Here is the obit for Timothy "Tink" Cooley that appeared in the Macon Republican on 5 Jan 1894.
Southeast Bevier
Died, at his home, Dec. 28th, T.G.Cooley, aged 83 years, 10 months and 27 days. He was born in Waynne (sic) Co. Ky., Feb. 1, 1810. Uncle Tink (as he was usually called) was one of the oldest settlers of Macon Co. He leaves a wife, six sons, a daughter, and a host of friends to mourn their loss. Burial took place Dec. 29th, at the Banta cemetery.
Sandy
--- On Tue, 9/27/11, curt mason <curt.moorman_at_gmail.com> wrote:
From: curt mason <curt.moorman_at_gmail.com>
Subject: Tink Cooley's birth date
To: "John Cooley Mailing List" <undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 8:11 PM
On 9/27/2011 7:40 PM, Michael Cooley wrote:
> If we can accept the birth date of 1810 for Tink and 1818 for Mathias as
> anchors and the birth order from the "letters" then we come up with pretty
> much what I posted earlier for the younger kids. My only question would be
> whether Matthias and William were really born in the same year and were
> twins.
If this is Timothy, aka "Tink", then his birth date is pretty well nailed
1850 Macon Co., MO
Timothy Cooly M 39 KY farmer
Lucinda Cooly F 33 KY
Malinda P Cooly F 16 MO
Benjamin Cooly M 14 MO
Rebecca Cooly F 12 MO
Thomas G Cooly M 10 MO
David S Cooly M 8 MO
John E Cooly M 4 MO
Mary F Cooly F 2 MO
James P Cooly M 2m MO
film: 443613 dgs: 4200565
image: 335 dwelling: 627
family: 637
1860 East Chariton, Macon, MO
Timothy Cooley 53 M KY
Lucinda Cooley 44 F KY
John Cooley 18 M MO
David Cooley 17 M MO
J T Cooley 14 M MO
Mary Cooley 12 F MO
Preston Cooley 10 M MO
Jesse Cooley 8 M MO
William Cooley 5 M MO
Jemima Cooley F MO
page: 135 family: 915
film: 803631 dgs: 4233980
image: 298 nara: M653
1870 La Plata, Bevier, Macon, MO
16 16
Thomas J. Cooley 30 M MO farmer
Mahala 22 F MO
Ida R. 5 F MO
David A. 3 M MO
Eva Nora 1 F MO
18 18
Timothy Cooley M 61 KY farmer
Lucinda Cooley F 55 KY
Preston Cooley M 20 MO
Jesse D Cooley M 18 MO
William Cooley M 14 MO
19 19
John E. Cooley 25 M MO farmer
Belle 21 F MO
Mary E. 5 F MO
Rueben 4 M MO
Albert 2 M MO
Timothy COOLEY Self M Male W 71 KY Farmer KY SC
Lucinda COOLEY Wife M Female W 63 KY Keeping House KY KY
M. William COOLEY Son S Male W 23 MO Works At Home KY KY
Source Information: 1880 US Census
Census Place Bevier, Macon, Missouri
Family History Library Film 1254701
NA Film Number T9-0701
Page Number 472C
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17354062
1Feb1810 KY - 28dec1893, buried at Cooley Banta Cem., Bevier, Macon, MO
This findagrave listing has no photo of a stone. It may be a memorial rather than a transcription. Some people have confused findagrave with WorldConnect. I've seen too many listings with msgs like "I know they're in this county somewhere, so I put them here."
-- Curt, in Phoenix, Arizona
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