Anyway, as you see, there's a lot of evidence that Dorothy Cooley married
her fist cousin, Cornelius Cooley. It fits perfectly with the record and
with the story Rick Ernst grew up hearing.
But let's flip it around. What evidence supports the idea that Dorothy
White married John William Cooley--and who was John William Cooley?
-Michael
> Another thread starts here:
>
> http://ancestraldata.com/listarchive/johncooleylist/current/0623.html
>
>> The list exchanges from last year about this starts here:
>>
>> http://ancestraldata.com/listarchive/johncooleylist/current/0577.html
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>> This is from a post to the list from Mary Cooley last year:
>>>
>>> --quote--
>>> From Mary Cooley, June 2012. Joseph and John would have been Dorothy's
>>> sons from her marriage to (Cornelius?) Cooley:
>>>
>>> I just found the Kiergan family! This is what I found:
>>>
>>> Brunswick, Chariton Co., MO
>>> 12 Nov 1850, pg 227 B
>>> Family 498 (numbers VERY faded):
>>> Benjamin Vergin, 30, male, farmer, Ten
>>> Dorothy Vergin, 35, female, MO, cannot read or write
>>> Joseph Vergin, 15, male, MO
>>> John Vergin, 12, male, MO
>>> Arthur Vergin, 3, male, MO
>>> --endquote--
>>>
>>> Joseph and John were Dorothy's children from Cornelius. We know from a
>>> bio
>>> of Mathias Cooley (see my online notes) that he was a son of Cornelius
>>> and
>>> "Dolly White" Cooley. We know that Cornelius had died in 1842 or 1843.
>>> This fits perfectly with the timeline and Arthur Kiergan's birth in
>>> c1847.
>>>
>>> Also see Arthur Kiergan's letters at
>>> http://www.eskimo.com/~day/cooley/docs/index.htm
>>>
>>> And see the list exchanges for that period. Finding Mathias's brothers
>>> was
>>> a big deal.
>>>
>>> As I mentioned earlier, the FGSes from the 60s-80s are loaded with
>>> errors.
>>> Much of the information from the charts unsupported by documentation.
>>> They
>>> include the fallacy that John Cooley married Elizabeth Firmin and that
>>> he
>>> was born in Orange County NY. I hope that everyone agrees now that that
>>> assertion was false. If not, I'm willing to go over the evidence again.
>>>
>>> We've also discussed the various Williams in the past.
>>>
>>> Dorothy had a son and nephew named John William Cooley. I'm unaware of
>>> anyone of the name born early enough to have been Dorothy's husband.
>>>
>>> -Michael
>>>
>>>> I believe that Dorothy Cooley md 1) John William Cooley and 2)
>>>> Benjamin
>>>> Edward Kiergan.
>>>> Cornelius Cooley was md to Dorothy White.
>>>> Does anyone else have this information?
>>>> Bonnie Lillywhite
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 6:52 PM, <ancestr2_at_host187.hostmonster.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The list discussed Dorothy Cooley extensively a few months ago. The
>>>>> primary evidence seems to point to her being first married to
>>>>> Cornelius
>>>>> Cooley and then to Benjamin Kiergan. See my online notes at
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.ancestraldata.com/Notes/index.cgi?1179433282+/ahnentafel/256/lineages/johncooley-desc.html
>>>>>
>>>>> and
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.ancestraldata.com/Notes/index.cgi?1167835995+/ahnentafel/256/lineages/johncooley-desc.html
>>>>>
>>>>> The lineages that were drawn during the 1960s-80s are simply wrong on
>>>>> several points. So much more has come to light since.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Michael
>>>>>
>>>>> > After seeing the map done by Cecy Rice from the Randolph County, Mo
>>>>> > Historical Society showing William Cooley living next door to John
>>>>> Cooley,
>>>>> > I
>>>>> > have been very curious as I knew this could not be John's son.
