J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Andrew Wood Cooley family papers
Cooley, Andrew Wood, 1837-1887
MS 0567
17 linear feet
27 boxes and 3 oversize folders
1837-2021
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.
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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.
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.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
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.
Processed by Julie Reiser in 1990.
Addendum processed by Roger V. Paxton in 2017.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2022.
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0339).
Cooley, Henry W.
Hazen, Robert--Diaries
Eldredge, James A.--Diaries
Cooley, Andrew Coon
Cooley, Lucille
Cooley family
Eldredge family
Huntington family
Latter Day Saint churches--Missions--North (U.S.)
Latter Day Saints--Missionary experiences--North (U.S.)
Home and Family
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Biographies (literary works)
Correspondence
Diaries
Cooley Family Association of America
Constitution and by-laws
1
1
"Cooley Caller"
1947-1966
1
2-9
A one-page newsletter announcing births of 1947 and the reunion date. Includes complete set of the eight issues.
Descriptive pamphlet
1
10
Pamphlet describing the work of the Cooley family genealogists, the various family newsletters, and listing contribution amounts for membership in the association.
Mailing lists
1959-1961
1
11
"Quarterly Bulletin"
1949-1950
undated
1
12
Newsletter of the Cooley Family Association of America that lists reunion dates, new births, deaths, genealogical information, and biographical sketches of the family.
Reunion programs
1947
1987
1
13
News clippings
1
14-15
Miscellaneous
1
16
Poetry written about three of Andrew Cooley's wives and an unidentified work of unknown origin.
Utah State Historical Society
1
17
NUCMC sheets and other material received from the Utah State Historical Society pertaining strictly to the Cooley papers.
Temple records
1
1-3
Cooley biographical/genealogical material
Abraham C. Cooley, funeral program
1974
2
1
Andrew Wood Cooley, biographical information
2
2
Andrew Wood Cooley, A. H. Cannon journal
1886
2
3
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."
Andrew Wood Cooley, Brighton Ward formation
2
4
Materials relating to the formation and structure of the first Brighton Ward.
Andrew Wood Cooley, children by Ann Hazen Cooley
2
5
Andrew Wood Cooley, children by Mary Asenath Huntington
2
6
Andrew Wood Cooley, children by Mary Jane Jenkins Cooley
2
7
Andrew Wood Cooley, children by Rachel Coon Cooley
2
8
Andrew Wood Cooley, chronological and genealogical information
2
9
Andrew Wood Cooley, family photograph [photocopy]
2
10
Andrew Wood Cooley, fines
1884-1885
2
11
Extracts from local newspapers reporting fines for cohabitation and drunkenness.
Andrew Wood Cooley, Justice of Peace
1864
2
12
Photocopy of Justice of Peace certificate.
Andrew Wood Cooley, obituaries
1887
2
13
Andrew Wood Cooley, patriarchal blessing
1868
2
14
Typed transcript of Andrew Wood Cooley's patriarchal blessing.
Andrew Wood Cooley, polygamy trials
1885-1886
2
15
Testimony, statements, and court documents recounting Andrew Wood Cooley's trials for "unlawful cohabitation."
Andrew Wood Cooley, property in Salt Lake City
2
16
Descriptions and maps of Andrew Wood Cooley's property holdings in Salt Lake City.
Andrew Wood Cooley, property in Tooele
2
17
Andrew Wood Cooley, unidentified journal
1837-1887
2
18
Journal incorrectly attributed to Andrew Wood Cooley.
Andrew Wood Cooley III, monologues
1990
2
18A
Ann Hazen Cooley, biographical information
2
19
Ann Hazen Cooley, funeral services and obituary
1943
2
20
Ann Hazen Cooley, genealogical information
2
21
Ann Hazen Cooley, Robert Hazen genealogical pencil record
2
22
Ann Hazen Cooley, Robert Hazen journal
1853-1862
2
23
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.
Donna Larsen Cooley, autobiography and Lyle Rigby Cooley life history
2
23A
Asenath Cooley (Neal), genealogical information
2
24
Benjamin Cooley, obituary
1881
2
25
Cecil Oscar Cooley, biographical information
2
26
Chester Cooley, biographical information
2
27
Clarissa Wood Cooley, obituary
2
28
Dyke Cooley, Michigan estate
2
29
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.
