Once again I'm late to the party, but what a PARTY!!! Incredible! Five
years of
digging and theorizing and scrapping and re-theorizing, and finally,
confirmation from a
couple of 154 year old pieces of paper just waiting to see the light of
day.
A thousand thank yous to Gloria and Michael !!!
More questions, indeed, but also more hope that the answers are still
out there waiting for us.
Jim
On 3/16/2013 1:29 PM, Michael Cooley wrote:
> The William Cooley that we have been attributing to Perrin is last found
> on the 1850 census in Missouri. That James's brother was in Oregon by 1858
> isn't contradictory. But I can't find him on the 1860 census. Nor can I
> find Edward, Eleanor/Nelly Green, and Elizabeth Stinson for 1860. I wonder
> if they were on the move in the way the John's children were on the move
> in 1811.
>
> What of Julia Ann Cooley? There's little doubt this is Martha Bearden
> Cooley. Julia Ann is described as her daughter. The usually indexed age
> for her is 59, but that seems unlikely.
>
> 1880 > KENTUCKY > CHRISTIAN > HAMBY
> Series: T9 Roll: 409 Page: 139
>
> Martha Cooley 71 GA GA GA
> Julia Ann ?9 VA VA GA
>
> She's not listed as one of John's children. Was she a child of Martha's
> from a former marriage? If so, why is her name Cooley? Was Martha first
> married to another Cooley? Or is this Mrs. Julia Ann Cooley? It's clear
> that John and Martha did not marry until 1835, but he obviously had
> children by then. Was he previously married or did he and Martha simply
> not bother with it for a few years?
>
> Lots of questions still. But things *are* coming together.
>
> -Michael
>
>> It seems more likely than ever that John was the one who committed suicide
>> in 1846. But he was not John H. That middle initial comes from the probate
>> records of James Cooley, the brother of Perrin Sr. Clearly, your John was
>> not of that family.
>>
>> I've tried looking for more info on Angeline and Edward but have found
>> nothing other than Edward's presence in Illinois (1850?) with Perrin C
>> Cooley.
>>
>> Although it seems clear that James and his siblings were Perrin Sr's
>> children there is no known primary evidence to show it. That they were
>> born in NC adds much weight to the case. We need to look carefully at each
>> one in hopes that an obit, family bible, county history, etc. shows up for
>> one of them that gives the needed. But we can say with a strong level of
>> confidence that this is the descent:
>>
>> John Cooley poss m Sarah Matthews
>> Perrin Cooley m Sarah?
>> John Cooley m Martha Bearden
>>
>> Of course, there are all the questions about whether John was previously
>> married, etc.
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>> This is very exciting news. So Jim and I are indeed officially
>>> cousins!!
>>> Now we have other lines we can research to find others to DNA test too.
>>> Now my question is, would does this rule out John H. Cooley from being
>>> the
>>> father of Elizabeth, E.C., Milo, and Mary since we have 2 more siblings,
>>> Edward and Angeline, whom I presume are older than Elizabeth? I know
>>> what
>>> is going to consume my free time today.
>>>
>>> Thanks Michael for getting this.
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>
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