Andrew Sutherland Cooley b. 11 Jul 1804 Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont d. 28 Oct 1890 Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa: Cooley-Miller-Sears-Barnhouse

1804 - 1890 (86 years)

Name	Andrew Sutherland Cooley [1]
Birth	11 Jul 1804	Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont [2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Burial	Abt 1890	Old Garnavillo Cemetery, Clayton Co, Iowa [5]
Death	28 Oct 1890	Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa [6, 7]
Person ID	I60	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
Last Modified	8 Jul 2021

Father	Noah Cooley, b. 2 Jul 1782, Pittsford, Republic of Vermont d. Aft 1850 (Age 68 years)
Mother	Jane Sutherland, b. 24 Aug 1787, Nine Partners, Dutchess Co, New York d. Bef 1850 (Age 62 years)
Marriage	24 Jan 1804	Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont [8]
	Noted that Jane was age 16 when married (Noah was 21)
Family ID	F19	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Salome Warren, b. Abt Aug 1809, Massachusetts d. 2 Nov 1895, Elkader, Clayton Co, Iowa (Age ~ 86 years)

Marriage 10 Mar 1825 Lockport Township, Niagara Co, New York [6, 9]

Children

	1. New York Child 1 Cooley, b. Abt 1826, Probably New York State, Niagara County d. Abt 1830-1840, New York or Michigan (Age ~ 14 years)
	2. New York Child 2 Cooley, b. Abt 1828, Probably New York State, Niagara County d. Abt 1830-1840, New York or Michigan (Age ~ 12 years)
	3. Andrew Sutherland Cooley, b. Abt 1830, Cambria Twp, Niagara Co, New York d. 1 Sep 1906, Tehama Co, California (Age ~ 76 years)
	4. Stephen Warren Cooley, b. 31 Oct 1831, Oakland County, Michigan d. 31 Dec 1906, Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota (Age 75 years)
	5. Thomas W. Cooley, b. Abt Jul 1833, Michigan Territory Probably Oakland County d. Aft 1890 (Age ~ 57 years)
	6. Michigan Census Child 1 Cooley, b. Abt Nov 1834, Probably Michigan Territory, Oakland County d. Abt 1834-1840, Michigan or Iowa (Age ~ 5 years)
	7. Iowa Child 1 Cooley, b. Abt Jul 1836, Dubuque, Dubuque Co, Iowa d. Abt 1836-1840, Michigan or Iowa (Age ~ 3 years)
	8. Noah Cooley, b. Abt Sep 1838, Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa Territory d. 3 Jan 1915, Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co, Kansas (Age ~ 76 years)
	9. Emily E. Cooley, b. Abt May 1840, Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa Territory d. Bef 1870 (Age ~ 29 years)
	10. Lewis T. Cooley, b. Abt Jan 1842, Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa Territory d. 1900-1910, Washington or Nebraska (Age ~ 67 years)
	11. Peter S. Cooley, b. Abt Oct 1843, Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa Territory d. 15 Aug 1873, McGregor, Clayton Co, Iowa (Age ~ 29 years)
	12. Hersey Churchill Cooley, b. 24 Dec 1845, Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa Territory d. 7 Feb 1930, West Union, Fayette Co, Iowa (Age 84 years)
	13. Robert Reed Cooley, b. 14 May 1847, Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa d. 28 Dec 1917, Flagler, Kit Carson Co, Colorado (Age 70 years)
	14. Clara Salome Cooley, b. 3 Sep 1848, Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa d. 7 Mar 1941, Strawberry Point, Clayton Co, Iowa (Age 92 years)
	15. Ella J. Cooley, b. Abt Apr 1850, Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa d. Yes, date unknown
	16. Isabel S. Cooley, b. Abt Oct 1851, Probably Clayton County, Iowa d. Yes, date unknown
	17. Willard K Cooley d. Abt 1855, Garnavillo, Clayton Co, Iowa

Family ID F18 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 8 Jul 2021

Photos
AS Cooley Garnavillo picture01-PSP-04.jpg
Picture in collage in the Garnavillo Iowa Historical Museum