Elizabeth Fannie Cooley (Price), funeral service and obituary
2
30
Ezra H. Cooley, biographical information
2
31
Ezra H. Cooley, family pictures [photocopies]
2
32
Ezra H. Cooley, obituaries
1957
2
33
Frances Cooley Rigby, funeral program and obituary
1975
2
34
Henry Lorenzo Cooley, funeral program and obituary
1972
2
35
Henry Wood Cooley, biographical information
2
36
Henry Wood Cooley, obituaries
1960
2
37
Inez Cooley, genealogical information
2
38
Jane Jenkins Cooley, biographical information
2
39
Jane Jenkins Cooley, memorial service
1933
2
40
Maggie Cooley, funeral service
1931
2
41
Maretta Elizabeth Cooley, obituary
1886
2
42
Marsden Cooley (Miller), genealogical information
2
43
Mary Asenath Huntington Cooley, biographical information
2
44
Maud Cooley (Gunnell), oral history
1976
2
45
Mayme (Mary Ann) Cooley (Christensen), biographical information
2
46
Oscar W. Cooley, funeral program and obituary
3
1
Rachel Caroline Coon Cooley, biographical information
3
2
Rachel Caroline Coon Cooley, genealogical information and obituaries
1939
3
3
Rachel Caroline Coon Cooley, "Heritage of the Abraham Coon Family"
1
Bound volume of the entire Abraham Coon family genealogical work. Rachel Cooley's chapter is marked.
Samuel Cooley, biographical and genealogical information
3
4
Charles E. Ashcroft, funeral service
1948
3A
1
James Eldredge, funeral service
3A
2
Transcript of a speech given by George A. Smith.
Edith Fish, funeral service
1939
3A
3
Edwin Walter Fish, funeral service
1939
3A
4
Lynwood Lewis Fish, biographical information
3A
5
Grandson of Andrew Wood Cooley.
Henry Parsons, funeral services
1931
3A
6
Delomb Fish Savage, funeral services
3A
7
Correspondence
A. H. Cooley to Jane Cooley [copies]
1885-1891
4
1-2
A. W. Cooley to "wives" [copies]
1880-1881
4
3
Jane Jenkins Cooley to Andrew Wood Cooley [copies]
1885-1886
4
4
Jane Jenkins Cooley (To) [copies]
1873-1928
4
5
Jane Jenkins Cooley family [copies]
4
6
Unidentified authors or addressees. In some cases, letters are identified and placed in this general file because of a lack of other related letters.
Melissa Cooley (to and from) [copies]
1873-1906
4
7
Correspondence written to and by Melissa Cooley. For other letters possibly written by or to Melissa Cooley but unsigned or unidentified, see folder six.
John and Rozilla Jenkins to Jane Cooley [copies]
1872-1874
4
8
Miscellaneous [copies]
4
9
Correspondence [originals]
5
See descriptions from box four.
Correspondence, Henry W. Cooley
1906-1908
5A
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.
Eldredge family material
Eldredge family, biographical material
6
1
James A. Eldredge diary
1897-1898
6
2
Original diary.
James A. Eldredge genealogical pencil record
6
3
Lucretia May Cooley Eldredge, Book of Remembrance
6
1
Pedigree charts and remembrance book of genealogy of the Eldredge Cooley family.
Lucretia May Cooley Eldredge, funeral record
1962
6
4
Record of pallbearers, flower senders, guests, and other pertinent information for the funeral of Lucretia May Cooley Eldredge.
Huntington family materials
Oliver Boardman Huntington diary
1842-1900
7
1-12
Photocopied transcript.
Genealogical description of family in American residence
7
13
Miscellaneous
7
14
Zina Diantha Huntington, history
7
15
A brief history and a transcript of an oral interview with Ellen Callister in 1987.
Henry Baily Jacobs, history
7
16
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 America
Reunion
1990-2003
8
1
Andrew Wood Cooley
8
2
"Cooley Caller," Issues 1-8
8
3
Genealogical sheets
8
4
M. E. Cooley, "The Cooley Genealogy"
1988
8
1
Cooley family history book
Marcus Cooley oral history interview
9
1
Correspondence between Addy and Ann H. Cooley
1942
9
2
Melissa Jane Cooley Speirs and William L. Speirs
9
3
Jenkins family genealogy and biographical materials
9
4
History of Laura Elizabeth Finlayson
1937
9
5
History of Thomas Finlayson
1939
9
6
Cooley family pedigree charts
1965-1966
9
7
Family records and pedigree charts: Henry W. Cooley and Everett L. Cooley
9
8
Register of the Cooley family papers
1990-1993
9
9
"Living Grandchildren of Andrew Wood Cooley," compiled by Annette Cooley Handy
1991
9
10
The Polygamy Picture
9
11
Cooley Family Association of America
DeOrr Cooley, "Arthur Dyke Cooley History"
10
1
Grandchildren questionnaires
1987
10
2
Andy Cooley, University of Utah Student Body President
1991-1992
10
3
Annette Cooley Handy, "Living Grandchildren of Andrew Wood Cooley"
1991
10
4
Financial report
1991
10
5
The Andrew Wood Cooley Family Association constitution
1991
10
6
