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James Burchett Cooley 1818 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 jun 1818

Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1892

Death Location: Lake Spring, Missouri, USA

Father: Andrew Cooley

Mother: Catherine Burchett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ratliff

Children(s): James Cooley

In 1818, James Burchett Cooley entered the world in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA, born to Andrew Cooley and Catherine Burchett. James Burchett Cooley married Elizabeth Ratliff, and had children including James Freeland Cooley. James Burchett Cooley passed away in 1892 in Lake Spring, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1818, James Burchett Cooley entered the world in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA, born to Andrew Cooley and Catherine Burchett.
  • James Burchett Cooley married Elizabeth Ratliff, and had children including James Freeland Cooley.
  • James Burchett Cooley passed away in 1892 in Lake Spring, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Cooley
1784 – 1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Catherine Burchett
1786 – 1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ratliff
1821 – 1865
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James Cooley
1855 – 1913
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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James Cooley's Ancestors

Self
James Cooley
1818 – 1892
Birth Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Andrew Cooley
1784 – 1860
North Carolina, USA
Catherine Burchett
1786 – 1880
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James Burchett
1750 –
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cooley's Descendants

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James (Burchett) Cooley (16 jun 1818 – 1892) m. Elizabeth Ratliff (1821 – 1865)
  1. 1. James (Freeland) Cooley (October 1855 – 1913) m. Mary (Frances) Clark (Nov 1857 – )
    1. 1. John (Isom) Cooley (8 Aug 1881 – 21 March 1949) m. Matilda (Frances) Jones (11 Sep 1884 – 20 Oct 1961)
      1. 1. Pearl (M) Cooley (1905 – Jul 1975)
      2. 2. Elbert (Vernon) Cooley (17 Sep 1910 – 4 Feb 1988)
      3. 3. Mary (Anna) Cooley (7 May 1912 – 25 May 1919)
      4. 4. Lawrence (E) Cooley (1915 – 1 Nov 1975)
      5. 5. Noah (Ray) Cooley (11 Aug 1916 – 10 January 1971) m. Alpha (Marie) Sellers (22 Dec 1919 – 07 Oct 2007)
        1. 1. Ronald (Lee) Cooley (9 March 1942 – 28 November 2006) m. Sharon (Patricia) Smalley (17 Mar 1944 – )
        2. 2. Donald (R.) Cooley (9 March 1942 – 29 December 2012)
      6. 6. Louella (C) Cooley (1919 – 13 Dec 1989)
      7. 7. Ray (E) Cooley (1920 – Jan 1974)
      8. 8. Earl (E.) Cooley (8 Jan 1922 – 3 Jul 1922)
      9. 9. Bernie (Ralph) Cooley (28 Jan 1922 – 3 Jul 1922)
      10. 10. Zola (Grace) Pratt (21 Sep 1923 – 21 Sep 2013)
      11. 11. Hazel Cooley (10 Jun 1927 – 14 Jun 2000)

James Cooley's Timeline

2 Records

1818
16 jun 1818
Birth of James Burchett Cooley in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
1892
1892
Age 74
Death of James Burchett Cooley in Lake Spring, Missouri, USA
Lake Spring, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 jun 1818
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Lake Spring, Missouri, USA
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