Charles, great to hear from you! Keep us posted on your travels. I've been
having trouble locating Town Fork Settlement on the map. Looking at google
satellite pics, it looks like there may be a huge facility of some sort
near there.
Shoot me a private email.
-Michael
> Has anyone look for Dodge Co. which no longer a county in MO? It is now =
> three other counties in northern MO. Around the same time. My Cooley's =
> were in Lincoln Twnshp, Dodge (later Putnam) MO. Funny thing is after =
> retiring from military, I ended up 120 miles from the Stokes/Surry area =
> of the first Cooley's in NC. Near (south of) Mt. Airy, NC Clan. My =
> family was closely aligned with the Bland's of VA (approx. 60 miles =
> north). Yes, same family as R. E. Lee (Blands) in Eastern VA Blands =
> don't ask, I was born up north. This family connection carried to MO. =
> My Father was James of Putman but born in Adair due to my his mothers =
> age of 48yo and Father Charles E. was 68yo in 1932. Yes, Cooley's can =
> breed at older ages. :) But due to their advanced age they were advised =
> to have himin the new hospital in Kirksville, MO. So, my GM told me =
> many stories I live with her on the farm in N.MO of first hand stories =
> of the Cooley's history. I live on the homestead in Putnam of C E =
> Cooley's farm (largest acreage >600 acres) and the Bland's long history =
> traveling west to MO. I really need to scan and send the old photo's of =
> the family from the mid 1800s so you can see. Ted (bald, which I got), =
> Jesse (independent women, which my daughter got) and Charles (who looked =
> younger than he was, which I didn't get) were the later children of =
> James. Ted the older as I know it, Jesse was known to take a horse whip =
> to a fresh talking man (McNutt) in Moberly and Charles served in the =
> 1898 Spanish-America war (USN) USS Charleston (Battleship), Locomotive =
> Engineer WO. and craved his name in the roof of the Hannibal caves in =
> late 1880's (have new photo to prove it, taken in 1997, Chas E. Cooley). =
> Later settle outside of Martinstown, MO. Born 1867. I was grace with =
> living with some of the last Cooley's in Putnam and a lot of Bland's who =
> were great enough to share stories of family in North MO. Now, I will be =
> getting back to areas in NC where it all start per verbal history of my =
> elders. I have been reading all the email but now I want to see =
> firsthand the areas. I will take pictures and talk with other Cooley's =
> in the area. Some still live here and share stories and are older. The =
> ones I have met to date are great people. Love the history but it's =
> funny that over two hundred year later I can feel at home in this area =
> where some of our families started. Great people in the strong =
> Appalachian roots. Oh, good drink and music too! =20
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Cooley [mailto:michael_at_newsummer.com]=20
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 3:30 PM
> To: John Cooley Mailing List
> Subject: Missouri state census recrods
>
> Apparently, the vast majority of it is long gone. Has anyone seen this =
> state census for 1840?
>
> http://shs.umsystem.edu/census/statecensus.shtml
>
> --quote--
> At the Missouri State Archives: 1840 - New Madrid, Newton, Pike, =
> Randolph, Ray, Rives (later Henry), Shelby, Stoddard and Warren counties =
> (all
> transcriptions)
> --endquote--
>
> St Charles was formed as an original district in 1812, a year after the =
> Cooleys arrived. Howard was formed from St Charles and St Louis in 1816.
> The timing is a little late but this would be worth looking at:
>
> --quote--
> 1817 - St. Charles Territorial Censuses (transcription)
> 1819 - St. Charles Territorial Censuses (transcription)
> --endquote--
>
> Most of you have probably seen this:
>
> http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/callaway/Census/MissouriCountyForma=
> tion.html
>
> -Michael
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