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Joseph Thomas Cooley 1825 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Roane CO, TN

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Massac County, Illinois, USA

Father: Sarah Rayburn

Mother: JOSHUA COOLEY

Spouse(s): Nancy Holder

Children(s): Sarah Cooley

It was in 1825 that Joseph Thomas Cooley was born in Roane CO, TN, a child of Sarah Sally Rayburn and JOSHUA COOLEY. Joseph Thomas Cooley went on to marry Nancy Holder and had children such as Sarah E Cooley. Joseph Thomas Cooley was deceased by 1880 in Massac County, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Sarah Rayburn
1796 – 1880
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
SR
JOSHUA COOLEY
1798 – 1879
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JC

Spouses(s)

Nancy Holder
1831 –
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
NH

Children(s)

Sarah Cooley
1854 – 1914
Birth Location: Illinois
SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1825
    Event Place: Roane CO, TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Massac County, Illinois, USA
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