The Cooley Family of Cowlitz County

The following information on the Cooley family was submitted by Clyde Senger. Please contact Clyde for more information.

Recently, I have been updating a webpage on the COOLEY family of Mendocino Co CA and Cowlitz Co WA - descendants of Thomas Jefferson Cooley and Latitia Francis Dunn.

One of their daughters, Nellie, married E. B. or Eliza B. BURNS. He and his son Thomas moved around a bit and I thought you might be interested.

E. B. Burns and Nellie Cooley married 1897 in Cowlitz Co WA, he died about 1906 in Curry Co OR, his son Thomas married in Benton Co OR 1909 where he was in Philomath 1910, was in White Salmon, Klickitat Co WA 1920, and in Hood River Co in 1930.

....E. B. BURNS (mc) or Eliza B. BURNS, born Nov 1866 IL (c1900), apparently the one who drowned in the Rogue River OR with estate filed in Curry Co OR 1906 (oa), interred Foster Creek Cemetery, Curry Co OR (cem). Married first unknown wife born in KS (c1900). Married probably second 12 Jan 1897 Cowlitz Co WA

.... Nellie Francis COOLEY (di), born 8 (di) Dec 1879 (c1880,di) or Dec 1875 (c1900) Capella, Mendocino Co., CA (c1880), died as Nellie (Mrs. Thomas M.) LAMBETH 18 Sept 1957 Siskiyou Co CA (di).

... Children of Eliza and earlier wife:

..... Thomas L BURNS, born Dec 1888 KS (c1900).

..... Pearl BURNS, born May 1890 CO (c1900).

..References:

..... (c1880) Federal Census 1880 California, Mendocino Co., Calpella twp page 207A res 1(Thomas Cooley).

..... (c1900) Federal Census 1900 Oregon Curry Co Mule Creek ED 69 sheet 3A page res 19-19 (Eliza B Burns).

..... (mc) Marriage Records: Cowlitz County, Washington.

..... (oa) Oregon State Archives, Historical Records Index on-line.

.... Thomas L BURNS, son of Eliza B. Burns, born Dec 1888 KS (c1900), probably the one who died 5 Aug 1953 Multnomah Co OR (di) married 14 June 1909 Benton Co OR (mi)

.... Florence Gertrude BOGLE (igi) or Florence G. BOGLE (c1900) or Florence BOGLE (mi), dau of Edward and Minerva Bogle (c1900), reportedly Edward Stewart Bogle (prf) and Minerva M HOPKINSON (igi), born 14 (ssdi) Feb 1890 (di), or Feb 1891 (c1900) Fredonia, Wilson Co., KS (igi), died 24 Sept 1973 Multnomah Co OR (di) address Portland (ssdi).

... Children to 1930:

....i. daughter, born ca 1912 OR (c1930).

....ii. Oscar Leroy BURNS, born 16 Jan 1914 (di) OR (c1930), died 20 June 1995 Multnomah CO OR (di), address Portland (ssdi), married (di).

....iii. Elgin E BURNS, born 6 Jul 1916 (di) OR (c1930), died 28 March 1996 co Tillamook Co OR (di), address Nehalem (ssdi), married (di).

....iv. son, born ca 1919 WA (c1930).

....v. Thomas L. BURNS (c1930) or Thomas LeRoy BURNS (otlb), born 25 Jan 1924 (ssdi) apparently Menlo, Pacific Co (otlb) WA (c1930), died 7 April 2003 , address Beaverton, Washington Co OR (ssdi).

....vi. daughter, born ca 1929 OR (c1930).

... Note: Thomas worked in a saw mill (c1910) and was a high school teacher (c1920).

..References:

..... (c1900) Federal Census 1900 Washington Cowlitz Co Montecello ED 39 sheet 5B res 100-115 (Edward Bogle).

..... (c1900) Federal Census 1900 Oregon Curry Co Mule Creek ED 69 sheet 3A page res 19-19 (Eliza B Burns).

..... (c1910) Federal Census 1910 Oregon Bentin Co Philomath ED 10 sheet 7A page 106 res 64-65 (Minerva Bogle).

..... (c1910) Federal Census 1910 Oregon Bentin Co Philomath ED 10 sheet 7B page 106 res 69-71 (Thomas Burns).

..... (c1920) Federal Census 1920 Washington Klickitat Co White Salmon ED 98 sheet 7A page 62 res 152-155 (Thomas L Burns).

..... (c1930) Federal Census 1930 Oregon Hood River Co Center ED 3 sheet 5A page 197 res 93-93 (Thomas L Burns).

..... (otlb) Oregonian; 2003-April-9 from Obituary Daily Times.

..... (prf) Pedigree Resource File.