Andrew Jackson Cooley

Andrew married Albany Finley about 1915 in Wayne Co, Mississippi. Albany was born on 3 Feb 1895; died on 2 Apr 1942 in Wayne Co, Mississippi; was buried in Evergreen Cem, Wayne Co, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 7 Aug 1856, Mississippi; per letter
• Census: 30 Jun 1880, Wayne Co, Mississippi

Notes:

Residence:
Mary Jones related in a letter dated 7 Aug 1856 that she had received a letter from Margaret Ann from Mississippi stating that "Andre could sit alone now."

Census:
30 Jun 1880

Moses Cooly 48 self 1832 MS MS MS
M. A. Cooly 42 wife 1838 MS MS MS
M. R. Cooly son 17 1863 MS
Harbust Cooly son 11 1869 MS
S. M. Cooly 10 dau 1870 MS
Robert Cooly 5 son 1875 MS
Maggie Cooly 3 dau 1877 MS
Tom Surnel 25 1855 MS

next door:
Cooly A.M. male 23 1857 MS
M.J. wife 28 1853 MS
Sine 1 1879 MS

next door:
Cooly A.G. 22 1858 self MS MS MS
Rocksy wife 21 1859 MS MS MS
M.E. dau 6 mo MS

Andrew married Martha Jane Strickland in 1878 in MississippI. Martha was born in 1850; died after 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 17 Jul 1854, Jasper Co, Mississippi
• Census: 15 Oct 1860, Wayne Co, Mississippi
• Residence: 11 May 1861, Wayne Co, Mississippi
• Census: 1870, Wayne Co, Mississippi
• Census: 1880, Wayne Co, Mississippi
• Census: 2 Jun 1900, Wayne Co, Mississippi

Notes:

son of of Harbard Cooley & Esther Sumrall

Census:
Residence 238
H Cooley 54 1806 South Carolina farmer
Esther Cooley 55 1805 South Carolina
Martin Cooley 17 1843 Mississippi
Mary A Cooley 15 1830 Mississippi

residence 242
Cooley, Moses 28 1832 Mississippi
Margaret 22 1838 Mississippi
Esther 6 1854 Texas
Andrew 4 1856 Texas
Albert 2 1854 Mississippi
Nancy 1 1859 Mississippi

Census:
Moses Cooley 38 1832 Mississippi
Margrett A Cooley 35 1835 Missouri
Ester J Cooley 16 1854 Texas
Andrew M Cooley 13 1857
Albert Cooley 11 1759
Nancy Cooley 9 1861
William R Cooley 6 1864
Harbert Cooley 4 1866
Susan M Cooley 1 1869


Census:
30 Jun 1880

Moses Cooly 48 self 1832 MS MS MS
M. A. Cooly 42 wife 1838 MS MS MS
W. R. Cooly son 17 1863 MS
Harbust Cooly son 11 1869 MS
S. M. Cooly 10 dau 1870 MS
Robert Cooly 5 son 1875 MS
Maggie Cooly 3 dau 1877 MS
Tom Surnel 25 1855 MS

next door:
Cooly A.M. male 23 1857 MS
M.J. wife 28 1853 MS
Sine 1 1879 MS

next door:
Cooly A.G. 22 1858 self MS MS MS
Rocksy wife 21 1859 MS MS MS
M.E. dau 6 mo MS



Census:
2 Jun 1900 Wayne Co, Mississippi

Cooley, John V. head Jun 1868 31
Sarah E. wife Nov 1875 24
William D. Feb 1892 8
Elijah W. son Nov 1893 6
Martin V.B. son Feb 1895 5
Lettie E. dau Dec 1896 3
Rintha A. dau Oct 1899 7/12
Sanderson, Mary A. aunt Apr 1837 63 wd MS SC SC

two residences then...

