The Coopers of Long Hill

Elsie (Cooper) Cruver 1897–1951

Catalog ID p.652 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/652/

Elsie (Cooper) Cruver was born on 21 Feb 1897, the daughter of Samuel Jones Cooper and Lulu (Beers) Cooper. She married Leroy Cruver (1920). She died on 4 Mar 1951 in Easton Hospital, Wilson Borough, Northampton Co. PA and was buried on 9 Mar 1951. Five children are recorded.

Facts

EventDatePlace / detailCertaintySources
birth 21 Feb 1897 certain F.191, D.385, D.384, D.385
residence 1900 Oxford Twp, Warren Co., NJ certain D.665
residence 1910 Upper Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton Co., PA certain D.666
residence 6 Jun 1940 Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania certain D.384
death 4 Mar 1951 Easton Hospital, Wilson Borough, Northampton Co. PA certain F.191, J.170, F.192
burial 9 Mar 1951 certain F.191, G.228, G.160

Family

Parents

Spouses

Siblings

Children

  1. Milton Cooper Cruver 1924–2004
  2. Paul S. Cruver 1922 D.384, J.412
  3. Martin L. Cruver Sr 1927–2012 D.384, J.412, J.533
  4. Victor Leroy Cruver 1927–2020 D.384, J.412, J.532
  5. Terry Lee Cruver 1935–2003 D.384, J.412, J.534

Family tree

Solid lines and outlines: certain. Dashed: probable or weaker. Open the full tree (four generations)

Leroy CruverLeroy Cruver1893–1951Elsie (Cooper) CruverElsie (Cooper) Cruver1897–1951Samuel Jones CooperSamuel Jones Cooper1869–1951Calvin Chandler CooperCalvin Chandler Cooper1836–1919Rachel (Jones) CooperRachel (Jones) Cooper1836–1918Lulu (Beers) CooperLulu (Beers) Cooper1869–1958Milton Cooper CruverMilton Cooper Cruver1924–2004Victor Leroy CruverVictor Leroy Cruver1927–2020Martin L. Cruver SrMartin L. Cruver Sr1927–2012Terry Lee CruverTerry Lee Cruver1935–2003

In the documents

Every published document that names Elsie (Cooper) Cruver, in date order, with what that document itself records.

DateDocumentRoleWhat it records
1 Jun 1900 D.665 census population 1900
1900 U.S. census, Oxford Township, Warren Co., New Jersey, ED 195, sheet 1A, lines 36-45 (dwellings 9 and 10) — NARA T623
 child
as "Elsie"
residence: 1900, Oxford Twp, Warren Co., NJ
20 Apr 1910 D.666 census population 1910
1910 U.S. census, Upper Mount Bethel Township (part of), Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, ED 124, sheet 4B, lines 70-75 (dwelling 90, family 90) — NARA T624
 child
as "Elsie, 13"
residence: 1910, Upper Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton Co., PA
5 Jan 1920 D.290 census population 1920
1920 U.S. census, Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, ED 161, sheet 2B, lines 57-62 (dwelling 36, family 37) and 94-97 (dwelling 47, famil…
 child
as "Elsie, 22, teacher"
1930-04 D.385 federal census
1930 US Federal Census, Upper Mt Bethel Twp, Northampton Co. PA (Sheet 10B) — LeRoy W. Cruver household (dwelling/family 280): LeRoy W. 36 (b. PA, m. at 26) + w…
 spouse
as "Elsie C."
6 Jun 1940 D.384 federal census
1940 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; S.D. 21, E.D. 48-1[?]5, sheet 16B; enumerated 6 Jun…
 spouse
as "Elsie"
residence: 6 Jun 1940, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
19 Apr 1950 D.720 census population 1950
1950 U.S. census, Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, ED 48-144, sheet 39, lines 15-17 (serial 391) - NARA
 spouse
as "Elsie C"
residence: 1950, Upper Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
occupation: 1950, Farm helper (without pay), farm

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

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Searches recorded

findagrave 2026-10-04 · Not re-run; memorial already in [G.228].
Searched for: Not re-run; memorial already in [G.228].
Result: Not run.
newspapers com 2026-10-04 · Not re-run; obituary already in [J.170].
Searched for: Not re-run; obituary already in [J.170].
Result: Not run.
familysearch tree 2026-10-13 · FamilySearch tree: Elsie Cooper, b. 1896-1898, d. 1951, spouse surname Cruver.
Searched for: FamilySearch tree: Elsie Cooper, b. 1896-1898, d. 1951, spouse surname Cruver.
Result: FOUND GPH6-2K4: b. 21 Feb 1897 New Jersey, d. 4 Mar 1951 Wilson, Northampton Co., Pa.; residences 1900 Oxford Twp, 1910/1930/1950 Upper Mount Bethel; parents Samuel Jones Cooper and Lulu Beer; spouse Leroy Wilson Cruver 1893-1951 (L2K7-YW1); four children - Milton Cooper Cruver 1924-2004 (GPH6-LL1), Martin Luther Cruver 1927-2012 (LRKT-MSH), Victor Leroy Cruver 1927-2020 (P97H-LST), Terry Lee Cruver 1935-2003 (GPH6-9XH). Paul S. Cruver (in the catalog's list) is not on the tree. The children's death years are LEADS - their sources not opened; post-1995 deaths are candidates for the Google obituary search.
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 · Elsie Cruver, 1950 census collection (43; first 8 read).
Searched for: Elsie Cruver, 1950 census collection (43; first 8 read).
Result: FOUND: 1950 Upper Mt. Bethel [D.720]. Already held: 1900 [D.665], 1910 [D.666], 1920 [D.290], 1930 [D.385], 1940 [D.383]/[D.384]. NULL: PA state census - none taken; Northampton Co. probate 1951 and land indexes not online.
ancestry all 2026-10-06 · Ancestry 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' (coll. 60901): Elsie Cruver, birth 1897 +/-1 (name search; up...
Searched for: Ancestry 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' (coll. 60901): Elsie Cruver, birth 1897 +/-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.

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