Farber Gravestone Collection

If you have the time, take a few minutes to look through the photographs of gravestones in the Farber Gravestone Collection. I didn't find any of my ancestor's gravestones in the collection but if you have ancestors who died in New England (a few hundred more from the Carolinas and in the maritimes in Canada and a smaller number for Texas and Virginia from various time periods) in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries you might be suprised at what you find. The collection has over 9,000 photos and many of the gravestones photographed no longer exist due to weather, vandalism and neglect.

Farber Gravestone Collection

In addition to valuable genealogical information, the collection vividly highlights the beautiful handcarving done on sandstone and other materials. Symbolism abounds, and many religious themes and symbols from fraternal orders appear on the gravestones.

"Consider me as you pass by,
As you are now so once was I,
As I am now soon ye too will be,
So prepare ye now to follow me."

Cornelius Bradshaw

This is the first record I've read that indicates that Cornelius Bradshaw lived in Indiana. All other records show him in New York and Ohio, with tax and census records showing him in Meigs County, Ohio in 1819 and 1820.

"F:157 24 April 1820, Cornelius Bradshaw, laborer, late of Meigs County, Ohio now residing in Martin County, Indiana, sold Jabez Hunter of Pennsylvania, 320 acres in Howard County."

Genealogical gems from early Missouri deeds, 1815-1850: Family and Locality Information from Selected Missouri County Land Records. By Marsha Hoffman Rising. Heritage Books, Inc. 2004.

Ohio Company Land Purchases

The Ohio Company or Ohio Company of Associates was formed in 1786 in Boston, Massachussets to speculate in land along the Ohio River. Between 1786-1796 the company purchased millions of acres of land from the US Government. They hired and dispatched surveyors to lay out lots that typically were each 100 acres in size. Many prominent names appears in these land records, including Return Jonathan Meigs, Benjamin Tupper, Rufus Putnam and many others who had important roles in Ohio's settlement and government.

The Ohio Company's purchases led to the creation of Marietta in 1788, the first permanent settlement in Ohio. It is in this area around Marietta along the Muskingum River and Duck Creek that several descendents of Ensign Benjamin Cooley purchased land. These descendents names are listed in an index of the original books of the Ohio Company:

Jabez Cooley Lot 81 100 acres Duck Creek Allotment

Asahel Cooley Lot 2 100 acres Allotment not visible or not listed

Reuben Cooley Lot 60 100 acres Muskingum Allotment

W. Simeon Cooley Lot 59 100 acres Muskingum Allotment

Thanks to a wonderful digitizing effort by the Marietta College Library, many of the original Ohio Company of Associates land records are available on the internet. Marietta College in Marietta College should be commended for making such historical documents available to everyone. The website is http://library.marietta.edu/spc/

Bethel Campground Cemetery

Campground Cemetery is located on Campground Road, north of Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Campground Methodist Church is located next to the cemetery. More than five hundred fifty people are interred in the cemetery.

Lattitude 333053N
Longitude 0873738W

East of 43. North of Samantha and southeast of New Lexington. Turn right on Campground Road. On the North Side of Campground Road.

Some family members buried there:

MICHAEL CLINE
Born August 7, 1799
Died August 5, 1887

SOPHIA LENTZ CLINE
Born in Roan County, North Carolina
Born March 7, 1800
Died May 3, 1883

ANDREW CLINE
Born July 29, 1826
Died February 1, 1903

(Andrew’s obituary is listed in the WEST ALABAMA BREEZE)

MARY J. CLINE (maiden name Davis)
Born February 1, 1830
Died December 8, 1890

FREDRIC W. CLINE
Son of William Andrew and Virginia Cline
Born March 31, 1887
Died July 17, 1887

Flagstone approximately six feet long, hand engraved with the following inscription:

"In memory of John L. Cline was born Aug. 1, 1857 died July 19, 1862 Aged 04 years" (John Lewis Cline was the son of Andrew and Mary Jane Davis).

