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ELIJAH JOHN COOLEY 1788–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1788

Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Mar 1868

Death Location: Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Cooley

Mother: MARTHA STEWART

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Walden

Children(s): Chapman Cooley

ELIJAH JOHN COOLEY was born in 1788 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Cooley And Martha Patsey Stewart. ELIJAH JOHN COOLEY married Elizabeth Jemima Walden, and had children including Chapman Cooley. ELIJAH JOHN COOLEY passed away in 1868 in Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • ELIJAH JOHN COOLEY was born in 1788 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Cooley And Martha Patsey Stewart.
  • ELIJAH JOHN COOLEY married Elizabeth Jemima Walden, and had children including Chapman Cooley.
  • ELIJAH JOHN COOLEY passed away in 1868 in Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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ELIJAH COOLEY's Ancestors

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ELIJAH COOLEY
1788–1868
Birth Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Cooley
1760–1851
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
MARTHA (PATSEY) STEWART
1767–1860
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Charles "Charlie" Collie) Sr
1718–1787
Elgin, Garmouth Shire of Moray, Scotland
David (C Stewart) Sr
1746–1817
Hamilton, Prince William, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Hambleton
1750–1810
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Collie
1675–1752
Janet Grant
1683–1755
James Stewart
1723–1796
David Sr
1720–1778
Sarah Harris
1724–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Collie
1645–1688
Margaret Ramsay
1650–1688
John Hamilton
1704–1790
Benjamin Harris
1705–1762

ELIJAH COOLEY's Descendants

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ELIJAH (JOHN) COOLEY (18 Dec 1788–27 Mar 1868) m. Elizabeth (Jemima) Walden (ABT 1790–18 JUL 1832)
  1. 1. Chapman Cooley 1824–1905
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cooley 1847–1905
      1. 1. Jahue (Jackson) Parker 1869–1941
        1. 1. Clara (Elizabeth) Parker 1894–1945

ELIJAH COOLEY's Timeline

2 Records

1788
18 Dec 1788
Birth of ELIJAH JOHN COOLEY in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
1868
27 Mar 1868
Age 80
Death of ELIJAH JOHN COOLEY in Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1788
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America

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