[List] Cooley Documents

Mon May 14 15:41:37 PDT 2007

Sorry, Sandy, I had meant to adrress that question to Shirley. (And I had
meant the John Cooley who she's descended from.) But it's good to know that
you're looking too. :)

Shirley, you mentioned that James had a son named Absolam. Do you know any
more about him? That name makes me think of the MA Cooleys.

-Michael

On Mon, 14 May 2007 14:37:33 -0700 (PDT), Sandra Stanton wrote
> No, I haven't found any obits for the children of John
> Cooley.  I do have the probate and some interesting
> articles --very small-- about the son James [my
> ancestor].  I will keep trying to find more obits.
> Sandy
> --- michael at newsummer.com wrote:
> 
> > Ah, yes, the Lakeport Cooley. I remember now. My
> > father's mother lived in
> > Lakeport as a child during the 1910s.
> > 
> > Sandy, have you found any obits for John's children?
> > 
> > I'd like to encourage everyone on the list to post
> > info about their earliest
> > Cooleys. Who knows what help may be lurking out
> > there.
> > 
> > -Michael
> > 
> > On Mon, 14 May 2007 08:31:08 -0400, Shirley Wilcox
> > wrote
> > > OK, here is my family. I'm searching for the
> > parents of John Cooley, 
> > > born 1792-96 in KY. He married Annis Ann Harden,
> > daughter of 
> > > Electious Hardin, 3 Nov. 1816, Overton Co., TN.
> > The marriage date 
> > > and place was in his war of 1812 pension. Since
> > she too was from 
> > > Adair Co., I can't figure out why they married in
> > TN. I think he 
> > > died 30 June 1880 in Lake Co., CA (a date in the
> > Frank Knox diary). 
> > > Annis out lived him, but I don't know when she
> > died. Neither has a 
> > > tombstone in the Hartley Cemetery, Lakeport, CA,
> > where so many of my 
> > > other relatives are buried.
> > > 
> > > I have identified five children for John Cooley
> > > 
> > > 1. Nancy Ann (my line), b 3 Nov 1818, nr Columbia,
> > Adair Co., KY, m Jacob
> > > Fees, 9 Feb 1836, Adair Co., KY, d. 8 May 1912,
> > Lakeport, Lake Co., CA;
> > > bur. Hartley Cem., Lakeport
> > > 
> > > 2. Felix, b 1820-25, KY, m Sarah M Worth, 19 Jan
> > 1843, Henry Co, IA, 
> > > d 20 Oct 1913, bur. Glendale Cem., Des Moines
> > twp., Polk Co., IA
> > > 3. Mary Ann, b. ca. 1825, KY, m. Isaac Stormer, 28
> > Nov 1844, Des Moines
> > > Co., IA, d. 1852 near the Platte River, on the
> > west side of Camp 
> > > Creek, NE, on wagon train to OR
> > > 4. John, b. ca. 1824-7, KY, m Sophia Caroline
> > Lane, 27 Feb 1851, Des 
> > > Moines Co., IA, d. by 1870?
> > > 5. Lydia Ann, b. Oct 1831, KY, m
> > Archer/Archie/Atchy Bridges, 17 Dec 
> > > 1846, Des Moines Co, IA, d 1910, bur. Oak Hill
> > Cem., Red Bluff,
> > >  Tehama Co., CA
> > > 
> > > In the 1880 census John says his father and mother
> > were born in VA. When
> > > John enlisted for the war at Richmond, Madison
> > Co., KY,  it was in 
> > > the regular army, not as a volunteer. One of the
> > families I have 
> > > been looking at as possible parents is James
> > Cooley who probably 
> > > married Patience Baker as his second wife. That
> > marriage took place 
> > > 30 Sept. 1802, Madison Co., KY. They have a slew
> > of kids that have 
> > > not been identified.
> > > 
> > > According to his Revolutionary War pension, James
> > Cooley was born 19 
> > > Oct. 1760, VA. He resides NC, Craven Co., SC,
> > Surry Co., NC, 
> > > Montgomery Co., VA and Madison Co., KY. From a
> > Madison Co., KY deed 
> > > I know he had a son Absolam. This James Cooley may
> > be the man of 
> > > that name on the 1788 tax list of Montgomery Co.,
> > VA. He is not 
> > > there the following year. A James Cooley first
> > appears on the 
> > > Madison Co., KY tax list in 1794. He had 1 m 21+,
> > 3 cattle, and no 
> > > land. In 1799 he purchased 56 acres on Paint Lick
> > Creek from James 
> > > Long and he sold it in 1803 to John Roberts. When
> > he sold it, it was 
> > > described as 56 acres on Silver Creek.
> > > 
> > > Shirley
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 13 May 2007 21:15:40 -0700
> > michael at newsummer.com writes:
> > > > Hi Shirley,
> > > > 
> > > > I'm sure you've told us who your most distant
> > proved Cooley ancestor 
> > > > was but
> > > > could you remind me?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Michael 
> > > > 
> > > > On Sun, 13 May 2007 22:45:27 -0400, Shirley
> > Wilcox wrote
> > > > > These letters are marvelous. I just wish she
> > had written to some 
> > > > of 
> > > > > my family. But because my family came from
> > Adair Co., KY there are 
> > > > 
> > > > > people in the letters that are probably "kin".
> > I just can't 
> > > > connect 
> > > > > the dots at this time.
> > > > > 
> > > > > >From what I have gathered, and from reading
> > her letters, I do 
> > > > think
> > > > > Mildred  had errors for some early
> > generations. Like all of us, 
> > > > she was
> > > > > setting forth a hypothesis, and then testing
> > it as she found 
> > > > information.
> > > > > She apparently was not aware of the 2 June
> > 1814 marriage record in 
> > > > Adair
> > > > > Co., KY of James Cooley & Frances Miller that
> > says he was a son of 
> > > > Daniel
> > > > > Cooley and she was a daughter of Henry Miller.
> > I believe he was 
> > > > the son
> > > > > James found in the 1826 Ray Co., MO estate
> > records of Daniel 
> > > > Cooley (m.
> > > > > Milly Ball). Some of Daniel's children went to
> > MO and others 
> > > > stayed 
> > > > > in KY.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Shirley
> > 
> > 
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