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- [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).
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