Would this be Perrin C or Jr? I think that Perrin C was listed as living in LaPlata ( Which I have been to before though before I knew about my Cooley ties, and its a very very small town) at one time, I think for one of his marraiges? But I don't think he lived in Missouri after 1875 when Patrick Albert was born, and then they were living in Kansas.
Since this seems to be an 1867 list it could be him, I think.
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From: Michael Cooley <michael_at_newsummer.com>
To: John Cooley Mailing List <undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 11:48 PM
Subject: Perrin Cooley mentioned in a letter
As usual, the OCR is a mess. I wonder who "Sister Cooley" was.
HISTORICAL A:N"D BIOaRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 519
CHURCH AT LA PLATA.
Prairie Home, Cooper Co., March 5tli 1884.
Dear Brother Haley : — I received a letter last
evening from my brother A. J. Davis, wlio is now
living in Bloomiield, Iowa. He was living in La
Plata, Macon County, Mo., when that congregation
was organized, and was one of the charter mem-
bers. He says : It was organized by Brother E. C.
Browning, on the 4th Lord's day in October 1867.
Charter members : Z. E. Atterberry, wife and
daughter, A. J. Davis, wife and daughter, M. Ows-
ley, Henry Owsley and wife, John Byler and wife,
Greenup Prather and wife, Perrin Cooley and wife,
E. Timms and wife, Mary Williamson, P. H. T.
Dickerson and wife. Prudence Moore and William
Murphy. Total 22. Atterberry and A. J. Davis
were appointed Elders, and M. Owsley, John By-
ler and P. H. T. Dickerson, Deacons. M. Owsley,
Clerk and Treasurer. Brother says the charter
members are all living so far as he knows, except
Brother E. Timms, Prudence Moore and Sister
Cooley. Five of the charter members are now
members of the congregation at Bloomfield, Iowa,
where my brother now is. He did not give the
present numbers at La Plata. Brother Haley, I
could give many instances in my "preacher life''
In Macon and CooiDer counties, some of them quite
interesting, but it would make a book of consider-
able size, and would look like parading myself
520 THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN MISSOURI.
before the world, and I have no aspirations in that
direction ; I therefore forbear. I traveled and
preached a great deal in Macon and adjoining
counties, for several years, almost entirely without
pecuniary remuneration. I settled in this county
in a strong sectarian neighborhood, where I could
not get a hearing for several years. At length in
1862 — during the war, I commenced preaching in
our school-house, twice a month, got my good
Brother Longan to assist me several days at a sec-
ond appointment, and the meeting resulted in sev-
eral confessions. I continued to preach twice a
month for two years and immersed some one at
almost every meeting. But my active labors in the
Master's cause are about over, owing to feeble
health and a local disease that gives me a good
deal of trouble. I am preaching but little, none
through the winter. Hope, however, to be able to
do some good yet.
In much love, your brother,
0. P. Davis.
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