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Margaret Evalina Cooley 1907 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1907

Birth Location: Holstein, IA.

Death Date: 11 Jun 1964

Death Location: Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA

Father: George Cooley

Mother: Minerva Heath

Spouse(s): Louis Buchholz, Walter Bienlien

Children(s): Louis Buchholz, Mary Buchholz, William Bienlien, Regina Bienlien, James Bienlien, Daniel Bienlein

In 1907, Margaret Evalina Cooley entered the world in Holstein, IA., born to George Eric Cooley and Minerva Bridget Heath. In 1910, Margaret Evalina Cooley resided in Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA. In 1920, Margaret Evalina Cooley resided in Griggs, Ida, Iowa, USA. Margaret Evalina Cooley married Louis H. Buchholz, Walter Bienlien, and had children including Louis Buchholz, Mary Doloras Buchholz, William Walter Bienlien, Regina Catherine Bienlien, James Francis Bienlien, Daniel E Bienlein. Margaret Evalina Cooley passed away in 1964 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1907, Margaret Evalina Cooley entered the world in Holstein, IA., born to George Eric Cooley and Minerva Bridget Heath.
  • In 1910, Margaret Evalina Cooley resided in Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1920, Margaret Evalina Cooley resided in Griggs, Ida, Iowa, USA.
  • Margaret Evalina Cooley married Louis H. Buchholz, Walter Bienlien, and had children including Louis Buchholz, Mary Doloras Buchholz, William Walter Bienlien, Regina Catherine Bienlien, James Francis Bienlien, Daniel E Bienlein.
  • Margaret Evalina Cooley passed away in 1964 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cooley
1860 – 1934
Birth Location: Jackson, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
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Minerva Heath
1868 – 1946
Birth Location: Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America
MH

Spouses(s)

Louis Buchholz
1897 – 1976
Birth Location: Melvin, Iowa
LB
Walter Bienlien
1890 – 1963
Birth Location: Perry County, Missouri, United States of America
WB

Children(s)

Louis Buchholz
1924 –
Birth Location: Iowa
LB
Mary Buchholz
1926 – 2002
Birth Location: Melvin, Osceola, Iowa, USA
MB
William Bienlien
1932 – 2010
Birth Location: Holstein, Ida County, Iowa, United States of America
WB
Regina Bienlien
1933 – 2008
Birth Location: Iowa
RB
James Bienlien
1938 – 2021
Birth Location: Holstein, Ida County, Iowa, United States of America
JB
Daniel Bienlein
1943 –
Birth Location: Iowa
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Margaret Cooley's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Cooley
1907 – 1964
Birth Place: Holstein, IA.
Parents
George Eric Cooley
1860 – 1934
Jackson, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
Minerva (Bridget) Heath
1868 – 1946
Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Eli (Jackson) Heath
1846 – 1918
Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
Roseann Conley
1848 – 1914
New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Heath
1822 – 1880
Minerva Edwards
1822 – 1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Heath
1794 – 1836
Sara Sinkey
1795 – 1850
Eli Edwards
1793 – 1867
Julia Tompkins
1796 – 1874

Margaret Cooley's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Evalina) Cooley (30 Sep 1907 – 11 Jun 1964) m. Louis (H.) Buchholz (11 Apr 1897 – 3 Feb 1976) m. Walter Bienlien (10 September 1890 – May 1963)
  1. 1. Louis Buchholz (abt 1924 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Doloras) Buchholz (18 Apr 1926 – 14 Aug 2002) m. Raymond (John) Hansen (abt 1923 – )
    1. 1. John (M.) Hansen (4 Nov 1945 – 24 Apr 2017)
    2. 2. Linda (M) Hansen (Dec 1947 – ) m. Mark Kenyon (10 Jan 1959 – )
  3. 3. William (Walter) Bienlien (5 June 1932 – 23 October 2010)
  4. 4. Regina (Catherine) Bienlien (1933 – 2008)
  5. 5. James (Francis) Bienlien (4 May 1938 – 21 June 2021)
  6. 6. Daniel (E) Bienlein (abt 1943 – )

Margaret Cooley's Timeline

10 Records

1907
30 Sep 1907
Birth of Margaret Evalina Cooley in Holstein, IA.
Holstein, IA.
1910
1910
Age 3
Margaret Evalina Cooley resided here in Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA
Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Margaret Evalina Cooley resided here in Griggs, Ida, Iowa, USA
Griggs, Ida, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Margaret Evalina Cooley resided here in Griggs, Griggs, Ida, Iowa, USA
Griggs, Griggs, Ida, Iowa, USA
1932
abt 1932
Age 25
Margaret Evalina Cooley resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 28
Margaret Evalina Cooley resided here in Holstein, Ida, Iowa
Holstein, Ida, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 33
Margaret Evalina Cooley resided here in Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA
Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Margaret Evalina Cooley resided here in Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA
Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA
1964
11 Jun 1964
Age 57
Death of Margaret Evalina Cooley in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
1964
13 Jun 1964
Age 57
Burial of Margaret Evalina Cooley in Holstein, Iowa
Holstein, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1907
    Event Place: Holstein, IA.
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holstein, Ida, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01167; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 47-11
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [8] State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Holstein, Ida, Iowa; Roll: 3869; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 47-14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Griggs, Ida, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Griggs, Griggs, Ida, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1932
    Record Source: State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Holstein, Ida, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holstein, Ida, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01167; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 47-11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holstein, Ida, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01167; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 47-11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Holstein, Ida, Iowa; Roll: 3869; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 47-14

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Holstein, Ida, Iowa
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Holstein, Ida, Iowa; Roll: 3869; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 47-14

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1964
    Event Place: Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1964
    Event Place: Holstein, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia
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