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Herbert Merton “Mert” Cooley

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Birth	:	20 Oct 1875 McGregor, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	4 Nov 1914 Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant View Cemetery, Plainview, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3665310, -97.7959700
Description	:	From Yankton Press and Dakotan, --4 Nov 1914 TRAGEDY AT MISSOURI RIVER Two Men from Crofton lose lives at river early this morning THE CAR PLUNGED INTO STREAM TWO IN CAR ESCAPE AND TELL THRILLING STORY OF ACCIDENT O.W. Cass, a druggist of Crofton Neb, and H.M. Cooley, editor of the Crofton Journal, were drowned in the Missouri River at 2 o'clock this morning when Mr. Cass' auto, a Ford, plunged over the side of the pontoon bridge into 12 to 14 feet of water. O.D. Salley, barber, and L.S. Ross, jeweler, also of... Read More	From Yankton Press and Dakotan, --4 Nov 1914 TRAGEDY AT MISSOURI RIVER Two Men from Crofton lose lives at river early this morning THE CAR PLUNGED INTO STREAM TWO IN CAR ESCAPE AND TELL THRILLING STORY OF ACCIDENT O.W. Cass, a druggist of Crofton Neb, and H.M. Cooley, editor of the Crofton Journal, were drowned in the Missouri River at 2 o'clock this morning when Mr. Cass' auto, a Ford, plunged over the side of the pontoon bridge into 12 to 14 feet of water. O.D. Salley, barber, and L.S. Ross, jeweler, also of Crofton, were members of the party but although both experienced the terrible plunge into the river and hit the sandbar at the bottom, both managed to rise clear of the car and get to shore but hardly able to relate how; Salley especially, who was nearly drowned, is in a state of collapse over the loss of his intimate friend, Mr. Cooley. [The bodies of Cass and Cooley were never found]

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Herbert Merton “Mert” Cooley's memorial is located at: Pleasant View Cemetery, Plainview, Pierce County, USA.
When did Herbert Merton “Mert” Cooley death?
Herbert Merton “Mert” Cooley death on 4 Nov 1914 in Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 42.3665310
Longitude: -97.7959700

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Jane Elizabeth “Lizzie” Holliday Cooley

(1884 - 1908)

Siblings

Robert Berton “Bert” Cooley

(1875 - 1962)

Alton Verne Cooley

(1880 - 1881)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pleasant View Cemetery
Plainview, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3665310, -97.7959700

2. Saint Pauls Catholic Church Cemetery
Plainview, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3678700, -97.7959700

3. Plainview Memorial Park Cemetery
Plainview, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3512160, -97.7877140

4. Zion Cemetery
Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3293991, -97.7371979

5. Eden Valley Cemetery
Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4241982, -97.7177963

6. Walker Family cemetery
Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2772899, -97.8145970

7. Danish Cemetery
Brunswick, Antelope County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3219800, -97.9125700

8. Stark Valley Cemetery
Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2635994, -97.7561035

9. Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Antelope County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2630997, -97.8644028

10. Brunswick Cemetery
Brunswick, Antelope County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3424988, -97.9518967

11. Greenwood Cemetery
Creighton, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4747009, -97.9096985

12. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Osmond, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3650017, -97.6106033

13. Saint Marys Cemetery
Osmond, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3661003, -97.6102982

14. Rose Hill Cemetery
Creighton, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4756500, -97.9087500

15. Saint Ludgers Catholic Cemetery
Creighton, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4757000, -97.9092000

16. Trinity Cemetery
Foster, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2494011, -97.6883011

17. Golgotha Lutheran Cemetery
Wausa, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4732600, -97.6609400

18. Osmond Cemetery
Osmond, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3457985, -97.5821991

19. Cedar Hill Cemetery
Bazile Mills, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5107994, -97.8972015

20. Lambrecht Cemetery
Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2057991, -97.7356033

21. Christ Lutheran Cemetery
Bazile Mills, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5106800, -97.9140100

22. West Willowdale Cemetery
Antelope County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2649994, -97.9903030

23. Kemma Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5438995, -97.8103027

24. Millerboro Cemetery
Antelope County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4216995, -98.0338974