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Rueben Cooley 1784–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Bradfordsville, Kentucky, USA

Father: Edward I

Mother: Martha Roper

Spouse(s): Nancy Hubbard, Elizabeth FOLLOWELL, Charlotte Ward

Children(s): Cornelius COOLEY, Lucretia COOLEY, Steve COOLEY, Stephen Cooley, George Cooley

In 1784, Rueben Cooley entered the world in North Carolina, born to Edward D Cooley I And Martha Raper Roper. Rueben Cooley married Charlotte Ward, Elizabeth Betty Followell, Nancy Hubbard, and had children including Cornelius Neil Cooley, George W Cooley, Lucretia Cooley, Stephen L Cooley, Steve Cooley. Rueben Cooley passed away in 1855 in Bradfordsville, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1784, Rueben Cooley entered the world in North Carolina, born to Edward D Cooley I And Martha Raper Roper.
  • Rueben Cooley married Charlotte Ward, Elizabeth Betty Followell, Nancy Hubbard, and had children including Cornelius Neil Cooley, George W Cooley, Lucretia Cooley, Stephen L Cooley, Steve Cooley.
  • Rueben Cooley passed away in 1855 in Bradfordsville, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward I
1762–1822
Birth Location: Franklin, NC, USA
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Martha Roper
1765–1846
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Hubbard
1802–1877
Birth Location: Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
NH
Elizabeth FOLLOWELL
1805–
Birth Location: –
EF
Charlotte Ward
1802–1877
Birth Location: Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
CW

Children(s)

Cornelius COOLEY
1844–
Birth Location: –
CC
Lucretia COOLEY
1849–1922
Birth Location: , Marion, Kentucky, USA
LC
Steve COOLEY
1843–
Birth Location: –
SC
Stephen Cooley
1842–1918
Birth Location: , Marion, Kentucky, USA
SC
George Cooley
1800–1860
Birth Location: South Carolina
GC

Rueben Cooley's Ancestors

Self
Rueben Cooley
1784–1855
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Edward D. Cooley I
1762–1822
Franklin, NC, USA
Martha (Raper) Roper
1765–1846
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Johannes Cool
1740–1820
Goshen-Minisink, Orange, New York
Elizabeth Fermin
1740–1840
North Carolina
Thomas Raper
1740–1808
Elizabeth (Patty) Cooley
1740–1800
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Cool
1718–1763
Sara Gorden
1701–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cooley
1694–1759
Sarah Westraal
1692–1800

Rueben Cooley's Descendants

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Rueben Cooley (1784–1855) m. Nancy Hubbard (13 Aug 1802–1877) m. Elizabeth (Betty) FOLLOWELL (1805–) m. Charlotte Ward (13 Aug 1802–1877)
  1. 1. Cornelius (Neil) COOLEY 1844–
  2. 2. Lucretia COOLEY 1849–1922
  3. 3. Steve COOLEY 1843–
  4. 4. Stephen (L) Cooley 1842–1918
  5. 5. George (W) Cooley 1800–1860 m. Judy Deering 1809–1840
    1. 1. William (J) Cooley 1837–1879 m. Amanda Carpenter 1840–
      1. 1. James (F) Cooley 1866–1940 m. Sarah (Ella) Perry 1864–1916
        1. 1. James (H) Welch 1888–
        2. 2. Mattie (S) Cooley 1893–1920
        3. 3. Annie (Bell) Cooley 1895–1947
        4. 4. T.C. Cooley 1903–1957
        5. 5. Louise Cooley 1906–
        6. 6. Samuel (Floyd) Cooley 1897– m. Ama Mccord 1908–1953
      2. 2. Maggie (A) Cooley 1878–
      3. 3. Thomas (Henry) Cooley 1877–1946
      4. 4. John Cooley 1874–
      5. 5. Louis Cooley 1872–
      6. 6. James (F Jim) Cooley 1869–
      7. 7. Sarah (H) Cooley 1868–
      8. 8. Augusta Cooley 1867–
      9. 9. George Cooley 1865–
      10. 10. J (Dorothy) Cooley 1864–
      11. 11. William Cooley 1863–
      12. 12. Velulia (P) Cooley 1861–
      13. 13. Mary (Elizabeth Betty) Cooley 1860–
      14. 14. William Cooley 1856–
      15. 15. George (M) Cooley 1855–

Rueben Cooley's Timeline

2 Records

1784
1784
Birth of Rueben Cooley in North Carolina
North Carolina
1855
1855
Age 71
Death of Rueben Cooley in Bradfordsville, Kentucky, USA
Bradfordsville, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Bradfordsville, Kentucky, USA
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