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William John Cooley 1852 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 August 1852

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 28 January 1920

Death Location: East Fallowfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: William Cooley

Mother: Agnes (Cooley)

Spouse(s): Martha Cooley

Children(s):

William John Cooley was born in 1852 in Pennsylvania, the child of William H Cooley and Agnes Nancy Campbell (McKnight) (Cooley). In 1860, William John Cooley resided in Wayne, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA. William John Cooley married Martha Cathcart Cooley. William John Cooley passed away in 1920 in East Fallowfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • William John Cooley was born in 1852 in Pennsylvania, the child of William H Cooley and Agnes Nancy Campbell (McKnight) (Cooley).
  • In 1860, William John Cooley resided in Wayne, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William John Cooley married Martha Cathcart Cooley.
  • William John Cooley passed away in 1920 in East Fallowfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cooley's Ancestors

Self
William Cooley
1852 – 1920
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
William H Cooley
1828 – 1910
Pennsylvania
Agnes (Nancy Campbell (McKnight)) (Cooley)
1826 – 1887
Bangor, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
William Cooley
1799 – 1849
Pennsylvania
Matilda Paden
1802 – 1837
Pennsylvania
Hugh (B) Campbell
1797 – 1879
Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
Margaret McGill
1782 – 1849
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Pedan
1764 – 1844
Jane Calhoun
1769 – 1819
Hugh Campbell
1748 – 1810
Elizabeth Buchanan
1766 – 1851
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Mcgill
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Campbell
1708 – 1792
Margaret McFARLAND
1720 – 1851

William Cooley's Timeline

6 Records

1852
8 Aug 1852
Birth of William John Cooley in Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
1852
8 August 1852
Birth of William John Cooley in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1860
1860
Age 8
William John Cooley resided here in Wayne, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Wayne, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 18
William John Cooley resided here in Wayne, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Wayne, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
28 Jan 1920
Age 68
Death of William John Cooley in East Fallowfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
East Fallowfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
1920
28 January 1920
Age 68
Death of William John Cooley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1852
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 August 1852
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wayne, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1100; Page: 1144; Family History Librar
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Wayne, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wayne, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1100; Page: 1144; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wayne, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1920
    Event Place: East Fallowfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1920
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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