Helen Octavia Adams: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Helen Octavia Adams was born in 1883 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (daughter of John Phelan Adams and Annie Cooley); died on 12 Apr 1927 in Allen Parish, Louisiana.

Helen married Thomas David Reeves in 1897 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Thomas (son of William "Billy" Reeves and Mary Louise Cole) was born on 13 Oct 1875 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; died on 21 Oct 1940 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Annie Savilla Reeves was born on 17 Aug 1923 in Allen Parish, Louisiana; died on 12 Apr 2008 in Allen Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 2

2.	John Phelan Adams was born about 1857 in Texas; died after 1890. John married Annie Cooley about 1882. Annie (daughter of Harbard (or Harbord) Cooley and Mrs. Ellen Bersheba (..) Cooley) was born in 1866 in Louisiana; died after 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

1. Helen Octavia Adams was born in 1883 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; died on 12 Apr 1927 in Allen Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 3

Harbard (or Harbord) Cooley was born about 1843 in Clarke Co, Mississippi (son of Little Berry Cooley and Milly Ann Arrington); died between 1865 and 1870 in Wayne Co, Mississippi.

Harbard married Mrs. Ellen Bersheba (..) Cooley on 28 Jan 1865 in Clarke Co, Mississippi. Ellen was born in 1844 in Mississippi; died after 1870 in of, Angelina Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Ellen Bersheba (..) Cooley was born in 1844 in Mississippi; died after 1870 in of, Angelina Co, Texas.
Children:

3. Annie Cooley was born in 1866 in Louisiana; died after 1890.

Generation: 4

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Little Berry Cooley was born on 20 Jul 1821 in Wayne Co, Mississippi (son of William C. Cooley, Sr. and Nancy Bounds); died on 23 May 1903 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

Little married Milly Ann Arrington in 1843 in Mississippi. Milly (daughter of Arthur Arrington, III and Mrs. Milly Ann (..) Arrington) was born on 25 Feb 1825 in Mississippi; died about 1846 in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Hopewell Cem, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Milly Ann Arrington was born on 25 Feb 1825 in Mississippi (daughter of Arthur Arrington, III and Mrs. Milly Ann (..) Arrington); died about 1846 in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Hopewell Cem, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

Children:

6. Harbard (or Harbord) Cooley was born about 1843 in Clarke Co, Mississippi; died between 1865 and 1870 in Wayne Co, Mississippi.