Michael Cooley's Genealogy Pages

My Cooleys have been identified back to John Cooley, born by 1740 and prossibly died c1811 in Casey county KY. In a bid to try to connect him to other Cooleys, I have created this index of every Cooley male I could find born by 1820 in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio or Indiana. Possibly missing, however, are older male Cooleys, such as fathers, uncles or brothers, who are not listed as the head of household. I hope to remedy that.

I'm doing this principally for the reasons outlined in my study of the Cooleys on the 1810 census for Pennsylvania, as well as to try to undentify some of the seven brothers of the Reuben Ransom Cooley (Rhuben), listed here in under Jackson County, Indiana.

This list can be sorted by first name, age, birth place of state of residence. The notes are mine and are based on my own interpretations of this and other data. Any additions or corrections will be welcomed. Additional information about some of these people can be found at y-desc.html.

1. The father may have been "of North Carolina". Source: "The History of Crawford County Illinois", p636.
2. Jonathan Cooley of La Salle was born c 1808 in PA. He named a son Amasa L, 1840. One would think, then, that the Amasa L born in PA c1787 was the patriarch. " History of Northville Township, LaSalle County, Illinois" says Jonathan Cooley came in 1835.
3. son of Cooley Jabez and Abigail Hancock. Asahel died 1828 in Athens county OH.
4. Died 1808 Hamilton County, OH. His will names sons Ebenezer, Thaddeus, and William; daughters daughters, Margaret Brinton, Martha Davis, and Hannah Walden; grandsons John Brinton, James Brinton, Thomas Brinton and Samuel Brinton.
5. Died 1867 in Greenup co KY. See http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?cooley::ky/boyd::118.html
6. See http://genforum.genealogy.com/cooley/messages/3502.html
7. Hosea was s/o Clark and Sabra Rose (Bancroft), m Statira Roberts, and was of the Benjamin Cooley line.
8. Had previously lived in Chatham and Guilford counties NC.
9. "Index To War of 1812 Pension Files, Vol I: A-F", transcribed by Virgil D White: Cooly, William or William Cooley, SC-15811, Eliza (Hassell) m 1840 Sumner Co TN sd 1874 srv Geroge Sarvel's and Robert Newton's Co's TN Mil, lived Sumner Cty TN.
10. William Cooley's son, Willie T Cooley, did not die until 1964. See http://wt-cooley.net/WT.htm
11. As noted at Thomas Gerber's worldconnect site: Estate lists, Ross Co Ohio, James, John, Susan, Sarah, Mary Jr., Mary Sr, and John Allen Joseph Cooley appointed Admin. of estate of Henry, deceased. Inventory to be appraised by 1) John Allen, 2) Wm. Mikel (Michael) and 3) Susan Wicis. 25 Aug 1813
12. Some researchers suggest that George was William's grandson but I doubt that any of William's sons were of sufficient age to have had children born c1798.
13. Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, 1889.

	First	Age			Birth Place	Residence (by twp) (by county) (by state)			Notes
COOLEY	A	44	M	W	OH	SCIPIO TWP	MEIGS	OH	Asahel m Louisa Stanley, s/o Asahel and Emily (Cowdry)
COOLEY	ABSALOM	50	M	W	KY	CHARLESTOWN TWP	CLARK	IN	m Harriet E Alford
COOLEY	ALONZO S	47	M	W	OH	WATERLOO TWP	ATHENS	OH	Ens Benjamin Cooley line
COOLEY	AMASA L	73	M	W	PA	FREEDOM	LASALLE	IL	poss f/o Jonathan of La Salle²
COOLEY	ANDREW	80	M	W	NC	CATLETTSBURG P O	BOYD	KY	m Catherine Burchett⁸
COOLEY	ASAHEL	42	M	W	OH	LEE TWP	ATHENS	OH	Ens Benjamin Cooley line³
COOLEY	BELA G	45	M	W	OH	GRANVILLE TWP	LICKING	OH	Living next to Hosea Cooley (1786-1871) b Mass⁷
COOLEY	BESELY	56	M	W	NC	APALACHICOLA	FRANKLIN	FL
COOLEY	BRINKLY	49	M	W	NC	HOUSTON P O	HEARD	GA
COOLEY	DAVID F	55	M	W	OH	HIGHLAND TWP	FRANKLIN	IN	d 4 May 1867 m Lettice Petty, 8 Jan 1827, s/o Ebenezer Cooley and Juliana, gs/Jabez Cooley (1730-1808)⁴
COOLEY	DAVID	45	M	W	IN	YORK TWP	PUTNAM	MO	s/o John and Selah (Wright). Stokes co NC line.
