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John Walter Cooley 1886 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1886

Birth Location: Montrose Jas, Illinois

Death Date: 19 January 1957

Death Location: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Cooley

Mother: Minerva Skinner

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Early life: John Walter Cooley arrived in Montrose Jas, Illinois in 1886, born to James M Cooley and Minerva Skinner. John Walter Cooley concluded life in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America in 1957.

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James Cooley
1850 – 1929
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
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Minerva Skinner
1854 – 1923
Birth Location: Franklin County, Ohio
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Montrose Jas, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grove, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: 308; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0098, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grove, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: T624_293; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374306, Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Grove, Jasper, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grove, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: 308; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0098

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Grove, Jasper, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grove, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: T624_293; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374306

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 January 1957
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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