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Donald William Cole 1925–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1925

Birth Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Jul 2018

Death Location: Ericsburg, Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: William Sr

Mother: Martha Schmidt

Spouse(s): Nora Kelley

Children(s):

Donald William Cole was born in 1925 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of William Bert Cole Sr And Martha Catherine Schmidt. In 1935, Donald William Cole resided in Rural, Koochiching, Minnesota. In 1940, Donald William Cole resided in Township 70 Range 25, Koochiching, Minnesota, USA. Donald William Cole married Nora Mae Kelley. Donald William Cole passed away in 2018 in Ericsburg, Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Donald William Cole was born in 1925 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of William Bert Cole Sr And Martha Catherine Schmidt.
  • In 1935, Donald William Cole resided in Rural, Koochiching, Minnesota.
  • In 1940, Donald William Cole resided in Township 70 Range 25, Koochiching, Minnesota, USA.
  • Donald William Cole married Nora Mae Kelley.
  • Donald William Cole passed away in 2018 in Ericsburg, Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Cole's Ancestors

Self
Donald Cole
1925–2018
Birth Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
Parents
William Bert Cole Sr
1899–1978
Elbridge Township, Oceana, Michigan
Martha (Catherine) Schmidt
1904–1982
Varias, Timis, Romania
Grandparents
Albert (H) Cole
1868–1928
Topsham Four Corners, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America
Florence (A) May
1871–1972
Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gustavus May
1844–1919
Harriet Hilton
1848–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hilton
1820–1909
Hannah Hilton
1831–1890

Donald Cole's Timeline

5 Records

1925
4 Aug 1925
Birth of Donald William Cole in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 10
Donald William Cole resided here in Rural, Koochiching, Minnesota
Rural, Koochiching, Minnesota
1940
1940
Age 15
Donald William Cole resided here in Township 70 Range 25, Koochiching, Minnesota, USA
Township 70 Range 25, Koochiching, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Donald William Cole resided here in Koochiching, Minnesota, USA
Koochiching, Minnesota, USA
2018
28 Jul 2018
Age 93
Death of Donald William Cole in International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States of America
International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1925
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Township 70 Range 25, Koochiching, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01931; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 36-67
    [2] Minnesota, Birth Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Koochiching, Minnesota; Roll: 4504; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 36-67

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Koochiching, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Township 70 Range 25, Koochiching, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01931; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 36-67

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Township 70 Range 25, Koochiching, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Township 70 Range 25, Koochiching, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01931; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 36-67

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Koochiching, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Koochiching, Minnesota; Roll: 4504; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 36-67

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 2018
    Event Place: International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ericsburg, Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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