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Stephen Warren Cooley

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Birth	:	31 Oct 1831 Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Death	:	13 Dec 1906 Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA
Burial	:	Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota County, USA
Coordinate	:	27.2672005, -82.5271988
Description	:	Note: Stephen was born in Michigan Territory before it became a state. ----------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Warren Cooley went exclusively by the name "Warren" even on official documents I have found. Warren and Maria Wentworth Freeman were married 1 Mar 1854 in Garnavillo, Clayton Co, Iowa (Reference: Clayton County Marriages, Vol 1, Page 81; Robt. C. Drips, JP officiating). They had three children: Albert Wallace b. 1856, Luella Cooley (1860-1916), and Ida May b. 1864. Pikes Peak Gold Rush Two of Warren's brothers had gone overland to the California Gold Rush about 1852. However, the gold rush of greatest importance... Read More	Note: Stephen was born in Michigan Territory before it became a state. ----------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Warren Cooley went exclusively by the name "Warren" even on official documents I have found. Warren and Maria Wentworth Freeman were married 1 Mar 1854 in Garnavillo, Clayton Co, Iowa (Reference: Clayton County Marriages, Vol 1, Page 81; Robt. C. Drips, JP officiating). They had three children: Albert Wallace b. 1856, Luella Cooley (1860-1916), and Ida May b. 1864. Pikes Peak Gold Rush Two of Warren's brothers had gone overland to the California Gold Rush about 1852. However, the gold rush of greatest importance to Warren Cooley of the A.S. Cooley family, was not the California Gold Rush but the so-called "Pikes Peak Gold Rush". The 1860 Gold Mining Expedition of Linton, Briggs & Co., of Garnavillo, Iowa, left behind a Bill of Costs of the Pikes Peak that showed: "Purchases at Garnavillo...Paid Warren Cooley for taking a Load - $53.00..." This meant that Warren Cooley supplied a yoke of oxen (two animals) and was paid to drive a load of supplies to Colorado. For most Iowans including Warren Cooley the latter half of the slogan "Pikes Peak or Bust" proved to be the reality for most of the Iowans who searched for riches at Cherry Creek in Colorado. Warren may have stayed for awhile to reflect on the futility of his adventure and could well have been trapped there until the end of the Civil War, but the 1870 U.S. Census finds him back in Clayton County as a farmer. Little did he or the other Iowans realize then that the truly precious metal later extracted from the Colorado Rockies would be silver. New information has been found that Stephen Warren Cooley died in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, thanks to Joel A. Watne of Circle Pines, MN. The following is an obituary culled from the Alexandria Citizen dated Thursday, December 20, 1906: S. W. Cooley, aged 75 years, 1 month and 13 days, died in this village at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. R. Wilcox, Thursday evening, Dec. 13th, at eleven o’clock. The immediate cause of death was cancer of the mouth, from which malady he had been a sufferer for some time past. The funeral was held at the Methodist parsonage Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, the services being conducted by Rev. Davies, presiding elder of the M. E. church in this district. The remains were taken to Madison County, Nebraska for burial. Rev. Wilcox accompanied the remains, which went forward from here Sunday evening. Stephen Warren Cooley was born in the state of New York in 1831 (Ed note: In Oakland County, Michigan Territory). When but three years of age he removed with his parents to Dubuque, Iowa, where they resided for a brief time, and then removed to Clayton county, Iowa, where deceased lived during the greater portion of his life time. About fifteen years ago Mr. Cooley went to live with his children in the state of Nebraska, and came to Alexandria when his daughter, Mrs. W. R. Wilcox, moved here with her husband one year ago last October. Mr. Cooley was married in 1851 to Mrs. Marie Freeman. Seven children were born to them, three of whom survive. They are Mrs. C. A. Wilcox and Mrs. W. R. Wilcox of this village, and Mrs. R. C. Miles of Madison county, Nebraska, to which place the remains were taken for burial. He is also survived by a brother, who resides upon a farm near West Union, Iowa. Mr. Cooley was a life-long member of the M.E. church. He was a man of firm and unswerving integrity, and one whose Christian faith and character was reflected in every step of his daily life. Although a resident of this county but a short time, those who made his acquaintance appreciated his true worth and all regret the departure of this fine Christian gentleman.

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Stephen Warren Cooley's memorial is located at: Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota County, USA.
When did Stephen Warren Cooley death?
Stephen Warren Cooley death on 13 Dec 1906 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA
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Latitude: 27.2672005
Longitude: -82.5271988

Family Members:

Parent

Andrew Sutherland Cooley

(1804 - 1890)

Salome Warren Cooley

(1809 - 1895)

Spouse

Maria Wentworth Cooley

(1823 - 1900)

Siblings

Peter S Cooley

(1843 - 1873)

Clara Salome Cooley Cook

(1848 - 1941)

Children

Luella Cooley Wilcox

(1862 - 1916)

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