Andrew Wood Cooley family papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0567

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Andrew Wood Cooley family papers (1837-2021) consist of biographical and genealogical materials relating to Andrew Wood Cooley (1837-1887) and his family. Included are Cooley Family Association of America material, family correspondence, material from the related Eldredge and Huntington families, mission correspondence to and from Henry W. Cooley, and the nineteenth century diaries of James Eldredge and Robert Hazen. The collection also holds an oral history interview with Marcus Cooley.

Dates

1837-2021

Creator

Cooley, Andrew Wood, 1837-1887 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Andrew Wood Cooley was born 24 May 1837 at Bruce, McComb County, Michigan, the son of Benjamin Cooley and Clarissa Wood. On 1 June 1858, he married Diana Briggs at St. Claire County, Michigan. She did not follow Cooley to Utah, and they conceived no children. Cooley migrated to Utah in 1863, where he became a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was baptized in 1864. In Utah, he engaged in farming and stock raising. On 17 February 1866, he married Mary Asenath Huntington in Cambria, Niagara County, New York. Together they bore seven children Clarissa M., Andrew B., Melissa B., George W., Chester N., Harold Ghesa, and May Asenath. Cooley was selected as bishop of the first Brighton Ward when the members residing on the west side of the Jordan river (immediately west of Salt Lake City) were organized into the Brighton Ward of the Salt Lake Stake. The appointment was made on 24 February 1867, and Cooley held the position until 1877. On 22 February 1868, Cooley was married to Jane Jenkins. Together they bore eight children: William J., John B., Henry W., Alva L., Melissa J., Fanny Elizabeth, Samuel B., and Ethel C. Cooley also married Rachel Caroline Coon on this same date. Together they bore nine children: Samuel B., Idabel, Maretta E., Isabel, Lucretia May, Oscar W., Andrew W., Abraham C., and Francis Ann. On 14 February 1870, Cooley married Ann Hazen. Together they bore eight children: Marcus R., John S., Ezra H., Mary A., Martha J., Inez, Arthur D., and Walter A. Andrew Wood Cooley died on 11 October 1887 at his home in Brighton. For "illegal cohabitation," Cooley served two terms in the Utah penitentiary. A severe illness he contracted while in prison led to his death in 1887.

Extent

17 Linear Feet (27 boxes and 3 oversize folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Andrew Wood Cooley family papers (1837-2021) consist of biographical and genealogical materials relating to Andrew Wood Cooley (1837-1887) and his family. Andrew Cooley was a prominent member of the LDS Church during the nineteenth century.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Boxes 1-7 were donated in 1989-1990 (3.25 linear feet).

Boxes 8-9 were donated in 1990.

Boxes 10-13 were donated in 1991.

Boxes 14 and oversize folders were donated in 1993.

Boxes 16-27 (11 linear feet) were donated by Judy Wood, granddaughter to Abraham Coon and Lucille Jensen Cooley, in 2021.