Moses C Cooley Jr. 48 Mar 1852 m age 20
Bettie Cooley 40 1860 Feb 1860 8 births 8 living
Orange Cooley 19 Jun 1881
Callie Cooley 17 Feb 1883
Easter Cooley 13 Dec 1886
Berry Cooley 12 May 1888
William Cooley 9 Dec 1890
Ellie Cooley 7 Nov 1892
Albert Cooley 5 Nov 1892
Della Cooley 2 May 1895

next door:
Cooley Moses Sr. Aug 1831 68 m 46 yrs
Margaret A. Nov 1836 63 10 births 9 living
Easter mother Sep 1804 95 wd 13 births 4 living SC SC SC

next door:
Cooley, Robert H Aug 1873 26
Lula Apr 1883 16

next door:
Halbard Mar 1866 34
Uda T. Jan 1871 29
Osolo A. Jul 1890 9
Hugh H. Jan 1892 8
Frederick M. Apr 1893 7
William O. Jun 1895 4
Susan C. Jun 1897 2
Eugenia B. dau Aug 1899 9/12

next door
Sanderson Halbard D. Mar 1867 33
Eliza wife Jun 1876 23
Dewy E. son Mar 1898 2
Flora V. dau Jul 1899 10/12

Moses married Margaret Ann Butts, (DNA-circle-g) on 10 Sep 1852 in Victoria Co, Texas. Margaret (daughter of Andrew Jackson Butts, Sr and Jane Lovelady) was born on 11 Dec 1837 in Missouri; died on 26 Apr 1903 in Wayne Co, Mississippi; was buried in Hollis Creek Cem, Wayne Co, Mississipi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 17 Jul 1854, Jasper Co, Mississippi ; per letter
• Residence: 15 Jan 1856, Mississippi; per letter
• Residence: 7 Aug 1856, Mississippi; per letter
• Census: 15 Oct 1860, Wayne Co, Mississippi
• Residence: 11 May 1861, Wayne Co, Mississippi; per letter

Notes:

In a letter dated July 17, 1854, from the State of Mississippi, Jasper Co, to her father Jackson Butts, Margaret states:
"Dear Father, I embrace this opportunity of writing to you to let you know that we are all well at this time hoping this may find you the same. We got to Jasper on the 19 of June after traveling one month and 14 days. I am satisfied with thountry but should be better satisfied if you were all here. It seems lonesome all tho I have friends.
Our oxen give out. ey begin to fail before we crossed the Mississippi River and father left us and went home and got more oxen and met us at Leaf River and helped us on. The land hunters found no place to move to but father and three of hiothers is gone at this time to Louisiana to look them places and has not cme home yet. They left home on the fourth of July..."
Another letter dated May 11, 1861 is from Wain County, Mississippi. In the letter, she is awaiting a visit from her brothers Andrew and John that following fall. Evidently the start of the War prevented the planned trip. Both brothers ring the war: John in prison at Camp Butler. IL 28 Feb 1863 and is buried in the Confederate Section near Springfield, Illinois in Plot #785; and Andrew died on 4 July 1864 at Banquet, TX, by being thrown from a horse. It is not known if he was in the service or not.
Margaret Ann was the only one of Jane Lovelady Butts' children to have children. One of her granddaughters, wrote the following letter:
Odessa, Texas, July 8, 1970

