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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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CAPT. D. M. COOLEY, river pilot, McKeesport, was born in Elizabeth township, this county, April 24, 1840, a son of William R. and Lovina (Mains) Cooley. His paternal grandparents, Frederick (a millwright by trade) and Jane Cooley, were among the pioneers of Elizabeth township. William R. Cooley was a resident of Elizabeth township for many years; was a sawyer by occupation, and now resides in Elizabeth borough; he raised a family of twelve children. D. M. was reared in Elizabeth township. He served in the war of the rebellion, enlisting in August, 1861, in Co. E, 105th P. V.; was wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., and honorably discharged on account of disability in May, 1863. After returning from the war he was married to Nancy J., daughter of Jonathan Householder, of Elizabeth township, and commenced in 1864 the occupation of steamboat captain and pilot; he located in 1880 on his present place, where he has since resided. The captain has eight children living. He is a prominent member of the G. A. R. and U. V. L. and is a stanch advocate of prohibition.
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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
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