Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Cooley, John August 22, 1816 - ????
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, pg 421
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

    John Cooley is a son of Jonathan Colley and Jane 
Passmore Cooley, and was born in Tyrone township, Fayette 
county, Penna, August 22, 1816.
    William Cooley, paternal grandfather, was of Irish 
extraction and at the time of the Revolutionary War was a 
resident of Maryland, and followed wagoning.  He was married 
to Elizabeth Firmin.  Their children were: John Cooley, 
Jonathan Cooley (father), Matthew Cooley, Isaac Cooley, and 
Frederick Cooley.
    Jonathan Cooley, father, was born in 1777 and died in 
1817.  He was a "forgeman" and came from Maryland to Fayette 
county in 1803.  He was married October 31, 1805, to Miss 
Jane Passmore.  Their children were: Matthew Cooley, born 
August 11, 1806; Nancy Cooley, born April 22, 1811; Mary P 
Cooley, born March 1, 1808; William Cooley, born January 9, 
1814; Elizabeth F Cooley, born July 6, 1809; John Cooley, 
born August 22, 1816.
    John Cooley was educated in the subscription schools and 
learned the trade of a carpenter, and later that of cabinet 
maker.  He was married March 20, 1839, to Miss Maria Louisa 
Bryant of Connellsville.  Their children were: Eliza J 
Cooley, born January 17, 1840; Isabella Cooley, born 
September 18, 1841; Wallace H Cooley, born May 1, 1843; 
Amanda Cooley, born January 30, 1845; Henry L Cooley, born 
July 16, 1847.
    Wallace Cooley (son) enlisted in 1861 in Company I, 
Twenty fifth Ohio Volunteers, was in the battles of Cheat 
Mountain,  Second Bull Run, and Chancellorsville.  He was 
badly wounded in the battle at the latter place.
    John Cooley married for his second wife August 12, 1852, 
Mary Ann Baker of Butler county.  Unto their union were born 
seven children: Samuel Cooley, born May 2, 1853; Matthew 
Cooley, born January 22, 1855; Maria L Cooley, born December 
19, 1856; Frances D Cooley, born November 12, 1858; John B 
Cooley, born October 30, 1860; Harriet D Cooley, born March 
9, 1863; and Rachel Cooley, born May 11, 1865.
    Mr Cooley after his first marriage located at 
Connellsville and engaged in the cabinet making business 
which he continues at the present time.  He is a good 
workman, a peaceable and respected citizen, and a regular 
attendant at the services of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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