Submitted by michael_95073 Note added Wed Jun 20 13:18:29 2012
She was first married to her cousin, Cornelius Cooley, and had four sons. See the entry for him for more information. Submitted by michael_95073 Note added Sun Sep 15 15:46:13 2013
From: Sandra Stanton Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 06:42:18 -0700 (PDT) Re: Cornelius and Dorothy Cooley redux
Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002; Records for Clay County, page 79 (Database on Ancestry.com) The marriage is indexed as Joel Smith to Dorothy Hooley. However, even with a very faded copy you can read it as "Cooley". The marriage took place on 12 Feb 1843 and was recorded on 1 Nov 1843.