Ohio County, West Virginia    Biography of Edward COOEY

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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume II,
Pg 328 & 329

BIO: Edward Cooey, Ohio Co., WV

	Edward Cooey is manager of the Benwood Branch of the Cooey-Bentz Company, 
one of the largest furniture houses in the Upper Ohio Valley.  Mr. Cooey is 
a son of W. R. Cooey, president and one of the founders of this business.  
He is one of Wheeling’s prominent young business men, and has manifested 
many admirably qualities as a public-spirited-citizens, ever ready to enlist 
his time and influence in behalf of every worthy cause.
	Edward Cooey acquierd a public-school education at Wheeling, where he was 
born November 7, 1888, attended the Wheeling Business College, and had some 
experience and training in several positions.  Beginning in 1905 he was for 
six years connected with the Art Tile China & Mantel Company, of Wheeling.  
He has been with the Cooey-Benz Company since 1911, and on the first of 
August of that year was appointed manager of the Benwood branch.  He is also 
a director of the company and is a director of the Bank of Benwood.  Mr. 
Cooey is a democrat, a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Wheeling, 
Nelson Lodge No. 30, F. and A. M., Wheeling Chapter No. 1, R. A. M., Osiris 
Temple of the Mystic shrine, Wheeling Lodge No. 28 Benevolent and Protective 
Order of Elks, and Evening staar Lodge No. 18, Knights of Pythias, at 
Benwood.
	December 6, 1911, at Wheeling, he married Miss Myrtle Charnock, daughter of 
Walter and Matilda (Bellville) Charnock, residents of Wheeling.  Her father 
is a carriage painter by trade.  Mr. and Mrs. Coey have one son, Edward 
William, born October 16, 1914.  Mr. Cooey is a resident of Benwood.
	Throughout the period of the World war he put patriotic duty first and 
business second, and in fact largely neglected his business in order to 
discharge his responsibilities as a leader in the various campaigns.  He was 
president of the Benwood Chapter of the American Red Cross.  He was 
treasurer for all the war funds collected at Benwood, was chairman of the 
five Liberty and Victory Loan drives.  One of these drives exceeded the 
quota by 500 per cent, and Benwood never failed to surpass her quota in 
every drive.  He was also chairman of the war War Savngs Stamps committee of 
Benwood.  During the influenza epidemic he was head of the Emergency 
Hospital at Benwood.