Earl Cooley, b: 1824 -

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}

^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}

^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}


			^Earl Cooley^{b.1760 Springfiel, Massachusetts d.1809 Springfiel, Massachusetts}

		^Earl Cooley^{b.1789 Springfiel, Massachusetts d.1869}	^{Amy Stebbins}^{b.1761 Springfiel, Massachusetts d.1840 Springfiel, Massachusetts}

	^Earl Cooley^{b.1824 d.1872 Sunny Side, Kansas}		^{Benjamin Graves}^{b.1770 East Hadda, Connecticut d.1830}

^{Elizabeth Cooley}^{b.1856 Wadesbor, North Carolina d.}		^{Rhoda Graves}^{b.1794 East Hadda, Connecticut d.1879}	^Lucy Arnold^{b.1778 East Hadda, Connecticut d.1810}

^{Edgar Earl Cooley}^{b.1861 Anson, North Carolina d.1942}			^{Richard Tillman}^{b.1727 Brunswick Co., Virginia d.1800 Montgom, North Carolina}

		^{David Tillman}^{b.1784 Montgom, North Carolina d.1859 Anson, North Carolina}	^Anne Randle^{b.1749 Brunswick, Virginia d.1791}

	^{Frances Elizabeth Tillman}^{b.1827 Montgom, North Carolina d.1899}		^{Henry Ledbetter}^{b.1769 Brunswick, Virginia d.1852 Montgom, North Carolina}

		^{Martha Ledbetter}^{b.1794 Anson, North Carolina d.1882 Carrollton, Mississippi}	^{Mary Johnston}^{b.1770 Anson, North Carolina d. Anson, North Carolina}