Re: Isaac Cooley's missing children

From: Michael Cooley <michael_at_newsummer.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 12:06:02 -0700

Good work, Sandy!

There's also this Harriet in 1850:

1850 > ILLINOIS > CALHOUN > ILLINOIS
Series: M432 Roll: 99 Page: 306

Perrin Cooley 27 Farmer MO
Harriet Cooley 19 IL
Edward Cooley 18 MO

Can we put any of the Cooleys in IL at this early a date? It could be an
error.

The old query we've references said that the mother also died. That could
well have happened in the 1840s. The children may have scattered among
relatives. I haven't a clue who this Edward is.

-Michael

> Michael,
>
> I thought I would check Isaac's siblings to see if there was someone that
> didn't
> belong in the 1840 census an came up with this.
>
> Timothy Cooley married  in March 1833  and on the 1840 Macon county, MO
> census
> for him I find the following:
>
>
> 1 male under 5      --Benjamin F. born  Apr 1836
> 1 male 20 to 30     -- Timothy
>
> 1 female under 5   -- Rebecca  born Aug 1838
> 1 female 5 to 10   -- Malinda born Nov 1833
> 1 female 10 to 15 -- could this be Harriet daughter of Isaac? This girl
> would
> have been born between 1826 and 1830.
> 1 female 20 to 30 -- Lucinda
>
>
> The next child of Tink was Thomas Jefferson born Jan 1840 and the census
> date
> for 1840 was 1 June.  Why wasn't he on the 1840 census?
> Maybe that the January birth month is incorrect -- 1 check the 1900 census
> for
> him and it definitely said January.  However, I don't put much weight on
> what is
> said on the census as one doesn't know who gave the information. Plus I
> doubt
> that these people could read and write.
>
> I have a letter ready to be mailed to Missouri State Archives to check the
> probate records for Isaac Cooley.  I am hoping they will find
> guardianships for
> his 4 children as they were all minors at his death.  If that doesn't work
> I
> will contact Randolph County Historical Society for a researcher for hire.
>
> Sandy
Received on Sun Jul 08 2012 - 13:06:02 MDT