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Raymond Sumner Cooley 1886–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1886

Birth Location: Aurora, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 04 MAR 1961

Death Location: Hardin

Father: Francis Cooley

Mother: Sarah Fish

Spouse(s): Mable Terry, Dorothy Herman, Dorothy Herman

Children(s): George Cooley, Genevive Cooley, George COOLEY

Raymond Sumner Cooley was born in 1886 in Aurora, Illinois, USA, the child of Francis Adelbert Cooley And Sarah Saphronia Fish. In 1900, Raymond Sumner Cooley resided in Aurora Ward 3, Kane, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Raymond Sumner Cooley resided in Kosi Coal Camp, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA. Raymond Sumner Cooley married Dorothy Ruth Herman, Mable Pearl Terry, and had children including Ames Mckinsey, Genevive L Cooley, George T Cooley, George Terry Cooley, Janice Cooley, Patricia Cooley. Raymond Sumner Cooley passed away in 1961 in Hardin.

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Biography

  • Raymond Sumner Cooley was born in 1886 in Aurora, Illinois, USA, the child of Francis Adelbert Cooley And Sarah Saphronia Fish.
  • In 1900, Raymond Sumner Cooley resided in Aurora Ward 3, Kane, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Raymond Sumner Cooley resided in Kosi Coal Camp, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA.
  • Raymond Sumner Cooley married Dorothy Ruth Herman, Mable Pearl Terry, and had children including Ames Mckinsey, Genevive L Cooley, George T Cooley, George Terry Cooley, Janice Cooley, Patricia Cooley.
  • Raymond Sumner Cooley passed away in 1961 in Hardin.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Cooley
1859–1942
Birth Location: Elburn, Kane, Illinois, United States
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Sarah Fish
1858–1937
Birth Location: Canton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mable Terry
1886–1921
Birth Location: Rogers Park, Cook, Illinois
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Dorothy Herman
1909–2009
Birth Location: South Dakota
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Dorothy Herman
1909–
Birth Location: Sioux Falls, S. D.
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Children(s)

George Cooley
1910–2001
Birth Location: Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
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Genevive Cooley
1909–1933
Birth Location: Wyoming, USA
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George COOLEY
1911–2001
Birth Location: Sheridan, Wyoming
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Raymond Cooley's Ancestors

Self
Raymond Cooley
1886–1961
Birth Place: Aurora, Illinois, USA
Parents
Francis Adelbert Cooley
1859–1942
Elburn, Kane, Illinois, United States
Sarah (Saphronia) Fish
1858–1937
Canton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Raymond Cooley's Descendants

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Raymond (Sumner) Cooley (7 Dec 1886–04 MAR 1961) m. Mable (Pearl) Terry (17 Oct 1886–18 October 1921) m. Dorothy (Ruth) Herman (7 Jan 1909–4 Jan 2009) m. Dorothy (Ruth) Herman (abt 1909–)
  1. 1. George (Terry) Cooley 1910–2001 m. Cathryn (Marie Taylor) Lynde 1911–2005
  2. 2. Genevive (L.) Cooley 1909–1933
  3. 3. George (T) COOLEY 1911–2001

Raymond Cooley's Timeline

6 Records

1886
7 Dec 1886
Birth of Raymond Sumner Cooley in Aurora, Illinois, USA
Aurora, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Raymond Sumner Cooley resided here in Aurora Ward 3, Kane, Illinois, USA
Aurora Ward 3, Kane, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Raymond Sumner Cooley resided here in Kosi Coal Camp, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
Kosi Coal Camp, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Raymond Sumner Cooley resided here in Hardin, Montana
Hardin, Montana
1940
1940
Age 54
Raymond Sumner Cooley resided here in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
1961
04 MAR 1961
Age 75
Death of Raymond Sumner Cooley in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana United States
Billings, Yellowstone, Montana United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Aurora, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Montana; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 9
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Billings, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: m-t0627-02234; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 56-16G
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Billings Gazette; Publication Date: 6 Mar 1961; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA; ,0.042676657,0.15401982,0.277549&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Aurora Ward 3, Kane, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Aurora Ward 3, Kane, Illinois; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240310

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kosi Coal Camp, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kosi Coal Camp, Sheridan, Wyoming; Roll: T625_2029; Page: 34A; Enumeration District: 120

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hardin, Montana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Billings, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: m-t0627-02234; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 56-16G

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Billings, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: m-t0627-02234; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 56-16G

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Billings
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Billings Gazette; Publication Date: 6 Mar 1961; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA; ,0.042676657,0.15401982,0.277549&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Billings, Montana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Montana; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 MAR 1961
    Event Place: Billings, Yellowstone, Montana United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Billings Gazette; Publication Date: 6 Mar 1961; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA; ,0.042676657,0.15401982,0.277549&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hardin
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Billings Gazette; Publication Date: 6 Mar 1961; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA; ,0.042676657,0.15401982,0.277549&xid=3355
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