KITTIE CLINE (maiden name Crump. She was the second wife of Andrew).
Born August 20, 1861
Died February 27, 1921

Charles Henry Bradshaw and his cars

Charles Henry Bradshaw loved cars. In the fall of 1922, Henry, who was not quite 17 drove alone from Dallas, Texas to Los Angeles, California and kept a short notebook detailing miles travelled and where he stayed along the way. He drove the first car he owned, a 1915 Ford Model T. He would complain later that he had to repair the tires many times on that trip.

Later in life Henry owned, restored and showed two Ford Model T's. The one pictured here is a 1911 Ford Model T that he purchased in 1949.

Over the course of his life, he owned twenty-nine cars and trucks, including five Ford Model T's, several Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet trucks, two Jeeps, a couple of Mercury's, and several brands that have vanished from the car scene: a 1907 Tourist 2 Cylinder (probably still being pampered in someone's garage in L.A.!), a 1926 Hudson Essex Super Six Coach, a 1928 Oakland 6 Cylinder All American and a 1933 Studebaker Rockne 10 6 Cylinder four door.

Henry became a four wheel drive fan when he bought his first Jeep in 1953. Over the years he enjoyed driving in the mountains and hills in Nevada, Arizona, California and Utah. One winter he had the opportunity to pull his son's AMC Ambassador with posi-trac traction out of the snow where it had become hopelessly stuck. He wrote a poem to capture the moment:

BOGGED DOWN

Jerry said have no fear

Because positive traction is here

We all stood there with an icy chill

When one wheel spun and the other stood still

Snow was deep we all could see

They inquired about accomodations and how much they would be

'long came Grand Pa a good fellow it has been said

What else can you say when snow is over your head?

Grand Pa was glad to pull you out

That's what 4 wheel drive is all about

--C. Henry Bradshaw

Early Brenton/Brinton and Walden/Waldon Marriages in Clermont and Hamilton Counties, Ohio

Some marriages taken from marriage record transcriptions at the Hamilton County Public Library in Cincinnati.

Clermont County between 1800-1850:

Mary Brenton to James Avey on 22 May 1821 by Laban Brazier
Robert C. Brenton to Sarah Boesther on 5 Apr 1821 by John C. Brooks MG
Samuel Brenton to Hannah Foster (wid) on 1 Dec 1814 by David Morris JP
Robert Brinton to Sarah Boerstler on 27 May 1816 by George Ely JP

Hamilton County between 1817-1837:

Ebenezer Waldon to Catharine Smith on 8 Oct 1818 by W. Thompson
Benjamin Waldren to Lucinda Cox on 21 Feb 1821 by H. Vantross
Louisa Waldon to Thos. J. McGuire on 18 Feb 1834 by Wm. Burke

Various Cooley Birth Records in Franklin County Indiana

The dates listed below came from a WPA transcription of the Franklin County birth records.

Alvenia Cooley to _____ and Indiana Cooley F W 22 Apr 1906
Arthur L. Cooley to John F. and Mary Meyers M W 4 Dec 1882
Cleveland Cooley to _____and Mary Meyers M W 25 May 1892
Mary Elizabeth Cooley to William Cooley and Mary A. Senjafeld F W 22 Jul 1920
Willard Cooley to William Cooley and Anna _____ M W 8 May 1911
_____ Cooley to Andrew J. Cooley and Selina Batzner M W 11 Sep 1882
_____ Cooley to William Cooley and Mary Williams F W 16 May 1895
_____ Cooley to William Cooley and Mary E. Williams M W 5 May 1886
_____ Cooley to John Cooley and Lina Batzner M W 10 Dec 1887
_____ Cooley to John T. Cooley and Mary Meyers M W 18 Sep 1888
_____ Cooley to J. Cooley and Mary Meyer M W 19 May 1892
_____ Cooley to William Cooley and ______ ______ M W 6 Sep 1893
_____ Cooley to A. J. Cooley and Lina Batzner F W 9 Oct 1894
_____ Cooley to William Cooley and Mary Williams M W 16 Jan 1895
_____ Cooley to William Cooley and ______ ______ M W 21 May 1899
_____ Cooley to _____ Cooley and India Cooley F W 15 Feb 1904

Tombstone Inscriptions of Butler County, Kansas

The following names came from a book at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne Indiana entitled "Tombstone Inscriptions of Butler County, Kansas" by Clarence W. Dill (Call Number Gc 978.101 B97d).

