Andrew Wood Cooley family papers

Andrew Wood Cooley family papers, 1837-2021

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Cooley, Andrew Wood, 1837-1887
Title: Andrew Wood Cooley family papers
Dates: 1837-2021 (inclusive)
18372021
Quantity: 17 linear feet, (27 boxes and 3 oversize folders)
Collection Number: MS 0567
Summary: 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.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: 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.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on 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.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

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.

Processing Note

Processed by Julie Reiser in 1990.

Addendum processed by Roger V. Paxton in 2017.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2022.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0339).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Cooley Family Association of AmericaReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Constitution and by-laws
1	2-9	"Cooley Caller" A one-page newsletter announcing births of 1947 and the reunion date. Includes complete set of the eight issues.	1947-1966
1	10	Descriptive pamphlet Pamphlet describing the work of the Cooley family genealogists, the various family newsletters, and listing contribution amounts for membership in the association.
1	11	Mailing lists	1959-1961
1	12	"Quarterly Bulletin" Newsletter of the Cooley Family Association of America that lists reunion dates, new births, deaths, genealogical information, and biographical sketches of the family.	1949-1950; undated
1	13	Reunion programs	1947; 1987
1	14-15	News clippings
1	16	Miscellaneous Poetry written about three of Andrew Cooley's wives and an unidentified work of unknown origin.
1	17	Utah State Historical Society NUCMC sheets and other material received from the Utah State Historical Society pertaining strictly to the Cooley papers.
	Volume
1	1-3	Temple records

Cooley biographical/genealogical materialReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	1	Abraham C. Cooley, funeral program	1974
2	2	Andrew Wood Cooley, biographical information
2	3	Andrew Wood Cooley, A. H. Cannon journal A copied extract of the A. H. Cannon Journal located in the Utah State Historical Society that details part of A. W. Cooley's jail sentence for "unlawful cohabitation."	1886
2	4	Andrew Wood Cooley, Brighton Ward formation Materials relating to the formation and structure of the first Brighton Ward.
2	5	Andrew Wood Cooley, children by Ann Hazen Cooley
2	6	Andrew Wood Cooley, children by Mary Asenath Huntington
2	7	Andrew Wood Cooley, children by Mary Jane Jenkins Cooley
2	8	Andrew Wood Cooley, children by Rachel Coon Cooley
2	9	Andrew Wood Cooley, chronological and genealogical information
2	10	Andrew Wood Cooley, family photograph [photocopy]
2	11	Andrew Wood Cooley, fines Extracts from local newspapers reporting fines for cohabitation and drunkenness.	1884-1885
2	12	Andrew Wood Cooley, Justice of Peace Photocopy of Justice of Peace certificate.	1864
2	13	Andrew Wood Cooley, obituaries	1887
2	14	Andrew Wood Cooley, patriarchal blessing Typed transcript of Andrew Wood Cooley's patriarchal blessing.	1868
2	15	Andrew Wood Cooley, polygamy trials Testimony, statements, and court documents recounting Andrew Wood Cooley's trials for "unlawful cohabitation."	1885-1886
2	16	Andrew Wood Cooley, property in Salt Lake City Descriptions and maps of Andrew Wood Cooley's property holdings in Salt Lake City.
2	17	Andrew Wood Cooley, property in Tooele
2	18	Andrew Wood Cooley, unidentified journal Journal incorrectly attributed to Andrew Wood Cooley.	1837-1887
2	18A	Andrew Wood Cooley III, monologues	1990
2	19	Ann Hazen Cooley, biographical information
2	20	Ann Hazen Cooley, funeral services and obituary	1943
2	21	Ann Hazen Cooley, genealogical information
2	22	Ann Hazen Cooley, Robert Hazen genealogical pencil record
2	23	Ann Hazen Cooley, Robert Hazen journal Journal of Robert Hazen (father of Ann Hazen Cooley) with references to his missionary work and emigration to the United States. The material centers around 1853-1855 with references up to 1862.	1853-1862
2	23A	Donna Larsen Cooley, autobiography and Lyle Rigby Cooley life history
2	24	Asenath Cooley (Neal), genealogical information
2	25	Benjamin Cooley, obituary	1881
2	26	Cecil Oscar Cooley, biographical information
2	27	Chester Cooley, biographical information
2	28	Clarissa Wood Cooley, obituary
2	29	Dyke Cooley, Michigan estate News clipping about the Michigan house of Dyke Cooley and its former role as a hideout for runaway enslaved people using the Underground Railway in the antebellum era.
2	30	Elizabeth Fannie Cooley (Price), funeral service and obituary
2	31	Ezra H. Cooley, biographical information
2	32	Ezra H. Cooley, family pictures [photocopies]
2	33	Ezra H. Cooley, obituaries	1957
2	34	Frances Cooley Rigby, funeral program and obituary	1975
2	35	Henry Lorenzo Cooley, funeral program and obituary	1972
2	36	Henry Wood Cooley, biographical information
2	37	Henry Wood Cooley, obituaries	1960
2	38	Inez Cooley, genealogical information
2	39	Jane Jenkins Cooley, biographical information
2	40	Jane Jenkins Cooley, memorial service	1933
2	41	Maggie Cooley, funeral service	1931
2	42	Maretta Elizabeth Cooley, obituary	1886
2	43	Marsden Cooley (Miller), genealogical information
2	44	Mary Asenath Huntington Cooley, biographical information
2	45	Maud Cooley (Gunnell), oral history	1976
2	46	Mayme (Mary Ann) Cooley (Christensen), biographical information
3	1	Oscar W. Cooley, funeral program and obituary
3	2	Rachel Caroline Coon Cooley, biographical information
3	3	Rachel Caroline Coon Cooley, genealogical information and obituaries	1939
Volume
1		Rachel Caroline Coon Cooley, "Heritage of the Abraham Coon Family" Bound volume of the entire Abraham Coon family genealogical work. Rachel Cooley's chapter is marked.
Box	Folder
3	4	Samuel Cooley, biographical and genealogical information
3A	1	Charles E. Ashcroft, funeral service	1948
3A	2	James Eldredge, funeral service Transcript of a speech given by George A. Smith.
3A	3	Edith Fish, funeral service	1939
3A	4	Edwin Walter Fish, funeral service	1939
3A	5	Lynwood Lewis Fish, biographical information Grandson of Andrew Wood Cooley.
3A	6	Henry Parsons, funeral services	1931
3A	7	Delomb Fish Savage, funeral services

CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
4	1-2	A. H. Cooley to Jane Cooley [copies]	1885-1891
4	3	A. W. Cooley to "wives" [copies]	1880-1881
4	4	Jane Jenkins Cooley to Andrew Wood Cooley [copies]	1885-1886
4	5	Jane Jenkins Cooley (To) [copies]	1873-1928
4	6	Jane Jenkins Cooley family [copies] Unidentified authors or addressees. In some cases, letters are identified and placed in this general file because of a lack of other related letters.
4	7	Melissa Cooley (to and from) [copies] Correspondence written to and by Melissa Cooley. For other letters possibly written by or to Melissa Cooley but unsigned or unidentified, see folder six.	1873-1906
4	8	John and Rozilla Jenkins to Jane Cooley [copies]	1872-1874
4	9	Miscellaneous [copies]
5		Correspondence [originals] See descriptions from box four.
5A		Correspondence, Henry W. Cooley Mission correspondence written to and from Henry W. Cooley to his sister, Lucretia May Cooley, and others. All letters are originals and no copies exist for this box of correspondence.	1906-1908

Eldredge family materialReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	1	Eldredge family, biographical material
6	2	James A. Eldredge diary Original diary.	1897-1898
6	3	James A. Eldredge genealogical pencil record
	Volume
6	1	Lucretia May Cooley Eldredge, Book of Remembrance Pedigree charts and remembrance book of genealogy of the Eldredge Cooley family.
	Folder
6	4	Lucretia May Cooley Eldredge, funeral record Record of pallbearers, flower senders, guests, and other pertinent information for the funeral of Lucretia May Cooley Eldredge.	1962

Huntington family materialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
7	1-12	Oliver Boardman Huntington diary Photocopied transcript.	1842-1900
7	13	Genealogical description of family in American residence
7	14	Miscellaneous
7	15	Zina Diantha Huntington, history A brief history and a transcript of an oral interview with Ellen Callister in 1987.
7	16	Henry Baily Jacobs, history Two bound volumes of history pertaining to Henry Baily Jacobs, husband of Zina Huntington. One volume is a compilation of information about Henry Baily Jacobs from various sources, including the Oliver Boardman Huntington diary. The other volume is a history of John Lathrop (158-1653) with a specific, marked reference to Henry Baily Jacobs.

