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James R. Cooley 1818–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1818

Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 September 1867

Death Location: Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Hiram Cooley

Mother: Susan Cochran

Spouse(s): Rebecca Pinion

Children(s): Amanda Cooley, Elizabeth Cooley, Infant Cooley, James Cooley, Calvin Cooley, Mary Cooley, Lewis Cooley, Henry Cooley, John Sr, Franklin Cooley, William Cooley

In 1818, James R. Cooley entered the world in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA, born to Hiram Cooley And Susan Cochran. In 1850, James R. Cooley resided in South of the Yalobusha River, Yalobusha, Mississip. In 1860, James R. Cooley resided in S E Beat, Oakland, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA. James R. Cooley married Rebecca F Pinion, and had children including Amanda C Cooley, Calvin Lee Cooley, Elizabeth M Cooley, Franklin T Cooley, Henry H Cooley, Infant Son Cooley, James Oliver Cooley, John Matterson Cooley Sr, Lewis J Cooley, Mary J Cooley, William W Cooley. James R. Cooley passed away in 1867 in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1818, James R. Cooley entered the world in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA, born to Hiram Cooley And Susan Cochran.
  • In 1850, James R. Cooley resided in South of the Yalobusha River, Yalobusha, Mississip.
  • In 1860, James R. Cooley resided in S E Beat, Oakland, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA.
  • James R. Cooley married Rebecca F Pinion, and had children including Amanda C Cooley, Calvin Lee Cooley, Elizabeth M Cooley, Franklin T Cooley, Henry H Cooley, Infant Son Cooley, James Oliver Cooley, John Matterson Cooley Sr, Lewis J Cooley, Mary J Cooley, William W Cooley.
  • James R. Cooley passed away in 1867 in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hiram Cooley
1796–1864
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Susan Cochran
1800–1821
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Pinion
1816–1894
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Amanda Cooley
1842–1932
Birth Location: Alabama
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Elizabeth Cooley
1839–1851
Birth Location: –
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Infant Cooley
1858–1858
Birth Location: –
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James Cooley
1847–1869
Birth Location: –
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Calvin Cooley
1854–1879
Birth Location: –
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Mary Cooley
1853–1860
Birth Location: –
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Lewis Cooley
1841–1851
Birth Location: –
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Henry Cooley
1850–1850
Birth Location: –
HC
John Sr
1849–1928
Birth Location: Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
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Franklin Cooley
1844–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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William Cooley
1845–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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James Cooley's Ancestors

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James Cooley
1818–1867
Birth Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Hiram Cooley
1796–1864
South Carolina, United States of America
Susan Cochran
1800–1821
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Cooley
1760–1826
Cumberland County, Virginia
Nancy Gover
1763–1842
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Cooley
1735–1820
Sarah Jordan
1731–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Cowley
1671–1779

