James
Alexander
Cooley
Born in Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Nannie Louise (Rucker) Cooley
— married
16 May 1872 in Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Tirzah Nell (Cooley) Howell
Died
at age 71
in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Aug 2018
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Biography
James was born in 1843. He passed away in 1915. Parents were Hardin Jabez Cooley and his first wife Jane McClelland Cooley.
Sources
Marriage:
James A Cooley
in the Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Name: James A Cooley
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 16 May 1872
Marriage Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA
Spouse:
Nannie L Rucker
1860 US Census: James A Cooley in the 1860 United States Federal Census Name: James A Cooley Gender: Male Race: White Home in 1860: District 1, Grainger, Tennessee Post Office: Rutledge Dwelling Number: 77 Family Number: 77 Household Members (Name) Age H J Cooley 44 Martha E Cooley 33 James A Cooley Mary R Cooley 22 Emly J Cooley 10 Alice C Cooley 9 F B Evans 63 Mary A Evans 57 Amelia S Evans 35 Mary K Evans 30
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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Aline Barbeau
Kelly-13496 and Cooley-3306 do not represent the same person because: Rejected matches/clean-up
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by Aline Barbeau
Aline Barbeau
Kelly-12276 and Cooley-3306 do not represent the same person because: Rejected matches/Clean-up
posted
by Aline Barbeau
Rejected matches › James Virgil Cooley (1843-1915) › Patrick James Kelly (1845-1913) › James Monroe Coley (1845-abt.1914) › James Crawley (1845-1915) › James Sylvester Cooley (1836-1907) › James Clay (1842-)
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