Cooley Family Association of AmericaReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
8	1	Reunion	1990-2003
8	2	Andrew Wood Cooley
8	3	"Cooley Caller," Issues 1-8
8	4	Genealogical sheets
	Volume
8	1	M. E. Cooley, "The Cooley Genealogy"	1988

Cooley family history bookReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
9	1	Marcus Cooley oral history interview
9	2	Correspondence between Addy and Ann H. Cooley	1942
9	3	Melissa Jane Cooley Speirs and William L. Speirs
9	4	Jenkins family genealogy and biographical materials
9	5	History of Laura Elizabeth Finlayson	1937
9	6	History of Thomas Finlayson	1939
9	7	Cooley family pedigree charts	1965-1966
9	8	Family records and pedigree charts: Henry W. Cooley and Everett L. Cooley
9	9	Register of the Cooley family papers	1990-1993
9	10	"Living Grandchildren of Andrew Wood Cooley," compiled by Annette Cooley Handy	1991
9	11	The Polygamy Picture

Cooley Family Association of AmericaReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
10	1	DeOrr Cooley, "Arthur Dyke Cooley History"
10	2	Grandchildren questionnaires	1987
10	3	Andy Cooley, University of Utah Student Body President	1991-1992
10	4	Annette Cooley Handy, "Living Grandchildren of Andrew Wood Cooley"	1991
10	5	Financial report	1991
10	6	The Andrew Wood Cooley Family Association constitution	1991
10	7	Tour to sites associated with Andrew Wood Cooley and his wives
10	8	Reunion schedule
10	9	Officers	1991
10	10	Historical tour	1991
10	11	Cooley grandchildren survey	1991
10	12	Organization of reunion material
10	13	Reunion correspondence and minutes	1989-1991

Cooley family history bookReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
11	1	Maps of Andrew Wood Cooley property and sites
11	2	Publishers Press
11	3	Material from the National Archives, Denver Branch
11	4	Correspondence from descendants
11	5	Davis Bitton's Preface, Acknowledgement, Introduction
11	6	Printed page samples from the publisher
11	7	Ben Bennion edit
11	8	Andrew Wood Cooley biographical material
11	9	Semi-final draft with reader's comments
11	10	Last draft edited by readers
12	1	Early drafts of Introduction
12	2	Publication details
12	3	Brighton town and Brighton canal
12	4	Brighton Ward
12	5	Brighton 1880 from Ben Bennion
12	6	Everett Cooley correspondence	1986-2003
12	7	Marie Johnson correspondence
12	8	Jay Smith correspondence	1960-2003
12	9	Huntsville
12	10	Letter transcripts
12	11	Medical history
12	12	Michigan family
12	13	Prison, notes
12	14	Prison, background articles and books
12	15	Prison journals
12	16	Prison, Lorenzo Snow
12	17	Prison, draft
12	18	Salt Lake City
13	1	Salt Lake City maps
13	2	Salt Lake City Wards
13	3	Salt Lake County
13	4	Toole County
13	5	Wives
13	6	Wives and sites
13	7	Ann Hazen Cooley and Hazen family
13	8	Arthur Dyke Cooley
13	9	Dianna Elizabeth Briggs Cooley
13	10	Jane Jenkins Cooley (Mary Jane) and family
13	11	Marcus Robert Cooley
13	12	Mary Asenath Huntington Cooley and family
13	13	Rachael Caroline Coon Cooley and family
13	14	Walter Andrew Cooley
13	15	"The Cooley Caller"
13	16	Abraham Coon
13	17	Louanna Coon
13	18	Copyright papers for the Andrew Wood Cooley book

Genealogical records and reports by Cooley Family AssociationReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
14	1	"The Family of Edith Viola Rigby and Walter Andrew Cooley"	1993
14	2	"The Wives of Andrew Wood Cooley"	1993
14	3	"Historical Time Frame for the Family of Robert Hazen and Mary Ann Bainbridge"	1993
14	4	"Oral History of Walter LeRoy Cooley"	1993
14	5	Report on the lives of Edward Merl Larsen and Viola Cooley Larsen	1993
14	6	Sara Ann Cooley, "My Story" and "The Second Half of My Life"	1962; 1993
14	7	Photocopies of Cooley family papers Mission statement, warranty deeds, family site maps, and photographs.
14	8	Purse Made from shoelaces of Elizabeth Brice Hill Gardner Maughn (b. 1838).
14	9	Melissa Handy
14	10	"Cooley Caller II" and reunion	1996

Oversize materialsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description
map-case-folder
15A	General materials Three large photocopies of newspaper articles regarding landmarks such as Cooley Hospital and Hunsaker House, and portraits of A. W. Cooley, Lucretia May Cooley Eldridge, and Isabelle Cooley Fish.
15B	General materials
15C	General materials

