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Clara Maria Cole 1877–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Aug 1877

Birth Location: Wayne Center, DuPage County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1968

Death Location: Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA

Father: Samuel Cole

Mother: Mary Wood

Spouse(s): Melton Kiester

Children(s): Samuel Kiester, Robert Kiester, Phyllis Keister, Margaret Keister, Floyd Kiester

The story of Clara Maria Cole began in 1877 in Wayne Center, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Clara Maria Cole married Melton B Kiester, and had children including Floyd Marion Kiester, Margaret Adeline Keister, Phyllis Caroline Keister, Robert M Kiester, Samuel M Kiester. Clara Maria Cole passed away in 1968 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Clara Maria Cole began in 1877 in Wayne Center, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
  • Clara Maria Cole married Melton B Kiester, and had children including Floyd Marion Kiester, Margaret Adeline Keister, Phyllis Caroline Keister, Robert M Kiester, Samuel M Kiester.
  • Clara Maria Cole passed away in 1968 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Cole
1849–1915
Birth Location: Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England
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Mary Wood
1855–1951
Birth Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
MW

Spouses(s)

Melton Kiester
1878–1932
Birth Location: Mason City, Mason County, Illinois, USA
MK

Children(s)

Samuel Kiester
1900–1969
Birth Location: Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, USA
SK
Robert Kiester
1902–1968
Birth Location: Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
RK
Phyllis Keister
1907–1996
Birth Location: Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
PK
Margaret Keister
1911–1989
Birth Location: Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
MK
Floyd Kiester
1905–1996
Birth Location: Havelock, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
FK

Clara Cole's Ancestors

Self
Clara Cole
1877–1968
Birth Place: Wayne Center, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Samuel Mitchell (Wrightson) Cole
1849–1915
Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Caroline) Wood
1855–1951
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
William Wood
1816–1898
Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Maria Judson
1822–1865
Squaw Bay, Lot 49, PE
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wood
1781–1859
Susannah Burhoe
1789–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.✔️
1746–1820
Prudence Wood
1759–1824
John ♦
1756–1856
Jane Douglas
1758–1854

Clara Cole's Descendants

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Clara (Maria) Cole (03 Aug 1877–12 Jan 1968) m. Melton (B.) Kiester (09 Feb 1878–17 Mar 1932)
  1. 1. Samuel (M) Kiester 1900–1969 m. Bernice (Ruth) Rowle 1906–1993
    1. 1. Robert (Wayne Kiester) ✔️ 1928–1994 m. Velma (Elsie Gugat) ✔️ 1921–2005
    2. 2. Marilyn Childers 1931–1997
  2. 2. Robert (M) Kiester 1902–1968
  3. 3. Phyllis (Caroline) Keister 1907–1996
  4. 4. Margaret (Adeline) Keister 1911–1989
  5. 5. Floyd (Marion) Kiester 1905–1996

Clara Cole's Timeline

2 Records

1877
03 Aug 1877
Birth of Clara Maria Cole in Wayne Center, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Wayne Center, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
1968
12 Jan 1968
Age 91
Death of Clara Maria Cole in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1877
    Event Place: Wayne Center, DuPage County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1968
    Event Place: Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
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