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Mary Cooley 1885 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1885

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 19 Sep 1959

Death Location: Los Angeles

Father: George Cooley

Mother: Minerva Heath

Spouse(s): Benjamin Parks

Children(s): Donald Parks, Ruth Parks, Bernard Parks

Early life: Mary Cooley arrived in Iowa in 1885, born to George Eric Cooley and Minerva Bridget Heath. Over time, Mary Cooley formed a family with Benjamin Lamont Parks, which included Donald G Parks, Ruth Ellen Parks and Bernard Lamont Parks. Mary Cooley concluded life in Los Angeles in 1959.

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Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Parks
1889 – 1950
Birth Location: New Jersey, United States of America
BP

Children(s)

Donald Parks
1919 –
Birth Location: Iowa
DP
Ruth Parks
1920 – 2004
Birth Location: Hayes Township, Ida County, Iowa, United States of America
RP
Bernard Parks
1922 –
Birth Location: Westside, Crawford, Iowa, USA
BP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 Jul 1885
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, California Death Index, 1940-1997, Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925, S1467044956, S1467047342, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 19 Sep 1959, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hayes, Crawford, Iowa; Roll: T625_485; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 77, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa; Roll: 1181; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 11-36

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Hayes, Crawford, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hayes, Crawford, Iowa; Roll: T625_485; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 77

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: abt 1922
    Record Source: S1467044956, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925, State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Providence Twp, Providence, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Storm Lake, Buena Vista, 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: Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa; Roll: 1181; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 11-36

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Sep 1959
    Event Place: Los Angeles
    Record Source: California Death Index, 1940-1997, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 19 Sep 1959

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vail, Crawford County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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