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William James Cooley 1881 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa

Death Date: Feb 1976

Death Location: Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America

Father: James Cooley

Mother: Anna Heitchew

Spouse(s): Myra Barton

Children(s): Irene Cooley

Born in 1881 in Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa, William James Cooley was the child of James Augustus Cooley and Anna Elizabeth Heitchew. In time, William James Cooley married Myra V Barton, and they raised a family that included Irene B Cooley. William James Cooley died in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America in 1976.

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Parents

James Cooley
1848 – 1906
Birth Location: Cascade, IA
JC
Anna Heitchew
1854 – 1902
Birth Location: Cascade, IA
AH

Spouses(s)

Myra Barton
1881 – 1943
Birth Location: Iowa
MB

Children(s)

Irene Cooley
1912 –
Birth Location: Iowa
IC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Social Security Death Index, Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll: T627_1158; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 31-80, Number: 483-22-6382; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll: T625_488; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 1240, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll: 653; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 591.0; FHL microfilm: 2340388, Year: 1900; Census Place: Whitewater, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1240431

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Whitewater, Dubuque, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Whitewater, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1240431

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll: T625_488; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 1240

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Dubuque, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll: 653; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 591.0; FHL microfilm: 2340388

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll: T627_1158; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 31-80

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll: T627_1158; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 31-80

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Feb 1976
    Event Place: Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012, Number: 483-22-6382; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
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