Adams Cemetery

Mark T. Cooley born 23 Mar 1892 died 6 Mar 1982 married 20 Oct 1922
Cady B. Cooley born 28 Mar 1902 died 13 Jul 1982

Belle Vista Cemetery

Bert Cooley 1887-1949
Dora Cooley 1895-1975
James S. Cowley 1852-1902
Matthew D. Cowley 1929 75 yrs.
Myrtle Cowley 1925 wife of M. D. Cowley
Mary A. Cowley 21 yrs.

New Benton Cemetery

Arthur R. Cooley 1 Sep 1905
Mary K. Cooley born 2 Nov 1918 died 2 Jun 1979 married 8 May 1938
Phyllis J. Cooley born 10 Dec 1939 died 8 Apr 1972

Chelsea Cemetery

Albert Cooley 1855-1919
Sarah Cooley born 3 May 1856 died 17 May 1895
Doctor L. Cooley 1882-1941
Lela I. Cooley 1876-1959
Benjamin F. Cooley born 14 Jun 1880 died 26 Dec 1947
Flossie M. Cooley born 20 Jan 1884 died 14 Jun 1950
Fred Cooley 1893-1972
Bertha Cooley 1897-1976
Walter Cooley 1878-1951
Amy Cooley 1885-1967

Douglas Cemetery

Ernest C. Cooley born 13 Aug 1917 died 23 Feb 1934
Thomas William Cooley born 18 Aug 1966 died 3 Jun 1978 son of Norma and Bill Cooley
Frank B. Cooley 1895-1961
Lucinda J. Cooley 1895-22 Mar 1988 survived by two sons and two daughters
Ida M. Cooley 1856-1937
Thomas Cooley 1846-1902 Company E. 21st Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
Clarence H. Cooley 1878-1896 (son)
Lawrence Cooley 1884-1939
Maude Cooley 1876-1973
Austie L. 1873-1897 son of C. E. Cooley
Francis Cooley Hunt 1889-1957

Dunlap Cemetery

John Elisha Cooley born 14 Apr 1859 died 6 Aug 1934
Mary Viola Cooley born 8 Dec 1863 died 22 Apr 1936
John W. Cooley 1833-1880
Lucretia M. Cooley 1837-1915
Herschel Cooley born 12 Dec 1888 died 25 Jan 1889 son of H. I. and M. D. Cooley
Homer Reyer (Cooley) born 19 Apr 1898 died 28 Apr 1898 son of GH and Lurena Reyer
George H. Reyer 1865-1941
Lurena Reyer 1871-1952
Bessie Cooley Reed born 18 Oct 1894 died 19 Jul 1976
Oscar W. Reed 13 Aug 1892 died 16 Aug 1962 Okla PFC US Army WWI

Fairview Cemetery

Alice Cooley born 27 Mar 1884 died 1913 dau. of T. W. and A. R. Cooley

Leon Cemetery

Jabez B. Cooley born 15 Jun 1839 died 17 May 1909
Sarah E. Cooley born 15 Jul 1845 died 7 Jun 1909

Walnut Valley Memorial Park, Eldorado

James F. Cooley 1913-1984
Lela Cooley 1917

Sunset Lawns Cemetery, Eldorado

William A. Martindale born 22 Aug 1881 died 30 Sep 1928
Elva M. Martindale born 10 Sep 1873 died 10 May 1936
Burton A. Martindale 1873-1963
Gertrude E. Martindale 1881-1964

Cooley Marriages in Indiana through 1850

Marriage information from the Indiana State Library. Arranged by county where marriage was recorded. I have only listed Gully and Gooley due to the Caroline Gully who married Abner Hieatt in Franklin County. I have speculated but haven't found proof that my ancestor Jemima Hieatt Cooley was related to Abner Hieatt.

