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Morgan Shannon Cole 1826–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 October 1826

Birth Location: Oconee, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 31 Dec 1906

Death Location: Gallatin, Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Major Cole

Mother: Frances Jones

Spouse(s): Mary Herndon

Children(s): Thomas Cole, Major Cole, Lizzie Cole, Nellie Cole, Samuel Cole, Milley Cole

In 1826, Morgan Shannon Cole entered the world in Oconee, South Carolina, United States, born to Major Cole And Frances Hudgpeth Jones. In 1870, Morgan Shannon Cole resided in Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA. Morgan Shannon Cole married Mary Elizabeth Herndon, and had children including Lizzie Fleta Cole, Major Edward Cole, Milley L Cole, Nellie Lee Cole, Samuel J Cole, Thomas Lewis Cole. Morgan Shannon Cole passed away in 1906 in Gallatin, Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Morgan Shannon Cole entered the world in Oconee, South Carolina, United States, born to Major Cole And Frances Hudgpeth Jones.
  • In 1870, Morgan Shannon Cole resided in Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA.
  • Morgan Shannon Cole married Mary Elizabeth Herndon, and had children including Lizzie Fleta Cole, Major Edward Cole, Milley L Cole, Nellie Lee Cole, Samuel J Cole, Thomas Lewis Cole.
  • Morgan Shannon Cole passed away in 1906 in Gallatin, Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Cole
1804–1861
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Frances Jones
1805–1883
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Herndon
1831–1905
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
MH

Children(s)

Thomas Cole
1855–1942
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Major Cole
1852–1943
Birth Location: Tunnel, Oconee, South Carolina, United States
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Lizzie Cole
1869–1949
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Nellie Cole
1872–1937
Birth Location: Texas
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Samuel Cole
1858–
Birth Location: Georgia
SC
Milley Cole
1872–
Birth Location: Texas
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Morgan Cole's Ancestors

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Morgan Cole
1826–1906
Birth Place: Oconee, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Major Cole
1804–1861
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Frances (Hudgpeth) Jones
1805–1883
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Morgan Cole's Descendants

