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Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole 1915–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1915

Birth Location: Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA

Death Date: Feb 2003

Death Location: Ramsey Cemetery, Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA

Father: Grover Sr

Mother: Cora Porter

Spouse(s): Rufus Patton, Marion Wilson

Children(s): Charles Patton, Billy Patton, Mary Wilson, Donald Wilson, Paul Wilson

Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole was born in 1915 in Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA, the child of Grover Cleveland Cleve Cole Sr And Cora Isabelle Porter. In 1920, Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided in Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois, USA. Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole married Marion Paul Wilson, Rufus M Robert Patton, and had children including Beverly J Patton, Billy E Patton, Charles Dennis Chuck Patton, Donald L Patton, Donald Marion Wilson, Jerry L Patton, Leonard Dale Patton, Mary Jane Mickey Wilson, Paul Glen Wilson, R Merle Patton, Sharon D Patton, Shirley G Patton. Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole passed away in 2003 in Ramsey Cemetery, Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole was born in 1915 in Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA, the child of Grover Cleveland Cleve Cole Sr And Cora Isabelle Porter.
  • In 1920, Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided in Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois, USA.
  • Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole married Marion Paul Wilson, Rufus M Robert Patton, and had children including Beverly J Patton, Billy E Patton, Charles Dennis Chuck Patton, Donald L Patton, Donald Marion Wilson, Jerry L Patton, Leonard Dale Patton, Mary Jane Mickey Wilson, Paul Glen Wilson, R Merle Patton, Sharon D Patton, Shirley G Patton.
  • Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole passed away in 2003 in Ramsey Cemetery, Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Grover Sr
1885–1966
Birth Location: Fayette, Illinois, USA
GS
Cora Porter
1891–1974
Birth Location: Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois, USA
CP

Spouses(s)

Rufus Patton
1910–1966
Birth Location: Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois
RP
Marion Wilson
1909–1979
Birth Location: Ohlman, Christian, Illinois
MW

Children(s)

Charles Patton
1949–2005
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., IL
CP
Billy Patton
1933–1998
Birth Location: London, Laurel, KY, USA
BP
Mary Wilson
1934–2011
Birth Location: Pana, Illinois, USA
MW
Donald Wilson
1947–2013
Birth Location: Nokomis Township, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
DW
Paul Wilson
1932–1938
Birth Location: Nokomis, Ill
PW

Esther Cole's Ancestors

Self
Esther Cole
1915–2003
Birth Place: Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA
Parents
Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Cole Sr
1885–1966
Fayette, Illinois, USA
Cora (Isabelle) Porter
1891–1974
Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Reece (Ransom) Porter
1860–1901
Dover Hill, Martin, Indiana, USA
Catherine (E) Cearlock
1867–1954
East Fork, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Carlock
1833–1902
Lucinda Merriman
1840–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Cearlock
1779–1862
Rachel Landers
1783–1847

Esther Cole's Descendants

1.
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Esther (Ellen "Girlie") Cole (14 Apr 1915–Feb 2003) m. Rufus (M (Robert)) Patton (09 Dec 1910–13 Feb 1966) m. Marion (Paul) Wilson (16 May 1909–26 Jul 1979)
  1. 1. Charles (Dennis "Chuck") Patton 1949–2005
  2. 2. Billy (E) Patton 1933–1998
  3. 3. Mary (Jane "Mickey") Wilson 1934–2011
  4. 4. Donald (Marion) Wilson 1947–2013
  5. 5. Paul (Glen) Wilson 1932–1938

Esther Cole's Timeline

17 Records

1915
14 Apr 1915
Birth of Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole in Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA
Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided here in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided here in Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois, USA
Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided here in Nokomis, IL
Nokomis, IL
1935
1935
Age 20
Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided here in Rural, Fayette, Illinois, USA
Rural, Fayette, Illinois, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 25
Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided here in Audubon, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Audubon, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided here in Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, USA
1957
1957
Age 42
Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided here in Decatur, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Illinois, USA
1957
1957
Age 42
Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
2003
25 Feb 2003
Age 88
Death of Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole in Pana, Christian, Illinois, USA
Pana, Christian, Illinois, USA
2003
25 Feb 2003
Age 88
Death of Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole in Nokomis Township, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Nokomis Township, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
2003
25 Feb 2003
Age 88
Death of Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole in Nokomis Township, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Nokomis Township, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
2003
25 Feb 2003
Age 88
Death of Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole in Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
2003
25 Feb 2003
Age 88
Death of Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole in Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
2003
25 Feb 2003
Age 88
Death of Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole in Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
2003
25 Feb 2003
Age 88
Death of Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole in Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
2003
Feb 2003
Age 88
Burial of Esther Ellen "Girlie" Cole in Ramsey Cemetery, Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA
Ramsey Cemetery, Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chillicothe, Peoria

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Nokomis, IL
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Fayette, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Audubon, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chillicothe, Peoria

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 2003
    Event Place: Pana, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 2003
    Event Place: Nokomis Township, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 2003
    Event Place: Nokomis Township, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 2003
    Event Place: Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 2003
    Event Place: Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 2003
    Event Place: Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 2003
    Event Place: Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 2003
    Event Place: Ramsey Cemetery, Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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