James Cooley's Descendants

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James (R.) Cooley (14 March 1818–7 September 1867) m. Rebecca (F.) Pinion (27 June 1816–27 March 1894)
  1. 1. Amanda (C) Cooley 1842–1932 m. Jesse (John) Shelton 1842–1899 m. David (James) Jr 1841–1864
    1. 1. Dora (C) Shelton 1872–1958 m. Samuel (Jacob) Sultan 1872–1923
      1. 1. Fred (Daniel) Sultan 1909–1977
      2. 2. Robert (Leguy) Sultan 1892–1975 m. Mary (Ellie) Williams 1900–1974
        1. 1. Margurietta (Ruth) Sultan 1924–2006 m. Donald (Wesley) Trippett 1921–2008
        2. 2. Robert Sulton 1914–
        3. 3. Will Sulton 1915–
        4. 4. Susie Sulton 1917–
        5. 5. Essell Sulton 1918–
        6. 6. Marshal Sulton 1922–
        7. 7. John (Willis) Sultan 1921– m. Mae (Alois) Williams 1929–1974
        8. 8. Samuel (Clifford) Sultan 1926–2020 m. Norma (Patricia) Abel 1931–2015
      3. 3. Bob (Talbert) Sultan 1917–1971 m. Sallie (Laura) Mitchell 1915–2001
      4. 4. Thomas (Pindall) Sultan 1911–1938
      5. 5. Charlie Pollan 1899–1980
      6. 6. Sammie (Viola) Sultan 1896–1975 m. Thomas (Cosia) Simpson 1892–1931
        1. 1. Shirley (Marie) Simpson 1916–1978 m. Burton (R) James 1915–
        2. 2. Lucy (L) Simpson 1919–
        3. 3. Mildred (Virginia) Simpson 1921–1979 m. Robert (Lee) Turnbow 1921–1994
        4. 4. Thomas (Cosia Simpson) Jr 1925–1978
      7. 7. Samuel (Lewis) Sultan 1904–1977
      8. 8. Priscilla Tribble 1914–1987
      9. 9. Ellen Sultan 1907–
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) James 1860–1942
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Shelton 1897–1945 m. Emma (Julia) Clark 1902–1988
        1. 1. Lazell (Leon) Shelton 1923–1978 m. Melvin (Lee) Russell 1926– m. Clifford (Hershel) Cox 1916–
        2. 2. Montie Shelton 1925–2011
        3. 3. Rado Shelton 1927–2006
        4. 4. Robbie (Lois) Shelton 1930–2019 m. Albert (C) Smith 1924–
        5. 5. Reta (Bell) Shelton 1931–2015 m. Kenneth (Clark) Connell 1927–2021
        6. 6. Lucille Shelton 1933–2005
        7. 7. L (J) Shelton 1940–1947
        8. 8. Wannie (Wesley) Shelton 1921–1982 m. Pattye (Marie) McBride 1929–1977 m. Ruth Godwin 1924–
        9. 9. Harmon Shelton 1936–2017 m. Clara (Lee) Grizzle 1937–2021
      2. 2. Ada (I) McBride 1878–1960 m. Stephen (T) McBride 1878–
        1. 1. John (L) McBride 1899–
        2. 2. William (Floyd) McBride 1902–1974
      3. 3. William (Thomas) Shelton 1883–1965 m. Lillian Collins 1903–1977
        1. 1. Alfred (Worley) Shelton 1923–2009
        2. 2. Leona Haskins 1929–1990
        3. 3. Jesse (Paul) Shelton 1931–2006
        4. 4. Willie (Byron) Shelton 1935–2004
        5. 5. W. (T. Shelton) Jr 1926–2006
        6. 6. Betty (Jo) McLemore 1938–1997
        7. 7. Thomas (Wayne) Shelton 1925–1993
        8. 8. James (Woodrow) Shelton 1921–1994
        9. 9. Bessie (Marie) Elliott 1944–2016
      4. 4. Eirskin (Eczambrick) Shelton 1890–1933
      5. 5. Mary (J) Shelton 1892–1935 m. Willis (Henry) Poole 1890–1964
        1. 1. Dora (Mae) Pool 1920–2002
        2. 2. Isaac (Carroll) Pool 1923–1999
        3. 3. Pauline (Faye) Poole 1938–2009
        4. 4. Paul (Ray) Pool 1931–2002
        5. 5. Juanita Pool 1913–2015 m. Duney Lyles 1903–
      6. 6. Sarah (Sammy) Shelton 1894–1929 m. David (B) Meeks 1887–1945
      7. 7. Larkin (Franklin) Shelton 1887–1961 m. Altie Renfro 1887–
    3. 3. Alice (Jane) James 1861–1951 m. Jasper (Newton) Smith 1859–1943
      1. 1. John (Oliver Smith) Sr 1889–1966
      2. 2. David (Jackson) Smith 1882–1941
      3. 3. James (F.) Smith 1885–1915
      4. 4. Napolean (B) Smith 1887–
      5. 5. Mary (C) Smith 1894–
      6. 6. Ruby (Dale) Smith 1897–1974 m. James (Isacc) Spears 1886–1937
        1. 1. Marie (Spears) Smith 1917–2004
        2. 2. James (David) Spears 1919–
        3. 3. William (Edgar Lee) Spears 1923–2008
        4. 4. Bobby (Floyd) Spears 1925–
        5. 5. Ruth (Ray) Spears 1928–2017 m. Norman (Lamar) Pitcock 1926–2017
      7. 7. Adell (Smith) Schultz 1905–1978
      8. 8. Walter (Garner) Smith 1901–1991 m. Lucile (Grace) Stell 1906–1991
        1. 1. Jack (Edward Garner) Smith 1937–2007
    4. 4. Willie (David) James 1863–1961 m. Pope (Manley) Searcy 1864–1911
      1. 1. James (Wesley) Searcy 1887–1951
      2. 2. Fanny (R) Searcy 1890–
      3. 3. Willie (David) Searcy 1891–1938
      4. 4. Henry (C) Searcy 1892–1969
      5. 5. Allie (Otis) Carpenter 1896–1974
      6. 6. Mary (W) Abel 1899–1972
      7. 7. Eunice (Hattie) Searcy 1897–1974 m. John (Willie Bowen) Sr 1892–1973
        1. 1. Jeff (B. Bowen) Sr 1921–2005
        2. 2. Betty Branscome 1926–2012
        3. 3. Bernice (Pearl) Hemphill 1917–2009
        4. 4. Mary (Lee) Bowen 1913–1920
        5. 5. Ouida (Isabelle) Bowen 1923–1928
        6. 6. Faye James 1934–2014
        7. 7. John (Willie Bowen) Jr 1931–2018
        8. 8. Harold (Ray) Bowen 1941–2023
      8. 8. Lee (Della) Wright 1901–1985
      9. 9. Rosie (Odell) Searcy 1910–1991 m. James (Ellis) Taylor 1905–1961
        1. 1. James (Ellis) Taylor 1929–1982
        2. 2. Wllie (Lafrances) Taylor 1931–1984 m. Johnie (Alexander) Maples 1941–2021 m. Joseph (Dennis) Phillips 1928–1956
    5. 5. Francis Shelton 1867–
    6. 6. Noah Shelton 1869–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (M) Cooley 1839–1851
  3. 3. Infant (Son) Cooley 1858–1858
  4. 4. James (Oliver) Cooley 1847–1869
  5. 5. Calvin (Lee) Cooley 1854–1879
  6. 6. Mary (J) Cooley 1853–1860
  7. 7. Lewis (J) Cooley 1841–1851
  8. 8. Henry (H) Cooley 1850–1850
  9. 9. John (Matterson Cooley) Sr 1849–1928
  10. 10. Franklin (T) Cooley 1844–
  11. 11. William (W) Cooley 1845–

James Cooley's Timeline

4 Records

1818
14 March 1818
Birth of James R. Cooley in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 32
James R. Cooley resided here in South of the Yalobusha River, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
South of the Yalobusha River, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 42
James R. Cooley resided here in S E Beat, Oakland, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
S E Beat, Oakland, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
1867
7 September 1867
Age 49
Death of James R. Cooley in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1818
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: S E Beat, Yalobusha, Mississippi; Roll: M653_594; Page: 895; Family History Libra
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: South of the Yalobusha River, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: S E Beat, Oakland, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: S E Beat, Yalobusha, Mississippi; Roll: M653_594; Page: 895; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1867
    Event Place: Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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