Notes

Andrew S Cooley, Samuel T Cooley, and probably Caleb C Cooley were signers of an 1833 petition to the U.S. Government to re-route the Detroit-Grand River plank road to a more northerly bearing of higher elevation (roughly, present highway 24). It never happened and the former plank road is now US Interstate 96. - Carter, Clarence Edwin, "The Territorial Papers of the United States: Vol. XII, The Territory of Michigan 1829-1837"
Died at the home of Fred Cook, Garnavillo, on Tuesday, October 28, 1890, Andrew S. Cooley, at the advanced age of [86] years, 3 months and 17 days. Thus another of the pioneers of Clayton county has been called from the scene of his labors, to mingle with the silent majority beyond the tomb. Their labors here are ended, but their memories will be cherished. The best monument that can be erected to them, is this beautiful county, inhabited by the happiest people on earth. With its organization, A.S. Cooley was intimately connected. He was one of the earliest inhabitants and for nearly 60 years, his home was on its soil. Few of us are destined to witness the changes of life that he has witnessed during his long career. This sacred soil which he helped to wrest from the savages has become the home of thousands. He has witnessed the gradual advancement from the rude slow pioneer life, with its manifold trials and dangers, to the rush and rant of our modern civilization, and with the realization of a well spent life, he finds eternal rest among the scenes of his labors. Andrew Sutherland Cooley was born in the Pittsford, Rutland county, Vermont July 11, 1804. When eight years old his parents removed to Niagara county, New York, where he was raised on a farm. March 10, 1825, he married Miss Salome Warren, of Cambria, N.Y., a descendant of Jos. Warren of Revolutionary fame. In 1830 they emigrated west, and located in Franklin, Oakland county, Mich., where they resided until 1834. But that spirit of the typical New Englander, which compels him to seek new scenes, drove him further west. He left his wife and five children in Michigan and sought a new home in Iowa. He landed at Dubuque where he found employment with Dr. McCraney, on a farm. In the spring of 1835 he returned to Michigan by team, intending to bring his family to Dubuque. In the meantime his wife and family, not hearing from him had returned to New York, as they supposed him to have been killed by Indians. He at once started on this tedious journey, found his family and brought them to Dubuque, where they arrived November 20th, 1835. After remaining in Dubuque two years they came in company with Dr. Andros to Clayton county. There was at that time not a town, church or school house in this county. They broke up some prairie and raised a small crop about one mile south of Garnavillo, what is now called the old Beckman farm. In the fall of 1837 they located on the banks of the Turkey river in Millville township. They remained here until 1839 when they again returned to the prairie near Garnavillo and in 1840 took up and improved some government land three miles south of the town. There they made their home until 1872, when the old homestead was sold and another farm purchased in Mendon township near McGregor, which was their home until 1883, since which time they have resided with their daughter, Mrs. Fred Cook.
Of the 17 children born to them 11 survive. His remains were buried at the old cemetery on Thursday. Rev. R. W. Wilcox of Clayton officiated. [10]
(Research):David Coomer-AS Cooley land description comparison, Oakland County, Michigan

David Coomer 3 Dec 1830 W

Sources

[S289] Mortimer Elwyn Cooley, Cooley Genealogy main, (The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont, 1941), p548 (Reliability: 3).
[S353] Daniel Berton Cooley, DBC Research, Birthdate deduced from 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Iowa censuses (Reliability: 3).
[S289] Mortimer Elwyn Cooley, Cooley Genealogy main, (The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont, 1941), p548 birth year 1804 (Reliability: 3).
[S479] Unknown, Memo of Age, ("The writing below is from a copy of a memorandum of the Cooleys'"; This paper is copied from apocryphal sources handed down through the Samuel Thurman Cooley line ), Exact date 11 Jul uncertain; 1804 verified (Reliability: 1).
[S224] DBC Garnavillo, Gravestone observed by Daniel B. Cooley 19 July 1998 in Old Cemetery, Sec 18 SE/SW, Garnavillo Twp. 42.866 (Reliability: 3).

Gravestone_Andrew Sutherland Cooley.jpg
Old Garnavillo Cemetery
[S510] Obituary, Obituary by son Stephen Warren Cooley published Elkader Register: November 6, 1890; Locals: Garnavillo (Reliability: 3).
[S224] DBC Garnavillo, Gravestone observed by Daniel B. Cooley 19 July 1998 (Reliability: 3).

Gravestone_Andrew Sutherland Cooley.jpg
Old Garnavillo Cemetery
[S300] Caverly, A.M. (Pittsford Historical Society, 1976), Pittsford Hist, (Tuttle & Co. Printers, Rutland, Vt, 1872).
[S510] Obituary, The Register, D.G. Griffith & Son, Elkader, Iowa, Friday Morning, Nov. 8, 1895, p5. (Reliability: 3).
[S510] Obituary, Elkader Register November 6, 1890; Locals: Garnavillo (Reliability: 3).