>>>>> John
>>>>> is
>>>>> my
>>>>> > GGG gf and Wm., born 1818 my GG gf. My William Cooley had no
>>>>> children
>>>>> > until
>>>>> > 1841 and the William Cooley during the 1840 census in Randolph
>>>>> County
>>>>> > shows
>>>>> > 2 males under 5 and one male age 5 to 9; one male 30 to 39 and one
>>>>> female
>>>>> > 20
>>>>> > to 29.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > According to Jan Martinet's Cooley history, William the son of
>>>>> James
>>>>> > (John,
>>>>> > Sr.) was born about 1804 in Ky. He was married about 1825 to
>>>>> Dorothy
>>>>> > Cooley, daughter of John Cooley and Elizabeth White Cooley. She
>>>>> died
>>>>> in
>>>>> > 1838. There is a marriage in Randolph County in 1839 for a William
>>>>> Cooley
>>>>> > and Sarah Ballenger. The 1850 census in Macon County for William
>>>>> and
>>>>> > Sarah
>>>>> > shows teen agers and younger children. They are living near a
>>>>> Ballenger
>>>>> > family. In 1834 when William Cooley purchased the land next door
>>>>> to
>>>>> John
>>>>> > and Elizabeth White Cooley, this would mean this is John and
>>>>> Elizabeth
>>>>> > Cooley's daughter, Dorothy living next to them, married to William
>>>>> Cooley,
>>>>> > son of James according to Jan Martinet and others on Ancestry.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > It is confusing when we have Cooley's married to Cooley's and four
>>>>> of
>>>>> the
>>>>> > White children married to four of the Cooley children. Very near
>>>>> the
>>>>> John
>>>>> > Cooley property and the Wm. Cooley property is Timothy
>>>>> Cooley(James),
>>>>> > Thomas
>>>>> > K. White and Jemima Cooley (James) White. Thomas K. White and
>>>>> Elizabeth
>>>>> > White married to John Cooley are siblings. Nicholas Tuttle also
>>>>> has
>>>>> > property connecting to Thomas K. White and Timothy Cooley. After
>>>>> Jane
>>>>> > White's husband, James Cooley died in 1829 she married the son of
>>>>> Nicholas
>>>>> > Tuttle. We still are not certain if that James Cooley is the son
>>>>> of
>>>>> > Joseph
>>>>> > or James Cooley. Thomas K. White was the administrator of that
>>>>> estate.
>>>>> > Since Jane White was his sister, no clue in that about the
>>>>> paternity
>>>>> for
>>>>> > her
>>>>> > husband, James Cooley, although Jemima Cooley White was the
>>>>> daughter
>>>>> of
>>>>> > James. I am not certain where Jane White and James Cooley lived
>>>>> but
>>>>> later
>>>>> > census show Jane White Cooley Tuttle just inside of Macon County,
>>>>> not
>>>>> far
>>>>> > from College Mound.
>>>>> > If anyone on our list is from the Wm. Cooley, son of James
>>>>> Cooley(John,
>>>>> > Sr.)
>>>>> > they may have more info about Dorothy Cooley's death and the second
>>>>> > marriage
>>>>> > to Sarah Ballenger.
>>>>> > Jane Wisdom
>>>>> >
>>>>> > --
>>>>> > <a href="http://newsummer.com/distlist">distlist 0.9</a>
>>>>> > See http://ancestraldata.com/listarchive/johncooleylist/ for list
>>>>> > information.
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Second VP, the Cooley Family Association of America
>>>>> Administrator, the Akins DNA Project
>>>>> Administrator, the Ashenhurst DNA Project
>>>>> Administrator, the Bishop DNA Project
>>>>> Administrator, the Eldridge DNA Project
>>>>> Administrator, the alt-McDowell DNA Project
>>>>> Co-Administrator, the Cooley DNA Project
>>>>> Co-Administrator, the McDougall DNA Project
>>>>> Instructor "Genealogy and Family History," the Osher Lifelong
>>>>> Learning
>>>>> Institute (OLLI)
>>>>> B.A. Humboldt State University, History
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> <a href="http://newsummer.com/distlist">distlist 0.9</a>
>>>>> See http://ancestraldata.com/listarchive/johncooleylist/ for list
>>>>> information.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
--
Second VP, the Cooley Family Association of America
Administrator, the Akins DNA Project
Administrator, the Ashenhurst DNA Project
Administrator, the Bishop DNA Project
Administrator, the Eldridge DNA Project
Administrator, the alt-McDowell DNA Project
Co-Administrator, the Cooley DNA Project
Co-Administrator, the McDougall DNA Project
Instructor "Genealogy and Family History," the Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute (OLLI)
B.A. Humboldt State University, History
Received on Wed Sep 11 2013 - 23:24:18 MDT