Jennie Josephine Cooley

Jennie married Ralph Carlton Enos on 20 Feb 1886 in Selma, Wexford Co, Michigan. Ralph was born about 1865 in Brooklyn, Jackson Co, Michigan; died on 3 Jun 1912 in Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York; was buried about Jun 1912 in Fantinekill Cem, Ulster Co, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Byron Cooley, telegraph operator, freight and United States Express agent, at Napoleon, was born in Oakland county, Mich., Jan. 28, 1834, the son of Samuel L. and Electa Cooley, nee Woodruff. His father's occupation was always farming, at which he is still engaged, in Hillsdale county, Mich.; his mother died in 1846, when Byron was only a small boy, and his father afterward was married to Lydia Carter. The subject of this sketch received his education in the common schools of Hillsdale county, and remained with his father on the farm until 23 years old, when he chose the occupation of railroading, and commenced as teamster on the MS&NIRR [Morenci Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad], and now the LS&MSRR [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad] and continued to work, first at one thing and then another, until now he has charge of the present office, having continued in the employ of said road from the first until the present. He was married in 1860 to Sarah E. Collins, who was born in New York. Their family consists of 4 children--George, Jennie, Charles and Grace. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity at Hillsdale, Lodge No. 83.
Note: At the time of the 1910 U.S. census, he was living in the household of his son-in-law, Charles O. Machan, who married his daughter Grace.

Byron married Sarah Elizabeth Collins on 15 Feb 1860 in Hillsdale County, Michigan. Sarah was born on 23 May 1842 in New York; died on 19 Jun 1890 in Wexford County, Michigan; was buried about Jun 1890 in Boon Eastside Cem, Wexford Co, Michagan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Despite this marriage date, Lydia Cooley is found in the 1850 US census, MI, Hillsdale Co, Pittsford, aged 36. The date of enumeration was the 13th day of August 1850.

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Source is Cooley Family Genealogy, however I have added the "T" middle initial from Michigan census data (1830). Later note: From Memo of Age I have changed initial 'T' to the full middle name Thurman.
The following is from the "Samuel T Cooley Memorial Report", Michigan Historical Commission, v21, p125 and Michigan Pioneer Collection: Samuel Thurman Cooley was born at Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont March 30, 1806 The Noah Cooley family including Samuel Thurman Cooley removed to the State of New York shortly after the conclusion of the War of 1812; about 1815. Samuel along with two brothers, Andrew and Caleb came to Oakland County, Territory of Michigan in 1830. Samuel [settled near his brother Andrew in Franklin Township], then removed to Pittsford, Hillsdale County Michigan in 1835, where he resided until July 14, 1890, at which date he removed to Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Michigan, where he resided with his son William Cooley until his death which occured Jan. 4, 1892. Jonesville is about 17 miles northwest of Pittsford. Samuel was married in 1830 to Miss Electa Woodrull of the state of New York who died April 5 1843 at Pittsford Michigan. He was again united in marriage with Mrs. Lydia Carter in 1844, who died Nov 19 1887. Three sons and one daughter survive him by his first marriage, one son by this marriage dying in infancy. Byron Cooley born Jan 28 1834, Woodrull Cooley, born 1836, died in infancy; Rebecca O. Cooley born March 30 1839; William Cooley born April 10 1841, James W. Cooley born March 12 1843. He leaves no children by his second marriage. He was a consistent Christian and a member of the M.E. church his whole life.
From BLM records #MI NO S/N Document No. 5242, Accession MIO110_273: Land Office Detroit issued a patent to Samuel T Cooley, State of Michigan, 69.12 acres on 7/10/1832 as follows: E

(Research):Samuel T Cooley appears in the 1850 and 1854 Michigan censuses, Hillsdale County. Along with his immediate family members there appear Eliza J. Carter, Age 16, born in New York (abt 1834) and Franklin Cooley, Age 25, born in New York (abt 1825). It is probable that Franklin was a brother of Samuel T, son of Noah and Jane. The name Franklin is more likely that the name "Benjamin" which appears in the error prone appendix of Caverly's History of Pittsford.

