1. | Alton Verne Cooley was born on 8 May 1880 in McGregor, Clayton Co, Iowa (son of Robert Reed Cooley and Stella Alfresine Owen); died on 5 Aug 1881 in McGregor, Clayton Co, Iowa; was buried about 1881 in Old Garnavillo Cemetery, Clayton Co, Iowa. Notes: Note that his mother, Stella, wrote his given names "Alton Verne" but his gravestone is inscribed "Verne A". Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Robert Reed Cooley was born on 14 May 1847 in Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa (son of Andrew Sutherland Cooley and Salome Warren); died on 28 Dec 1917 in Flagler, Kit Carson Co, Colorado; was buried on 31 Dec 1917 in Flagler Cemetery, Kit Carson Co, Colorado. Notes: ROBERT REED COOLEY ANSWERS LAST CALLThe Flagler (Colorado) News Vol. V, No. 50, 3 Jan 1918, p. 4., col. 3 Will A. Borland, ed This community was grieved last Friday when the word was spread about town that Robert Cooley had passed away on 28 Dec 1917. Mr. Cooley was a man who was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him, and while the writer had known him but two years, still I had learned to love and respect him. His genial disposition and hearty greeting had endeared him to our people and he will be greatly missed in the community. Robert Reed Cooley was born to Andrew Sutherland Cooley and Salome Warren Cooley in Garnavillo, Iowa 14 May 1847 and died at his home near Flagler, Colo., December 28, 1917, at the age of 70 years, 7 months and 14 days, death being due to apoplexy [a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain]. Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Flagler on Monday morning, December 31st [1918], at 11 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. A. W. Moore. His text was found in Phil. 1-21: "To me, to live is Christ, to die is gain." Businesses of Flagler were closed during services. He lived with his parents in Garnavillo [Clayton County, Iowa] until young manhood, when he and his father, A. S. Cooley, disposed of his [?] property near that place and purchased a farm near McGregor, Iowa, where he was in the lumber business several years. He was united in marriage with Stella A. Owen on December 10, 1874 in McGregor, Clayton County, Iowa. To this union were born four children: Twins Herbert Merton (Mert) and Robert Berton (Bert) on 20 Oct 1875 in McGregor, Clayton County, Iowa; Verne Alton on 8 May 1880 in McGregor, and Glenn Syren on 14 Jul 1894 in Plainview, Pierce County, Nebraska. Herbert Merton was drowned in the Missouri River near Yankton, S.D., 4 Nov 1914 and Verne Alton died at McGregor Iowa, 5 Aug 1881, at the age of 15 months. In the spring of 1886 Robert Reed and his family consisting of himself, wife Stella, and twin sons Mert and Bert moved to Plainview, Nebr., where he resided until the spring of 1910 when he migrated to Kit Carson County Colorado where he bought a relinquishment northwest of Flagler. Robert Cooley was a true man; a man who gave almost his entire life to the service of others. For three years he took care of a helpless brother who was wounded in the Civil War [Peter S. Cooley]. This ordeal practically undermined his health, but he never complained. Mr. Cooley is survived by his wife, Stella, and two sons, Robert Berton of Otis, Colo., and Glenn Syren of Flagler. He is also survived by six grand-children, one of whom, Ronald Cooley, has lived with his grandparents since the death of his mother, Elizabeth Holliday Cooley, in December of 1907. A large number of sympathizing friends and associates assembled to pay their last respects to one whom they loved, and the business houses of Flagler were closed during the services. The floral offerings were abundant and beautiful. The last remains were laid to their final rest in the Flagler cemetery. The News joins with the large circle of friend and acquaintances in extending sympathy to the bereaved wife and children in their time of sorrow. Robert married Stella Alfresine Owen on 10 Dec 1874 in McGregor, Clayton Co, Iowa. Stella (daughter of Ambrose Owen and Miranda L. Diggins) was born on 21 May 1850 in Alden Twp, McHenry Co, Illinois; died on 10 Jun 1920 in Flagler, Kit Carson Co, Colorado; was buried on 11 Jun 1920 in Flagler Cemetery, Kit Carson Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Stella Alfresine Owen was born on 21 May 1850 in Alden Twp, McHenry Co, Illinois (daughter of Ambrose Owen and Miranda L. Diggins); died on 10 Jun 1920 in Flagler, Kit Carson Co, Colorado; was buried on 11 Jun 1920 in Flagler Cemetery, Kit Carson Co, Colorado. Notes: Stella Alfresine Owen Obituary Mrs. Cooley was one of the really estimable old ladies of Flagler, always quiet and greatly devoted to her home and children. In early childhood she came with her parents to West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, later moving to McGregor, Iowa, where she was married to Robert Reed Cooley on 10 Dec 1874. In 1886 she came with her husband and children to Plainview, Nebraska, where they resided until 1910 when they disposed of their property and came to Flagler, Kit Carson County, Colorado where they lived on a farm just west of town until a short time ago when the deceased and her son, Glenn, moved to town to property he recently purchased. She also leaves a brother, Ernest M. Owen of Flagler, and a sister, Mrs. Lucy Shaffer who makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Groves just south of Flagler. She is mentioned in "Descendants of John Owen" as 7th generation. Spelling of name there is E-s-t-e-l-l-a. Source was Helen E. Healy, Mesa AZ, in 1935. - The Flagler News, V 8, No. 22, June 17, 1920 (front page story, also on front page: Harding and Coolidge nominated at the Republican National Convention).
