Mary Ellen Cooley

Brief Life History of Mary Ellen

When Mary Ellen Cooley was born in 1796, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Daniel Cooley, was 31 and her mother, Mildred Ball, was 31. She married William Newman in 1817, in Adair, Kentucky, United States. She died after 1850, in DeKalb, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Allen Smart
1803–1895
Mary Ellen Cooley
1796–1850
Marriage: 27 January 1826
Elisabeth Ann Smart
1827–1880
George Washington Smart
1827–
James D Smart
1835–
Matilda Smart
1837–1912
Francis M Smart
1838–
William Smart
1830–1908
Stephen Smart
1832–
Mary Jane Smart
1843–1874

Sources (7)

  • Mary Smart in household of John Smart, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Polly Cooley, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Polly Cooley, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons

In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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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