1850 - Hillsdale County MI
Dwelling 143 Family 143
Samuel T. Cooley 43 M Farmer $100 b in VT
Lydia 36 F b in NYByron 17 M Farmer b in MI approx birth year: 1832/3 Rebecca 11 F b in MI approx birth year: 1838/9 William 9 M b in MI approx birth year: 1840/1 Watson 7 M b in MI approx birth year: 1842/3 Eliza F Cooley 16 F b in NY approx birth year: 1833/4 Franklin Cooley 25 M Farmer b in NY approx birth year: 1824/5

1860 - Hillsdale County MI
Dwelling 459 Family 248 --- yes I know...how?Samuel T. Cooley 56 M Farmer $1200 real estate value b in VT 512 personal property value Lydia 45 F b in NY approx birth year: 1814/5 Rebecca 21 F b in MI approx birth year: 1838/9 William 19 M Day Labor b in MI approx birth year: 1840/1 J Watson 17 M as ao b in MI approx birth year: 1842/3

1870 - Hillsdale County MI
Dwelling 132 Family 137Cooley, Samuel 64 M W Farmer $2000 $1000 Vermont approx birth year: 1805/6 Lydia 55 F W Keeping house New York approx birth year: 1814/5 James 27 M W Works on RR Michigan approx birth year: 1852/3 Arvilla 25 F W Keeping house Michigan approx birth year: 1854/5
probable wife of James Watson

880 - Hillsdale County MI
Dwelling 133 Family 136Cooley, Samuel T W M Married Farmer VT VT VT approx birth year ???? Lydia W F 65 Wife Married Keeping house NY ???? RI approx birth year 1804/5

The Cooley papers summarize:
1810(est) - [Noah Cooley] family moved to New York State (After the War of 1812 is more lilkely) 1829-30 - Samuel T [and brother Andrew S] left Lockport NY for Pontiac/Southfield MI - came to Detroit and settled in Pontiac
1831 - [Samuel T] wed to Electa Woodruff in Pontiac MI1833 - 1835 [The Samuel T Cooley family] left Southfield, MI and moved to Pittsford/Jonesville, MI. Five children grew up in a "log cabin in the woods". 1843 - Electa died when James Watson was only three weeks old.
1844 - [Samuel T] married Lydia Carter1892 - [Samuel T Cooley] died in home of son, William, in Jonesville MI

Samuel married Electa F. Woodruff on 3 Feb 1831 in Oakland County, Michigan. Electa was born about Jul 1806 in New York; died on 5 Apr 1843 in Pittsford, Hillsdale Co, Michigan; was buried about Apr 1843 in Goodrich Cemetery, Hillsdale Co, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Cooley papers in possession of Sally Merryman say: 1843-Electa died when James Watson was only three weeks old.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _TODO: Open

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Grandma Carrie Louella Miller-Cooley's anecdote: "They" lived 13 miles from Niagara Falls but never saw them. (This would be Robert Reed's grandfather's family, Noah Cooley and Jane Sutherland who lived on Holland Land Purchase property in Niagara County New York about 13 miles direct line distance east from the Falls). Another anecdote (Dale Cooley): They could sometimes see a rainbow caused by water spray from the Falls.
Noah Cooley, son of Col Benjamin, married Jane daughter of Peter Sutherland, January 24, 1804, and located on the west side of Otter Creek, upon land now owned by Ransom Burdett. The house he occupied, built by him, stood on the east side of the old road leading from the residence of Tilly Walker to that of Peter Rice--now R. Burdett's. The cellar of the house can still be seen in the pasture about thirty rods west of the railroad. Mr. Cooley resided there a few years, and then removed to 'Western Country' where he died, Jan 11, 1856. Mrs. Cooley died July 4, 1854. [These death dates are apocryphal. They come from p320 in Caverly's The History of Pittsford but cannot be verified because the original letter to Caverly has been lost].

