Hersey Blake Cooley^[1]

1880 - 1966  (85 years)

• Name	Hersey Blake Cooley  [2]
  Birth	16 Oct 1880	Clayton, Clayton County, Iowa   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death Cause	9 Apr 1966	Spearfish, Lawrence Co, South Dakota   [5]
  	Emphysema, severe Cor-pulmonic
  	Emphysema, severe Cor-pulmonic; Interval between onset and death: 12 years
  Death	9 Apr 1966	Spearfish, Lawrence Co, South Dakota   [3, 5]
  	Cause: Emphysema, severe Cor-pulmonic; Interval between onset and death: 12 years
  Burial	12 Apr 1966	Rosehill Cemetery, Spearfish, Lawrence Co, South Dakota   [3, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I1936	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	9 May 2021

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Cristina A. Thompson,   b. Abt Dec 1848, Pennsylvania d. Abt 1928, Fayette County, Iowa (Age ~ 79 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1880	Fayette County, Iowa   [7]
  Family ID	F235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Theressa Marie Doleschal,   b. Abt 1883, Iowa d. 26 May 1951, Lawrence County, South Dakota (Age ~ 68 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1905	Clermont, Fayette Co, Iowa   [8]
  Family ID	F720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Many official documents wrongly listed Hersey Churchill Cooley's given name as "Hershey" as well as his son, Hersey Blake Cooley whose gravestone in Rose Hill Cemtery, Spearfish, SD reads "Hershey B". Note: Hersey Blake Cooley not in 1905 South Dakota state census Obituary H.B. Cooley Rites Conducted Tuesday (12 Apr 1966) Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Fidler Funeral Chapel for Hershey (sic) B. Cooley who died Saturday, April 9, at the Dorsett home where he had been a resident for the past two weeks. The Rev. L. Don Veglahn officiated at the services with burial in Rosehill cemetery. Music was furnished by Mrs. Ray Fidler, organist Mr Cooley was born at Clayton, Iowa, Oct 16, 1880, the son of the late N.C. and Elvira Cooley. On Dec. 22, 1905, he was married to Theresa M. Doleshaul at Clairmont, Iowa. The family homesteaded near Kadoka in 1919 and in 1932 moved to Custer. In 1933 they moved to Spearfish where, in later years, Mr. Cooley operated a nursery at 1430 N. Third St. Mrs. Cooley died on May 26, 1951. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ann Cross of Pendleton, Ore, and Mrs. Oma Rothmeyer of Spearfish; four sons, Don Cooley of Belle Fourche, Clyde of Spearfish, Harry of Tillamook, Ore, and Robert of Roseburg, Ore; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs Clara Butler of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Joe, one brother, and one sister. - The Rapid City Daily Journal, April 13, 1966

  
  

• Sources

  [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), South Dakota, Washabaugh Co, T41-R3, Enumeration Dist 66-11 (Reliability: 3). Cooley, Hersey B M aged 49 Rosie B F 46 David G M 22 Joseph W M 20 Hersey Jr M 17 [S292] United States Government data, Social Security app, (Ancestry.com, database online, Provo UT, 2015), Written by his own hand; SSN 503-07-4253 (Reliability: 3). [S589] Gen funeral notice, In Memory of Hershey (error, Hersey) B. Cooley by Fidler Funeral Chapel, Spearfish, SD (Reliability: 1). Born in Clayton, Iowa October 16, 1880 Passed away at Spearfish, South Dakota April 9, 1880 Funeral Services Tuesday, April 12, 1966 2:00 pm Fidler Funeral Chapel, Spearfish SD Rev L. Don Veglahn, pastor Interment Rosehill Cemetery, Spearfish SD [S341] U.S. Government, WWI Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918, Serial nr 523; Order nr A3027; date of reg 12 Sep 1918 (Reliability: 3). [S590] Death cert, Lawrence County, South Dakota (Reliability: 3). There are four significant errors on this death certificate: a. The given name is spelled Hershey, should be Hersey B. Cooley b. The given name of his father is spelled Hershey, should be Hersey C. Cooley c. Mother's maiden name listed as Elvira Thompson, should be Christina A. Thompson d. The age at death is given as 23d5m85y should be 24d5m85y (1880 was a leap year) [S566] Find A Grave website founder Jim Tipton, Findagrave, Memorial ID 41095020; gravestone picture with birth and death years (Reliability: 3). [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), US census 1900-US-Iowa-Fayette-Dover-Dist 70, marriage year, 1875; (Reliability: 3). [S591] Marriage Cert gen, H.B. Cooley and Theressa M. Doleschal married by JP FK White, 12/21/1905 (Reliability: 3).