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 1824 - 1872
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| Born |
21 Aug 1824 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
03 Sep 1872 |
Sunny Side, Kansas  |
| Notes |
- Obituary
Pee Dee Herald, September 23, 1872, page 4
DIED
At Perryville, Kansas, on the 3rd inst., Mr. Earle Cooley, late of Anson, and for a number of years an active partner in the house of Arnold & Cooley, and subsequent, Arnold, Cooley & Co. Mr. C. was a native of Connecticut, and came to this place about 1848, and married a daughter of Mr. David Tillman, and by perseverance and close attention to business had gathered together a snug little fortune, which he lost in a measure by the fortunes of war, and subsequently by a fire on the 2d April 1868, which swept away his store house and all its contents. He removed to Kansas, and was recuperating from his losses, and had he lived would no doubt have acquired a fortune. He was a man of great energy. He leaves a widow and several children to mourn their heavy loss -- though not without hope, as we are informed he died in the full assurance of a better home in the skies.
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Arnold & Cooley Sword Factory
Don Barrier and the newsletter editor are researching the Arnold & Cooley Sword Factory of Wadesboro. Seth Arnold and Earl Cooley, of Connecticut, moved to Wadesboro in the early 1850's and established a dry goods store. Their store was located on West Wade Street.
In 1862 they had a contract with the Confederate Government to manufacture firearms, swords, and etc. Some of their employees were Peter H. Swink and Hiriam Braswell, and a slave named Adam belonging to George Willoughby.
According to Mary Medley's Anson County history book, a factory was located on West Wade Street on what is now the old Brill Huntley place (302 West Wade Street). Documents support that Earl Cooley did own property in that particular area.
There is also a lease agreement between Arnold & Cooley and Alfred Baucom for Baucom's mill located off Jones Creek just outside Wadesboro.
The only known copy of a Arnold & Cooley sword resides in the Greensboro Historical Museum. This is a copy of a War of 1812 saber. Earl Cooley's daughter gave to the sword to the museum.
If you know of any more information than this, please contact the editor.
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| Person ID |
I1702 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
11 Jun 2012 |
| Father |
Earl Cooley, b. 27 Nov 1789, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts , d. 30 Apr 1869 |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
Rhoda Graves, b. 14 Aug 1794, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA , d. 08 Mar 1879 |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Married |
24 Nov 1810 |
| Family ID |
F892 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Frances Elizabeth Tillman, b. Jun 1827, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA , d. Mar 1899 |
| Married |
27 Jun 1855 |
Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA |
| Children |
| | 1. Elizabeth Cooley, b. 12 Oct 1856, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA |
| | 2. Edgar Earl Cooley, b. 25 Dec 1861, Anson, North Carolina, USA , d. 20 Sep 1942 |
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| Family ID |
F162 |
Group Sheet |
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| Sources |
- [S678] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1860 United States Federal Census. M653, 1438 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Meltonsville, Anson, North Carolina, post office White Store, roll M653_887, page 253, image 65.
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