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Mary Catherine South 1890–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1890

Birth Location: Floyd Co, Indiana

Death Date: 6 Sep 1945

Death Location: Martinsburg, Washington County, Indiana, USA

Father: Thomas South

Mother: Sallie Ritter

Spouse(s): Robert Cooley

Children(s): John Cooley, Bertha Cooley

Mary Catherine South was born in 1890 in Floyd Co, Indiana, the child of Thomas L South And Sallie Sarah Ritter. In 1900, Mary Catherine South resided in Wood Township, Clark, Indiana. In 1920, Mary Catherine South resided in Wood, Clark, Indiana. Mary Catherine South married Robert Simpson Cooley, and had children including Bertha Cooley, John Morton Cooley. Mary Catherine South passed away in 1945 in Martinsburg, Washington County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Catherine South was born in 1890 in Floyd Co, Indiana, the child of Thomas L South And Sallie Sarah Ritter.
  • In 1900, Mary Catherine South resided in Wood Township, Clark, Indiana.
  • In 1920, Mary Catherine South resided in Wood, Clark, Indiana.
  • Mary Catherine South married Robert Simpson Cooley, and had children including Bertha Cooley, John Morton Cooley.
  • Mary Catherine South passed away in 1945 in Martinsburg, Washington County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary South's Ancestors

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Mary South
1890–1945
Birth Place: Floyd Co, Indiana
Parents
Thomas L South
1857–1927
Warren, Indiana, USA
Sallie (Sarah) Ritter
1853–1948
Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
William (Stephen) South
1824–1904
Wayne, Kentucky, United States
Malinda Borders
1831–1904
Indiana, United States
George Ritter
1813–1880
Jessamine, Kentucky
Nancy (Ann) Mahuren
1805–1890
Shelby, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Edward South
1798–
Elizabeth Back
1781–1850
Michael Borders
1805–1893
Nancy Burge
1801–1860
Coonrad Ritter
1784–1860
Hannah Bailey
1794–1884
John Mahurin
1782–1813
Sarah Proctor
1785–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry South
1775–1841
Chloe Brunt
1776–1860
John Jr.
–1843
Sarah Lloyd
1765–1844
Michael Borders
1775–1841
Elizabeth (Yost)
1776–1854
John Burge
1775–
John Ritter
1750–1802
Hannah Brown
1745–1823
William Bailey
1765–
Samuel Mahurin
1748–1814
Hannah Moore
1750–1812

Mary South's Descendants

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Mary (Catherine) South (14 Aug 1890–6 Sep 1945) m. Robert (Simpson) Cooley (abt 1885–1956)
  1. 1. John (Morton) Cooley 1912–1972
  2. 2. Bertha Cooley 1910–1911

Mary South's Timeline

4 Records

1890
14 Aug 1890
Birth of Mary Catherine South in Floyd Co, Indiana
Floyd Co, Indiana
1900
1900
Age 10
Mary Catherine South resided here in Wood Township, Clark, Indiana
Wood Township, Clark, Indiana
1920
1920
Age 30
Mary Catherine South resided here in Wood, Clark, Indiana
Wood, Clark, Indiana
1945
6 Sep 1945
Age 55
Death of Mary Catherine South in Rural, Clark, Indiana, USA
Rural, Clark, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Floyd Co, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wood, Clark, Indiana; Roll: T625_425; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: .
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wood, Clark, Indiana; Roll: T623_363; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 22.
    [3] Indiana, Select Marriages
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wood Township, Clark, Indiana
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wood, Clark, Indiana; Roll: T623_363; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 22.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wood, Clark, Indiana
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wood, Clark, Indiana; Roll: T625_425; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1945
    Event Place: Rural, Clark, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Washington County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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