John W. Cooley to Malinda Ball, Allen County, 10 Aug 1834
Lucinda Cooley to Arthur Blane, Allen County, 7 May 1842
Cynthia Cooley to John William Wagoner, Bartholomew County, 14 Nov 1849
Jabez Cooley to Marium Followell, Bartholomew County, 29 Feb 1844
Joseph Cooley to Mary Gause, Bartholomew County, 17 Oct 1841
Reuben R. Cooley to Elizabeth Jacobs, Bartholomew County, 23 Jun 1831
Mary Cooly to Manuel Burget, Bartholomew County, 12 Feb 1837
Angelina Gully to Lloyd Pennington, Bartholomew County, 14 Jan 1841
Rebecca Gully to John Stewart, Bartholomew County, 26 Nov 1844
John W. Cooley to Catharine Marsh, Carroll County, 10 Apr 1845
David Cooley to Lorinda Akin, Clark County, 9 Dec 1838
Lovica M. Cooley to William S. Ward, Clark County, 27 Apr 1845
Jonathan Cooly to Louisa Jewitt, Clark County, 1 Mar 1848
James Cooley to Rosanna Douglass, Clinton County, 18 May 1843
John Cooley to Mary Huffman, Clinton County, 26 Oct 1848
Elizabeth Cooly to Jefferson White, Clinton County, 2 May 1846
Elizabeth Cooley to Thomas J. Iliff, Dearborn County, 29 Nov 1846
Lobella Cooley to Philip Sowder, Dearborn County, 2 Sep 1849
Reuben R. Cooley to Rhoda Deem, Decatur County, 10 Nov 1846
William Gully to Mary Spraker, Decatur County, 10 Jul 1849
Abidiah Cooley to Louisa Wilson, Elkhart County, 11 Apr 1838
Charlotte Cooley to William Crisman, Elkhart County, 2 May 1850
James M. Cooley to Eliza Peoples, Fayette County, 16 Apr 1824
Jane Cooley to William McCommack, Fayette County, 22 Sep 1831
Margaret Cooley to Tyre Rees, Fayette County, 8 Sep 1849
Polly Cooley to James Williams, Fayette County, 28 Oct 1830
Reuben Coley to Rebecca Rockafeller, Franklin County, 18 Oct 1830
David F. Cooley to Letes Petty, Franklin County, 8 Jan 1827
Ebenezer Cooley to Margaret Gregg, Franklin County, 9 Sep 1849
John T. Cooley to Elizabeth Weir, Franklin County, 14 Sep 1820
Nancy Cooley to Omer T. Hardin, Franklin County, 28 May 1846
Sarah S. Cooley to Thomas W. Alley, Franklin County, 20 Apr 1847
Elizabeth Cooly to John Gant, Franklin County, 16 Mar 1823
Isaac Cooly to Fanny Alley, Franklin County, 2 Dec 1827
John Cooly to Hannah Gant, Franklin County, 14 Oct 1824
Mary Ann Cooly Enos H. Weers, Franklin County, 27 Jun 1850
Sarah Cooly to Jeremiah Derham, Franklin County, 31 May 1813
Caroline Gully to Abner Hieatt, Franklin County, 11 Sept 1842
Mary Jane Gooley to Jean Nelson, Greene County, 4 Aug 1844
Thomas Cooly to Mary Evans, Harrison County, 16 Aug 1813
Mary Ann Cooley to May William, Henry County, 9 Jan 1848
James Cooley to Susan Spurgeon, Jackson County, 15 Jun 1841
Margaret Cooley to Isaac Pike, Jackson County, 7 Apr 1849
Serina S. Cooley to Edmond Weddel, Jackson County, 11 Dec 1843
Matthew Cooly to Nancy Smith, Jefferson County, 13 Feb 1823
Martha Ann Cooley to Enoch Preston, La Porte County, 21 May 1849
Elijah Coley to Eliza Fray, Lawrence County 18 Nov, 1844
Edward Cooley to Elizabeth Crider, Lawrence County, 18 May 1826
Calvin H. Cooley to Eliza Dunbar, Montgomery County, 26 May 1842
Delila Cooley to Thomas Philip, Montgomery County, 5 Mar 1840
