Michael,
There is a James Madison 'J.M.' Cooley listed on 1880 census married to
Sallie T. Moore (married in 1874 in Lamar Co., TX). They had two sons,
Oscar Merrill Cooley & Alonza/Alanzo Pratt Cooley. This James Madison
Cooley is listed by family trees with death in 1900. The family trees list
the 1871 California Voters List as this same person (where his birthplace
was listed as S.C.). The 1800 census of this family in TX lists James'
birthplace as Mississippi, 1900 census of older son lists father's
birthplace as N.C. I strongly suspect that this person is the son of Thomas
Jefferson Cooley; especially since he married in Lamar Co., TX where others
of his family first migrated to, and in fact, his Mother died there. More
research is definitely warranted!
Mary C.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Cooley
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2015 2:18 PM
To: John Cooley Mailing List
Subject: Re: Family of Thomas Jefferson Cooley s/o Edmond Cooley & Charlotte
This is good. Thanks. I'll edit it down to the form that I use on the "Y"
page.
BTW, everyone. The Hackett descendant joined the Cooley DNA Project. For
now, I've out him in our group so that we can look at the results.
-Michael
On Thu, January 8, 2015 13:24, Mary Lou Cooley wrote:
> Michael,
>
>
> You asked me to be brief...but I don’t know how short I can make this.
>
>
> Thomas Jefferson Cooley (b. 14 Jul 1806 Spartanburg Co., S.C. – d. Sep
> 1868
> Spartanburg Co., S.C.) – drowned in the Pacolet River.
>
>
> wife: Elizabeth Sarah Cantrell (b. 13 Mar 1810 S.C. – d. 05 Jul 1884
> Texas;
> prob. Lamar Co., TX)
>
> Children:
> 1. J. Madison "J.M." Cooley (c.1832 SC - d.? ) m. Myra M Smith ( b. 06
> Oct 1841 N.C.-d. 05 Feb 1908 Cherokee, Spartanburg Co., S.C.)
> 1 a. Myra Louisa Cooley (Aug 1858 S.C. - Richland, S.C.) m. William
> G Robbins
> 2 a. James Harvey Cooley (1861 NC or SC - possibly 09 Feb 1939
> Pulaski Co., Georgia )
> 3 a. Laura Cooley (abt 1864 SC or NC - 28 Jan 1865 Spartanburg Co.,
> SC.)
> 4 a. Robert Flavius Cooley (Jan 1866 Spartanburg Co., SC - 10 Aug
> 1921 Lingo Hospital, Atlanta, Fulter Co., GA)
> 5 a. Saphronia Angeline "Phrona" Cooley (01 May 1870 SC - 07 Jun
> 1933 Forest City, Rutherford Co., NC) m. John Phillip Spake
>
>
> 2. Sarah Cooley (c1832 SC - )
>
>
> 3. Margaret "Peggy" Cooley (c 1834 SC - )
>
>
> 4. Doctor Thomas Cooley (11 Aug 1837 SC - 06 May 1916 TX; buried
> Hodges, Jones Co., TX)
>
>
> 5. John Cooley (c1839 SC - )
>
>
> 6. Adaline "Addie" Cooley (12 Jun 1841 SC - 09 Jun 1929 Abilene, Taylor
> Co., TX; buried Hodges, Jones Co., TX)
>
>
> 7. Edmond Jones Cooley (Feb 1843 SC - 30 Oct 1911 Roby, Fisher Co., TX)
> m. Sarah J "Sally" ULN 7 a. Robert Edmond Cooley (c1875 TX -)
> 7 b. Mary E Cooley (c1876 TX -)
> 7 c. Lucy O Cooley (c1878 TX -)
> 7 d. William T Cooley (01 May 1880 Lamar Co., TX - )
>
>
> 8. William Cooley (c1845 SC - )
>
>
> 9. Jubelee Cooley (14 May 1847 - 01 May 1921 Taylor Co., TX)
>
>
> 10. Robert Lafatt Cooley (19 Jun 1849 SC - 04 Oct 1919 Royston, Fisher
> Co., TX) m. Nancy Clara L McFatridge)
> 10 a. David Carlisle "Dock" Cooley (03 Sep 1879 TX - 08 Sap 1931
> Hawley, Jones Co., TX) m. Lena Gruben (1882 - 1961)
> 10 b. Cory Cooley (Feb 1882 TX-)
> 10 c. Lula L Cooley (Feb 1884 TX -)
> 10 d. Maud Cooley (Feb 1888 TX -)
> 10 e. Jeff R Cooley (Apr 1890 TX -)
> 10 f. Tisha M Cooley (Aug 1892 TX -)
> 10 g. Joe Walter Cooley (07 Apr 1897 Lamar Co. TX - 17 Nov 1920
> Fisher Co. TX)
>
>
> 11. Tressa Cooley (c1851 SC -)
>
>
> 12. Joseph H "Joel" Cooley (c1853 SC -) m. Annie Christain "Tissie"
> Whitley (1871 - 1897)
> 12 a. Jube Cooley (01 Oct 1891 TX - 10 Sep 1962 Lubbock, Lubbock
> Co., TX)
>
>
>
> There is information out there, including on Find A Grave, that lists J
> Madison "JM" Cooley as James Marion Cooley - however, that person was born
> in 1845 and had a wife named Lucinda. This James Marion Cooley is found
> on census in Georgia for periods when J M Cooley is listed in South
> Carolina
> with the children that I have listed for him. J. Madison Cooley & Myra M
> Smith divorced abt 1871. I found this listing for a James Madison Cooley
> in California:
>
>
> California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
> Voting No.: 1483
> Register No.: 6881
> Name: James Madison Cooley
> Country of Nativity: South Carolina
> Occupation: Carpenter
> Residence Year: 1871
> Local Residence: Oakland Point
> Residence Place: Alameda, California
> Age: 38
> Birth Year: abt 1833
> Date of Registration: 18 Aug 1871
>
>
> (1860 census lists JM Cooley's occupation as "Carpenter")
>
>
> Daughter, Saphronia Angeline Cooley Spake's death certificate lists her
> father as "Mike Coolie" - informant was her husband.
>
> Daughter, Myra Louisa Cooley Robin's death cert lists her father as
> "Madison
> Cooley".
>
>
> Son, Robert Flavius Cooley's death cert lists his father as "Mr (M or N
> with G written over it) Gnat Cooley". Robert died of cancer of the throat
> & neck
> & "Erysipleas", and information was given by son Wordon who did not know
> his father's age or date of birth.
>
> I have a lot more research to do on this family. I do have a lot of
> documents associated with this family if there is further interest.
>
> Mary C.
>
>
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