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John Isom Cooley 1881 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1881

Birth Location: St. Charles County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 21 March 1949

Death Location: St. Louis City, Missouri, USA

Father: James Cooley

Mother: Mary Clark

Spouse(s): Matilda Jones

Children(s): Pearl Cooley, Elbert Cooley, Mary Cooley, Lawrence Cooley, Noah Cooley, Louella Cooley, Ray Cooley, Earl Cooley, Bernie Cooley, Zola Pratt, Hazel Cooley

John Isom Cooley was born in 1881 in St. Charles County, Missouri, USA, the child of James Freeland Cooley and Mary Frances Clark. In 1900, John Isom Cooley resided in Watkins, Dent, Missouri. John Isom Cooley married Matilda Frances Jones, and had children including Pearl M Cooley, Elbert Vernon Cooley, Mary Anna Cooley, Lawrence E Cooley, Noah Ray Cooley, Louella C Cooley, Ray E Cooley, Earl E. Cooley, Bernie Ralph Cooley, Zola Grace Pratt, Hazel Cooley. John Isom Cooley passed away in 1949 in St. Louis City, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • John Isom Cooley was born in 1881 in St. Charles County, Missouri, USA, the child of James Freeland Cooley and Mary Frances Clark.
  • In 1900, John Isom Cooley resided in Watkins, Dent, Missouri.
  • John Isom Cooley married Matilda Frances Jones, and had children including Pearl M Cooley, Elbert Vernon Cooley, Mary Anna Cooley, Lawrence E Cooley, Noah Ray Cooley, Louella C Cooley, Ray E Cooley, Earl E. Cooley, Bernie Ralph Cooley, Zola Grace Pratt, Hazel Cooley.
  • John Isom Cooley passed away in 1949 in St. Louis City, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cooley
1855 – 1913
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Clark
1857 –
Birth Location: Dent County, Missouri, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Matilda Jones
1884 – 1961
Birth Location: Missouri
MJ

Children(s)

Pearl Cooley
1905 – 1975
Birth Location: Missouri
PC
Elbert Cooley
1910 – 1988
Birth Location: Salem, Dent County, Missouri, USA
EC
Mary Cooley
1912 – 1919
Birth Location: Dent County, Missouri, USA
MC
Lawrence Cooley
1915 – 1975
Birth Location: Missouri
LC
Noah Cooley
1916 – 1971
Birth Location: Dent, Missouri, USA
NC
Louella Cooley
1919 – 1989
Birth Location: Missouri
LC
Ray Cooley
1920 – 1974
Birth Location: Missouri
RC
Earl Cooley
1922 – 1922
Birth Location: Dent County, Missouri, USA
EC
Bernie Cooley
1922 – 1922
Birth Location: Dent County, Missouri, USA
BC
Zola Pratt
1923 – 2013
Birth Location: Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, USA
ZP
Hazel Cooley
1927 – 2000
Birth Location: Dent, , Missouri, USA
HC

John Cooley's Ancestors

Self
John Cooley
1881 – 1949
Birth Place: St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
Parents
James Freeland Cooley
1855 – 1913
Virginia, USA
Mary (Frances) Clark
1857 –
Dent County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
James (Burchett) Cooley
1818 – 1892
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Ratliff
1821 – 1865
Virginia, USA
Stephen Clark
Elizabeth Reed
1838 – 1918
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Cooley
1784 – 1860
Catherine Burchett
1786 – 1880
John Ratliff
1761 – 1841
Nancy Polly
1787 – 1850
Thompson Reed
1812 – 1888
Mary Dennison
1820 – 1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Burchett
1750 –

John Cooley's Descendants

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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 – )
      1. 1. Jeffery (Allen) Cooley (22 Jan 1968 – ) m. Christina (Lorene) Eye (30 Sep 1968 – )
        1. 1. Brianna (Rochelle) Cooley (1/2/1990 – )
        2. 2. Ashley (Nicole) Kirby (8/21/1991 – )
        3. 3. Austin (Allen) Cooley (8/15/1996 – )
    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)

John Cooley's Timeline

8 Records

1881
8 Aug 1881
Birth of John Isom Cooley in Phelps County, Missouri, USA
Phelps County, Missouri, USA
1881
8 Aug 1881
Birth of John Isom Cooley in St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 19
John Isom Cooley resided here in Watkins, Dent, Missouri
Watkins, Dent, Missouri
1910
1910
Age 29
John Isom Cooley resided here in Sherrill, Texas, Missouri, USA
Sherrill, Texas, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
John Isom Cooley resided here in Texas, Dent, Missouri
Texas, Dent, Missouri
1930
1930
Age 49
John Isom Cooley resided here in Texas, Dent, Missouri
Texas, Dent, Missouri
1942
1942
Age 61
John Isom Cooley resided here in St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Missouri, USA
1949
21 March 1949
Age 68
Death of John Isom Cooley in St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
St. Louis City, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Phelps County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Texas, Dent, Missouri; Roll: T625_917; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 232.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Texas, Dent, Missouri; Roll: 1185; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 462.0.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Watkins, Dent, Missouri; Roll: T623 853; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 21.
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Source Citation: Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Dent; Roll: 1683166
    [5] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Missouri, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 598884; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherrill, Texas, Missouri; Roll: T624_826; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1374839
    [8] Web: Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1881
    Event Place: St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Watkins, Dent, Missouri
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Watkins, Dent, Missouri; Roll: T623 853; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 21.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sherrill, Texas, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherrill, Texas, Missouri; Roll: T624_826; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1374839

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Texas, Dent, Missouri
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Texas, Dent, Missouri; Roll: T625_917; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 232.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Texas, Dent, Missouri
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Texas, Dent, Missouri; Roll: 1185; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 462.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Missouri, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 598884; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dent, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Source Citation: Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Dent; Roll: 1683166

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1949
    Event Place: St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011
    [3] Web: Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem, Dent County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011
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