John A. Cooley to Abigal French, Montgomery County, 18 Aug 1836
John A. Cooley to Susan Spradling, Montgomery County, 1 Dec 1831
Jonathan Cooley to Melinda Maxwell, Montgomery County, 19 Feb 1828
Luther Cooley to Susanna Dunbar, Montgomery County, 10 Jan 1848
Mary Cooley to Allen Lowe, Montgomery County, 12 Jan 1837
Mary B. Cooley to John Dewett, Montgomery County, 15 Mar 1827
Mary J. Cooley to William Young, Montgomery County, 26 Apr 1849
Nancy A. Cooley to Vincent Utterback, Montgomery County, 14 Jun 1842
William Gooly to Harriet Athon, Orange County, 19 Jun 1821
Colbert Cooley to Mary Hibbs, Perry County, 4 Feb 1828
Nancy Jane Coley to William S. Brown, Putnam County, 8 Apr 1847
Absalom Cooley to Harriet E. Alford, Scott County, 27 Feb 1845
Angeline W. Cooley to James M. Cooley, Scott County, 17 Apr 1849
Aranah Cooley to Eleanor Tepse, Scott County, 20 Mar 1834
Isabella Cooley to Erastus Alfred,Scott County, 7 Apr 1841
James M. Cooley to Angeline W. Cooley, Scott County, 17 Apr 1849
Jesse Cooley to Catherine E. Moon, Scott County, 24 May 1849
Matilda Cooley to Moses Thompson Hopper, Scott County, 20 Jan 1848
William L. Cooley to Elizabeth Meranda, Scott County, 5 Jan 1848
Enoch Gully to Elizabeth Chatham, Shelby County, 23 Mar 1839
John A. Cooley to Catharine Powns, Tippecanoe County, 25 Oct 1836
Mary A. Cooley to William Powns, Tippecanoe County, 2 Feb 1836
Rachel Cooley to Daniel D. Clark, Tippecanoe County, 3 Mar 1846
Mary Cooly to John B. Rinehart, Tippecanoe County, 1 Jun 1843
Mary Cooly to Jonathan Robert, Tippecanoe County, 9 Dec 1847
Sarah Ann Cooly to Abel Johnson, Tippecanoe County, 30 Mar 1848
William H. Coley to Charlotte Fuller, Vigo County, 20 Apr 1847
Arannah Cooley to Tabitha Davis, Washington County, 10 Dec 1835
Bradley Cooley to Barthana Gross, Washington County, 1 Mar 1850
Fountain Cooley to Rebecca Ann Hoggall, Washington County, 18 Aug 1847
Harriet Cooley to Ambrose Telle, Washington County, 10 Jul 1838
Hiram Cooley to Olive Langden, Washington County, 25 Dec 1821
James Cooley to Esther Hubbard, Washington County, 22 Apr 1821
Joseph Cooley to Nancy Hubbard, Washington County, 2 May 1824
Mariah Cooley to James Heartley, Washington County, 23 Jun 1847
Nash Cooley to Nancy Johnson, Washington County, 29 Jul 1838
Sarah Cooley to Martin Greenbury, Washington County, 19 Jul 1847
Stephen Cooley to Nancy Fountain, Washington County, 4 Jan 1827
Edward Cooly to Priscilla Goss, Washington County, 2 Dec 1841
Emeline Cooly to Edwin T. Telle, Washington County, 4 Jul 1842
Isaiah Cooly to Catharine Goss, Washington County, 15 Dec 1839
Lewis Cooly to Mary Maxsom, Washington County, 21 Feb 1836
Margaret Cooly to Robert Holems Washington County, 15 Jan 1824
Polly Cooly to John Robins, Washington County, 2 Nov 1833
Malinda Cooley to James Ball, Wells County, 6 Dec 1846

Old Brookville Cemetery

Old Brookville Cemetery is one of the better cared for cemeteries in Franklin County. It is located in Brookville. Several Cooley and related family members are bured here.