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James Edward Cooley 1930–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 October 1930

Birth Location: Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States of America

Death Date: 12 December 2017

Death Location: Pacheco, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America

Father: George Cooley

Mother: Helen Carrie

Spouse(s): Donald Biggs

Children(s):

James Edward Cooley was born in 1930 in Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States of America, the child of George Van Horn Cooley And Helen Emroy Carrie. In 1935, James Edward Cooley resided in Contra Costa, California. In 1940, James Edward Cooley resided in Jud Twp 7, Contra Costa, California, USA. James Edward Cooley married Donald Clair Biggs. James Edward Cooley passed away in 2017 in Pacheco, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Edward Cooley was born in 1930 in Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States of America, the child of George Van Horn Cooley And Helen Emroy Carrie.
  • In 1935, James Edward Cooley resided in Contra Costa, California.
  • In 1940, James Edward Cooley resided in Jud Twp 7, Contra Costa, California, USA.
  • James Edward Cooley married Donald Clair Biggs.
  • James Edward Cooley passed away in 2017 in Pacheco, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America.

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James Cooley's Ancestors

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James Cooley
1930–2017
Birth Place: Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States of America
Parents
George Van Horn Cooley
1900–1987
Cloverdale, California, USA
Helen (Emroy) Carrie
1896–1984
Cloverdale, Sonoma County, California, United States of America
Grandparents
Henry (Cummings) Carrie
1864–1910
California, United States of America
Jennie (Emroy) Taylor
1862–1938
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1822–1911
Lucretia McKenzie
1835–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Taylor
1788–1865
Harriet Barnaby
1791–1848

James Cooley's Timeline

5 Records

1930
18 October 1930
Birth of James Edward Cooley in Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States of America
Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 5
James Edward Cooley resided here in Contra Costa, California
Contra Costa, California
1940
1940
Age 10
James Edward Cooley resided here in Jud Twp 7, Contra Costa, California, USA
Jud Twp 7, Contra Costa, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
James Edward Cooley resided here in Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
2017
12 December 2017
Age 87
Death of James Edward Cooley in Concord, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America
Concord, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 October 1930
    Event Place: Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Contra Costa, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jud Twp 7, Contra Costa, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 2017
    Event Place: Concord, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pacheco, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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