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Eli Cole 1791–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 15, 1791

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 May 1854

Death Location: Grayson County, Texas, USA

Father: Stephen Cole

Mother: Elizabeth Conger

Spouse(s): Hester Fincher

Children(s): Jane Cole, Minerva Cole, Delila Cole, Elizabeth Cole, Rufus Cole, Lewis Cole, Mary Cole

Eli Cole was born in 1791 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Stephen Cole And Elizabeth Conger. Eli Cole married Hester Esther Fincher, and had children including Delila Cole, Elizabeth Cole, Jane Cole, Lewis Cole, Mary Cole, Minerva P Cole, Rufus Cole. Eli Cole passed away in 1854 in Grayson County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Eli Cole was born in 1791 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Stephen Cole And Elizabeth Conger.
  • Eli Cole married Hester Esther Fincher, and had children including Delila Cole, Elizabeth Cole, Jane Cole, Lewis Cole, Mary Cole, Minerva P Cole, Rufus Cole.
  • Eli Cole passed away in 1854 in Grayson County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Cole
1768–1841
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States,
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Elizabeth Conger
1771–1842
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hester Fincher
1791–1858
Birth Location: Union Co., S.C.
HF

Children(s)

Jane Cole
1828–1872
Birth Location: Overton Co., TN., USA
JC
Minerva Cole
1818–1876
Birth Location: Overton, Tennessee, United States
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Delila Cole
1819–
Birth Location: Overton Co., TN., USA
DC
Elizabeth Cole
1819–
Birth Location: –
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Rufus Cole
1831–
Birth Location: Tennessee
RC
Lewis Cole
1833–1870
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Mary Cole
1824–1859
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
MC

Eli Cole's Ancestors

Self
Eli Cole
1791–1854
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Stephen Cole
1768–1841
Rowan, North Carolina, United States,
Elizabeth Conger
1771–1842
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Carter) Cole
1738–1809
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Susanna (Clements Frentfro) Cole
1740–1810
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Cole
1701–1742
Martha HUNTER
1708–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Cole
1659–1729
Elizabeth Temple
1662–1732
John Hunter
1664–1734
Margaret Albin
1668–1720

Eli Cole's Descendants

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Eli Cole (January 15, 1791–24 May 1854) m. Hester ((Esther)) Fincher (23 DEC 1791–16 MAY 1858)
  1. 1. Jane Cole 1828–1872 m. William (Ira) Wheeler 1827–1866 m. Septimus (Fredrick R.) Thompson 1825–1913
    1. 1. John (William) Wheeler 1851–1931 m. Susan (Bell) Gumm 1855–1930 m. Martha (Jane) George 1851–1877
      1. 1. John (P) Wheeler 1886–1964 m. Edna (F) Nail 1898–1943
        1. 1. Edna (Betty Wilson) “Wheeler” 1923–2010 m. John (Wallace "Jack") POPE 1920–2001
      2. 2. Ira (Ray) Wheeler 1883–1883
      3. 3. Benjamin (I.) Wheeler 1890–1896
      4. 4. Thomas (O) Wheeler 1873–
      5. 5. John (D) Wheeler 1886–
      6. 6. James (William 'Bill') Wheeler 1872–1940
      7. 7. Thomas (Oscar) Wheeler 1874–1955
      8. 8. Margaret (Martha Jane) Wheeler 1876–1900
      9. 9. John (D) Wheeler 1886–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Wheeler 1853–1855
    3. 3. Georgana Wheeler 1856–1887
    4. 4. Rufus (Jessie) Wheeler 1858–1936
    5. 5. Mary (J.) Wheeler 1863–1866
    6. 6. Robert (D.) Wheeler 1865–1945
    7. 7. Jefferson (Davis) Wheeler 1861–1943
    8. 8. Georgia (Ann) Bowen 1856–1887
    9. 9. Georgia Wheeler 1849–
  2. 2. Minerva (P) Cole 1818–1876
  3. 3. Delila Cole 1819–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cole 1819–
  5. 5. Rufus Cole 1831–
  6. 6. Lewis Cole 1833–1870
  7. 7. Mary Cole 1824–1859

Eli Cole's Timeline

2 Records

1791
January 15, 1791
Birth of Eli Cole in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1854
24 May 1854
Age 63
Death of Eli Cole in Grayson County, Texas, USA
Grayson County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 15, 1791
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1854
    Event Place: Grayson County, Texas, USA
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