John William Cooley

Brief Life History of John William

When John William Cooley was born on 7 August 1790, in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States, his father, Daniel Cooley, was 25 and his mother, Mildred Ball, was 25. He married Mahala Hardwick on 12 December 1807, in Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Carroll, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died on 10 August 1857, in Wakenda, Carroll, Missouri, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Wakenda, Carroll, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Cooley
1790–1857
Mahala Hardwick
1792–1857
Marriage: 12 December 1807
Anna COOLEY Elliott
1810–
Martha Cooley
1810–1857
Sydney Cooley
1827–1857
John A Cooley
1829–1859
Emily Cooley
1816–1924
Sarah J Cooley
1819–1861
Thomas H. Cooley
1819–1860
Mary Ann "Mollie" Cooley
1820–1925
Martha Ann COOLLY
1825–1859
Nathaniel G. Cooley
1825–1900
Lynda Cooley
1827–
Cooley
1830–
Nancy Jane F Cooley
1835–1907

Sources (7)

  • John Cooley, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Cooley, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • John W. Cooley, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1792 · Becomes the 15th State

On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Irish (Galway and Clare): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chúille ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Mochúille’, a rare Clare name, or a shortened form of McCooley, a variant of McCauley .

English: perhaps a variant of Colley or Culley .

Americanized form of German Kuhle or Kühle, variants of Kuhl .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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