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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

James Sylvester Cooley was born in 1836 in Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of Clark Cooley and Mary Jane Sinkey. In 1870, James Sylvester Cooley resided in Township 5, Drytown, Amador, California, USA. In 1880, James Sylvester Cooley resided in Township 2, Amador, California, USA. James Sylvester Cooley married Flora Cooley, and had children including Candace Augusta Cooley, Charles Ellsworth Cooley, Mary Estelle Cooley, Ira James Cooley, Elizabeth Cooley. James Sylvester Cooley passed away in 1907 in Ione, Amador County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Sylvester Cooley was born in 1836 in Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of Clark Cooley and Mary Jane Sinkey.
  • In 1870, James Sylvester Cooley resided in Township 5, Drytown, Amador, California, USA.
  • In 1880, James Sylvester Cooley resided in Township 2, Amador, California, USA.
  • James Sylvester Cooley married Flora Cooley, and had children including Candace Augusta Cooley, Charles Ellsworth Cooley, Mary Estelle Cooley, Ira James Cooley, Elizabeth Cooley.
  • James Sylvester Cooley passed away in 1907 in Ione, Amador County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Cooley's Ancestors

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James Cooley
1836 – 1907
Birth Place: Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America
Parents
Clark Cooley
1795 – 1863
New York, United States
Mary (Jane) Sinkey
1809 – 1881
Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William (Richard) Sinkey
1765 – 1850
Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) McCartney
1770 – 1850
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sinkey
1745 – 1814
Bridget Lnu
1746 – 1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sinkey
1725 –
Hannah

James Cooley's Descendants

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James (Sylvester) Cooley (7 July 1836 – 11 December 1907) m. Flora Cooley (5 September 1844 – 12 November 1932)
  1. 1. Candace (Augusta) Cooley (25 September 1863 – 15 December 1933) m. Silas (Lee) Cain (7 August 1866 – 27 April 1928) m. Timothy (R) Fortin
    1. 1. James (Van Buren) Cain (31 December 1887 – 8 July 1939) m. Anna (I.) Nunez (1885 – ) m. Nina (M) Maider
      1. 1. John (P) Cain (1935 – 1967) m. Collette (Margaret) Pola (2 Oct 1937 – )
        1. 1. Allison Cain
        2. 2. James Calr
      2. 2. James (Vanburen) Cain (14 Jul 1932 – 11 Jan 1994)
    2. 2. Leliah Livingston (28 November 1889 – 18 September 1968)
  2. 2. Charles (Ellsworth) Cooley (10 December 1865 – 28 December 1953)
  3. 3. Mary (Estelle) Cooley (1868 – 1933)
  4. 4. Ira (James) Cooley (1872 – 14 January 1921)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Cooley (20 November 1876 – 28 April 1969)

James Cooley's Timeline

4 Records

1836
7 July 1836
Birth of James Sylvester Cooley in Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America
Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 34
James Sylvester Cooley resided here in Township 5, Drytown, Amador, California, USA
Township 5, Drytown, Amador, California, USA
1880
1880
Age 44
James Sylvester Cooley resided here in Township 2, Amador, California, USA
Township 2, Amador, California, USA
1907
11 December 1907
Age 71
Death of James Sylvester Cooley in Ione, Amador County, California, United States of America
Ione, Amador County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1836
    Event Place: Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 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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