Joseph Allen Wooley, was the son of Joseph Daniel "Dock" Wooley and Mary Cone Wooley.

Joseph Allen Wooley had an early marriage in 1900 to Ida Louise Proctor. He was 21 and she was 17. They are enumerated on the 1900 US Census living in the house next door to his father, Joseph Daniel "Dock" Wooley. A son, Allen Franklin Wooley, was born January 15, 1902 and died August 9, 1985.

Joseph's 2nd and lifelong marriage was to Mattie Estelle Roberts on March 22, 1912, in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.

Joseph Wooley is described as having grey eyes and black hair on his 1918 draft card.
Joseph was a carpenter who lived and worked in several locations in Texas. These included Galveston, Houston, Matagorda County, and Hempstead.

Mattie and Joseph had 10 children: Joseph Otis, Marvin Middleton, Floyd Edwin, Maudie Estelle, Olive Jane, Myrtle Lou, Benjamin Oliver, twins Carl & Claude, and Harvey Overton Wooley. All of the children were born in Harris County, Texas except Harvey. Harvey was born in Bay City, Matagorda County, while Joseph was working there.

Joseph Allen Wooley died in Hempstead, Texas, at age 84. He is buried next to his wife, Mattie Estelle Roberts Wooley, in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Texas.

Texas Death Certificate #67004 for Joseph Allen Wooley:
Name: Joseph Allen Wooley
Death date: 08 Oct 1963
Death place: Hempstead, Waller, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): white
Age at death: 84 years
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 04 May 1879
Birthplace: Texas
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Mattie Estelle Roberts Wooley
Father's name: Joseph Daniel Wooley
Father's birthplace:
Mother's name: Mary Cone
Mother's birthplace:
Occupation: Carpenter
Residence: Waller, Harris, Texas
Cemetery name: Forest Park Cemetery
Burial place: Houston, Texas
Burial date: 10 Oct 1963
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2117352
Digital GS number: 4028322
Image number: 2572
Reference number: 67004
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976