Tanis, I found Cooley's in Wood River, Hall County, NE: D.J. Cooly, listed as a farmer in 1890 In the Wood River Cemetery I found: Cooley, Caroline C. 11/26/1854--11/23/1904 Cooley, David 12/30/1854--2/7/1923 Cooley, Frances d. 8/28/1853, a. 54 yrs. 2 mos. 25 d. Wife of M. W. Do you think your Cooley's may have been around Wood River? It's about 12 miles west of Grand Island. Kaylynn audriana@ginetworks.com Hall County NEGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nehall