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Nancy Cooley 1812–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1812

Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Jun 1876

Death Location: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA

Father: Benjamin Cooley

Mother: Jane Dickey

Spouse(s): Hezekiah Smith

Children(s): William Smith, James Smith, Benjamin Sr, Marietta Smith, Mary Smith

Nancy Cooley was born in 1812 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin Cooley And Jane Dickey. In 1870, Nancy Cooley resided in Polk, Cass, Missouri, USA. Nancy Cooley married Hezekiah Smith, and had children including Benjamin Cooley Smith Sr, James Mallory Smith, Marietta Smith, Mary Smith, William Cooley Smith. Nancy Cooley passed away in 1876 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Cooley was born in 1812 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin Cooley And Jane Dickey.
  • In 1870, Nancy Cooley resided in Polk, Cass, Missouri, USA.
  • Nancy Cooley married Hezekiah Smith, and had children including Benjamin Cooley Smith Sr, James Mallory Smith, Marietta Smith, Mary Smith, William Cooley Smith.
  • Nancy Cooley passed away in 1876 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Cooley
1774–1847
Birth Location: Orange County, New York, USA
BC
Jane Dickey
1788–1872
Birth Location: –
JD

Spouses(s)

Hezekiah Smith
1813–1881
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
HS

Children(s)

William Smith
1854–1924
Birth Location: Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA
WS
James Smith
1840–1901
Birth Location: –
JS
Benjamin Sr
1844–1894
Birth Location: Cass County, Missouri, USA
BS
Marietta Smith
1849–1922
Birth Location: Cass County, Missouri, USA
MS
Mary Smith
1849–1922
Birth Location: Cass County, Missouri, United States of America
MS

Nancy Cooley's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Cooley
1812–1876
Birth Place: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Cooley
1774–1847
Orange County, New York, USA
Jane Dickey
1788–1872
Grandparents
Matthew Dickey
1752–1827
Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Cooley's Descendants

1.
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Nancy Cooley (12 Nov 1812–4 Jun 1876) m. Hezekiah Smith (13 Feb 1813–18 May 1881)
  1. 1. William (Cooley) Smith 1854–1924 m. Mary (Virginia "Mollie") Collins 1856–1919 m. Mollie Foster 1858–
    1. 1. Louie (Foster Smith) Sr 1878–1956 m. Telesa (Octavia) Glazener 1882–1950
      1. 1. William (Bly) Smith 1900–1968 m. Effie (Eloise) Meador 1900–1974
        1. 1. Maxine Smith 1919–1993 m. Jim (Lee Forrest) Jr. 1918–2000 m. Herbert (Martin) Randleff 1914–2004
        2. 2. Horace (Foster) Smith 1921–1958 m. Dorothy (May) Goodin 1926–1977
        3. 3. Janice Smith 1923–1942 m. William (Kenneth) Stiles 1921–1963
        4. 4. Selma Smith 1925–1969 m. William (Jerald) Hoover 1920–2006
      2. 2. Lois (V) Smith 1905–1976
      3. 3. Mollie (Rosezella) Smith 1907–2007 m. Gerald (William) Callihan 1907–1962 m. Neetham (Jeff) Silva 1906–1945
        1. 1. Deloris (Ellen "Dickie") Callihan 1933–2010
      4. 4. Loraine (Alice) Smith 1910–1996 m. Louis (Malcolm) Mays 1885–1940 m. Drummond 1905– m. Smallwood 1905–
        1. 1. Johnny (Carl) Mays 1928–2010
      5. 5. Louie (Foster Smith) Jr 1913–
    2. 2. Derrett (Cooley) Smith 1876–1948 m. Myrtle (H) Bellah 1889–
      1. 1. William (Henry) Smith 1915–2004
      2. 2. M (Elizabeth) Smith 1911–
      3. 3. Derrett (C Smith) Jr 1913–
      4. 4. Virginia Smith 1908–1997 m. Carl (Hardy) Roberds 1908–1979
        1. 1. Carl (Henry) Roberds 1936–2003
        2. 2. Elwin (S) Roberds 1941–2016
    3. 3. Benjamin (Hezekiah) Smith 1880–1964 m. Bessie Atchison 1884–
      1. 1. J (B) Smith 1907–
      2. 2. Ema (Lucille) Smith 1909–
      3. 3. Deriot (Eugene) Smith 1911–1987 m. Lahoma (Fern) Reed 1915–2001
      4. 4. Morrice (T) Smith 1914– m. James (P) O'Connor 1913–
      5. 5. Charles (Ivan) Smith 1922–1997
    4. 4. Virginia (Mae) Prince 1887–1982
    5. 5. William (Murphy) Smith 1894–1936
    6. 6. Nellie (Mattie) Jones 1882–1912
  2. 2. James (Mallory) Smith 1840–1901 m. Elizabeth (J “Lizzie”) Tucker 1842–1907
    1. 1. Hezekiah (Tucker) Smith 1862–1927 m. Alice (Emma) Edwards 1862–1942
  3. 3. Benjamin (Cooley Smith) Sr 1844–1894 m. Kate (Newton) Boyd 1855–1940 m. Mary (D) Myers 1844–1881
    1. 1. Kathryn (Boyd "Katie") Smith 1889–1972
    2. 2. Mary (Moore) Smith 1879–1972
    3. 3. Aileen (March) Smith 1886–1966
    4. 4. Walter (H M) Smith 1876–
    5. 5. Mildred Smith 1874–1955
    6. 6. Benjamin (Cooley) Smith 1870–1948 m. Lucy (Elzira) Fields 1870–1951
      1. 1. Lucy (Mae) Smith 1909–1985 m. Stewart (David Beckley) Jr 1910–1962
    7. 7. Betty (Parker) Smith 1883–1972
    8. 8. Boyd (Shannon) Smith 1885–1910
    9. 9. Winifred (Davis) Smith 1891–1971
    10. 10. Jennie (Myers) Smith 1869–1869
  4. 4. Marietta Smith 1849–1922 m. Henry (S) Mulit 1844–
    1. 1. Lloyd (Lyman) Mulit 1876–
      1. 1. Robert (Edgar) Mulit 1908–1960
    2. 2. Mary (S) Mulit 1878–
    3. 3. Francis (E "Fanny") Mulit 1882–
    4. 4. Frances (E Mulit) McDermid 1882–1952
  5. 5. Mary Smith 1849–1922

Nancy Cooley's Timeline

3 Records

1812
12 Nov 1812
Birth of Nancy Cooley in Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 58
Nancy Cooley resided here in Polk, Cass, Missouri, USA
Polk, Cass, Missouri, USA
1876
4 Jun 1876
Age 64
Death of Nancy Cooley in Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA
Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1812
    Event Place: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Polk, Cass, Missouri; Roll: M593_767; Page: 695A; Family History Library Film: 552266
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Polk, Cass, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Polk, Cass, Missouri; Roll: M593_767; Page: 695A; Family History Library Film: 552266

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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