Re: Shirley Wilcox's John Cooley

From: Shirley Wilcox <slwilcox_at_juno.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:27:49 -0500

Michael,

Here is further information on suspected Cooley descendants of John
Cooley and Annis Ann Harden. There are portions that are still in the
"hypothesis" stage. Many of the male lines seemed to have died out.

I. Nancy Ann Cooley, b. 3 Nov. 1818, near Columbia, Adair Co., KY; d. 8
May 1912, Lakeport, Lake Co., CA; m. Jacob Fees, 9 Feb. 1836, Adair Co., KY
II. ?Felix Cooley, b. Oct 1820, KY; d. 20 Oct 1913, bur Glendale Cem.,
Des Moines, Polk Co., IA; m. Sarah Maria Wroth, d/o Benjamin Wroth &
Orpha O Hoyt. They had 6 children, 4 living in 1900
     1. William H. b. c1845, IA, d. 4 May 1923, Prairie twp., Jackson
Co., MO (d/c says father was Felix & he was a widower); m. Mary Ann
(Clark) Roth, 5 Oct 1893, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA; no ch?
     2. Mary J., b. Mch 1847, IA; d. 1910-20, Polk Co., IA; d. 1910-20?;
m Samuel Mills; on 1870 census Des Moines, Polk Co., IA living with her
parents; in 1910 her widowed father Felix Cooley lives with them
     3. Benjamin F., b. ca 1849, IA; m Martha; 1870 res, Des Moines,
Polk Co., IA
         a. Felix, b. May 1870, IA; d. 1878; bur. Creekmore Cem.,
Altamont, Daviess Co., MO
     4. [Marcus] Lafayette, b. Apr 1851, IA; living 1910 at Des Moines,
IA; m ca 1877, Ida May Martino/Martin, who m2 by 1940, John Furrow. She
is in the 1941 Des Moines city directory
         a. Estella May, b. 1880, IA; d. by 1910
         b. Felix Marquis, b. 2 Jan 1882/1883, Winterset, Madison Co.,
IA; m2 Esther Onstead, 17 Mar 1911, Winona, MN; m2 Elsie Conaway Heard 4
Dec 1923, Madison, IA
             1. a son [sic] Ida, age 6, b. IA is on the 1920 census. Is
it possible this should have been his widowed mother Ida who would have
been 60?
         c. Fred Leroy, b. 10 Jan 1884/1885, Winterset, Madison Co., IA;
d, 29 Jan 1956, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA; m. Rachel Elizabeth Bailey, 2
May 1918, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA
             1). Margaret E., b 17 Feb 1919, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA
             2). Mary Elaine, b. 15 Jly 1920, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA;
d 7 May 1986, Vancouver, Clark Co., WA
             3). Morris Lee, b. 2 Sep 1922, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA; d.
10 Mar 1986, Lewisville, Denton, TX
             4). Mildred, b 20 Aug 1927, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA; d 9
Nov 1988, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA; m Don Pierce
             5). Mark Edwin, b. 19 Mar 1933, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA; d
20 Jan 1928, Auburndale, Polk Co, IA; m Rita Ann Horn, 31 Oct 1959,
Chester, St. Stephens Co., A
             6). Fred Leroy, b. 11 Jan 1934, Washington twp., Winneshiek
Co., IA; d 30 Aug 1983, Greenville, Hunt Co., TX
         d. Lillian "Lillie" B, b. 21 May 1885/1886, IA; d. June 1970;
bur. Highland Memory gardens Cem., Des Moines, Polk Co., IA; m Martin
Pike, 24 Dec 1901, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA
         e. Clarence M., b. Feb 1888; d. by 1910
         f. Rosey, b. 9 July 1899, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA; d. by 1910
     5. Walter, b. c1856, IA
     6. Lillie/Lilly B., b. May 1865, IA; d. 1926, bur. Glendale Cem.,
Des Moines, Polk Co., IA; m1 David W Denin; m2 Joseph Riley
III. John Cooley, Jr. b. ca 1824-5 KY or IN; d. by 1870?; m. Sarah
Caroline Lane who m2 Joseph B Whipple
    1. Mary, b. c1852, IA
    2. William, b. c1855, IA
    3. Felix Cooley, b. 26 Sep 1855, IA; d 12 Feb 1936; bur. Havana
Cem., Havana, Montgomery Co., KS; unm
    4. Annis/Annice D., b. 8 Feb 1859, Burlington, Appanoose Co., IA; d.
12 Jly 1937, Kidder, Caldwell Co., MO; bur Kidder Cem; unm
    5. Margaret Ellen, b. 26 Jan 1862, Burlington, Appanoose Co., IA; d.
31 May 1927; bur. Kidder Cem., Kidder, Caldwell Co., MO; m. Elijah
Sorter Gurney, 14 June 1879, Daviess Co., MO
    6. Nettie, b. c1863, IA
    7. Charles Lincoln, b. Feb 1865, IA; 1915 res. Rutland, Montgomery
Co., KS; unm.
    8. Belle R., b. 20 Mch 1867, IA; d. 14 Apr 1910; m. Thomas Eugene
Wilson, 28 Nov. 1889, Silverdale Cowley Co., KS
IV. Mary Ann, b. c1825, KY; d. 1852, near Platte River, NE; m. Isaac
Stormer, 28 Nov. 1855, Des Moines Co., IA
V. Lydia Ann, b. 15 Oct 1826, KY; d. 22 Nov. 1910, Corvalis, Benton Co.,
OR; bur. Oak Hill Cem., Red Bluff, Tehama Co., CA; m. Archie Bridges, 17
Dec 1846, Des Moines Co., OR; divorced

Shirley Wilcox

On 2/17/2013 4:10 PM, Michael Cooley wrote:
> I reviewed Shirley's John Cooley conundrum the other night. He was born in
> Adair County, KY in about 1796. The 1880 census says that both parents
> were born in Virginia. This sure sounds like a son of Daniel's, but
> Daniel's family is well-accepted. (It should be noted, however, that none
> of his descendants have taken the Y chromosome test.)
>
> Shirley, does this look like a reasonable start on that line?
>
> http://ancestraldata.com/ahnentafel/256/lineages/hardin-desc.html
>
> -Michael
>
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