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Morgan (Shannon) Cole (12 October 1826–31 Dec 1906) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Herndon (30 Nov 1831–15 Sep 1905)
  1. 1. Thomas (Lewis) Cole 1855–1942 m. Laura (Baker) Priestly 1869–1939 m. Mary (Susan) Frances 1852–1885
    1. 1. Lettie (M.) Cole 1881–
    2. 2. Nellie (Mae) Cole 1896–1899
    3. 3. Anna (Gertrude) Cole 1877–1878
    4. 4. Sue (Francis) Cole 1885–1886
    5. 5. Arthur (B.) Cole 1879–1942
    6. 6. Corp (Sam Jones) Cole 1888–1953
    7. 7. Sally (Irene) Cole 1891–1959
    8. 8. James (Lewis) Cole 1893–1975
    9. 9. David (B) Cole 1896–1984
    10. 10. Thomas (Herndon) Cole 1902–1963 m. Jimmie (Leona) Fulton 1905–1995
      1. 1. Loyce (Barbara) Robbins 1926–2002 m. Harold (Alfred) Proue 1913–1994 m. Robert (J.) Barron 1927–1998
        1. 1. Judith (Ann Jalene) Proue 1949–2013 m. Billy (R) Cole 1936–2008
      2. 2. Janelle Cole 1928–2022 m. Watson McCreary 1927–2019
        1. 1. Charles (Wayne) McCreary 1951–2012
      3. 3. Billie (Sue) Cole 1926–2002
      4. 4. Sally (Ann) Cole 1931–2003
      5. 5. Betty (Jo) Cole 1934–2011
    11. 11. Joseph (Frank) Cole 1906–1993
    12. 12. Mike Cole 1907–1992
    13. 13. Anna (Laura) Cole 1909–1995
    14. 14. Lillie (M.) Cole 1881–1962 m. James (Franklin) Scurlock 1880–1943
      1. 1. James (D.) Scurlock 1901–1940 m. Rozena Rawlinson 1909–2001
        1. 1. James (Kay) Scurlock 1925–2009 m. Wilma (Jane) Sadler 1927–2006
        2. 2. Charles (Fletcher) Scurlock 1931–1933
      2. 2. Alton (B) Scurlock 1905–1924 m. Zadie (Hattie) Jolley 1905–1990
        1. 1. Florene (Zadie) Bone 1923–1986
      3. 3. Zola (Sue) Scurlock 1906–1985 m. Benjamin (F.) Gifford 1889–1949
        1. 1. Mary Gifford 1928–1928
        2. 2. Evelyn Harris 1925–1988
      4. 4. Lewis (Marvin) Scurlock 1909–1951 m. Thada (Margarett) Scurlock 1919–1943
        1. 1. Margaret (Denzil) Weeks 1936–2013
      5. 5. Archie Scurlock 1913–
      6. 6. Laura (G) Scurlock 1915–1997
      7. 7. Lela (M) Scurlock 1920–
    15. 15. Elizabeth (Lee) Cole 1884–1970 m. Pickett (Talmage) Butler 1876–1960
  2. 2. Major (Edward) Cole 1852–1943
  3. 3. Lizzie (Fleta) Cole 1869–1949 m. Edward (Milton) Goodson 1869–1930
    1. 1. Fred (Milton) Goodson 1891–1959 m. Mattie (Vivian) Goodson 1895–1961
      1. 1. Fred (Morris) Goodson 1912–1946
      2. 2. Norma (Louise) Winstead 1921–1996
    2. 2. Annie (L.) Goodson 1898–1973 m. Cornelius (Andrew) Odom 1899–1963
      1. 1. Martha (Nell) Harrison 1935–2012 m. Walter (Lee) Harrison 1913–1994
      2. 2. Fleta (Neale) Edwards 1921–1976 m. JOSEPH (EARLY) Fitts 1919–1998 m. William (G) Andrew 1896–1952
        1. 1. CORNELIUS (HILL) Fitts 1942–2017
        2. 2. Eugenia (Ruth) Andrew 1950–2021
        3. 3. Sally (Fleta) Andrew 1947–1947
      3. 3. Edward (Lewis) Odom 1923–1999
      4. 4. William (J) Odom 1937–1939
      5. 5. Zane (Priest) Odom 1926–1997
      6. 6. Katherine (Dell) Odom 1934–2018
      7. 7. Paul (Goodson) Odom 1925–2008
      8. 8. LENORA (MADGE) Odom 1930–2008
      9. 9. LAURIE (GENE) Odom 1931–1990
      10. 10. MILTIE (ZELL) Odom 1936–1993
    3. 3. Joe (Bill) Goodson 1907–1949
    4. 4. Mabel (Beatrice) Goodson 1889–1967 m. Robert (Andrew) Henderson 1887–1940
      1. 1. Charles (N) Henderson 1918–1971
    5. 5. Grace (Lee) Goodson 1893–1940 m. Frank (L) White 1897–
      1. 1. Linell White 1919–
      2. 2. Walton (Coolidge) White 1923–1999
      3. 3. Elsie (R) White 1922–
    6. 6. Charles (Culberson) Goodson 1895–1939
    7. 7. Carl (Herndon) Goodson 1896–1957
    8. 8. Mary (Ocie) Goodson 1901–1974
    9. 9. Elsie (Madge) Goodson 1905–1999
    10. 10. Sarah (Louise) Goodson 1909–1996
    11. 11. John (Sidney) Goodson 1902–1970
    12. 12. Edward (Ray "eddie") Goodson 1911–1963
  4. 4. Nellie (Lee) Cole 1872–1937 m. Joseph (Walter) Goodson 1863–1931
    1. 1. Ernest (Guinn) Goodson 1903–1949
    2. 2. Johnnie (Frank) Goodson 1899–1902
    3. 3. Edward (Ennis) Goodson 1911–1963
    4. 4. Daisey (N.L.) Goodson 1901–1902
    5. 5. Leona (Lucille) Goodson 1895–1945
    6. 6. Mary Goodson 1908–
    7. 7. Joseph (Earle) Goodson 1891–1960
  5. 5. Samuel (J) Cole 1858–
  6. 6. Milley (L.) Cole 1872–

Morgan Cole's Timeline

5 Records

1826
12 October 1826
Birth of Morgan Shannon Cole in , Oconee, South Carolina, USA
, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1826
12 October 1826
Birth of Morgan Shannon Cole in Oconee, South Carolina, United States
Oconee, South Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 44
Morgan Shannon Cole resided here in Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
1906
31 Dec 1906
Age 80
Death of Morgan Shannon Cole in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA
1906
31 Dec 1906
Age 80
Death of Morgan Shannon Cole in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, United States
Alto, Cherokee, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1826
    Event Place: , Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: M593_1578; Page: 170B; Family History Library Film: 553077

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1826
    Event Place: Oconee, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: M593_1578; Page: 170B; Family History Library Film: 553077

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Alto, Cherokee, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gallatin, Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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