Fourth Child discrepancy A large discrepancy cropped up in 2010 concerning Noah and Jane's children. Sally Merryman produced a document written by Jennie Lincoln a cousin of James Watson Cooley. The reason I latched onto that document so quickly was the way it was written including the time of day the children were born. Noah's father, Col. Benjamin Cooley as Town Clerk of Pittsford entered the births of his children into the official records of Pittsford use this same method and language. For instance, "Andrew Sutherland Cooley was born July 11th 1804 Wednesday about one o'clock in the morning". The discrepancy concerns the fourth child. Caverly in the History of Pittsford names a James G Cooley born about 1810* whereas the document written by Jennie Lincoln** has no James G. but Jane Eliza Cooley-Coomer as the fourth child, b. 11 Oct 1811, d. 10 Oct 1871. The latter is well documented and a centaph has been built by Coomer descendants in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Morenci, Seneca Twp, Lenawee Co, Michigan. Consequently, I felt "James G" was an error for many years until I visited Pittsford Vermont in 2016. I went through many land records in the Town Office and found several references to a James G Cooley in the year range 1840-1860. Those references showed James G. involved in land transactions with Lydia Huntley, wife of Azariah Cooley, elder brother of Noah Cooley. This knowledge and the fact that Lydia aged 76 is found in the household of James Cooley in Leicester, Addison County, Vermont in the 1860 US Census leads to the conclusion that James G Cooley was the son of Azariah Cooley and Lydia Huntley.
* Here is the list of Noah and Jane's children from the History of Pittsford page 697: COOLEY, NOAH s of Col. Benjamin, m 1802, Jane Sutherland, b August 24, 1787. Children-- 1, Andrew s. b 1804; 2, Samuel b 1806; 3, Caleb C. b 1808; 4, James G. b 1810; 5, Milton b 1815; 6, Mary b 1823, d 1851; 7, Benjamlin F. b 1825. The father d January 11, 1852; the mother d July 4, 1854.
**Here is Jennie Lincoln's list of Noah and Jane's children (courtesy of Sally Merryman): Benjamin and Ruth's son Noah, B 2 Jul 1782 Pittsford, VT, d. 11 Jan 1852 New York State or MI, M. 24 Jan 1804 Jane Sutherland B. 24 Aug 1787 prob Greenwich, CT, D. 4 Jul 1854.

Their children were:1. Andrew Sutherland B. 11 Jul 1804 d. 30 Oct 1890. I believe their children were: Peter, Clara married Fred Cook, Eliza, Thomas, Lewis, Robert, and Hersey. This is where Dan Cooley's (danbcooley) family comes in.
2. Samuel Thurman, B. 30 Mar 1806 Pittsford, VT, d. 4 Jan 1892 Jonesville, MI, M. 3 Feb 1831, Oakland Co., MI Harriet Electa Woodruff. Their children were: A. Byron, b. 1837 M. Sarah Collins. The only other thing I have besides the names of their children that I posted on your was on his son George. I have two pictures only. One was of Byron, George and his wife (name unknown)and their twin daughters (names unknown). The other picture is of the twin daughters only. B. Rebecca, b. 3 Mar 1839 married George Coffin. Their children were Fred and Jean. C. William, b. 1841 married Melissa Hyde. He was in Co. D", 11th Mich. Vol. Cav.
Their children:
1) Byron
2) Ralph d. 6 Feb 1961 3) Celia married Norton (first name unknown). Their children:
a. Ruth b. Grace married Charles Machin. Their child: Norene, Born 1906 Died 1922
D. Woodruff, b. 1843? d. 1848? E. James Watson, b. 12 Mar 1843 Pittsford, MI, D. 20 Jul 1924 Grand Rapids, MI, M. 30 Jun 1870 Pittsford, MI Armilla Howell. Their child: 1) Justin Winthrop, b. 5 Nov 1877 Ottawa Lake, MI, M. 3 Oct 1899 Pittsford, MI, Hazel Gwendolyn Sturdevant. Their children: a) Clifford Winthrop, bB. 2 Sep 1900 d. 27 Apr 1901
b) Madeline Evelyn, b. 11 Jun 1902 d. 15 Apr 1969
c) Thurman Woodruff, b. 30 Aug 1904 d. 5 Oct 1936
d) Marjorie, b. 17 Oct 1907 d. 25 Apr 1989 e) Katherine Armilla, b. 28 May 1909 d. 18 May 1988 f) James Louis, b. 22 Feb 1912 d. 21 May 1960. He played high school football with the late President Gerald R Ford.
g) Richard Harold, b. 2 Oct 1916 d. 14 Nov 1992 h) Audrey Janet, b. 21 Aug 1919. She is my mother-in-law.

