I like that. Thanks!
BTW, I was unable to find your wordconnect pages the other day.
-Michael
> I am voting for William "The Citizen"
> In Stewart County, Tennessee he was sheriff, executor, witness, juror,
> etc.
> in the records. Also it would help because his middle intial M was
> carried
> down several generations and Seaborn Cooley's William was William Morrow
> Cooley.
>
> Jeanette Pollard
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 8:57 PM, <ancestr2_at_host187.hostmonster.com> wrote:
>
>> I like it because it hints at different personal traits. I mean, we can
>> well imagine the difference between "The Pious" and "The Gambler." But
>> other than Edward and James, we have little information about their
>> characters.
>>
>> > Marvelous idea...it will really help to differentiate these families!
>> >
>> > Mary C.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: ancestr2_at_host187.hostmonster.com
>> > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 3:06 PM
>> > To: John Cooley Mailing List
>> > Subject: Nicknames for John's sons?
>> >
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I'm considering coming up with nicknames for John's sons. Maybe it's
>> > silly, even stupid, but here are some ideas:
>> >
>> > Reuben, "The Farmer." He stayed put after going to KY and lived longer
>> > than the others. He seems to have been a real "man of the earth"--and
>> was
>> > still "sowing" children late in life.
>> >
>> > Edward, "The Pious." He helped found the Methodist Church in Stokes
>> County
>> > in the 1790s, and the Methodist Meeting House for the southern Indiana
>> > Methodists was on his property near Salem Indiana. He seems as
>> straight
>> as
>> > an arrow. It's interesting to note that the Methodists had a formal
>> policy
>> > of abolition and Salem was later an important hub in the Underground
>> > Railroad.
>> >
>> > Joseph, "The Emigrant." This in honor of his Oregon Trail progeny.
>> >
>> > James, "The Gambler." Well, we've discussed him and his progeny quite
>> a
>> > bit on the list. This was undoubtedly the most colorful family of the
>> lot.
>> >
>> > Perrin, "The Preacher." We don't know much about him but we do know
>> that
>> > he was a Methodist preacher.
>> >
>> > Cornelius, "The Soldier." He died in the War of 1812.
>> >
>> > Edmond, "The Southerner." Of course, we can't yet be certain that he
>> was
>> > John's son, but it looks good. He went to South Carolina, presumably
>> with
>> > Luke Burnett's family.
>> >
>> > For William, Daniel, and John I'm not sure.
>> >
>> > Is it too silly for serious consideration?
>> >
>> > -Michael
>> >
>>
>>
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>> Institute (OLLI)
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>
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Second VP, the Cooley Family Association of America
Administrator, the Akins DNA Project
Administrator, the Ashenhurst DNA Project
Administrator, the Bishop DNA Project
Administrator, the Eldridge DNA Project
Administrator, the alt-McDowell DNA Project
Co-Administrator, the Cooley DNA Project
Co-Administrator, the McDougall DNA Project
Instructor "Genealogy and Family History," the Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute (OLLI)
B.A. Humboldt State University, History
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