D5, 1909-2003); NO children attached (the catalog's son Roland W Cooper Jr is absent). Attached sources the catalog does not hold: NJ state census 1905 and 1915, 'United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940', 'New Jersey, Bride Index, 1930-1938' (Roland Cooper). Census 1910-1950 and the Find a Grave index already covered by catalog entries or not needed.

ancestry all 2026-10-03 · Roland W Cooper, b. 1901 +/- 1 New Jersey, d. 1971 +/- 1, all collections (68 results).

Searched for: Roland W Cooper, b. 1901 +/- 1 New Jersey, d. 1971 +/- 1, all collections (68 results).

Result: Tree 'sisco Family Tree' (thomassisco44, tree 688469 = [L.135]): b. 26 Oct 1901 Andover, d. 12 Nov 1971 Newton, Sussex. Records for him not in the catalog: 'U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985' (Roland W. Cooper, 26 Oct 1901 - 12 Nov 1971) and 'U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940' (same dates); plus the Find a Grave index and a private member photo. The rest of the page is English and other Coopers. See to-do.

newspapers com 2026-10-03 · SIGNED IN. "Roland W. Cooper", New Jersey papers, 1918-1972 (7 matches).

Searched for: SIGNED IN. "Roland W. Cooper", New Jersey papers, 1918-1972 (7 matches). (link)

Result: Obituary already held: New Jersey Herald 14 Nov 1971 p. 2 (= [J.161]). NEW: New Jersey Herald (Newton) 13 Mar 1930 p. 5, MARRIAGES column - read on screen only, NOT at zoom (the viewer would not hold still for a crop): 'COOPER-SMITH - March 1[?], at Hackettstown, by Rev. John S. Burton, Roland W. Cooper, of Andover and Miss Lethia Smith of Johnsonburg.' Also New Jersey Herald 28 Dec 1933 p. 1 (not opened), Sunday News (Ridgewood) 1942 and Courier-News 1960 (other papers; not opened). See to-do.

genealogybank 2026-10-03 · SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Roland Cooper, 1918-1972, New Jersey papers, keyword Andover (18 results; 150 New Jersey hits without the keyword).

Searched for: SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Roland Cooper, 1918-1972, New Jersey papers, keyword Andover (18 results; 150 New Jersey hits without the keyword).

Result: Obituary 14 Nov 1971 New Jersey Herald (already held, [J.161]). Otherwise a run of 15 New Jersey Herald items 22 Aug - 31 Oct 1963 (opened 2026-10-03 under Roland Norman Cooper's search: a repeated classified advertisement, 'WHITEWASHING exteriors or interiors. ROLAND COOPER, R.D. 1, Great Meadows, N.J.' - that is Roland N. Roland Norman Cooper of Great Meadows, NOT this Roland; it matched the Andover keyword only through other items on the page) and Jersey Journal 8 Jul 1941 (not opened). No other death or family item surfaced.

Documents

D.364 1910 US Federal Census, Population - Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; E.D. 168, sheet 4A; enumerated 30 April 1910 by Edgar Hunt [?].
D.365 1930 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Andover Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 1, E.D. 19-1, sheet 1B; enumerated 15 April 1930 by Mrs Mabel Wilson.
D.366 Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, Population and Housing, Form P1 - New Jersey, Sussex County, Andover, Enumeration District 19-1, sheet 1, lines 8-16 - dwelling serials 4 to 7. Sheet started 1 April 1950; enumerator's signature Lethia Cooper; checked 3 April 1950. Ancestry collection 62308, record 164485711, image 43290879-New_Jersey-157845-0002; NARA roll 4223, NAID 43290879.
D.373 1940 US Federal Census (Sixteenth Census), Population Schedule - Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey; Supervisor's District 7, Enumeration District 19-1, sheet [?]A; enumerated 10 April 1940 by Ralph P. Horton [?].
D.875 1910 U.S. federal census, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 168, sheet 17A, dwelling 4 / family 4, lines 6-10 - the Warren E. Cooper household of five; enumerated 30 April 1910 by Edgar Hunt; NARA T624 roll 909, FHL microfilm 1374922.
D.879 1930 U.S. federal census, Andover Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 1-1, sheet 1B, dwelling 24 / family 24, lines 76-82 - the Warren Cooper household of seven, with the McDavit household of dwelling 25 on line 83; enumerated 15 April 1930 by Mrs. Mabel Wilson; FHL microfilm 2341119.
E.37 Census of the State of New Jersey, 1915, County of Sussex, Andover Borough, sheet 3, line 37 - dwelling/family 66, the Warren E. Cooper household of six, with Martin W. McDavitt on the line immediately above; enumerated 5 June 1915 by Roy C. Van Syckle. Ancestry collection 61558, image 48182_554666-00005; NJSA reference L-15, film 59.
D.881 1920 U.S. federal census, Township of Andover, Sussex County, New Jersey, ED 126, sheet 4A, dwelling 65 / family 68, lines 12-17 - the Warren E. Cooper household of six, with the Herbert J. Manis household of family 67 on lines 8-11 above it; enumerated 9-10 January 1920 by C[lare]nce[?] P. Fritts; NARA T625 roll 1068.
E.38 New Jersey State Census 1905, Schedule No. 1 - Population, Andover Borough, Sussex County, sheet 3, lines 1-12 - dwelling 61 (Thomas W. Cooper), dwelling 62 / family 64 (Stephen T. McDavit), dwelling 63 / family 65 (Warren E. Cooper) and dwelling 64 / family 66 (Sadie A. and Albert A. Cooper); enumerated 5 June 1905 by Joseph Ay[ar]s[?]; NJSA reference L-15, film 39.