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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin
Acme Publishing Co., Chicago - 1890


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         WALTER S. COOLEY, proprietor of a livery, feed and
       sale stable in Berlin, is a son of HARRY C. and NANCY M.
       (De MARY) COOLEY, and was born in the town of Darien,
       Wyoming Co., N.Y., on the 15th of July 1843. He came
       to Berlin with his parents when twelve years of age
       and was educated in the city schools, after which he
       learned the harness-maker's trade. In 1862, he crossed
       the plains, spending about a year and a half in Idaho,
       Utah and Montana. He returned home in the fall of 1863,
       and the following year went South, where he spent a 
       year and a half in the quartermaster's department in
       Bowling Green, Ky. On his return to the North, he took
       employment in Oshkosh in 1866 as a harness-maker, but
       after a year spent one season as a dealer in live stock.
       The following year he passed in Milwaukee, and in the
       autumn of 1869, went to Mason City, Iowa, where he en-
       ganged in the restaurant business for a while. He next
       was employed in the office of the Iowa Central Rail-
       road for eight months, after which he opened a harness
       shop and worked at his trade for a number of years.
         While in Mason City, MR. COOLEY was joined in wedlock
       with Miss EMMA C. WILSON, the ceremony being performed
       on Christmas day of 1870. MRS. COOLEY is a native of
       Illinois and a daughter of ALONZO WILSON. Four children
       have been born of their union, two sons and two daugh-
       ters, namely: WINNIFRED N., FRANK F., JOHN B. and AVIS
       LEOLA - all yet at home.
         MR. COOLEY continued in business in Mason City, Iowa,
       until May, 1883, when he sold out and returned to Ber-
       lin. Shortly afterwards, he engaged in the livery busi-
       ness with his father and on the death of the latter, in
       July, 1889, succeeded to the business which he is now
       successfully conducting. In politics, he is a Democrat,
       and he is the agent of the Wisconsin Humane Society,
       having been appointed to that position May 21, 1886.
       He is an experienced liveryman and always keeps good
       horses and rigs for his customers.
       
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