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John Wesley Cooley Jr.

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John Wesley Cooley Jr.

Birth
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Death
16 Jun 1866 (aged 47)
Elgin, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Wadena, Fayette County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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John Wesley Cooley was the son of John Cooley and Martha Snodgrass from Wythe County, Virginia. Around 1822 while John was still a young boy, his family moved from Wythe, VA to Fayette Co, Indiana, and around 1837 moved to La Porte Co, Indiana.

John married Sarah Ann Albright on 28 Dec 1842 in Cass County, MI and lived in La Porte County, Indiana. His father John Cooley died in La Porte County early 1845, and after John's mother Martha died in La Porte County in Dec 1849, in 1850 John moved his family to Fayette Co, Iowa where he remained until his death in 1866.

John and Sarah had six children:

James C Cooley, 1845 – 1907
Esther A Cooley Baldwin, 1847 – 1907
Henry M Cooley, 1848 – bef 1870
Charles W Cooley, 1851 – 1881
Martha Ellen Cooley Myers, 1851 – 1915
Sarah Jane "Jennie" Cooley, 1865 – 1894
John Wesley Cooley was the son of John Cooley and Martha Snodgrass from Wythe County, Virginia. Around 1822 while John was still a young boy, his family moved from Wythe, VA to Fayette Co, Indiana, and around 1837 moved to La Porte Co, Indiana.

John married Sarah Ann Albright on 28 Dec 1842 in Cass County, MI and lived in La Porte County, Indiana. His father John Cooley died in La Porte County early 1845, and after John's mother Martha died in La Porte County in Dec 1849, in 1850 John moved his family to Fayette Co, Iowa where he remained until his death in 1866.

John and Sarah had six children:

James C Cooley, 1845 – 1907
Esther A Cooley Baldwin, 1847 – 1907
Henry M Cooley, 1848 – bef 1870
Charles W Cooley, 1851 – 1881
Martha Ellen Cooley Myers, 1851 – 1915
Sarah Jane "Jennie" Cooley, 1865 – 1894

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born 13 Jul 1818, died 16 Jun 1866



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  • Created by: JCLA
  • Added: Aug 27, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75565581/john_wesley-cooley: accessed ), memorial page for John Wesley Cooley Jr. (13 Jul 1818–16 Jun 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75565581, citing Illyria Cemetery, Wadena, Fayette County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by JCLA (contributor 47592976).