JOSEPH WAS A WELL KNOWN IRON PRODUCER
AND BUSINESS MAN IN FAYETTE CO PA.THERE WERE MANY
ARTICLES WRITTEN ABOUT HIM IN THE EARLY HISTORIES OF
FAYETTE CO.HIS CHILDREN WERE VERIFIED THRU FAMILY RECORDS, ESTATE
SETTLEMENTS,CENSUS RECORDS AND OBITS OF HIS CHILDREN.
JOSEPH PURCHASED THE MARY ANN IRON FURNACE IN 1817 AND THIS
HISTORICAL FURNACE IS STILL OWNED BY A DESCENDANT GEORGE COOLEY.