Dear Mrs. George A. Rudisill,
Thank you for the prompt reply. I was so happy & glad to here from (you) and thanks for the wonderful messages you have sent me. As I read through all these it brings memories back too - as I remember so much about my Dear Grandmother. Id her so very much. She did not get to visit us much. Dad & Mother took us children to visit with her and oh it was such a joy.
Grandmother was such a sweet nice person. She had many friends I remember Grandpa sitting on the porch smoking his pipe after he eat dinner or putting a chair on the floor with a pillow to rest. Grandmother was so nice and sweet to Grannyndpa's mother, most people say Aunt Easter. I remember seeing her 3 daughters, Aunt Laura - Aunt Liza and Aunt Mary Ann - Aunt Liza married Lewis Davis in Covington Co, - I believe at Seminary, Miss. Aunt Laura married a Best. Aunt Mary Ann married Harbard Sanderson.
Granny was visiting in Aunt Mary Ann's Home for a few days when Grandmother Margaret Ann died. Granny loved Grandmother very much. She said when they told her of Grandmother's death "the best friend I ever had was gone" - that was true.
Grandmother's funeral was held over for six months - why, I don't remember - they buried her and then in six months the funeral was peached at Hollis Creek Baptist Church & buried in the semanary (cemetery) there. Poor dear Granny was so gd when my mother went to leave. She cryed and sang a fairwell song I believe the title of the song was "They say, Dear Friend, that we must part, it draws like cords around my heart." It was such a beautiful song.
I did not get to see Granny again. She lived with Uncle Robert and Aunt Lula and Grandad then. I don't think Uncle Robert's wife was good to Granny Easter. She took many hard falls, and my mother said she would fall and could not get up ould call for Grandmother altho she was dead. My mother tried to get her but Granddad would not give his consent - he had her so long, as in one of Grandma's letters she said 29 years.
I remember the spring she mentioned it was across the road that is front of the home back of the Garden. It was such clear cool watter we children would help bring watter to the house tho sometime I don't remember Grandpa and the boys putg well in the front yard it had a shelter over it. Once Grandmother sent me to fetch some watter from the well and the Pully came louse (loose) and almost pull me in the well. Grandmother would tie her milk pails to the rope and let the milk in the well and it was nice & cool.
I have written to my Brother and his wife to see about having reprints of Grandmother and Granddad. I know they have enlarged pictures of them but I think they have a 8x10 which I ask if I could get a reprint of them if it could be done.
I written to Mr. Meyer I have not heard from him. What I am interested in is would be my great-grandparents. Grandmother's Dad and Grand Dads family back as far as I can get them it will be appreciated very much.
Forgive writing and spelling. I am 75 years old 4th of last April - not old if my health was better. Please write me again.
Sincerely yours,
Mary Viola Lee.



Census:
Residence 238
H Cooley 54 1806 South Carolina farmer
Esther Cooley 55 1805 South Carolina
Martin Cooley 17 1843 Mississippi
Mary A Cooley 15 1830 Mississippi

residence 242
Cooley, Moses 28 1832 Mississippi
Margaret 22 1838 Mississippi
Esther 6 1854 Texas
Andrew 4 1856 Texas
Albert 2 1854 Mississippi
Nancy 1 1859 Mississippi

Notes:

Married:
Name: Moses Cooley
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 7 Sep 1852

Spouse: Margaret Ann Butts

Marriage City: Victoria
Marriage State: Texas

Source: Texas Marriages, 1851-1900

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Wayne Co, Mississippi
• Residence: 17 Jul 1854, Mississippi; en route, per letter
• Census: 15 Aug 1860, Wayne Co, Mississippi

Notes:

Census:
Harbert Cooley 42 1808 South Carolina cannot read/write
Esther Cooley 42 1808 South Carolina cannot read/write
Moses Cooley 17 1833 Mississippi
Elenor Cooley 16 1834 Mississippi
Nancy Cooley 15 1835 Mississippi
Nelson Cooley 14 1836 Mississippi
Berry Cooley 12 1838 Mississippi
Martin Cooley 8 1842 Mississippi
Mary A Cooley 5 1845 Mississippi

next door:
Albert Cooley 20 1830 (cannot read/write) Mississippi
Mary Cooley 20 1830 (cannot read/write) Mississippi
Jane Cooley 2 1848 Mississippi
Harbert Cooley 0 1850 Mississippi


(census page shows "Cooley" however transcriber at Ancestry interpreted it to be "Croley"


Residence:
Letter by his dau-in-law, Margaret to her father Andrew Jackson Butts
"Our oxen give out tha (they) begin to fail before we crost the Miss. River and father left us at Leaf River and hope (helped) us on. The land hunters found no place to move to but father and three of his brothers is gone at this time to Lousana to look them places and has not come back yet. They left home on the fourth of July. Some of them talked of crossing the Miss River but father says if ever he crosses the Miss again he will be compeld to it."