COOLY	DEMPSEY	50	M	W	NC	TWP 16 RANGE 10	CALHOUN	AL
COOLEY	E HYRAM	60	M	W	KY	WILLIAMS	JEFFERSON	AL
COOLEY	E	50	M	W	KY	NORTHERN PCT	MARION	OR
COOLEY	EDMOND	43	M	W	KY	HUSTONVILLE P O	CASEY	KY	s/o John and Sarah. (Willis). Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	EDMOND	62	M	W	NC	ASHLAND	BOYD	KY	Poss previously in Cabell co (W)VA⁵
COOLEY	ELIAS	54	M	W	KY	BEE BRANCH TWP	CHARITON	MO	s/o Daniel and Mildred (Ball). Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	F	56	M	W	PA	6-WD PITTSBURGH	ALLEGHENY	PA
COOLEY	FRANCIS	72	M	W	NC	DRESDEN PO	WEAKLEY	TN
COOLY	FREDERICK	41	M	W	PA	NORTH HUNTINGDON TWP	WESTMORELAND	PA
COOLEY	GEORGE	40	M	M	NC	LITTLETON P O	HALIFAX	NC
COOLEY	GEORGE	58	M	W	NC	HUSTONVILLE P O	CASEY	KY	s/o Reuben and Mary (Harris). Stokes co NC line
COOLEY	GEORGE	62	M	W	KY	DRESDEN & PILLOWVILLE P O	WEAKLEY	TN	Prob s/o William Matthews Cooley¹²
COOLEY	GORDON H	52	M	W	OH	HAMILTON TWP	DECATUR	IA
COOLY	HEZEKIAH	55	M	W	PA	SULLIVAN TWP	TIOGA	PA
COOLEY	HORACE	42	M	W	PA	9-WD NEW YORK CITY	NEW YORK	NY
COOLEY	ISAAC	55	M	W	IA	ARCOLA	DOUGLAS	IL	m 1859 Caroline Lounsbury, Franklin co IN, s/o Thaddeus Cooley b 1760 Goshen NY, gs/Jabez Cooley (1730-1808)⁴
COOLEY	ISAIAH	43	M	W	IN	UNION TWP	JASPER	IL	s/o John and Selah (Wright). Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	JACOB	57	M	W	PA	LEXINGTON	SANILAC	MI	m 1834 Theodotia Reynolds in Canada
COOLY	JACOB	64	M	W	NC	BAKERS XROADS	FRANKLIN	IN
COOLEY	JAMES T	44	M	W	NC	YADKINVILLE P O	YADKIN	NC
COOLY	JAMES	41	M	W	NC	MASSEY TWP	PHELPS	MO
COOLEY	JAMES	52	M	W	PA	MONTAGUE P O	MONTAGUE	TX	m2 Emily W Kirkwood
COOLEY	JAMES	58	M	W	PA	CLYDE	ST CLAIR	MI
COOLY	JAMES	67	M	W	PA	DAVIS TWP	FOUNTAIN	IN	prob m Susana Spurgeon, Ross co OH
COOLEY	JAS	44	M	W	KY	STANFORD P O	LINCOLN	KY
COOLEY	JESSEE	47	M	W	KY	NICHOLASVILLE P O	JESSAMINE	KY	probable s/o James Cooley and Patience Baker;
COOLEY	JOEL	40	M	W	OH	ELKTON P O	CRAWFORD	IL	s/o William and Sophia (Havens)
COOLEY	JOHN A	44	M	W	OH	LAWRENCE TWP	TIPPECANOE	IN	m Catherine Powns
