Born in Odon, Daviess, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of
[private father (1870s - 1960s)]
and Mary Elizabeth (Dillion) Cooley
Sister of
Letha Laverne Cooley, Dennis Carrol Cooley, Elsie (Cooley) Blackard, Elsie Lorene Cooley, Catherine Lois (Cooley) Chandler, Joseph Donald Cooley, Richard (SCHMUCK) Schmuck [half], Forest Eugene Cooley and James Robert (SCHMUCK) Schmuck [half]
Wife of
[private husband (1870s - 1960s)]
Wife of
[private husband (1890s - 1970s)]
Wife of
Sylvester Silver Schmuck
— married
6 Oct 1917 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana
Descendants 
Mother of
Richard (SCHMUCK) Schmuck, James Robert (SCHMUCK) Schmuck, Richard (SCHMUCK) Schmuck, James Robert (SCHMUCK) Schmuck, George (SCHMUCK) Schmuck, Raymond Schmuck SR. and [private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 92
in Tell City, Perry, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Dec 2014
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Biography
Bessie was born in 1898 in Indiana, United States. [1][2][3]
She was the daughter of David Edward Cooley and Mary Elizabeth Dillon. [4][5]
She passed away in 1991 in Indiana, United States. [6][7]
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Sources
- Source: S1 1930 United States Federal Census, Troy, Perry, Indiana; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0015.
- Source: S5 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, Death Certificates; Year: 1991; Roll: 05. Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. (image of death certificate included with this source)
- Source: S8 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 (03 Jul 1979: Name listed as BESSIE BERNICE PRUEHER; 04 May 1960: Name listed as BESSIE B PRUEHER).
- Source: S12 Find A Grave Memorial ID 7292272: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7292272/bessie-b.-prueher
Profile created by John Schmuck, Wednesday, December 10, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
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~1.56%
Rhonda Andries
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A668703 [compare], Ancestry member RHONDAANDRIES
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~0.78%
Kishauna (Andries) Denny :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch NY8562801 [compare]
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