- Born: 27 Mar 1843, Macon County, Missouri, USA 415,794
- Marriage (1): Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Cooley
- Marriage (2): Joseph Foster "Soddy" King on 29 Sep 1867 in Macon County, Missouri, USA
- Died: 10 Jul 1924, Bucklin, Linn, Missouri, USA at age 81 794
- Buried: 11 Jul 1924, Masonic Cemetery (Bucklin, Linn, Missouri, USA) 794,795
 Cause of her death was Chronic Endocecenditis with Mitral Regurgation.794
Another name for Mary was Eleanor.797
General Notes:
OBITUARY
KING, Mary Ellen (nee Truitt) Cooley ** Mrs. Mary Ellen King Mary Ellen Truitt was born in Macon County, Mo., March 27, 1843. At the age of 13 she united with the Methodist Episcopal church.
In 1860 she was united in marriage to Thomas Cooley and to them was born one son, N. W. Cooley, of this city. Her husband passed away in 1865.
In 1867 she was again married. This time to Joseph King. To this union were born the following children: sons, J. W. King, of Bynumville; T. V. King, of Bucklin; Alex King, of Dawn, Mo., and Benjamin and Grover, deceased.
Daughters, Mrs. Sarah Cunningham, of Bucklin; Mrs. D. P. Osborne, of Placerville, Calif., and Mrs. H. C. Wright, of Bucklin.
There are 39 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Mrs. King was a devoted wife and mother and a good neighbor. Her life was spent in Macon and Linn counties. Some time after she united with the Methodist church she transferred her membership to the Christian church of Bucklin of which she was a member at the time of her death.
During the last six months of her life she was in poor health, and while at the moment her death was not expected it was believed by her friends and children that she must soon, because of the ravages of disease, end her earth career. She passed on at 10:00 a.m. July 11th, aged 81 years, 3 months and 15 days, beloved and mourned by her children, relatives, and friends.
Funeral at Methodist church conducted by Rev. J. A. Medley. Burial in Masonic cemetery.
Source: The Bucklin Herald
Date: 18 Jul 1924 415
Life Events:
1. Census, 1880, White Township, Macon, Missouri, USA. 415
Mary married Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Cooley. (Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Cooley was born on 18 Jan 1840 429 and died in 1865 429.)
Mary next married Joseph Foster "Soddy" King, son of Lemuel K. King and Nancy Penter, on 29 Sep 1867 in Macon County, Missouri, USA. (Joseph Foster "Soddy" King was born on 4 Jun 1839 in Montgomery County, Illinois, USA,415,789,790 died on 17 Jul 1914 in Bucklin, Linn, Missouri, USA 618,790 and was buried on 19 Jul 1914 in Masonic Cemetery (Bucklin, Linn, Missouri, USA) 618.). The cause of his death was Cerebral Apoplexy/Endarteritis.794
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