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Elijah Shedrick Cole 1850–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1850

Birth Location: Brown, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 29 Oct 1917

Death Location: Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa, United States

Father: Joshua Cole

Mother: Mary Morrell

Spouse(s): Georgianna Wix

Children(s): Della Cole, Ella Cole, Madeline Cole, Edward Cole, William Cole, Janetta Cole, Charles Cole, Eliza Cole, Morris Cole, Grover Cole, Clyde Cole, Myrtle Cole, Letha Cole

Elijah Shedrick Cole was born in 1850 in Brown, Illinois, United States, the child of Joshua Cole And Mary Morrell. In 1895, Elijah Shedrick Cole resided in Chequest, Van Buren, Iowa. In 1900, Elijah Shedrick Cole resided in Village, Van Buren, Iowa. Elijah Shedrick Cole married Georgianna Wix, and had children including Charles Wesley Cole, Clyde Frederick Cole, Della Belle Cole, Edward Harvey Cole, Eliza Ann Cole, Ella May Cole, Grover Paul Cole, Janetta M Cole, Letha Ruth Cole, Madeline Alvestine Cole, Morris Joshua Cole, Myrtle Edna Cole, William Elmer Cole. Elijah Shedrick Cole passed away in 1917 in Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Elijah Shedrick Cole was born in 1850 in Brown, Illinois, United States, the child of Joshua Cole And Mary Morrell.
  • In 1895, Elijah Shedrick Cole resided in Chequest, Van Buren, Iowa.
  • In 1900, Elijah Shedrick Cole resided in Village, Van Buren, Iowa.
  • Elijah Shedrick Cole married Georgianna Wix, and had children including Charles Wesley Cole, Clyde Frederick Cole, Della Belle Cole, Edward Harvey Cole, Eliza Ann Cole, Ella May Cole, Grover Paul Cole, Janetta M Cole, Letha Ruth Cole, Madeline Alvestine Cole, Morris Joshua Cole, Myrtle Edna Cole, William Elmer Cole.
  • Elijah Shedrick Cole passed away in 1917 in Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Cole's Ancestors

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Elijah Cole
1850–1917
Birth Place: Brown, Illinois, United States
Parents
Joshua Cole
1822–1852
Ohio, United States
Mary Morrell
1827–1883
Clermont, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Cole's Descendants

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Elijah (Shedrick) Cole (4 Mar 1850–29 Oct 1917) m. Georgianna Wix (24 Jan 1860–31 Jul 1933)
  1. 1. Della (Belle) Cole 1878–1940
  2. 2. Ella (May) Cole 1881–1937
  3. 3. Madeline (Alvestine) Cole 1901–1958
  4. 4. Edward (Harvey) Cole 1903–1986
  5. 5. William (Elmer) Cole 1880–1964
  6. 6. Janetta (M.) Cole 1884–1943
  7. 7. Charles (Wesley) Cole 1886–1962
  8. 8. Eliza (Ann) Cole 1889–1970
  9. 9. Morris (Joshua) Cole 1891–1951
  10. 10. Grover (Paul) Cole 1893–1969 m. Sarah (Lititia) Rhoades 1906–1970
    1. 1. Ira (Paul) Cole 1924–1941
    2. 2. Ray (L) Cole 1925–1978
  11. 11. Clyde (Frederick) Cole 1895–1956
  12. 12. Myrtle (Edna) Cole 1899–1972
  13. 13. Letha (Ruth) Cole 1896–1955 m. John (Walter) Scotten 1881–1957
    1. 1. Paul (E) Scotton 1913–1984
    2. 2. Sarah (Matilda) Scotton 1915–1994 m. Otto (B) Long 1912–1975
      1. 1. Jack (Berlin) Long 1933–1953
    3. 3. Wilma (Alvastine) Scotton 1921–
    4. 4. Doris Scotton 1918–
    5. 5. Louis (E) Scotton 1924–
    6. 6. Mary (Ellen) Scotten 1926–
    7. 7. Norma (Ruth) Scotton 1922–1989 m. Arlon (Wayne) Ward 1921–1999
      1. 1. Otto (A.) Ward 1947–2018
      2. 2. Sheryl (Ruth) Ward 1945–1982
      3. 3. Rodney (Leon) Ward 1944–2011

Elijah Cole's Timeline

5 Records

1850
4 Mar 1850
Birth of Elijah Shedrick Cole in Brown, Illinois, United States
Brown, Illinois, United States
1895
1895
Age 45
Elijah Shedrick Cole resided here in Chequest, Van Buren, Iowa
Chequest, Van Buren, Iowa
1900
1900
Age 50
Elijah Shedrick Cole resided here in Village, Van Buren, Iowa
Village, Van Buren, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 60
Elijah Shedrick Cole resided here in Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa
Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa
1917
29 Oct 1917
Age 67
Death of Elijah Shedrick Cole in Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1850
    Event Place: Brown, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] Iowa State Census, 1895
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Village, Van Buren, Iowa; Roll: T623_462; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 104.
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa; Roll: T624_425; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 1164.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Chequest, Van Buren, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Village, Van Buren, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Village, Van Buren, Iowa; Roll: T623_462; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 104.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa; Roll: T624_425; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 1164.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Iowa, Cemetery Records

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