This C. P. Cooley I know nothing about, there was a Pleasant Cooley in Velma, Oklahoma son of George Cooley grandson of my Pleasant Cooley.
From: Michael Cooley <michael_at_newsummer.com>
To: John Cooley Mailing List <undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net>
Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Calvin Cooley son of Mathias]
Vicky,
I show another son for Pleasant, probably by his second wife. Do you have
anything on him?
C.P. Cooley
Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
birth: 17 Aug 1914 Oklahoma
death: 26 Oct 1964 Houston, Harris, Texas
burial: 29 Oct 1964 Jasper, Texas
residence: Houston, Harris, Texas
parents: Ples Cooley, Unknown
name: C.P. Cooley
death date: 26 Oct 1964
death place: Houston, Harris, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 50 years
birth date: 17 Aug 1914
birthplace: Oklahoma
marital status: Married
father's name: Ples Cooley
mother's name: Unknown
> Sarah Cooley who married Cecil Cornish was the daughter of Pleasant Cooley
> and Mary Jane Strickland. Pleas and Mary had two children that lived
> George Washington Cooley and Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cooley
>
> . I have been trying to find all the children of Mathias Cooley and Martha
> Patsy Whitney Cooley for years, with no luck only have family stories
> handed down for years of Scott, Tom and Fronie.
>
> From: Michael Cooley <michael_at_newsummer.com>
> To: John Cooley Mailing List <undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 8, 2012 4:39 PM
> Subject: [Fwd: Re: Calvin Cooley son of Mathias]
>
> Rodeo star Cecil Cornish was one of ours:
>
> John Cooley (-c1811)
> James Cooley (1772-1821)
> Mathias M Cooley (1818-1870)
> Pleasant C Cooley (1845-1922) m1 Mary Jane Strickland m2 Grace E Kelly
> Sarah Cooley
> Cecil Cornish
> Wayne Cornish
>
>
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: Re: Calvin Cooley son of Mathias
> From: redhd4str8_at_aol.com
> Date: Sun, July 8, 2012 2:28 pm
> To: michael_at_newsummer.com
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> I think she probably meant Sarah had uncles that may have been in trouble
> with the law!!! So yes, Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cooley Cornish was a
> niece of Calvin's because Pleasant was Calvin's brother.
> I am thinking Calvin died pretty young , if Kate Cooley married a William
> Smith in May of 1886, just haven't found when and where he died.
>
> also I did find a family tree on ancestry that says Calvin, the youngest
> son of Mathias and Martha married a Mary Katherine Keller??? Katherine
> certainly be a Kate? Hope one of your researchers friends will have the
> info. thanks mary
>
>
> Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 about Kate Cooley
>> Name: Kate Cooley
>> Gender: Female
>> Age: 23
>> Spouse's Name: William Smith
>> Spouse's Gender: Male
>> Spouse's Residence: Garland, Arkansas
>> Marriage License Date: May 1886
>> Marriage county: Garland
>> Event Type: Marriage License (Marriage)
>> FHL Film Number: 1012704
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Cooley <michael_at_newsummer.com>
> To: redhd4str8 <redhd4str8_at_aol.com>
> Sent: Sun, Jul 8, 2012 2:47 pm
> Subject: Re: Calvin Cooley son of Mathias
>
>
> That certainly sounds like the same Calvin--having a couple of older
> brothers who were in trouble with the law. I'm not aware of a sister Sarah
> Elizabeth, though. I see that Cecil was born in 1909. Perhaps Sarah
> Elizabeth was a niece of Calvin's rather than a sister.
>
> Let me know if you find further connections between Calvin and Mathias.
>
> -Michael
>
>>
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> Thanks, I just ordered the marriage record for Lillian Cooley and
>> Charles
>> E Meek, I will let you know when I get it if there is any enlightening
>> info there. I am hoping that Lillians dad signed it!!! ( But I am
>> prepared
>> for no names but the brid e and goom and preacher)
>>
>> It could be just coincidence, but the census says Lillian was born in
>> Arkansas as well as her half sister, Jessie Smith.
>>
>> Also in looking for info regarding this bizarre accident where a tree
>> fell on her and killed her, I ran into a librarian in Coalgate Ok that
>> told me she knew this guy that was a trick horse rider , his name was
>> Cecil Cornish, his moma was a Sarah Elizabeth Cooley ( Lizzie) and she
>> thinks Sarah had a couple of brothers that were in trouble with the
>> law,, and there was a younger brother named Calvin.
>> She told me that Cecil buried his trick horse in his front yard.
>>
>> Thanks again for emailing back
>> Mary Smith
>> Denver, Co
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Cooley <michael_at_newsummer.com>
>> To: Mary Smith via Web Mail <redhd4str8_at_aol.com>
>> Sent: Sun, Jul 8, 2012 1:18 pm
>> Subject: Re: Calvin Cooley son of Mathias
>>
>>
>> Hi Mary,
>>
>> Thanks for contacting me.
>>
>> First, let me point out two errors in the 1860 census. You may have
>> already noticed that Mathias was born in MO rather than KY. It was
>> simply
>> an error in the census taking. "Ransom" Cooley is an error by the
>> transcriber or indexer. A number of us have looked at the original entry
>> and are convinced it says Perrin. This would make sense since Mathias
>> had
>> an uncle and at least two cousins named Perrin.
>>
>> I had totally lost track of Calvin--in fact, most of Mathias's family.
