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James Sylvester Cooley 1836 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 July 1836

Birth Location: Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 11 December 1907

Death Location: Ione, Amador County, California, United States of America

Father: Clark Cooley

Mother: Mary Sinkey

Spouse(s): Flora Cooley

Children(s): Candace Cooley, Charles Cooley, Mary Cooley, Ira Cooley, Elizabeth Cooley

The story of James Sylvester Cooley began in 1836 in Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America, with parents Clark Cooley and Mary Jane Sinkey. As an adult, James Sylvester Cooley wed Flora Cooley. Their household included Candace Augusta Cooley, Charles Ellsworth Cooley, Mary Estelle Cooley, Ira James Cooley and Elizabeth Cooley. James Sylvester Cooley's life came to an end in 1907 in Ione, Amador County, California, United States of America.

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Parents

Clark Cooley
1795 – 1863
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Mary Sinkey
1809 – 1881
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Flora Cooley
1844 – 1932
Birth Location: Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America
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Children(s)

Candace Cooley
1863 – 1933
Birth Location: Amador County, California, United States of America
CC
Charles Cooley
1865 – 1953
Birth Location: Ione, Amador County, California, United States of America
CC
Mary Cooley
1868 – 1933
Birth Location: –
MC
Ira Cooley
1872 – 1921
Birth Location: Ione, Amador County, California, United States of America
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Elizabeth Cooley
1876 – 1969
Birth Location: California, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 July 1836
    Event Place: Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Township 5, Drytown, Amador, California, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Township 2, Amador, California, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 December 1907
    Event Place: Ione, Amador County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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