Census:
Residence 238
H Cooley 54 1806 South Carolina farmer
Esther Cooley 55 1805 South Carolina
Martin Cooley 17 1843 Mississippi
Mary A Cooley 15 1830 Mississippi

residence 242
Cooley, Moses 28 1832 Mississippi
Margaret 22 1838 Mississippi
Esther 6 1854 Texas
Andrew 4 1856 Texas
Albert 2 1854 Mississippi
Nancy 1 1859 Mississippi

Harband married Esther "Easter" Sumrall, (DNA-Circle-g) in 1830 in Mississippi. Esther (daughter of Moses Sumrall and Mary "Polly" Parker) was born on 15 Sep 1805 in South Carolina; died in 1907 in Wayne Co, Mississippi; was buried in Shirley Place Cem, Wayne Co, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Wayne Co, Mississippi

Notes:

Census:
Albert Cooley 43 1823
Mary Cooley 42 1828
Elizabeth Cooley 16 1854
Lazarus Cooley 12 1858
Elmra Cooley 10 1860
Nancy Cooley 8 1862
Albert S Cooley 6 1864
Easter Cooley 4 1868
Pheobee Cooley 2 1868
Duncan B Cooley 4/12 (Feb) 1870

next door:
Cooley, Martin V. 25 1845
Sarah A. 20 1850
John 1 1869
Laura 9/12 1869
Easter 64 1805

Died:
Living with son Moses and Margaret Butts Cooley in 1900,a widow, 95 years of age.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1839, Platte Co, Missouri; tax list
• Property: 1 Apr 1846, Plattsburg, Platte Co, Missouri; 160 acres
• Religion: 28 Mar 1849, First Christian Congregation of Victoria; church formed
• Census: 21 Aug 1850, Victoria, Victoria Co, Texas; (wife Catherine)
• Residence: 17 Jul 1854, Victoria Co, Texas; per letter
• Residence: 16 May 1855, Victoria Co, Texas; per letter
• Residence: 18 Jun 1856, Victoria Co, Texas; per letter
• Residence: 7 Aug 1856, Victoria Co, Texas; per letter
• Residence: 14 Dec 1856, Victoria Co, Texas; per letter
• Possessions: 1860, Lavaca, Lavaca Co, Texas; slave owner
• Census: Jul 1860, Hallettsville, Lavaca Co, Texas; agriculture

Notes:

son of James Henry Butts and Susan. Possibly born in Georgia.
Karl gives death date as 12 Apr 1870 Lavaca Co.


per email posted to Ancestry:
Sat, October 23, 2010 11:19:25 PM

Subject: RE: Salathiel Butts

Salathiels' brother Andrew, who lived in Texas, recorded the names of his parents in the family Bible. They were Henry James Butts and his wife Susan.

Susan died in Missouri about 1847. I have heard from other
Cousins that Henry also died and is buried in Missouri. I do not know the date.

The Butts family went to Georgia in 1844. I often wonder if it was to visit relatives. There were quite a few members of the UPCHURCH family living in Henry Co., Ga.

From: rmkett1, To: tuttrc
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8229593/person/694047699/story/afb23b9e-15cc-4b69-8621-a3b49e9b485d?src=search

1850 Georgia slave census: H.T. Butts
Henry T. Butts
Henry Butts
Peter S. Butts

Census:
Name: Jackson Butts
State: MO
County: Platte County
Township: No Township Listed-Tax List
Year: 1839
Database: MO 1830-1839 Census Index


Property:
Name: Jackson Butts
Issue Date: 1 Apr 1846
State of Record: Missouri
Acres: 160
Accession Number: MO4420__.011
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Plattsburg
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 1636
Legal Land Description:
Section 22
Twp 54-N
Range 36-W
Meridian 5th PM
Counties Platte



Religion:
Victoria, Crossroads of So TX, (1982), FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF VICTORIA, TEXAS
In Deed Book 4, page 145, Victoria County Courthouse, the following entry was made 28 March 1849

"We the undersigned, entertaining the same views of Christian Doctrine, Practice & Church Government as those held by the Denomination usually called Christians, do hereby organize Ourselves into a corporate body as contemplated by an act of the Republic of Texas, approved Jan. 20th 1845. Do authorize the appointment of Trustees in Certain Cases and adopt the name of 'The First Christian Congregation of Victoria'. In order that we may recieve the benefits of said act we hereby constitute and appoint Felix B. Webb, Mayberry M. Jones, James Lovelady, Ann Allie and their successors in Office a board of trustees to take & hold such property both real and personal for the use & benefit of said Congregation, as may hereafter be conveyed to the same. In testimony whereof, we hereunto Affix our names this 28th day March A. D. 1849."
Signed, Nancy Lovelady
James Lovelady
Felix B. Webb
Sarah Jones
M. M. Jones
Jackson Butts
Ann Allie


