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From: DanBCooley <>
Subject: Re: [COYuma] Hal Borland
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:03:23 -0800
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Dear Gwen or are you MisyBlue?

Now I know why mail lists can be so much fun and interesting...but also
sometimes discouraging...No! I don't know about a George Cooley in
Wray. In fact, I did not know of any other Cooleys in Washington or
Yuma counties.

My grandfather, Robert Berton Cooley, homesteaded near Flagler (Kit
Carson Co) about 1911. Later he bought a newspaper in Otis Colo (and
after that, a failed attempt for the Monte Vista newspaper). About 1929
he purchased two Akron newspapers, the News and the Reporter, combining
them into the Akron News Reporter. All of Robert's offspring (five
brothers) continued the newspaper tradition (my dad and his brother in
Akron and two other brothers in Limon (Lincoln Co) and the fifth in
Mountain Home Idaho). My generation broke with the newspaper tradition
except for my cousin Jim in Oxford, Nebraska (still publishing there).

Gwen , my suggestion, trace back a ways for George's ancestors from
Wray. If you can get back a couple of generations check the "Cooley
Family Genealogy". It's available in the Denver library and many other
major libraries. It is also on-line at ancestry.com but at a price,
$39.95 for their Family and Local Histories subscription. But you must
have one of their general memberships ($99.95). ancestry.com ain't
cheap these days.
--
Dan Cooley
San Mateo, Calif

Gwen Griggs wrote:

>No , But...... your last name Cooley , my Grandfathers too! Homesteaded in
>Wray Co. do you think we are related , his name was George married Lavona
>Mace .
>Smell the Rose and Blow out the Candle !
>MistyBlue
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "DanBCooley" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 7:08 PM
>Subject: Re: [COYuma] Hal Borland
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>>Pat - It is wonderful that you mention the book by Hal Borland and
>>mentions of Gary. My great grandfather Ira Morgan Barnhouse homesteaded
>>near Gary about 1887. I definitely will get a copy of "High, Wide and
>>Lonesome" (that is sure true).
>>
>>By the way, has anyone heard that James Michener's novel "Centennial"
>>was based on a character from Washington County? I have not read the
>>novel yet but have been intending to for several years.
>>--
>>Dan Cooley
>>San Mateo, Calif
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>>Pat Thomas wrote:
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>>>I am listening to a book on tape, called High, Wide and Lonesome,
>>>written by Hal Borland about homesteading in eastern Colorado. Lots
>>>of mentions of Brush and Gary. I am enjoying listening to it,
>>>wondered if others had other books about the area.
>>>My grandfather Guy Livingston Porter homesteaded in Washington county
>>>about 1915 and my mother and her siblings were born and raised there.
>>>
>>>
>>>Pat Thomas
>>>1335 Lakeview Avenue
>>>Winona, MN 55987
>>>1-507-458-8227
>>>mailto:
>>>or if bouncing to
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>>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/knindex.htm
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