Ray M Van Marter
KINGMAN- Funeral services for ray M. Van Marter, 70, who died Sunday in a Phoenix hospital, will be at 2 p.m. today in the Kingman elks Lodge.
Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.
A native of Verdi, Nev., Mr. Van Marter was brought to Kingman in 1900. His father started a mortuary here in 1910 and Mr. Van Marter was licensed as a practicing mortician in 1923.
In addition to his mortuary business here, Mr. Van Marter was a rancher and had several mining interests in Mohave County.
He was a Mohave County supervisor here for eight years as a member of the Mohave County school board.
Mr. Van Marter was a Mason and a member of the Kingman Lodge 27. He also belonged to Elks Lodge 468.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; two sons, Ray Jr. of Phoenix and Jack of Kingman; a sister, Mrs. Arthur Black of Kingman; a brother out of state; and three grandchildren.

Source: The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) Mar. 12, 1968 Tue.

VAN MARTER RESTORATION OF NAME
Charles R Cooper and Frank N Cooper, his son, on application to the District Court of Mohave County A.T., in session at Kingman the 3d of April, 1905, granted a change of Sir Name from Cooper to Van Marter. The children of C.R. Cooper being all minors, except the said Frank N. Cooper.
The Action of the Court restores to the entire family the name of Van Marter. As a matter fact Van Marter is and always has been the true name of C. R. Cooper, and he has a brother living who is married and has a family off three children whose name is Van Marter, and who has always gone under that name. Mr. Cooper has always supposed until recently that he was adopted at an early age by one Mathew M. Cooper, of Solano County, California and from his earliest recollections has been called by the name of his adopted parents, in which family he was raised, and has always presumed such adoption to be legal. Mr. Cooper recently caused a search to be made of the records of said Solano County and found as a matter of fact that his name is Van Marter and always has been his true name. This fact alone was sufficient cause for the applicant to ask the court to drop the name of Cooper and be allowed his true name of Van Marter. In consequences of bearing the name of Cooper the members of his family have been subjected to much annoyance and inconvenience by reason of the impertinence and idle curiosity of people who desire to learn the exact relationship existing between him and his brother F.M. Van Marter and the difference of the names of the two families, made it necessary to enter into explanations which involved matters of family history of which the general public had no concern an it became of more importance to the younger members of the respective families as they grew older. Mr. Cooper and the members of his family and his brothers believe it to be to the best interest of all concerned that the name of Cooper be dropped and resume their true name of Van Marter. Mr. Cooper as well as all members of his family will henceforth be known as Van Marter.
Fresno, Nevada City and Grass Valley, Cal., and Reno, Nevada, papers please copy
April 3, 1905 District Court of Mohave County A.T. in Session Kingman, Arizona

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CENSUS RECORDS
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Ray M Van Marter
Respondent: Yes
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: Nevada
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Mohave, Arizona
Street: Beale Street
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Mohave, Arizona
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 4B
Occupation: Mortician
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Class of Worker: Employer
Ray M Van Marter 42
Marjorie Van Marter 37
Ray M Van Marter 13


1930 United States Federal Census
Name: R*Y M Van Mantes
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: Nevada
Race: White
Home in 1930: Kingman, Mohave, Arizona
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Marjorie Van Mantes
Father's Birthplace: California
Mother's Birthplace: California
Household Members: Name Age
R*Y M Van Mantes 32
Marjorie Van Mantes 26
Ray Van Mantes 3


1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Ray Van Marter
[Ray Vanmarter]
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1897
Birthplace: Nevada
Home in 1920: Kingman, Mohave, Arizona
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Charles R Van Marter
Father's Birthplace: California
Mother's Name: Josephine Van Marter
Mother's Birthplace: California
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charles R Van Marter 60
Josephine Van Marter 55
Ray Van Marter 23
Robert Van Marter 18
Lorreta Van Marter 16


DRAFT CARD REG.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Ray Marion Vanmarter
County: Mohave
State: Arizona
Birthplace: Nevada;United States of America
Birth Date: 14 Jul 1897
FHL Roll Number: 1522646
DraftBoard: 0
Age:
Source Citation: Registration Location: Mohave County, Arizona; Roll: 1522646; Draft Board: 0.

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Roy Vanmarter
Age in 1910: 12
Birth Year: 1898
Birthplace: Canada
[Nevada]
Home in 1910: Kingman, Mohave, Arizona
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Charles R Vanmarter
Father's Birthplace: California
Mother's Name: Josephine Vanmarter
Mother's Birthplace: California
Household Members: Name Age
Charles R Vanmarter 50
Josephine Vanmarter 46
Everett Vanmarter 20
Louie Vanmarter 18
Mabel Vanmarter 15
Roy Vanmarter 12
Robert Vanmarter 8
Loretta Vanmarter 5
Samuel B Turner 23
John Brown 61


CENSUS RECORD FOR COOPER FAMILY (before change back to VAN MARTER name-Never legally adopted by Cooper family)

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Ray M Cooper (VAN MARTER)
Age: 2
Birth Date: Jul 1897
Birthplace: Nevada
Home in 1900: Township 5, Fresno, California
[Selma, Fresno, California]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Charles R Cooper (VAN MARTER)
Father's Birthplace: California
Mother's Name: Josie M Cooper
Mother's Birthplace: California
Occupation: View on Image
Household Members: Name Age
Charles R Cooper 40 (VAN MARTER)
Josie M Cooper 35 (VAN MARTER)
Frank N Cooper 16 (VAN MARTER)
Elsie L Cooper 13 (VAN MARTER)
Evert L Cooper 10 (VAN MARTER)
Lonnie L Cooper 8 (VAN MARTER)
Mabel M Cooper 5 (VAN MARTER)
Ray M Cooper 2 (VAN MARTER)