Census:
residence 55 (pg 7)
Saml Middleton 44 1806 South Carolina
Mary Middleton 34 1816 Missouri
Elizabeth Middleton 15 1835 Texas
William C Middleton 12 1838 Texas
John Middleton 10 1840 Texas
Frank Middleton 8 1842 Texas
Amanda Middleton 3 1847 Texas

residence 16 (pg 3)
Butts Jackson 38 1812 Missouri
Butts Cathrine 21 1829 Tennessee
Butts Margaret 13 1837 Missouri
Butts John W 9 1841 Missouri
Butts A J 7 1843 Male Texas

residence 5 (pg 1)
Seber John 37 abt 1813 Male Germany
Seber Catharine 39 abt 1811 Female Germany

Residence 6 (pg 1)
Jones M M 30 abt 1820 Male Kentucky
Jones Sarah 30 abt 1820 Female Missouri
Jones G W 9 abt 1841 Male Missouri
Jones Mary N 7 abt 1843 Female Texas
Jones Susan M 4 abt 1846 Female Texas
Jones Nancy J 2 abt 1848 Female Texas
Bonum Richd 22 abt 1828 Male Missouri
Seber Catharine 9 abt 1841 Female Germany



Residence:
Letter from his daughter Margaret, addressed to Bear Den Post Office, Texas. Wishes her mother and grandfather to read the letter and write her back. "Mother" has to be Susan Bounds Butts, as her birth mother Jane Lovelady had passed when Margaret was only 10 years old. Grandfather would be James Lovelady.


Possessions:
23 Female Black
16 Female Black
2 Male Mulatto


Census:
Butts, Jackson 38 1822 Georgia
Susan 26 1834 Mississippi
Berry 7 1853 Texas
Susan 2 1858 Texas
John Butts 19 1841 Missouri
Andrew Butts 15 1845 Texas

next door to
Alexander Upchurch 1829 TN
Mary 20 1840 Alabama
William 5 1840 Alabama
Thomas 3 1857 Texas
Jesse 1 1859 Texas


Died:
Surname: Jackson Batts
Year: 1870
County: Lavacca CO.
State: TX
Age: 58
Gender: M (Male)
Month of Death: Apr
State of Birth: GA
ID#: MRT197_18019
Occupation: FARMER
Cause of Death: MEASLES

Andrew married Jane Lovelady on 29 Jan 1835 in Jackson Co, Missouri. Jane (daughter of Rev. James* Lovelady and Nancy* Linville (maybe), (dau?)) was born between 1815 and 1818 in White Co, Tennessee (prob); died on 31 Aug 1847 in Victoria Co, Texas; was buried in Victoria Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1850 Victoria Census: Jackson Butts age 35 from Missouri Laborer
Catherine, age 24 Tennessee
Margaret, age 13 Missouri
John W, age 9 Missouri
A.J. Butts, age 7, Texas
_______

Receipt stating "Received of Jackson Butts the sum of five dollars in full of his state and county tax for the year 1849 - F.U. Fordham, Ass & Coll, V.C. Victoria, County."
_______
After Jane Lovelady died, he married Catherine Poland, probably about 1848-9. Catherine was born in 1829 in Tennessee who also died a year or two after their marriage. He then married Susan Bounds, daughter of Henry C Bounds, in 1852 in Victoria. There are many letters written by children of Mabra Jones to Susan, who they regard as their aunt. Even though by Jane's death, Jackson was no longer related to the Jones and Lovelady families, except through his children, he stayed close; and Susan became an integral part of the family as well. She is the g-grandmother of Leonard B. Meyer of Halletsville (b 1902) who has been so gracious as to provide much local information on the Jones, Lovelady and related families.

Jane is buried somewhere in Victoria County

Birth:
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: (1821-1825) 2
Sarah (9, gave b.d. as 1820) Jane cannot be less than 1821 due to her marriage date, 1835. Sarah must have been younger than 1820.

Notes:

Married:
Name: Jackson Butts
Marriage Date: 29 Jan 1835
Marriage County: Jackson
Spouse Name: Jane Lovelady

married by Archibald Stewart, Minister of the Gospel