Thanks! I didn't find this on familysearch.
So we know that Edward (ours or not) had sons Alfred and John. It looks
like Alfred died but we still have his brother to look for.
-Michael
On Sat, May 24, 2014 3:16 pm, Mary Lou Cooley wrote:
> This is Alfred in 1880:
>
>
> 1880 United States Federal Census
> Name: Alfred Cooley
> Age: 27
> Birth Year: abt 1853
> Birthplace: Illinois
> Home in 1880: Pearl, Pike, Illinois
> Race: White
> Gender: Male
> Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
> Spouse's Name: Annie Cooley
> Father's Birthplace: Missouri
> Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
> Occupation: Farm Laborer
> Any illness at time of visit: Consumption
> Cannot read/write:
> Blind:
> Deaf and Dumb:
> Otherwise disabled:
> Idiotic or insane:
> Household Members: Name Age
> Alfred Cooley 27
> Annie Cooley 22
> John Cooley 25 --------brother
> Charles Barber 20 --- brother-in-law
>
>
> Mary C.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Lou Cooley
> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:09 PM
> To: John Cooley Mailing List
> Subject: Re: Edward and Perrin C Cooley
>
>
> Interesting that Anna B Barber is listed (Anne E. Barber) in 1870 with
> her parents in Calhoun Co., IL. Perhaps the closest place to get married
> when you lived in Calhoun Co., IL was in Pike Co., IL.
>
> 1870 United States Federal Census
> Name: Anne E Barber
> Age in 1870: 13
> Birth Year: abt 1857
> Birthplace: Missouri
> Home in 1870: Carlin, Calhoun, Illinois
> Race: White
> Gender: Female
> Post Office: Vedder
> Value of real estate:
> Household Members: Name Age
> Albert Barber 43
> Nancy Barber 39
> William Barber 14
> Anne E Barber 13
> Charles H Barber 11
> Arthur Barber 6/12
> ~~~~~~~
> Annie Remarried:
> Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900
> Name: Annie B Cooley
> Gender: Female
> Spouse Name: Francis M Elledge
> Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1882
> Marriage County: Calhoun
> Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film #
> 1305044 - 1305045.
> ~~~~
> And died in Calhoun Co., IL:
> Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
> Name: Annie Elledge
> [Annie Barber]
> Birth Date: 1857
> Birth Place: Missouri
> Death Date: 24 Jun 1932
> Death Place: Road Dist 3 1/2, Calhoun, Illinois
> Burial Date: 26 Jun 1932
> Burial Place: Bellview Tps, Calhoun, Ill.
> Death Age: 75
> Occupation: House Wife
> Race: White
> Marital Status: W
> Gender: Female
> Residence: Belleview Tps.
> Father Name: Albert Barber
> Father Birth Place: England
> Mother Name: Nancy Ash
> Mother Birth Place: Illinois
> Spouse Name: Martin Elledge
> Comments: resident 40 yrs 6 mos
> FHL Film Number: 1684334
>
>
> Mary C.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Cooley
> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:18 AM
> To: John Cooley Mailing List
> Subject: Re: Edward and Perrin C Cooley
>
>
> I see that some time ago Sandy brought up a Charles Cooley born in Pike
> in 1848. No one could come up with a connection to our clan. Perhaps this
> Edward was a brother.
>
>
> Well, Charles Cooley and his father Edwin (m Sarah HENTHORN) are here:
>
>
> http://genealogytrails.com/ill/pike/obitC2.html#sc5032
>
>
> Edwin is sometime referred to as Edward in other obits. I see nothing,
> though, that connects to the Edward who married ___ Miller or their son
> Alfred. They do look like separate families.
>
>
> -Michael
>
>
> On Sat, May 24, 2014 1:55 am, Michael Cooley wrote:
>
>> We know from the 1850 probate records of James Cooley (s/o Perrin
>> Cooley
>> Sr) that his brother John (m Martha Bearden) had a son named Edward who
>> was living in Illinois. We find an Edward Cooley living with Perrin C
>> Cooley in Calhoun Co IL in 1850.
>>
>>
>>
>> I've not been able to find Edward on any later census records. But I've
>> just stumbled on this at familysearch.org. Pike County is immediately
>> north of Calhoun county:
>>
>> Name: Edward Cooly
>> Event Type: Census
>> Event Date: 1855
>> Event Place: Township 5S Range 6W-Township 5 Range 5, Pike, Illinois
>> Number in Family: 4
>> Page: 116
>> GS Film number: 976672
>> Digital Folder Number: 004541961
>> Image Number: 00359
>>
>>
>>
>> According to
>> http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=djczimmerman&i
>> d= I27174
>>
>>
>>
>> Name: Edward Cooley
>> Marriage 1 Elma Miller b: 1833 in Clermont County, Ohio
>> Married: 16 Dec 1851 in Pike County, Illinois
>>
>>
>>
>> I find this at familysearch.org
>>
>>
>>
>> Name: Alfred P Cooley
>> Titles and Terms:
>> Event Type: Marriage
>> Event Date: 24 May 1879
>> Event Place: Pike, Illinois, United States
>> Age: 27
>> Birthplace: Ill
>> Birth Year (Estimated): 1852
>> Father's Name: Edward S Cooley
>> Father's Titles and Terms:
>> Mother's Name: Emily Miller
>> Mother's Titles and Terms:
>> Spouse's Name: Anna B Barber
>> Spouse's Titles and Terms:
>> Spouse's Age: 22
>> Spouse's Birthplace: Mo
>> Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
>> Spouse's Father's Name: Albert Barber
>> Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
>> Spouse's Mother's Name: Nancy Ash
>> Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
>> Reference ID: P.34
>> GS Film number: 1314768
>> Digital Folder Number: 005204668
>> Image Number: 00574
>>
>>
>>
>> There's no evidence that Edward of Calhoun was the Edward later of
>> Pike,
>> but it's worth looking into. Does anyone have access to the 1855 Pike
>> county census?
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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Received on Sat May 24 2014 - 14:46:55 CDT