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4. | Andrew Sutherland Cooley was born on 11 Jul 1804 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont (son of Noah Cooley and Jane Sutherland); died on 28 Oct 1890 in Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa; was buried about 1890 in Old Garnavillo Cemetery, Clayton Co, Iowa. 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" Andrew married Salome Warren on 10 Mar 1825 in Lockport Township, Niagara Co, New York. Salome was born about Aug 1809 in Massachusetts; died on 2 Nov 1895 in Elkader, Clayton Co, Iowa; was buried about Nov 1895 in Old Garnavillo Cemetery, Clayton Co, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Salome Warren was born about Aug 1809 in Massachusetts; died on 2 Nov 1895 in Elkader, Clayton Co, Iowa; was buried about Nov 1895 in Old Garnavillo Cemetery, Clayton Co, Iowa. Notes: Finalized spelling of her given name is "Salome" (spelled Saloma in some places); obtained from gravestone in Old Garnavillo Cemetery observed by DBC 7/19/98.
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6. | Ambrose Owen was born on 31 May 1814 in Milton, Chittenden Co, Vermont (son of Julius Augustus Owen and Rebecca Murray); died on 28 Feb 1902 in Knox County, Nebraska; was buried about 1902 in Greenwood Cem, Creighton, Knox Co, Nebraska. Notes: AMBROSE OWEN(6) [Julius Augustus(5), Elijah(4), Joshua(3), Joseph(2), John(1)], son of Julius Augustus and Rebecca (Murray) Owen was born (probably) at Milton Vt. He married Miranda Diggins, daughter of William, who was a brother of Joseph, Wesley, and Franklin Diggins who all married daughters of Julius Augustus Owen. Ambrose lived at Harvard, Ill. and West Union, Iowa. Children (7th gen): i. Siron; ii. Estella; iii. Lucia; iv. Julietta - Auth Mrs. Helen R Healy, Mesa Arizona 1935. - Owen Descendants Ambrose married Miranda L. DigginsProbably McHenry Co, Illinois. Miranda (daughter of William S. Diggins and Lucinda Skinner) was born on 28 May 1827 in Waitsfield, Washington Co, Vermont; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Miranda L. Diggins was born on 28 May 1827 in Waitsfield, Washington Co, Vermont (daughter of William S. Diggins and Lucinda Skinner); and died.
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8. | Noah Cooley was born on 2 Jul 1782 in Pittsford, Republic of Vermont (son of Benjamin5 Cooley and Ruth Beach); died after 1850. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: 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 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] |
9. | Jane Sutherland was born on 24 Aug 1787 in Nine Partners, Dutchess Co, New York (daughter of Peter Sutherland and Carol Bush); died before 1850. Notes: (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. Notes: Married:
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12. | Julius Augustus Owen was born on 23 Apr 1769 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co, Connecticut Colony (son of Elijah Owen and Olive Beeman); died about 1849 in Harvard, McHenry Co, Illinois. Notes: As a child he moved with his parents to Milton, VT. His first marriage in about 1799 was to Mehitable Castle of Milton by whom he had seven children; His second wife was Rebecca Murray whom he married 30 Oct 1811 at Fairfax, VT. (She was the widow of Zadock Clark). He had three children by Rebecca the second of which was Ambrose Owen (and the ninth child overall). Julius Owen is mentioned in the 1810 census of Milton, Chittenden Co, Vermont. He would have been 41 in that year. Julius married Rebecca Murray on 30 Oct 1811 in Fairfax, Franklin Co, Vermont. Rebecca and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Rebecca Murray and died. Notes: [Julius Augustus Owen's] second wife was Rebecca Murray whom he married 30 Oct 1811 at Fairfax, VT. (She was the widow of Zadock Clark). He had three children by Rebecca the second of which was Ambrose Owen (and the ninth child overall). Notes: Married:
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14. | William S. Diggins was born about 1797 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut (son of John D. Diggins); died about 1885 in Chemung, McHenry Co, Illinois. Notes: William Diggins was a brother to Joseph, Wesley, and Franklin Diggins, who all married daughters of Julius Augustus Owen - "Descendants of John Owen of Windsor, Connecticut" p. 196 William married Lucinda Skinner on 1 Dec 1825 in Waitsfield, Washington Co, Vermont. Lucinda (daughter of Eli Skinner and Lucinda Nims) was born on 5 Aug 1797 in Waitsfield, Washington Co, Vermont; died on 1 Dec 1825 in Waitsfield, Washington Co, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Lucinda Skinner was born on 5 Aug 1797 in Waitsfield, Washington Co, Vermont (daughter of Eli Skinner and Lucinda Nims); died on 1 Dec 1825 in Waitsfield, Washington Co, Vermont.
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