Mary Cain Cooley

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Biographical Data

Places of Residence

• Hillsborough, NC [1].

Schools Attended

• Burwell School, from 850 [1].

Relatives

• Parents: Charles Loveland Cooley (1794-1866) [1] and Ann Eliza Chapman (1806-1883) [1].
• Spouse: Wesley J. Newton, married on January 3, 1855 [1].
• Paternal grandparents: Elihu Cooley [1] and Rhoda Cooley [1].
• Siblings:
  • three brothers, Charles Sterling Cooley (1839-1900) [1], Joseph G. Cooley (1846-1930) [1] and Thomas L. Cooley (d. 1878) [1].
  • three sisters, Tarmesia M. Cooley (1827-1899) [1], Caroline M. Cooley (1831-1853) [1] and Emily Eliza Cooley (1837-1869) .

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).