Tour to sites associated with Andrew Wood Cooley and his wives
10
7
Reunion schedule
10
8
Officers
1991
10
9
Historical tour
1991
10
10
Cooley grandchildren survey
1991
10
11
Organization of reunion material
10
12
Reunion correspondence and minutes
1989-1991
10
13
Cooley family history book
Maps of Andrew Wood Cooley property and sites
11
1
Publishers Press
11
2
Material from the National Archives, Denver Branch
11
3
Correspondence from descendants
11
4
Davis Bitton's Preface, Acknowledgement, Introduction
11
5
Printed page samples from the publisher
11
6
Ben Bennion edit
11
7
Andrew Wood Cooley biographical material
11
8
Semi-final draft with reader's comments
11
9
Last draft edited by readers
11
10
Early drafts of Introduction
12
1
Publication details
12
2
Brighton town and Brighton canal
12
3
Brighton Ward
12
4
Brighton 1880 from Ben Bennion
12
5
Everett Cooley correspondence
1986-2003
12
6
Marie Johnson correspondence
12
7
Jay Smith correspondence
1960-2003
12
8
Huntsville
12
9
Letter transcripts
12
10
Medical history
12
11
Michigan family
12
12
Prison, notes
12
13
Prison, background articles and books
12
14
Prison journals
12
15
Prison, Lorenzo Snow
12
16
Prison, draft
12
17
Salt Lake City
12
18
Salt Lake City maps
13
1
Salt Lake City Wards
13
2
Salt Lake County
13
3
Toole County
13
4
Wives
13
5
Wives and sites
13
6
Ann Hazen Cooley and Hazen family
13
7
Arthur Dyke Cooley
13
8
Dianna Elizabeth Briggs Cooley
13
9
Jane Jenkins Cooley (Mary Jane) and family
13
10
Marcus Robert Cooley
13
11
Mary Asenath Huntington Cooley and family
13
12
Rachael Caroline Coon Cooley and family
13
13
Walter Andrew Cooley
13
14
"The Cooley Caller"
13
15
Abraham Coon
13
16
Louanna Coon
13
17
Copyright papers for the Andrew Wood Cooley book
13
18
Genealogical records and reports by Cooley Family Association
"The Family of Edith Viola Rigby and Walter Andrew Cooley"
1993
14
1
"The Wives of Andrew Wood Cooley"
1993
14
2
"Historical Time Frame for the Family of Robert Hazen and Mary Ann Bainbridge"
1993
14
3
"Oral History of Walter LeRoy Cooley"
1993
14
4
Report on the lives of Edward Merl Larsen and Viola Cooley Larsen
1993
14
5
Sara Ann Cooley, "My Story" and "The Second Half of My Life"
1962
1993
14
6
Photocopies of Cooley family papers
14
7
Mission statement, warranty deeds, family site maps, and photographs.
Purse
14
8
Made from shoelaces of Elizabeth Brice Hill Gardner Maughn (b. 1838).
Melissa Handy
14
9
"Cooley Caller II" and reunion
1996
14
10
Oversize materials
General materials
15A
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.
General materials
15B
General materials
15C
Abraham "Abe" Coon and Lucille Jensen Cooley family papers
Abraham Coon Cooley scrapbook
1885-1993
2021
16
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.
Lucille Jensen Cooley scrapbook
1869-1942
2020
17
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.
Abraham Coon and Lucille Jensen Cooley scrapbook 1
1913-1929
2021
18
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.
Abraham Coon and Lucille Jensen Cooley scrapbook 2
1930-1947
19
Abraham Coon and Lucille Jensen Cooley scrapbook 3
1950-1981
20
Abraham Coon and Lucille Jensen Cooley account ledgers
1916-1958
1921-1938
1939-1957
21
"The Life of Abraham Coon," by Amelia Hardman Sadler
1950
22
1
The Buzzer, Volumes 1, 2 and 3
1909
1910
1911
22
2-4
Religious speeches and notes from Abraham Coon Cooley
1947-1949
22
5
Epsilon Sigma Phi Yearbook, 1943-1946
1947
22
6
Abe Cooley is highlighted on page 47 with a biographical sketch and a listing of certificates of recognition.
Postcards received and collected by Abraham Coon Cooley
1900s-1950s
23
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.
Postcards collected by Abraham Coon Cooley
1900s
24
This box contains postcards collected by Abe Cooley during his mission in Germany.
Published books Album von Berlin and Album von Dresden
undated
1905
25
These books were collected by Abe Cooley during his mission in Germany.
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
1
Lucille Jensen Cooley's class notebook
26
2
Contains notes regarding a Bible class, an English class, and recipes.
Recipes collected by Lucille Jensen Cooley
26
3-4
Family materials
Andrew Wood Cooley biographical sketch
26
5
Andrew Wood Cooley family chronology
26
6
Rachel Coon Cooley funeral service
1939
26
7
"Reminiscence of a scene I chanced to see, old fashioned, lovely, a sweet memory" by Harry S. Wright
26
8
James Alanson Eldredge missionary diaries
1884
undated
27
1-2
Jane Jennings Eldredge diary
1888
1898-1899
27
3
Jane Jennings Eldredge patriarchal blessing
1897
27
4