- Born August 10, 1849 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa.
- Parents were JAMES COOLEY and ALVIRA G. BUCKNAM
- Married ANNA ELIZABETH HEITCHEW on March 18, 1876 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa.
- Died December 21, 1906 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa.
CHILDREN
- IDA MABEL COOLEY, born in January, 1877 in Cascade Township, Dubuque County, Iowa; died December 6, 1935 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Married WILLIAM HARRISON MAGINNIS on November 2, 1898 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa.
- JENNIE M. COOLEY, born in 1879 in Cascade Township, Dubuque County, Iowa; died in April, 1949 in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa. Married PERRY WILLIAM DUDLEY on November 12, 1902 in Iowa.
- WILLIAM JAMES COOLEY, born October 15, 1881 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa; died in 1976 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa. Married MYRA BARTON on June 26, 1907 in Dubuque County, Iowa.