In 1863 he married Lydia Lovell. They had 12 children, three of which died in infancy.
Benton & Lydia lived near Faribault, MN for several years, before moving to the Dakota Territory. They returned to Minnesota about 1891, living near the Minnesota-Iowa border around the settlements of Loon Lake, MN, in southern Jackson County, and Spirit Lake, IA.
Benton passed away in Estherville, IA on Dec 22, 1897. It is believed that he is interred in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Estherville, in a plot deeded to his son, Fay Cooley.
-biography by kjc1971
In 1863 he married Lydia Lovell. They had 12 children, three of which died in infancy.
Benton & Lydia lived near Faribault, MN for several years, before moving to the Dakota Territory. They returned to Minnesota about 1891, living near the Minnesota-Iowa border around the settlements of Loon Lake, MN, in southern Jackson County, and Spirit Lake, IA.
Benton passed away in Estherville, IA on Dec 22, 1897. It is believed that he is interred in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Estherville, in a plot deeded to his son, Fay Cooley.
-biography by kjc1971
Gravesite Details
This grave is unmarked. Benton's middle name is frequently given as Thomas, however his death record lists his middle initial as F.-KJC
Family Members
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Daniel H. Cooley
1809–1858
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Dency Cooley Hibbard
1810–1884
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Rachel Cooley Newton
1812–1900
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Deborah Cooley Pratt
1815–1912
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Harry C. Cooley
1817–1889
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Minerva E Cooley Newcomb
1819–1889
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Elmina Cooley Farnsworth
1821–1886
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Thomas McIntyre Cooley
1824–1898
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Luman Sylvester Cooley
1824–1894
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Betsey Elizabeth Cooley Newcomb
1828–1920
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Annette Cooley Curtis
1830–1911
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Carolyn Cordelia "Carrie" Cooley Lester
1833–1927
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