>> But
>> this could certainly be him. The age and birth place match on the later
>> records match.
>>
>> I'll forward this to a list of researchers working on the descendants of
>> John Cooley and see if any of them has anything further on this.
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>> could the two Calvins shown here be the same Calvin, son of Mathias and
>>> Martha
>>>
>>> Hi do you have any information on Calvin's wife? I have located a
>>> Calvin
>>> Cooley married to a Kate/Katherine Cooley
>>> is it possible they had a daughter named Lillian Cooley??
>>>
>>>
>>> Name: Mathias Cooly
>>> Age in 1860: 45
>>> Birth Year: abt 1815
>>> Birthplace: Kentucky
>>> Home in 1860: Jack, Texas
>>> Gender: Male
>>> Post Office: Jacksboro
>>> Value of real estate: View image
>>> Household Members:
>>> Name Age
>>> Mathias Cooly 45
>>> Martha Cooly 40
>>> Mary Cooly 19
>>> Pleasant Cooly 13
>>> John Cooly 10
>>> Thomas Cooly 7
>>> Frank Cooly 6
>>> Scott Cooly 5
>>> Ransom Cooly 4
>>> Pollie Cooly 4/12
>>> Sophrona Cooly 8
>>> Calvin Cooly 3
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1880 United States Federal Census about Cathrine Coolley
>>> Name: Cathrine Coolley
>>> Age: 18
>>> Birth Year: abt 1862
>>> Birthplace: Texas
>>> Home in 1880: Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas
>>> Race: White
>>> Gender: Female
>>> Relation to Head of House: Wife
>>> Marital Status: Married
>>> Spouse's Name: Calvin Coolley
>>> Father's Birthplace: Missouri
>>> Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
>>> Neighbors: View others on page
>>> Occupation: Keeping House
>>>
>>> Household Members:
>>> Name Age
>>> Calvin Coolley 23
>>> Cathrine Coolley 18
>>> James Johnson 23
>>>
>>>
>>> Marriage Record - Choctaw Nation Marriages, Groom Index
>>> Meek, Charles 25, Cooley Lillian 18, married 10 Jan 1897 Coalgate
>>> (Mc7A211)
>>>
>>> 1900 Census - Coalgate, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
>>> Meek, Charles Head Aug 1873, 26, married 4 years, born Texas, parents
>>> birth place unknown. Coal Miner
>>> Lillian Wife Aug 1880, 19, married 4 years, 2 children born, 1 living;
>>> born in Arkansas, father born Indian Territory, mother born Arkansas
>>> Florence Daughter Apr 1900, 1/12, born Indian Territory.
>>> Smith, Jessie Sister-in-law, Jan 1889, 11; born Arkansas; father born
>>> Indian Territory; mother born Arkansas
>>>
>>> at some time here supposedly about 1915-1916 Lillian Cooley Meek was
>>> killed in a accident where a tree fell on her and killed her.
>>>
>>> 1910 Census - Heavener Twp., LaFlore County, Oklahoma
>>> Meeks, Charles E. head 38, married 2,
>>> married 14 years; Texas
>>> Lillian wife 28,
>>> married 1, married 14 years; 6 children
>>> born, 4 living. Born Arkansas
>>> Florence daughter, 9, born
>>> Oklahoma
>>> Vida daughter, 7,
>>> born
>>> Oklahoma
>>> Hazel daughter, 4, born
>>> Arkansas
>>> Blanche daughter, 2, born
>>> Arkansas
>>>
>>> Then there were two more children: Wesley J. Meek born 15 Aug 1911,
>>> died
>>> 1 Jan 1972 in San Mateo California. 1920 census says born in Oklahoma.
>>> And Laura born 24 Apr 1913 in either Oklahoma or Arkansas. 1920
>>> census
>>> says born in Oklahoma.
>>>
>>>
>>> then is it possible that Calvin died young and Kate Cooley remarried a
>>> William Smith to have a daughter named Jessie living with Lillian and
>>> her
>>> husband Charles Meek
>>>
>>>
>>> Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 about Kate Cooley
>>> Name: Kate Cooley
>>> Gender: Female
>>> Age: 23
>>> Spouse's Name: William Smith
>>> Spouse's Gender: Male
>>> Spouse's Residence: Garland, Arkansas
>>> Marriage License Date: May 1886
>>> Marriage county: Garland
>>> Event Type: Marriage License (Marriage)
>>> FHL Film Number: 1012704
>>>
>>>
>>> 1900 Census - Coalgate, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
>>> Meek, Charles Head Aug 1873, 26, married 4 years, born Texas, parents
>>> birth place unknown. Coal Miner
>>> Lillian Wife Aug 1880, 19, married 4 years, 2 children born, 1 living;
>>> born in Arkansas, father born Indian Territory, mother born Arkansas
>>> Florence Daughter Apr 1900, 1/12, born Indian Territory.
>>> Smith, Jessie Sister-in-law, Jan 1889, 11; born Arkansas; father born
>>> Indian Territory; mother born Arkansas
>>>
>>> at some time here supposedly about 1915-1916 Lillian Cooley Meek was
>>> killed in a accident where a tree fell on her and killed her.
>>>
>>> thanks for any ideas looking for this Lillians mom and dad to help the
>>> last remaining child figure out her past
>>>
>>> thanks Mary
>>> redhd4str8_at_aol.com
>>>
>>>
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