3. Caleb Carroll, b. 25 Mar 18084. Jane Eliza, b. 11 Oct 1811, M. Arnold Coomber (brother to Ben Coomber)
5. Milton Potter, b. 6 Apr 1818
6. Noah Beach, b. 14 Nov 1819 D. 7 Sep 18207. Mary Isabel, b. 21 Feb 1823, M. Ben Coomber (brother to Arnold Coomber)
8. Frank

Noah Cooley's death date discrepancy From pp46-47 of John William Sutherland and Allied Families by Millie A. Owings "Noah Cooley was born 2 July 1782...and died 11 Jan 1852 in Lockport, New York This presents a fairly large discrepancy between the History of Pittsford year of 1856 (which the Cooley Genealogy uses) and the John William Sutherland Genealogy (1852); the day and month agree but there is a four-year difference. Also, Owings states a death place of Lockport NY whereas the Cooley Genealogy ducks the death place by saying "Western Country".
Although there is a death date discrepancy, the larger problem is that neither Noah Cooley's nor Jane Sutherland's death dates and places have any documentation whatever. Whether Lockport New York or Michigan or 1852 or 1856, it makes little difference since their death information remains an undocumented mystery.

_TODO:
Lets expand our view to include Cambria - after all, Andrew Sutherland and wife Naomi Cooley were there, buried there. Then review Holland Purchase locality - forget the 13 miles - it suffices to say they lived close to the Falls

Noah married Jane Sutherland on 24 Jan 1804 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. Jane (daughter of Peter Sutherland and Carol Bush) was born on 24 Aug 1787 in Nine Partners, Dutchess Co, New York; died before 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Jane's death is even more mysterious than Noah's because the last record about her I have been able to find is the 1840 U.S. Census, Michigan, Lenawee, Seneca. There is an 1845 Michigan state census but the summary on Ancestry.com lists only head of household, namely, Noah Cooley, MI, Lenawee, Seneca.
On p46 of John William Sutherland and Allied Families by Millie A. Owings we have "Jane [Sutherland](3) (Peter(2), John William(1)] was the first daughter of Peter and Amy [Sutherland] and was born 24 Aug 1787 at Nine Partners, Dutchess county, New York and died 4 July 1854. A footnote in the JW Sutherland genealogy states that "One source says that Jane died in Lockport, Niagara county, New York. Another surce says she died in Seneca township, Lenawee County, Michigan where her children lived. We were unable to find a cemetery record for her either place.
This paragraph is reproduced from Noah Cooley's research notes.: Noah Cooley, son of Col Benjamin, married Jane daughter of Peter Sutherland, January 24, 1804, and located on the west side of Otter Creek, upon land now owned by Ransom Burdett. The house he occupied, built by him, stood on the east side of the old road leading from the residence of Tilly Walker to that of Peter Rice--now R. Burdett's. The cellar of the house can still be seen in the pasture about thirty rods west of the railroad. Mr. Cooley resided there a few years, and then removed to the western country where he died, Jan 11, 1856. Mrs. Cooley died July 4, 1854. [These death dates are wrong; they come from p320 in Caverly's The History of Pittsford which was also wrong about Noah and Jane's children. Mortimer Cooley just copied these erroneous data to his Cooley Genealogy p492 and p547-8].
Amazingly, in the 1850 U.S. Census Noah (aged 68) turns up back in Pittsford VT living with his brother Azariah (70) and his wife Lydia. Alas, Jane is not with him. In 2008 I went to Michigna to investigate a conjecture that she died in Lenawee or Hillsdale counties but turned up nothing in the south-central area (see Owings' footnote above).

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Noted that Jane was age 16 when married (Noah was 21)