COOLEY	JOHN N	53	M	W	PA	SPRINGFIELD TWP	BRADFORD	PA	Poss s/o Isaac and Elizabeth (Norman)
COOLEY	JOHN T	60	M	W	OH	HIGHLAND TWP	FRANKLIN	IN	m Elizabeth Weir, 14 Sep 1820, s/o Ebenezer Cooley and Juliana, gs/Jabez Cooley (1730-1808)⁴
COOLEY	JOHN W	52	M	W	KY	ADAMS TWP	CARROLL	IN	d 1892 AR m Catherine Marsh, fa b IRE
COOLEY	JOHN	40	M	W	PA	20-WD PHILADELPHIA	PHILADELPHIA	PA
COOLEY	JOHN	42	M	W	PA	COLESVILLE	BROOME	NY
COOLEY	JOHN	43	M	W	PA	CONNELLSVILLE BORO	FAYETTE	PA	s/o Jonathan Cooley and Jane Passmore. Wm Cooley/Elizabeth Firmin line.¹³
COOLEY	JOHN	44	M	W	PA	MIDDLETON TWP	COLUMBIANA	OH	Son of James Cooley, later of Jack co TX;
COOLEY	JOHN	58	M	W	KY	WEST INDEPENDENCE	MACON	MO	poss s/o Perrin (1769-1840). Prob Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	JOHN	64	M	W	KY	FLINT RVR TWP	DES MOINES	IA	m Annis Hardin 1816 TN⁶
COOLEY	JOHN	70	M	W	NC	JACKSON TWP	BARTHOLOMEW	IN	s/o Edward and Martha (Raper). Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	JOHN	77	M	W	PA	LAWRENCE TWP	TIPPECANOE	IN	poss s/o Henry (1763-1813) and Mary (Shannon) of Ross co OH¹¹
COOLEY	JONATHAN	52	M	W	PA	NORTHVILLE	LASALLE	IL	m Sarah Scott, had son Amasa L
COOLEY	JOSEPH	40	M	W	OH	ELKTON P O	CRAWFORD	IL	s/o William and Sophia (Havens)
COOLEY	JOSEPH	43	M	W	MO	BRUNSWICK TWP	CHARITON	MO	s/o John and Elizabeth (White). Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	JOSEPH	43	M	W	PA	HANOVER TWP	BEAVER	PA	s/o Robert Cooley and Jane Smith;
COOLY	JOSEPH	59	M	W	KY	JACKSONVILLE PCT	MORGAN	IL
COOLEY	JOSEPH	66	M	W	PA	PERRY TWP	CLINTON	IN	c1791-1863, said to be s/o Henry Cooley of Ross co OH¹¹
COOLEY	L	58	M	W	KY	MECHANICSBURG P O	SANGAMON	IL	Lavina (Willis) wid of John. Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	LEWIS	46	M	W	IN	PLEASANT TWP	APPANOOSE	IA	s/o Thomas and Mary (Evans). Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	LIVY	50	M	W	KY	LANCASTER P O	GARRARD	KY
COOLEY	LYMAN	45	M	W	OH	APPANOOSE TWP	HANCOCK	IL
COOLEY	MATHEW	54	M	W	PA	TYRONE TWP	FAYETTE	PA	prob Wm Cooley/Elizabeth Firmin line.
