Yep, that's exactly what I have! Thanks, Sandy
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Sandra Stanton <sandystanton_at_prodigy.net>wrote:
> Cornelius Cooley was married to Dorothy White. After his death she
> married Benjamin Kiergan. I think this was proven in a letter written by
> Arthur Kiergan. We did have an extensive discussion some time ago on this
> family.
>
> Sandy
> *From:* Bonnie & Craig Lillywhite <clillywhite_at_gmail.com>
> *To:* John Cooley Mailing List <undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 11, 2013 7:49 PM
> *Subject:* Re: William Cooley, living next door to John Cooley, Randolph
>
> 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
> >
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