I think you are right. The 1913 article says the crime was 14 years
earlier, which would be 1899. That would most likely be the reason for the
move to California. There are some strange things in the census records:
06 Jun 1900, page 111 B
CA, San Francisco Co., San Francisco, ED 163
family 132:
Cooley, Aaron R, Head, w/m, Nov 1866, 33, married 11 yrs, CA/MO/MO, Salesman
Cooley, Bessie, wife, w/f, Nov 1869, 30, married 11 yrs, 3/3 children,
NY/Ireland/Ireland
Cooley, Jessie, daughter, w/f, May 1889, 11, single, CA/CA/NY, At school
Cooley, Herbert, son, w/m, Aug 1892, 7, single, CA/CA/NY, at School
Cooley, Edna, daughter, w/f, July 1896, 3, single, CA/CA/NY
Beard, Harry, Boarder, w/m, Aug 1850, 49, single, MI/Dakota/MI, Conductor,
Street car
Glasber, Lawrence, Boarder, w/m, Feby 1837, 63, single, NY/NY/NY, Night
watchman ?minr
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18 Apr 1910, page 86 B
CA, San Francisco Co., San Francisco Assembly District 39, ED 234
1228 7th Avenue
family 108:
Cooley, Andrew R, head, m/w, 40, Marriage 1, married 21 yrs, OR/KY/IA, Stock
Farm, Own Mortgaged --- Why Andrew? hiding out?
Cooley, Bessie, wife, f/w, 41, Marriage 1, married 21 yrs, Ireland X 3,
Immig 1886 --- born in NY in 1900, thereafter born in Ireland Free State
Cooley, Jessie, daughter, f/w, 20, single, CA/OR/Ireland
Cooley, Herbert, son, m/w, 17, single, OR/OR/Ireland
Cooley, Edna, daughter, f/w, 13, single, OR/OR/Ireland
Ryan, Bessie, Housekeeper, f/w, 35, single, Ireland X 3 ----- weird - Bessie
Cooley's maiden name was Bessie Ryan
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05 Jan 1920, page 102 B
CA, San Francisco Co., San Francisco Assembly District 27, ED 342
1228 7th Street/Avenue
family 137:
Cooley, Bessie, Head, Own mortgaged, f/w, 49, married, Immig 1889,
Naturalized, Ireland X 3
Cooley, Herbert C, son, m/w, 27, single, OR/OR/Ireland, Clerk, Power Company
Cooley, Edna B, daughter, f/w, 21, single, OR/OR/Ireland, No occupation
Stanton, Anna, Cousin, f/w, 35, single, CA/Ireland/Ireland, Buyer, Retail
Store
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29 Jan 1920, page 31
CA, Merced Co., Twp 2, ED 148
family 285:
Cooley, Aaron R, head, Own mortgaged, m/w, 53, married, OR/KY/MO, Farmer,
General Farm
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[ I would wonder about this except for the same cousin living with them in
1920 & 1930 ]
10 Apr 1930, page 166 B
CA, San Francisco Co., San Francisco, ED 203
2050 9th Avenue
family 498:
Cooley, Herbert C, head, Own $35,000, m/w, 36, married, M1st_at_28, OR/OR/Irish
Free State, Purchasing Agent, Smelting Ind.
Cooley, Ann, wife, f/w, 24, married, M1st_at_18, CA/Irish Free State/Irish Free
State
Cooley, Arron, Father, m/w, 60, married, M1st_at_21, OR/KY/KY, No occupation
Cooley, Bessie, Mother, f/w, 55, married, M1st_at_18, Irish Free State X 3
Stemple, Ray, Brother-in-law, m/w, 34, married, M1st_at_27, US/Germany/Germany,
Salesman, Real Estate
Stemple, Edna, Sister, f/w, 30, married, M1st_at_23, OR/OR/Irish Free State
Stanton, Ann, Cousin, f/w, 40, single, CA/OR/Irish Free State, Buyer, Dry
Goods Dept. Store
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18 Apr 1940, page ?5176
NY, New York Co., New York, ED 31-583
Rent $50
family 762:
Cooley, Herbert C, head, m/w, 47, single, b. OR, same place in 1935, Deal,
Antiques --- must have divorced
Cooley, Edna, Sister, f/w, 44, single, b. OR, same place in 1935 ---- must
have divorced
Cooley, Bessie, Mother, f/w, 70, married (M with light line through), b.
Irish Free State, same place in 1935
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22 Apr 1940, page 6736 B
CA, San Francisco Co., San Francisco, ED 38-434
102 Baker, Rent $12
family 273:
Cooley, Aaron, head, m/w, 73, M (with light line through), b. OR, same place
in 1935, No occupation
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Don't know yet how Anna Stanton, Cousin, fits in.
Edna Cooley applied for a passport (birth certification signed by her
mother, Bessie Cooley), in 1921. Travel was from Maryland to Cuba, Panama,
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Salvador, Honduras. She left 15 Feb 1921
& returned 07 Mar 1921.
Mary C.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Cooley
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 1:41 PM
To: John Cooley Mailing List
Subject: Re: Aaron Riley Cooley?
It probably is the same man. He's on the 1900 census is SF with his wife
Betsy and family.
1900 > CALIFORNIA > SAN FRANCISCO > SAN FRANCISCO 37-DIST
Series: T623 Roll: 104 Page: 111
He's living by himself in Merced in 1920:
1920 > CALIFORNIA > MERCED > ROBLA
Series: T625 Roll: 121 Page: 31
> I meant the son of Miller Wisdom Cooley.
>
>> I stumbled onto this database today.
>>
>> Is this the son of James Alvin Cooley? Age, name and place match...
>>
>> http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC19131215.2.30
>> &srpos=20&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-cooley----
>>
>> San Francisco Call, Volume 115, Number 13, 15 December 1913
>>
>> JAILED FOR 14 YEAR OLD CRIME
>>
>> Wanted for a murder committed In Oregon 14 years ago, Aaron R. Cooley. a
>> brewer, 47, was arrested this morning by Detectives Thomas I Maloney and
>> Policeman T. B. Mahoney and booked at the city prison as a fugitive from
>> Justice. Northern authorities were immediately advised of Cooley's
>> arrest.
>> He was taken into custody in Folsom street.
>>
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