COOLY	MATHIAS	45	M	W	KY	JACKSBORO P O	JACK	TX	s/o James (1772-1821) and Elizabeth. Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	MILTON	45	M	W	OH	COOLVILLE	ATHENS	OH	Ens Benjamin Cooley line
COOLEY	NOAH	40	M	W	IN	JACKSON TWP	BARTHOLOMEW	IN	s/o John and Selah (Wright). Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	PELEG	48	M	W	OH	TYMOCHTEE TWP	WYANDOT	OH	s/o Peleg and Martha (Bassett)
COOLEY	REUBEN	51	M	W	OH	BROOKVILLE PO	FRANKLIN	IN	m Rebecca Rockafeller, 18 Oct 1830, s/o Ebenezer Cooley and Juliana, gs/Jabez Cooley (1730-1808)⁴
COOLEY	REUBEN	66	M	W	KY	NICHOLASVILLE P O	JESSAMINE	KY	s/o Reuben d 1790s KY
COOLEY	RHUBEN	54	M	W	OH	SEYMOUR	JACKSON	IN	m2 Rhoda (Paramore) Deem
COOLEY	ROBERT	42	M	W	KY	MARIETTA	CRAWFORD	WI
COOLEY	ROBERT	67	M	W	PA	HANOVER TWP	BEAVER	PA	Married Jane Smith, s/o Francis Cooley and Eleanor Vandivort;
COOLY	ROBT W	48	M	W	PA	1-WD BINGHAMTON	BROOME	NY	s/o William and Laura (Keeney)
COOLEY	RUTH	47	M	W	PA	GEORGE TWP	FAYETTE	PA
COOLEY	S H	43	M	W	OH	ONTARIO	KNOX	IL	1880 census says "Samuel H Cooley" and parents b PA
COOLY	SAML	40	M	W	PA	BUCKINGHAM TWP	WAYNE	PA
COOLY	SAML	40	M	W	PA	GEORGE TWP	FAYETTE	PA
COOLEY	SAML	52	M	W	PA	BALDWIN TWP	ALLEGHENY	PA
COOLEY	STEPHEN	50	M	W	NC	HENDERSONVILLE P O	SUMNER	TN
COOLEY	STEPHEN	54	M	W	NC	JACKSON TWP	BARTHOLOMEW	IN	s/o Edward and Martha (Raper). Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	T H	42	M	W	KY	PLEASANT PLAINS P O	SANGAMON	IL	Thomas H s/o John and Sarah (Willis). Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	THOS	43	M	W	NC	1-DIVN	CHEROKEE	AL
COOLEY	TIMOTHY	53	M	W	KY	EAST CHARITON TWP	MACON	MO	s/o James (1772-1821) and Elizabeth. Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	WASHINGTON	49	M	W	OH	ALEXANDER TWP	ATHENS	OH	s/o Asahel and Milly, Benj Cooley line
COOLEY	WELDON	50	M	M	NC	LITTLETON P O	HALIFAX	NC
COOLEY	WILLIAM W	47	M	W	KY	WISESMILL P O	WEBSTER	KY
COOLEY	WILLIAM	40	M	B	NC	KERNERSVILLE	FORSYTH	NC
COOLEY	WILLIAM	40	M	M	PA	16-WD NEW YORK CITY	NEW YORK	NY
COOLEY	WILLIAM	41	M	W	MO	BRUNSWICK TWP	CHARITON	MO	s/o John and Elizabeth (White). Stokes co NC line.
COOLEY	WILLIAM	41	M	W	PA	GUILFORD	CHENANGO	NY
COOLEY	WILLIAM	47	M	W	PA	CONNELLSVILLE BORO	FAYETTE	PA	m Mary McBride. Wm Cooley/Elizabeth Firmin line.
COOLEY	WILLIAM	47	M	W	PA	ELIZABETH TWP	ALLEGHENY	PA	William Robert Cooley (1816-1907) m Lovina Mains
COOLEY	WILLIAM	51	M	W	KY	FAIRFIELD	SOLANO	CA
COOLEY	WILLIAM	55	M	W	KY	MT AIRY PCT	GREENE	IL
COOLEY	WILLIAM	63	M	W	PA	ELKTON P O	CRAWFORD	IL	1797-1877 m 1818 OH, Sophia Havens, poss s/o William¹
COOLY	WILLIAM	69	M	W	NC	GALLATIN P O	SUMNER	TN	m Eliza Hassell⁹
COOLEY	WM	42	M	W	IN	AUBURN TWP	SHAWNEE	KS	s/o John Andrew Cooley Jr (1795-1864)¹⁰
COOLEY	WM	74	M	W	KY	BENTON TWP	KNOX	MO	m Martha (Salley) Reed. Prob Stokes co NC line

Cooley Heads of Household, 1860