Abraham "Abe" Coon and Lucille Jensen Cooley family papersReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box
16		Abraham Coon Cooley scrapbook Abraham "Abe" Coon Cooley was born June 16, 1884 in Brighton, Utah. He was the eighth child of Andrew Wood Cooley and Rachel Coon Cooley. He served a mission in Germany for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1905-1908. Abe graduated from Utah Agricultural College (now Utah State University) in 1911. This scrapbook contains photographs, correspondence, journals, news articles, blessings, postcards, programs, and certificates. It is the story of Abraham's childhood, his missionary life, his college life, and his first job. It ends just before his marriage to Lucille Jensen on November 19, 1913. This scrapbook was compiled by Judy Wood, his granddaughter. "Abe Cooley's Story" by Judy Wood (page AC-3 of the scrapbook) is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without her permission.	1885-1993; 2021
17		Lucille Jensen Cooley scrapbook Lucille Jensen was born March 3, 1887 in Brigham City, Utah to Henrik "Henry" Jensen and Mary Adeline Graehl Jensen. In 1906, Lucille was certified to teach elementary school. She taught for a year before attending Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University) from 1907 to 1911 graduating with a degree in home economics. This scrapbook contains photographs, correspondence, records, deeds, autograph books, and poems. It is the story of Lucille's family, beginning with her grandparents, her childhood, college life, and early employment. It ends just before her marriage to Abraham Coon Cooley on November 19, 1913. This scrapbook was compiled by Judy Wood, her granddaughter. "Lucille Jensen's Story" by Judy Wood (page LJ-3 of the scrapbook) is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without her permission.	1869-1942; 2020
18		Abraham Coon and Lucille Jensen Cooley scrapbook 1 Scrapbooks 1-3 contain photographs, correspondence, records, notes, news articles, work papers, documented religious beliefs, blessings, social club affiliations, university affiliations, recipes, awards, and certificates. The scrapbooks cover the period from November 19, 1913, their wedding date, through February 17, 1981, the date of Lucille's death, subsequent to the death of Abe. These scrapbooks were compiled by Judy Wood, their granddaughter. "Abe and Lucille Cooley's Story" by Judy Wood (page AL-3 of the scrapbook) is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without her permission.	1913-1929; 2021
19		Abraham Coon and Lucille Jensen Cooley scrapbook 2	1930-1947
20		Abraham Coon and Lucille Jensen Cooley scrapbook 3	1950-1981
21		Abraham Coon and Lucille Jensen Cooley account ledgers	1916-1958; 1921-1938; 1939-1957
	Folder
22	1	"The Life of Abraham Coon," by Amelia Hardman Sadler	1950
22	2-4	The Buzzer, Volumes 1, 2 and 3	1909; 1910; 1911
22	5	Religious speeches and notes from Abraham Coon Cooley	1947-1949
22	6	Epsilon Sigma Phi Yearbook, 1943-1946 Abe Cooley is highlighted on page 47 with a biographical sketch and a listing of certificates of recognition.	1947
23		Postcards received and collected by Abraham Coon Cooley This box contains postcards to Abe Cooley from missionary companions and collected postcards while on his mission in Germany. Also included are postcards regarding his summer jobs; his work in San Luis Valley, Colorado; time in Mexico; and collected postcards from the United States.	1900s-1950s
24		Postcards collected by Abraham Coon Cooley This box contains postcards collected by Abe Cooley during his mission in Germany.	1900s
25		Published books Album von Berlin and Album von Dresden These books were collected by Abe Cooley during his mission in Germany.	undated; 1905
	Folder
26	1	Sewing models with instructions created for an assignment for the Department of Domestic Arts at the Utah Agricultural College by Lucille Jensen Cooley	1909
26	2	Lucille Jensen Cooley's class notebook Contains notes regarding a Bible class, an English class, and recipes.
26	3-4	Recipes collected by Lucille Jensen Cooley
		Family materials
Box	Folder
26	5	Andrew Wood Cooley biographical sketch
26	6	Andrew Wood Cooley family chronology
26	7	Rachel Coon Cooley funeral service	1939
26	8	"Reminiscence of a scene I chanced to see, old fashioned, lovely, a sweet memory" by Harry S. Wright
27	1-2	James Alanson Eldredge missionary diaries	1884; undated
27	3	Jane Jennings Eldredge diary	1888; 1898-1899
27	4	Jane Jennings Eldredge patriarchal blessing	1897

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Latter Day Saint churches--Missions--North (U.S.)
Latter Day Saints--Missionary experiences--North (U.S.)

Personal Names

Cooley, Andrew Coon
Cooley, Henry W.
Cooley, Lucille
Eldredge, James A.--Diaries
Hazen, Robert--Diaries

Family Names

Cooley family
Eldredge family
Huntington family

Form or Genre Terms

Biographies (literary works)
Correspondence
Diaries

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